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ISA was represented by twenty six members who traveled to Orlando, FL October 18-23 for the ASA Annual Meeting. These members attended both House of Delegates meetings as well as caucusing as a state component and with the midwest caucus. Members also attended reference committee meetings where testimony was heard regarding the various issues contained in the delegates manual. Jeffrey Apfelbaum, MD was thanked for his tireless work as ASA President for the past year. The following members attended as delegates and alternates:

DELEGATES

Wendy Binstock, MD
Ralph Glasser, MD
George Hefner, MD
W. Stephen Minore, MD
Glenn Murphy, MD
Usharani Nimmagadda, MD
Rodney Osborn, MD
David Rothenberg, MD
John Szewczyk, MD
Joseph Szokol, MD
Kenneth Tuman, MD
Eric Werner, MD
Ted Yaghmour, MD


ALTERNATES

Asokumar Buvanendran, MD
Norbert Duttlinger, MD
William Frame, MD
Ori Gottlieb, MD
Helena Gunnerson, MD
Jon Jacoby, MD
Tripti Kataria, MD
Charles Kim, MD
Mark Krause, MD
Timothy Starck, MD
Gary Tzeng, MD
Robert Whitcomb, MD

The annual ISA House of Delegates meeting took place at the ISMS offices at 20 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL on May 10, 2008. Breaking with tradition, this year's meeting occured all on one day, a popular format. The HOD took up several important issues facing ISA including governance reorganization, membership recruitment and communications.

Shastri Swaminathan, MD, President of the Illinois State Medical Society, addressed the society discussing the malpractice climate in Illinois, Medicare and Medicaid reform, medical staff issues, and scope of practice.

Wendy Binstock, MD was sworn in as President of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists for 2008-9 by outgoing President, Joseph Szokol, MD. Dr Szokol was thanked for his year of service to the society.

ISA's own, Dr. Rodney Osborne (Peoria) served as President of the Illinois State Medical Society for the past year. A past President of the ISA, Dr. Osborne also serves as the ASA 14th District Director.

Twenty four ISA members visited Springfield to lobby our state legislators on March 5, 2008 in the annual ISA State Legislative Conference. Then members broke into groups and made calls to legislators offices. Here are some photographs of the event.