Hershey, Pennsylvania

What began as a town that chocolate built has become a resort destination featuring the latest and greatest in family entertainment. Experience Hershey’s world-class theme park with more than 60 thrilling rides and attractions, relax in the Chocolate Spa, explore a botanical garden for children, see over 200 fascinating animals from 75 North American species at ZOOAMERICA, and tour a museum that tells the many stories behind the name Hershey.

Known as the “cleanest and greenest” destination in America, Hershey is the perfect place to get away from it all with a calendar packed full of concerts, Broadway shows, events, and activities. Learn how chocolate is made on Hershey’s Great American Chocolate Tour and even help operate an actual Hershey’s Kisses chocolates packaging line at Hershey’s Factory Works. If you love shopping, you’ll find everything from chocolate and outlet stores, to fine jewelry and souvenirs. Whether golf is your passion or just a leisurely pastime, Hershey features a variety of courses for all ages and levels of play.

Hershey’s location is ideal for exciting day trips to the many cultural, historical, educational, and entertainment attractions in nearby Harrisburg, Gettysburg, and Lancaster. If you’ve never been there, you owe it to yourself to visit Lancaster in the heart of Pennsylvania. It’s just 30 minutes from Hershey, but it’s a world apart. In a land of farms and fields, the Amish still live without electricity and use mule teams to plow some of the most beautiful and productive farmland in America. Lancaster is also home to Dutch Wonderland Family Entertainment Complex.

Just 45 minutes south of Hershey is the hallowed ground of Gettysburg National Military Park, site of the Civil War’s most decisive battle. Fascinating tours, exhibits, special events, and programs bring history to life for all visitors, young and old.

Hershey Lodge

At Hershey Lodge, relax by one of three pools, challenge your family to a round of mini-golf or tennis, or enjoy a meal at one of four restaurants – all while discovering friendly service in every detail. For kids, there are special touches such as their own check in desk, appearances by Hershey’s Product Characters, and special seasonal activities.

You’ll find newly renovated guest rooms featuring chocolate-themed décor, hair dryers, coffee/tea, refrigerators, iron/board, and wireless internet access (fee may apply). Guests of Hershey Lodge also enjoy special Hershey Resorts Advantage privileges such as reduced theme park admission prices and more.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the anesthesia specialty or are impacted by 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 healthcare provider in reviewing, updating, and/or expanding 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.

Topics in Anesthesia
Hershey, Pennsylvania
July 17-20, 2023

Monday, July 17

  0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  0725 Welcome NWAS Staff
  0730 Anesthetic Considerations for Endovascular Surgery: EVARs, TEVARs, and FEVARs R.Isaak
  0830 Myths and Facts Regarding Perioperative Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactoid Reactions R.Isaak
  0930 Break
  0945 Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy: Dynamic Indices for Fluid Management R.Isaak
  1045 What’s New in Monitoring for the Perioperative Patient? T.Grissom
  1145 Monitoring the Neuromuscular Junction: Do We Still Have to Count to Four? T.Grissom
  1245 Adjourn
     

Tuesday, July 18

  0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  0730 Airway Management in the Trauma Patient: Dogma and Controversy T.Grissom
  0830 Ketamine: Sooner or Later, Everything Old Is New Again T.Grissom
  0930 Break
  0945 Management of the Septic Patient: Bringing the ICU Into the OR T.Grissom
  1045 What Would YOU Do?!?! Clinical Challenges and Conundrums Facing Anesthesia Providers R.Isaak
  1145 Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Fantasy: Examining Dogmas in Anesthesiology R.Isaak
  1245 Adjourn
     

Wednesday, July 19

  0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  0730 Advances in the Practice of Anesthesiology: Gameshow Style!! R.Isaak
  0830 Crisis Resource Management: Non-Technical Teamwork Skills for Emergencies R.Isaak
  0930 Break
  0945 Bringing the Patient With ARDS (and Their Ventilator) Into the OR T.Grissom
  1045 There Is a Fracture, I Need to Fix It: Management and Operative Timing for Orthopedic Trauma T.Grissom
  1145 Blood Pressure Targets: How Bad Is Hypotension in the OR? T.Grissom
  1245 Adjourn
     

Thursday, July 20

  0700 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  0730 Are You and Your Hospital Ready for a Mass Casualty Event? T.Grissom
  0830 Managing the Difficult Extubation T.Grissom
  0930 Break
  0945 Stuck Between a “Rock” and a Hard Place: Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism R.Isaak
  1045 Seeing Is Believing: Point-of-Care Ultrasound R.Isaak
  1145 To Infinity and Beyond! Challenges of Care During Commercial Flights and Spaceflights R.Isaak
  1245 Adjourn  
   

20 CME

20 Class A CE

5.7 Pharmacology Hours†

 
Refreshments served at the meeting are for registered attendees only.
Rev. 6/27/23

FACULTY


Thomas E. Grissom, MD, MSIS, FCCM

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Division of Trauma Anesthesiology
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Rob Isaak, DO, FASA
Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Chief - Liver Transplant / Vascular Anesthesiology
Associate Residency Program Director
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Durham, North Carolina

ACCREDITATION

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Anesthesiology: This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0® requirements.

Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 20 Class A CE credits; AANA approval number 1042057; Expiration Date 07/20/2023.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Registered Nurses: NWAS/NWS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480).

The AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

This program offers 20 contact hours.

†Pharmacology hours subject to change.

COURSE DIRECTOR

Mark T. Murphy, MD, MSN Education, LLC, Treasure Island, Florida, Medical Director, Northwest 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 days notice will be given to those registered and 100% of tuition paid will be refunded. NWAS/NWS and NWWT will not be responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel, or other liabilities you may incur. We highly recommend purchase of travel insurance. Travel at your own risk.

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY

No penalty if canceled by May 17, 2023. Cancellations between May 18, 2023, and June 17, 2023, incur a $100 fee. Cancellations after June 17, 2023, are not eligible for a refund. However, 50% of the tuition paid can be applied toward tuition for another NWS/NWAS program within the next 12 months. Cancellation must be made in writing. No tuition credit or refund will be issued for attendees that are no-shows for the program.

FAP (Frequent Attendee Points)

We value your patronage and have a simple program to reward you. Our Frequent Attendee Points (FAP) program gives you an added bonus for money spent on our seminars, as well as cruise cabins booked through our in-house travel agency, Northwest Worldwide Travel.

You are automatically enrolled in this program with your paid registration. Click here for more information.

*Effective January 1, 2023, net hotel stays for 2023 and beyond will no longer be included in FAP calculations.

Lecture notes will be provided via download in PDF format.

You must sign-in every day you attend to receive credit.

While we strive for accuracy at all times with our published information, we cannot be responsible for typographical and other errors.

Please note that children and non-registered guests are not allowed to attend the lectures. The concierge can provide you with childcare information.

Travel at your own risk.

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.

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