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FOCUS ON ANESTHESIOLOGY
James Cottrell Delivers 2007 Rovenstine
One highlight of the ASA Annual meeting was the
presentation of the 2007 Rovenstine Lecture by Dr.
James Cottrell, past-president of SNACC and the ASA
and the Editor-in-Chief of our official journal, Journal
of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. In his lecture, he
highlighted the importance of research and education
in neuroanesthesia. On behalf of the SNACC
membership, the Board of Directors congratulates Dr.
Cottrell on receiving this honor and we are proud to
have one of our OWN be recognized for his
contributions to our specialty.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Grants/Awards
Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program (ECRIP)
Sponsored by the New York State Department of Health
$31,000,000 in funding from the Professional Education Pool is set aside annually to be distributed to teaching hospitals that achieve graduate medical
education (GME) reform goals. One of the aims is to train physicians and clinical researchers in order to advance research in New York State’s academic health
centers.
The program provides clinical research fellowships with annual stipends of $60,000 each year to MD graduates for two years starting July, 2008. A total
of 57 awards were given to medical centers, one of which was awarded to Drs. Ketan Shevde and Ming Zhang for the project, “Immune Responses Influence
the Degree of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.”
Dr. Wilson Ko, Director of Cardiac Surgery is a co-author of the research project. The study is the first of its kind and will be performed on 50 patients
undergoing cardiac surgery and is expected to take six months to complete.
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) has selected SUNY Downstate, Department of Anesthesiology as a Host Department
for the 2008 Medical Student Research Fellowship Program. Several Downstate medical students have indicated their interest and intent to apply for this
fellowship program.
Dr. Ira Kass has submitted a grant proposal to the American Heart Association for a grant in aid to support the project entitled “Mechanisms by
which an antiarrhythmic dose of lidocaine protects against ischemic brain damage”.
IRB 101: A Quick Start Guide to Getting Research Approved by the IRB
The Office of Scientific Affairs and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) invite all members of the human subjects research community to
a monthly brown bag lunch seminar.
WHERE: All meetings will be on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, from 12:30 to 1:30, and will be held in the 8th Floor Faculty Lounge, Health
Science Education Building.
Target audience: Particularly those individuals preparing written IRB study documentation (e.g., application, consent forms).
Presenters: The meeting will offer presentations by IRB administrative staff.
Prerequisites: All attendees will be assumed to have completed the CITI Program training in the ethics of research with human subjects and to have reviewed
all the material on the Downstate website IRB page ("Protection of Human Subjects").
Tentative Topics:
Definitions of research and examples of research that falls outside IRB purview.
How to document a study that meets criteria for exemption.
How to document a study that meets criteria for expedited review.
What materials need to be submitted for chart reviews.
The mechanism of full committee review and possible outcomes of this review.
Practical definitions of "risk" and "benefit."
What criteria need to be satisfied to waive subject consent for research.
Different approaches to consent (i.e., verbal vs. written) and when they are applicable.
How HIPAA law relates to documentation for research submitted IRB.
Distinctions between anonymity and confidentiality in data recording and retention.
An item by item review of the "Application for New Study," including common pitfalls in responding to the items.
An item by item review of the Downstate consent form template, including common pitfalls in responding to the items.
How to write optimally effective scientific abstracts.
If time permits, individual investigators/coordinators may use their IRB documentation problems as case studies for the group discussion.
From time to time, when revisions to our IRB policies are under consideration, these seminars may serve as "town meetings" which investigators may attend
to express their views on research ethics topics.
Volume 36, Issue I, Winter 2008 SNACC
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