Reports from Nashville describe alleged medication errors involving spinal anesthesia causing patient harm.

SOAP, APSF, and ASA emphasize that these events require careful investigation and transparency - but they do not mean spinal or epidural anesthesia itself is unsafe.

#OBAnes

Let’s extend a hearty welcome to the newest APSF staff member, Mike Chan! Mike is an anaesthetic technician in New Zealand and the editor of the #APSFPodcast. He is also an avid beekeeper, horticulturalist, and New Zealand historian 🇳🇿 .

www.apsf.org/profile/mike...

For #FollowFriday, we celebrate the Co-Chairs of the APSF Committee on Education and Training:
Brian J. Cammarata, MD, and Maria van Pelt, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA!
Brian is an #anesthesiologist from Tucson, AZ. Maria is a #CRNA and former #APSFBoard member from Boston.

The APSF 🎉celebrates🎉 our CRNA members of the #APSFBoard:
Lynn Reede, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FNAP 📚
Desirée Chappell, MSNA, CRNA, FAANA 🎙️
Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA 🥼

#crnaweek #crna #srna #patientsafety @aanacrna.bsky.social

🎉 Last business day of the year = let’s gooooo! 🚨

✔️ Donate to APSF & make a 2024 tax-deductible impact.
✔️ Earn FREE CME with the Low Flow Anesthesia course.
✔️ Submit your Letter of Intent for the APSF Mentored Research Training Grant by January 1!

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