Full Text of HR0536 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Over 100 million operations and procedures are | 3 | | performed every year with anesthesia, and physician | 4 | | anesthesiologists play a critical role, before, during, and | 5 | | after procedures, making patient safety their top priority; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Anesthesia is safer than ever before, but there | 8 | | is always potential for complications and side effects; | 9 | | physician anesthesiologists have the training and expertise to | 10 | | help minimize risks, monitor for any problems, and take quick | 11 | | action; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are required to | 13 | | complete 12 or more years of post-secondary education, at | 14 | | least 12,000 hours of clinical training, and additional months | 15 | | of training in intensive care and subspecialty units; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, When seconds count and when emergencies or | 17 | | complications occur unexpectedly, physician anesthesiologists | 18 | | draw on their extensive medical education and years of | 19 | | clinical training and experience to make critical decisions | 20 | | that save lives; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are committed to high |
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| 1 | | quality and safe patient care and to educating patients to | 2 | | make their anesthesia even safer, to reduce risk of | 3 | | complication, and to improve recovery from surgery; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized | 5 | | leaders uniquely suited to prevent opioid abuse and misuse by | 6 | | employing opioid-minimizing techniques while ensuring patients | 7 | | have access to appropriate pain treatments; therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we declare January 28 through February 3, 2024 as Physician | 11 | | Anesthesiologists Week in the State of Illinois and ask all | 12 | | citizens to join us in recognizing physician | 13 | | anesthesiologists, who have developed the techniques and | 14 | | protocols that have greatly improved the safety of | 15 | | anesthesiology and the well-being of surgical patients each | 16 | | day; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists as a | 19 | | symbol of our respect and esteem. |
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