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&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; ASA 2008 Annual Meeting Highlights&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Missed the Rovenstine or Transitional Science lectures last year?&lt;br /&gt; Now is your chance to see and hear these engaging presentations&lt;br /&gt; along with 25 others from the ASA 2008 Annual Meeting held in&lt;br /&gt; Orlando. Select individual courses or buy the entire set to earn&lt;br /&gt; up to 26 CME credits. The ASA audio-and-slide programs let you&lt;br /&gt; pace your learning and print your own CME letter when complete.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Learn from experts on these key topical areas:&lt;br /&gt; n Ambulatory n Fundamentals n Pediatric&lt;br /&gt; n Cardiac n Neuroanesthesia n Regional&lt;br /&gt; n Critical Care n Obstetric n Professional Issues&lt;br /&gt; n Pain&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Do<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=1"></a> <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=2"></a> <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=3">ASA 2008 Annual Meeting HighlightsMissed the R</a> ASA 2008 Annual Meeting HighlightsMissed the R<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=4">Volume 73,Number 5May 2009Edito</a> Volume 73,Number 5May 2009Edito<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=5"></a> <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=6">frofromthteheccroroww&rsquo;s&rsquo;snenestst If Not No</a> frofromthteheccroroww&rsquo;s&rsquo;snenestst If Not No<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=7">TheHighestClientRetentionTheLowestDaysinA/RWith</a> TheHighestClientRetentionTheLowestDaysinA/RWith<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=8">administrative updateMedical ProfessionalismC</a> administrative updateMedical ProfessionalismC<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=9"> Although the primary tenets of medical professi</a> Although the primary tenets of medical professi<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=10">washington reportThe First 100 Days &ndash; Clues to </a> washington reportThe First 100 Days &ndash; Clues to <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=11">cPoumttminigtteaeDnoellwarsFigure on What You Do</a> cPoumttminigtteaeDnoellwarsFigure on What You Do<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=12">Continued from page 9 Benchmarking data </a> Continued from page 9 Benchmarking data <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=13"> Light the Path toPay for PerformanceAt Anest</a> Light the Path toPay for PerformanceAt Anest<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=14">Making Quality Pay for Anesthesiology Practice Gr</a> Making Quality Pay for Anesthesiology Practice Gr<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=15">Putting a Dollar Figure on What You DoContinued </a> Putting a Dollar Figure on What You DoContinued <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=16">Making Quality Pay for Anesthesiology Practice Gr</a> Making Quality Pay for Anesthesiology Practice Gr<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=17">data to the CMS PQRI for incentive payments. Some</a> data to the CMS PQRI for incentive payments. Some<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=18">cLoemarmniinttgeFeronmewPsroblem Contracts With H</a> cLoemarmniinttgeFeronmewPsroblem Contracts With H<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=19">3. Noncompete: A provision that bars the Group</a> 3. Noncompete: A provision that bars the Group<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=20">Lessons Learned: A Consultant&rsquo;s PerspectiveMPatr</a> Lessons Learned: A Consultant&rsquo;s PerspectiveMPatr<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=21">Lesson: Your hospital may be better able to affor</a> Lesson: Your hospital may be better able to affor<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=22">committee newsMany care providers, including</a> committee newsMany care providers, including<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=23">Table 2: Respond ImmediatelyAddress current medi</a> Table 2: Respond ImmediatelyAddress current medi<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=24">Continued from page 212. 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Intermediate phase &ndash; a<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=25">Learning From Problem Contracts With HospitalsCo</a> Learning From Problem Contracts With HospitalsCo<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=26">what&rsquo;s new in ...Practice Management:ASA Effor</a> what&rsquo;s new in ...Practice Management:ASA Effor<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=27">Residents&rsquo; Practice Management Sessionat ASA Ann</a> Residents&rsquo; Practice Management Sessionat ASA Ann<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=28">committee newsConflicts abound between our prin</a> committee newsConflicts abound between our prin<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=29">used for superficial local anesthesia. However, </a> used for superficial local anesthesia. However, <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=30">committee newsIn the past decade, a total of 33</a> committee newsIn the past decade, a total of 33<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=31">Table 1: &lsquo;Safe Injection Practices&rsquo;2,3(CDC Categ</a> Table 1: &lsquo;Safe Injection Practices&rsquo;2,3(CDC Categ<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=32">Continued from page 29handling, fluid splatteri</a> Continued from page 29handling, fluid splatteri<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=33">3. A &ldquo;double layer&rdquo; of safety precautions is need</a> 3. A &ldquo;double layer&rdquo; of safety precautions is need<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=34">cStoamtemSiottceietynMeweestings: Worth Attending</a> cStoamtemSiottceietynMeweestings: Worth Attending<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=35">ancesothemsiolomgististtoegeethernineawsay that c</a> ancesothemsiolomgististtoegeethernineawsay that c<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=36">cGoemttminitgteIennveolwvesdinthe Lifeline Campai</a> cGoemttminitgteIennveolwvesdinthe Lifeline Campai<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=37">FcromthmeitGtoevernaenwcesUnit:Summary of the Ma</a> FcromthmeitGtoevernaenwcesUnit:Summary of the Ma<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=38">cGeonmetmicitTtesetingewtosEvaluate Susceptibilit</a> cGeonmetmicitTtesetingewtosEvaluate Susceptibilit<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=39"> Current genetic testing efforts for evalua</a> Current genetic testing efforts for evalua<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=40">Continued from page 37In summary, genetic testi</a> Continued from page 37In summary, genetic testi<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=41">IF Not Now &ndash; WHEN?Continued from page 4anddes</a> IF Not Now &ndash; WHEN?Continued from page 4anddes<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=42">practice managementWhether it is an e-mail inbo</a> practice managementWhether it is an e-mail inbo<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=43">other account for which there is a reasonably for</a> other account for which there is a reasonably for<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=44">state beatIn reviewing the announcement of the </a> state beatIn reviewing the announcement of the <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=45">Anesthesiologist Assistants, or its successor org</a> Anesthesiologist Assistants, or its successor org<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=46">Lessons Learned: A Consultant&rsquo;s PerspectiveCont</a> Lessons Learned: A Consultant&rsquo;s PerspectiveCont<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=47">The Increasing Relevance of AUARonald G. Pearl,</a> The Increasing Relevance of AUARonald G. Pearl,<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=48">Summary of the March Interim Board of Directors M</a> Summary of the March Interim Board of Directors M<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=49">Career Choices: Why I Went Into AcademicsVincen</a> Career Choices: Why I Went Into AcademicsVincen<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=50">asa newsA Message From the Governance Unit:Ann</a> asa newsA Message From the Governance Unit:Ann<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=51">&lsquo;Equal Rights&rsquo; AmendmentDr.Bacon,Ihavebeenafaith</a> &lsquo;Equal Rights&rsquo; AmendmentDr.Bacon,Ihavebeenafaith<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=52">cFAomERmreitpteoertnewsFAER&rsquo;s Practice Manageme</a> cFAomERmreitpteoertnewsFAER&rsquo;s Practice Manageme<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=53">committee newsUp for Another Successful Confere</a> committee newsUp for Another Successful Confere<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=54">NEWSLETTER2009 Classified AdvertisingPOSITIONS</a> NEWSLETTER2009 Classified AdvertisingPOSITIONS<a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=55"></a> <a title="May 2009 ASA Newsletter page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84d7b138?page=56">TheHighestClientRetentionTheLowestDaysinA/RWith</a> TheHighestClientRetentionTheLowestDaysinA/RWith