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NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE

SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS BYLAWS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY

The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists consists of the following categories of membership: Active, Honorary, Associate, Fellow/Resident, Career Scientist, and Retired members. This serves as notice to the membership of a proposed Bylaws amendment to add the category of Medical Student. The amendment shall be considered approved by a majority of voting members by electronic ballot, which will take place not less than five days after this posting.

3.2.8    Medical Student Membership

Available to individuals actively enrolled in a program leading to degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, or Doctor of Osteopathy or an equivalent degree in any nation as determined by the Board of Directors.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED COMMITTEE TO COUNCIL CHANGE

The International Committee will now be referenced as the International Council. The amendment shall be considered approved by a majority of voting members by electronic ballot, which will take place not less than five days after this posting.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED COMMITTEE TO COUNCIL CHANGE

The Endowment Oversight Committee will now be referenced as the Endowment Oversight Council. The amendment shall be considered approved by a majority of voting members by electronic ballot, which will take place not less than five days after this posting.

The Kaplan Leadership Development Award is sponsored by the SCA Endowment for SCA members. The mission of this award is to assist cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiologists in their careers by granting funding to further their focus on leadership opportunities and development through course work and leadership specific studies. This is a $10,000 award: The Kaplan Leadership Award will be adjusted accordingly to offer an aggregate of $5,000 to either one recipient or divided among two. Applications will be  accepted September 15, 2023 through January 15, 2024. Click here for application details.

Course Dates: August 11-13, 2023
Course Format: Live Virtual

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On behalf of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, we invite you to join us at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel on September 8-10 for the 19th Annual Perioperative and Critical Care Conference.

This event will include interactive presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and scientific abstracts—all dedicated to cardiovascular and thoracic critical care and enhanced recovery after surgery.

Every member of your critical care or ICU team will benefit from hearing new concepts, management protocols, and clinical experiences in their respective disciplines shared by an expert, multidisciplinary faculty. Continuing medical education, perfusion, and nursing credits will be offered.

Don’t miss the opportunity to attend a conference of this caliber! If you do need to secure accommodations, reserve your room at the Sheraton Denver by August 17 for reduced rates.

Questions? 

• Program and Abstracts: education@sts.org
• Registration and Housing: meetings@sts.org

Sincerely,

Accreditation Information
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
STS has applied for nursing and perfusion CEUs for this course. Further information is forthcoming.

The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) is an international organization of healthcare professionals whose mission is excellence and leadership in providing cardiovascular and thoracic patient care through education and research. SCA is not an advocacy organization. However, we support safe, equitable, and unobstructed access to all healthcare. SCA strongly objects to any interference in either the medical decision-making process or the physician-patient relationship.

ASA, in conjunction with the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Society for Education in Anesthesia, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, has issued the following statement strongly encouraging all health care personnel to get vaccinated against COVID-19:

Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel

The leadership of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and professional societies associated with the specialty offer our support and strong encouragement for COVID-19 vaccination of the nation’s health care workers and all eligible Americans.

The health and safety of our members, our colleagues in health care, and the patients we serve is our highest priority. We believe widespread vaccination is the most effective path to reduce illness and death, and to ameliorate the impact of the pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective at significantly reducing the risk of becoming infected, spreading the infection to others, and becoming severely ill or dying from the disease. For health care personnel, COVID-19 vaccination is particularly essential because it significantly reduces the likelihood of unintentionally spreading COVID-19 to our patients, including those who may have weakened immune systems.

We believe anesthesiologists and anesthesiology professionals who work closely with patients in operating rooms and procedural areas, in hospitals and ambulatory settings, and in critical care units should be especially vested in closing the vaccination gap. We stand with all of our medical colleagues to strongly promote these efforts.

You can access the Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel and an accompanying press release on the ASA website.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) congratulate the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) on the recent approval of a subspecialty certificate in Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology (ACA) by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

SCA has documented a decade-long rise in demand for specialized cardiac anesthesiology care in the U.S., due to a growing prevalence of disease (48 percent in adults 20 years of age and older), and the growth of technological advancements enabling care.

With this rise in demand for specialized adult cardiac anesthesiology care in the U.S., the ACA subspecialty certification is timely and relevant.

“This is indeed a great day for everyone involved in cardiac anesthesiology – either as a provider or as a patient,” said SCA President, Andrew D. Shaw, MB, FCCM, FFICM, FRC.

According to the ABA, physicians with an ACA subspecialty certification will be acknowledged as experts in the imaging, diagnosis, physiology, pharmacology and management of care for adults whose cardiac disease requires leading-edge techniques, interventions and the latest treatment technology.

“Patients will be confident they are getting the very best, expert anesthesiology care at critical times”, said ASA president, Beverly K. Philip, MD, FACA, FASA.

The ASA and SCA congratulate ABA and look forward to a continued partnership that will elevate the specialty of anesthesia.