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🗞️ Featured in select USA Today inserts today! 🗞️ Do you have questions about your upcoming #surgery or #anesthesia? Scan the code for answers to the most common questions! #patientsafety #anesthesiology apsf.org/patient-guide/

This #NationalNursesMonth, we’re celebrating the extraordinary #nurses who serve on the #APSFBoard & in the #APSFFamily. 💙 Your perspectives, wisdom & commitment to #patientsafety make #APSF stronger - & perioperative care safer for patients everywhere. 🙏 #CRNA #Anesthesia

Want to help shape the future of #anesthesia #patientsafety? 🙌 The 8 Patient Safety Priority Advisory Groups drive the #APSF’s strategy & initiatives. We’re actively looking for engaged clinicians — whether early career or a seasoned practitioner! 👉 apsf.org/about-apsf/boa…

New #APSFPodcast episode! 🎙️ What do #anesthesia professionals need to know about perioperative management for patients with Venezuelan 🇻🇪 ancestry? Tune in with host @abechtelmd! ▶️ Like, review & subscribe Special thanks to @Medtronic! #Anesthesiology apsf.org/podcast/306-ve…

We want to hear from the #anesthesia community — which of these feels most pressing, and where should APSF focus its efforts? Drop your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ #PatientSafety #Anesthesiology #MedEd

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Dr. Della Lin, @APSForg Board Member & Secretary is featured in @USAToday's Future of Personal Health on designing safer care through data, culture, and relationships. Check it out! futureofpersonalhealth.com/patient-safety… #PatientSafety #APSF #Anesthesiology

From the OR to every corner of healthcare — Happy #NationalNursesMonth! 💙 CRNAs and perioperative nurses are on the frontlines of #patientsafety every single day. Their expertise, vigilance, and advocacy make #anesthesia care safer for every patient. #CRNA #ORnurse #PACUNurse

Just out in USA Today! Check out @apsforg to read the interview with @DellaLinMD on the importance of the patient experience in transformative technologies. ⬇️ futureofpersonalhealth.com/patient-safety…

We’re proud to be part of @MediaplanetUSA’s Patient Safetycampaign! Learn about the most pressing challenges in patient safety and how they can be addressed: futureofpersonalhealth.com/patient-safety…

💣 New #APSF Ambassador @drzackmd 💣 Let’s welcome Zachary Meade, MD, a former bomb squad technician turned anesthesiologist using humor, storytelling, & evidence-based medicine to cut through misinformation and make healthcare make sense. apsf.org/profile/zachar…

You can draw up any medication you need—but in many parts of the world, that’s not the reality. Limited access to oxygen, pulse oximetry, medications, and trained staff directly impacts patient safety. apsf.org/article/periop…

🎙️ #APSFPodcast alert! 🎙️ To lead effectively, we all have to face some truths. Learn from the #APSFNewsletter article authors about revolutionizing your OR by leading infinitely! apsf.org/podcast/305-le… @abechtelmd @mattsherrermd @uab_anesthesiology

Only 6% of surgeries occur in low- and middle-income countries, yet over 50% of perioperative 💀 happen there. In some regions, there are fewer than 1 #anesthesia professional per 100,000 people. Stay tuned for more from the #APSFNewsletter. apsf.org/article/periop…

Does your CV team also struggle with whether to give post op patients dexmedetomidine? This new study of >2000 patients sheds some light! #APSF #anesthesia #CVICU apsf.org/in-the-literat…

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. A 2025 study in @_Anesthesiology analyzed the frequency and characteristics of head injuries in the OR and identified potential preventive strategies. Learn more: ow.ly/lYJ750YGqpk #WorldWHSDay2026 #SafeDay2026

📣 Applications are open for the 2026 APSF Trainee QI/Patient Safety Recognition Program! Residents, SRNAs & AA students (incl. 2025 grads) are eligible. Winners receive sponsored travel to the Stoelting Conference! Deadline: 6/1. apsf.org/grants-and-awa…

New in @_Anesthesiology: 7.6% of patients reported pain during cesarean delivery with neuraxial #anesthesia. Epidural top-up & language barriers were associated with ⬆️ risk. Interventions: preop counseling, interpreter use, & ⬆️ vigilance. #Obanes 🔗 apsf.org/in-the-literat…

What does it take to lead in #anesthesiology? 🎙️ The latest #APSFPodcast dives into #leadership in #anesthesia — host @abechtelmd sits down with @mattsherrermd of @uab_anesthesiology for a conversation you won’t want to miss. 🎧 apsf.org/anesthesia-pat… #PatientSafety

22 steps to reach a patient’s airway → 1 step. When the University of Kentucky’s neuroIR space offered #anesthesia personnel just 14 sq ft — far below the recommended 85 — a multidisciplinary team decided to act. 🔗 apsf.org/article/non-op…

Measles is back and the OR is not immune. What do you delay, what can’t wait, and what PPE actually protects the team? Listen now to the #APSFPodcast and tell us your go-to screening questions! @APSForg