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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 31 THROUGH FEBRUARY 6, 2021, TO BE

PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators Valverde, and DiMario

     Date Introduced: February 02, 2021

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care – in

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the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management, and on

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the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic; and

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     WHEREAS, Years of education and training prepare physician anesthesiologists to

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navigate these life-and-death moments, transitioning from the operating room to the emergency

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room and acting as airway management experts for the sickest of patients diagnosed with

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COVID-19; and

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     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical

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role in keeping patients safe in our State and communities, whether caring for COVID-19

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patients, managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized leaders who are committed to

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high quality and safe patient care, educating patients on anesthesia safety, and reducing risks of

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complications before, during, and after surgery; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims the week of

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January 31st through February 6th, 2021, to be Physician Anesthesiologists Week in the State and

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moreover urges all the citizens of Rhode Island to join us in recognizing physician

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anesthesiologists, who have served as critical care specialists during the pandemic and developed

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the techniques and protocols that have greatly improved the safety of anesthesia and the well-

 

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being of surgical patients and chronic pain patients each day; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island Society of Anesthesiologists

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(RISA).

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