Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc.
Continuing Education for the Medical Professional
Presents
New Jazz in Anesthesia
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 22-25, 2010

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TARGET AUDIENCE

ACCOMMODATIONS

PROGRAM PURPOSE

HOTEL RESERVATION

OBJECTIVES

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

FACULTY

ACCREDITATION

FAP

COURSE REGISTRATION


New Orleans, Louisiana

The "Big Easy" is BACK! Come see for yourself - the tourist areas of New Orleans are alive and well and the people are anxious for you to come visit.
This is a city everyone MUST visit at some time. Come listen to some fabulous jazz, one of the things that has made New Orleans so famous. Don't like jazz? No problem. New Orleans has enough attractions and activities to meet anyone's desire, from dining to shopping, gambling, and touring. New Orleans has always been known for its delightful cooking: Creole, Cajun, French, Southern, and almost every other ethnic variety you can think of. Another hallmark of the "City that Care Forgot" is the variety of sightseeing activities available. Riverfront activities include River Boat tours, Bayou Tours, and The Aquarium of the Americas. Historic tours of Antebellum mansions and the above ground cemetery are available. You can visit the lovely Zoo or visit the Museum of Art with the largest collection of Faberge items in the world! Shoppers will have a field day here. From six-mile-long Magazine Street, with its century-old cottages offering collections of local and regional art, specialized clothing, decorator shops, and restaurants of unique and varied cuisine, to the antique stores of the French Quarter, New Orleans offers just about any merchandise you could possibly want. Within walking distance of our hotel is Canal Place containing Saks Fifth avenue, Brooks Brothers, Gucci and other upscale stores, while just a few blocks away is Riverwalk Mall with over 220 stores. The French Quarter offers Preservation Hall, where jazz is performed nightly, the French Market, Jackson Square, beautiful architecture, Creole cooking classes, and the famed beignets at Caf du Monde!

 

Astor Crowne Plaza

The Astor Crowne Plaza is the gateway hotel to New Orleans' most exciting destination - the world famous French Quarter. Located where Bourbon Street meets Canal Street, the Astor allows for quick access to both the excitement of Bourbon Street and nearby downtown attractions of Harrah's Casino, Aquarium of The Americas, and Riverwalk Shopping Center. The guestrooms of the Astor Crowne Plaza are tastefully decorated with designer fabrics and traditional New Orleans-style furnishings. The rooms are appointed with amenities such as CD player, Internet access, coffee/tea maker, hairdryer, and the new Crowne Plaza Sleep AdvantageTM Program featuring new beds, quiet zone floors, sleep amenities, and more. The Astor Crowne Plaza features the latest in guest amenities to ensure your stay is an enjoyable one.

Rooms available only through NW-WWT • Call (800) 222-6927 today!
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Call us at (800) 222-6927 or (509) 547-7065
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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.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
New Jazz in Anesthesia
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 22-25, 2010
Thursday, April 22
0715 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0750 Welcome NWAS Staff
0800 Preoperative Risk Assessment C.Popa
0900 Perioperative Drug Interactions in Anesthesia C.Popa
1000 Break
1020 Evaluation of the Difficult Airway I.Osborn
1120 Management of the Difficult Airway I.Osborn
1220 Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology and Anesthetic Considerations I.Osborn
1320 Adjourn
 
Friday, April 23
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0800 Mechanisms of Coagulation C.Petrovitch
0900 Common Bleeding Disorders C.Petrovitch
1000 Break
1020 Acid Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes C.Popa
1120 Vasoactive Medications C.Popa
1220 Complications of Intraoperative Positioning I.Osborn
1320 Adjourn
 
Saturday, April 24
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0800 What's New in Neuroanesthesia? I.Osborn
0900 Anesthesia for Spine Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury I.Osborn
1000 Break
1020 Complications of Transfusion C.Petrovitch
1120 The Transfusion Trigger C.Petrovitch
1220 Drugs that Affect the Hemostatic Mechanism C.Petrovitch
1320 Adjourn
 
Sunday, April 25
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0730 Acute Pain Management: What's Your Favorite Agent? C.Petrovitch
0830 Malignant Hyperthermia C.Petrovitch
0930 Break
0945 Perioperative Management of Patients with Morbid Obesity I.Osborn
1045 Anaphylaxis and Latex Hypersensitivity C.Popa
1145 Anesthetic Considerations for Thoracotomy C.Popa
1245 Adjourn 20 CME 1/ 20 CEC

FACULTY
Irene P. Osborn, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Division of Neuroanesthesia
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

Charise Petrovitch, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, George Washington University
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Chief, Anesthesia Section
Washington, District of Columbia

Christian Popa, MD
Major, Medical Corps, United States Army
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Chief, Critical Care Medicine Service
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, District of Columbia

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 #32718 Exp. Date 4/25/2010

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, Anesthesiologist and Medical Director, Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc.

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.

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.

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!

Lecture notes will be provided on a CD in PDF format.

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