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July 1996
Volume 60 |
Number 7
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| 1,201 Papers Selected
for 1996 Scientific Program |
John R. Moyers, M.D., Chair
Committee on Scientific Papers
The Committee on Scientific Papers has selected 1,201 papers
for presentation during the scientific program at the 1996 Annual
Meeting. Fourteen subcommittees and their chairs have worked diligently
to select the abstracts for presentation from among all the fine
papers submitted. The subcommittees and their chairs are:
1. J. Lance Lichtor, M.D. -- Ambulatory and Geriatric Anesthesia
2. Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D. -- Clinical Circulation
3. David S. Smith, M.D. -- Clinical Neurosciences
4. Douglas B. Coursin, M.D. -- Critical Care
5. Randall L. Carpenter, M.D. -- Drug Disposition and Anesthetic
Action
6. Stanley J. Aukburg, M.D. -- Equipment, Monitoring and Engineering
Technology
7. Donn M. Dennis, M.D. -- Experimental Circulation
8. Darrell L. Tanelian, M.D. -- Experimental Neurosciences and
Biochemistry
9. James C. Crews, M.D. -- Local Anesthesia and Pain
10. Isaac Azar, M.D. -- Neuromuscular Transmission
11. Lee S. Perrin, M.D. -- Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
12. Arnold J. Berry, M.D. -- Patient Safety, Practice Management,
History and Education
13. Steven C. Hall, M.D. -- Pediatric Anesthesia
14. Jeffrey B. Gross, M.D. -- Respiration
The papers were of exceptionally high quality this year, making
the job of selection particularly difficult for the subcommittees.
Those that were chosen cover a wide range of topics within the
field of anesthesiology. They encompass such subjects as the history
of anesthesia, resident education, clinical investigations in
pain and molecular biological aspects of anesthesiology. Of the
2,232 abstracts submitted, more than half were selected by the
committee.
As at previous Annual Meetings, the papers will be grouped into
oral, poster and poster discussion sessions. At each of the 21
oral sessions, eight to 12 papers will be presented. The 25 poster
discussion sessions will last 90 minutes and consist of eight
posters. The last hour of those sessions will be devoted to analysis
of the investigations by the moderator and invited discussants.
Thirty-one poster sessions are planned with 20 to 30 posters at
each venue.
The subcommittee chairs not only directed the grading and selection
of the abstracts in their area but grouped similar papers together
in each of the sessions. Papers of like topics will be positioned
adjacent to each other within the poster sessions, and each of
the oral sessions will contain papers of a similar nature. Subcommittee
chairs also aided in assigning moderators, discussants and facilitators
knowledgeable in the areas presented within their sessions. We
hope this will help achieve the goal of bringing scientists of
similar interest together to share their work and ideas.
There has been an interest in the past few years in increasing
the number of poster sessions at the Annual Meeting while maintaining
the importance and vitality of the oral presentations. The Committee
on Scientific Papers plans to continue this trend and expand the
concept of facilitators for the poster sessions that was begun
at the 1995 meeting. Each of the poster sessions will have facilitators
at the meeting this year. As mentioned previously, posters of
a similar nature will be grouped together at each session. Furthermore,
within each session, there will be subgrouping of the posters.
The authors will be asked to take the facilitators and the audience
through their poster, and then facilitators, working in pairs,
will lead discussion of each poster with the authors and the audience.
The intent is to create the atmosphere of a "mini classroom"
and promote scientific debate and interaction. The facilitators
will be identified by a ribbon on their name badge. The Committee
on Scientific Papers is excited about continuing the facilitator
program for the poster sessions and is interested in feedback
to refine the concept.
The Residents' Research Essay Contest winners will present their
papers on Monday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Morial
Convention Center, Room 61. The 1996 Journal Symposium papers
on perioperative stroke, encephalomyelopathy and cognitive dysfunction
will be held on Tuesday, October 22.
With the efforts of Frank W. Connell, ASA Director of Scientific
Affairs, and others at the ASA Executive Office, the committee
has done its best to avoid conflicts among scientific paper presentations
and with panels, workshops and the Clinical Forum Program. All
ASA members are invited to review and discuss the scientific work
selected, which will cover a variety of topics and be presented
by investigators from the United States and many other countries.
John R. Moyers, M.D., is Professor of Anesthesia,
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
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