American society of anesthesiologists annual meeting 2022

October 21-25, 2022 | New Orleans, Louisiana

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Credits for the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 Annual Meeting MUST be claimed by December 31, 2022. You will not be able to claim credits after this date. To claim your credits, please follow these instructions:

1. Visit https://www.asahq.org/evals.

2. Login in the upper right-hand corner using your ASA credentials

3. Click on your credit-cart in the upper right-hand corner (instructions to add sessions will be displayed on the credit claiming site)

Credits for ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 will be on your ASA transcript and with the ABA by January 15, 2023. Credits will be awarded for the year 2022.

If do not remember your password, select “Forgot Password” to be sent a password, then login with your email address and password. To retrieve a username or password, enter your email address at https://www.asahq.org/member-center/forgot-password.

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Conference Highlights

MSA Past President Donald E. Arnold, M.D., FASA, elected First Vice President of ASA

Donald E. Arnold, M.D., FASA, was elected as first vice president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) by the House of Delegates at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting and will serve for one year. Dr. Arnold is president of Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc., Chair of anesthesiology at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, and an active member on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education (FAER). Dr. Arnold previously served as Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer of the ASA. Before becoming involved in the ASA Administrative Council, he served as Missouri Director to the ASA, and past president of the MSA. Congratulations, Dr. Arnold! 

Missouri sends 11 Delegates, 4 Residents to ASA House of Delegates

Missouri Delegates to the 2022 ASA HOD:

Sam Page, MD, FASA

John Hagen, MD, FASA

Julie Marshall, MD, FASA

Amy Cabbabe, MD, FASA

Matt Casey, MD, FASA

Cassie Dietrich, MD

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Alternate Delegates: 

Kathy Perryman, MD, FASA

Christian Taylor, MD

Tim Swearengin, DO, FASA

Missouri Resident Delegates​ to 2022 ASA Resident HOD:

L. Ryan Lee, MD, MBA (Wash U)

Kasey Lierz, MD (SLU)​

Herman Luther, MD (Wash U)

Matthew Mardis, MD (MU)

Missouri Resident Delegates Reflect on Attending ASA Annual Meeting

Four years ago, I attended my first ASA conference as a medical student with a newfound desire to become an anesthesiologist. My understanding of the field was limited to the research I was selected to present and my mentors who routinely showed me how diverse the field of anesthesiology could be. At the meeting, I remember feeling overwhelmed by the vast array of devices, pharmaceuticals, and novel research that other attendees were so graciously interacting with. I wanted to be just like them.

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Four years later, I had the opportunity to attend in-person again, this time as a resident physician and MSA member. To my delight, with just a few years of medical practice, the devices did not seem as intimidating, the drugs not as esoteric, and the research not as labyrinthine. I found myself actively participating in simulation sessions to hone ultrasound skills, having productive dialogue with medication manufacturers about unintended side-effects, and snapping dozens of pictures from clinical case reports and research presentations to affect my own practice. With the MSA's backing, I was also able to serve as a resident delegate and program representative to learn about physician advocacy, political action committees, and how to serve as a leader in the field while also serving my patients. The opportunities to meet and discuss with legislators, practice leaders, and other physicians was unparalleled, and I look forward to using these connections to serve as an active member of the field with the same fervor I felt as I left my first ASA conference years earlier.

- Ryan Lee, MD, MBA

Washington University

This was my first year attending the resident component of the House of Delegates meeting at ASA. It was very insightful to hear stories about other residents across the country who are working to advocate for our specialty, doing humanitarian projects, and learning about new inventions that are helping provide safer perioperative and intraoperative care for patients in underserved countries. I wasn't aware of the opportunities to get involved at the state and national level while in residency and it was interesting to see how passionate many of my collogues are about pioneering change for their residencies and anesthesia in general. I thought it was fun to meet with other residents from Missouri and get to discuss the similarities and differences we all experience as residents. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the keynote speaker, Senator Dr. Michelle Au, who spoke about how she transitioned from taking care of patients clinically to taking care of and advocating for patients in the senate. I thought it was very interesting to hear how she used her knowledge as a clinical anesthesiologist to create better health policies for patients in her state. Often times, we can feel like we don't know enough about the healthcare system to advocate for our patients when in reality, we as physicians, have a unique and often times broader understanding of the short comings of the system and how they directly impact the patients we care for everyday. In that regard, the talk was inspiring and I hope to use my knowledge of medicine and healthcare to advocate for my patients too.  

As always the MSA component, meet and greet (Saturday evening) was a blast and I think it's a huge opportunity for medical students, residents, and attendings to get together to network and collaborate. It's what I recommend the most to medical students who are looking to apply to residency's in Missouri and residents looking to network among within Missouri. 

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- Kasey Lierz, MD

Saint Louis University

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