Central Line by American Society of Anesthesiologists - a podcast series for the anesthesia community
Central Line is the official monthly podcast from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, edited by Dr. Adam Striker. We’ll bring together leaders in the field of anesthesiology for conversations that address challenges and opportunities vital to the field. Listen to learn more about how the anesthesiology community is working to advance patient safety, the quality of care, and the profession.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Inside the Monitor: Airway Management Updates and Future Directions
In this Inside the Monitor episode, Dr. Adam Striker discusses airway management, the topic of July’s ASA Monitor, with guest editor, Dr. Muhammad Rafique. Learn about the history and future of airwa…
Diversity and disparities
Dr. Jennifer Lucero shares her lived experience as a Mexican, indigenous woman with Dr. Striker in this thoughtful and informative episode exploring the different ways racism and bias have shaped hea…
Inside the Monitor - Ambulatory Anesthesia and NORA
Dr. Girish Joshi, guest editor of June’s ASA Monitor, joins Dr. Adam Striker for this wide-ranging discussion of ambulatory anesthesia and non-operating room anesthesia (NORA). They touch on patient …
Spokespeople Speak Up at ASA’s Legislative Conference
In this special episode, we interviewed attendees of ASA’s Legislative Conference who joined a leadership spokesperson training session to find out what drives them and what they’ll take away from th…
Alpha-Gal Allergies
Listen in as Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Stacy Jones, Co-Editor in Chief of ACE, about alpha-gal allergies. Find out what red meat, tick bites, and geography tell us about alpha-gal allergies and…
Inside the Monitor – Practice Management in 2022: Managing Change, Achieving Excellence
Listen in as Drs. Adam Striker and Lilian Kanai, guest editor of May’s ASA Monitor special section, dive into the topic of practice management. From the role of branding and affability to the shift t…
The Leadership Academy
Drs. Laura Berenstain and Crystal Wright join Dr. Adam Striker to discuss ASA’s new Leadership Academy. Listen in as they consider what it means to be a leader, the skillsets of leaders and how they’…
Inside the Monitor – Incident Command Systems
Incident Command Systems take center stage as Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Stacey Watt, guest editor of April’s ASA Monitor. From the active shooter experience that drove her to gain expertise in …
Inside the Monitor - Ask the Expert
Dr. Adam Striker takes us behind the scenes with Dr. Zachary Deutch, editor of the ASA Monitor’s Ask the Expert column. From what inspired Dr. Deutch to start the column to his favorite take-aways, t…
The No Surprises Act Rollout
Manny Bonilla, ASA’s Chief Advocacy Officer, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the implementation of the federal No Surprises Act. Find out what anesthesiologists should know and do, why ASA filed a …
Inside the Monitor – Ethics in Challenging Times
Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Dr. James West, Chair of ASA’s Committee on Ethics and guest editor of the ASA Monitor’s February special section on Ethics in Challenging Times. Listen in as they discuss A…
Anesthesia Incident Reporting System
Dr. Patrick Guffey, Medical Director and Chair of the Anesthesia Quality Institute’s (AQI) Incident Reporting Committee, speaks with Dr. Adam Striker about patient safety, quality data, and the AIRS …
Enhancing Patient Communications
Dr. Adam Striker hosts Dr. Kraig de Lanzac, ASA’s Assistant Secretary and the former Chair of the Committee on Communications, a title Dr. Striker now holds, for a spirited discussion about improving…
Inside the Monitor -- The New Normal
Dr. Steve Shafer, The ASA Monitor’s Editor-in-Chief, returns to speak with Dr. Adam Striker about the state of the pandemic and what to expect in 2022. The anesthetic implications of elective surgery…
Professional Liability
Dr. Franklin Chiao, member of ASA’s Professional Liability Committee, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the role of liability insurance, how social media can impact liability, patient responsibilitie…
The Perioperative Surgical Home
Dr. Adam Striker talks to Dr. Christopher Steel, Chair of ASA’s PSH Implementation Guide Workgroup, and Dr. Jeff Angel, AAOS representative to ASA’s PSH Steering Committee, about their experiences wo…
ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 Revisited
In this special episode, Dr. Adam Striker shares clips from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021, featuring luminaries from the specialty, including ASA’s current and past presidents: Drs. Randall Clark, Beverly Phil…
Women of Impact in Anesthesiology
Dr. Adam Striker interviews Dr. Allison Fernandez, host and creator of Women of Impact in Anesthesiology, a series of video interviews featuring prominent women in the specialty. Tune in for this liv…
Inside the Monitor – Anesthesia in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Dr. Striker discusses anesthesia in low and middle-income countries with Drs. Lalitha Sundararaman and Muhammed Rafique, coauthors of the guest editorial in the special section of ASA Monitor’s Octob…
Live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 with Dr. Wolpaw
In this special episode, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Aditee Ambardekar, Chair of the Review Committee at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME…