Special Lectures
Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Information Session
Saturday, October 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Mezzanine, Room 16A
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The following program will be held to provide information and answer questions about the ABA programs for initial certification and Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®). MOCA® is the program that the ABA developed so diplomates with a time-limited anesthesiology certificate could maintain uninterrupted certification status. ABA directors will conduct information sessions in 2010, in conjunction with annual meetings of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists and the International Anesthesia Research Society.
Prepared remarks by ABA Directors will focus on topics such as:
Initial Certification
- Comparison of the Part 1 and Part 2 examinations, and what each is designed to test.
- Specific areas evaluated in the Part 2 examination.
- The mechanism of the Part 2 examination.
- Common problems encountered by candidates in the examination system.
- Common reasons for failure in the Part 2 examination process.
Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®)
- The components of the MOCA® program.
- Life-Long Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) requirements and CME activities that would be acceptable to the ABA.
- Assessments of Professional Standing and Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement.
- Cognitive Examination and the prerequisites for examination.
- Internet-based processes developed by the ABA to facilitate diplomate registration and participation.
- MOCA®-SUBS, for maintenance of subspecialty certification.
The ABA will be exhibiting at the ASA Annual Meeting. Stop by the ABA booth to get details about Primary and Subspecialty Certification as well as Maintenance of Certification. ABA staff can also guide you through the ABA website and your online personal portal account.
The Board hopes you will be able to attend this session if you have questions or are seeking information about the examination process for initial certification, the Part 2 examination format or content, or the MOCA® program.
Celebration of Research
Monday, October 18, 12:30-2 p.m.
Upper Ballroom 20D
A basic tenet of the ASA’s mission is to advance and support research in anesthesiology. Science and education are the foundation of progress in anesthesiology, and we are strengthening that foundation. The Celebration of Research gives this year’s research award recipients the opportunity to present overviews of their work, followed by a panel discussion on research in anesthesiology. The Celebration of Research is a way to recognize and emphasize the important research being done in the field of anesthesiology as well as a way to honor those who have advanced the field of anesthesiology through their research.
12:30 p.m.
Welcome, James C. Eisenach, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Anesthesiology
12:35 p.m.
Presentation of Academy of Anesthesiology Research Mentor Award
12:45 p.m.
Excellence in Research Award Recipient
1:15 p.m.
Presidential Scholar Award Recipient
1:35 p.m.
Paul R. Knight III, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, ASA Committee on Research
1:50 p.m.
D. David Glass, M.D., Chair, Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
The Patrick Sim Forum on the History of Anesthesiology
Monday, October 18, 2–4 p.m.
Upper Ballroom 25A-C
Moderator: David B. Waisel, M.D.
Patrick Pui-Kam Sim, M.L.S. spent nearly 40 years as Librarian (and later the Paul M. Wood Distinguished Librarian) at the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) in Park Ridge, Illinois. His encyclopedic knowledge of anesthesia history, combined with his gentle spirit and enthusiasm for learning, has been the guiding spirit behind many historians and their projects. A friend to all, Patrick has overseen the tremendous growth of the WLM into a world-class specialty library and museum housing an extensive and unique collection of artifacts related to the history of anesthesiology. This forum is dedicated to Patrick Sim and his selfless devotion to anesthesia history and the WLM. Mr. Sim retired from the WLM on March 31, 2010.
Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture
“Anesthesiology: From Patient Safety to Population Outcomes”
Monday, October 18, 11:15 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Upper Ballroom 20A-C
Kevin K. Tremper, Ph.D., M.D., Professor and Chair from the University of Michigan, is the 2010 Rovenstine Lecturer. After receiving his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, Dr. Tremper attended Medical School at UC Irvine, followed by an ICU research fellowship at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center and residency at UCLA. He is known for his pioneering work on continuous noninvasive oxygen monitoring and conducting the first clinical trial of a perfluorochemical blood substitute. More recently, he’s known for his development of a perioperative anesthesia information system (AIMS) used for clinical outcomes research. He is the founding medical director of the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG), which links AIMS data from over 35 academic centers to create a nationwide database for operative outcomes research. He was president of the SAAC/AAPD (now called the Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations, or SAAA) in 2000-01 and is currently the President of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA).
The following awards will be presented during the Rovenstine Lecture:
Distinguished Service Award
Excellence in Research Award
Presidential Scholar Award
John W. Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Science
Warren M. Zapol, M.D. – “Life at the Frontier”
Tuesday, October 19, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Upper Ballroom 20A-C
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Warren M. Zapol, M.D. is the emeritus anesthetist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Reginald Jenney Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. From 1994 to 2008, Dr. Zapol served as anesthetist-in-chief at MGH and is currently the director of the MGH Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research. A graduate of MIT and the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Dr. Zapol’s major research efforts include studies of acute respiratory failure in animals and humans. Supported by the National Science Foundation, he has led nine Antarctic expeditions to study the diving mechanisms and adaptations of the Weddell seal. Through that research, his team learned how marine mammals avoid the bends and hypoxia (low blood oxygen levels). In 2003, he was awarded the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s Inventor of the Year Award for the treatment of hypoxic human newborns with inhaled nitric oxide, a technique now used to save the lives of thousands of babies each year and which he pioneered with his MGH team. In 2006, a steep mountain glacier in Antarctica was named for Dr. Zapol. In 2008, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as the academic representative to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
2010 Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
Speaker: Roger J. Eltringham, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.S.A.
Introduction: Susan A. Vassallo, M.D., Chair, Wright Memorial Lecture Committee
Tuesday, October 19, 12:40–1:50 p.m.
Upper 28A-C
Roger Eltringham, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.S.A. is a Consultant Anaesthetist from Gloucester, U.K. Since 1974, he has been responsible for teaching program and exchange rotations with overseas universities. From 1980-84, he was a Council member of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. He served as Chairman of the International Relations Committee from 1982-86, and was awarded the Pask Certificate of Honour in 1995 and honorary membership in 2004. In 1987, he was Chairman of the inaugural World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) Refresher Course in Nairobi and participated in over 60 subsequent refresher courses in 41 countries. He was a member of the WFSA Education Committee (1988-96), Executive Committee (1988-2004), Chairman of the Publications Committee (1996-2004), and Vice President in 2004-08. Dr. Eltringham’s main interest has been the improvement of anesthesia services throughout the developing world. He introduced the Glostavent anaesthesia machine, which has been specifically designed for use in difficult environments.
The Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology honors a distinguished pioneer in American anesthesiology who gave himself tirelessly to dignify and accredit the discipline of anesthesiology as a clinical science and medical specialty. Dr. Wright made his most significant contribution to anesthesiology in 1940 when he first suggested and later arranged for clinical trials of the remarkable drug curare, which revolutionized the practice of anesthesiology. In 1955, ASA recognized his contributions by according him its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. This lectureship will serve to remind us now, and in the years to come, of his honored place in the specialty of anesthesiology.
