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December 2021

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Editorial
Administrative Update
Features
In The Know
Trends & Technology
Career Connection
Articles
Committee News
Payment & Practice Management
Residents' Review
Anesthesiology in the News
UpToDate
ASA News
Subspecialty News
FAER
In Memoriam

Editorial

Who Gets the Ventilator?

Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA; Pamela Flood, MD, MA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 8. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803280.25700.ec

View Articletitled, Who Gets the Ventilator?

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Topics: ventilators, mechanical , vaccination

Administrative Update

How Do We Shape Our Future?

Patrick Giam, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 20. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803304.00965.4b

View Articletitled, How Do We Shape Our Future?

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Topics: advocacy , government , anesthesia care , internship and residency , baby boomers

Features

Discovering Alignment: Building on What the Pandemic Taught Us About Clinician Well-Being

Natalya S. Hasan-Hill, MD

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 24–25. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803320.31439.7d

View Articletitled, Discovering Alignment: Building on What the Pandemic Taught Us About Clinician Well-Being

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Topics: pandemics , personal satisfaction , burnout

The Invisible Cause of Physician Burnout

Robert Pearl, MD

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 25–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803324.34318.4e

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Topics: burnout

Lessons From the Pandemic: The Intersection of Mental Health, Wellness, and High-Quality Patient Care

Josh Lumbley, MD, MBOE, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 27. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803328.68847.1c

View Articletitled, Lessons From the Pandemic: The Intersection of Mental Health, Wellness, and High-Quality Patient Care

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Topics: health , mental health , pandemics

ASA Committee on Physician Well-Being: Who We Are, Why We Care, and How We Can Help

Amy E. Vinson, MD, FAAP; Jina L. Sinskey, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 28–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803332.06682.7d

View Articletitled, ASA Committee on Physician Well-Being: Who We Are, Why We Care, and How We Can Help

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Topics: personal satisfaction

Effective Leaders Use a Multi-Pronged Strategy to Mitigate Burnout and Promote Well-Being

Natalya S. Hasan-Hill, MD; Jody Cimbalo Leng, MD, MS; Anita Honkanen, MD, MS, FAAP

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 29–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803336.82094.b8

View Articletitled, Effective Leaders Use a Multi-Pronged Strategy to Mitigate Burnout and Promote Well-Being

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Topics: burnout , health , personal satisfaction

In The Know

Wither COVID? How the Pandemic Ends

Richard Simoneaux; Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803268.34680.3b

View Articletitled, Wither COVID? How the Pandemic Ends

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Topics: pandemics , vaccination

Trends & Technology

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 22–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803316.87302.fd

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Topics: covid-19 , trend , ventilators, mechanical

Career Connection

A Balancing Act: Private Practice, Academia, or Both

Amy Gallagher

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 17–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803300.75464.7b

View Articletitled, A Balancing Act: Private Practice, Academia, or Both

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Topics: academia (organization) , private practice

Articles

Honoring Our Humanitarians

Cheryl K. Gooden, MD, FASA, FAAP; Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803272.78213.4d

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Topics: awards and prizes , internship and residency , medical residencies , world health , schools, medical

Catching Up With Warren M. Zapol, MD

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803276.65639.91

View Articletitled, Catching Up With Warren M. Zapol, MD

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Topics: catching

Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS): Case 2021-12: Avoiding the Blame Game

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 10. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803284.02913.72

View Articletitled, Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS): Case 2021-12: Avoiding the Blame Game

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Topics: incident reporting , internship and residency , medical residencies

ASA^® ADVANCE 2022: The Anesthesiology Business Event Is Not Your Pre-Pandemic Practice Management Meeting

Susan Carlson, MS.Ed

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 12. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803288.60031.cb

View Articletitled, ASA® ADVANCE 2022: The Anesthesiology Business Event Is Not Your Pre-Pandemic Practice Management Meeting

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Topics: pandemics , practice management

SEE Question

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 14–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803292.91098.46

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Topics: battery ingestion , child , endoscopy , esophagus , ingestion

ACE Question

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 15. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803296.09509.95

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Topics: anesthesiology continuing education (ace)

Make a Lasting Impact During Patient Interactions with New ‘Enhancing Patient Communications Program’

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 21. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803308.19095.f8

View Articletitled, Make a Lasting Impact During Patient Interactions with New ‘Enhancing Patient Communications Program’

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Topics: best practice , client satisfaction , effective communication , languages , perioperative care

ASA Relative Value Guide^® and CROSSWALK^® – 2022 Editions

Sharon Merrick, MS, CCS-P

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 22. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803312.44132.d6

View Articletitled, ASA Relative Value Guide® and CROSSWALK® – 2022 Editions

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Topics: anesthesia care , billing and payment , coding edits , practice management

How Corporate Partners Supported ASA's Mission and Initiatives in 2021

Debbie Greif

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 32–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803348.06377.ce

View Articletitled, How Corporate Partners Supported ASA's Mission and Initiatives in 2021

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Topics: advertising , education, medical, continuing , knowledge acquisition , partnerships , personal integrity

ASA Charitable Foundation Global Scholars Program: Strengthening the professional development of young leaders with fewer resources and advancing the practice of anesthesiology overseas

Elizabeth T. Drum, MD, FAAP, FCPP, FASA; Sarah Braun; Angelica Pollard

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803356.72663.0d

View Articletitled, ASA Charitable Foundation Global Scholars Program: Strengthening the professional development of young leaders with fewer resources and advancing the practice of anesthesiology overseas

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Topics: charitable foundations , professional development

ANESTHESIOLOGY^® 2022 Call for PBLDs

Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 37. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803360.86961.62

View Articletitled, ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 Call for PBLDs

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Topics: problem-based learning discussion

Committee News

Trends in Liver Transplantation

Govind Rangrass, MD; Julius Balogh, MD, MHA; Gebhard Wagener, MD; Evan G. Pivalizza, MBChB, FFASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 31. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803340.86600.e6

View Articletitled, Trends in Liver Transplantation

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Topics: liver transplantation , transplantation , trend

The Burnout Generation

Chelsea Casey, MD; Kristina Goff, MD; Travis Markham, MD; Brittany Reardon, MD; Corinna Yu, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 34. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803352.07933.a1

View Articletitled, The Burnout Generation

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Topics: burnout

Payment & Practice Management

Physical Status and Qualifying Circumstances

Sharon K. Merrick, MS, CCS-P

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803364.48940.0e

View Articletitled, Physical Status and Qualifying Circumstances

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Topics: health status

Residents' Review

Hold the Burnout

Syed S. H. Zaidi, MD, MBBS

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 32. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803344.40099.12

View Articletitled, Hold the Burnout

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Topics: burnout

Anesthesiology in the News

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803376.69498.d7

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UpToDate

UpToDate^®

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803372.77488.65

View Articletitled, UpToDate®

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Topics: child , covid-19 testing , intubation, difficult , preoperative care , vaccination

ASA News

2023 Committees and Editorial Boards: Nomination Period Opens in Late November

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, e1. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803384.54120.71

View Articletitled, 2023 Committees and Editorial Boards: Nomination Period Opens in Late November

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Subspecialty News

Cardiac Anesthesiology Subspecialty Certification: A Step Forward in Cardiac Perioperative Medicine

Christopher A. Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA; Andrew D. Shaw, MB, FRCA, FRCPC, FFICM

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803368.74436.d9

View Articletitled, Cardiac Anesthesiology Subspecialty Certification: A Step Forward in Cardiac Perioperative Medicine

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Topics: heart , perioperative medicine

FAER

Looking Out for Your Colleagues: Real-Time Debriefing After Critical Events

Alexander F. Arriaga, MD, MPH, ScD

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, 42–43. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803380.13792.1a

View Articletitled, Looking Out for Your Colleagues: Real-Time Debriefing After Critical Events

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Topics: debriefing

In Memoriam

ASA Monitor December 2021, Vol. 85, e2. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000803388.96513.87

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