NJ Doctors for Patient Safety

In this Op Ed over at NJ Spotlight News, Fred Jacobs says:

"All New Jersey residents are entitled to the best possible care from a team of trained, educated and experienced professionals, who should be led by a physician. Rather than dismantle that team, we should be strengthening intra-team connections so that our patients benefit. That is why meaningful collaboration, especially between physicians and APNs, is so critically important."

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/.../misdirected-senate.../

Op-Ed: Physicians not APNs must lead patient-care teams | NJ Spotlight News A misdirected NJ Senate bill would allow advanced practice nurses to head patient-care teams without physician involvement or consultation.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Policymakers: Learn about the importance of physician-led anesthesia care and see how you can protect your constituents in the operating room: http://ow.ly/ohkm50LrhGg

New Jersey Patients Overwhelmingly Want Physician-Led Healthcare: Poll shows that efforts to permit APN/CRNA’s to practice without physician oversight are not in line with New Jersey voters https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/articles/new-jersey-patients-overwhelmingly-want-physician-led-healthcareNew via TAPinto Newark

Don't jeopardize patient safety by removing doctor supervision from administering anesthesia. Leave it to the experts!

The odds of an unexpected hospitalization are 80 percent higher when a nurse anesthetist provides the care than when a provides the care.

Leave it to the Experts: We firmly believe that doctors should be closely involved when anesthesia is administered to a patient. If you agree, tell your legislator to keep doctor supervision. https://asahq.quorum.us/campaign/40672/

S-1522 and A-2286 are incredibly dangerous for patients. They would remove requirements for physician collaboration and instead authorize a new class of nurses called “APN-Anesthesia” to provide anesthesia care and prescribe medications without any physician involvement. Join us in voicing your concerns about this misguided legislation that would jeopardize patient lives. https://asahq.quorum.us/campaign/40672/

Help us protect patients throughout New Jersey. Tell your legislator to ensure CRNAs practicing anesthesia continue to work under the supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist. https://asahq.quorum.us/campaign/40672/

When doctor supervision is removed from administering anesthesia, it lowers the standard of care and jeopardizes patient lives. Learn how you can keep your doctor and your quality of care at www.njdoctorsforpatientsafety.com

Learn more about why we need to leave it to the experts to keep patients safe and check out our new website at www.njdoctorsforpatientsafety.com