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May 2002
Volume 66 |
Number 5
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| Board of Directors
Interim Meeting Summary |
The ASA Board of Directors held its interim meeting in Chicago,
Illinois, on Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 2002. The Board committees
on Administrative Affairs, Finance, Legislative Review and Scientific
Affairs met as review committees on Saturday to review reports
for consideration by the Board of Directors on Sunday. Among the
actions taken by the Board of Directors were the following:
Size and Composition of the Board of Directors and Administrative
Council
Approved, subject to ratification by the House of Delegates, a
recommendation from the Committee on Size and Composition of the
Board of Directors and Administrative Council to increase the
size of the Board of Directors to include a director from each
component society. Also approved, subject to ratification by the
House of Delegates, the addition of a new vice-president for professional
affairs on the Administrative Council.
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Vice-Speaker Candace E. Keller, M.D.,
and Speaker Eugene P. Sinclair, M.D., preside over
the Board's proceedings.
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Liaison With the Association for Anesthesiologist Assistant
Education
Approved a resolution that ASA establish liaison with the Association
for Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA) Education. David C. Mackey,
M.D., a member of the Committee on Anesthesia Care Team, was appointed
to a three-year term as ASA liaison representative.
New Military Component
Approved, subject to ratification by the House of Delegates, a
recommendation from the Task Force for Federal Employees to create
a new military component with the same rights and privileges as
existing state components. Membership would be limited to those
on active military duty.
Reduction of Dues for Temporary Military Service
Approved a recommendation from the Administrative Council that
all active ASA members who are eligible for protection under the
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 will receive, upon
presentation of their military orders, a 50-percent reduction
in ASA dues. This action was taken for the benefit of anesthesiologists
affected by the war on terrorism.
Task Force on Image Building
Approved, subject to ratification by the House of Delegates, the
appointment of a Task Force on Image Building to work with ASAšs
communications staff with the objective of having anesthesiologists
become better identified by the American public.
Patient Education Video
Approved a recommendation that ASA collaborate with the American
Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses in producing a preoperative patient
education video that would be funded by outside sources.
2002 Budget
Amended the 2002 budget to provide income of $19,541,500 and expenses
of $19,503,100.
Legislative Consultants
Approved a recommendation from the Administrative Council to retain
the services of three lobbying firms for 2002. These firms are
Verner Liipfert, Downey McGrath Group, Inc., and Infrastructure
Solutions.
Section on Fiscal Affairs
Approved, subject to ratification by the House of Delegates, a
recommendation from the Administrative Council that the Section
on Fiscal Affairs be retained in the organizational structure
of the Society. The elimination of this Section had previously
been approved as part of the recommendations of the 2001 Task
Force on Structure and Governance.
'Frequently Asked Questions' Section on Web Site
Approved, subject to ratification by the House of Delegates, a
recommendation for the development of a "Frequently Asked
Questions" section on the ASA Web site where answers would
be provided by representatives of clinically focused ASA committees.
Necessary policies governing this section will be established
by the Web Site Editorial Board.
Review of ASA Documents
Approved a recommendation from the Committee on Quality Management
and Departmental Administration to develop an administrative procedure
to ensure a periodic review of "ASA Standards, Guidelines
and Statements."
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
Received information that 2001 contributions totaled $1.8 million.
ASA contributed $1,050,000 to FAER in 2001. In addition to ASA's
contribution, it was reported that contributions from specialty
societies doubled to $224,750, and donations from ASA's component
societies increased 34 percent to $82,255.
Specialty Society Exhibit
Approved a recommendation from the Committee on Communications
that ASA sponsor an exhibit booth at the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists meeting in May 2002 in Los Angeles, California.
Also received information that ASA sponsored exhibits at the annual
meetings of the American College of Surgeons and the American
Society of Plastic Surgeons in 2001.
Regional Spokesperson Training Programs
Received information from the Committee on Communications that
regional spokesperson training programs are tentatively scheduled
to be held in Ohio, Arizona and Nebraska in 2002. Also, it was
reported that the annual Leadership Spokesperson Training Program
will be held on April 28 in conjunction with the 2002 ASA Legislative
Conference in Washington, D.C.
Annual Meeting Scientific Papers
Approved a recommendation from the Committee on Annual Meeting
Review that the appropriate administrative procedure be revised
to allow submitters of scientific data the opportunity to submit
work that may have been previously published, although it cannot
be presented in the same form.
Annual Meeting Site – 2014
Selected New Orleans, Louisiana, as the location of the ASA Annual
Meeting in October 2014.
Liaison Representatives
James F. Arens, M.D., Steven J. Hattamer, M.D., C. Alvin Head,
M.D., Richard R. Johnston, M.D., Matthew D. Layman, M.D., John
B. Neeld, Jr., M.D., Rebecca J. Patchin, M.D., Susan L. Polk,
M.D., and Carol E. Rose, M.D., were elected to two-year terms
as delegates on the American Medical Association (AMA) Section
Council. Elected to two-year terms as alternate delegates
were Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D., Jane C.K. Fitch, M.D., Gary D.
Thal, M.D., Salvatore G. Vitale, M.D., and John M. Zerwas, M.D.
Norig Ellison, M.D., was elected to a one-year term as the ASA
representative to the Council on Medical Specialty Societies.
Jan Ehrenwerth, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as delegate
to the National Fire Protection Association. David E. Lees,
M.D., was elected as alternative delegate.
Robin J. Elwood, M.D., was elected to a four-term as representative
to the American Association for Respiratory Care Board of Medical
Advisors. Robert A. May, M.D., and David E. Schwartz, M.D.,
were elected to four-year terms as representatives to the National
Board for Respiratory Care, Inc.
Philip W. Leibowitz, M.D., was elected to a four-year term as
representative to the American Board of Anesthesiology-ASA
Joint Council on In-Training Examinations. Joseph P. Annis,
M.D., was elected to a three-year term as representative to the
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Jerry A.
Cohen, M.D., was elected to a two-year term as representative
to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Hospital Accreditation Program, Professional and Technical Advisory
Committee, and Robert S. Lagasse, M.D., was elected for a
two-year term as alternate representative.
Philip D. Lumb, M.B., was elected to a three-year term as representative
to the Residency Review Committee for Anesthesiology. Stanley
W. Stead, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as representative
to the AMA Current Procedural Terminology-4™ Editorial
Panel. Sorin J. Brull, M.D., Ph.D., Jan Ehrenwerth, M.D.,
Susan L. Polk, M.D., Richard C. Prielipp, M.D., Robert K. Stoelting,
M.D., and Mark A. Warner, M.D., were elected to three-year terms
as representatives to the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
Daniel E. Supkis, Jr., M.D., was elected to a one-year term as
representative to the American Society for Testing and Materials
Committee F-79. Douglas R. Bacon, M.D., Doris K. Cope,
M.D., and William D. Hammonds, M.D., were elected to three-year
terms as trustees of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology.
David J. Birnbach, M.D., was elected to a one-year term as representative
to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Committee on Obstetric Practice.
Ronald L. Harter, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as delegate
to the AMA Young Physicians Section. Roy G. Soto, M.D., was elected
to a three-year term as alternate delegate to the AMA Young
Physicians Section. Scott B. Groudine, M.D., Danial O. Laird,
M.D., and Randall P. Maydew, M.D., were elected to three-year
terms as members of the ASA Political Action Committee (ASAPAC)
Executive Board. Carlos L. Moreno, M.D., was elected to serve
a one-year term as the resident member of the ASAPAC Executive
Board. Dr. Laird was elected to serve a one-year term as chair
of the ASAPAC Executive Board, and Bruce R. Brookens, M.D., was
elected to serve a one-year term as secretary/treasurer.
Holly C. Gunn, M.D., was elected to a three-year term as representative
to the Association of Womens' Health, Obstetric and Neonatal
Nurses. Arnold J. Berry, M.D., was elected to a four-year
term, and Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., was elected to a two-year term
as liaison representatives to the new Council for the Continuous
Professional Development of Anesthesiologists.
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