Thanks to all the speakers who shared their expertise at the BCAS/WSSA Academic Meeting! And thanks to the participants for their involvement and support. We hope to see you again next year! #bcaswssa2021 Chris Prabhakar Andrea MacNeill @DocPAinsley British Columbia Anesthesiologists' Society (BCAS) Vikas O'Reilly-Shah

📢Today is your last chance to register for #WAS2022 at the early bird rate!! Rates go up at midnight (PT) tonight. Full agenda + registration: bit.ly/WAS2022

Randomized clinical trial found regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia did not significantly reduce the incidence and severity of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing fragility hip fracture repair. ja.ma/3pdXYzb

Wishing all BC anesthesiologists and their colleagues a Happy New Year. We are so grateful for everything you have done to maintain access to surgical care in 2021. The challenge next year will not be less but we will meet it together.

🔐In search of the perfect outcome in neuroanaesthesia and neurocritical care. Dr. Alana Flexman calls on all researchers to use PROMS as well patient perspectives from LMICs. The tools are available, we just have to use them! 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

This article captures the zeitgeist for mindfulness during anesthesia induction (and extubation) Focus & only relevant communication during pivotal times, for nursing, surgery or anesthesia, is an inexpensive initiative for patient safety & care

How do you handle your opioids in the O.R.? Lock them up or leave them lying around, unattended? Is your controlled substance disposal secure or retrievable? So much local variability! Read about our QI journey to do better: rdcu.be/cFkyv CJA - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

In honor of physician anesthesiologists week, I am resharing my “letter to medical students from an anesthesiologist”. We are anesthesiologists because we care. pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology… ASA® ASA Monitor Anesthesiology Cincinnati Children's Peds Anesthesia #PhysAnesWk22 #Anesthesiology

Anesthesiologists are leaders in patient safety who play a critical role in ensuring high quality care before, during and after surgery. We also play significant roles in nearly every field of acute healthcare. #PhysAnesWk22 ASA® Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

"Just an anesthesiologist" should be a rally cry for our specialty I am proud to be a physician who specializes in anesthesiology. I am proud of my colleagues who provide critical care and pain medicine, who fight for patient safety, who don't seek the limelight.

Our statement in response to comments by Adrian Dix that nurse practitioners provide better care than doctors. doctorsofbc.ca/news/statement…

And to top it off, our department head Jim Kim was the recipient of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Outstanding Volunteer Award at #CASAM2022! So proud of him and his leadership being recognized on the national stage!

Thank you to our speakers, moderators, delegates, volunteers, sponsors and staff for contributing to #CASAM2022. Stay tuned to our feed and cas.ca/annual-meeting for materials, recordings, abstracts and more. See you next year in Quebec City, June 9-12, for #CASAM2023

The role of anesthesiologists in reducing opioid harm | #CJA #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology buff.ly/3NPcV3K

If you are in Canada and expecting to go into labour anytime soon, please do NOT buy your own epidural catheters online! These kits are not authorized by Health Canada and will NOT be used, so don't waste your money. Anesthesia colleagues please retweet 🙏

Colleagues (FPA & specialists) from across Canada! You are cordially invited to join British Columbia Anesthesiologists' Society (BCAS) in Vancouver on Nov 11 to 13. Earn up to 31 MOC credits in 3 days at the 56th Annual BCAS/WSSA Scientific Meeting. Info and register - ow.ly/njVx50LejAX

Save the Date! Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Ottawa Anesthesia Society for Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia @RohitKumarRKV Ontario's Anesthesiologists Queens Anesthesia McMaster Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Dr. Laura Duggan @DrFCampbell Dr.Dolores M McKeen 🇨🇦 Vishal Varshney Colin J.L. McCartney Taylor Zhou @SalSpadafora1 Dr. Alana Flexman Greg Bryson, MD, FRCPC Dr. Vishal Uppal MBBS, FRCA 🇨🇦🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Jason McVicar

Attention Anesthesiologists & FPAs! Looking to enhance your periop skills & improve patient outcomes? Join us for our 1-day “BCAS Periop Emergencies Workshop: A simulation-based approach to resuscitation” on April 16th, 2023. For more info, click 👇 bcanesthesiologists.ca/memberpages/bc…

Such a treat to present with Lucie Filteau MD 🇨🇦, President of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society at the joint Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists / British Columbia Anesthesiologists' Society (BCAS) meeting today in Washington State!