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T
he relationship between anesthesia
providers and facilities is one of sever-
al key factors that can influence your
ongoing success, or lack thereof. Even
if you think you're getting maximum
benefit and support from your anesthesia group, you
won't want to miss what Jay Horowitz, CRNA, has to
say in his presentation, "Rebooting Your Anesthesia
Services — How to Get Things Done Your Way."
Here are just a few of the pearls Mr. Horowitz
shared in a recent conversation.
• How have responsibilities evolved for
anesthesia providers? Back in the day, it didn't
much matter how long it took to turn over an OR, or
provide peripheral nerve blocks for anesthetics and
post-op pain management. Anesthesia providers did-
n't even worry much about how long a patient was
in the recovery room — possibly nauseated or vom-
iting — and uncomfortable. Patients were delivered
without any effort on the part of the anesthesia
group; all they had to do was give an anesthetic and
wake the patient up. Today, giving a safe anesthetic
is the bare minimum expected from the anesthesia
team, and the bare minimum they should provide.
K I C K E R
Re vi t al i zi n g Your Re la t ion shi ps
Wi t h A n e st hesi a Pr ovi der s
They should be an integral part of your team.
Jay Horowitz, CRNA
where leaders meet, learn and grow together
Speaker Profile
• Owner, Quality
Anesthesia Care
Corp., Sarasota,
Fla.
• Graduated from
the Mt. Sinai
Medical Center
of the Cleveland
School of Nurse
Anesthesia.
• Outpatient
Surger y Editorial
Board member.
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