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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following Authority and Society team members:
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority:
* Ellen Deutsch, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
* Christina Hunt, MBA, MSN, HCM, RN, CPPS, LBBH
* Robert Yonash, RN, CPPS
Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists
* Joshua H. Atkins, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
The authors would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following members of the Pennsylvania Correct-Site Nerve
Block Task Force:
Anesthesiologists
* Nabil Elkassabany, MD, University of Pennsylvania
* Michael Entrup, MD, Geisinger Medical Center
* Joseph Galassi, MD, Lehigh Valley Health System
* Arjunan Ganesh, MBBS, FRCS, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
* Mark Hudson, MD, University of Pittsburgh
* Kristin Ondecko-Ligda, MD, University of Pittsburgh
* Bryan Matusic, DO, Advanced Surgical Hospital, Washington, Pennsylvania
* Laura Schleelein, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
* Mark Taylor, MD, Allegheny Health System
Pain Service Nurses
* Debbie Brickley, RN, Acute Pain Service Nurse, UPMC Mercy
* Beverly Kantz, RN, Director of Perioperative Care and Pain Management, Meadville Medical Center
* Christine Kreider, RN, Acute Pain Service Nurse, Penn State Health
Patient Representatives
* Mary Ellen Mannix, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Dwight McKay, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Consultants and Anesthesiologists With Expertise in Chronic Pain
* Vitaly Gordin, MD, Director of the Pain Management Service, Penn State Health
* Kieran Slevin, MD, Private Practice Pain Management Specialist affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania
Surgeons
* April Armstrong, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Penn State Health
* Randy Hauck, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Penn State Health
* John Potochny, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Penn State Health
* Douglas Wisner, MD, Ophthalmologist, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia

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