Week in review January 3-7
Myron Yaster MD
Influenza vaccination in the perioperative period: A teachable moment
Original article
Rao S, Morrissey T, Ziniel SI, Mandler T, Yaster M, Strupp KM. Influenza Vaccination in Perioperative Settings: A Teachable Moment. Anesthesiology. 2022 Dec 1;137(6):745-747. PMID: 36269853
Strupp et al. reasoned that the perioperative period was a “teachable moment”and an untapped health care opportunity which could overcome parental resistance to vaccination. They were able to vaccinate 2,000 patients last year.
Pediatric anesthesiology fellows: an endangered species?
Myron Yaster MD, Justin L. Lockman MD, MSEd, Aditee Ambardekar MD, M. Concetta Lupa, MD and Anisha Nadkarni MD
Original articles
Eva Catenaccio, Jonathan M Rochlin, Harold K Simon. Association of Lifetime Earning Potential and Workforce Distribution Among Pediatric Subspecialists. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Oct 1;175(10):1053-1059. PMID: 34180976 3
Jonathan M Rochlin and Harold K Simon. Does fellowship pay: what is the long-term financial impact of subspecialty training in pediatrics? Pediatrics. 2011 Feb;127(2):254-60. PMID: 21262882 4
Eva Catenaccio, Jonathan M Rochlin, Harold K Simon. Differences in Lifetime Earning Potential for Pediatric Subspecialists. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr;147(4):e2020027771. PMID: 33685988
Pediatric anesthesia fellowships did not match last year. Some insights from our colleagues in PEDIATRICS offer a clue as to the cause. The authors provide some possible solutions.
Gender gap in anesthesiology leadership
Myron Yaster MD, Judit Szolnoki MD, and Nina Deutsch MD
Editorial
Emily A Vail and Meghan B Lane-Fall. How Did They Get There? What Perspectives From the Top Tell Us About Developing Women Leaders in Academic Anesthesiology. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1;136(1):2-5. PMID: 36534712
Original article
Ellen R Basile, Heather Byrd, Melissa Powell-Williams, Javier J Polania Gutierrez, Efrain Riveros-Perez. Gender Gap: A Qualitative Study of Women and Leadership Acquisition in Anesthesiology. Anesth Analg. 2023 Jan 1;136(1):6-12. PMID: 35550391
Women are under represented in pediatric anesthesia leadership positions. We argue that being a servant leader is as important as gender or race.