California Society of Anesthesiologists Bulletin Fall 2013 - (Page 14)
leGislative and PraCtiCe affairs divisiOn
On Your Behalf…
Changes and Challenges
mark Zakowski, mD, Chair, CSa Division of legislative and Practice affairs
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LPAD continues to work
on the specific goals
set forth by the CSA
membership during the
2012 and 2013 sessions
of the HOD: message
development, public
relations, stakeholder
education, and legislative
options to protect patients
and ensure physicianled anesthesia care.
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elcome to your new LPAD! As
your new LPAD Chair, I’d like
to invite you to participate in this year’s
LPAD agenda. Some of the players and
even our structure have changed, but
our goal remains steadfast: to provide
the tools to assist you in practicing anesthesiology at the highest level in California’s challenging regulatory, legislative
and economic environment. At the CSA
House of Delegates (HOD) in May
2013, Paul Yost, MD, ascended from
the office of LPAD Chair to become
President-elect. In his considerable
wake, I advanced to Chair of LPAD, and
welcomed Jeffrey Poage, MD, to succeed
me as Vice Chair for Legislation.
Without question, LPAD could not have
been as productive as it has been over the
past three years without Dr. Yost’s leadership and vision. Some of the many successes during his tenure were: the development of the CSA Grassroots Network
and Key Contacts in Sacramento; the installation of Capwiz (software for online
advocacy campaigns); and the institution
of Bill Tracking on the CSA website, with
which legislative bills of interest may be
viewed real time at http://www.csahq.
org/legislative.php. In addition, LPAD
synergized with the new public relations
(PR) and messaging efforts of the Committee on Professional and Public Communication (CPPC), led by Karen Sibert,
MD, and put in place structural changes
to improve the capacity of LPAD to work
effectively in consort with our lobbying
team. Speaking for myself and indeed the
entire CSA, we thank Dr. Yost for his engaging leadership and mentoring. We all
look forward with relish to his presidency
in 2014–2015.
Goals
LPAD continues to work on the specific
goals set forth by the CSA membership
during the 2012 and 2013 sessions of
the HOD: message development, public
relations, stakeholder education, and
legislative options to protect patients
and ensure physician-led anesthesia
care. We will be entering into the public
policy debate regarding the importance
to the health and well-being of patients
of physician leadership within integrated care teams, and will be sponsoring
and supporting legislation to enhance
patient safety.
http://www.csahq.org/legislative.php
http://www.csahq.org/legislative.php
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of California Society of Anesthesiologists Bulletin Fall 2013
Editor's Notes
President's Page
ASA Director's Report
On Your Behalf: Legislative and Practice Affairs
GASPAC Honor Roll
Peering Over the Ether Screen
Upcoming CSA Anesthesia Seminars
Our Stories
From the Executive Director
CME on the Orange County Coast: Brains and Beauty
2013 Distinguished Service Award
Perspectives
California and National News
District Director Reports
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