The ASA Annual Meeting in Chicago is rapidly approaching. Once again the OSA and the OHSU Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine are partnering to host a reception for Oregonians and friends who will be in attendance. Please join us after the ASA Opening Reception on Saturday night. Here are the details:

• Date: Saturday, October 15, 2011
• Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
• Location:

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
One West Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 755-9339

And here’s a brochure you can download and bring with you.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Frank Palmrose, OSA’s President-elect and lead planner for our educational meetings presents the following summary of the recent Bend CME and Ski meeting.

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If you attended the Bend meeting this past weekend, please visit this member's only page to download Dr. Robert Cross' slides on the new interpretive guidelines. Login required.

Since around 2000, diplomates of the American Board of Anesthesiology have a time-limited certificate. To maintain certification in anesthesiology (MOCA), one has a number of requirements. One of those requirements is completing a simulation experience at least once during the ten-year MOCA cycle. We are fortunate in Oregon that we have a first-rate simulation opportunity available in Portland. OHSU with the assistance of OAG is offering several options this spring to complete the MOCA simulation requirement. If you are interested, please download this PDF file and register for this opportunity. The program offers a limited number of spaces at each session, so register as soon as possible!

The Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists will be hosting our annual educational and business meeting on February 12-13, 2011 at the 7th Mountain Resort in Bend. This CME and Ski meeting features some great lectures and plenty of time to hit the slopes at Mount Bachelor.

A room block is open for booking through January 11 and discounted lift tickets at Mount Bachelor will be available if there is sufficient interest. Please look for the meeting brochure arriving in the mail or download it here. Please register early, contact the resort to book your room and let us know if you want lift tickets.

Happy Holidays!

The 2010 Haugen Lecture is rapidly approaching. Dr. Alexander Hannenberg, immediate past-president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, will deliver an address on "Unfinished Business: U.S. Health System Reform" on Sunday, December 5 at 2 p.m. at the Oregon Medical Association headquarters in Portland. Please download the invitation here.

To get an accurate estimate of those attending, you must RSVP by November 19 to Matt Schreiner at OHSU. Contact information for Matt can be found on the invitation.

We look forward to seeing you on December 5 and learning from Dr. Hannenberg about what is good and bad in the health care reform legislation passed earlier this year.

ASA President Alexander Hannenberg is requesting our help.

“If you believe that reclaiming the discipline of critical care medicine is important to the future of our specialty, I ask you to do everything you can to encourage participation in a survey jointly sponsored and developed by ASA, the ASCCA [American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists] and the Anesthesia Administrator?s Assembly. The purpose of the survey is to assess the value to anesthesia practices of providing critical care services in their institutions. Please see the weblink at http://www.asahq.org/news/asanews081210.htm.”

Please respond soon as the survey will only be open for a few more days.

Save the weekend of February 12-13, 2011 for the Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists’ Winter Ski and CME meeting in Bend, Oregon. We will be hosting the meeting at the Seventh Mountain Resort, only a few minutes drive to Mount Bachelor Ski Resort. Our agenda will allow plenty of time for winter activities, with sessions in the morning and early evening.

Check back soon for additional details on speakers, lodging and other information about the meeting this fall.

June 27, 2010

Save the Date: December 5, 2010!!!

The Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists and the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University will be hosting the Frederick P. Haugen, M.D. Lecture this coming December. Dr. Alexander Hannenberg, currently the President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, will discuss "Healthcare Reform and Anesthesiology."

The lecture and reception will occur in the early afternoon (approximately 2 pm) on December 5, 2010 at the Oregon Medical Association Building (11740 SW 68th Parkway), which is just off of Exit 293 on I-5 (easy access from the North and South. Admission will be free for all OSA and ASA members (living in Oregon or Washington).

There will be ample time to interact with Dr. Hannenberg and colleagues throughout our region.

We will provide updates on the Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists Web site at http://osaonline.org and deliver the occasional email update as well.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Haugen Lecture Planning Committee

Jeffrey Kirsch, M.D.
Frank Palmrose, M.D.
Joanne Jene, M.D.
Kirk Lalwani, M.D.
Grace Chen, M.D.