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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
8always is a 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, When seconds count and when emergencies or
13complications occur unexpectedly, physician anesthesiologists
14draw on their extensive medical education and years of
15clinical training and experience to make critical decisions
16that save lives; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are committed to
18providing high quality and safe patient care and to educating
19patients to make their anesthesia even safer, to reduce risk
20of complication, and to improve recovery from surgery; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized

 

 

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1leaders uniquely suited to prevent opioid abuse and misuse by
2employing opioid-minimizing techniques while ensuring patients
3have access to appropriate pain treatments; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we declare January 29 through February 4, 2023 as Physician
7Anesthesiologists Week in the State of Illinois, and we ask
8all citizens to join us in recognizing physician
9anesthesiologists, who have developed the techniques and
10protocols that have greatly improved the safety of
11anesthesiology and the well-being of surgical patients each
12day; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists as a
15symbol of our respect and esteem.