APSF Articles & Updates
Earbuds and Other Personal Auditory Devices in the Operating Room
October 21, 2026
INTRODUCTION The use of small, in-ear personal auditory devices (PADs), such as earbuds, as well as bone conduction devices (which use vibration to transmit sound energy from the skull to…
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New from the APSF Technology Education Initiative: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)
October 15, 2026
Caring for patients with pacemaker and ICDs them safely depends on getting a few things right: identifying the device, knowing how it is programmed, anticipating electromagnetic interference, and having a…
Improving OR-to-ICU Handoffs with an EHR Handoff Report Pilot
October 15, 2026
A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MHC AND EPIC® (VERONA, WI) In 2015, members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation formed the Multi-Center Handoff Collaborative (MHC)…
APSF Recognizes the 23 Institutions That Submitted Letters of Intent for Research Projects
September 24, 2026
by Ken Catchpole, PhD; Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, PhD; Stacey Maxwell The grant programs by the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in addition to a joint program with the Foundation for…
Ebola and the Anesthesia Professional: Practical Considerations During the Current Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak
September 10, 2026
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, anesthesia professionals have understandably viewed emerging infectious diseases primarily through the lens of airborne transmission. COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS),…
Six Axioms for the Patient’s Longitudinal Journey: Reimagining Perioperative Patient Safety
September 4, 2026
For decades, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Stoelting Conference has been a beacon for patient safety, convening a multidisciplinary community to discuss the latest in best practices, review significant technological advances, focus rigorous research on perioperative clinical…
Anesthesiology Organizations Express Concern for Patients Harmed, Reaffirm Safety of Spinal Anesthesia
August 21, 2026
CHICAGO – In response to reported medication errors that harmed patients in Nashville, Tennessee, the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the…
Bridging the Knowledge-Practice Gap in Preoperative Cognitive Screening: A Call to Action from the APSF Brain Health Implementation Task Force
August 12, 2026
Unrecognized cognitive impairment affects an estimated 37–50% of older surgical patients and is a major risk factor for perioperative neurocognitive disorders. These disorders affect up to 50% of older surgical patients and contribute to prolonged hospitalization, increased mortality, accelerated cognitive decline, and billions in…
