I'm packing (to leave NYC) and I found this brochure which I have activated since 2 year ago. The tip that I got from one of medical student who rotated to our service. It's DO NOT CALL - Telemarketing Registry. This service is for free (now) and require 2-3 months to become effective. Once it is, you will no longer worry about the unwanted phone calls, period. Works like a charm. Click here to register. I wish Maryland state has this feature, too.

   One of my favourite books, made at Cornell, here. The new 5th Edition of Yao & Artusio's Problem oriented Patient management now is available for preorder from BN or other bookstores for the list price of $99. Or contact Marlene for a special discount of 25% only for Cornell associates ! and get the book right away ! Only 9 left to own (1 is mine already with the autograph from the author !)

   This is actually very personal. I am making these link just mainly for myself, so that I can click to these link when I'm not at my computer. Meanwhile, it may get your attention if you like to learn about the PAC, EKG, Radiology. And as you can guess, they're all related to critical care and yes, they're my homework I need to do before this July ! Click on the icon to that page.

   Under construction, though. Well, finally - I'm not the only _reak in the department making the website. Devan has decided to make his own website,too. It will contain the lectures that he believe they're useful. Although, it's not quite fully functional yet but soon it will be (at least, before we graduated). Click on the icon to see his web site !

   I feel like it's just yesterday when I was at the graduation party for the class of 1999-2000. 3 years has passed by so quick and now it's my turn to be the graduated one. Not too much time left, only 106 days to study for the written board exam ! How're are you guys doing, did you pass it ? Anyway, just a reminder that our scheduled date for the graduation party will be June,6th. Get your wall ready for the clock ! ...

   Nothing feels good like the ability to follow up your patient from home. Yes, this feature was available prior to 9/11 and then was withdrawn and now is back again (hope stay thru the Iraq's event). The process takes very little time in which you'll need to install the software - Chart Review into your computer. Then you can use the same username/password to log in and see your patient's chart. Click on the icon to the instruction page to download the software. I wish the Imnet and Cisyphus can be access from home too.

  Oh some news about the IMNET. Please be noted that the old IMNET is no longer available. The new IMNET now (IMNET405) is now effective. The icon can be found under the folder - Clinical Applications. The same password/username used to log in. The slower begining but faster documents access and many more features.

   Sorry for no updates on this site since January, I do have excuses for that, though. Anyway, like every year - HSS faculty will present the 7th Annual Symposium -Regional Anesthesia 2003 Controversies & Fundamentals at the Intercontinental Hotel, Astor Room ( ) on Saturday April 26th, 2003. The registration is phenomenal ($259) for non-Cornell residents (and others) but this is completely free for us. Go register on-line here before March 31th.

   Congratulation to Saira. She just delivered a 37 weeks 7 1/4 lb baby girl "Sanjana" on Friday 1/10 at 7.28Am, Apgar 9,9. Thanks Joe, for the working epidural. Saira will be a full time mother for about 6 week before she returns to work. We open the spot for date if anyone want to volunteer to do the pain service !

   See you (if my Saturday's call wasn't too bad) at Hilton (6th ave vs 53rd/54th st) December 6-10) for the annual PGA 56. I wish you've already registered because it was free for resident + membership before 11/15. If you have not, welcome to join the forgetful team. Anyway, there will be so many famous people over there, including our attendings. Dr. Savarese, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Malhotra, Dr. Lien, Dr. Gadalla, etc - including Dr. Levin for the workshop for TEE (Monday though), Dr. Leighton also come to give a talk, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Urmey and lots more. There will be also the booth, many discount for books/instruments can be found. Click on the icon to see more details.

   Don't forget to call 746-2941 for RSVP for the department Annual Holiday Party. The date is Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at The Loft (47 West Street) 7:00-11:00 PM. Click the icon to see the map/direction to the place.

   Imagine about how it feels like when you always have Miller with you (not in your head, but anytime that you want to read/search). I'm talking about the big Miller- not the baby. You heard it right, Miller Anesthesia 5th edition, both volumes in Palm OS readable version. Since I can't find where this source actually come from (officially), so I can't give you the link or any online store that sell this. What I know is the file that I got is 10 mb size (you better have memory stick or expandable memory) and it can be opened with the program called "Isilo". Please contact me individually for details, exclusive for members !.

   Hello my 3rd year folks. Before speding a big money for Chirstmas/Thanksgiving. Please same some $2,300 for ABA Board written exam certification. Now the same exam paper that we used to take it for free in July of each year will cost us $2300 for this July 12, 2002. Click on the icon for a direct short cut to the link. Get any 0% APR VISA/Mastercard, too. And we should better study because if it's not one time, it perhaps will cost another $2k in the following year. To save the money, we better apply it now (after Dec 15, 02 - it will become $2650), to save more money, we better pass it. For more info, please log into www.abanes.org

   Only one PACU call is enough for me to tally everybody's calls again. We have updated the tally, yeah !. Now this year you'll be able to see the name !!!, only after you login, though. Click the icon on to your right to see who is currently the winner. Just look for fun, don't complain, don't criticize. I believe at the end of this year, it will come out evenly. Oh, you also can access this tally page by the icon on the call page. Look up north to find the button. Have fun!

   Do you carry the Barash Clinical Anesthesia pocket book or other pocket book around just in case to be your reference? If you do also carry a handheld device. I'm happy to report that the pocket Barash now is available at $59.95 (click the icon to find the link). If you still have some book allowance left. If you want to find a nice and save way to have this on your PDA - you gotta login to the "Cafe" to find a good deal. This is exclusively for the members only and hush ... hush.

   How does it feel to find out that you stuck in the OR again after a late last night -not oncall (same old -same old, can't complain !) and may be you'll be S2 tomorrow !!!. Kudos to Stavros who finally made it happened. I actually was wishing that they are making S6-10 (about the number of rooms that normally still running after 5 pm) because I'm (or we're or some of us) doing it right now, just unevenly occurred to all 50 (or more ) residents. Now there will be a new system which will work or not - depends on our cooperation ! (better than just praying/whining anyway. Read the details by clicking the icon. Effective as right now on (start 9/30). And I'm happy to report that I'm the 2nd customer using it on the first effective day, will see how it works out tomorrow !

   Omid wanna throw another party to celebrate the fall season on this coming Saturday 9/29. Everyone is invited but try to get small because he has a studio which located at Payson 14 M. Please gather around 8 PM up, food/beer/entertainment,... etc are welcome.

   Hope you guys haven't forgottent that we still have lecture series. For this year, the lecture strategy has been redesigned like you've seen in the letter in your mailbox. The best part of it and I think it's one of the best gifts from the department is the book. We are getting the books !. For CA-3 class, we're gonna get my dream book (and must have- eventhough, you don't want to read it now, but believe me, some day, you will) -Stoelting -Anesthesia and Coexisting Disease. Another book for CA-3 is Benumof-Anesthesia and Perioperative Complications. The CA-1 will get Stoelting-Pharmacology and physiology in Anesthetic Practice and also Dr. Hemming's book (the most beautiful color book). For the CA-2, I have no idea, find it out !.

   And don't forget, the new lecture series are started on this coming Monday - Sept 3, 2002. Click the lecture icon on your left to see the schedule. To get the books, find them in your mailbox, if you don't see - ask Shonda.

   Oh my lord!, yet another mandatory lecture that you have to attend (me, too). This is not only for anesthesia resident, it's for every employees. And do not attend it for free, looking for a copy of the attend form, sign it, return it to the department. Click the icon to see the detail and the lecture schedule.

   Just a general annoucement that the grand round session of Monday's AM now will be held in the new room which is supposed to be at the same spot but different floor. The new place is A-950. The old room will be reinnovated.

   Most of you have already got the 2002 phone card, congratulation. I am still in the process of making more (very slow), you can request one (only, at this time) when you caught me anywhere. Soon (hope before I graduated), I should accomplish the 200-copies task. The ongoing correction is also active. There will be version 2 and 3 - pretty much like Microsoft and service pack for Win XP. Enjoy your (and my) vay-kay !!!! hoo-ray.

   Don't be surprised to see the new attending on this coming Monday- Dr.Randazzo. And don't ask me who he is (because I don't know anything else). The reason that I know because his name show up when I was collecting the data for the new phonecard and a...hem, the new phone card file is 99.99% done. We only wait for his beeper and office number to complete this card and hopefully, you can see it in the mailbox with in the next week.

   This review article has been published since November of 2001. Many of us have heard about this drug and barely use it. It's getting very popular, especially in the ICU (well.... 4W - to be more specific). It costs only $100 per 1 ml vial ! and the main use is for promoting diuresis eventhough the FDA approves it for the antihypertensive treatment (up to 48 hr) in the hospital. I wonderd is there anyone who is really using it for that purpose anyway !

   For those who never used Dexmedetomidine or (Pracedex®) and want to learn/see how wonderful this drug is. Just to let you know that the OR pharmacy has it available on request now. The 2 ml vial costs ONLY $50-60 and if you don't remember how to dose it, please consult this page (the slip recommends to put 2 ml in NSS 48 ml) which was post since August, last year. For more details info, please consult this page. You do not have to sign any control substance sheet for this (so far). Oh BTW, the remifentanil also back now (after been out of stock for years). Have fun !.

   I'm sorry to announce this (but yet feel very relieved), I just realized that I can not make 200 copies of phone card this year due to many reasons (we can talk about that in the chat forum). And I also do not think that everybody actually needs it. Two years ago, I made it only 16-20 copies distributed to my class and that was very good, it was like a hobby. For this year, according to the current situation, I will make it for everyone of us (residents- hey if you don't want one - please e-mail me, I'll be more than happy). For the others, please make a request by e-mail me. It's absolutely free of charge and if you don't hear from me for a while, you can download the pdf file and print (+ laminate + cut + fold) by yourself. Please try your best not to lose it (you may not get the 2nd one), because every copy of it worth minutes of my precious free time at home !. Peace.....

   Congratulation to Saira! who soon will be experiencing epidural labor analgesia as a patient in this coming January. Now Saira's baby is beyond the organogenesis period. Well, after this point, we'll make every effort not to make her stress, run, work too hard or even give her a post-lunch nap everyday. It's good for the baby.

   Yey !!!. Finally I have fixed/managed to get the chatting part working again. Now the cafe is working and hopefully it will be working more reliably. Sorry for your convenience. Old users can enjoy the chat now and the new users can register and chat too. For the new coming residents, ah.. hem, I just add your info in the database and it's ready for registration. For the graduated residents, ah..hem, you're deleted !!!!, individual request to remain a member may be considered by e-mail me . Enjoy chit chat !

   Oh lord, the exam passed by. Hope everyone is getting better (I doubted myself). Anyway, we're back in business again, will try to update the site as much as I could. Welcome the new coming residents. Soon, I'll update the database so you guys can log in and enjoy the feature. Right now, let me finish that phone card mission. Help me make the perfect one (it will be the last one that I make for Cornell), by letting me know any updated info of yours !. Thanks

   Experts told me do not host your web with the montly pay of < $10. Now I'm more than appreciative of that, over a month that I've been wrestling with the new web hosting service, the old one was $2.49 a month, dirt cheap including the quality and reliabilitiy we've got. Now.. ah hem, I have moved again (moving season), I got this web server who is in the business since 1997 and everything looks good (except for monthly service - $4.95 -which is actually - not too bad).

    Anyway, just to annouce that there will be (it's actually already started) an inactivity of this website until after this 7/13 and everyone knows why !, see you again after this Saturday.