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The Rush Department of Anesthesiology Faculty and Staff lent its support to the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) through their participation in the society's 2009 annual meeting, held from October 17-21, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and their membership on ASA Committees and Subcommittees. A listing of those activities are included below. |
Participation in ASA House of Delegates
Farooq Khan, M.D.
Farooq Khan, M.D.,a third-year resident of the Department of Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center who is the current President of the Resident Component of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) represented Illinois at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)'s Residents House of Delegates at this year's Annual Meeting. He also took office as President of the ASA Residents Component of the ASA House of Delegates. As President, Dr. Khan will work to fulfill the mission of both the ISA and ASA Resident Components, which include efforts to: Encourage residents to participate in the activities of the ISA and the ASA. Nurture leadership in organized medicine. Communicate resident concerns to the ISA Board of Directors and participate in the decision-making process. Facilitate transition to active membership in the ISA and ASA upon completion of residency.
Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D., David R. Rothenberg, M.D., and Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
ASA is governed by its House of Delegates, which meets each year during the Society's Annual Meeting. The House of Delegates. is comprised of ASA Delegates and Directors (designated by geographic distribution), ASA Officers, Past Presidents, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Anesthesiology, Chairs of the Sections on Administration, Representation, Professional Standards, Professional Practice, Society Subspecialties, Education and Research, Annual Meeting and Clinical Care, and the ASA Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates.
Drs. Tuman, Rothenberg and Buvanendran from the Department of Anesthesiology at Rush served as Delegates to the ASA House of Delegates during this year's meeting.
During the interim between the meetings of the House of Delegates, the ASA Board of Directors exercises authority to manage the business and financial affairs of the Society, and superintends and directs the publication and distribution of all official documents, journals and reports consistent with policies of the House of Delegates. The Board of Directors meets three times each year. The Society also has many special committees comprised of the nation's outstanding anesthesiologists. In addition, 55 Component Societies work to implement and complement the Society's goals at the community level.
Faculty Participation in Forums, Panels and Courses, and as Moderators for Scientific Oral and Poster Sessions
Steve D. Barnes, M.D.
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Pediatric Anesthesia - Cardiac |
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Pediatric Anesthesia - Cardiac |
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
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Imaging for Chronic Pain Medicine |
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Update on Acute Pain Management - Beyond Epidurals and Catheters |
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Perioperative Pain Management in the Opioid Tolerant Patient |
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Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Chronic Pain: Indications, Management and Complications |
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Multimodal Analgesia for Perioperative Pain Management: Evidence-Based |
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Chronic and Cancer Pain |
W. Christopher Croley, M.D.
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2009 ASA Simulation Workshop - SEA Simulation-Based Training in Critical Incident Management and Teamwork |
Timothy R. Lubenow, M.D.
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management |
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Spinal Cord Stimulator Placements |
Christopher C. O’Connor, M.D.
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Clinical Circulation V |
David M. Rothenberg, M.D.
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Acid Base Biology |
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Anesthesiologists and Death |
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Ethics in Perioperative Medicine |
Medically Challenging Cases: Poster Presentations
Simona Joffe, MD and Angelina Bhandari, MD
“Use of Intralipid to Treat Cardiac Toxicity after Caudal Epidural Ropivicaine Injection in a Premature Neonate”
Elizabeth Mahanna, MD and Angelina Bhandari, MD
“Management of Unexpected Perioperative Pneumonothorax under Fluoroscopy.”
Angelina Bhandari, MD
“Acute Strep A/MRSA Epiglottitis in a 6 Month Old With Anesthesia Machine Failure During Attempted Rigid Bronchoscopy
Angelina Bhandari, MD
“Spontaneous Ventilation for Laryngeal Cleft Repair”
Scientific Poster Presentations and Discussions
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Timothy J. Lubenow, M.D., Mario Moric, M.S., James M. Kerchberger, B.S., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D,
"The INR Values at Removal of Epidural Catheter in 6078 Patients Receiving Warfarin"
Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Jinyuan Li, M.D., Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Brian Wagenaar, B.S., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Does a Plantar Foot Incision Upregulate the Calcium Channel a2d Subunit in Rat Spinal Cord?"
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Does the Non-Sedating GABA-A Agonist L-838,417 Produce Analgesia in Rat Postoperative Pain Models?"
Naomi Shin, B.A., Justin Ngeow, B.A., Spencer Liu, M.D., Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., James Rathmell, M.D.
“Chronic Pain after Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Survey of Outcomes”
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Amjad Ali, M.D., Travis R. Stoub, Ph.D., Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Brain Activation with Chronic Cancer Pain: A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Study"
Mario Moric, M.S., Asokumar Buvanendran,M.D., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
“Gender Differences in Prescription Opioid Abuse and Rehabilitation Admissions”
Sandra C. Toleikis, M.A., J. Richard Toleikis, Ph.D., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
“How Effective Is EMG Monitoring for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Procedures?”
J. Richard Toleikis, Ph.D., Sandra C. Toleikis, M.A., Leo Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D., Roy A.E. Bakay, M.D.
“Analysis of Subthalamic Nucleus Single Unit Activity during Deep Brain Stimulation”
Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., James M. Kerns, Ph.D., Brian Wagenaar, B.S., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Does Lidocaine Nerve Block Cause Neurotoxicity in Diabetic Rats?"
Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Jinyuan Li, M.D., Hee-Jeong Im, Ph.D., Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Is the Calcium Channel a2d Subunit Upregulated in Rat Spinal Cord in a Knee Osteoarthritis Model?"
Jeffrey S. Kroin, Ph.D., Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Brian Wagenaar, B.S., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
"Effect of Adjuvants on Duration of Nerve Blocks in Diabetic Rats"
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D., Mario Moric, M.S., Ranga Ananda, M.D., Peter Zavislak, B.S., Kenneth J. Tuman, M.D.
“Driving Proficiency in Patients after Minor Ambulatory Surgery with Monitored Anesthesia Care"
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Participation on ASA Committees - 2009 Subcommittee
on Chronic and Cancer Pain Subcommittee on Clinical Circulation: Committee
on Critical Care Medicine:
Committee on Ethics:
Committee on Pain Medicine: Committee on Pediatric Anesthesia:
Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia: Committee on Regional Anesthesia: Subcommittee
on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain: Committee on Respiratory Care: |
