October 1996
Volume 60 |
Number 10
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| Board of Directors
Annual Meeting Summary |
The ASA Board of Directors held its annual meeting in Chicago,
Illinois, on Saturday and Sunday, August 17-18, 1996. The Board
committees on Administrative Affairs, Finance, Legislative Review
and Scientific Affairs met as reference committees on Saturday
to review reports for consideration by the Board of Directors
on Sunday. [Click here for a picture of
Dr. Ellison addressing the Board.] Among the actions taken
by the Board of Directors were the following:
Political Action Committee
Received information that the ASA Political Action Committee
(ASAPAC) has received $329,967 in contributions from 2,620 members
through July 5, 1996. ASAPAC will sponsor an expanded booth in
the exhibit hall during the 1996 ASA Annual Meeting. The ASAPAC
booth will feature a computer program that will allow ASA members
to inquire about any 1996 congressional race.
ASA Standards and Guidelines
Approved, subject to House of Delegates ratification, revisions
to the "Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring,"
"Guidelines for Delineation of Clinical Privileges in Anesthesiology"
and "Guidelines for Patient Care in Anesthesiology."
Budgets
Approved amendments to the 1996 budget to provide for total expenditures
of $15,281,100. A 1997 expense budget of $15,126,400 was approved
and forwarded to the House of Delegates for adoption. The 1997
budget includes funding for the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
(APSF), the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
and the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM), as follows:
APSF $400,000
FAER $1,050,000
WLM $400,000
Dues
Recommended that the House of Delegates approve the following
1997 membership dues:
Active Members $350
Affiliate Members $175
Resident Members $25
Beginning in 1997, members will have the option of paying their
dues by credit card.
Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors
Approved a recommendation that the ASA Executive Office provide
administrative support to the Association of Anesthesia Clinical
Directors on a cost-reimbursement basis.
Membership Directory
Approved inclusion of a single telephone number, a fax number
and an e-mail address for each member in the ASA Directory
of Members, beginning in 1998.
Journal Anesthesiology
The Board commended Lawrence J. Saidman, M.D., for 14 years of
devoted work as Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Anesthesiology.
The Board also extended a welcome to Michael M. Todd, M.D., as
the new Editor-in-Chief effective October 1996.
Community Antidrug Coalition
Endorsed support of a congressional initiative to form antidrug
coalitions throughout the United States. This initiative will
include leadership of local coalitions from key business leaders,
religious leaders, the media, parents, law enforcement leaders
and youth.
Performance-Based Credentialing
Approved appointment of a task force charged with developing
a strategy to provide performance-based credentialing mechanisms
to members of ASA. The task force will provide a final report
at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates in 1999.
Relative Value Guide
Approved, subject to House of Delegates ratification, a number
of additions and revisions for the 1997 ASA Relative Value Guide.
The Board also approved a recommendation to appoint a task force
to investigate the feasibility of developing a procedure-based
payment system.
Commendations
The Board offered its heartfelt thanks to Paul G. Barash, M.D.,
for 11 years of devoted work as Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief
of Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology and to William G.
Horton, M.D., for six years of devoted work as Editor-in-Chief
of the Self-Education and Evaluation Program.
Overseas Anesthesia Teaching Program
Approved funding to continue support for the program through
1998. A booth will again be available in the exhibit hall during
the 1996 ASA Annual Meeting to facilitate recruitment and promotion
of the program.
Ether Fountain
Approved a request from the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists
for a $5,000 donation to the Ether Monument Fund to initiate repairs
to the monument, the oldest one in the Public Garden in Boston.
Editorial Board Elections
Elected Alan J. Schwartz, M.D., to a two-year term as Editor-in-Chief
and M. Jane Matjasko, M.D., to a three-year term as Associate
Editor of Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology. Patricia
H. Petrozza, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as Editor-in-Chief,
and James E. Rollman, M.D., was elected as a member of the Editorial
Board of the Self-Education and Evaluation Program.
Judicial Council
Confirmed the nomination of Bernard V. Wetchler, M.D., for a
five-year term on the Judicial Council. Wilson C. Wilhite, Jr.,
M.D., will serve as Chair during 1997.
Liaison Representatives
Elected Mark P. Fritz, M.D., as a member of the American Medical
Association Section Council for a four-year term beginning in
January 1997. Joseph P. Annis, M.D., was elected representative
to the ABA-ASA-AMA Joint Committee for a three-year term beginning
in spring 1997.
Mary E. Cantrell, M.D., Jan Ehrenwerth, M.D., Joy L. Hawkins,
M.D., Susan L. Polk, M.D., Robert K. Stoelting, M.D., and Mark
A. Warner, M.D., were elected to three-year terms as representatives
to the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation beginning in October
1996.
Gary Thal, M.D., and Ronald L. Harter, M.D., were elected to
serve as Delegate and Alternate Delegate, respectively, to the
AMA Young Physicians Section for three-year terms beginning in
October 1996.
Douglas R. Bacon, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as Trustee
of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology.
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