Announcement of Candidates for Elected Office

he ASA Board of Directors has approved regulations for the announcement of candidates for elected ASA office in the NEWSLETTER. The regulations are as follows:

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 NEWSLETTER and the Handbook for Delegates.

3. The announcement of candidacy does not constitute 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 Bylaws.

Web Site Candidate Area
This area is to include the picture, brief curriculum vitae and statement of principle for each avowed candidate for the current year’s election.  ASA caucus chairs will be asked to review and approve the format of materials submitted by ASA officer candidates.

Nominations Sought for Media Award

ach year ASA accepts entries for the ASA Media Award, a distinction given to one or more outstanding media presentations that effectively inform and educate the public about the practice of anesthesiology.

The Committee on Communications encourages members to submit or nominate local media presentations from broadcast (television or radio) and print (newspaper or magazine) media and Web-based news site articles. Increased interest generated in this award will result in a greater number of presentations on the subject of anesthesiology.

The winner receives a plaque and the opportunity to attend the presentation ceremony during the ASA Annual Meeting. The 2006 Media Award will be presented on Sunday, October 15, at the ASA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Deadline for the submission of entries is June 1, 2006, for media presentations released between June 1, 2005, and May 31, 2006. Any entries received after the deadline will be carried over to the next year.

2005 winners were Thomas Hayden of U.S. News & World Report, and producers Susan Kroll, Jane Derenowski and Tammy Filler of NBC’s “Today.”

Mr. Hayden received his award for an America’s Best Hospitals feature published July 12, 2004, in U.S. News & World Report. The article, which was part of a series that highlighted “hidden” specialties, followed a day in the life of University of Chicago anesthesiologists Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D., Catherine R. Bachman, M.D., and Thomas W. Cutter, M.D.

Ms. Kroll, Ms. Derenowski and Ms. Filler created a live and taped piece that featured research by Cynthia A. Wong, M.D., which showed that women can receive an epidural early in labor without increasing the chances of a cesarean delivery. William R. Camann, M.D., participated in an on-air interview with “Today” show host Katie Couric to further explain the new findings and the procedure.

Up to four ASA Media Awards may be given each year for media presentations that inform and educate the public about the medical practice of anesthesiology.

All entries should be sent to Michael H. Entrup, M.D., Chair, Committee on Communications, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573.