AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
ANNUAL MEETING 2009, New Orleans
Refresher Course Lecture

We are pleased to announce that Ms. Weihrer has been invited to take part as a panelist in a 2-hour Refresher Course at the ASA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, October 17-22, 2009.  The ASA Annual Meeting draws 15,000+ anesthesiologists from the US and abroad.

Title: Intraoperative Awareness, Best Practice.  It’s Not Just Science.

Read the full panel description here.

An Open Letter to Anesthesiologists, Victims of Anesthesia Awareness, and Patients
New spirit of cooperation opens doors to meaningful improvements in the prevention and treatment of anesthesia awareness! Read the letter here.

Want to help a worthy cause?
Want to “go green?”
Want to get something law may soon mandate?
Want to buy something that is tax deductible and for charity instead of going into corporate grocery store coffers?
Want to make your community “aware of awareness?

Support the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc., by purchasing a re-usable, cloth shopping bags (suitable for groceries and more) for all the reasons stated above.

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Carol Weihrer (Photo by Stephen Lovekin)

The Anesthesia Awareness Campaign is the the response of one anesthesia awareness victim. We are a non-profit patient advocacy organization almost exclusively maintained on a day-to-day basis by our President and Founder, Carol Weihrer.

For more information on anesthesia awareness or advice and support, please contact us.

If you are an attorney seeking more information on representing victims of anesthesia awareness, click here.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF SUICIDE?
Suicidal ideations are not uncommon (though certainly tragic) among awareness victims. Please seek other solutions!

• Immediately go to an emergency room.
• Contact your psychiatrist, therapist, or internist.
• Call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 1-800-273-8255 (operated 24/7/365).
• Visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

SEEKING WILLINING INTERVIEWEES FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS
The Anesthesia Awareness Campaign receives many, many requests from all types of media to talk to victims in specific geographic areas. It has been a number of years since my list of “willing interviewees” has been updated. If you would be willing to talk to the media about your awareness experience and how it has affected your life, please let me know – provide all of your contact information. If you are currently on the list, please let me know of your up-to-date contact information and your wishes about remaining on the list or not.