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May 1999
Volume 63 |
Number 5
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ASA NEWS
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| Refresher Course
Set in Denver |
Patricia H. Petrozza, M.D.
Program Chair
"Assessing the Difficult Airway - Can You Predict a Problem?"
and "Clinical Monitoring of the Brain and Spinal Cord" are among
the lectures to be presented at the ASA Regional Refresher Course
on Issues and Innovations in the Management of Neurosurgical and
Orthopedic Patients. The program will be held on Saturday and
Sunday, July 17-18, 1999, at the Westin Hotel Tabor Center in
downtown Denver.
The topics and speakers highlight current controversial areas
of neurosurgical and orthopedic anesthesia practice. The use of
regional techniques for these procedures is emphasized.
The program chair is Patricia H. Petrozza, M.D. Dr. Petrozza
will speak on "Management of the Patient With Spinal Cord Injury."
Other faculty and their topics are:
- Audree A. Bendo, M.D., "Brain Protection in Neurosurgery"
and "Anesthesia for Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery";
- F. Kayser Enneking, M.D., "Local Anesthetics: New Drugs and
New Uses" and "Regional Anesthesia for the Orthopedic Patient";
- Linda J. Mason, M.D., "Anesthetic Management and Surgical
Interventions for the Patient With Parkinson's Disease/Epilepsy"
and "Anesthetic Considerations in the Management of Scoliosis
and Major Spine Surgery";
- Robert C. Morell, M.D., "Risk Management and Anesthesia Practice"
and "Lower Extremity Blocks - Maximizing Your Technique";
- Joseph M. Neal, M.D., "Perioperative Outcome: Does Regional
Anesthesia Make a Difference?" and "Controversies in Regional
Anesthesia";
- Donald S. Prough, M.D., "Management of Head Trauma" and "Fluid
Management in Neurosurgical Cases and Trauma";
- James T. Roberts, M.D., "Fiberoptic Intubation and Alternative
Techniques for Managing the Difficult Airway" and "Assessing
the Difficult Airway - Can You Predict a Problem?";
- Satwant K. Samra, M.D., "Cerebral Oximetry: Applications
and Controversies";
- Tod B. Sloan, M.D., Ph.D., "Anesthetics and Intracranial
Dynamics: Does the Agent Matter?" and "Clinical Monitoring of
the Brain and Spinal Cord";
- Denise J. Wedel, M.D., "Neurological complications of Spinal
and Epidural Anesthesia" and "Upper Extremity Blocks - Making
Them Work in a Busy Practice."
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
14 credit hours in category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award
of the American Medical Association.
Registration is suggested by June 15, 1999. Registration fees
are $250 for ASA active members, $125 for resident members and
$600 for nonmembers. The course lecture book is an additional
$25. Meeting registrants will be able to download the abstracts
from ASA's Web site two weeks before the meeting at no charge.
Abstracts will also be available on diskette for $15.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Hotel Tabor
Center Denver. A room reservation form will be sent upon registration
for the meeting. Reservations should be made directly with the
hotel by June 26, 1999.
1999 RVG and CROSSWALK™Available in Print and on Disk
The 1999 ASA Relative Value Guide (RVG) has been published and
is available from the ASA Executive Office for $15 per copy.
In addition to the booklet format, the RVG can be obtained on
disk (for both DOS- and Macintosh-based systems). It is in ASCII
format, ready for use with any software program that imports ASCII
files. The cost for the electronic version is $100 for members
and $125 for nonmembers, which includes a copy of the printed
version. Check with your data processing professional to ensure
compatibility with your software.
Included in the 1999 RVG are changes in terminology and Current
Procedural Terminology Fourth Edition (CPT-4) codes approved by
the ASA House of Delegates at the 1998 ASA Annual Meeting. Additionally,
the RVG contains changes in code numbers and descriptors approved
by the American Medical Association CPT-4 Editorial Panel.
The 1999 CROSSWALK™ document, which relates current procedural
terminology between surgical and anesthesia codes, is available
from the ASA Executive Office. The CROSSWALK™ document may
be purchased at the price of $75 for a hard copy or on a computer
diskette for $150 ($250 for nonmembers), which includes a hard
copy.
Those purchasing the 1999 edition CROSSWALK™ should keep
in mind that it is entirely unofficial, representing only the
collective best judgment of members of the ASA Committee on Economics,
and that these members' judgment may not necessarily be accepted
by Medicare or other payers.
AMA Meeting to Include Issues for Section Council
Officials from the Society's Section Council on Anesthesiology
of the American Medical Association (AMA) would like to know the
names of those ASA members planning to attend the AMA's House
of Delegates on June 20-24, 1999, in Chicago, Illinois.
The Section Council is open to all anesthesiologists who attend
the AMA House of Delegates meeting. The Section Council meets
to discuss resolutions and other issues of importance to anesthesiologists.
Meetings usually take place on Saturday and Monday of the AMA
House of Delegates meeting. If you are attending the House of
Delegates meeting, the Society would welcome your participation.
To be placed on the mailing list to receive information on the
Society's AMA Section Council meetings, please send your name,
address, telephone number, fax number and reason for attendance
to Ronald A. Bruns at the ASA Executive Office, 520 N. Northwest
Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068; or fax (847) 825-1692.
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