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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
- Carol Weihrer will speak to PASHRAM, the Pennsylvania Society of Risk Managers, on April 30, 2009.
- Carol Weihrer has accepted the invitation to be a panel member during the ASA’s 2009 Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October.
NEW ANESTHESIA AWARENESS ARTICLE
Under the Knife: Will You Wake Up? A new tool is meant to ensure patients don't gain consciousness during surgery. Is it working?
Read the article here.
PRESS RELEASE
February 1, 2009
Anesthesia Awareness embarks on a second decade of bringing awareness to awareness. President/Founder Carol Weihrer says, "I continue to be both saddened and inspired by the people I’ve met through my 11 years working on this campaign and look forward to continuing this important effort until awareness is a thing of the past.” Read the release here.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
- You have experienced anesthesia awareness. This campaign maintains the single largest repository of anesthesia awareness victims,
- You need to talk about your experience with someone who cares, understands, and has advice and helpful information,
- You are a member of the media looking for help with your story or story ideas.
- You are willing to be interviewed by the media about your awareness experience,
- You would be willing to participate in a research study on any aspect of awareness or it's sequelae,
- You would like to share your story on a "Listen to the Victims" page,
- You are an anesthesia provider who is willing to consider speaking in favor of brain activity monitoring,
- You would consider a link to/for/from this site,
- You would like to submit a Prayer for Victims,
- You need or are willing to host the A/A President for a presentation