APSF News & Updates
Announcing the APSF Technology Education Initiative’s (TEI) Course on Manual External Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing (MEDCP)
January 31, 2025
This manual external defibrillation, cardioversion, and pacing (MEDCP) course consists of eight topics designed to empower the anesthesia professional with the knowledge required to safely and effectively use manual external defibrillators.
Announcing the APSF Learner Advisory Council
January 30, 2025
The LAC is a multiprofessional group of anesthesiology trainees and students whose mission is to provide trainee perspectives to guide and support the APSF Board of Directors, Patient Safety Priority Groups, and other associated committees, workgroups, and task forces.
Intraoperative Methadone in Next-day Discharge Outpatient Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Dose-finding Pilot Study
January 20, 2025
A recent paradigm shift in anesthesia and perioperative opioid use addresses the desires to use less intraoperative opioid, diminish postoperative pain and oral opioid use, and decrease post discharge opioid…
Announcing the 2025 APSF Trainee Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Recognition Program
January 13, 2025
Trainees are invited to participate in the 2025 APSF Trainee Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (TQI/PS) Recognition Program.
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Residual Gastric Content Before Anesthesia
December 17, 2024
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly prescribed for the management of type 2 diabetes and obesity. As these medications interfere with gastric emptying, patients using these medications may…
Effects of fatigue on anaesthetist well-being and patient safety: a narrative review
November 18, 2024
This narrative review assesses the intricate, prolonged, and challenging working conditions of anesthesia professionals, which result in physical and mental exhaustion that impacts patient outcomes. Key findings include: Workplace fatigue…
