2003 ASA Scientific Papers: Call
for Abstracts
The submission procedure for the 2003 ASA Annual Meeting
scientific papers is very similar to that used in 2002.
ASA will once again partner with Marathon Multimedia,
which specializes in online abstract submissions. The
abstract submission program is accessible on ASA’s
Web site <www2.asahq.org/web/index.asp>
by clicking on the “2003 Scientific Papers Submission”
link. All accepted abstracts will be published in their
entirety in electronic format, and a summary will be
published in the 2003 Annual Meeting program book. Submission
instructions are available on the ASA Web site and will
not be mailed to authors. It will not be necessary to
request a packet of abstract submission material.
The following outlines the 2003 Scientific Papers submission
process:
| • Only abstracts submitted online
can be considered. The deadline for submitting
all abstracts is Tuesday, April 1, 2003,
at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time. |
| • To submit your abstract using
the online submission form, you must be using
Netscape® Navigator™ or Communicator™,
version 4.7 or higher, or Microsoft® Internet
Explorer®, version 5.0 or higher. |
| • All submission instructions are available
on the ASA Web site and accessible from any point
during the submission process. No separate submission
packet will be mailed. |
| • Authors may input and revise submissions
until the deadline or until the abstract is formally
submitted by clicking the “Submit”
button. Entries will be checked automatically
for completeness once officially submitted. After
the closing deadline, entries that are not in
compliance with all of the submission requirements
will be assumed to be in draft format and will
not be considered by the graders. |
| • A brief summary of the study must be
included with the submission and, for abstracts
that are accepted, will be published in the 2003
Annual Meeting program book. The summary will
not be considered when the abstracts are graded.
The September supplement to Anesthesiology
will consist of a CD-ROM containing the full
text and graphics of all accepted abstracts. |
| • The use of scientific characters and
common style elements such as bold, italic and
underline will be permitted. Font specification,
with some limitations, will be available. |
The ASA Web site contains more complete information
regarding the process for submitting abstracts.
TEE Workshop Set for May 31-June
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The Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography, an
introductory course on intraoperative echocardiography,
will be held on May 31-June 1, 2003, at the Baltimore
Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.
This workshop introduces 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., the program’s co-chair,
will speak on “Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging
Planes” as well as the corresponding workshop,
“Mitral Valves and the “Valve Workshop.”
Other topics include:
| • “Physics of Ultrasound,”
“Artifacts and Pitfalls,” “Economics
of Intraoperative Echo” and the “Cardiac
Anatomy Imaging Plane Workshop”; |
| • “Assessment of the Left Ventricle
and Right Ventricle Systolic Function and Regional
Wall Motion,” “Tricuspid and Pulmonic
Valve” and the workshop “Knobology
— Improving the Image”; |
| • “Intraoperative Examination: Indications,
Contraindications, Safety, Comprehensive Examination,”
“Cardiac Hemodynamics” and “Hemodynamics
Workshop”; |
| • “Organization of an Intraoperative
Echo Service” and the “Thoracic Aorta”; |
| • “Common Platforms and Knobs.” |
ASA is approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education 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.
The registration fee is $300 for ASA active members,
$125 for resident members and $750 for nonmembers. The
fee includes morning coffee and rolls, luncheons and
coffee breaks and must accompany the registration form
to guarantee enrollment. The registration deadline is
May 2, 2003.
In Memoriam
Notice has been received of the death
of the following ASA members:
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Webb
S. Alsop, Jr., M.D.
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
October 20, 2002 |
John
F. Kappler, M.D.
Darien, Georgia
March 19, 2002 |
Loron
F. Thurwachter, M.D.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 24, 2002 |
William
E. Brady, M.D.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
April 4, 2002 |
Raymond
Miller, M.D.
Hartsdale, New York
October 19, 2002 |
William
E. Trotti, M.D.
Laguna Beach, California
August 20, 2002 |
Patricia
A. Gibbons, M.D.
Wyoming, Ohio
August 7, 2002 |
Abraham
Shechtman, M.D.
Plantation, Florida
September 4, 2002 |
Gerald
P. Wantz, M.D.
Lufkin, Texas
August 25, 2002 |
Ramiro
C. Giraldo, M.D.
Coral Gables, Florida
September 22, 2002 |
Paul
B. Silverman, M.D.
North Miami Beach, Florida
February 4, 2002 |
C.M.
Welch, M.D.
Naples, Florida
July 21, 2002 |
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