This year during Physician Anesthesiologists Week, which runs January 29 to February 4, the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) will continue to advocate for patient safety, transparency in health care and equal access to health care for all Michigan residents and patients.
Highly trained physician anesthesiologists play a vital role in pain management and patient safety during emergency operations, routine surgeries and other medical procedures. They make critical and lifesaving judgments when patients are at their most vulnerable and can diagnose and treat medical issues before, during and after medical procedures and anesthetics.
“As physician anesthesiologists, we have a responsibility to help ensure patient safety,” said MSA President Dr. Neeju Ravikant. “This year during Physician Anesthesiologists Week, we are working to promote transparency and access in health care for all Michiganders while celebrating the hard work physician anesthesiologists provide in their communities. It is important for patients to know who is providing their care and have equal access to quality treatment.”
Physician anesthesiologists have at least 12 years of education and medical training, all of which are focused on assuming full and independent responsibility for patient care. Anesthesiologists are drivers of research and innovation, developing new and safe forms of patient-centered care and treatments.
“With so many changes in health care, it’s important that professionals are transparent about who they are and the training they have, including disclosing if they’re a physician or not,” Ravikant said. “It’s critical to have physicians supervising patient care with medical judgment, diagnosing conditions under anesthesia and advancing the field scientifically.”
MSA represents nearly 1,000 anesthesiologists in Michigan, who practice in a wide variety of care settings including hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and inside doctor’s offices. They lead anesthesiology teams in operating rooms, labor and delivery units, intensive care units, and units where patients receive colonoscopies, cardiac catherization and other procedures.
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