CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - ANNUAL MEETING - TOP

The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia invites electronic submission of abstracts for presentation at the upcoming SAMBA 22nd Annual Meeting, May 3-6, 2007, at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California.

Abstracts for the Annual Meeting may be submitted in one of two categories: (1) original research and (2) case reports (including clinical descriptions or demonstrations, preliminary observations, and "clinical pearls"). Abstracts will be graded competitively on the basis of scientific merit for poster presentation. Only original research abstract submissions are eligible to receive Resident Travel Awards.

The deadline for abstract submissions is February 1, 2007.

All papers presented at the SAMBA Annual Meeting are eligible for presentation at subsequent meetings of the American Society of Anesthesiologists as well as to the International Anesthesia Research Society.

The Society has improved its online abstract submission making it easier for everyone to submit abstracts for presentation at the SAMBA Annual Meeting. The Society will begin accepting online submissions soon. Check the SAMBA Web site at www.sambahq.org for updates.

RESIDENT'S TRAVEL AWARDS - TOP

SAMBA encourages anesthesiology residents to become more involved in the Society by making available a limited number of $1,000 Travel Awards to residents whose original research abstracts are accepted for presentation.  Residents who receive travel awards for their abstracts remain eligible for other awards presented at the annual meeting including the White Mountain Institute Award for Research in Ambulatory Anesthesia and the Excellence in Research Award.

Please do not delay.  Only abstracts submitted electronically through the SAMBA Web site will be considered for grading.  The deadline to electronically submit abstracts is February 1, 2007. There will be no exceptions.

Please contact the SAMBA office at the address, telephone number and e-mail address listed at the top of this letterhead should you have any questions.

SAMBA MIDYEAR MEETING - TOP

Plan now to attend the SAMBA Mid Year Meeting: Hot Topics in Ambulatory Anesthesia!  Friday, October 13, 2006 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Program information will be mailed shortly!

MEMBERSHIP AND CO₂ ABSORBENT SURVEYS - TOP

Dear SAMBA Member,

Thanks to all of you who have participated in the CO2 absorbent survey we released in June – over 170 so far.  If you have not already linked to that survey, please do so here.

Additionally, we are continuing to run the new comprehensive membership survey to identify the current needs of our membership.  We ask that you visit the link provided and complete this important survey.  We know that you may have answered a few of these questions when we sent you the link for the CO₂ survey. We ask that you complete these questions again so that we have the most accurate data within this current survey.  Thank you for your time and patience!  We look forward to improving and expanding SAMBA’s services to our members, based on the results of this survey!  

Sincerely,

Walter G. Maurer, SAMBA President
Thomas W. Cutter, M.D., M.B.A., Chair, Committee on Mid Year Meeting
Tong J. Gan, M.D., Chair, Committee on Annual Meeting
F. Barry Florence, M.D., Chair, Committee on Membership

UPCOMING MEETINGS - TOP

Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society 20th Annual Meeting * October 13-15, 2006 Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago Jointly sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.eyeanesthesia.org/oas_meeting.html