Smoke-Free Louisville
ary H. Burkhart, M.D., was named the American Lung
Association of Kentucky’s 2005 Volunteer of
the Year and was featured in a November 2005 Business
First of Louisville article for her involvement
in the “Smoke Free Louisville” campaign.
Sights and Sounds in
O.R.
letter from Richard H. Riley, M.B., B.S., on the
music and video practices of surgeons in the O.R.
appeared in the March 2006 issue of The Medical
Journal of Australia.
Twin Separation
andall P. Flick, M.D., was quoted in a May 13 Associated
Press article on the successful separation of conjoined
twins Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen. Dr. Flick was
the anesthesiologist during the surgery.
Worry-Free Anesthesia
homas M. McLoughlin, M.D., was interviewed for a
June 13 television news segment focusing on easing
patient anesthesia concerns that appeared on WFRV-TV,
Green Bay and 49 ABC News, Topeka.
Parents
on Pins and Needles
study led by Shu-Ming Wang, M.D., on the effects
of accupressure for anxious parents of children
undergoing general anesthesia was featured in a
June 20 Psychology Today article.
Tattoos
and Epidural Safety
 illiam
R. Camann, M.D., was quoted in a July 7 Toronto
Star article on the risks associated with epidurals
and lower-back tattoos. Dr. Camann also commented
on labor pain and management in a July 23 Boston
Globe article on the debate between natural
and pain-free childbirth.
No Sponge
Left Behind
he New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles
Times, Medical News Today and others reported
on a study by lead author Alex Macario, M.D., testing
a device to detect sponges imbedded with radio-frequency
identification tags. The study appears in the July
2006 Archives of Surgery.
Latest
on PONV Drugs
ong
J. Gan, M.D., was quoted on the incidence of nausea
and vomiting in a July 18 Health Behavior News
Service Study article focusing on a review of
studies examining the effectiveness of postoperative
nausea drugs.
Preoperative Fasting
July 23 Baltimore Sun article on required
durations for preoperative fasting featured quotes
from ASA members Mark A. Warner, M.D., Douglas G.
Martz, Jr., M.D., Satyam V. Chary, M.B., and Charles
Leve, M.D.
• Letters in response to the Baltimore
Sun article from ASA President Orin F. Guidry,
M.D., appeared in the August 8 Fort Worth
Star-Telegram and August 11 Baltimore
Sun.
• A response letter from Richard L. Gilbert,
M.D., appeared in the August 8 Charlotte Observer.
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members who have been quoted in the media.
To let us know that you have been interviewed,
or for assistance with media relations,
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