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THE ASA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
Building for the Future
By Michael Champeau, MD
A
s the highlight of the American Society of Anesthesiologists'
annual August Board of Directors (BOD) meeting in suburban
Chicago on August 16 & 17, officers of the society cut the ribbon to
open the ASA's new headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill. Accompanied by
local Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, the society's elected and
administrative leaders officially opened the magnificent, state-of-the-art,
70,000-square-foot facility on a clear and relatively cool late summer
afternoon.
The society remains in
a very strong financial
position, with total
reserves in excess
of $70 million.
Californians attending the ceremony included the ASA's First Vice
President Dan Cole, MD, Vice President for Professional Affairs Stan
Stead, MD, MBA, Secretary Linda Mason, MD, Director for California
Mark Singleton, MD, and Zeev Kain, MD, MBA, Academic Component
Director. The CSA was well represented by President Paul Yost, MD,
President-Elect James Moore, MD, Immediate Past President Peter
Sybert, MD, Treasurer William Feaster, MD, MBA, Past President Linda
Hertzberg, MD, Past President Johnathan Pregler, MD, and yours truly.
While much has already been written about the new headquarters, its
most impressive feature for the first-time visitor is the remarkable Wood
Library and Museum occupying the entranceway and atrium lobby.
Walking into the building, one is immediately drawn to an 80-foot-long,
floor-to-ceiling timeline of the history of the pharmacologic relief of
human suffering depicted on the wall through various artistic media.
This then leads the visitor to extensive displays of devices historically
associated with the delivery of anesthesia, all presented as professionally
and beautifully as in any museum anywhere in the world. It is truly a
remarkable exhibit of our specialty's history, and something in which all
anesthesiologists, and especially ASA members, can take great pride.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vital Times 2014
AND NOW, A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
ON YOUR BEHALF: CSA Fights and Wins in 2014
ADAPT AND PROSPER: A Guide to Survival
POLITICS AND MEDICATION SAFETY: The CSA 2014 Annual Anesthesia Meeting
DR. CSA GOES TO WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA ANESTHESIA RESIDENCY IN 2014
A NEW YEAR AND NEW LEADERSHIP IN THE CSA
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC – CSA FINANCES IN OUR 2014-15 FISCAL YEAR
THE ASA ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING: Building for the Future
ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2014
CONSOLIDATION IN THE HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE: What’s in your Future?
IF I COULD SPEAK
PEERING OVER THE ETHER SCREEN: Germs and the Pseudoscience of Quality Improvement
THE ETHICAL CONSULTANT: Perioperative ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders
THE VALUE OF CSA MEMBERSHIP
UPCOMING MEETINGS
MY WEEK ON HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND
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