A Message from your President, Ines Koerner, MD, PhD, FNCS
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to SNACC, the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care! Whether you are a long-term member of SNACC, or are visiting the website for the first time, I expect that you will find content that supports your practice and your education needs. SNACC is a proudly international society that benefits from our global membership and our members’ diverse perspectives.
SNACC has accomplished a lot over the last few years. We launched our own free-standing annual meeting in 2019 and then quickly adapted to a world changed by a global pandemic. We seamlessly pivoted to a successful virtual meeting format while also creating much needed clinical guidance for the community. We have since returned to even stronger in-person meetings, starting with the widely successful 50th anniversary celebration in Seattle in 2022. We have established a fully virtual annual clinical spring symposium that focuses on clinical updates of relevance to both full time and casual neuroanesthesiologists. While adapting to the challenges of a global pandemic, we also completed strategic planning and revised our governance structure. None of this would have been possible without the outstanding leadership of prior presidents, including Chanannait Paisanthasan, Alana Flexman, and John Bebawy, or the hard work by our Board of Directors and the many committed SNACC members who dedicate their time and energy to work in committees or otherwise support the SNACC mission. SNACC is shaped by its members and thrives on an engaged community. I invite everyone to continue their engagement or maybe become newly engaged with our society. If you are not yet a SNACC member, consider joining the community. If you are already a member, I encourage you to engage with a committee that aligns with your passion and interest.
Looking ahead, we will continue our work to fulfill the SNACC mission, which rests on the three pillars of excellent clinical care for patients with neurologic injuries, the quest to improve our understanding of pathologies and develop new treatment through translational neuroscience research, and our desire to improve perioperative brain health and outcomes for patients at risk. We will continue to expand our membership beyond North America and learn from our global members. We will also further our investment in inspiring and educating the next generation of clinicians and neuroscientists to work in this space. I look forward to our continued collaboration with ICPNT to grow this important endeavor. Financial health is crucial to allow sustained focus on our mission. We will continue to identify and develop new financial opportunities and partnerships in a changing healthcare environment. I know the future of SNACC is bright and am honored to serve with you as we continue the journey to advance our field.
Ines Koerner, MD, PhD, FNCS
