Lectures offered at the ASA Regional Refresher Course in San Francisco will include "Allergy and Anesthesia" and "Acute Head Injury: Current Management Guidelines." Eighteen other lectures are also part of this program, which will be held at the San Francisco Hilton on June 21-22, 1997.

Joseph J. Naples, M.D., is the program chair. The faculty and their topics are:

• Lois L. Bready, M.D., "Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery" and "Anesthesia for the Patient With Renal Dysfunction";
• Claire Brett, M.D., "Anesthesia and Sedation Outside the Operating Room: The Pediatric Patient";
• A.S. Carlisle, M.D., Ph.D., "Resuscitation - What Every Anesthesiologist Should Know";
• John C. Drummond, M.D., "Anesthetic Management of Carotid Endarterectomy" and "Changing Practices in Neuroanesthesia";
• Rukaiya K.A. Hamid, M.D., "Techniques of Blood Conservation";
• Samuel C. Hughes, M.D., "Labor Analgesia: Current Practice and Controversy";
• Jerrold H. Levy, M.D., "Allergy and Anesthesia" and "New Concepts in the Therapy of Perioperative Hypertension";
• Martin J. London, M.D., "Fast Track Cardiac Anesthesia - Risk Analysis and Outcomes" and "Perioperative Cardiac Monitoring and Outcomes";
• J. Renee Navarro, M.D., "Acute Head Injury: Current Management Guidelines";
• Philippa Newfield, M.D., "Perioperative Management of Intracranial Aneurysms";
• James N. Rogers, M.D., "Thoracic Epidural for Upper Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery" and "Management of Cancer Pain";
• Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D., "Anesthetic Management for Major Vascular Surgery: Does It Matter?" and "Value-Based Anesthesia: What's Important, What's Not";
• Rebecca S. Twersky, M.D., "Medicolegal Implications of Preoperative Assessment" and "Recovery and Discharge of the Ambulatory Anesthesia Patient."

Registrants are asked to choose one lecture of the two offered in each time slot. Admission will be by ticket only. Tickets will be enclosed in the registration packets distributed at the meeting.

ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education programs for physicians.

ASA designates this continuing medical education program for 10 credit hours in category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

Registration is suggested by May 21, 1997. Registration fees are $250 for ASA active members, $125 for resident members and $600 for nonmembers.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the San Francisco Hilton. A room reservation form will be sent upon registration for the meeting. The form should be returned directly to the hotel by May 31, 1997. View registration information and download registration form.

The ASA Board of Directors has approved regulations for the announcement of candidates for elected ASA office in the NEWSLETTER. The regulations are as follows:

1. On or before August 1, any candidate for ASA office may send to the Executive Office a notice of intent to run for a specific office.
2. The Executive Office shall prepare a list of candidates submitted, to be published in the September NEWSLETTER and the Handbook for Delegates.
3. The announcement of candidacy does not constitute formal nomination to an office, nor is it a prerequisite for being nominated.
4. Nominations shall be made at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates for all candidates as prescribed by the Bylaws.

Members are reminded that dues for 1997 may be waived for applicants for retired membership if a properly completed application is received by the ASA Executive Office prior to May 1, 1997, and if the application receives component society approval by December 31, 1997.

To qualify for retired status, a member must have a minimum of 10 years active membership and be completely retired from the clinical practice of anesthesiology.

A member who is unable to practice for a period of six months or more because of a disability also can apply for a waiver of dues. Please contact the Membership Department for the appropriate form. Disability waivers must have component society approval and be received by ASA prior to May 1, 1997.

Twice each year, in January and July, ASA publishes a "Calendars for Meetings" booklet, which serves as an aid to ASA members by providing information about continuing education courses, seminars and meetings in anesthesiology over the next five years. The booklet further helps to provide department chairs, program directors, component society officers and subspecialty society leaders with information that could prevent overlaps and conflicts in meeting schedules.

The next edition of "Calendars for Meetings" will be distributed with
the July 1997 ASA NEWSLETTER. The deadline for submissions for the booklet is June 1, 1997. Entries must be submitted in writing and received at the ASA Executive Office by the
deadline. Submissions will not be taken by telephone.

For further information or to obtain submission forms, contact the ASA Executive Office, Communications Department, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573, or call (847) 825-5586; e-mail <communications@ASAhq.org>.

Each year, the American Society of Anesthesiologists accepts entries for the ASA Media Award, an award given to one or more outstanding media presentations that effectively inform and educate the public about the practice of anesthesiology.

The Committee on Communications encourages members to submit or nominate local media presentations from broadcast (television or radio) and print (newspaper or magazine) media. The more interest generated in this award will result in a greater number of presentations on the subject of anesthesiology.

The winner receives a plaque
and the opportunity to attend the
presentation ceremony during the ASA Annual Meeting. The 1997 Media Award will be presented on Sunday, October 19, at the ASA
Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

Deadline for the submission of entries is July 1, 1997, for media presentations released between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997. Any entries received after the deadline will be carried over to the next year.

Last year's Media Award recipients were Mark Astendig for his television program, "Surgery Simulator," which aired on "Dateline NBC" on December 5, 1995, and John Stupak for his radio program "Sunday Rounds," which aired on "Consultation Radio Network" in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1996.

All entries should be sent to Margaret G. Pratila, M.D., Chair, Committee on Communications, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573; e-mail <communications@ASAhq.org>.

The 1996 ASA Annual Refresher Course Lectures book is available at a cost of $15 per copy. The Annual Refresher Course Lectures book contains summaries of lectures that are presented at the ASA Annual Meeting.

Anyone wishing to purchase copies should send a check payable to the American Society of Anesthesiologists for $15 per book to:

ASA Publications Department
520 N. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573

The journal Anesthesiology is scheduled to print the new practice parameter approved by the ASA House of Delegates in October 1996.

"Practice Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management: A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Pain Management, Chronic Pain Section" will be published in the April 1997 issue of Anesthesiology. It is the eighth practice parameter issued by ASA in recent years in an effort to provide workable practice guidelines for a variety of anesthesia services.

Within three weeks after the journal publication, reprints of the document will be available through the ASA Publications Department. A single copy is available to members at no cost; multiple copies are $2 each.

Reprints are also available for ASA's other practice guidelines on:

• Acute Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting
• Blood Component Therapy
• Cancer Pain Management
• Management of the Difficult Airway
• Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
• Sedation and Analgesia by Nonanesthesiologists

Ethical dilemmas run through the practice of anesthesiology. ASA will address these in the Workshop
on Practical Bioethics for the Anesthesiologist. This program will
be held on July 19-20, 1997 at the Westin Hotel Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts.

The workshop will address these questions: How do I appropriately honor a patient's request not to be resuscitated in the operating room? How do I fulfill my obligation to obtain informed consent when I only meet the patient a few minutes before surgery? Where can I get help when I have a problem?

This program will equip the participant with a foundation to recognize and untangle current and future ethical quandaries. The faculty will provide practical advice to make resolving these dilemmas easier. Ample time will be allowed for questions.

David B. Waisel, M.D., is the program chair. He will speak on "What Bioethics Can Do for You" and "Do Business Ethics Count in Anesthesiology?" The other faculty and their topics are:

• Susan K. Palmer, M.D., "Ethical Concerns in Obstetric Anesthesia" and "Ethical Issues in Quality Improvement";
• David M. Rothenberg, M.D., "Ethical Anesthetic Management of the Jehovah's Witness" and "An Anesthesiologist's Perspective on Physician-Assisted Death";
• Robert D. Truog, M.D., "A Pragmatic Approach for DNR in the O.R." and "The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi: The Ethics Consultation";
• Gail A. Van Norman, M.D., "(Mis)Informed Consent: An Ethical Problem in the Operating Room?" and "Brain Dead, or Only Mostly Dead -What's the Difference, I'm Just the Anesthesiologist!"

The faculty will also lead a "Morbidity and Mortality Conference: Help the Panel With Their Most Difficult Cases or Stump Them With Yours."

ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education programs for physicians.

ASA designates this continuing medical education program for 12 credit hours in category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

Registration is suggested by June 19, 1997. Registration fees are $200 for ASA active members, $100 for resident members and $550 for nonmembers.

A block of rooms is being held at the Westin Hotel Copley Place until June 27, 1997. A room reservation form will be sent to registrants upon receipt of registration. The form should be returned to the hotel by the above date.

View registration information and download registration form.

The upcoming Workshop on Anesthesiologists as O.R. Managers will update the participant on issues pertaining to operating room management. The program will be held on August 9-10, 1997, at the Westin Hotel Tabor Center in Denver, Colorado.

The faculty will provide effective management strategies for efficient running of the operating room, effective utilization of operating rooms, cost reductions in the perioperative area and operating room scheduling. Leadership skills for O.R. management, identifying problems using available information and problem-solving using specifically targeted data will be discussed.

Vinod Malhotra, M.D., is the program chair. He will speak on "O.R. Management: An Overview - Why Us? What Are the Problems? What Are Effective Solutions?" and "Truth in O.R. Scheduling." Other speakers and their topics are:

• Charles J. Kopriva, M.D., "Preparing for an O.R. Budget Cut," "Data Management and Measures of Efficiency," "Efficiency and Utilization in the Operating Room" and "Efficient Perioperative Care Improves O.R. Efficiency";
• William J. Mazzei, M.D., "How Did We Get Into This Mess? How Do We Turn It Around?", "O.R. and Procedural Time Definitions" and "Truth in O.R. Scheduling";
• Charles H. McLeskey, M.D., "Preparing for an O.R. Budget Cut," "The March of Managed Care: An O.R. Manager's Nightmare" and "Pharmaco-Economics in the Perioperative Period";
• Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D., "How to Take a Leadership Role," "Data Management and Measures of Efficiency" and "Cost-Reduction Strategies for the Operating Room."

ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education programs for physicians. ASA designates this continuing medical education program for 11 credit hours in category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

Registration fees are $200 for active members, $100 for resident members and $550 for nonmembers. Registration is encouraged by July 8, 1997.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Hotel Tabor Center, which is in downtown Denver. A reservation form will be sent upon registration for the meeting. The form should be returned directly to the hotel by July 18, 1997.

View registration information and download registration form.

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