September 19, 1997
TO: MEDICAL, HEALTH AND SCIENCE JOURNALISTS
FROM: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
SUBJECT: 1997 ASA ANNUAL MEETING, October 1997
--Scientific studies offer startling results that may aid in the treatment of sickle cell anemia.
--Overwhelming research debunks the theory that epidural blocks cause c-sections.
--Women need more time to recover from heart surgery than men.
--Major breast surgery using regional, not general, anesthesia may help patients recover quicker.
--Patients' surgical records can be kept on a small disk attached to their hospital I.D. bracelet.
--An "electronic nose" provides faster and more accurate diagnosis of infection.
These are just a few of the many scientific sessions that will be presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 1997 annual meeting, October 18-22, 1997, in San Diego.
Members of the media are invited to cover this meeting, which includes scientific research presentations that can directly impact your readers, viewers and listeners. This year's meeting marks the 150th anniversary of modern obstetrical anesthesia and is expected to draw an estimated 16,000 attendees to its seminars, workshops and exhibits. Members of the ASA communications department can assist you in arranging interviews with the presenters prior to the meeting.
For assistance in arranging interviews or for further information, please contact the ASA Executive Office, 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573, or call (847) 825-5586. During the annual meeting, you can reach the communications staff between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the ASA press room at the San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B, telephone: (619) 525-6411. Staff members will be on hand to assist you in scheduling interviews, locating individuals and providing general background information.
For more information, including the ASA annual meeting media kit and information on the medical specialty of anesthesiology, visit our World Wide Web site: http://www.ASAhq.org.
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