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Anesthesiology Participation
in the Geriatrics for Specialists Initiative
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Useful Geriatric
Anesthesiology Resources
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Council Representatives
The Council of the Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Expertise among Surgical and Medical Specialists (SEGUE) is a part of the AGS. It is a working unit of national specialty leaders committed to improving the care of geriatric patients. The Section presents an annual educational and research meeting in collaboration with the AGS meeting each May. The meetings are designed to enhance the exchange of information between specialists and geriatricians. The following are members of the Council from anesthesiology:
| Jeffrey Silverstein, MD |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) |
| Sheila Barnett, MBBS, BSc |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) |
| Alternate: |
Terri Monk, MD |
| Past Representatives: |
Alan D. Sessler, MD, J.G. Reves, MD |
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Participating Organizations
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific associations of physicians organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient.
http://www.asahq.org/
The Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia (SAGA) is dedicated to improving the care of the older patient coming to surgery. SAGA offers educational programs at their annual meeting as well as at meetings of other anesthesia societies. SAGA also offers educational support for anesthesia training programs.
http://10085.hostinglogin.com/saga1/
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Resources
- The Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia of the American Society of Anesthesiologist has developed a Syllabus on Geriatric Anesthesiology. The syllabus is online and may be downloaded at http://www.asahq.org/clinical/geriatrics/syllabus.htm.
- The Communications Department of the American Society of Anesthesiologists will send a CD-ROM entitled, "Geriatric Anesthesia" containing 8 different power point presentations. For more information, please contact Karen at the American Society of Anesthesiologists at (847)-668-9112 or via e-mail at communications@ASAhq.org.
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Textbooks
- Geriatric Anesthesia, by Frederick E. Sieber, Mc-Graw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division (September 2006)
- Geroanesthesia, by Stanley Muravchick, MD, Elsevier Science Health Science Divison (January 1998)
- Geriatric Anesthesia, edited by Charles H. McLeskey, MD, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (September 1996)
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Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars
These competitive two-year awards of $75,000 per year (plus a required minimum institutional support of $25,000 per year) are designed to support education and research training for specialty faculty who seek to launch academic careers in the geriatric aspect of their specialty. Supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Jahnigen Program is a key component in our efforts to enhance perioperative care of older adults. The Jahnigen awardees and their projects are:
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Deborah J. Culley, MD, Harvard Medical School (awarded in 2002)
Mechanisms of Persistent Post-anesthetic Cognitive Impairment with Aging
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Leanne Groban, MD, Wake Forest University (awarded in 2004)
The Role of GH/IGF-1 in Diastolic Heart Failure of Aging
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Lisa Crossley, MD, Harvard Medical School (awarded in 2005)
Role of CREB and FOXO in the Responses of Neutrophils in Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury
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Ellen Flanagan, MD, Duke University (awarded in 2006)
Postsurgical Outcomes of Elderly and Old Elderly Patients with DNR Orders
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Zhongcong Xie, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School (awarded in 2006)
Anesthesia and Alzheimer's Disease
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Amanda Fox, MD, Harvard Medical School (awarded in 2009)
Influence of In-hospital Ventricular Dysfunction and Related Genetic Variants on the Development of Long-term Heart Failure and Quality of Life Outcomes in Older Patients after Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
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Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
This initiative provides important opportunities for residency program directors to enrich their curricula through collaborations with geriatricians from their own institutions. Learn More
2001-2003 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
- Frederick Sieber, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Partner Geriatrician: Colleen Christmas, MD
- Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, University of California at San Francisco
Partner Geriatrician: William Lyons, MD
2003-2005 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
- Sheila R. Barnett, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Partner Geriatrician: Anne Fabiny, MD
- Michael Lewis, MD, University of Miami School of Medicine
Partner Geriatrician: Miguel Paniagua, MD
2007-2009 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
- Leanne Groban, MD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Partner Geriatrician: Hal Atkinson, MD
2008-2010 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
- Reuben J. Azocar, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Co-PI: Serena Cho, MD, MPH
- Kaplana Tyagaraj, MD and Dennis Feierman, MD, PhD, Maimonides Medical Center
Co-PI: Jennifer Breznay, MD, MPH
2009 - 2011 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
- Dawn Dillman, MD, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Co-PI: Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH
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Websites of Interest
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
http://www.asahq.org
- Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
http://www.apsf.org/
- Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists
http://www.vaanes.org/
- Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
http://www.faer.org/
- Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia (SAGA)
http://10085.hostinglogin.com/saga1/
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