Read the 2024 Edition of Vital Times!
8th All Africa Anesthesia Congress: The Value of International Engagement
In 2015, the Lancet Commission for Global Surgery (LCoGS) convened because surgery had yet to be considered an indivisible, indispensable part of Global Health1. The commission found that 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe and affordable surgical care. This commission propelled surgery and anesthesia up the global priority list. The world now agrees […]
Member Spotlight: Meet Shalini Shah, MD
In recognition of the many major accomplishments by women in anesthesia, CSA is highlighting a variety of women leaders who practice throughout the state, bringing their diverse backgrounds and life perspectives into their work, taking purposeful steps to create pathways for mentorship and sponsorship, and helping support the clinical and research work that is being […]
National Latino/a Physician Day –Raising Awareness & Urgency Behind the Lack of Latino/Latina Physicians in the United States
In the United States less than 6% of all physicians are Latino or Latina, despite 19% of the U.S. population identifying as Latino. California has an even higher number of Latino’s, reaching almost 40% of the population, with future increases projected to approximate 50% by the year 2050. Across the United States., it is expected that […]
Advancing Brain Health: Novel tools for identification of older adults at risk for Postoperative Delirium
Cognitive impairment after anesthesia and surgery has gained more interest in the past decade, given longer lifespans and a greater number of older adults undergoing surgical procedures. Many of these procedures are not truly elective, but rather needed to improve physical function and relieve pain. Dr. Barreto Chang and colleagues at the University of California […]
CSA Board of Directors Convene in Sacramento: Discuss Budget, 2023 Legislation, and Enhancing Member Value
The CSA Board of Directors met September 9-10 in Sacramento in our first full meeting since officer elections were held in June at the House of Delegates meeting. Hosting an in-person meeting was a valuable reminder of the importance of networking and personal connection to enhance our wellbeing, professional satisfaction, and effectiveness in leading your […]
Member Spotlight: Meet Sue Carlisle, MD, PhD
In recognition of Women in Medicine Month and the many major accomplishments by women in anesthesia, CSA will be highlighting a variety of women leaders who practice throughout the state. They bring their diverse backgrounds and life perspectives into their work, taking purposeful steps to create pathways for mentorship and sponsorship, and helping support the […]
The New Early Career Membership Program
Graduating residents and fellows face a tremendous set of professional, personal, and financial challenges as they transition from training into their first years of practice. While engagement in the ASA and the CSA provides countless benefits over an anesthesiologist’s career, many early career professionals are hard-pressed to find the time or the money to justify […]
CSA to host first annual GASPAC Day of Contributing Challenge, Wednesday, August 17
Once again California anesthesiologists successfully raised funds for the ASAPAC during its annual Day of Contributing Challenge, which is critically important to national-level advocacy for our specialty. However, what happens in Sacramento directly affects the day-to-day practice for anesthesiologists in California, so CSA leaders have decided to host our own DoC Challenge to help raise […]
Cronutt’s Case: California Anesthesiologists in the Care of Iconic Fauna
Brown eyes drooping, Cronutt fell asleep quickly in his transport enclosure after receiving an intramuscular cocktail of midazolam, medetomidine, and butorphanol. Having arrived from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, where he had been cared for as a special needs animal, the 8-year-old California sea lion was now in the parking lot of the SAGE […]
