Anesthesia Residency

A note to residents (namely our CA1s and CA2s who have not yet done NCC). There have been some updates to the way the call structure is set up for the rotation. A full detail of updates can be found on the NCC Page. Some highlights:

• The NCC residents will take 7 overnight calls during the rotation. They will stay for rounds post-call and be let out by 10:30am.
• Daily “late” resident will be specified ahead of time.
• NCC NPs will be monitored by NCC faculty; they have administrative time in addition to clinical duties–but they are expected to care for their patients during the day–not just deferred to the call resident.
• Formal EEG training WILL BE provided, but residents are not to be held accountable for final reads or missed reads.

Thanks all! Let us know if you have any questions!

1) Submit your assessment scheduling request to assessments@cyracom.com or call 520-745-9447 ext. 1845.

• Your email request must include the following:
  • Your Name
  • Date and time you would like to schedule the assessment
  • Your Phone Number and your Assistant’s Phone Number and email address
  • Language(s) to be assessed

2) CC: Leticia Aguilar lacuna@ucsd.edu UCSDH office of Interpreter Services the information as listed above. 

New weekly topics posted to the education/weekly anesthesia topics page! Check out the latest topic surrounding local anesthetic systemic toxicity!

Also, in case you missed it, 2020-2021 blocks schedules are out! See the latest on the schedule page. We’ve included schedule guidelines for the upcoming year for reference as well as a note on which elective or non-OR residents might get “pulled” to the MOR on education days! Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

-Chiefs

Our new HC Call rooms are #413 and #414. You can get a key on OB, just don’t forget to return it in AM.

You can use ‘lobby’ elevators or … Go to the TRANSPORT elevator bank right by the ORs and when scan your badge it will allow you to press the 4^th floor button.

From Dr Lee:

Your call rooms at Hillcrest have been flooded BUT we have temporary replacements:

Room #411 and #412 – access is restricted to this floor

Go to the TRANSPORT elevator bank right by the ORs and when scan your badge it will allow you to press the 4^th floor button. The other elevators won’t open on 4th floor…

We are supposed to have these until June 12^th, hopefully problem will be fixed by then.

There recently have been questions about illness symptoms and returning to work. Remember to contact Dr Engy Said if you have any questions or concerns about illness symptoms or possible COVID exposure. And know that we have a jeopardy system for this very reason! Never feel pressured to come to work because you are scared of missing a shift. WE WILL FIND COVERAGE.

We’ve included a flowchart that hopefully simplifies the protocols for return-to-work and COVID testing if you are exposed or are experiencing symptoms. Find the page here as well as a button link on the homepage.

Stay Safe!

From Dr Brzenski:

A document outlining the referral process is linked here. A button for this is also highlighted on top of our homepage.

One of our pain fellows has gracious created a QI document with background and guidance on anesthesia for spinal cord stimulator placement. As this technology becomes more widespread in the field of pain medicine, we are bound to see these cares more in the OR. Read the guide on the Pain Medicine page under our rotation documents!

Thanks to our Education Chiefs, we have now launched a new series presenting weekly anesthesia topics with landmark/relevant papers and related ITE topics. The goals of this project are to provide an answer to the “what teaching topic would you like to discuss for today?” question that inevitably arises and to build residents that are well-versed in primary literature. See the new topics here.

Cleaned up our COVID clinical resources page today. For the most up-to-date clinical information, procedures and protocols, please refer to the UCSD pulse COVID-19 website. The site was recently revamped with better organization making it necessary to pull our relevant data manually. We will continue to have VA info on our page as our residents do rotate through the VA and those protocols can differ from UCSD.