Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc.
Continuing Education for the Medical Professional
Presents
Clinical Anesthesia: Perioperative Care
September 21-25, 2008
Grand Teton, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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ACCOMMODATIONS

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LOCATION:

GRAND TETON, JACKSON HOLE, WY

Towering more than a mile above the valley known as Jackson Hole, the Grand Teton rises to 13,770 feet above sea level. Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway offer a variety of activities from traditional mountain hiking, wildlife viewing, photography, camping, climbing, swimming, boating, floating, canoeing, and biking. FISHING Where can you fly fish for native cutthroats, enjoy some of the best scenery our country has to offer, and view eagles soaring while drifting on the Snake River. Flowing gently in front of the majestic Teton Mountains, the Snake River winds through the Jackson Hole Valley, home of the famous native Snake River Cutthroat trout. The Snake River is relatively large and swift throughout its entire course. This is one of the few places left in the United States where you can catch wild native trout in a truly spectacular environment. The Snake is often called the best fly fishing river for beginning fly fishermen. Cutthroat trout take dry flies quite readily, even an absolute beginner can catch trout on his/her first outing. The preferred method for fly fishing is via driftboats, providing access to much more of the river than would otherwise be possible on foot. September is considered the single best month for fishing the Snake. One of the best things about trout fishing are the places it takes you, and as all good trout fishermen know, fishing is about more than catching fish. If you are not into fishing, don't worry. This area has superior wildlife-viewing opportunities, especially early or late in the day. Expect to see a variety of waterfowl, moose, deer, and elk tracks, beaver, and birds of all kinds.
 
PARK ENTRY FEE: Good for both Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks: $25.00 per vehicle; $12.00 per person for single hiker or bicyclist; $20.00 per motorcycle. Valid for 7 days. Annual Pass $80.00, allows entrance to National Park System areas for 12 months from date of purchase; non-transferable. Fees are subject to change without notice. For more information, visit http://www.nps.gov/grte.
   
ACCOMMODATIONS:

SPRING CREEK RANCH

All accommodations feature big windows, rustic lodgepole furnishings, fireplaces, magnificent views, balconies, premium bathroom amenities, mini-fridge, coffee maker & coffee, and cable TV. Inn Room: One king or two queen beds. Studio: Full kitchen, dining area, living room, and a full size queen wall bed and queen size sofa bed. Sitting Suite: one bedroom suite with a king bed and a parlor area with either a full size queen wall bed or a sofa sleeper. Two bedroom suite: this is 2 connecting rooms with no parlor area. One bedroom has a king bed; the second is either 1 queen or 2 twin beds.

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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, 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
CLINICAL ANESTHESIA: PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
September 21-25, 2008
Sunday, September 21
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0730 Welcome NWAS Staff
0740 Ambulatory and Office Based Anesthesia: Preoperative Evaluation J.Kryc
0840 Office Based Anesthesia: Pitfalls and Outcomes J.Kryc
0940 Anesthetic Management of Obstetric Emergencies J.Kryc
1040 Break
1100 Management of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: What the Anesthetist Needs to Know J.Kryc
1200 New Anesthesia Ventilators R.Akins
1300 Lunch Break - on your own
1430 Pac Man is Back: Sugammadex Relaxant Reversal R.Akins
1530 Pacemakers & AICD's: "Shocking Information" R.Akins
1630 What's New in Neuroanesthesia: A Literature Review R.Akins
1730 Adjourn
1745 Fishing Orientation and Licensing (for those signed up for optional fishing package)
Monday, September 22
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0715 Approaches to Difficult Airway Management and the Revised ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm E.Behringer
0815 Videolaryngoscopy E.Behringer
0915 Extubation of the Difficult Airway E.Behringer
1015 Adjourn
1030 Optional Fishing Trip Departs
Tuesday, September 23
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0720 Pediatric Craniofacial Trauma L.Borland
0820 Epiglottitis and Croup (Infectious and Post Intubation) L.Borland
0920 Caring for the Jehovah's Witness Patient R.Akins
1020 Adjourn
1100 Optional Fishing Trip Departs
Wednesday, September 24
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0720 Techniques of Lung Isolation and Ventilation E.Behringer
0820 Anterior Mediastinal Mass: The Anesthetic Challenge E.Behringer
0920 Blood Product Use in the Pediatric Patient L.Borland
1020 Adjourn
1100 Optional Fishing Trip Departs
Thursday, September 25
0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0720 Diabetes: What's New R.Akins
0820 Anesthetic Management of the Patient with Trisomy-21 L.Borland
0920 Post-Anesthesia Recovery of the Pediatric Patient L.Borland
1020 Adjourn 20 CME 1 / 20 CEC

FACULTY
Robert Akins, CRNA, RRT, BSEE
Anesthesia Associates of Dayton
Technical Director, Department of Anesthesia
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, Ohio

Elizabeth Cordes Behringer, MD
Anesthesiologist-Intensivist
Department of Anesthesiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
University of California
Irvine, Orange, California

Lawrence Borland, MD
Associate Professor Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Joseph J. Kryc, MD, MBA
Past President, Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists
President, Continental Gynecologic Society
Staff Anesthesiologist, Banner Baywood Hospital
Mesa, 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.

CRNAs: Call us at 800-222-6927 or email info@nwas.com for approval status.

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, Chief of Anesthesia, Mercy Medical Center, Durango, Colorado

SCHEDULE & 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 full refund of tuition paid. NWAS and NW-WWT are not responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel accommodations or other liabilities you may have incurred. Travel insurance is recommended.

FAP: (Frequent Attendee Points) - FAP lets you accumulate points based on dollars spent with NWAS, including net cruise and hotel (but not air). These points can later be redeemed for tuition. A great program to reward you for supporting us! (You must have enough FAP credits for a complete tuition.)

NWAS, Inc. is going green! The environment takes a heavy hit with our syllabus; Over 8 tons of paper, toner cartridges and shipping. We are interested in doing our part to help. Therefore as of January 1, 2008, NWAS will replace the printed course syllabus for our seminars with a CD containing the lectures in PDF format, making it easier for participants to search for items of interest at home. If you would prefer to receive a printed syllabus after returning home, we will be happy to provide one to you for a nominal fee.

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