Nursing

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is asking for feedback to a series of questions that will help it assess the clinical utility of pain management injections for low back pain, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists report.

Plexus Information Systems announced its partnership with Codonics, a provider of patient safety and image documentation solutions. 

Somnia Anesthesia, an anesthesia practice management company, has published a new paper specifically geared towards outpatient facilities.

The Washoe County Medical Society announced that Henry C. Hicks, MD, has been elected as its president, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report.

Andrew Greenfield, MD, Senior Vice President of the Anesthesiology Division of Sheridan Healthcare, discusses anesthesia leadership in hospitals and where he sees the biggest challenges and opportunities for anesthesiologists going forward.

The University of California Irvine's department of anesthesiology and perioperative care announced that it is offering an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education fellowship program in anesthesiology critical care medicine.

American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that three of its members at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine are traveling to Rwanda to participate in a teaching program at the two teaching hospitals of the National University of Rwanda.

Maxime Cannesson, MD, and Shermeen Vakharia, MBBS, anesthesiologists at University of California, Irvine in Orange have received fellowships from the University of California's Center for Health Quality and Innovation.

More female anesthesiologists tend to be religious or spiritual; however male anesthesiologists tend to be more likely to practice their faith, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

Providence Medical Center in Kansas City announced that Brian M. Jones, MD, has joined Providence Pain Management Center located on the medical center's campus.