SUMMER 2010
Welcome to the Summer 2010 issue of OASIS. This issue offers three articles written in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Alabama:
"Hypercapnia: The Changing Story"
"Effects of Perioperative Music on Anxiety, Hemodynamics, and Pain in Women Undergoing Mastectomy"
OAS member, Jameel Khan, who is a resident in Belfast and attended last year's meeting, has also contributed an article. This study will be the subject of his poster presentation at the upcoming annual meeting:
Please keep in mind that OASIS welcomes articles from its members.
This issue's Member Spotlight is on Joseph Bayes, our colleague at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. And Eye Openers! notes the recent promotion of Myra Aultman, OASIS co-editor, at the University of Alabama.
One might wonder: why include an article on women undergoing mastectomy in OASIS? Well, ever since I had the honor of serving on CRNA Pam Binns-Turner’s PhD dissertation committee, I have thought this study had implications for our ophthalmic surgery patients, If anything, our patients tend to be older and sicker than her patient population and might indeed benefit from the favorable effects of perioperative music on hemodynamics and pain with out pharmacologic intervention. This poster, presented at the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, is included here to stimulate others to pursue similar clinical research in ophthalmic surgery patients.
Hope to see everyone along the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, September 24 - 26, at the OAS meeting!
Gwen Boyd
OAS Vice-President & OASIS Editor
About OASIS
OASIS is the online newsletter of the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society. It is published three times a year: spring, summer, and fall. Our newsletter's goal is to inform OAS members of general developments in the field and highlight research performed by OAS colleagues. It also showcases individual members and their practices. Its current editors are Gwendolyn Boyd MD and Myra Aultman CRNA of Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at the University of Alabama.
Invitation to Contribute
Members are invited to submit their own work to OASIS for publication. Please note that all research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the author's institution in order to validate compliance with accepted safety and ethical standards. In addition, if the same or similar material is being published elsewhere, authors should verify that publication in OASIS will not infringe on any copyright. If you are interested in contributing, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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