Educational consortiums possess significant academic and financial benefits. A faculty shortage has had an impact on subspecialty educational programs including nurse anesthesia. This column describes a collaborative "consortium" model of 3 individual nurse anesthesia educational programs located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. The Philadelphia Area Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program...

aim : to compare the conventional gi endoscopy and using general anesthesia during the procedure regarding the satisfaction and acceptance among iranian patients. background : ability to measure and assess the patients’ satisfaction with colonoscopy and upper endoscopy will improve the quality of health care provided by gastroenterologists and thus resulting in better acceptability of endoscopy...

AANA Journal  December 2012  Vol. 80, No. 6 471 T he accreditation program for nurse anesthesia was initiated in 1952 by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). The accreditation function was transferred to the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools in 1975 in response to a major revision of the US Office of Education criteria. Since 1975, the...

High rates of maternal mortality remain a widespread problem in the developing world. Skilled anesthesia providers are required for the safe conduct of Cesarean delivery and resuscitation during obstetrical crises. Few anesthesia providers in low-resource settings have access to continuing education. In Rwanda, anesthesia technicians with only three years of post-secondary training must manage ...

Pediatric anesthesia is large part of clinical practice. Children, parents and anesthesiologists fear because the risk acute morbidity mortality. Modern in otherwise healthy children above 1 year age developed countries has become very safe due to recent advance pharmacology, intensive education, training as well centralization care. In contrast, these low-income associated with a high mortalit...

Simulation in residency training is becoming more popular but there is limited evidence showing that it can improve a resident’s fund of knowledge, particularly in anesthesiology. We looked at whether a bronchoscopy simulation could improve performance on a thoracic anesthesia knowledge test administered both before and after using the simulator. Fourteen first-year anesthesiology residents com...

Recent findings support the use of ultrasonographic guidance in pediatric regional anesthesia. This review article illustrates basic knowledge in physics of ultrasound and ultrasonographic appearance of neuronal structures, which are prerequisites for the safe application of this technique in daily clinical practice. A critical view on education and ethics in science should emphasize future dev...

AIM To compare the conventional GI endoscopy and using general anesthesia during the procedure regarding the satisfaction and acceptance among Iranian patients. BACKGROUND Ability to measure and assess the patients' satisfaction with colonoscopy and upper endoscopy will improve the quality of health care provided by gastroenterologists and thus resulting in better acceptability of endoscopy. ...

Part-time programs in nurse anesthesia education are responsive to the needs of those who must juggle the demands of career and family. Such programs hold the potential for helping meet the growing demand for nurse anesthesia educators. The advantages and requirements for such a program are explored by a student nurse anesthetist.