S3 E9: Infection Prevention Leader Says Goodbye; RWJUH Anesthesia Museum Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital: Medically Necessary

One of the nation's founding Infection Preventionists, Pat Lafaro, has spent the past six years as the Director of Infection Prevention here at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick. After 26 years as the Director of Infection Prevention at Somerset Medical Center, Pat joined RWJUH as Ebola peaked public health concerns. Now, as the nation moves through vaccinating people in an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic, Pat is calling time on her career and looking forward to retirement at the end of this month. Pat and incoming RWJUH Director of Infection Prevention Michele Pedrani sit down with Dr. Jim Salwitz and Chris Hoenig to talk about the field and how COVID-19 has shaped its future.

Then, Dr. Enrique Pantin, a member of our anesthesia team at RWJUH and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), joins the program to preview the anesthesia museum he curates, which is now on display in the cases outside of Same Day Surgery at RWJUH. From some of the earliest masks and monitoring equipment, to anesthesia machines and key people and moments in anesthesia history, Dr. Pantin brings memorabilia and fun facts on the field for all to see and hear. You can learn more about the Anesthesia Museum here: https://anesthesiamuseum.wordpress.com/