Johnstone for Vice President of Professional Affairs,

American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASA Activities

  • Vice President for Professional Affairs, 2007-Present

  • Director 2002-07, Alternate Director 2001-02

  • Delegate 1996-01

  • Committees:

    • Distinguished Service (07-09)
    • Quality Assurance and Department Management (94-07)
    • Practice Management (97-08, Chair 02-07)
    • Performance and Outcomes Measurement (99-07)
    • Public Outreach (03-07)
    • Value-Based Anesthesia Care (94-98, Chair 96-97)
    • Performance Measure Development (07-08, Chair)
    • Patient Safety and Practice Management-Annual Meeting (96-07)
    • Board Committee on Scientific Affairs (04-07, Chair 05-07)
    • Multiple HOD&BOD Reference Committees
  • Peer Reviewer, Consultation Program, 1999-Present

  • Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Task Force, 2005

  • ASA representative to Surgical Quality Alliance, Ambulatory Quality Alliance, Council of Medical Specialty Societies, P4P Summit

  • Multiple Annual Meeting panels, refresher course lectures, facilitator, reviewer

  • Component Activities:

    • President, Alabama State Society, 1986-87
    • Secretary-Treasurer, West Virginia State Society, 2000-09
    • Annual meeting organizer, West Virginia State Society, 1993-09

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Highslide JS Dr. Johnstone at a 2009 Administrative Council meeting
Highslide JS West Virginia State Sociey delegation at the 2008 House of Delegates

Pictured (L to R) are: Drs. Johnstone, Alex Skaff, Dave Graf, Russ Stewart
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Dr Johnstone at the 2009 meeting of the Committee on Quality Management and Department Administration

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Frequently attends state anesthesiology meetings. Pictured here with officers and delegates of the Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists

Dr. Johnstone at a 2009 Administrative Council meeting
West Virginia State Sociey delegation at the 2008 House of Delegates. Pictured (L to R) are: Drs. Johnstone, Alex Skaff, Dave Graf, Russ Stewart
Dr Johnstone at the 2009 meeting of the Committee on Quality Management and Department Administration
Frequently attends state anesthesiology meetings. Pictured here with officers and delegates of the Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists