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Anesthesia professionals, what laryngoscope blade do YOU reach for?
Has it changed over time? Stylet or no stylet?
Here’s what the #APSF2026 attendees said at the Stoelting Conference on the patient’s perioperative journey.
#DLvsVL #anesthesiology #intubation
New free course from the APSF Technology Education Initiative! Perioperative management of pacemakers and ICDs. 🔌
⚡️ 3 Category 1 CME credits
⚡️ 3 MOCA QI points
🎓 Start the course here:
apsf.org/apsf-technology-edu…
#Anesthesia #PatientSafety #Anesthesiology #CIED
No study has linked earbuds to adverse events yet. So why the concern? 🤔
We look at the evidence on OR noise and divided attention. Should earbuds be allowed in the OR?
Make your case for or against below 👇
#PatientSafety #APSFNewsletter #Anesthesia
apsf.org/article/earbuds-and…
How do you earn a patient’s trust in the short window of #perioperative care? 🤝
The latest #APSFPodcast episode digs in 🎙️
Listen now, and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and review.
Thanks to Fresenius Kabi for their continued support of APSF.
apsf.org/podcast/330-stoelti…
Earbuds in the OR: convenience or hazard? 🎧
We break down what’s at stake for vigilance and patient safety. Seen it in your OR? Sound off below 👇 and read the latest #APSFNewsletter.
#PatientSafety #Anesthesiology #anesthesia
apsf.org/article/earbuds-and…
Did you hear it? 🎧
Headphones and earbuds in the OR can feel harmless, but can be distracting and a risk to #patient safety.
Read the latest #APSFNewsletter article on the risks of personal auditory devices during #anesthesia care.
apsf.org/article/earbuds-and…
Could better planning have saved Vonda’s grandmother? Patient advocate Vonda Vaden Bates describes how her grandmother’s emergency surgery ended in tragedy - for a reason we often overlook.
What simple plans do you think could make recovery frictionless?
#ANES26 #patientsafety
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It’s terrible when we have shortages of life-saving medicines, nutrition, and blood products… even in America.
#BloodCrisis #PatientSafety #MedX 🌻
Could better planning have saved Vonda’s grandmother? Patient advocate Vonda Vaden Bates describes how her grandmother’s emergency surgery ended in tragedy - for a reason we often overlook.
What simple plans do you think could make recovery frictionless?
#ANES26 #patientsafety
What if smarter preop triage could save money, expand access, and get the highest-risk patients seen sooner?
The #APSFPodcast explores risk-based perioperative pathways, telemedicine, safer AI use, & the patient experience.
Thanks to Blink Device!
apsf.org/podcast/329-smarter…
Want to lower your chances of #cognitivechange after #surgery?
We asked a leading expert in perioperative brain health, Stacie Deiner, MD, MS, how you can make the most of your surgical experience.
This work was recently featured in the APSF panel at #ANES26. #brainhealth
Day 3 of ASA! Thank you for all the love and support this week. 🤩 Get to the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation booth #1061 to say hi, get free swag, and sign up for updates!
apsf.org/get-involved/ #ANES26
Huge reductions in hospital costs with simple geriatric interventions - provide hearing aids and glasses, have familiar faces at the bedside, encourage early mobility and good nutrition & use pre operative screening (even the aides can do it while checking the BP).
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Find APSF at #ANES26 in San Diego! 🌉
From the Pierce Memorial Lecture to panels on the perioperative journey, brain health, and lessons from the research programs — APSF is on the program.
apsf.org/event/asa-2026
#PatientSafety #anesthesiology #anesthesia @asa_hq
180 years ago today, anesthesiology changed medicine forever. 🪄 ✨
On #WorldEtherDay, we mark the first successful public demonstration of ether anesthesia in 1846 — and honor how far patient safety has come since.
💬 What safety advance are you most grateful for? 👇
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We look forward to seeing everyone in San Diego at #ANES26! Please stop by the APSF booth to learn more about what we do! We are located in the ASA Resource Center in the exhibit hall.
#anesthesia #patientsafety
Find APSF at #ANES26 in San Diego! 🌉
From the Pierce Memorial Lecture to panels on the perioperative journey, brain health, and lessons from the research programs — APSF is on the program.
apsf.org/event/asa-2026
#PatientSafety #anesthesiology #anesthesia @asa_hq
Find APSF at #ANES26 in San Diego! 🌉
From the Pierce Memorial Lecture to panels on the perioperative journey, brain health, and lessons from the research programs — APSF is on the program.
apsf.org/event/asa-2026
#PatientSafety #anesthesiology #anesthesia @asa_hq