2009 Medicare Physician Payment Rule Published

The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners requires that all physicians complete a mandatory one hour online CME course and at least 6 hours of pain related CME between January 1, 2001 and the January 2, 2009 deadline. These requirements have been mentioned at OSAonline.org before.

If you have attended the OSA's educational meetings over the past several years, you likely have met the requirement for the 6 hours of CME. This handy PDF outlines our educational offerings, so that you can track your pain-related CME obtained from us.

For those who do not have enough pain-related CME, the Oregon Medical Association is also offering a number of courses around the state to help you meet the mandate. You can find out about these courses at the OMA website. The course brochure can be found here.

OHSU's Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-Operative Medicine and the Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists will be hosting a reception at the ASA Annual Meeting in Orlando on Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. EDT. For details, please see this brochure. Your OSA Leadership appreciates Dr. Kirsch and his administrative staff's help in once again arranging this annual get together.

Hope to see you there!

The Oregon Society of Anesthesiologists Spring Meeting for 2008 is rapidly approaching. We have some great speakers, great topics and several fun social events for you and your family. Once again, we will have a social gathering at a private home with spectacular views. We will also have a best ball golf tournament.

If you did not receive the brochure in the mail or accidently misplaced it, you can download it by clicking here. The room block and special rate closes April 16th, so make your reservations now!

The didactic part of the meeting will offer a broad variety of educational sessions. ASA President-elect Roger Moore, M.D. will give an update on ASA issues important to each of us. Aryeh Shander, M.D., a recognized expert on blood conservation strategies, will help us better understand ways to safely reduce use of this scarce resource. OHSU's Michael Hutchens, M.D. will translate lessons learned in intensive care medicine to anesthetic management options for our increasingly aged and complex patients. Also, new to this meeting, Dawn Dillman, M.D. and several OHSU resident physicians will discuss the management of three challenging cases, using the Problem-Based Learning Discussion format so popular at the ASA Annual Meeting. And, your OSA President, Christopher Swide, M.D., will lead a brief business meeting to update you on the OSA's business.

UPDATE: As of April 20th, rooms in the block still appear to be available. If you haven't reserved your room, please do so soon to take advantage of the discounted hotel rate.

Reserve the dates on your calendar and check back soon for additional details about speakers, topics, hotel arrangements and social activities.