Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

WORKSHOP - Saturday, May 5, 2001
New Approaches (Surgical and Non-surgical) to the Management of Coronary Artery Disease
(Workshop limited to 150 registrants)
Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of this Workshop, attendees will have learned: 1) alternative, non-surgical managements of patients with coronary heart disease, including the use of coronary artery stenting, endarterectomy and long-term thoracic epidurals; 2) the ultimate minimally invasive surgical technique with the use of Robotics; and 3) evaluation of patients undergoing OPCAB (Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass) with the use of TEE. (Audience Response System will be used during this session.)
Chair: Fiona Ralley, MD
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch Provided	Fiona Ralley, MD University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Kent Rehfeldt, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota Samin Sharma, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Nelson Svorkdahl, MD University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Randall K. Wolf, MD Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
1:00 - 1:10 pm	Welcome and Introduction Fiona Ralley, MD
1:10 - 1:30 pm	Epidural Management of Inoperable IHD Nelson Svorkdahl, MD
1:30 - 1:50 pm	Update in Interventional Cardiology - Use of Stents and Endarterectomies Samin Sharma, MD
1:50 - 2:10 pm	Robotics: A New Era of Cardiac Surgery Randall K. Wolf, MD
2:10 - 2:30 pm	TEE Evaluation of Patients Undergoing OPCAB Kent Rehfeldt, MD
2:30 - 2:45 pm	Question & Answers
2:45 - 3:15 pm	Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:00 pm	Surgical vs. Medical Management of Case Presentations • Surgical Management: Randall K. Wolf, MD • Medical Management: Samin Sharma, MD
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Case Presentations and Management Alternatives (Audience participation will be encouraged.) Fiona Ralley, MD and faculty

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