The ASA Committee on Practice Parameters has appointed a Task Force on Brain Function Monitoring and Intraoperative Awareness to develop a practice parameter to assist anesthesiologists and other health care providers on this important issue. To facilitate the development of this practice parameter, the task force is conducting a structured open forum for ASA members to be held at the ASA Annual Meeting on Monday, October 25, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Pavillion 11 at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The purpose of the open forum is to provide an opportunity for ASA members to present oral and written testimony on the content and impact of this parameter. In particular the task force seeks testimony on clinical issues, cost, resources and feasibility.

The open forum will consist of a slide presentation by members of the task force; during the slide presentation, there will be several structured, time-limited opportunities for questions or comments related to the presented material.

Task Force on Brain Function Monitoring and Intraoperative Awareness members include:

Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D., (Chair), Chicago, Illinois; James F. Arens, M.D., Houston, Texas; Richard T. Connis, Ph.D., Woodinville, Washington; Daniel J. Cole, M.D., Phoenix, Arizona; Karen B. Domino, M.D., Seattle, Washington; John C. Drummond, M.D., San Diego, California; Cor J. Kalkman, M.D., Ph.D., Utrecht, the Netherlands; Ronald D. Miller, M.D., San Francisco, California; David G. Nickinovich, Ph.D., Bellevue, Washington; and Michael M. Todd, M.D., Iowa City, Iowa.