APSF News & Updates
Perioperative Handoff Education Resources
July 31, 2024
Transitions of care between healthcare providers, often referred to as “handoffs,”, “handovers” or “signouts” have generated much discussion in recent years due to the association between poor quality of these transitions and patient harm. Communication failures are…
Veterans Affairs (VA) and APSF Collaborate to Develop Online Defibrillator Simulator
July 26, 2024
The Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) are excited to announce their collaboration on a groundbreaking defibrillator simulator for anesthesia professionals.
ISMP Alert: Manufacturer’s dexmedeTOMIDine premixed IV bags may be packaged within an overwrap labeled as acetaminophen
July 11, 2024
A Hikma product with an overwrap labeled acetaminophen injection 1,000 mg/100 mL (NDC 0143-9386-01, lot number 24070381, expiration date 09/2025) (Figure 1), may contain a dexmedeTOMIDine 400 mcg/100 mL infusion bag (lot number 24070461, expiration date 03/2026) with…
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Can We Apply the Lessons We Have Learned (or not) From Our Recent Pandemic to Mass Casualty Readiness?
June 24, 2024
Anesthesia professionals are uniquely poised in handling challenging scenarios, while also triaging rapidly evolving conditions based on our training. Adaptation and resilience are instinctive, and moreover…
APSF Newsletter – June 2024
June 1, 2024
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the June 2024 APSF Newsletter.
APSF Trainee Quality Improvement Awards – Deadline Extension to June 30, 2024!
June 1, 2024
Trainees are invited to participate in the relaunched 2024 APSF Trainee Quality Improvement (TQI) Recognition Program. The deadline for submissions has been extended to June 30, 2024.
