Sometimes, improving patient safety while lowering costs can feel like an impossible task. But at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ Anemia Management Clinic, it’s a daily occurrence. “When we use fewer units of blood for transfusions during or after surgery, we lower the risk of...
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See Dr. Rastogi's interview with KCRG here . In the latest piece of grim news about the opioid crisis in the U.S., the National Safety Council recently reported that Americans’ odds of dying from an opioid overdose are now higher than their odds of dying in a car accident. Iowa hasn’t experienced...
Nearly 50 UIHC personnel participated in the Frames Matter: Feedback simulation exercise last month Two trainees handle a patient encounter inexplicably poorly. You’re responsible for them. Do you scare them straight, ask if they know what they did wrong, or what? About 30 residents, fellows, and...
The Department of Anesthesia is pleased to have several members of the Department presenting at the 17th Annual American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 15-17: Abstracts Sydney Harman, Amy Pearson , Shruti Patil: “ Postoperative Pseudomeningocele...
Jonathan Simmons, DO, was honored with the 2018 Best Consulting Provider Award from University of Iowa Physicians. Dr. Simmons, who chairs the UI Hospitals & Clinics Emergency Management Subcommittee, was a key consultant in creation of the hospital’s Special Isolation Unit (SIU), which was...
The Department of Anesthesia is proud to have several members of the Department presenting at the 2018 American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting in San Francisco: International Forum on Perioperative Safety and Quality Meeting Randy Loftus: Implementing an Anesthesiologist Friendly...
Robert Block, PhD, received a $2,983,766 award from the National Institutes of Health to support his R01 grant proposal, "General Anesthesia During Early Childhood and Brain Development." The project will examine possible long-term neurotoxicity associated with administration of general anesthesia...
Congratulations to the faculty and resident who received awards at the Resident Graduation Ceremony, which was held on June 24, 2018. Andrew Feider, MD - Teacher of the Year Award Lovkesh Arora, MD – Excellence in Teaching Michelle Parra, MD – Excellence in Teaching Archit Sharma, MD – Excellence...