Welcome
Welcome to the Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia. SAGA is dedicated to improving the care of the older patient coming to surgery. At present we offer educational programs at our annual meeting as well as at meetings of other anesthesia societies. We also offer educational support for anesthesia training programs.
See the new SAGA Newsletter
Due to no ASA meeting in 2020, there has not been a lot of SAGA activity. Our most recent newsletter from 2020 highlights the publication productivity of our members.
Join SAGA/Renew Membership
The "Join SAGA" page is not working at present. To join SAGA or renew your membership, please use
this form. If you have any questions about membership, contact SAGA at sagahq.orf@gmail.com.
SAGA's TIN is 91-2170513, and here is a W-9, if you need one.
Benefits of SAGA membership include:
*Meeting people with similar interests
*Learning about issues in anesthetic and perioperative geriatric care
*Newsletter alerts
*Low cost membership
Apply to GEMSSTAR
The Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) is an RO3 NIH grant to further research in geriatrics among medical and surgical specialties. It provides up to $75,000/year for two years. In addition, applicants are encouraged to apply for a Jahnigan Award to further the applicant's education on geriatric anesthesia. Typically, $25,000 has been awarded for this purpose with funding coming from FAER. Anesthesiologists have been quite successful over the years in getting these grants. It is designed for junior faculty.