Read the 2024 Edition of Vital Times!
Virtual House of Delegates Meeting Recap
In 2017, CSA began hosting a second House of Delegates meeting in November, after we changed the society’s budget year from a July-June fiscal year to a January-December calendar year. This change was made to align with ASA’s membership cycle after CSA adopted the unified dues billing agreement with the ASA, whereby members receive one […]
Uncuffing the Legacy of Arthur Guedel’s Cuffed Endotracheal Tube
Dr. Jordan Francke, a CA-2 resident at UCLA, was born in Kentucky and raised in Maine. He is an avid marathoner, hiker, and lover of history. October 4, 1928 Arthur Guedel MD (Beverly Hills, CA) to Ralph Waters MD (Madison, WI) “It was my first case at St. Vincents Hospital, the young wife of one […]
Perioperative Ultrasound Training in Anesthesiology: Challenges and New Opportunities
As ultrasound machines have become smaller, more affordable, and more widely available, sonography is no longer a skill confined to cardiologists and radiologists. Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) has become an effective tool to guide invasive procedures and perioperative decision making. The use of focused cardiac ultrasound can help identify cardiac pathology missed by clinical exam alone […]
Member Spotlight: Meet Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA
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 […]
As Physicians We Need to Learn to Take Better Care of Each Other
I first met Jing when she was a first-year medical student at the orientation session for new members of the Paul Hom Asian Clinic in Sacramento, California. She was enthusiastic about becoming a doctor and very passionate about learning how to take care of patients. She studied hard and volunteered many of her weekends during […]
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 […]
