In this special episode, we interviewed attendees of ASA’s Legislative Conference who joined a leadership spokesperson training session to find out what drives them and what they’ll take away from the conference and spokesperson training. Listen in as Drs. Sharon Ashley, Kevin Beitz, Arianna Cook, Elisa Lund, Lydiesther Martinez, Zelle Ndika, Andrew Nicoli, and Felipe Perez take us behind the scenes and share their best tips. Recorded May 2022.

Listen in as Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Stacy Jones, Co-Editor in Chief of ACE, about alpha-gal allergies. Find out what red meat, tick bites, and geography tell us about alpha-gal allergies and what anesthesiologists should know to keep patients safe. Recorded April 2022.

Listen in as Drs. Adam Striker and Lilian Kanai, guest editor of May’s ASA Monitor special section, dive into the topic of practice management. From the role of branding and affability to the shift toward Revenue Cycle Management and employment models, this exploration of practice management and anesthesiology informs and entertains. Recorded April 2022.

Drs. Laura Berenstain and Crystal Wright join Dr. Adam Striker to discuss ASA’s new Leadership Academy. Listen in as they consider what it means to be a leader, the skillsets of leaders and how they’re acquired, the role of mentorship, what to expect from the Society’s innovative approach to leadership education, and more. Recorded March 2022.

Incident Command Systems take center stage as Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Stacey Watt, guest editor of April’s ASA Monitor. From the active shooter experience that drove her to gain expertise in emergency response systems to the wildfire that led to the development of Incident Command Systems and the many reasons anesthesiologists are well-positioned to lead in emergency situations, this episode is loaded with useful tidbits.

Dr. Adam Striker takes us behind the scenes with Dr. Zachary Deutch, editor of the ASA Monitor’s Ask the Expert column. From what inspired Dr. Deutch to start the column to his favorite take-aways, topics, and plans for the future, this episode sheds light on the specialty’s deep bench of experts and the many important questions in the world of anesthesiology. Recorded February 2022.

Manny Bonilla, ASA’s Chief Advocacy Officer, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the implementation of the federal No Surprises Act. Find out what anesthesiologists should know and do, why ASA filed a recent lawsuit, and how the Independent Resolution Process is rolling out. Recorded February 2022.

Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Dr. James West, Chair of ASA’s Committee on Ethics and guest editor of the ASA Monitor’s February special section on Ethics in Challenging Times. Listen in as they discuss ASA’s Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Anesthesiology and consider the ethics of Do Not Resuscitate orders, vaccine mandates, perioperative consent for high-risk patients, and more. Recorded January 2022.

Dr. Patrick Guffey, Medical Director and Chair of the Anesthesia Quality Institute’s (AQI) Incident Reporting Committee, speaks with Dr. Adam Striker about patient safety, quality data, and the AIRS registry. Find out how AIRS started, what it aims to achieve, and how the data is used. Recorded January 2022.

Dr. Adam Striker hosts Dr. Kraig de Lanzac, ASA’s Assistant Secretary and the former Chair of the Committee on Communications, a title Dr. Striker now holds, for a spirited discussion about improving patient communications. Listen in as they discuss key initiatives like the Made for This Moment campaign and ASA’s new Enhancing Patient Communications Program, share their favorite tips for building trust with patients, and discuss the importance of conveying the value of physician anesthesiologists to patients and the public. Recorded January 2022.