Nursing

The Ohio State University College of Nursing in Columbus announced plans to open its first nurse practitioner-led health clinic Jan. 14, a sign of the growing role of nurses in healthcare.

Orangeburg, Ky., anesthesiologist Gary Delaney, MD, has been named president of the Southern Medical Association for 2013, according to The Times and Democrat.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued 2013 locale-specific anesthesia conversion factors, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Gregg Resiman, JD, Somnia Anesthesia's chief legal officer will participate in a panel at McDermott Will & Emery's annual ASC Symposium on Feb. 28, 2013, in Miami Beach.

CareFusion has announced several new products to improve patient medication safety, according to News-Medical.

MEDNAX has acquired DeKalb Anesthesia Associates, the physician group that provides anesthesia services at DeKalb Medical facilities in Decatur, Ga., according to Business Wire.

TeamHealth Anesthesia, a service area of Knoxvile, Tenn.-based TeamHealth, recently hosted its first public webinar, "Outsourced vs. Employed Anesthesia Models: Which is Best for Your Hospital and Medical Staff."

Acupuncture may help relieve shivering caused by regional anesthesia lowering a patient's core body temperature, according to 7th Space.

The president of the Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists told a legislative panel the state's requirements for anesthesiologist assistants are too stringent, according to WFPL.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., named Courtney Harris, MD, as chief of the anesthesia department and Alex Mah, MD, to vice chair of anesthesiology.