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Volume 78, Issue 2
February 2014
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Editorial

Measuring Performance
N. Martin Giesecke, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 4–5.
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Topics: breast feeding , discipline of nursing , medicare , nursing care

Administrative Update

When Seconds Count – A Call to Communicate
J.P. Abenstein, M.S.E.E., M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 6–7.
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Topics: advanced practice nurse , airway device , airway structure , anesthesia care , aneurysm

Executive Report

Taking the Lead on Quality
Paul Pomerantz
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 8–9.
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Topics: accountability , adult , advocacy , aspirin , awards and prizes

Policy Matters

Hospitalists in Community Hospitals
Thomas R. Miller, Ph.D., M.B.A.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 10–13.
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Topics: hospitalists , hospitals, community

Features

Measure Development: Patients, Patience and Outcomes
Peggy G. Duke, M.D.; Maureen A. Amos, M.S.; Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 14–15.
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Topics: accountability , intraoperative care , medicare , national quality forum , outcome assessment
PQRS: At the Intersection of Quality Improvement and Consumerism
Lee A. Fleisher, M.D.; Daniel J. Cole, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 16–17.
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Topics: physician quality reporting system , quality improvement
Why Measure? From Quality Measurement to Quality Improvement
Steven R. Tosone, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 18–19.
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Topics: quality improvement , quality measurement
Measuring Quality of Care: A Call to Action
Sheila R. Barnett, M.D.; Edward Pollak, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 20–22.
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Topics: quality measurement

Articles

Present Your Medically Challenging Cases at ANESTHESIOLOGYTM 2014
Dean F. Connors, M.D., Ph.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 24.
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Topics: calculi , feedback , internship and residency , knowledge acquisition , medical residencies
Evolution of Lifelong Learning: You Spoke, We Listened
J. Jeffrey Andrews, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 26–27.
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Topics: american board of medical specialties , board certification , feedback , internship and residency , judgment
2013 Scientific Exhibit Winners Represent Cutting-Edge of Medicine
Michael E. Goldberg, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 28–29.
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Topics: anesthesia, conduction , augmented reality , care of intensive care unit patient , drug tapering , florida
Announcement and Call for Abstracts: 2014 Annual Journal Symposium
James C. Eisenach, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 30.
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Topics: intraoperative care , mechanical ventilation , professors , protective ventilation , schools, medical
Nominations Sought for 2014 ASA Award for Excellence in Research
James C. Eisenach, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 31.
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Topics: awards and prizes
Nominations Sought for 2014 ASA Presidential Scholar Award
James C. Eisenach, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 31.
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Topics: awards and prizes
A Day of Work in My Department
Weilan Wu, M.D.; Yanqing Chen, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 32–33.
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Topics: china , professors
Anesthesia STAT!
Kevin A. Blackney, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 34.
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Topics: stat family gene , statim
A Case Report From the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 38–40.
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Topics: incident reporting , surgical procedures, operative
ACE Question
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 41.
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Topics: anesthesiology continuing education (ace)
2013-14 Officer Profiles: The Leaders of Our Society
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 42–48.
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Topics: internship and residency , michigan , professors , schools, medical , alabama
SEE Question
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 50.
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Topics: anesthesia, general , anesthesia, local , cerebrovascular accident , endarterectomy, carotid , ischemic stroke
Resident Research Essay Contest Guidelines: Deadline for receipt of entries: April 2, 2014
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 51.
View Articletitled, Resident Research Essay Contest Guidelines<span class="subtitle-colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Deadline for receipt of entries: April 2, 2014</span>
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Topics: guidelines , internship and residency , medical residencies

Committees

The National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry: Now We Are Five
Richard Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 36–37.
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Topics: treatment outcome

Payment & Practice Management

Constant Change
Sharon K. Merrick, M.S., CCS-P
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 52–53.
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Topics: fee schedules , medicare , neoplasms , physician payment , statutes and laws

State Beat

Physician Anesthesiologist Runs for State Senate
Jane C.K. Fitch, M.D.; Jason Hansen, M.S., J.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 54–55.
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What’s New in

Preserving Physician Leadership: ASA and the AMA – SOPP
John B. Neeld, Jr., M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 56.
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Topics: leadership

SubSpecialties

The Future of Our History: The Anesthesia History Association
Bradley E. Smith, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 58–59.
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Topics: gifts , internship and residency , libraries , medical residencies , museums

Resident Review

No Pain, No Gain
Frances L. Karam, M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 60–61.
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Topics: pain

ASA News

A Message From Governance: ASA Solicits ABA Directorate Nominations
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 62.
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Letter to the Editor

Ditch the Needle – Teach the Knife
C. Phillip Larson, Jr., M.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 63.
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FAER

Milestone Moments From 2013
Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D.
ASA Newsletter February 2014, Vol. 78, 64–67.
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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , momentum , outcome assessment , students, medical

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