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At the recommendation
of ASA President James E. Cottrell, M.D., and after
approval by the 2002 House of Delegates, an Ad Hoc
Committee on Annual Meeting Opportunities was created.
The goal of this committee is to evaluate the structure
and content of the Annual Meeting to ensure that ASA
offers the most effective educational activities to
meet the learning needs of all its members. The ad
hoc committee also has been asked to define how to
incorporate anesthesiology subspecialty societies
into the planning and implementation of the Annual
Meeting and to increase participation in and content
relating to pain medicine and critical care medicine.
An additional goal for the restructuring of the Annual
Meeting is to ensure that it fulfills any continuing
medical education requirements that are included in
the Maintenance of Certification program of the American
Board of Anesthesiology. Appointees to the ad hoc
committee include current or former officers of anesthesia
subspecialty societies as well as individuals who
have been involved with the planning for the Annual
Meeting or other national educational programs.
The committee held its initial meeting in October
2002 and convened again in February 2003. It is anticipated
that the recommendations of the ad hoc committee will
be considered for implementation in the planning of
the 2004 Annual Meeting.
To ensure that our deliberations fulfill the goals
outlined, I am requesting input from the ASA membership.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Annual Meeting Opportunities
welcomes recommendations from you regarding new types
of educational sessions, instructional formats and
content or your ideas on any other aspect of the Annual
Meeting.
Please forward recommendations for consideration to
the Ad Hoc Committee on Annual Meeting Opportunities
in care of the ASA Executive Office, 520 N. Northwest
Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573; <mail@ASAhq.org>.
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Arnold J. Berry, M.D., is Professor of Anesthesiology,
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta,
Georgia. He also is a Commissioner for NCCAA. |
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