The JCI gets a facelift

New Faculty Orientation Gets a Facelift

Sedation under JCI standard

The practice of anesthesia and sedation continues to expand beyond the operating room and now includes the gastroenterology suite, magnetic resonance imaging suites, and the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Non-anesthesiologists frequently administer sedation, in part because of a lack of available anesthesiologists and economic aspect, which emphasizes the safety of sedation. The Joint Comm...

A new JCI conflict-of-interest policy.

As stewards of the JCI, we are responsible for instituting and sustaining the highest possible standards for integrity. To this end, we have established a very specific set of guidelines for handling potential conflicts of interest - not only for authors and referees, but also for ourselves.

Faculty Searches Get a Facelift

Hiring committees address the glut of highly qualified applicants for faculty positions by experimenting with new evaluation methods and adapting their expectations for today's increasingly competitive academic environment.

Evaluation of the facelift patient.

Facelift surgery is unique in many ways and for 100 years has stood the test of time as the most dramatic, effective, predictable, and accepted cosmetic lower facial procedure. From public misconceptions to patient confusion, a lot of information must be exchanged for successful diagnosis, recovery, and result. It requires a qualified surgeon that operates in a safe environment and knows his or...