PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

NEWS

Kevin Johns receives the John Hinckley Lifetime Outstanding Service Award

Pro/Con

Mitral Regurgitation Can Be Reliably Assessed In The Operating Room Under General Anesthesia

Literature Reviews

Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Focus on Modifiable Risk Factors

Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients

Glycemic variability: A strong independent predictor of mortality in critically ill patients

Enhanced exercise capacity in mice with severe heart failure treated with an allosteric effector of hemoglobin, myo-inositol trispyrophosphate

Differences in mitral valve-left ventricle dimensions between a beating heart and during saline injection test

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting for Severe Coronary Artery Disease

Comparison of Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment in Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Foundation Update

SCA Foundation to host reception honoring Michael Roizen on Sunday, April 19

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Kevin Johns receives The John Hinckley Lifetime Outstanding Service Award

The SCA is pleased to give the second John Hinckley Lifetime Outstanding Service Award to Kevin F. Johns, Director of Meetings and Conventions. Kevin has been in the hospitality field for over 35 years. Eleven years were spent in the hotel industry as a Front Desk Manager, Banquet Manager, Convention Manager and National Sales Manager. He also owned and operated his own restaurant. Kevin joined Ruggles Service Corporation as a meeting planner from 1981 to 1989 and returned to Ruggles in 1997 as the Director of Meetings and Conventions. He holds a BA from the College of William and Mary and has earned continuing education certificates in meeting management.

The award is given to a non-anesthesiologist who has made an outstanding contribution to the society. John Hinckley, founder of Ruggles Service Corporation, SCA's management firm, was the first recipient of this award in 2005. See the letter written to Kevin by SCA President Christina Mora Mangano here.