Both displays come with photographs and captions describing the role of an anesthesiologist in a patient's medical care. Individuals and departments can add their own photographs or the institution's logo to personalize the display for a local audience. These booths have been loaned to ASA members for health fairs, school career days, state and county fairs, hospital open houses and Doctors Day activities. With the brochures previously discussed, these displays can be used effectively at health care sessions such as prenatal classes or taken to a community event like a senior citizens health fair. Slide Shows, Prepared Speeches Four slide show talks also have been developed by the committee.
Slides depict the preoperative evaluation, operative management and postoperative care.
It answers the common questions about labor analgesia and anesthesia for childbirth. There are also slides specific to pediatric anesthesia. Originally developed by the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists, it covers what every patient should know before having an anesthetic. In addition to information about types of anesthesia and risks, there is information about the anesthesiologist as a perioperative physician plus a section touching on the history of anesthesia. M.D. The Committee on Communications also has developed two prepared speeches that can be used either in their entirety or as a starting point for preparing an original speech.