ASA Block Workshop 2019
The UNC Anesthesia Department had amazing representation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual scientific meeting Ambulatory Block Workshop. Members of the team included Dr Stuart Grant, Dr David Hardman, Dr Monika Nanda, Dr Jay Schoenherr, and Dr Sally Stander. The … Read more
ASA POCUS Workshop
The UNC Anesthesia Department had amazing representation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual scientific meeting Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop. Members of the team included Dr Rob Isaak, Dr Lavinia Kolarczyk, Dr Ricardo Serrano, and Dr Emily … Read more
Day in the Life of an Anesthesiologist Workshop
On October 20th, a team from the UNC Anesthesia Department put on a “Day in the Life of an Anesthesiologist” workshop at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual scientific meeting. You can read the paper on the family day events … Read more
Simulation Supports Global Health
Dr. Stephanie Woodward, UNC Anesthesia CA3 recently assisted Dr. Janey Phelps with teaching with simulation at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa. Dr. Phelps assisted the local team in establishing a simulation based patient safety program in 2016. You can … Read more
Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Bootcamp
On August 31, the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship ran their annual skills bootcamp to welcome the new fellows. Each year the anesthesia department brings in three fellows to specialize in pediatric anesthesia. This bootcamp provide the basic skills and tools to … Read more
UNCsim in Amsterdam
The 10th International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops were held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands this week. Drs Kim Blasius from Pediatric Anesthesia and Benny Joyner from Pediatrics attended to present the abstracts. Rutledge C, Joyner B, Zinkan L, Gaither S, … Read more
Chest Decompression: Tubes, Needles, and Emergencies
On April 27th, members of the Anesthesia UNCsim team held a “Chest Decompression: Tubes, Needles, and Emergencies” workshop with faculty from Duke, Phoenix Mayo, the University of Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest University at the Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium in Phoenix. Participants learned … Read more
MOCA® Simulations at SPA2018
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently held their annual Pediatric Anesthesiology meeting from Mar 23 – 25, 2018 in Phoenix. A Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) course was held as part of … Read more
Pediatric Anesthesia Simulation At The SPA
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) meeting was held this year in Phoenix. UNC’s own Dr Peggy McNaull was the meeting Co-Chair and put together an amazing program. Drs Kim Blasius, Matthew McDaniel, and Benny Joyner (Peds Critical Care, Clinical … Read more
Real-time Versus Delayed Video Simulation Assessments
The Anesthesia CAPSEL team published an article entitled “Comparing Real-time Versus Delayed Video Assessments for Evaluating ACGME Sub-competency Milestones in Simulated Patient Care Environments” in the Cureus Journal this week. Click here to download this open access publication. Isaak R, Stiegler … Read more