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Volume 76 Number 1
Sustainability Tip of the Quarter
“Planet vs. Plastics” is the theme for Earth Day 2024. Plastic is incredibly important to the safe delivery of anesthesia, but it also contributes to global pollution and detrimental health effects on humans.
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Carrying the NYSSA Forward
I am honored and grateful to serve as president of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists this year. I appreciate the responsibilities of this position, and I am ready to meet the challenges we face in the year ahead.
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Farewell Address to the NYSSA House of Delegates
In my inaugural address last year, I talked about the importance of making connections, networking, and building bridges. I am happy to report that we were successful in all three of these activities this past year.
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Creating Opportunities to Learn and Connect
The 2022 PGA is complete, and good times were had. The New York State Conference for Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows (NYSCARF) program featured an insightful interview on hospital administration, hands-on subspecialty workshops, an in-depth look into anesthesia contracts, and an interdisciplinary attending panel advising residents on career moves.
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Legislative Update
Under the leadership of Government and Legal Affairs Committee Chair Dr. Jonathan Gal and vice chairs Dr. Farzana Afroze and Dr. Ansara Vaz, and in collaboration with NYSSA Executive Director Stuart Hayman, Albany lobbyist Bob Reid, and me, the 2023 GLAC agenda was presented to the committee members during the annual PGA meeting in December 2022.
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Key Considerations When Selling Your Healthcare Practice to a Private Equity Firm
Private equity investments in healthcare continue to trend upward. More than $150 billion of private equity capital surged into healthcare globally in 2022, more than double the prior year and more than seven times the volume of investment 10 years ago.
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A Look at the 76th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology
Opening Session and R.W. Robertazzi Memorial Panel E.A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture Workshops Poster Presentations House of Delegates Meeting Lectures NYSCARF and Resident Happy Hour Women Physicians Committee Happy Hour Technical Exhibits Scenes From PGA76 Scenes From the President’s Reception
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Looking Back on a Productive Year
The NYSSA Resident and Fellow Section had a busy year. Our incredible officers for 2022-2023 accomplished a wide variety of initiatives that we believe will have a lasting, positive impact on anesthesiology in New York state.
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Legislative Update
The NYSSA’s in-person Legislative Day was held on May 9, 2023, and included members from every district. We greatly appreciate the efforts of these dedicated members. Conducting an in-person meeting requires additional planning and preparation.
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The 39th Annual International Symposium: Clinical Update in Anesthesiology, Surgery and Perioperative Medicine
The 39th Annual Update in Anesthesiology, Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, organized by the Department of Anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, was held January 15-20, 2023, at the Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort in Willemstad, Curaçao.
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New ASA Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade: Contraceptive Considerations
Since obtaining FDA approval in 2015, the steroidal encapsulating agent sugammadex has become anesthesia providers’ neuromuscular blockade (NMB) reversal agent of choice.
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NYSSA Legislative Day in Albany
MSSNY House of Delegates and ASA Legislative Conference
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