37th Annual Anesthesia Symposium

February 14-18, 2009

 

Statement of Purpose/Overall Objective

This program is designed to update anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists by addressing changing concepts on recent advances in several selected areas that are pertinent issues relevant to contemporary anesthetic practice, including:

• Regional - complications, multimodal postoperative pain management. An optional workshop will also be offered.
  

• Cardiovascular - endovascular stents, cerebral/renal protection strategies, echocardiography.
  

• Obstetrics - regional anesthesia/coagulopathies, maternal neuropathic/chronic pain disorders.

• Perioperative - monitoring, transfusion medicine, patient safety, ambulatory anesthesia.

• Economics - practice economics, future trends, governmental influences, the role of professional associations with CMS.
  

Each participant will be provided with a syllabus that has been prepared by the speakers and will serve as an ongoing reference.
Cultural and linguistic issues will also be addressed in one or more of the above lectures as appropriate.

Accreditation

Loma Linda University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) will be granted.

This program is also accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).

Disclosure Statement

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with ACCME essentials and standards. The Loma Linda University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education relies on its CME faculty to provide program content that is free of commercial bias. Therefore, in accordance with ACCME standards, any faculty and/or provider industry relationships will be disclosed and resolved.

Optional Regional Anesthesia Workshop

• Sunday, February 15, 2009, 14:30 to 17:30

• Registration Fee: $200.00

• Coordinator: Michelle L. Schlunt, MD

• 3 Category I hours/3 AANA credits available.

This workshop is intended for the practitioner with some understanding of the basics of regional anesthesia and analgesia, and will provide the attendee with an understanding of:

• The applications of regional anesthesia to pain control in the perioperative period

• The anatomic considerations in regional anesthesia

• Demonstrations of the use of ultrasound for the administration of regional anesthesia

Additionally, hands-on experience identifying surface anatomy for several of the techniques presented will be available. Attendees who complete the workshop will receive a certificate indicating their completion of the course.

 

Guest Speakers

 

Steven J. Barker, MD, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Arizona COM

 

Christina Mora Mangano, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Stanford University

 

Dennis T. Mangano, MD, PhD
Founder and Principal Scientist
IREF and McSPI Research Groups

 

Stanley W. Stead, MD, MBA
Chair, ASA Committee on Economics

 

Loma Linda University Faculty

Richard L. Applegate II, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

 

Stanley D. Brauer, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Co-Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology

 

Carl E. Collier, DO
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Division of Regional Anesthesiology

 

Ihab R. Dorotta, MB BCh
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Division of Critical Care Medicine

 

Charles Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Acute Pain Service

 

John Lenart, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program

 

Robert D. Martin, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology

 

Monica M. Neumann, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology

 

Rebecca J. Patchin, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Chair-Elect, AMA Board of Trustees

 

Michelle L. Schlunt, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Co-Director, Cardiac Anesthesiology

 

 

Schedule of Events

 

Saturday, 2/14/2009

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18:30-20:00

Registration

 

Sunday, 2/15/2009
Moderator: Stanley D. Brauer, MD

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07:00-08:00	Continental breakfast, registration, exhibits
08:00-09:00	Fundamentals of Anesthesiology Steven J. Barker, MD
09:00-10:00	What's New in Neurophysiological Monitoring Steven J. Barker, MD
10:00-10:20	Break
10:20-11:20	Endovascular Stents and the Role of the Anesthesiologist Christina T. Mora Mangano, MD
11:20-12:20	Cerebral and Renal Protection in the Cardiac Surgery Patient Christina T. Mora Mangano,, MD
12:20-13:20	Panel Discussion/Questions & Answers Drs. Barker and Mangano
CME/CEU	5.0
14:00-17:00	Optional Regional Anesthesia Workshop
CME/CEU	3.0

 

Monday, 2/16/2009
Moderator: Richard L. Applegate II, MD

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07:00-08:00	Continental breakfast, registration, exhibits
08:00-09:00	Future Trends in Anesthesiology Stanley W. Stead, MD
09:00-10:00	Understanding Your Practice Economics Stanley W. Stead, MD
10:00-10:20	Break
10:20-11:20	Perioperative Medicine: Perspectives and Challenges Dennis T. Mangano, MD, PhD
11:20-12:20	The Antifibrinolytic Saga: Lessons and Questions Dennis T. Mangano, MD, PhD
12:20-13:20	Panel Discussion/Questions & Answers Drs. Stead & Mangano
CME/CEU	5.0

 

Tuesday, 2/17/2009
Moderator: Stanley D. Brauer, MD

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07:00-08:00	Continental breakfast, registration, exhibits
08:00-09:00	How Washington Affects Your Practice Rebecca J. Patchin, MD
09:00-10:00	Controversies in Ambulatory Anesthesia John Lenart, MD
10:00-10:20	Break
10:20-11:20	Enhancing Patient Safety Richard L. Applegate II, MD
11:20-12:20	TEE Echocardiography: Optional or Necessary? Ihab R. Dorotta, Mb, BCh
12:20-13:20	Panel Discussion/Questions & Answers Drs. Applegate, Dorotta, Lenart, & Patchin
CME/CEU	5.0

 

Wednesday, 2/18/2009
Moderator: John Lenart, MD

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07:00-08:00	Continental breakfast, registration, exhibits
08:00-09:00	How to Avoid Complications with Regional Anesthesia Michelle L.Schlunt, MD
09:00-10:00	Traps to Avoid in Obstetrical Anesthesiology Monica M. Neumann, MD
10:00-10:20	Break
10:20-11:20	Post-Operative Analgesia Carl E. Collier, DO
11:20-12:20	What is New and Useful in Transfusion Stanley D. Brauer, MD Robert D. Martin, MD
12:20-13:20	Panel Discussion/Questions & Answers Drs. Brauer, Collier, Neumann, & Schlunt
CME/CEU	5.0

 

Additional Information

Shirley Jones, Program Coordinator
sjjones@llu.edu
(909) 558-4475