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June 1997
Volume 61 |
Number 6
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ASA NEWS
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| Boston Workshop
to Focus on Bioethical Issues |
The ASA Workshop on Practical Bioethics for the Anesthesiologist
will address issues such as, "How do I appropriately honor
a patient's request not to be resuscitated in the operating room?"
This program will be held on July 19-20, 1997 at the Westin Hotel
Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ethical dilemmas run through the practice of anesthesiology.
The workshop will also address these questions: 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.
ASA Web Stats:
And the Hits Just Keep on Coming!
ASA continues to keep statistics on the number of "hits,"
or visits that the ASA Web site receives. We have compiled a list
of the top five hits for the month of April as well as a running
total for the period of January 1 through April 30:
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Page
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April Total |
Running Total |
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ASA Home Page
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3,905
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18,448
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Standards and Guidelines
(total all pages)
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2,301
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9,888
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Physician Information Page
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1,966
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9,093
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What's New
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784
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3,793
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Patient Education
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638
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3,018
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These statistics give just some of the information that ASA has
compiled regarding the ASA Web site. Here are some other interesting
facts: During the period of January 1 through March 31, the ASA
Web site had hits from 75 countries. The country outside the United
States with the greatest number of hits was Japan with 3,432.
Where are they coming from? The greatest number of hits came
from commercial sites (.com) with a total of 50,875 hits. There
also were visits from educational sites (.edu) with 33,211 hits,
organization sites (.org) with 4,465 hits, and government sites
(.gov) with 803 hits.
Denver Workshop on Anesthesiologists as O.R. Managers
Leadership skills for O.R. management, identifying problems using
available information and problem-solving using specifically targeted
data will be discussed at an ASA program this summer. The Workshop
on Anesthesiologists as Operating Room Managers 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.
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.
In-Training Examinations Available
John R. Ammon, M.D., Chair of the ABA-ASA Joint Council on In-Training
Examinations, has approved the release for sale of the 1987 and
1988 ABA-ASA In-Training Examinations. Each examination contains
350 multiple choice questions, although the answer key for the
examination is not included.
The 1987 and 1988 examinations are available at a cost of $20
each and requests and payments should be forwarded to: ASA Publications
Department, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573.
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