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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #270 From Fears to Facts: Empowering Patients Before Surgery
Description: What happens when we truly listen to patients' fears about anesthesia? The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) discovered something remarkable: despite the wealth of medical information available, patients' most pressing questions about anesthesia remained largely unanswered in accessible language.This episode delves into the groundbreaking work of the APSF Patient Engagement Workgroup, featuring insights from Maria Van Pelt. We explore how this initiative transformed patient concerns into actionable resources through methodical research, including comprehensive surveys and in-depth interviews. The resulting Patient Guide to Anesthesia and Surgery addresses common questions like "What if I don't wake up from...