CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 123Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyJanuary 12, 2024 Relative to Anesthesiologist Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 123, as introduced, McCarty. Anesthesiologist Week.This measure would designate the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care: in the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management clinics, and on the front lines battling the opioid epidemic; andWHEREAS, Years of education and training prepare anesthesiologists to navigate life-and-death moments, transitioning from the operating room to the emergency room and acting as perioperative medicine experts for the most sick of patients; andWHEREAS, Anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical role in keeping patients safe in this state and community, whether caring for COVID-19 patients, managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management for complex pain syndromes; andWHEREAS, Annually in the United States, more than 100 million operations and procedures are performed with anesthesia, and anesthesiologists play a critical role in a patients well-being before, during, and after surgical procedures and make patient safety their top priority; andWHEREAS, Anesthesiologists are medical doctors that have completed 4 years of medical school, the highest levels of training during anesthesiology residency, and between 12,000 and 16,000 hours of training prior to practicing independently; andWHEREAS, Anesthesiologists have been leaders in patient safety, as anesthesiology is cited as the only medical specialty to have significantly improved patient safety; andWHEREAS, An anesthesiologists duties include evaluating a patients current health status prior to receiving anesthesia to ensure the best outcome, administering anesthesia, monitoring the patient during surgery, and assessing the patient after the procedure is completed; andWHEREAS, This spectrum of patient care constitutes the perioperative surgical home, which the American Society of Anesthesiologists has identified as an innovative model in patient care where the anesthesiologist directs the anesthesia care team to provide support to the patient throughout all aspects of surgical care and procedures; andWHEREAS, There is up to a 20-percent reduction in adverse events when anesthesiologists lead the anesthesia care team; and WHEREAS, A statewide public opinion survey completed in 2023 by Seven Letter Insight out of Washington, D.C. found that 70 percent of California patients prefer to have an anesthesiologist administer their anesthesia levels compared to a nurse; andWHEREAS, Anesthesia is safer than ever before, yet there remains potential for complications and side effects during procedures, and anesthesiologists have the advanced training and expertise to help minimize these risks, monitor for any problems, and make life-saving decisions; andWHEREAS, During surgeries or procedures, when seconds count, anesthesiologists have the highest degree of training to respond to emergencies and ensure the best patient outcomes; andWHEREAS, The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization with over 3,000 members dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology, fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and serving as an advocate for anesthesiologists and their patients; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 123Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyJanuary 12, 2024 Relative to Anesthesiologist Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 123, as introduced, McCarty. Anesthesiologist Week.This measure would designate the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 123
Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyJanuary 12, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty
January 12, 2024
Relative to Anesthesiologist Week.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 123, as introduced, McCarty. Anesthesiologist Week.
This measure would designate the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week.
This measure would designate the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care: in the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management clinics, and on the front lines battling the opioid epidemic; and
WHEREAS, Years of education and training prepare anesthesiologists to navigate life-and-death moments, transitioning from the operating room to the emergency room and acting as perioperative medicine experts for the most sick of patients; and
WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical role in keeping patients safe in this state and community, whether caring for COVID-19 patients, managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management for complex pain syndromes; and
WHEREAS, Annually in the United States, more than 100 million operations and procedures are performed with anesthesia, and anesthesiologists play a critical role in a patients well-being before, during, and after surgical procedures and make patient safety their top priority; and
WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists are medical doctors that have completed 4 years of medical school, the highest levels of training during anesthesiology residency, and between 12,000 and 16,000 hours of training prior to practicing independently; and
WHEREAS, Anesthesiologists have been leaders in patient safety, as anesthesiology is cited as the only medical specialty to have significantly improved patient safety; and
WHEREAS, An anesthesiologists duties include evaluating a patients current health status prior to receiving anesthesia to ensure the best outcome, administering anesthesia, monitoring the patient during surgery, and assessing the patient after the procedure is completed; and
WHEREAS, This spectrum of patient care constitutes the perioperative surgical home, which the American Society of Anesthesiologists has identified as an innovative model in patient care where the anesthesiologist directs the anesthesia care team to provide support to the patient throughout all aspects of surgical care and procedures; and
WHEREAS, There is up to a 20-percent reduction in adverse events when anesthesiologists lead the anesthesia care team; and
WHEREAS, A statewide public opinion survey completed in 2023 by Seven Letter Insight out of Washington, D.C. found that 70 percent of California patients prefer to have an anesthesiologist administer their anesthesia levels compared to a nurse; and
WHEREAS, Anesthesia is safer than ever before, yet there remains potential for complications and side effects during procedures, and anesthesiologists have the advanced training and expertise to help minimize these risks, monitor for any problems, and make life-saving decisions; and
WHEREAS, During surgeries or procedures, when seconds count, anesthesiologists have the highest degree of training to respond to emergencies and ensure the best patient outcomes; and
WHEREAS, The California Society of Anesthesiologists is a physician organization with over 3,000 members dedicated to promoting the highest standards of the profession of anesthesiology, fostering excellence through continuing medical education, and serving as an advocate for anesthesiologists and their patients; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the week of January 28, 2024, to February 3, 2024, inclusive, as Anesthesiologist Week; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.