The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is an international, professional medical society dedicated to improving clinical care, education and research in anesthesia,

pain management Pain management is an aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain (pain relief, analgesia, pain control) in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging. Most physicians and other health professionals pr ...

, and

perioperative medicine Perioperative medicine is the medical care of patients from the time of contemplation of surgery through the operative period to full recovery. Perioperative care may be provided by an anesthesiologist, Intensivist, an internal medicine general ...

. It was founded in 1922 by Francis Hoeffer McMechan. The IARS is owner of ''

Anesthesia & Analgesia ''Anesthesia & Analgesia'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering anesthesia, pain management, and perioperative medicine that was established in 1922. It is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the International An ...

'' (published by

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is an American imprint of the American Dutch publishing conglomerate Wolters Kluwer. It was established by the acquisition of Williams & Wilkins and its merger with J.B. Lippincott Company in 1998. Under the L ...

), and also sponsor the OpenAnesthesia website. They are also part of a joint project with the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a List of United States federal agencies, federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is respon ...

called SmartTots (formerly called Safekids) to study the

effects Effect may refer to: * A result or change of something ** List of effects ** Cause and effect, an idiom describing causality Pharmacy and pharmacology * Drug effect, a change resulting from the administration of a drug ** Therapeutic effect, a ...

of anesthesia on the developing nervous systems of infants and young children. The IARS is affiliated with eight medical societies: The

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societi ...

, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology, the Society for Technology in Anesthesia, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. ''Anesthesia & Analgesia'' serves as the official journal for all of these societies.

OpenAnesthesia

OpenAnesthesia is a website founded by Dr. Robert Thiele and Dr. Ed Nemergut that debuted in July 2009. Its goal is to advance

graduate medical education Graduate Medical Education (GME) refers to any type of formal medical education, usually hospital-sponsored or hospital-based training, pursued after receipt of the M.D. or D.O. degree in the United States This education includes internship, resi ...

in anesthesia and it is sponsored by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Since its inception as an experimental project, OpenAnesthesia has grown to be a comprehensive resource for

anesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

residents,

nurse anesthetists A nurse anesthetist is an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. They are involved in the administration of anesthesia in a majority of countries, with varying levels of autonomy. A survey ...

, and physician

anesthesiologist Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine ...

References

External links

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''Anesthesia & Analgesia''

OpenAnesthesia
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