Research Collaboration Sheds New Light on Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Future of Pain Medicine
Jul 15th, 2019
An accomplished professor’s career-long quest to understand peripheral nerve blocks has introduced new technologies and called into question decades of anesthesiology doctrine, in turn opening new frontiers in pain medicine. Over the past two years, Andre Boezaart, MD, PhD, in collaboration with other faculty members in the Department of Anesthesiology’s Division of Acute and Perioperative…
CSSALT Team Builds CVA Simulator for Use in Resource-limited Environments
Feb 13th, 2019
Sprawling across tables and counters, mannequins stare at the ceiling, eyes wide and mouths agape. They make their homes among the countless wires and screens and tools scattered throughout the white, sterile rooms of the Center for Safety, Simulation & Advanced Learning Technologies (CSSALT). Silently, patiently, they wait. They are simulators, and they represent valuable…
Behavioral Changes Across Generations
Oct 10th, 2018
By Adriana Barbat Clinical studies report learning disabilities, long-term memory impairment, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders in those who had anesthesia early in life. The Martynyuk Lab in the UF Department of Anesthesiology has now demonstrated that exposure to anesthetics in early life may not affect just exposed animals, but even their offspring. In a study, Anatoly Martynyuk, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology…
ARAC Rethinks Research
Oct 10th, 2018
By Adriana Barbat A new research council is reviewing study proposals in the Department of Anesthesiology. The Anesthesia Research Advisory Council (ARAC) aims to bring the department closer to its goal of becoming a top anesthesia research institution by streamlining the research process. It was designed to increase trial success rates by evaluating study proposals for scientific merit, validity, and…