For this Veterans Day podcast, President Peter Salovey talks with U.S. Air Force veteran Bob Atkinson ’24—an undergraduate in the Eli Whitney Students Program, two-time Bronze Star recipient, and Truman Scholar—about his leadership experiences in the military, on campus, and in the effort to eliminate the domestic opioid epidemic.
Welcome to the third episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss three of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Instead of a regular collection of several stories, this week we will cover two intriguing research papers in neurobiology.
In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Dominguez, a leading expert in topics related to morbid obesity, particularly Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), talks with us regarding the importance of early recognition and management of OSA during Pregnancy. To guide our discussion, we conversed regarding the recently published consensus statement titled- The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy publication is an excellent reference for all those caring for patients with a known or suspected diagnosis of OSA. In this episode, we emphasized the intra (e.g., intrathecal morphine) and postoperative care (e.g., monitoring) of the parturient with a known or suspected OSA.
Here are the links to the study discussed during our Podcast:
Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Guideline on the Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37411038/
Obesity in Pregnancy – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35857661/
Monitoring
Quantifying the incidence of clinically significant respiratory depression in women with and without obesity class III receiving neuraxial morphine for post-cesarean analgesia: a retrospective cohort study – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34053816/
Prospective Observational Investigation of Capnography and Pulse Oximetry Monitoring After Cesarean Delivery With Intrathecal Morphine – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29958217/
Incidence of respiratory depression after epidural administration of morphine for cesarean delivery: findings using a continuous respiratory rate monitoring system https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30477999/
Enough But Not Too Much: Monitoring for Neuraxial Morphine-Associated Respiratory Depression in Obstetric Patients – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31313670/
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Statement: Monitoring Recommendations for Prevention and Detection of Respiratory Depression Associated With Administration of Neuraxial Morphine for Cesarean Delivery Analgesia – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31082964/
With just days to go before Yale’s early action deadline, Hannah, Mark, and special guest Moira hosted a special live virtual event for students preparing their Yale applications. The officers answered questions about standardized testing, the activities list, essays, and short answer questions, while busting a few myths and dispelling rumors about the selection process.