Nursing

John Szewczyk, MD, received the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award, according to the Rockford Register Star.

Results of a recent survey suggest that academic anesthesia departments across the country experience insufficient levels of technician and transport support, especially during off-hours and weekends, according to a Somnia Anesthesia blog post.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals has begun the final phase of its three studies on a new patient-controlled analgesia system, ARX-01, the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System, according to PharmaBiz.com.

Timothy Starck, MD, was elected vice president of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists, according to the Rockford Register Star.

There is a dearth of nursing professors, which could contribute to the growing nursing shortage nationwide, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Somnia Anesthesia recently released a white paper on cultivating collaborative relationships between perioperative and anesthesia leaders in a hospital's operating room.

Jimmy Windsor, MD, was appointed director of congenital cardiac anesthesiology at University of New Mexico Hospitals in Albuquerque.

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced plans to change nurse staffing across units and shifts, including the addition of roughly 20 nurse full-time equivalents.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., has opened a new, $4.5 million labor, delivery and recovery unit.

Here are nine recent anesthesiologist appointments and accomplishments.