Gerald A. Maccioli, M.D., FCCM
Chair, Nominating Committee

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Candidate for Secretary
Avery Tung, M.D.

Dr. Tung is Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago where he is director of critical care services for the University of Chicago Burn Center, director for departmental CME courses, and Quality Chief for anesthesia. He has been at the University of Chicago since 1996.

I am excited to be a candidate for SOCCA Secretary. I have been an active member of SOCCA since 1998, a member of the Board of Directors since 2006, and was co-chair of the annual meeting in 2007 and 2008. In addition, I have been co-chair of the ASA Critical Care track, and chairperson of the ASA subcommittee on critical care since 2007. I have also served on the FDA respiratory devices panel and am currently a member of the SCCM task force on guideline development for ICU sedation and the ASA task force on guidelines for central line management.

My interest lies in critical care education, and I see the knowledgeable, diverse, and experienced members of SOCCA as unique contributors to that process. As secretary, I would seek to increase awareness of critical care expertise and training opportunities within our specialty, and recognition of the clinical skills and investigative contributions of critical care anesthesiologists among all acute care practitioners. I believe my administrative experience locally in overseeing quality improvement activities and seeking national burn certifi cation, and nationally in organizing CME content, will make me an effective candidate for SOCCA Secretary.

Candidate for Director
Michael Hutchens, M.D.

In the December 2002 Interchange, then-President Cliff Deutschman decried a troubled Society representing an endangered subspecialty. Through tremendous effort, our Society is now thriving. Things have not been this good for a long time, and may never have been better. My career path, and my engagement with SOCCA, are direct results of the Society’s efforts in this last 8 years. In particular, the Society has gained from efforts to recruit people like me – early career intensivists.

We must now seize the day – with caution. Our many exciting opportunities (international growth, interdigitation with other specialties, educational programs such as A-ACLS) offer tremendous advantages. Successful completion of these projects will enhance the position of our subspecialty and our society – and lead to further opportunities. To complete these projects and take advantage of new opportunities we will need to recruit, encourage, and retain new graduates and early-career intensivists. As an early career, academic intensivist, I am uniquely positioned to represent this important constituency as our society continues to grow into its rightful place in the leadership of our discipline.

I am honored to have been nominated for the SOCCA Board of Directors. In the next three years we face the challenge of sustainable growth and consolidation. I hope to serve the Board and Society with energy and a commitment to active stewardship in this exciting time.

Candidate for Director
Linda Liu, M.D.

Currently, I am Professor of Clinical Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco. I have been on faculty at UCSF since 1997, and the Program Director of the Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship for the past 10 years.

As an actively practicing intensivist at an academic center, I feel that my most important role is to be a resource/mentor for the students and residents deciding between critical care and another medical fi eld. I encourage all the critical care trainees to become active members of our society, and I look forward to participating in the SOCCA’s Resident Mentor Program every year. At UCSF, we have also tried to develop an innovative residency in anesthesia/critical care in hopes of attracting highly qualifi ed students early, and molding them into leaders in academic practice.

I am committed to the promotion of our specialty and have been an active member in the ASA and SOCCA, especially in roles related to education. I am a member of the ASA Subcommittee on Critical Care, and I participate yearly in the ASA Critical Care Track at our Annual Meeting. I also write test questions for the ABA Critical Care Examination and teach critical incident management and teamwork in the simulator at the ASA.

As a Director for the SOCCA, I’d be honored to be able to play a role in building the leadership and profi le of critical care. It is with active recruitment and mentorship that we can provide for the continued growth of our specialty. Now is the time for us to shape our specialty, increase the profile of anesthesia critical care, and encourage the next generation to become involved.

Members may submit nominations for the positions of Director-at-Large from the fl oor at the Annual Business Meeting which will be held on Friday, October 15, 2010 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. All candidate position statements will be posted on the SOCCA website at www.ascca.org.

Target Audience
This meeting is designed for anesthesiologists in the clinical and laboratory setting who desire to improve development of anesthesiology teaching methods by engaging in an interchange of ideas as represented in this meeting.

Needs Assessment
Topics for this meeting were derived from evaluations from the 2009 and previous annual meetings. Suggested topics were discussed and developed by educators who attended previous Annual, Board meetings and by other authorities in the fi eld of Anesthesiology.

Faculty Disclosure
The American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists adheres to ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosures of faculty and commercial relationships will be made known at the activity. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

Accreditation Statement and Credit Designation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclaimer
The information provided at this CME/CE activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a health care provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

Upon completion of this learning activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss and apply current concepts in the care of critically ill obstetric patients
• Manage the challenges posed by the obese patient in the perioperative period
• Describe pharmacologic agents for use in hematologic disorders
• Explain the indications for, the benefi ts of, and the side-effects from recently developed cardiovascular pharmaceuticals
• Discuss the pharmacology and use of prothrombotic and antithrombotic agents
• Outline molecular mechanisms of regional lung dysfunction in ventilator-associated lung injury
• Summarize the ethical considerations in cardiac donation after death
• Identify emerging trends in the management of infectious disease in the ICU
• Evaluate and manage patients presenting with pulmonary thromboembolism
• Apply the principles of competency-based education and continuous performance assessment to ICU training and practice
• Evaluate the appropriate application of regional analgesic techniques in unique/austere environments and their novel application to intensive care unit settings.

The host hotel for the SOCCA 23rd Annual Meeting is the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, California 92101, telephone (619) 564-3333. The room rate is $255 for single/double occupancy.

Hotel reservations at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront can be made directly by September 17, 2010.

Make your reservations early!

You can view all available hotels as well as make airline reservations through the ASA Annual Meeting Housing Bureau at www2.ASAhq.org.

“Management of the Septic Patient in the Operating Room: State of the Art” Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:00 – 8:15 a.m. San Diego Convention Center, Upper 10

Objectives: Upon completion of this learning activity, participants should be able to: 1) Review altered physiology present in sepsis patients; 2) Discuss practical approaches to assessing perfusion pressure and organ function in septic patients; 3) Describe currently recommended management of the septic patient and implications for intraoperative care.

Clinical Trials in Critical Ill Patients: How Should They Impact Intraoperative Care?
Daniel R. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., FCCM - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Practical Approaches to Assessing Perfusion Pressure and Organ Function in Septic Patients
Andrea Gabrielli, M.D. - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Sepsis Pathophysiology and Anesthesia: Why The Septic Patient is Different
Stephen D. Surgenor, M.D. - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

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