September 2002
Volume 66 |
Number 9
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ASA NEWS
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Nine Candidates Announce for Elected
Office
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Nine ASA members recently have announced their candidacies for
elected office. The anesthesiologists and the offices they seek
are:
| President-Elect |
Roger W. Litwiller, M.D. |
| First Vice-President |
Thomas H. Cromwell, M.D.
Eugene P. Sinclair, M.D. |
| Vice-President for Scientific
Affairs |
Bruce F. Cullen, M.D. |
| Assistant Secretary |
Peter L. Hendricks, M.D. |
| Assistant Treasurer |
Roger A. Moore, M.D. |
| Speaker, House of Delegates |
Candace E. Keller, M.D. |
| Vice-Speaker, House of
Delegates |
John P. Abenstein, M.D.
Richard M. Flowerdew, M.D. |
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The ASA Board of Directors has approved the following regulations
for the announcement of candidacies for elected office:
1. On or before August 1, any candidate for ASA office may send
to the Executive Office a notice of intent to run for a specific
office.
2. The Executive Office shall prepare a list of candidates submitted
to be published in the September issue of the ASA NEWSLETTER
and the Handbook for Delegates.
3. The announcement for candidacy does not constitute a formal
nomination to an office, nor is it a prerequisite for being nominated.
4. Nominations shall be made at the Annual Meeting of the House
of Delegates for all candidates as prescribed by the ASA Bylaws.
As approved by the Board of Directors in August 2000, a Candidates'
Forum is now available on the ASA Web site. ASA members can view
candidates curriculum vitaes at < www.asahq.org/candidates
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TEE Workshop Set for Scottsdale
The Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography is intended
as an introductory course on intraoperative echocardiography.
The program will be held on November 2-3, 2003, at the Marriott
Mountain Shadows Resort and Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This workshop will introduce a number of topics that will provide
the basics on the physics of ultrasound, the use of knobs on the
echocardiography machine, the components of a complete transesophageal
examination along with the corresponding anatomical views and
the pathophysiology of valvular heart disease and its intraoperative
assessment.
Robert M. Savage, M.D., is the program chair. He will speak on
"Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging Planes" as well as
the corresponding workshop "Mitral Valves" and the "Valve
Workshop." The other faculty and their topics are:
• Solomon Aronson, M.D., "Physics of Ultrasound,"
"Artifacts and Pitfalls," "Economics of Intraoperative
Echo" and in the "Cardiac Anatomy Imaging Plane Workshop";
• Jonathon B. Mark, M.D., "Assessment of the Left Ventricle
and Right Ventricle Systolic Function and Regional Wall Motion,"
"Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve" as well as the Workshops
"Knobology – Improving the Image" and "Valve
Workshop";
• Jack S. Shanewise, M.D., "Intraoperative Examination:
Indications, Contraindications, Safety, Comprehensive Examination,"
"Cardiac Hemodynamics" and "Hemodynamics Workshop";
• Stanton K. Shernan, M.D., "Organization of an Intraoperative
Echo Service," "Thoracic Aorta" as well as "Valve
Workshop";
• Lee K. Wallace, M.D., "Common Platforms and Knobs"
and the Workshops "Knobology – Improving the Image"
and "Hemodynamics Workshop."
ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education programs
for physicians. ASA designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 14 hours in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours
of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Registration is suggested by October 2, 2002. Registration fees
are $300 for ASA active members, $125 for resident members and
$750 for nonmembers.
A block of rooms is being held at the Marriott Mountain Shadows
Resort and Golf Club until October 11, 2002. Reservation information
will be sent to registrants upon receipt of registration.
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