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nal meeting. Participants also receive a folder of materials containing issue briefs, talking points, FAQs and a state fact sheet.


ASCA also hosts a training webi- nar prior to National Advocacy Day. During that program, ASCA’s assistant director of grassroots and public affairs walks through the logistics of the event, reviews pending legislation and answers questions from participants. ASCA members’ advocacy efforts


are an essential component of gain- ing more support in local and federal government and the foundation for all ASCA’s regulatory and legislative suc- cesses. Following the 2017 National Advocacy Day, 20 members of Con- gress signed on to cosponsor ASC leg- islation. Other members of Congress later toured an ASC to learn more about the ASC experience.


Logistical information for both dates tied to National Advocacy Day 2018 follows. Please write Danielle Kaster at dkaster@ascassociation.org with questions.


Left to right: Phillip Clenendin, president of Amsurg, Marietha Silvers, RN, CASC, administrator of NovaMed Surgery Center of Cleveland in Cleveland, Tennessee, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Frank Blair, division vice president at Amsurg and Clint Cromwell, vice president and general counsel of Ambulatory Services for Amsurg.


providing safe and affordable care to their constituents. “The staffers and the politicians are


excited and appreciative when they get to meet their constituents face-to-face and learn more,” says Leah Ethridge, president of Surgical Management Associates LLC in Biloxi, Mississippi. “I found that they were anxious to hear more details and understand our indus- try better.” To prepare participants, ASCA pro-


Leah Ethridge, president of Surgical Management Associates in Biloxi, Mississippi, visits with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) for National Advocacy Day in May 2017.


vides an educational briefing and din- ner the evening before the Hill vis- its. During the briefing, ASCA staff review pending ASC legislation, dis- cuss current hot topics in Congress and provide tips on how to conduct an effective and successful Congressio-


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Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 ASCA will provide transportation from the hotel to Capitol Hill and a luggage storage room on Capitol Hill.


Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Location: Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 The hotel is within walking dis- tance of Capitol Hill.


The September date has changed from the date published in the Janu- ary issue of ASC Focus. Congress will be in recess during the originally scheduled event.


Danielle Kaster is ASCA’s assistant director of grassroots and public affairs. Write her at dkaster@ascassociation.org.


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