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Locations
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.
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.
Relevant Topics in Anesthesia |
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Thursday, March 15 |
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| 0730 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
| 0800 | Welcome | NWAS Staff | ||
| 0810 | The Truth About Preoperative Fasting | L.Pelinka | ||
| 0910 | Traumatic Shock: The Physiologist's Point of View | L.Pelinka | ||
| 1010 | Break | |||
| 1025 | Traumatic Shock: The Anesthesia Provider's Point of View | L.Pelinka | ||
| 1125 | Cardiovascular Pharmacology I: Ischemic Heart Disease | J.Kaplan | ||
| 1225 | Cardiovascular Pharmacology II: Heart Failure | J.Kaplan | ||
| 1325 | Adjourn | |||
Friday, March 16 |
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| 0730 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
| 0745 | Anesthesia in the Elderly | L.Pelinka | ||
| 0845 | Murphy's Law: Minimizing the Risk of Anesthesia | L.Pelinka | ||
| 0945 | Break | |||
| 1000 | Case Report: What Went Wrong? | L.Pelinka | ||
| 1100 | Anesthesia Care for Patients with Coronary Stents | J.Kaplan | ||
| 1200 | Case Discussions: Treatment of RhythmProblems in the OR and PACU | J.Kaplan | ||
| 1300 | Adjourn | |||
Saturday, March 17 |
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| 0715 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
| 0730 | Ambulatory Surgical Centers: Patient Selection and Evaluation | M.Minnich | ||
| 0830 | Ambulatory Surgical Centers: Techniques for Maximal Efficiency and Effectiveness | M.Minnich | ||
| 0930 | Break | |||
| 0945 | Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery | M.Minnich | ||
| 1045 | Informed Consent (2 hours) | S.Minnich | ||
| 1245 | Adjourn | |||
Sunday, March 18 |
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| 0715 | Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast | |||
| 0730 | Blood Conservation Techniques | S.Minnich | ||
| 0830 | Red Cell Substitutes | S.Minnich | ||
| 0930 | Break | |||
| 0945 | Anesthesia for Cesarean Section | M.Minnich | ||
| 1045 | Obstetric Emergencies | M.Minnich | ||
| 1145 | Anesthetic Considerations for the Morbidly Obese Patient | S.Minnich | ||
| 1245 | Adjourn | 20 CME 1 / 20 CEC | ||
FACULTY
Joel A. Kaplan, MD
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of California at San Diego and University of Louisville
Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Marie E. Minnich, MD, MMM, MBA, CPE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate, Division of Anesthesiology
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania
Stephen J. Minnich, MD, MMM, CPE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate, Division of Anesthesiology
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania
Linda Pelinka, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Lorenz Boehler Trauma Center and Ludwig Boltzmann
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Traumatology
Vienna, Austria
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 #1026076 Exp. Date 3/18/2012
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 T. Murphy, MD, MSN Education, Austin, Texas, and Medical Director, Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, 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 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 hotel and tuition booked through NWAS (but not air). Once you have enough points to cover a full tuition they can be redeemed for tuition (no cash value). A great program to reward you for supporting NWAS!
REGISTER EARLY
We recommend that you register early to assure your spot. We reserve the right to close registrations to a course at any time without notice. We may not be able to accommodate onsite registrations.
Lecture notes will be provided on a CD in PDF format.
Please note that children and non-registered guests are not allowed to attend the lectures. Most hotel Concierges and the cruise lines we use can provide you with childcare information.