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September 1996
Volume 60 |
Number 9
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FAER REPORT
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| Thanks to the
Anesthesiology Community |
The April 1996 "FAER Report" focused on the monetary
contributions of corporations for the four Foundation for Anesthesia
Education and Research (FAER) research programs. In this "FAER
Report," the FAER Board of Directors would like to thank
the anesthesiology community for its generous support. As FAER's
founding organization, ASA continues to be the major donor to
FAER programs, and ASA plans to give $1,050,000 to FAER annually
through the year 2000. Of that $1,050,000, the FAER Board of Directors
has designated $600,000 to be transferred annually to the FAER
Endowment Fund. The remaining $450,000 will be used to help fund
operating expenses and the four research programs.
Like the Corporate Grand Sponsors described in the April "FAER
Report," subspecialty societies have co-sponsored FAER awards
for several years. At the May 1996 Annual Meeting of the Association
of University Anesthesiologists (AUA), AUA's membership approved
a three-year commitment to raise its annual contribution to $50,000.
The AUA has co-sponsored Anesthesiology Research Fellowships since
1988. The most recent recipient is Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) also decided
to increase its level of contribution to FAER this year. SPA will
give $25,000 toward co-sponsoring up to two Research Starter Grants
for anesthesiologists whose research proposals focus on the anesthesiologist's
care of children. SPA has co-sponsored FAER grants since 1993.
The most recent recipient of a SPA/FAER Research Starter Grant
is Robert T. Wilder, M.D., Ph.D., Children's Hospital, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Long-term support has been received from the Society of Cardiovascular
Anesthesiologists (SCA) since 1991, when the first two-year
SCA/FAER Young Investigator was named. The two current recipients
are Judy R. Kersten, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, and Paul M. Chetham, M.D., University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
In 1993, the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)
donated $17,500 to co-sponsor a Young Investigator Award for research
in anesthesia specific to the ambulatory setting. The funds continue
to be held until a high-quality proposal in this field is approved
for funding by the review committee (ASA Committee on Research).
Persons interested in pursuing this funding are encouraged to
request application materials for the December 2, 1996, deadline
from the FAER Office by contacting Cynthia King, FAER Assistant
Director, at (507) 266-6866, or by e-mail: <king.cynthia@mayo.edu>.
A recent decision by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia
(ASRA) to co-sponsor a FAER Young Investigator Award has been
gratefully received by the FAER Board of Directors. We are pleased
to announce that the second year of a project by Timothy J. Brennan,
M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, will be designated
the ASRA/FAER Young Investigator Award. (Dr. Brennan's first year
was supported by FAER from general funds.) The proposal is titled
"Central Neuronal Hyperexcitability in Postoperative Pain"
and was described in the May 1995 "FAER Report."
In addition to this program support, anesthesiologists have contributed
to the FAER Endowment Fund through individual and component society
donations. In 1995, 18 state societies contributed $36,800 to
the FAER Endowment Fund. Thus far in 1996, 15 state societies
have donated $29,480. Individual anesthesiologists contributed
$57,770 to FAER in 1995, and thus far they have donated $31,555
in 1996. All gifts from individuals are deposited in the Endowment
Fund.
The Endowment Fund is being accumulated to provide funding for
the long-term future of FAER. The FAER Board of Directors appreciates
the strong support from the entire anesthesia community and hopes
to continue to work with all of you for the career development
of new investigators in the specialty. Thank you!
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