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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.

NEW ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Plan on attending the annual SAGA meeting at the ASA:  October 18, 2009, 5-8PM in the Elmwood Room at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside.

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.

International Congress on Perioperative Care for the Geriatric Patient - June 14-16, 2009 in Prague - More info located at http://www.geriatric09.cz/

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:

  • Meeting people with similar interests

  • Learning about issues in anesthetic and perioperative geriatric care

  • Newsletter alerts

  • Low cost membership  

 
Resources

These are some of the items you may find interesting on the Internet. 

Geriatric Curriculum:
Developed to aid anesthesia residency programs

Geriatric Syllabus:
Developed to improve patient care.

The RASP Project:
State-of-the-art literature review

Institute of Medicine Report on Retooling for an Aging America - Reviews the impact our aging society will have on health care and what the government should do to prepare for the "silver tsunami".

Geriatrics at Your Fingertips:
Online information resource by the American Geriatrics Society

The AVAA:
The Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists website.

The Age Anaesthesia Association:
The UK equivalent of SAGA
Attend their 2008 Annual Meeting

SAGA Speakers:
View a list of presentations available from the members of SAGA.

Sample Lectures:
Examples of talks on Geriatric Anesthesia for various audiences.

 

 

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