In this webinar, Dr. Keith Berge, Emeritus, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine for Mayo Clinic, discusses the elevated risk of substance abuse for anesthesia providers. He shares why anesthesia providers make up 11.4% of physicians at treatment despite being only 4.2% of all physicians.
Dr. Berge reveals the latest updates on the impact of substance abuse on the anesthesia profession with statistics on abuse, relapse, treatment, and re-entry. He shares examples of best practices and what a healthcare organization can do to proactively prevent diversion in their anesthesia department and protect both their employees and their patients.