Dr. Sam Page, guest editor of the October ASA Monitor, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss why advocacy is important, the many ways anesthesiologists can advocate for the specialty, the role of partnerships in addressing shared interest, and state and national efforts to advance the practice.

Dr. Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, past president of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists, joins Dr. Striker to talk about World Patient Safety Day and patient safety more broadly. Dr. Mellin-Olsen shares her story, thoughts on how anesthesiologists can make a difference, medication safety tips, information about World Patient Safety Day’s background and plans, and more. Recorded September 2022.

Dr. Steven Shafer returns to discuss how and when reporting systems may be weaponized, the topic of the September issue of ASA’s Monitor, with Dr. Adam Striker. The discussion touches on the pros and cons of anonymous reporting, how institutions can ensure robust patient safety reporting while minimizing conflict and abuse, and the role training and power imbalances play in how reporting systems are viewed and utilized. Recorded August 2022

Drs. Adam Striker and William McNiece explore the history of anesthesiology and the role of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) in collecting, preserving, and sharing that history. Learn about the discovery of anesthesia, some of the specialty’s famous patients (including a gorilla named Jenny), and how the WLM supports anesthesiology today. Recorded July 2022.

Dr. Adam Striker takes the hot seat in this upside-down episode. Learn what drew Dr. Striker to pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, how his work with the Communications Committee has inspired him, and which Central Line guests and topics truly moved him as he answers Dr. Brooke Trainer’s questions. Recorded July 2022.

Dr. Striker discusses infection control in the perioperative period with Dr. Kumar Belani,co-guest editor of the ASA Monitor’s August issue. Listen as they discuss the role of anesthesiologists in preventing infections and reducing post-operative infections, the specifics of hand hygiene and disposables, best practices for mitigating COVID transmission, and more. Recorded June 2022.

Mother and daughter anesthesiologists, Drs. Susan and Allie Taylor, join Dr. Striker to discuss how family and career intersect, how the specialty continues to evolve, and the role of gender in the workplace across generations. Recorded June 2022.

In this Inside the Monitor episode, Dr. Adam Striker discusses airway management, the topic of July’s ASA Monitor, with guest editor, Dr. Muhammad Rafique. Learn about the history and future of airway management, the unique challenges of pediatric and ICU airway management, and how airway management guidelines differ across the globe. Recorded June 2022.

Dr. Jennifer Lucero shares her lived experience as a Mexican, indigenous woman with Dr. Striker in this thoughtful and informative episode exploring the different ways racism and bias have shaped health care and impacted the specialty. This no holds barred discussion touches on how marginalization, group-based hierarchy, in-group favoritism, and social dominance work within health care and elucidates a path toward more equity in anesthesiology’s workforce, leadership, and care. Recorded May 2022.

Dr. Girish Joshi, guest editor of June’s ASA Monitor, joins Dr. Adam Striker for this wide-ranging discussion of ambulatory anesthesia and non-operating room anesthesia (NORA). They touch on patient safety concerns, the growing importance of patient communications, the impacts of COVID, technological advances, and more. Recorded May 2022.