Anesthesiologists In The Hamilton Spectator
Over the last few years, The Hamilton Spectator has periodically ran opinion pieces, including enteries into the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Student Essay Contest, focused on informing the public about the crucial role our profession plays in health care. Below we round up many of those stories.
Anesthesiologists: The Guard Dogs of Medicine
“In my limited exposure to anesthesiology as a first-year medical student, I was struck by how, literally, the patients trusted the anesthesiologist with their very lives, including protecting their airway and ensuring that blood continued to reach their tissues.”
Anesthesiologists: The Guard Dogs of Medicine
“In my limited exposure to anesthesiology as a first-year medical student, I was struck by how, literally, the patients trusted the anesthesiologist with their very lives, including protecting their airway and ensuring that blood continued to reach their tissues.”
Anesthesiologists: The Guard Dogs of Medicine
“In my limited exposure to anesthesiology as a first-year medical student, I was struck by how, literally, the patients trusted the anesthesiologist with their very lives, including protecting their airway and ensuring that blood continued to reach their tissues.”
Anesthesiologists Critical to Surgical Success
There’s more to this often misunderstood specialty than just injecting drugs and waking patients afterward explains second-year McMaster University medical student Mario Kovacevic
Medical Teams Tackling Pain Control
Anesthesiologists are physicians at the forefront of a movement to take a holistic lens to supporting patients with chronic pain, writes first-year medical student Betty Zhang in this adaptation of an essay written for the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Student Essay Contest.
Anesthesiology & Thai Cave Rescue Have A Lot in Common
There are parallels between the Thailand cave rescue that captivated the world a year ago and was anesthesiologists do in the operating room, explains McMaster University medical student Yvgeniy Oparin.
Drug Shortages are Very Real, and Canadians are Concerned
A common manufacturing issue that can lead to a shortage is a production delay or inability to meet a surge in market demand, writes Jared Cohen.
Anesthesiologists: The Guard Dogs of Medicine
“In my limited exposure to anesthesiology as a first-year medical student, I was struck by how, literally, the patients trusted the anesthesiologist with their very lives, including protecting their airway and ensuring that blood continued to reach their tissues.”
Anesthesiology an Underrecognized Medical Specialty?
“A friend sent me an article from the medical satire website in which an anesthesiologist put on a puppet show in the OR. Everyone in the room enjoyed the show from behind the sterile drape before turning their attention back to the surgery.”
Mostly Unseen on the Television Screen
Errors in the technical portrayal of anesthesia on “Grey’s Anatomy” are plentiful, notes second-year medical student Edward Zhou in this essay that competed at the 2018 Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Student Essay Contest.
The Apgar Score: A Crucial Tool
Dr. Virginia Apgar revolutionized the standard of care in obstetric anesthesia and described a simple, yet effective way of assessing the health of the infant at birth.