Central Line by American Society of Anesthesiologists - a podcast series for the anesthesia community

Inside the Monitor – Ethics in Challenging Times

Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Dr. James West, Chair of ASA’s Committee on Ethics and guest editor of the ASA Monitor’s February special section on Ethics in Challenging Times. Listen in as they discuss ASA’s Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Anesthesiology and consider the ethics of Do Not Resuscitate orders, vaccine mandates, perioperative consent for high-risk patients, and more. Recorded January 2022.

Anesthesia Incident Reporting System

Dr. Patrick Guffey, Medical Director and Chair of the Anesthesia Quality Institute’s (AQI) Incident Reporting Committee, speaks with Dr. Adam Striker about patient safety, quality data, and the AIRS registry. Find out how AIRS started, what it aims to achieve, and how the data is used. Recorded January 2022.

Enhancing Patient Communications

Dr. Adam Striker hosts Dr. Kraig de Lanzac, ASA’s Assistant Secretary and the former Chair of the Committee on Communications, a title Dr. Striker now holds, for a spirited discussion about improving patient communications. Listen in as they discuss key initiatives like the Made for This Moment campaign and ASA’s new Enhancing Patient Communications Program, share their favorite tips for building trust with patients, and discuss the importance of conveying the value of physician anesthesiologists to patients and the public. Recorded January 2022.

Inside the Monitor -- The New Normal

Dr. Steve Shafer, The ASA Monitor’s Editor-in-Chief, returns to speak with Dr. Adam Striker about the state of the pandemic and what to expect in 2022. The anesthetic implications of elective surgery in COVID recovered patients, the risks of coinfections, and the pandemic’s impact on anesthesiology’s workforce are considered in this thorough conversation. Recorded December 2021.

Professional Liability

Dr. Franklin Chiao, member of ASA’s Professional Liability Committee, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the role of liability insurance, how social media can impact liability, patient responsibilities, best practices for limiting liability risks, and more in this episode exploring the risks and realities of professional liability. Recorded April 2020. 

The Perioperative Surgical Home

Dr. Adam Striker talks to Dr. Christopher Steel, Chair of ASA’s PSH Implementation Guide Workgroup, and Dr. Jeff Angel, AAOS representative to ASA’s PSH Steering Committee, about their experiences working together to implement a PSH model in their hospital. Find out how the PSH can help patients, staff, and anesthesiologists’ bottom lines—and how to get started with the new PSH Implementation Guide—in this informative episode. Recorded November 2021.

ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 Revisited

In this special episode, Dr. Adam Striker shares clips from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021, featuring luminaries from the specialty, including ASA’s current and past presidents: Drs. Randall Clark, Beverly Philip, and Mary Dale Peterson. Listen in as leaders from the field discuss topics ranging from ASA’s leadership and communications efforts to the opioid crisis, Advanced Payment Models, the Perioperative Surgical Home, and the challenges women anesthesiologists face today. Recorded October 2021

Women of Impact in Anesthesiology

Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Allison Fernandez, host and creator of Women of Impact in Anesthesiology, a series of video interviews featuring prominent women in the specialty. Tune in for this lively discussion on how a grant from ASA’s Committee on Professional Diversity set Dr. Fernandez on her path; what she hopes listeners will learn from the series; and what she took away from interviews with luminaries from the field on topics ranging from work-life balance to gender disparities to mentoring. Recorded October 2021.

Inside the Monitor – Anesthesia in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Dr. Striker discusses anesthesia in low and middle-income countries with Drs. Lalitha Sundararaman and Muhammed Rafique, coauthors of the guest editorial in the special section of ASA Monitor’s October issue. Listen in as guests share their personal experiences of practicing abroad, delve into specific challenges, consider the role of partnerships and research, and shine light on the path forward. Recorded September 2021.

Live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 with Dr. Wolpaw

In this special episode, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, Chair of the Review Committee at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and Dr. Douglas Bacon, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and historian of anesthesiology, live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021. Listen in to this wide-ranging conversation as Dr. Wolpaw and the live audience ask Drs. Ambardekar and Bacon about the role of an ACGME Chair, World War II anesthesia’s impact on the specialty, maintaining emotional wellbeing, what history can teach us about anesthesia today, imposter syndrome, and more. Recorded October 2021.