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Let our passion be a solution for you.<br /> <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=1"></a> <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=2"> </a> <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=3"> transforming patient safety through science and </a> transforming patient safety through science and <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=4">Volume 75, Number 7July 2011Edi</a> Volume 75, Number 7July 2011Edi<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=5">PSTIM™, a pulse stimulation device, is FDA approv</a> PSTIM™, a pulse stimulation device, is FDA approv<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=6">from the crow’s nest from the crow’s nest </a> from the crow’s nest from the crow’s nest <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=7">Title What is more distressing to me isth</a> Title What is more distressing to me isth<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=8">administrative updateASA: Member-Guided and Mem</a> administrative updateASA: Member-Guided and Mem<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=9">their work. Thanks to ad hoc committee and</a> their work. Thanks to ad hoc committee and<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=10">washington reportAll Local Politics Comes Toget</a> washington reportAll Local Politics Comes Toget<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=11">RonaldSzabat,J.D.,LL.M.,ASAExecutiveVicePresident</a> RonaldSzabat,J.D.,LL.M.,ASAExecutiveVicePresident<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=12">Continued from page 10 Following the Federal </a> Continued from page 10 Following the Federal <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=13"> In another first, Rep. Andy </a> In another first, Rep. Andy <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=14">Continued from page 11Skirmishes, Battles and Vi</a> Continued from page 11Skirmishes, Battles and Vi<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=15">Above: House Budget Chairman PaulRyan (R-WI) [ba</a> Above: House Budget Chairman PaulRyan (R-WI) [ba<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=16">Continued from page 12 ASA members are asked </a> Continued from page 12 ASA members are asked <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=17">Right: Members of theMissouri Society ofAnesthe</a> Right: Members of theMissouri Society ofAnesthe<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=18">ASA Committee on Governmental Affairs(a.k.a. the</a> ASA Committee on Governmental Affairs(a.k.a. the<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=19">Inaction vs IN ACTIONThe American M</a> Inaction vs IN ACTIONThe American M<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=20">Continued from page 16to address and staying on</a> Continued from page 16to address and staying on<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=21"> Our Advocacy Education taskforce has just upda</a> Our Advocacy Education taskforce has just upda<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=22">The A-B-C s of Politics David M. B</a> The A-B-C s of Politics David M. B<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=23">Examp e olf r </a> Examp e olf r <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=24">All Politics Is Local:The Importance of Grassroo</a> All Politics Is Local:The Importance of Grassroo<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=25">If our federal legislators do not address these p</a> If our federal legislators do not address these p<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=26">Regulatory Lobbying 101 Norman A. </a> Regulatory Lobbying 101 Norman A. <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=27">n Food and Drug Administration, seeking to prote</a> n Food and Drug Administration, seeking to prote<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=28">Continued from page 25regulatory lobbying often</a> Continued from page 25regulatory lobbying often<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=29"></a> <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=30"> Kenneth Elmassian, D.O.A </a> Kenneth Elmassian, D.O.A <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=31">New Edition!Test your knowledge of anesthesiolog</a> New Edition!Test your knowledge of anesthesiolog<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=32">Viva Voce … By Word of Mouth:Hosting a Site Visi</a> Viva Voce … By Word of Mouth:Hosting a Site Visi<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=33">Introduction to TransesophagealEchocardiography </a> Introduction to TransesophagealEchocardiography <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=34">policy research rotation:Inside the Beltway101 </a> policy research rotation:Inside the Beltway101 <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=35">Adaptability Key to Affecting Health Care Reform</a> Adaptability Key to Affecting Health Care Reform<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=36">2011 ASA Legislative Conference:A Medical Studen</a> 2011 ASA Legislative Conference:A Medical Studen<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=37">35</a> 35<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=38">Call for ABA Critical Care Medicine Question Writ</a> Call for ABA Critical Care Medicine Question Writ<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=39">ASA Simulation Education NetworkThe American So</a> ASA Simulation Education NetworkThe American So<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=40">The A-B-Cs of PoliticsContinued from page 20cou</a> The A-B-Cs of PoliticsContinued from page 20cou<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=41">MHAUS to Offer Writing Award The Malignant H</a> MHAUS to Offer Writing Award The Malignant H<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=42">patricia a. kapur, m.d.Luminary in Anesthesiolog</a> patricia a. kapur, m.d.Luminary in Anesthesiolog<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=43"> Dr. Kapur is a practicing anesthesiologist who</a> Dr. Kapur is a practicing anesthesiologist who<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=44">mark j. lema, m.d., ph.d. to receiveasa distingu</a> mark j. lema, m.d., ph.d. to receiveasa distingu<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=45">Self-Education and EvaluationSEE QuestionA re</a> Self-Education and EvaluationSEE QuestionA re<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=46"> Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., to Speak onReductio</a> Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., to Speak onReductio<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=47">in 2002 and has been published in more than 100 c</a> in 2002 and has been published in more than 100 c<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=48">Run for the WarriorsRETURNS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY 2</a> Run for the WarriorsRETURNS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY 2<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=49">of the Society. Christopher Wehking, ASA Di</a> of the Society. Christopher Wehking, ASA Di<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=50"> Consciousness/Sleep Expert to DeliverSev</a> Consciousness/Sleep Expert to DeliverSev<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=51">APSF Board of Directors Workshop Now Part of ANES</a> APSF Board of Directors Workshop Now Part of ANES<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=52">PRO: It Is Way Past Time for a Separate Anesthesi</a> PRO: It Is Way Past Time for a Separate Anesthesi<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=53">Informed Consent Documentin order to make an </a> Informed Consent Documentin order to make an <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=54">Continued from page 51occurred. Many anesthesi</a> Continued from page 51occurred. Many anesthesi<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=55"> If proponents of using a paragraph in the sur</a> If proponents of using a paragraph in the sur<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=56">Continued from page 53only a handwritten note i</a> Continued from page 53only a handwritten note i<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=57">Successful Colorado Media Campaign Wins `N</a> Successful Colorado Media Campaign Wins `N<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=58">practice managementThere has been an unpreceden</a> practice managementThere has been an unpreceden<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=59">TABLE 1Impact on Practice Had to usealternat</a> TABLE 1Impact on Practice Had to usealternat<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=60">Continued from page 57 Of the total 1,373 r</a> Continued from page 57 Of the total 1,373 r<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=61"> that propofol was most in shortage (88.4 pe</a> that propofol was most in shortage (88.4 pe<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=62">state beatIn keeping with the theme of this yea</a> state beatIn keeping with the theme of this yea<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=63"> Vermont – H.B. 358 would have created an exp</a> Vermont – H.B. 358 would have created an exp<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=64">Continued from page 61management approved by </a> Continued from page 61management approved by <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=65">require health care employees to wear a photo ID </a> require health care employees to wear a photo ID <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=66">what’s new in ...Are We Sleepy People Keeping P</a> what’s new in ...Are We Sleepy People Keeping P<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=67"> In 1997, Dawson and Reid published a comparis</a> In 1997, Dawson and Reid published a comparis<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=68">Continued from page 652. Smarts: Staying infor</a> Continued from page 652. Smarts: Staying infor<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=69">ACE QuestionIn a patient with sickle cell diseas</a> ACE QuestionIn a patient with sickle cell diseas<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=70">committee newsThe Committee on Anesthesiologist</a> committee newsThe Committee on Anesthesiologist<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=71"> Expansion of AA Practice: AAs presently pr</a> Expansion of AA Practice: AAs presently pr<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=72">residents’ reviewThe 2011 ASA Conference on</a> residents’ reviewThe 2011 ASA Conference on<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=73">regional anesthesia techniques are not routinely </a> regional anesthesia techniques are not routinely <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=74"> Call for Nominations</a> Call for Nominations<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=75">ADVERTISER INDEX ASA NEWSLETTERAmerican Medical </a> ADVERTISER INDEX ASA NEWSLETTERAmerican Medical <a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=76">FAER reportSean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.: A FAER Suc</a> FAER reportSean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.: A FAER Suc<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=77">scientists and translational and clinical scienti</a> scientists and translational and clinical scienti<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=78">NEWSLETTER INDUSTRY PARTNER2011 Classified</a> NEWSLETTER INDUSTRY PARTNER2011 Classified<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=79">Stay Abreast of Emerging Issues in Anesthesiology</a> Stay Abreast of Emerging Issues in Anesthesiology<a title="July 2011 ASA Newsletter page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9523c8f9?page=80">Upgradeyour accounts receivable.Anesthesia Rev</a> Upgradeyour accounts receivable.Anesthesia Rev