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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Over 100 million operations and procedures are
3performed every year with anesthesia, and physician
4anesthesiologists play a critical role, before, during, and
5after procedures, making patient safety their top priority;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Anesthesia is safer than ever before, but there
8is always potential for complications and side effects;
9physician anesthesiologists have the training and expertise to
10help minimize risks, monitor for any problems, and take quick
11action; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are required to
13complete 12 or more years of post-secondary education, at
14least 12,000 hours of clinical training, and additional months
15of training in intensive care and subspecialty units; and
 
16    WHEREAS, When seconds count and when emergencies or
17complications occur unexpectedly, physician anesthesiologists
18draw on their extensive medical education and years of
19clinical training and experience to make critical decisions
20that save lives; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are committed to high

 

 

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1quality and safe patient care and to educating patients to
2make their anesthesia even safer, to reduce risk of
3complication, and to improve recovery from surgery; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized
5leaders uniquely suited to prevent opioid abuse and misuse by
6employing opioid-minimizing techniques while ensuring patients
7have access to appropriate pain treatments; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we declare January 28 through February 3, 2024 as Physician
11Anesthesiologists Week in the State of Illinois and ask all
12citizens to join us in recognizing physician
13anesthesiologists, who have developed the techniques and
14protocols that have greatly improved the safety of
15anesthesiology and the well-being of surgical patients each
16day; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists as a
19symbol of our respect and esteem.