Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We are picking up right where we left off last week to continue the conversation about keeping patients safe from medication errors due to look-alike and sound-alike drugs. Today, we are reviewing strategies to help decrease these medications errors at each step of the medication use process including procuring, prescribing, ordering, verifying, dispensing, administering, and stocking and storing. Spoiler alert: administration is the phase that is most vulnerable to medication errors.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/157-keeping-patients-safe-from-look-alike-sound-alike-medications/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We are diving into the June 2023 APSF Newsletter today and talking about medication safety. Have you ever reached into your anesthesia drawer and grabbed a look-alike vial? This is a big threat to anesthesia patient safety. This is Part 1 of a two-part series on Look-alike and Sound-alike (LASA) drugs and medication errors.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/156-medication-errors-related-to-look-alike-sound-alike-drugs/

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Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Join us today for an exciting Articles Between Issues show. First up, we are discussing EEG-based depth of anesthesia monitoring. Then, we cover the Con-side of the debate on the use of supraglottic airway devices for laparoscopic surgery. Are you prepared to urgently convert from an LMA to an endotracheal tube if needed? We are covering the steps on the show today and highlighting safety considerations.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/155-depth-of-anesthesia-monitoring/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Whether you are just starting your training in anesthesia, just starting your career after training, or have been providing anesthesia care for years, this show is full of tips, clinical scenarios, and resources so that you can keep patients safe during anesthesia care. Today, we review preoxygenation, communication skills and handovers, and speaking up and calling for help for Part 2 of our two-part series.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/154-tips-for-anesthesia-trainees-to-help-keep-patients-safe-part-2/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Whether you are just starting your training in anesthesia, just starting your career after training, or have been providing anesthesia care for years, this show is full of tips, clinical scenarios, and resources so that you can keep patients safe during anesthesia care. Today, we review medication safety, communication skills, the time-out, and the use of checklists and references for Part 1 of our two-part series.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/153-how-to-keep-patients-safe-during-anesthesia-care-a-primer/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Join us on the show today as we continue our exploration of the fascinating and rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence and anesthesia patient safety. In this second part of the series, we. delve deeper into different AI applications and examine some of the challenges and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in anesthesia.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/152-addressing-the-quintuple-aim-for-healthcare-delivery-during-anesthesia-care-with-ai/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Join us on the show today as we discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence and anesthesia patient safety. The future is bright with so many options for AI in anesthesiology including machine learning, natural language processing, and combining AI with clinical decision support with graphic user interfaces.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/151-artificial-intelligence-and-anesthesia-patient-safety/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

What are the key attributes of effective leaders? Join us on the show today as we talk about these attributes: effective communication, collaboration, experience, and adaptability. There is a call to action that effective leadership in medicine is necessary to promote patient safety.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/150-maternal-mortality-newsflash-and-key-attributes-of-effective-leaders/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

Progress towards improving anesthesia patient safety depends on individual anesthesia professionals building and maintaining a strong base of knowledge and technical skills and then remaining vigilant during anesthesia care to keep patients safe. It also depends on effective leadership to foster an organizational culture that is committed to anesthesia patient safety and this is what we are talking about today. Tune in to learn about safety culture, just culture, psychological safety, and more.

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For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/149-the-best-work-environment-for-patient-safety-and-anesthesia-professionals/

© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.

We are heading back into the main operating room to talk about one of the most challenging cases in the operating rooms, liver transplants. The conversation continues on the show today as we discuss considerations for minimizing blood product utilization and intraoperative hemodialysis. Tune in for strategies to help keep patients safe during liver transplantation.

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© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/148-liver-transplantation-anesthesia-blood-transfusions-and-hemodialysis/