New! Geriatric Anesthesia Curriculum, produced by SAGA and the
ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia.
SAGA goes to England - Report on the
Age Anaesthesia
Association Annual Meeting in Manchester
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.
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.
SAGA Members in the News:
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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