September 2001
Volume 65 |
Number 9
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FAER REPORT
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FAER Activities at the ASA Annual Meeting
First FAER Honorary Research Lecture: “Thinking Out of
the Box –Anesthesiology Research in the 21st Century”
Monday, October 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room 352 of the
Morial Convention Center
We are excited to sponsor the first Foundation for Anesthesia
Education and Research (FAER) Honorary Research Lecture. FAER
has created this lectureship to recognize outstanding scholarship
by anesthesiologists and to attract young anesthesiologists to
rewarding and exciting careers in research and teaching that are
essential underpinnings of a respected medical specialty.
Debra A. Schwinn, M.D., a former ASA/FAER award recipient, will
deliver the first lecture. In choosing Dr. Schwinn to deliver
the first lecture, the Foundation has set a high standard for
its ensuing honorees. Dr. Schwinn is Professor and Director of
the Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory in the Department of Anesthesiology
at Duke University Medical Center. In 2000, she was awarded a
Visiting Investigator Program award at the Human Genome Research
Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study the role
of adrenergic polymorphisms in hypertension.
Dr. Schwinn’s research has made significant contributions
to the basic understanding and clinical management of cardiovascular
regulation and genitourinary pathophysiology, and she continues
to work toward an understanding of how genetic differences between
people relate to disease outcomes, particularly in the settings
of cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia and intensive care. Most
importantly, she has mentored 16 fellows who now hold positions
in academic medicine and in pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Schwinn personifies what the FAER Honorary Lecture was created
to represent. She has combined her extraordinary energy and enthusiasm
with solid training in research fundamentals, a supportive academic
department and funding awards, including two FAER grants, to achieve
an outstanding array of successes in her career as an anesthesiologist,
scientist, teacher, mentor, musician, wife and mother. Please
join us to hear Dr. Schwinn speak.
Then feel free to stay because, conveniently, immediately following
the FAER lecture will be the FAER panel.
Panel
“Evidence-Based Medicine and the Clinical Practice of Anesthesia”
Monday, October 15, from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. in room 352 of the
Morial Convention Center
Sean K. Kennedy, M.D., University of Pennsylvania, will moderate
the panel. A learning objective is “How to Approach Critically
Medical Chapters and Journal Articles and Incorporate Results
Into Your Clinical Practice.” Panel participants and topic
include Steven Slogoff, M.D., “Evidence-Based Medicine —
An Overview”; Nathan L. Pace, M.D., “The Promise and
Pitfalls of Systematic Reviews (AKA Meta-Analysis)”; Ronald
D. Miller, M.D., “Applying Research to Clinical Practice”;
and Robert A. Caplan, M.D., “Comprehensive Evaluation of
Clinical Evidence — The ASA Guidelines Process.” We
hope to see you there.
Booth
Stop by the FAER booth, meet your friends there, say hello —
it may be a valuable experience. The booth will be located in
the ASA Resource Center, adjacent to the technical exhibits and
near the ASA registration. We will have a computer hook-up, table
and chairs, information about the grants and the Foundation and,
of course, a credit card machine to make contributions easy. We
welcome and need suggestions and feedback from the ASA membership.
Resident Scholars Program
Please take note of the 60 residents participating in the Resident
Scholar Program sponsored by FAER and Abbott Laboratories. These
residents were nominated by chairs of their departments. The institutions
invited to participate vary each year. The program introduces
residents to the educational, scientific and political activities
affecting the specialty. The residents attend an orientation session,
the House of Delegates meetings, dinner with ASA officers and
participate in many other activities during the meeting.
Advisory Council
FAER board members, corporate and anesthesiology society representatives,
award recipients, leaders in the anesthesiology community and
friends of FAER will discuss improvements in patient care and
enhancement of the specialty through research training of physicians.
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