Episode 49: Environmental Sustainability in Your Practice with the Green Anesthesia SIG

Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) joins #ASRAGreenSIG leaders Vivian Ip, Deirdre Kelleher, and E.B. Fouts-Palmer to preview the "Environmental Sustainability and Your Practice" symposium (#ASRAGreen22) and discuss recent ASRA Pain Medicine News publications on reducing your carbon footprint, the financial benefits of reducing desflurane use, and the detrimental environmental effects of nitrous oxide. Streamed 9/20/2022.

Guests:
-Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA (@Viv43308518)
-Deirdre Kelleher, MD (@MiniMDKelleher)
-E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD (@DrFoutsPalmer)

References:

• Ip VHY, Sondekoppam RV, Ozelsel TJP. Earth Day 2022 – how to reduce the C02 footprint from our anesthetic practice. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra050122.026
• Kelleher D, Fouts-Palmer EB, Yu SP, et al. “Greening” the operating room and your budget by reducing desflurane use. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra050122.023
• Kelleher D, Fouts-Palmer EB. Global warming and ozone depletion: the real cons of nitrous oxide use. ASRA Pain Medicine News. 2022;47. https://doi.org/10.52211/asra080122.032

Links:

• asra.com/green
• asra.com/sigs/green

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