Sunday, May 6, 2001
Refresher
Courses Perioperative
Medicine: State of the Art
- Dennis T. Mangano, PhD, MD
At the conclusion of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1) outline
current American College of Cardiology recommendations regarding the use
of beta blockers in patients with ischemic heart disease requiring non-cardiac
surgery; and 2) list perioperative factors associated with increased risk
for adverse outcomes in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
The
Adrenergic Receptors in Clinical Medicine - Debra A. Schwinn, MD At the conclusion of this
lecture the participant will be able to: 1) consider the clinical importance
of acute up- and down-regulation of the beta receptor; and 2) outline
strategies to optimize perioperative function of the beta receptor.
New
Considerations for Managing Patients with Perioperative Ventricular Arrhythmias - Jeffrey R. Balser, MD, PhD
At the conclusion of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1) list
new ACLS guidelines for resuscitation of the patient suffering asystole
and/or ventricular fibrillation; and 2) discuss the affects of acute and
chronic amiodarone on perioperative arrythmias.
Strategies
Leading to Successful Placement of Endobronchial Tubes and Blockers
- Jeffry A. Katz, MD
At the conclusion of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1)
outline strategy to place double-lumen tube in thoracic surgery patients;
and 2) list options to provide isolation of the left and right lung.
Perioperative
Management in Thoracic Anesthesia - Peter D. Slinger, MD
At the conclusion of this lecture the participant will be able to:
1) list strategies to provide analgesia for thoracic surgery patients;
and 2) consider intraoperative options to manage patients unable to tolerate
one-lung ventilation.
Optimal
Use of the Internet and Computer Resources for Cardiovascular Anesthesia
- J. Kent Garman, MD, MS
At the conclusion of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1)
list internet sites providing information related to the practice of cardiovascular
and/or thoracic anesthesia; 2) locate programs for Palm Pilot-type computers
to facilitate the practice of cardiovascular and/or thoracic anesthesia.
Anesthesia
for Stenting of the Tracheobronchial Tree: The Current Paradigm - Jay Brodsky, MD
At the conclusion
of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1) interpret laboratory
and radiological exams completed in patients scheduled for airway stenting;
2) prescribe anesthetic appropriate for a patient with critical airway
obstruction.
The
Risks of Blood Transfusion after the AIDS Crisis -
Bruce D. Spiess, MD
At the conclusion
of this lecture the participant will be able to: 1) discuss the necessity
and disadvantages of blood component therapy with patients likely to require
transfusion; and 2) outline the reported risks of infectious diseases
associated with blood component therapy.
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Monday, May 7, 2001
OPCAB
Moderator: Peter L. Bailey, MD
At the conclusion
of this lecture the participant will have an understanding of the following
key issues involving patients with coronary artery disease who are undergoing
coronary artery bypass surgery without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass
(Off-Pump CAB or OP-CAB): 1) For which patients is OP-CAB appropriate? 2)
What surgical approaches are particularly unique to this operation? 3) What
are the key anesthetic management issues related to this operation? 4) How
can we best monitor patients undergoing OP-CAB? 5) How do the results of
OP-CAB compare to coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?
Thoracic
Anesthesia Moderator: Simon C. Body, MB
At the conclusion of the session, the participants will: 1) understand
the pathophysiology of pulmonary emphysema and routine and emergent therapies
for anesthesia for patients with emphysema; 2) understand the pathophysiology
of right ventricular and pulmonary capillary dysfunction during and after
pulmonary resection.
Clinical
Implications of Ischemic and Pharmacologic Myocardial Pre-conditioning
Moderator: Grace L. Chien, MD
Following this session, the participants will: 1) understand known basic
principles and mechanisms of ischemic and/or pharmacologic myocardial
preconditioning; 2) understand that some clinically used, nonanesthetic
drugs may induce or facilitate preconditioning or block ischemic preconditioning;
and 3) understand that some anesthetic drugs may induce or facilitate
myocardial preconditioning.
Neuroprotection
Moderator: C. David Mazer, MD
At the end of this session the participant will have an understanding
of the mechanisms for neurologic injury after cardiac surgery, current
and future pharmacologic strategies for neuroprotection, and the possible
techniques for monitoring of intraoperative neurologic function.
Vascular
Anesthesia Moderator: Thomas F. Slaughter, MD
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will have an understanding
of the risks associated with vascular surgical procedures, the potential
for anesthetic choices to affect postoperative outcome, as well as the
anesthetic implications of novel minimally invasive approaches to the
surgical management of vascular disease.
More
or Less Blood? Moderator: Ray D. Latimer, MD
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will have an understanding
of different strategies which may reduce the need for allogenic blood
products.
Perioperative
Management of the Adult Patient with Congenital Heart Disease Moderator: Isobel A. Russell, PhD, MD
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will have an understanding
of the essential preoperative screening, intraoperative monitoring and
recent surgical developments in the care of the adult patient with congenital
heart disease.
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