In his second term, Dr. Michael Lewis will continue to lead advancements in patient safety, quality care LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has reappointed Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) President Dr. Michael Lewis to the Michigan Board of Medicine for the 2024-2027 term. The appointment is Lewis’ second, and… Read More
Week provides opportunity to honor “gold standard” team model Michigan anesthesiologists use in patient safety, care LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed January 28 to February 3, 2024, as Physician Anesthesiologists Week in recognition of Michigan’s physician anesthesiologists as guardians of patient safety in health care. Whitmer emphasized… Read More
The health care world is a hub for new technology, evolving procedures and advancements in the treatment of illnesses, so it’s no surprise that medical practices and hospitals are using artificial intelligence, or AI, in new ways. From improved communications between patients and doctors to streamlined billing, data… Read More
Lara Zador, MD, is board-certified anesthesiologist with advanced fellowship training in pain management and the director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic at Henry Ford Health. If you experience chronic pain, you are not alone. More than 51 million adults in the United States do also — and that… Read More
Legislation Would Increase Rural Patients’ Access to Physician Anesthesia Care Rural patients’ access to physician anesthesia care would expand under the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act, H.R. 5256, which was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) joins the American… Read More
For National Opioid Awareness Day, anesthesiologists urge education, preparedness as drug becomes available over the counter this month Today, on National Opioid Awareness Day, the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) applauds the greater accessibility of naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. Earlier this year, the U.S. Read More
The Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) is warning that adolescents who use electronic cigarettes are at greater risk of respiratory complications before, during and after surgery. As students go back to school, MSA urges parents to speak with their children about the dangers of vaping as part of a… Read More
Anesthesiologists are looking at what gases they use from a different perspective. Of all the greenhouse gas emissions generated by health care facilities, five percent is due to anesthetics. Read more at Michigan Radio >>… Read More
MSA applauds the work anesthesiologists are doing in this field Anesthesiologists in Michigan are leading the way to increase patient safety through innovative methods that also decrease the use of greenhouse gases. In cases where there is a choice between anesthetics, many anesthesiologists in Michigan are choosing… Read More
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As the opioid crisis continues, doctors are trying new approaches to treat patients while reducing opioid use. Dr. Paul Hilliard, an anesthesiologist with University of Michigan Health, said opioids are one tool to treat patient pain following surgery, but how they’re prescribed must… Read More