Welcome to the trauma care edition of the ASA NEWSLETTER! As ASA’s Chief Quality Officer (CQO), and a recovering trauma anesthesiologist myself, I am happy to be supplying an update in this space at the request of Chief Executive Officer Paul Pomerantz. My purpose is to describe the organization and function of ASA’s Quality Division, which I direct. But first, a word about the core skill of physician anesthesiologists, as expressed in this issue of the NEWSLETTER.
Early in his tenure as CEO, Mr. Pomerantz spent several days visiting physician anesthesiologists in different practice settings. I had the pleasure of hosting Paul for a clinical day in the University of Chicago operating rooms, where I work one day a week. I got to walk him through the typical routine of an academic anesthesiologist: discussing cases with a couple of residents, attending morning conference, meeting the patients and preparing...
