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he 2005 Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs/Association
of Anesthesiology Program Directors (SAAC/AAPD) Annual
Meeting on November 4-6, 2005, at the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel in Washington, D.C., began with a repeat of
the popular “New Chairs” workshop, which
was highly appropriate given that there are more than
20 new chairs in the 2004-05 year, and several others
are open at this time. This workshop is run by experienced
chairs, hospital administrators and medical school
leaders and is offered to all new chairs and those
considering positions in the immediate future.
The Friday afternoon session focused on economics
with reports from Steven J. Barker, Ph.D., M.D., about
the potential benefits of consultants, Kevin K. Tremper,
M.D., Ph.D., about the economic health of academic
departments and Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D., about
how academic anesthesiology is attempting to change
the Medicare teaching rule. The decision of the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) not to
reverse the teaching rule (which currently reimburses
teaching anesthesiologists at 50 percent for concurrent
cases when teaching surgeons are reimbursed 100 percent
for both concurrent cases) was received with concern.
In a separate presentation, Dr. Hannenberg reviewed
the interface between anesthesiology and the resource-based
relative value system. Norman A. Cohen, M.D., presented
a detailed description of how Current Procedural Terminology™
codes are created and used.
Saturday morning began with a session that focused
on the future of anesthesiology and issues that could
influence anesthesiology education to adapt to these
changes. David A. Lubarsky, M.D., presented this subject
from the business perspective, Mark A. Warner, M.D.,
from the academic perspective and Michael “Monty”
Mythen, M.B., from the international view. This was
followed by a session that focused on participation
of academic anesthesiology in organized medicine.
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D., presented the role of
ASA in advocacy for academic anesthesiology. Jane
C.K. Fitch, M.D., presented information on the activities
of the American Medical Association on behalf of academic
anesthesiology. Dr. Warner made a strong case for
participation in the American Board of Anesthesiology
(ABA) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) via the Residency Review Committee
for Anesthesiology.
The luncheon speaker was ASA 2006 President Orin F.
Guidry, M.D., and he focused on how academic anesthesiology
needed to work with ASA to achieve goals that were
in the interest of both. Dr. Guidry’s talk was
followed by a panel about faculty development. Margaret
Wood, M.B., presented the role of mentorship in junior
faculty development. Roberta L. Hines, M.D., presented
the idea that recognition of excellence in clinical
care and education can advance academic development.
Thomas K. Henthorn, M.D., discussed the needs of departments
to encourage clinical and basic science research.
The final panel of the day was chaired by Berend Mets,
M.B., Ph.D., and focused on the ACGME core competencies.
John Bingham, Director of the Center for Clinical
Improvement, Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
discussed the Institute of Medicine “Aims for
Improvement.” Doris Quinn, Ph.D., presented
an approach to the linkage of the competencies to
outcome measures. The session ended with a brief update
on the status of the four-year curriculum.
Sunday morning began with an update from ACGME and
RRC by Judith S. Armbruster, Ph.D., and Mark A. Warner,
M.D. They discussed new program rules for core residency
and anesthesiology pain medicine. This was followed
by a panel by John A. Ulatowski, M.D., Ph.D., and
Dr. Fitch, about residency accreditation issues. Glenn
P. Gravlee, M.D., presented an update from the ABA-ASA
Joint Council on In-Training Examinations, and Steven
C. Hall, M.D., presented an update from ABA.
Presiding over the SAAC/AAPD Annual Meeting in addition
to serving as moderators and lecturers were AAPD President
Daniel M. Thys, M.D., and SAAC President Lydia A.
Conlay, M.D., Ph.D.
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John
E. Tetzlaff, M.D., is Professor of Anesthesiology,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University, and Director,
Center for Anesthesiology Education, Division
of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. |
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