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August 2001
Volume 65 |
Number 8
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ASA News
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Online Workshop
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Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Techniques Offere |
This continuing medical education (CME) program is the first
ASA workshop to be offered in an electronic format. It is the
product of a collaborative effort between ASA and the American
Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA).
This program is designed for any anesthesiologist who performs
neural blockade for the management of pain in his/her practice.
The material is designed for all practitioners regardless of their
level of prior expertise with the techniques described. This workshop
will utilize video clips, patients and cadavers to present evidence-based
pain management techniques such as proper positioning and needle
placement techniques. The three topics to be discussed are: thoracic
epidural analgesia, neurolytic blocks for cancer pain and sympathetic
blocks. For each technique, patient selection, current information
regarding outcomes and the relevant anatomy are described. Selected
techniques are demonstrated, including the use of fluoroscopic
guidance.
The speakers for this program are: James P. Rathmell, M.D.,
Program Chair, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University
of Vermont College of Medicine, and Director, Pain Management
Center, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont.
Joseph M. Neal, M.D., Staff Anesthesiologist, Virginia
Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
Sunil J. Panchal, M.D., Director, Division of Pain Medicine,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College,
Cornell University, New York, New York. Those who wish to participate
may access the program through the ASA Web site at www.ASAhq.org
under the “Continuing Education” link on the
homepage. On the workshop page, the participant will find a description
of the workshop, faculty listing and a section on frequently asked
questions as well as learning objectives for each of the three
one-hour sessions. After filling out a basic registration form
(name, address, etc.) and submitting credit card information,
the session begins. After viewing the session, there is a brief
five-question quiz and an evaluation form that must be completed
to receive CME credit. A CME certificate will be mailed to each
participant after the quiz and evaluation form are completed.
One hour of category 1 credit is available for each of the three
sessions.
ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to sponsor CME programs for physicians. ASA
designates this educational activity for a maximum of three hours
in category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association’s
Physician Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only
those hours of credit he or she actually spent in the activity.
This program will be available on the ASA Web site for one year.
Registration fees are $35 per one-hour session for ASA and ASRA
members and $75 per one-hour session for nonmembers.
This is an affordable and convenient opportunity to advance your
knowledge and expertise in the area of regional anesthesia and
pain management.
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ABA
Announces...
Critical Care Medicine Examination for Certification
and Recertification
The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) will administer
its critical care medicine examination via computer at more
than 350 test centers on Saturday, September 14, 2002. The
ABA will inform candidates of the test sites when the list
is available. All applicants for initial certification in
the subspecialty must satisfactorily complete one year of
training in a critical care medicine program accredited
by the Residency Review Committee for Anesthesiology by
August 31, 2002; they also must be certified in anesthesiology
by ABA or scheduled for an ABA oral examination in 2002.
Physicians previously certified in critical care medicine
by ABA may apply to recertify in the subspecialty. Applicants
may use the ABA Web site www.ABANES.org
to submit their application for the critical care medicine
examination. They also may download the application from
the ABA Web site or request the form by fax (919) 881-2575,
or they may write ABA at 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 510,
Raleigh, NC 27607-7506. ABA must receive completed critical
care medicine applications by March 1, 2002.
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ASA Posts Video News Release on Pain Medicine on Web
As part of its 2001 Doctors Day promotion, which focused on the
growing specialty of pain medicine, ASA distributed a video news
release (VNR) on pain medicine to more than 700 television stations
nationwide. “The Top 5 Myths About Pain” features Carol
Warfield, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,
and ASA President Neil Swissman, M.D., and explores some of the
most common misconceptions about pain and pain medicine.
This video is the third in a series of VNRs produced by the ASA
Committee on Communications in conjunction with Doctors Day in
March. Previous videotapes addressed herbal medications and office-based
anesthesia www.ASAhq.org/vnr2.htm.
“The Top 5 Myths About Pain” can be viewed on the ASA
Web site at www.asahq.org/vnr1.htm.
In Memoriam
Notice has been received of the death
of the following ASA members:
Scott A. Latshaw, M.D.
East Hampton, Connecticut
June 8, 2001 |
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Vladimir Shkilnyk, M.D.
Akron, Ohio
July 3, 2001 |
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Richard L. Nutt, M.D.
Hahira, Georgia
May 10, 2001 |
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Richard C. Thompson,
M.D.
San Mateo, California
October 8, 2000 |
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Garfield B. Russell,
M.D.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
July 1, 2001 |
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Rimma Yekhilevich, M.D.
Vestal, New York
May 27, 2001 |
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