Physician Anesthesiologist Dr Matthew Mazurek On CRNA history, politics, titles and surgeon supervision

Anesthesia Deconstructed: Science. Policy. Realities.

Dr Matthew Mazurek talks about his article on CRNA history, his views on why friction between the CRNA and MD professions originated, a possible solution, why CRNAs should be working to the top of their license, why surgeon supervision is antiquated and how titles do not matter! An amazing discussion with a true advocate for the best patient care and our shared profession of Anesthesiology!
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1. Physician Anesthesiologist Dr Matthew Mazurek On CRNA history, politics, titles and surgeon supervision (00:00:00)

2. Dr Mazurek and his journey to Anesthesia (00:00:43)

3. Dr M's interest in anesthesia history and the article he wrote on CRNA history (00:06:02)

4. Dr M on when the ASA and AANA were born (00:07:43)

5. American Medicine in the 1860's (00:09:15)

6. 1910 flexner report standardized medical training (00:10:26)

7. Waters Residency 1927 McGee 1909 CRNA program & McGaw (00:11:28)

8. [Ad] Tiny Expeditions - A Podcast about Genetics, DNA and Inheritance (00:14:59)

9. (Cont.) Waters Residency 1927 McGee 1909 CRNA program & McGaw (00:15:47)

10. Dr M's Experience with CRNAs (00:15:47)

11. Dr Miller UCSF Chairman has CRNAs do his cases (00:18:37)

12. Conflict between CRNAs and MDs originated with conflict between women and men as it happened during women's suffrage movement (00:19:13)

13. Dr M supported Arizona CRNAs bill to remove barriers to practice and eliminated liability of physicians for CRNAs (00:24:13)

14. Surgeons "supervising" Just does not make sense and MDs/CRNAs are doing the same job (00:25:00)

15. History of CRNAs being supervised goes back to women's suffrage as well (00:27:28)

16. Dr M's idea of how to bring MDs and CRNAs together and how we can find common ground (00:28:53)

17. Dr M's opinion about CMS letting CRNAs do ASC preoperative anesthesia evals (00:33:13)

18. Dr M on "Nurse Anesthesiologist" titles and the politics of AAs (00:37:51)

19. Dr M's parting advice (00:41:55)