March 16, 2016                                   
Latest Update on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
At a recent faculty meeting, there was discussion on the appropriateness of evaluating postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in our patients and whether recent changes in practice toward giving less IV fluid, with a focus on euvolemia, was increasing our rates of AKI. read more
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Chief Residents!
     Dr. David Gruner           Dr. Mark Jensen                Dr. Brad Kook
Attention Faculty: Consider a VIA donation
Interested in making an auction donation to VIA? Read more. For additional information, contact
Jennifer Venecek
Seeking Your Feedback | Philips NMT Monitors
Your feedback is needed on end-user experiences with the Philips Neuromuscular Transmission (NMT) monitor.  By participating in a brief, anonymous RedCap survey (linked below), your contributions will be considered to guide further implementation of the device.
 
https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=LCEAKN7YRT
 
For questions, please contact Brent Dunworth, Chief CRNA, Lorri Lee, MD, Doug Hester, MD or Koffi Kla, MD
Grand Rounds 
March 18 | 6:30 am | 214 Light Hall
“Turbulence and Change in Healthcare and its Implications for Anesthesiology” 
Visiting Professor Seminar
March 17 | 3:30 - 4:30 pm | 2301-A VUH
“ASA, You and the Impact of Medicare Payment Reform”

Presented by
Paul Pomerantz CAE, FASAE
Chief Executive Officer, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Schaumburg, IL & Washington DC 
All are invited
Read more
Important Links
Anesthesiology Education Conference Schedule
Educator Development Core Newsletter
Attention Faculty:
Interested in serving as a mentor to students participating in our Anesthesiology Summer Internship Program? Please contact Joyce Speer.
March 14-18, 2016 is Match Week for the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) 2016 Main Residency Match®. Stay tuned for the 2016 Match results.
Save the Date
Research Symposium
(click to learn more)
May 6, 2016
University Club of Nashville Contact Christine Goldsberry

Phythyon Lecture
May 19-20, 2016
Guest speaker: Dr. Patrick Guffey, assistant professor, Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Grand Rounds Topic:  The National Anesthesia Incident Reporting System
Visiting Professor Seminar  Topic:  Highly Reliable Operations - The Intersection of Quality and Informatics
 
Contact Deborah Nelson-Rouse
Attention Faculty
Global Surgery Retreat
April 9 | 9 am - 1 pm | 216-220 Sarratt Student Center
Contact Kelly McQueen or Katie Sweeney 
*Breakfast and lunch provided
Deadline for content: Tues. 6pm for each Wed. issue. Questions/submissions contact: Renuka Christoph
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