AIG OUWB

Anesthesiology Interest Group at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

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This is Mike Maywood (our secretary) and Andrea Hess (our president) with their research posters that they presented this past weekend at the ASA!

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We are proud to announce that we were chosen to receive the 2018 Outstanding Anesthesiology Interest Group Award. This is the second year in a row that we have been chosen to receive this award!

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We had a blast this weekend at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2018 National Meeting in San Francisco!

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..can play the role of a frontline physiologist by actively using the wealth of information they are provided with to improve patient outcomes."

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..the clinical implications of morphological changes in the pulse oximeter waveform – a waveform that is widely used today as a monitor for arterial oxygen saturation. Through my project and the guidance of my mentors, I was able to observe how the clinical anesthesiologist..

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Meet Alex Yang, another FAER Scholar from OUWB! He says, "The FAER fellowship at Yale New-Haven Hospital allowed me to explore a new territory of medicine where the potential for discovery was very real. Under the tutelage of Dr. Kirk Shelley and Dr. Aymen Alian, I examined...

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'17 MSARF recipients Esi Dickson @OHSUSOM & Justin Yuan @OUWBwere serve as the Chair & Chair-elect of the Medical Student Component of @ASALifeline. @FAERanesthesia is honored to fund the future of #anesthesiology. Read more about Esi and Justin here: https://t.co/YBXM43uHgx

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to the patient cases while in the operating room.”

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... to use oxygen more efficiently. I loved being able to interact with patients throughout the project and getting to work with the anesthesiologists and residents at UCHealth. I had so much fun learning about anesthesia and incorporating physiology and pharmacology..

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Andrea Hess is another member of our executive board who spent her summer at the University of Colorado Denver. She says, “My research project investigated the therapeutic effects of light exposure after a heart attack using a protocol that targets circadian rhythm proteins...

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Through this project I learned about clinical research both in anesthesia and in general and hope to incorporate both in my future career!"

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...delirious after surgery. Delirium affects many patients after surgery and it can last for days or even weeks. Currently we are unsure which patient risk factors are most responsible for causing delirium; however, with better monitoring we hope to alleviate this problem!

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Meet Mike Maywood, a member of our executive board! Mike says, "My project at the University of Michigan focused on the utilization of EEG (monitoring brain waves) and cerebral oximetry (monitoring brain oxygen) during surgery to better predict which patients will become...

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part was learning how to intubate and learning the anesthesia aspect of surgeries during shadowing. The Department of Anesthesiology made sure that we had the best cases to watch in the OR, which made it into an even better experience."

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Meet Nilofar, another FAER scholar from OUWB! "I did my clinical research at Keck School of Medicine of USC this summer where I looked at the causes of cryoprecipitate wastage in the ORs at Keck Hospital. The entire program was a great experience, but I have to say my favorite..

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...also forming relationships with both patients and colleagues alike."

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...FDA device trials on intra-operative fluid management and hypotension prediction to thermoregulation effects on myocardial injury and pain block comparisons. The internship allowed me to experience many different aspects of clinical research and perioperative care while...

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Zach Dreyer spent his FAER summer experience at The Cleveland Clinic. Zach says, "I spent my summer with the Outcomes Research department at Cleveland Clinic working with a number of physicians and research fellows. I had the opportunity to help out with projects ranging from...

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...anesthesiologist but it allowed me a chance to speak with & comfort patients & their families before & after surgery. At the VA, in particular, it was a great privilege to get to know so many veterans life stories & to give back to them during their times of need."

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...recovery from anesthesia & allow them to alter their plans to limit delirium, which is associated with higher post-surgical mortality rates and longer hospital stays. Not only did the fellowship provide me with the opportunity to learn more about becoming an academic...