CAS firmly rejects the adoption of CRNA’s in Canada. Anesthesia should remain as a physician-led domain of medicine, with a specialty trained (FRCPC) anesthesiologist or Family Practice Anesthetist (FPA) providing care, with the support of Anesthesia Care Teams, using a principle of delegation, not substitution.
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The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society is committed to and strongly supports patient access to safe equitable healthcare. We oppose any restrictions to freedom of choice in healthcare decisions, including access to safe abortion, essential to protect the health & lives of women worldwide.
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Local hospitals urge pregnant moms to consider other ways of managing pain during delivery
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Hospitals across Saskatchewan are preparing for a shortage of epidurals. Health care officials say the shortage is due to supply chain issues.
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Alberta doctors are preparing for a shortage of epidural supplies that could lead to tough decisions about who gets the "gold standard" in pain management and who doesn't.
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In multiple provinces, there are reports of a shortage of epidurals, a popular form of pain management during childbirth, and a supply chain issue is being blamed.
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Supply chain issues are leading to a global shortage of epidural catheters according to Alberta Health Services and the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society is warning doctors to be prepared.
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This week is National Nurses Week and the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) celebrates the dedication, resourcefulness, and outstanding care of our nursing colleagues.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada, including Dr Patricia Livingston.
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We are excited to announce that the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) has teamed up with MD Financial Management (MD).
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With mounting concerns over highly contagious COVID-19 variants and leveling-off vaccination rates across Canada, the mandatory vaccination of health care workers is an additional measure to protect patients, the health workforce and health care system capacity. Higher rates of vaccination will reduce the burden of COVID-19 in our communities and bolster ongoing pandemic management efforts.
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The purpose of this statement is to address ethical considerations and advocate for strategies around ‘workplace shielding' for clinically vulnerable anesthesiologists and healthcare teams providing clinical care during a pandemic.
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CAS strongly advocates for anesthesiologists to be considered early in physician prioritization to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Anesthesiologists are the most experienced airway managers and as such, often lead COVID airway teams in acute care settings in performing intubations in severely ill COVID-19 patients who require breathing support.
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Two CAS members – Drs. Adrienne Carr and Dolores McKeen – made a bit of history recently as part of Nova Scotia’s first all-female transplant surgery team.
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The World Health Organization recognises the climate crisis as the major threat to human health in the 21st century and growing scientific evidence points towards a need to address the contribution of humanity to the climate change.
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The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society asks that the government of Canada prioritize the expansion of PPE production – most importantly N95 masks – as well as testing materials for COVID-19.
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CAS is actively monitoring the coronavirus 2019-nCoV situation as it spreads globally and within Canada. In partnership with Health Canada and our members, we continue to examine its impact on members, patients, our organization and our staff.
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CAS has become concerned over the last several years with the increasing number of positions for anesthesiologists that are being advertised but remain unfilled, and we believe that these shortages of anesthesiologists are not anecdotal, isolated, nor do they reflect a temporary shortfall.
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The Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia is reviewed annually and revised periodically—its recommendations are aimed at providing basic guidelines to anesthetic practice and as a framework for reasonable and acceptable patient care.
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Dental association ending single-operator model of simultaneously providing general anesthesia and dental care
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