In this podcast series, the AHA checks in with its Associates to learn how they are supporting members and leveraging the AHA Associate Program to stay connected with members and help them achieve their goals and objectives.

Episode 36: How Anesthesiologists Are Addressing Workforce Challenges

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, Vice President of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Dr. Ronald L. Harter, President-Elect of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and Professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and Dr. Mary Dale Peterson, Past President of the ASA and COO and Executive VP of Driscoll Health System. Their discussion focuses on how Anesthesiologists are collaborating with health care leaders to address an issue impacting every institution; workforce challenges. Gain invaluable insights and innovative ideas to consider for implementation in your own health care institution—empowering you to confront workforce challenges with resilience and ingenuity.

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 56,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology. Anesthesiologists are proven leaders in safe and effective care throughout the perioperative process and the specialty’s extensive education and training keeps patients safe, improves patient outcomes, reduces risk of complications, and controls costs. ASA is committed to ensuring physician-led anesthesia care and providing the highest quality and safest care every patient deserves.

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Featured On This Episode

Ronald L. Harter, MD, FASA, ASA President-Elect

Professor and Anesthesiologist

Department of Anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Mary Dale Peterson, MD, MHA, MSHCA, FACHE, FASA, ASA Past President

Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President

Driscoll Health System

Kathleen J. Wessel

Vice President, Business Management and Operations

American Hospital Association