 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.
MARK THE DATES!
There are TWO meetings of interest to SAGA members at the
ASA annual meeting in New Orleans. The first is the annual
Orthopedic Anesthesia Pain & Rehabilitation Society meeting on
Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Sheraton New Orleans. This
all-day meeting is being held in conjunction with SAGA (please
note that SAGA members receive a cost discount).
Click here for the complete
program and registration material.
The second meeting is the annual SAGA meeting at the ASA:
October 18, 2009, 5-8PM in the Elmwood Room at the New Orleans
Hilton Riverside. The program will include light food, a short
business meeting and brief research presentations by many SAGA
members. Details to follow.
SAGA Annual Meeting Program -
PDF or
Word Doc
NEW ITEMS OF INTEREST:
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:
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