2024 Annual Meeting Recap

June 7-9, 2024, The Breakers, West Palm Beach, FL
Thank you for a great meeting! Looking forward to seeing you next year at the Breakers, June 6-8, 2025
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MEETING UPDATES
Letter from the 2024 Program Chair, Dr. Alecia Stein

Last month, we gathered again for the 2024 Florida Society of Anesthesia Annual meeting at the always classy, The Breakers Palm Beach – a meeting with many firsts! I had the honor of serving as Meeting Chair, planning my inaugural Annual Meeting with the help of my outstanding Program Committee, as the first woman to serve as Meeting Chair of the FSA Annual Meeting. I am proud to share that even with the heat of summer well upon us, we networked with, learned from, and assembled with a record-breaking number of registrants this year – topping 440 anesthesiologists from Florida and beyond. The positive energy was evident from the start with the unprecedented demand surpassing that of snagging 2 tickets to a Taylor Swift concert (just kidding!)  The high demand led to securing two extra room blocks at nearby hotels. A first for the FSA Annual Meeting.

Another milestone was the successful feature of Keynote Speaker Dr. Leif Dahleen – a physician, retired anesthesiologist, and well-known financial education blogger for physicians known as Physician on FIRE, debuted a new hands-on workshop on cryoablation, and featured a set of clinical grab-bag snap talks that covered a variety of high-yield clinical topics. The mix of speakers was wide and diverse, coming from institutions and practices across Florida, and distant states such as California, Vermont, and Michigan. The program was also full of high-yield, hot topics including talks from experts in AI, GLP-2, practice management debates on physician unionization and rural anesthesia practice, as well as talks sponsored by our Pediatric, Professional Diversity, and Critical Care FSA committees, and more. This year we accepted the highest number of abstracts to our abstract sessions, which was a valuable experience for our state’s trainees and students to attend and share their research and challenging cases. Dr. Ronald Harter, the current ASA president attended to give the State of the ASA Address – a summary of what is happening at the national level and what is ASA doing for its members and finally, the University of Miami Residency Program reclaimed the coveted winning title at the highly competitive and always rowdy Annual Resident Jeopardy Competition – featuring 5 top anesthesia residency programs. Lastly, we could not have put forth the great meeting summarized here without the generous support of our industry sponsors. Sponsored events featured breakfasts,  an Ultrasound Workshop and product showcases arranged in the exhibit hall. We look forward to seeing you next year back in Palm Beach. Mark your calendar, and save the date for June 6-8^th, 2025! See you next year!

SPONSORED SESSIONS

AWARDS
Distinguished Service Award Recipient

Dr. Jonathan Slonin has dedicated over twenty years of service to the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists. He was FSA President in 2015-2016 and currently serves on the ASA Board of Directors as the ASA Director from Florida.  Dr. Slonin received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and his MD degree from the University of Miami. He completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Slonin received his MBA degree from George Washington University.  He has held numerous clinical and leadership positions with TeamHealth and Envision Healthcare.  Dr. Slonin is Chief Medical Officer of Pacira Biosciences and practices clinically at the Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital.

Presidential Engagement Award Recipient

Dr. Rosalie Tassone is Chair of the Pediatric Anesthesia Committee for the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists. She completed her residency in anesthesiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently Chief of Anesthesia and Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.

“I am so honored to be recognized by the FSA Board of Directors with the 2024 Presidential Engagement Award.  I am grateful to work alongside so many dedicated physicians to showcase the incredible pediatric anesthesiology talent we have here in Florida.  I could not have done this without the support of the Board and administrative staff, as well as  the work of the members of the FSA Committee on Pediatric Anesthesia, who have dedicated their time to create a library of enduring educational material for the FSA membership on the website and the continuing Webinar Series “Hot Topics in Pediatric Anesthesia,” a platform for education and discussion of pediatric anesthesia topics for all FSA members, whether it be those who care for children occasionally or primarily.”

CME CLAIMING
This year’s evaluation and certificate process is completely electronic. To access the course, claim your credits, complete the activity evaluation, and print your certificate, you must log in to the ASA Education Center. All registrants have been notified via the email address associated with their ASA account with CME instructions.
If you experience difficulties logging in or accessing the email, please get in touch with [email protected]

Disclosures

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
All other planners, faculty, reviewers, and staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. 

Disclaimer 
The information provided at this activity is for continuing medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. 

CME claim 
To claim credit for the 2024 FSA Annual Meeting: 
All communication is sent to the email listed on your ASA account. If your email has changed, please log in and update it before the end of the meeting.  Credit claiming emails will be sent 3 business days after the final registration list is received from FSA. 
All registrants have been notified via the email address associated with their ASA account with CME instructions.If you experience difficulties logging in or accessing the email, please get in touch with [email protected]

CLAIMING CREDIT 

1.       Complete the evaluation that was emailed to all attendees.

2.       Click on the certificate and enter the credit you are claiming. 

3.       Print your certificate or save it as a PDF for your files. 

It is highly recommended that you claim credit within two weeks of receiving the credit-claiming email. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Call For Abstracts for the 2024 Florida Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting is now closed. Abstract acceptance/rejection notifications went out on Wednesday, March 29, 2024. If you did not receive your acceptance/rejection notification, please check your spam/junk folder. If you still did not receive it, please email [email protected] and include your Abstract ID number as well as the title of your abstract.

MEETING LOCATION
The Breakers
One South County Road
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
PHONE: 561-655-6611
Hotel Information

MEMBERSHIP IN THE FSA
The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists has a membership of over 1800 members, and includes not only practicing anesthesiologists, but also residents, research scientists, anesthesiology assistants, nurse anesthetists, and students. The benefits of membership to the FSA are many, and include:

• A supportive environment for practitioners and students of anesthesiology to present their research and to network with others in the profession;
• Participation in the committees and leadership roles that guide the direction of anesthesiology in Florida;
• Representation – through the FSA Political Action Committee – along with relevant, up-to-the-minute information about current state and federal legislative issues affecting anesthesiology;
• Promoting interactions and facilitating mentorships between students, trainees and senior anesthesiologists;

As a state component of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, FSA members must also belong to the ASA. The FSA uses the ASA membership application for state membership. There are several available categories for membership, and you can find your appropriate category on the FSA website at www.fsahq.org/join-fsa.

QUESTIONS?

Registration Questions: Please contact, Registration Manager, Kathy Mitchell.

Exhibit or Sponsorship Questions: Please contact, Development Manager, Jenay Root.

General Questions: Please contact, FSA Meeting Planner, Stephanie Hige.