Agenda and Faculty

Who Should Attend:

Anesthesia Professionals, Nurse Anesthetists, and Others

Earn Continuing Education Credits!

• Anesthesia Review - Up to 24 CE Credits
• ACLS Recertification - 8 CE Credits
• PALS Recertification - 8 CE Credits
• SLAM Seminar - 10 CE Credits - CANCELED

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.

Lecture Schedule:

David Fish, MD
Chief, Division of Anesthesiology

• Carbon Monoxide and Inhalational Agents
• Hypothermia in the OR
• Respiratory Functions of Hemoglobin
• Sevoflulrane
• The Difficult Airway Assessment
  
• Pulmonary Function in the Surgical Patient
• Anesthetic Concerns of Oncologic Patient
• Effect of Aging in the Surgical Patient
• Inotropic drugs
• Questions and Group Discussion

Art Zwerling, MD, MS, MSN, CRNA, FAAPM
Director, College of Nurse Anesthesia Program
University of Pennsylvania

• Approach to the Difficult Airway
• Anesthetic Considerations for the Morbidly Obese Patient
• Advances in the Utilization of Central Alpha 2 Receptor Agonists
• Neuroplasticity: Implications for Addiction and Chronic Pain
• Multimodality Post Operative Pain Management
• Questions and Group Discussion

Mary C. Karlet, CRNA, PhD
Duke University

• Preventing Perioperative Renal Dysfunction
• Antiplatelet Drugs
• Endocrine Disorders and Anesthesia Implications
• Intraoperative Thermoregulation
• Questions and Group Discussion

James M. Rich, CRNA, MA - CANCELED

• SLAM Universal Emergency Airway Flowchart (Lecture)
• Airway Anatomy and Assessment (Lecture)
• Oxygenation and Ventilation in Adults (Lecture)
• Direct Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation (Lecture)
• Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation and Monitoring of Lung Ventilation (Lecture)
• Pharmacology of Airway Management (Lecture)
• Rapid Sequence Induction and Intubation in Adults (Lecture)
• Rescue Ventilation (Lecture)
• Direct laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation (Hands-on Station)
• Rescue Ventilation (Hands-on Station)
• Rescue Intubation (Hands-on Station)
• Fiberscopic and Advanced Techniques (Hands-on Station)
• Difficult Intubation Options (Hands-on Station)
• Pig Cricothyrotomy Lab (Hands-on Lab featuring percutaneous dilational cricothyrotomy, trans-tracheal jet ventilation, and surgical cricothyrotomy)
• AirMan Skills Testing Station

Evelyn Courson, RN, BS, CCRN

• ACLS Recertification
• PALS Recertification

Disclosure Policy:

Premier Anesthesia Seminars, 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. Due to the contract terms with the Resorts, no refunds will be able to be granted after this date.