Responding to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a new machine that allows healthcare providers who are not anesthesia experts to give propofol to patients undergoing colonoscopies and other gastrointestinal procedures, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) stated that the safest option for any patient receiving propofol is still [...]
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Anesthesia Professionals Question Safety of Non-experts Giving Propofo to Patients via New Sedasys™ Machine
May 13th, 2013 
John Buck
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Community Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Specialties 
Tags: AANA, Anesthetists, ASA, CRNA, Diprivan, proppfol 
No Comments »Awareness: May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
May 13th, 2013 John BuckThis annual event provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. The ASHA website has a number of resources to help you celebrate BHSM. Annie and John Glenn share the importance of getting [...]
New Lung Cancer Guidelines Recommends Offering Screening to High-Risk Individuals
May 8th, 2013 John BuckThe American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) third edition of evidence-based lung cancer guidelines, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, recommends offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanning for lung cancer screening to people with a significant risk of lung cancer due to age and [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Lab, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Professions, Radiology, Respiratory Tags: American College of Chest Physicians, CHEST, Guidelines, Lung Cancer, screening No Comments »Guest Blog: Mary Foley RN, PhD, Chairperson, Safe in Common
May 8th, 2013 John BuckSafe in Common Chairperson Mary Foley, PhD, RN, is former President of the American Nursing Association and a US leader for needlestick prevention. She is the Director at the Center for Nursing Research and Innovation at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. She continues to write and lecture about healthcare policy, [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing, Women's Health Tags: ANA, healthcare, Mary Foley, Needlestick, Nursing, Occupational Safety, Safe in Common, UCSF No Comments »Awareness: May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
May 8th, 2013 John BuckThe Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” It’s a peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers, and a perfect time to educate patients, family, friends, co-workers and others about these diseases. The AAFA offers free Awareness Month Kits from the EPA and other tips [...]
