When the national emergency for COVID-19 was declared, the crisis left my anesthesia private practice group feeling overwhelmed and uncertain for what the future would bring.
Initially, we worried about whether the disease would strike our region and we would fall ill. Then we worried about the accuracy of the prediction models and whether this was being overblown – some of … [Read more...] about Anesthesia Private Practice in a Viral Pandemic
By Casey Dowling, DO, FASA
Winchester Anesthesiologists, Inc.
Pandemic Aftermath
Anesthesia Private Practice in a Viral Pandemic
Observations of a Pandemic
By Tamara D. Lawson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Virginia Commonwealth University
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that is believed to have originated in the Wuhan province in China, has seized worldwide attention in an unprecedented fashion1.
The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on global health indices, economic stability, and geopolitical systems. The medical community has been central in the response to the virus. Frontline healthcare providers, … [Read more...] about Observations of a Pandemic
By Tamara D. Lawson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Adapting to New Information
By Justin Bremer, DO
Staff Anesthesiologist
Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC
Bertrand Russell said, “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts.”
There is no such thing as complete data in the real world. Every publication must include a caveat at the end that the topic merits further study, right? Fortunately, we have mechanisms to act on incomplete data, which have … [Read more...] about Adapting to New Information
By Justin Bremer, DO
Staff Anesthesiologist
Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC
The “New Normal”
By Jessica L. Feinleib, MD, PhD, CHSE
Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
We could have faced this pandemic far more effectively. We would not need to beg for PPE, build intubation boxes, frantically compile educational materials and lose sleep worrying about how we are going to approach patient care with safety for healthcare providers while maintaining the highest standards of care.
We spend our time in the MICU with teams of … [Read more...] about The “New Normal”
By Jessica L. Feinleib, MD, PhD, CHSE
Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
The Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Time of COVID-19
By Christin Kim, MD and Megan Rashid, MD
Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit in the Department of Anesthesiology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Dr. Rashid is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Introduction
With the COVID-19 global pandemic came … [Read more...] about The Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Time of COVID-19
By Christin Kim, MD and Megan Rashid, MD