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
APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY IN ANESTHESIA
July 20-23, 2009
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Sunday, July 19 - One-day Pre-conference workshop
0730	Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Vascular Access *
1700	Neonatal Resuscitation*
Monday, July 20 - Morning Open - Refresh your ACLS *
1300	Registration - Mandatory Sign In
1325	Welcome	NWAS Staff
1330	Allergy, Anaphylaxis and Anesthesia	P.Kempen
1430	Neuromuscular Blockade: The New and the Old	P.Kempen
1530	Break
1545	Anesthesia and Psychiatric Diseases: Drugs, ECT	P.Kempen
1645	Alpha 2 Agonists in Practice	C.Brudney
1745	Critical Care Sedation	C.Brudney
1845	Adjourn
Tuesday, July 21
0745	Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0815	Cardiac Stents: Update on Implications and Management in the Noncardiac Surgical Candidate		P.Kempen
0915	Antithrombotic Agents: New and Emerging Guidelines and How They Effect Anesthetic Care	P.Kempen
1015	Break
1030	Blood Conservation : Current Concepts in Transfusion Medicine	C.Brudney
1130	Intravascular Volume Management	R.Driver
1230	Maternal Physiology and Pharmacokinetics Review: What's Really Important	R.Driver
1330	Adjourn
Wednesday, July 22 - Morning Open - Refresh your PALS *
1315	Registration - Mandatory Sign In
1330	Vasopressin	C.Brudney
1430	Update on Local Anesthetic Pharmacology	C.Brudney
1530	Break
1545	Labor Analgesia Update	R.Driver
1645	Management of Post-partum Headache Following
	Regional Anesthesia	R.Driver
1745	Management of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy	R.Driver
1845	Adjourn
Thursday, July 23
0700	Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0715	Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade and Statin Therapy	P.Kempen
0815	Aspiration: History, Prevention, and Management	P.Kempen
0915	Break
0935	Coronary Ischemia, Vasospasm, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, and You	P.Kempen
1035	Drug Sterility and Stability in Clinical Practice	R.Driver
1135	Sepsis Syndrome and Treatment	C.Brudney
1235	Adjourn	Total 20 CME I / 20 CEC
Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Vascular Access Workshop, PALS, NRP and ACLS Courses Available

FACULTY
Charles Scott Brudney, MB, BCh, FRCA
Medical Director, VA SICU
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Richard P. Driver, Jr. MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Residency Program Director, Director of Education
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, West Virginia

Paul Martin Kempen, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Ohio

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: Check back shortly 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 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 a full refund of tuition paid. NWAS and NW-WWT are not responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel accommodations, or other expenses you may incur. We recommend the purchase of Travel Insurance.

FAP: (Frequent Attendee Points) - FAP lets you accumulate points based on dollars spent with NWAS, including net cruise and hotel (but not air). Once you have enough points to cover a full tuition they can be redeemed for free tuition (no cash value). A great program to reward you for supporting NWAS!

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc. is going green! The environment takes a heavy hit with our printed lecture materials - over 8 tons of paper, toner cartridges, and shipping. NWAS has replaced the printed lecture notes for our seminars with a CD containing the lectures in PDF format. If you would prefer to receive printed notes after returning home, we will be happy to provide them to you for a nominal fee.

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