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10th Annual Current Theories of Anesthesia
and ACLS/PALS Recertification

The Seminar The Location

September 21-25, 2008

Who Should Attend: Anesthesia Professionals – Anesthesiologists, Nurse Anesthetists, and Others

Earn Continuing Education Credits!
AANA: 40 CE Credits

  • AANA Code Number: 30538
  • Expiration Date: 9-28-08

ACLS Recertification:
Sunday September 21, 2008
Begins Promptly at 1600   Limited Enrollment!
Evelyn Courson, CRNA
8 AANA CE Credits

Purpose: To maintain advanced cardiac life support competencies of anesthesia professionals.

PALS Recertification:
Monday, September 22, 2008
Begins Promptly at 1330   Limited Enrollment!
Evelyn Courson, CRNA
8 AANA CE Credits

Purpose: To maintain pediatric advanced life support competencies of anesthesia professionals.

General Conference Agenda
Purpose: To keep the anesthesia professional current in the practice of anesthesiology by providing up-to-date information regarding the dynamic field of anesthesia, while providing opportunities to discuss practice issues with colleagues.

Monday, September 22, 2008         0700-1300
Hernando DeSoto, MD
Director of Pediatric Anesthesia
6 AANA CE Credits

  • Anesthesia for Laparoscopy
  • Anesthesia for Major Vascular Cases
  • High Risk Obstetrical Cases
  • Latex Allergy – Diagnosis & Treatment
  • Challenges in the PACU in Children
  • Group Discussion

Tuesday, September 23, 2008         0700-1300
Hernando DeSoto, MD
Director of Pediatric Anesthesia

6 AANA CE Credits

  • Anesthesia for the Pregnant Undergoing Non-Obstetric Surgery
  • Anesthesia for the Premature Patient
  • Anesthesia Management of the Geriatric Patient
  • Perioperative Hazards of Herbal Medications
  • The Difficult Pediatric Airway
  • Group Discussion

Wednesday, September 24, 2008     0700-1300
Deborah A. Geisler, CRNA, MHSA
Past President of AANA
Independent Practitioner
6 AANA CE Credits

  • Cognitive Dysfunction and General Anesthesia: Cause and Effect
  • Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema: Have You Seen It?
  • Postoperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: What Happens?
  • Anesthesioeconomics and Patient Safety: Considerations for Inhalational Agent Selection
  • Medical Direction/Supervision: The Influence on CRNA Practice
  • Group Discussion

Thursday, September 25, 2008       0700-1300
Michael Geisler, CRNA
Staff Anesthetist
Jacksonville, Florida
6 AANA CE Credits

  • Current Anesthesia Concepts in Liver Transplantation
  • The Other Side of Organ Transplants: A Question of Ethics
  • Professionals Managing Professionals
  • Legislative Issues in Anesthesia Practice
  • Consciousness Monitoring: An Update on Using BIS During Anesthesia Care
  • Group Discussion

Continuing Education:

Nurse Anesthetists:  Approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 40 CE Credits. AANA Code Number: 30538, Expiration Date: 9-28-08

Disclosure: It is the policy of AFMC to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all sponsored or jointly-sponsored educational programs.  Faculty and course planners are required to disclose any relationships with commercial entities related to educational content that could be considered a conflict of interest or potential source of bias. Premier Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., course planners, and speakers have disclosed no significant commercial relationships or affiliations of this nature. Faculty is also required to disclose when any product is mentioned that is not labeled for the use under discussion or is still investigational. Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care Inc. (AFMC), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Arkansas, operates under contracts with the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Services, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect their policies. The Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services is in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act.


Disclosure:  It is the policy of AFMC to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all sponsored or jointly-sponsored educational programs.  Faculty and course planners are required to disclose any relationships with commercial entities related to educational content that could be considered a conflict of interest or potential source of bias. Premier Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., course planners, and Dr. Fuhrman have disclosed no significant commercial relationships or affiliations of this nature. Dr. DeSoto disclosed that he receives speaker honoraria from Organon and Abbott. Faculty is also required to disclose when any product is mentioned that is not labeled for the use under discussion or is still investigational. Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care Inc. (AFMC), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Arkansas, operates under contracts with the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Services, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect their policies. The Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services is in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act.


Substitution Policy: PAS, Inc. reserves the right to substitute speakers/topics should the need arise.

Cancellation Policy: Should it become necessary for you to cancel prior to 30 days of your conference, a refund will be given minus a $100 cancellation fee along with any ACLS/PALS textbooks mailed, if applicable. To avoid the cancellation fee you may be given a credit for a future seminar taken within six months of the paid seminar. Within 30 days due to the contract terms with the Resorts, no refunds will be able to be granted after this date.

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This is a wonderful time to visit Disney, the weather is warm, and the lines are short!!

Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. This magnificent Victorian-style hotel is just a short monorail ride to the nearby Magic Kingdom® Park. Offering:

900 spacious luxury rooms
pool
spa
health club
marina
access to Disney’s five championship golf courses: For tee times, 407-939-4653 or http://www.disneyurl.com/Golf

Telephone 1-407-824-1383 to make your reservations directly. Ask for the discounted group rate for Premier Anesthesia Seminars, Inc.of $235 per night based on single or double occupancy, plus applicable sales and resort tax.

We are very pleased to offer this hotel at such a special rate and subject to availability, you may reserve rooms at the group rate 3 days before and after the close of the conference.


Disney's Magical Express Delivers "Hassle-Free Travel" for Attendees Staying at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
Disney's Magical Express Service will be May 5, 2005, enabling guests to check their bags at their hometown airport, bypass baggage claim at Orlando International Airport and board special Disney-themed luxury motor coaches to the Walt Disney World® Resort. Each delegate's luggage will "magically" appear in his or her hotel room shortly after check in. The new round-trip service will be offered on a complimentary basis throughout the 18-month-long Happiest Celebration on Earth that also begins May 5, 2005.

Participating Airlines include American, Continental, Delta, Song, United and Ted.For more information call 407-827-6777 or visit www.disneyconventionears.com/dme.


Transfers from Airport to Resort:
Transportation from the airport to the Resort can easily be obtained via the Mears Transportation shuttle, located directly outside of the baggage claim area of the Orlando International Airport.

Currently, Mears and Disney have partnered to provide free round trip transportation shuttles to and from the airport to the Resort (please note that this shuttle service is not direct, it will stop at all of the Disney resorts that need to have passengers dropped off). If you prefer to take a private limo, Mears also provides this service; current charge is $70 from the airport to the Resort and your return fee from the Resort to the airport is an additional $60. If you would like to contact Mears prior to your arrival their phone number is 407-839-1570. PAS, Inc. recommends making reservations prior to your arrival to ensure timely departure from the airport to the Resort and to ensure the free shuttle service is still being provided.

If you would prefer to take a taxi, there are also several available outside of the baggage claim area of the airport to take you to the Resort. You can expect to pay approximately $52 for a taxi to transport you from the airport to the Resort


Disney Theme Park Tickets:
For advance purchase of specially priced Disney PARK HOPPER ® Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, CLICK HERE or call 1-407-939-7914, state you are with Premier Anesthesia Seminars to obtain your Group discount.

Here are some questions that get asked a lot about Tickets and Packages at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Disney Theme Park Tickets Available

Golf Experience: Walt Disney World® Golf enables you access to courses where Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Payne Stewart, Mark O'Meara, and Raymond Floyd have won PGA Tour Events. All 5 Championship courses certified by Audubon International as Cooperative Wildlife Sanctuaries. For Individual Tee Times phone: 1-407-939-4653 or http://www.disneyurl.com/Golf.

 


 


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