 Welcome
to the Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia.
SAGA is dedicated to improving the care of the older patient
coming to surgery. At
present we offer educational programs at our annual meeting as
well as at meetings of other anesthesia societies.
We also offer educational support for anesthesia training
programs.
Join SAGA/Renew Membership
SAGA and OAPRS (Orthopedic Anesthesia Pain Rehabilitation
Society) have joined forces and are offering $25 off SAGA Active
membership and $25 off OAPRS membership ($125 by itself) if you
join both societies. See "Join SAGA" on the left.
MARK THE DATES!
SAGA will be active with two meetings this fall in conjunction
with the ASA meeting. The first is the joint OAPRS-SAGA
meeting on Friday, October 15, 2010 from 7AM to 5PM at the
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina. SAGA members Fritz Sieber,
Sheila Barnett and Alec Rooke will be speaking. For details,
see the flyer.
As a SAGA member, you qualify for a discount on the meeting
price ($225 vs $350).
The Annual SAGA meeting will be from 5-8PM on Sunday, October
17, 2010 at the Omni Hotel, 675 L Street, San Diego in the
Gallery 3 meeting room. The meeting will be social and
business, with beverages and hors d'oeuvres, and the
election of a President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and three
at-large Board members. Please send your nominations (self or
otherwise) to Chris Jankowski at
jankowski.christopher@mayo.edu
NEW ITEMS OF INTEREST:
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Geriatric Anesthesia
is now available on the ASA
website. This resource was created by the ASA Committee on
Geriatric Anesthesia chaired by former SAGA President Sheila
Barnett and written primarily by SAGA members. The FAQs are a
series of short, to the point answers to key questions related
to geriatric patients and their anesthetic care.
The Foundation for Anesthesia
Education and Research (FAER) has developed a
Clearinghouse of information related to geriatric
anesthesia. Although much of the information is also here on the
SAGA website, the FAER summary is very inclusive and contains
information on professional organizations on geriatic
anesthesia, educational information, current research projects
and funding information. Many SAGA members contributed to the
development of the clearinghouse.
Geriatric Anesthesia Curriculum, produced by SAGA and the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia.
The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and
Research has
announced a request for applications for studies that will
identify
factors that are associated with or predictive of perioperative
complications in geriatric patients. Please see the official
announcement including the FAER
Geriatrics Research Council announcement or just link directly
to the FAER
website.
SAGA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
SAGA co-sponsored the Second International Meeting on Geriatric
Anesthesia, held at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New
York. Click here to see the
program.
FAER ASA Panel focuses on the aging brain.
The 2008 FAER Panel at the ASA Annual Meeting in Orlando was
"Anesthesia and the Elderly Brain: What the Anesthesiologist
Needs to Know". The speakers and talks were Jeff Silverstein:
"The Graying of the Surgical Patient: Trends You Need to
Understand", Chris Jankowski: "Why Can't I Remember Where I Put
My Car Keys? What Happens to the Older Brain?", Fritz Sieber:
"Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly: Does Anesthesia Care
Play a Role?" and Deb Culley: "Postoperative Cognitive
Dysfunction: Is It the Surgery or the Anesthesia?."
SAGA goes to England - Report on the
Age Anaesthesia
Association Annual Meeting in Manchester
Board member Leanne Groban featured in the American Geriatrics
Society Newsletter. Dr. Groban is a former Jahnigan Scholar
award recipient whose area of research is diastolic dysfunction.
See
full article.
 Terri Monk,
former SAGA President-, gave the Rovenstine
lecture at the 2003 ASA meeting. Entitled "Postoperative Cognitive
Dysfunction: The Next Challenge in Geriatric Anesthesia", the talk reviews
one of the most serious problems facing elderly patients having major
surgery.
Download a PowerPoint copy of the
slides from the Rovenstine lecture. (just less than
one megabyte)
Benefits of SAGA membership include:
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