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most of you who are residents and attendings (or otherwise members of the asa) should've gotten in the mail recently a membership enrollment into the ASAPAC.
for more details about what this is and what they do, check here:
http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2006/08-06/becker08_06.html
on this forum, there is a lot of banter about what we can do to protect ourselves from the "trolls", which echoes (and probably in some way caricaturizes) the feelings of those who desire to take away or further infiltrate the scope of our practice. but, those sentiments are real, and people feel "safe" to tip their poker hands here on this forum and show you how they really feel. likewise, you can always visit the allnurses forum or the aana website to get a candid view of the real and open actions that some crna's and their organization are taking to increase their scope of practice as well as continually and actively strive to erode the line between physician and nurse clinician.
in response to the perceived threats, some members on this forum have even gone so far as to create a "private" forum to get away from those who they feel threatened by, to discuss freely ideas and strategies to prevent this from happening. while i disagree with the belief that this is the best way to address such issues (and have chosen not to endorse a private forum), i understand why some of you have chosen this route - be it frustration, lack of respect, etc. i sympathize with your motivations.
however, i submit to you that there is a far better - a far more real way - to get involved, and i highly recommend that any of you who feel that we need to protect our profession to join the ASAPAC.
it will cost you, as a resident, $20. that's it. so, instead of getting latte's at starbucks for the next two weeks, just get their regular cup of coffee instead. you'll be doing your colleagues and yourself a great thing. attendings... you can pony up whatever you think you can afford.
i encourage each and everyone of you to join. tell your colleagues at the hospital. make a committment to be a part of this organization.
thank you.
p.s. i would not submit a payment online if you do a search. the site you are directed to does not use secure-socket layers (SSL) encryption. i have paid by check directly via snail mail.
for more details about what this is and what they do, check here:
http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2006/08-06/becker08_06.html
on this forum, there is a lot of banter about what we can do to protect ourselves from the "trolls", which echoes (and probably in some way caricaturizes) the feelings of those who desire to take away or further infiltrate the scope of our practice. but, those sentiments are real, and people feel "safe" to tip their poker hands here on this forum and show you how they really feel. likewise, you can always visit the allnurses forum or the aana website to get a candid view of the real and open actions that some crna's and their organization are taking to increase their scope of practice as well as continually and actively strive to erode the line between physician and nurse clinician.
in response to the perceived threats, some members on this forum have even gone so far as to create a "private" forum to get away from those who they feel threatened by, to discuss freely ideas and strategies to prevent this from happening. while i disagree with the belief that this is the best way to address such issues (and have chosen not to endorse a private forum), i understand why some of you have chosen this route - be it frustration, lack of respect, etc. i sympathize with your motivations.
however, i submit to you that there is a far better - a far more real way - to get involved, and i highly recommend that any of you who feel that we need to protect our profession to join the ASAPAC.
it will cost you, as a resident, $20. that's it. so, instead of getting latte's at starbucks for the next two weeks, just get their regular cup of coffee instead. you'll be doing your colleagues and yourself a great thing. attendings... you can pony up whatever you think you can afford.
i encourage each and everyone of you to join. tell your colleagues at the hospital. make a committment to be a part of this organization.
thank you.
p.s. i would not submit a payment online if you do a search. the site you are directed to does not use secure-socket layers (SSL) encryption. i have paid by check directly via snail mail.
