Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement-SPAQI

It’s not too late to apply for our premier leadership certificate program! Deadline extended until November 8th!

Deadline extended to November 8th!

The latest SPAQI Journal Watch is out! Find the selection of articles reviews in our members only section and via this link: https://spaqi.org/online/resources/journal_watch/SPAQI-JW-10/ =1

Nominations are still open for the 2025 SPAQI annual awards. Recognize your colleagues and excellence in the multidisciplinary periop space!

Abstract submissions are open for the 2025 Perioperative Medicine Summit!

We have multiple opportunities for submissions with these three categories:
1) original research
2) innovations
3) clinical vignettes

See you in Denver!!

https://www.spaqi.org/2025/abstracts.php

Come learn from and with SPAQI colleagues during the final two days of !

And…many opportunities to see and learn from your SPAQI colleagues on Monday 10/21 at The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) !

Come find your SPAQI colleagues at today!

Happy Ether Day and World Anesthesia Day!

Every year on Oct. 16, surgeons and anesthesiologists raise a glass to 'Ether Day' October 16 is “Ether Day” -- celebrating the first time anesthesia was successfully used for surgery in 1846. The “Ether Dome” where the surgery took place is now a historic landmark in Boston.

The program for The TWENTIETH Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit is now available online!
https://www.spaqi.org/2025/

Are you attending the The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting this weekend?

SPAQI’s very own Dr. Angela Edwards is the Chair of the Perioperative Education Track Subcommittee and has organized an amazing lineup of speakers.

Below is a list of SPAQI members who will be speaking at the ASA this year on a variety of topics relevant to the perioperative space.

Looking forward to seeing many of you in Philadelphia!

We are thrilled to share that our amazing core knowledge certificate program is BACK for its second year!!

HUGE CONGRATS AND KUDOS to Dr. Dana Oprea and all co-authors on publishing the latest SPAQI expert consensus statement--periop management of adult patients with diabetes related wearable devices! https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jvPH3OfKxspG3

The latest SPAQI member newsletter is out! Find the selection of articles and updates in our members only section!

The eagerly awaiting 2024 ACC/AHA perioperative guidelines have been published!
We greatly look forward to diving into these in depth and sharing insights, learning, and opportunities for practice change with the entire periop community.

ACC, AHA Release New Perioperative Guideline For Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery - American College of Cardiology ACC, AHA Release New Perioperative Guideline For Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery Sep 24, 2024 ACC News Story Print Font Size A A A On this page: Resources The newest clinical guideline released by the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with seven other societies, provi...

Congratulations to the authors of the latest SPAQI position paper about perioperative anemia!

Diagnosis and Treatment of Perioperative Anemia: A Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Collaborative Review Anemia is common in presurgical patients and is associated with poor clinical outcomes, even without erythrocyte transfusion. Structured preoperative programs for anemia management are associated with fewer blood transfusions, increased hemoglobin concentrations, and improved outcomes.

2025 PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE SUMMIT REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
The 2025 Perioperative Medicine Summit is set for March 6-8, 2025 in Denver, CO. The goal of this international meeting is to improve the quality and safety of perioperative medical care by empowering clinicians with the latest findings from clinical research and recommendations from evidence-based guidelines. The Summit includes:

Nationally renowned speakers
Two pre-courses on March 5 - Back-to-Basics: Comprehensive Review of Preoperative Evaluation, and POP200: Developing and Growing a Perioperative Medicine Program (additional fees apply)
Expanded breakout sessions
Poster session & networking reception
Problem-based learning discussion sessions
Breakfast with the experts
Multiple other opportunities to network with research and thought-leaders in perioperative medicine from around the world

Registration for the summit and both pre-courses is now open. The early registration deadline is February 3, 2025 and space is limited in the pre-summit workshops, so register early to save!

20th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit | Denver, CO The 2025 Perioperative Medicine Summit is set for March 6-8, 2025 in Denver, CO with Summit pre-courses being held on March 5th. The goal of this international meeting is to improve the quality and safety of perioperative medical care by empowering clinicians with the latest findings from clinical r...

Introducing the new SPAQI logo!

With the conclusion of the amazing , we officially welcome in the 2024-2026 SPAQI Executive Committee:

President: Dr. Avital O'Glasser
Vice President/VP elect: Dr. Angela Selzer
Treasurer: Dr. Ken Cummings
Secretary: Dr. Marjorie Gloff
Immediate past president: Dr. Jeanna Blitz

It is our honor to share that the recipients of the second annual SPAQI Professional Society perioperative medicine awards were bestowed at to:

Dr. Matthew Pappas, Early Career Physician Award
Dr. Bobbie Jean Sweitzer, Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Moises Auron closing out the 2024 Perioperative Medicine Summit with a great talk on periop management of endocrinopathies

Always an entertaining talk on periop antithrombotics from Dr. Scott Kaatz at the 2024 Perioperative Medicine Summit.

Periop collaborative practice panel discussion at 2024 Perioperative Medicine Summit with Gayle Bodner, Renee Robinson, & Chris Berner. Periop is a team sport & all our RNs, PAs, NPs, PharmDs & others in the field ROCK!