ASRA Pain Medicine Committee membership offers an opportunity to contribute to the administration, development, and implementation of ASRA Pain Medicine programs and services, network with your fellow colleagues, and become a leader in the Society. Members
are invited to submit nominations in September of each year for most committees, with terms beginning at the close of the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting the following spring. Self-nominations are permitted.
To serve
on an ASRA Pain Medicine Committee, you must be an active member of ASRA Pain Medicine in good standing. With the exception of some board, ex officio, and ad hoc committees, you may only serve on one committee at a time. All committee members are
appointed by the ASRA Pain Medicine president.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee
Overview: The CME Committee provides oversight for the educational mission of the Society relating to accreditation guidelines, conflict of interest issues, and member needs. This includes the review and approval of all CME activity elements (program, faculty, schedule, etc.), the monitoring of program sessions to provide feedback, and recommendations for the development of new content. Only mid to senior level physicians will be considered.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Scientific / Educational Planning Committees
Overview: Each committee is responsible for planning the scientific content of its annual meeting, appointing faculty, reviewing medically challenging case submissions, and collaborating with the Project Manager to ensure smooth operations of the meeting. Note: these committees are not responsible for the financial aspects of their meeting.
Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting Committee
Time commitment: Committee members serve a one-year term and are expected to fully participate in planning meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Annual Pain Medicine Meeting Committee
Time commitment: Committee members serve a one-year term and are expected to fully participate in planning meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Freestanding Courses Committee
Time commitment: Committee members serve a three-year term and are expected to fully participate in planning meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Faculty Development Committee
Overview: The Faculty Development Committee develops programs, products, and services to support the needs of new professionals aspiring to be faculty and researchers, in collaboration with the CME and Research Committees where appropriate. The Committee conducts needs assessment and recommends action to the Board of Directors to improve mentorship and development of new professionals.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee
Overview: The Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee addresses issues related to regulatory advocacy, guidelines, practice advisories, or standards, reviews regulatory advocacy letters or testimony and clinical or practice guidelines from other professional societies, and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled. Each committee member must commit to devoting the time necessary to review the various documents noted above and provide timely feedback.
Industry Relations Committee
Overview: The Industry Relations Committee acts as a liaison between industry and the Board of Directors in the process of obtaining financial support through exhibitions, non-CME promotional sessions, in-kind support, grants, and philanthropic donations.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Membership Committee
Overview: The Membership Committee collaborates in developing and refining the vision and strategies for membership growth through retaining existing members, attracting new members, soliciting feedback from members and non-members, and suggesting ideas for new or enhanced member benefits.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Newsletter Committee
Overview: The Newsletter Committee is charged with producing the content and ensuring the timely publication of the quarterly ASRA Pain Medicine News.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Practice Management Committee
Overview: The Practice Management Committee addresses issues related to practice management and healthcare economics by developing or recommending tools, process and outcome measures, and business standards, in collaboration with the Guidelines and Regulatory Advocacy Committee where appropriate. The Committee conducts needs assessment and recommends action to the Board of Directors regarding new Society initiatives related to these issues.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Research Committee
Overview: The Research Committee, having equal representation of regional anesthesia and pain medicine, is involved with:
Reviewing applications for the Koller and Chronic Pain Research grants, recommending to the Board of Directors which applications shall be funded and at what dollar amounts, and reporting on the progress of funded projects to the Board of Directors.
Reviewing and evaluating the scientific abstracts submitted to the spring and fall annual meetings.
The solicitation of donations to the research funds.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Resident & Fellow Committee
Overview: The Resident Section Committee coordinates the activity for trainees (Residents and Fellows), including developing the content of the Resident/Fellow Program at both annual meetings. The call for nominations is sent out in December of each year.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a one-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Social Media Committee
Overview: The Social Media Committee is responsible for coordinating the electronic presence of ASRA Pain Medicine on social platforms.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.
Website Committee
Overview: The Website Committee is responsible for coordinating the electronic presence of ASRA Pain Medicine.
Time commitment: Committee members serve a two-year term and are expected to fully participate in meetings and conference calls as scheduled.