The SAMBA Board of Directors has decided to hold the Society's Mid Year Meeting as scheduled on the day prior to the ASA Annual Meeting, now relocated to Atlanta. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta on October 21, 2005. Online registration is now closed. Please register at the meeting. You may also mail in the registration form in the original brochure sent to you. The Hyatt Regency Atlanta will be one of the hotels used by the ASA for its meeting. We encourage you to visit the ASA website for updates on the ASA Annual Meeting, including information regarding hotel reservations, transportation arrangements, and specific details related to the ASA meeting program.

PROPOFOL FDA LABEL CHANGE - TOP

On June 28th, 2005, a petition (2005P-0267) was filed with the US Food and Drug Administration by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)  related to the administration of propofol (Diprivan) during endoscopic procedures.  The petition asks the FDA to remove the specifications requiring individuals administering propofol to be trained in the administration of general anesthesia.

You can express your opinions on this change to the FDA by visiting www.fda.gov and clicking on "Comment on Proposed Regulations" from the homepage. The petition number is 2005P-0267.

For more information visit www.safepropofol.org. This is a non-SAMBA advocacy campaign intended to raise awareness on the risks associated with the FDA label change. The campaign website includes copies of the FDA petition as well as draft letters for advocates to send to the FDA.

SAMBA ANNUAL MEETING - TOP

Be sure to attend the SAMBA 21st Annual Meeting
May 4-7, 2006
J.W. Marriott Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.

Dr. TJ Gan will chair next year's Annual Meeting, with Dr. Peter Glass as vice-chair. 

Call for Abstracts and Residents' Travel Awards

The Committee on Scientific Papers has issued a call for abstracts for the 21st Annual Meeting. The Society encourages residents in anesthesiology training programs to become more involved in SAMBA. The Society will issue a limited number of travel awards to anesthesiology residents whose scientific abstracts are accepted for presentation at the SAMBA 21st Annual Meeting.

Electronic Abstract Submission Deadline: February 13, 2006

TAKE THE SAMBA SURVEY ON DROPERIDOL - TOP

SAMBA is conducting a survey on the use of droperidol since the issuance of the FDA Black Box warning.  Please take a moment to complete this brief, but important, survey.  The survey consists of 20 questions and takes approximately two minutes to complete.  in the survey here.

Maintaining a vibrant organization requires input from our membership.  The “SAMBA Survey” will become a regular feature on this site that will help us better assess the needs of the membership as well as to get basic survey information on various practice issues. 

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