Tucson, nicknamed the Old Pueblo, is Arizona’s oldest
city with a unique blend of Indian, Spanish, Mexican,
and Anglo heritages. At an elevation of 2,584 feet, Tucson
is cradled by the Santa Catalina Mountains rising
9,100 feet to the north, the Rincon Mountains to the
east, the Tucson Mountains to the west, and the Santa
Rita and Sierrita Mountains to the south. Green trees
such as palo verde, mesquite, and cottonwood grow in
abundance. Tucson is renowned for its superb weather.
Warm and sunny throughout most of the year, the air
is remarkably dry with a low relative humidity. Its culture
blends the best of contemporary shopping, dining,
and art with historic influences of centuries-old
civilizations. The city is surrounded by majestic desert,
verdant canyons, and rugged mountains all beneath an
endless expanse of some of the bluest sky you’ve ever
seen.
Activities are abundant in Tucson. Is golf your game?
Or are you more a baseball fan? Looking for fine shopping?
Fine dining? Fine art? Maybe hiking is more
your style? Or spelunking? Whatever you love, you’ll
love it even more amidst the hospitality and natural
beauty of Tucson. The Tucson National Golf Course
was designed by Robert Van Hagge and Bruce Devlin
and has been host to over 30 PGA Tour Events. Traditional
in design, it provides a fair test to players of all
levels. The 419 Bermuda fairways and Pencross bentgrass
greens make for a lush, manicured course. Mature
trees border the fairways, while eight lakes and 80
strategically placed bunkers add to the enjoyment and
challenge of the Tucson National experience. It provides
a feeling of honor to play the course that great
champions like Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, Jack
Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and Miller Barber have stalked.
Its reputation as one of the finest courses in the Southwest
is well deserved.
OMNI NATIONAL GOLF RESORT & SPA
This Mobil Four-Star luxury resort offers a full-service, European-style spa and
fitness center, 36-holes of PGA championship golf, and is located only twenty-
five minutes from Tucson International Airport. Rooms feature a fully-stocked
refreshment bar, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron/board, plush terry robes, walk-in
closets, and separate vanity area. For dining try Legends, a classy sports pub featuring
custom billiards, shuffleboard, and darts, serving light soups and sandwiches
and a wide range of microbrews and draft beers. The Fiesta Room is a
warm, southwestern restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Indulge at Bob’s
Steak & Chop House, a nationally renowned steak house specializing in the finest
corn-fed, Midwestern prime beef or relax at the Cabana Bar, the ideal spot
for poolside cocktails. Other hotel amenities include two outdoor heated pools
and whirlpools; golf and tennis instruction; personal trainers; aerobic and yoga
classes; and a Cybex-equipped fitness center.
email us at info@nwas.com
or call us (800) 222-6927 • (509) 547-7065
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for Physicians, CRNAs, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses,
and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not
only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it.
PROGRAM PURPOSE
The practitioner of anesthesiology must possess the scientific background for clinical practice;
maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional
related disciplines which may impact it; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium
of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological
agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care; manage self and
colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational
institutions, and the community in which the practice resides; serve as an expert in
matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational
services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary
in meeting professional goals; and provide assistance with and support of other service
providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional
expertise of the practitioner. Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse
specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update
knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to
advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and
social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring
of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use,
and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the
understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics,
updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether
related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic
requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and
administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision
of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the
pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external
organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority
for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the
provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical,
or health care management standards. Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.
Current Topics in Anesthesia
Tucson, Arizona
March 10-13, 2011
Thursday, March 10
0730
Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0800
Welcome
NWAS Staff
0810
Perioperative Management of the Hypertensive Patient
K.Domino
0910
How to Avoid a Lawsuit
1010
Break
K.Domino
1030
Anesthesia Management of the Patient with Asthma
K.Domino
1130
How to Approach the Pediatric Difficult Airway
I.Landsman
1230
Laryngospasm
I.Landsman
1330
Adjourn
Friday, March 11
0730
Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0745
Current Controversies in Pediatric Anesthesia
I.Landsman
0845
Keeping it Safe and Simple: “KISS”
I.Landsman
0945
Break
1000
Preoperative Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
I.Landsman
1100
Awarness during Anesthesia: Etiology and Prevention
K.Domino
1200
What’s New in Neuroanesthesia?
K.Domino
1300
Adjourn
Saturday, March 12
0715
Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0730
The Unstable C-spine
K.Domino
0830
Closed Claims Project: Lessons for the Ambulatory Provider
K.Domino
0930
Break
0945
Case Presentations from ASA Closed Claims Project
K.Domino
1045
Coronary Stents in the Perioperative Period
H.Ramakrishna
1145
Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease
H.Ramakrishna
1245
Geriatric Anesthesia: A Review
H.Ramakrishna
1345
Adjourn
Sunday, March 13
0715
Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0730
Post-Op Pain Management in Pediatric Patients
I.Landsman
0830
Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
H.Ramakrishna
0930
Break
0945
Vascular Anesthesia Review
H.Ramakrishna
1045
Dexmedetomidine: Why Should I Make it a Part of My Practice
H.Ramakrishna
1145
Adjourn
FACULTY
Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH
Professor of Anesthesiology
Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Ira S. Landsman, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Harish Ramakrishna, MD
Diffi Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Scottsdale, Arizona
ACCREDITATION
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care
System, Dallas designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas
and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the
joint sponsorship of A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor
Health Care System, Dallas and Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc. The A. Webb Roberts
Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas is
accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Assistants AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit
from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
CME certificates will be mailed following completion of the course.
AANA approved for 20 CEC Code #33824 Exp. Date 3/13/2011
NWAS is an approved provider by the California and Florida State Boards of Nursing, Provider number #04833 and 50-7480 respectively. This program offers 20 contact hours.
COURSE DIRECTOR
Mark Murphy, MD; MSN Education, LLC., Austin, TX and
Medical Director Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., Pasco, Washington.
SCHEDULE AND FACULTY CHANGES
Factors beyond our control sometimes necessitate changes in the schedule and faculty. If time permits, we will inform all registrants of any changes prior to the program. Changes on site due to local conditions will be announced in class.
COURSE CANCELLATION BY PROVIDER
We reserve the right to cancel a course for any reason. In such case, a minimum of 30 days notice will be given to those registered and 100% of tuition
paid will be refunded. NWAS and NW-WWT will not be responsible for any non-refundable cruise fare, airfare, hotel, or other liabilities you may incur. We highly recommend purchase of travel insurance.
FAP (Frequent Attendee Points)
FAP lets you accumulate points based on dollars spent with NWAS including net cruise, net hotel, and tuition booked through NWAS (but not air). These points can then be redeemed for tuition. A great program to reward you for supporting NWAS! You must have enough credit to cover a full tuition. No cash value. A great program to reward you for supporting NWAS!
Lecture notes will be provided on a CD in PDF format.
NWAS is an approved provider by the California and Florida State Boards of Nursing,
Provider number #04833 and 50-7480 respectively. This program offers 20 contact hours.
NW-WWT has a block of rooms for seminar participants. Once this block is sold, rooms are based upon availability only and may be at a higher rate. Rooms are available only through Northwest Worldwide Travel 1 (800) 222-6927.
This Mobil Four-Star luxury resort offers a full-service, European-style spa and
fitness center, 36-holes of PGA championship golf, and is located only twenty-
five minutes from Tucson International Airport. Rooms feature a fully-stocked
refreshment bar, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron/board, plush terry robes, walk-in
closets, and separate vanity area. For dining try Legends, a classy sports pub featuring
custom billiards, shuffleboard, and darts, serving light soups and sandwiches
and a wide range of microbrews and draft beers. The Fiesta Room is a
warm, southwestern restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. Indulge at Bob’s
Steak & Chop House, a nationally renowned steak house specializing in the finest
corn-fed, Midwestern prime beef or relax at the Cabana Bar, the ideal spot
for poolside cocktails. Other hotel amenities include two outdoor heated pools
and whirlpools; golf and tennis instruction; personal trainers; aerobic and yoga
classes; and a Cybex-equipped fitness center.
