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ANESTHESIA CAMP II - ST. THOMAS
January 28-31, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

STATEMENT OF NEED
This activity is designed to help clinicians learn how to manage patients undergoing complex surgery so as they emerge
faster, with less pain, nausea and vomiting, and hasten the return of functional status.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Anesthesiologists, hospitalists, intensivists, pain management physicians; CRNAs.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE
The Duke University School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding industry
support of continuing medical education.  Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships will be made known at the
activity.  Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label,
experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
1. Pre-operatively identify high-risk patients,
2. Manage outpatients for surgery with quicker emergence, less pain, and less nausea, and
3. Manage patients undergoing complex procedures.

CREDIT DESIGNATION*
The Duke University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22.0 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits
.     Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved by the
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 22 CE Credits; Code Number 30628, Expiration Date:
January 31, 2009.

*General Session (20.0 credits), Optional Sail (2.0 credits) for a maximum total of 22.0 credits.

ACCREDITATION
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 the Duke University School of Medicine and
destinationCME.  The Duke University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.

DISCLAIMER
The information provided at this CME/CE activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute
for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s
medical condition.

ACTIVITY MEDICAL DIRECTOR
John E. Ellis, MD
Adjunct Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

ACTIVITY CO-DIRECTOR
Andrew D. Shaw, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center

FACULTY
Richard M. Cooper, MD
Professor of Anesthesia
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Joseph D. Tobias, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Child Health
Medical Director, Pediatric Anesthesia
University of Missouri, Kansas City

David Wlody, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
7:00 am          Continental Breakfast
7:30 am          Drug Safety and Anesthesia   
Dr. Ellis
8:30 am          Anesthesia for ENT Surgery in Infants and Children   Dr. Tobias
9:30 am          Break
10:00 am        Anesthesia for Spinal Surgery in Infants and Children   
Dr. Tobias
11:00 am        Anesthesia Outside of the OR for Infants and Children   Dr. Tobias
12:00 pm        Morbidity & Quality Improvement Conference – Pediatric Anesthesia   Dr. Ellis & Dr. Tobias
12:30 pm        Q&A   Dr. Ellis & Dr. Tobias
1:00 pm           Adjourn

Thursday, January 29, 2009
7:00 am           Continental Breakfast
7:30 am           Obesity and Sleep Apnea 2009   
Dr. Ellis
8:30 am           Laryngoscopy Past and Future   Dr. Cooper
9:30 am           Break
10:00 am         Is Direct Laryngoscopy Obsolete?   
Dr. Cooper
11:00 am         Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery   Dr. Shaw
12:00 pm         Morbidity & Quality Improvement – Difficult Airway   Ellis/Cooper/Shaw
12:30 pm         Q&A   Ellis/Cooper/Shaw
1:00 pm           Adjourn
2:00-6:00 pm  
Optional: “Sail with the Professors:  Interesting Cases from the Real World”
     (Case discussion: 2 hours CME/CE credit.  
More info)

Friday, January 30, 2009
7:00 am           Continental Breakfast         
7:30 am           Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction   
Dr. Ellis
8:30 am           Anesthesia Information Management   Dr. Cooper
9:30 am           Break
10:00 am         Pain After Thoracic Surgery   
Dr. Shaw
11:00 am         Extubation of the Difficult Airway   Dr. Cooper
12:00 pm         Morbidity & Quality Improvement  – Thoracic Anesthesia   Ellis/Shaw/Cooper
12:30 pm         Q&A   Ellis/Shaw/Cooper
1:00 pm            Adjourn

Saturday, January 31, 2009
7:00 am           Continental Breakfast        
7:30 am           Anesthesia for Esophagectomy    
Dr. Ellis & Dr. Shaw
8:30 am           Genetics in Perioperative Medicine   Dr. Shaw
9:30 am           Break
10:00 am         Maternal Hemorrhage   
Dr. Wlody
11:00 am         Neurologic Disease in Pregnancy    Dr. Wlody
12:00 pm         Morbidity & Quality Improvement  – Cardiovascular Anesthesia   Dr. Ellis & Dr. Shaw
12:30 pm         Q&A   Dr. Ellis & Dr. Shaw
1:00 pm            Adjourn

FEES
The course fee is $995 for physicians and nurse anesthetists, and includes the conference syllabus, continental
breakfasts and refreshment breaks. $100 will be retained to cover administrative expenses should you cancel your
registration. There will be no refunds after December 15, 2008.  
Optional Session Fee: Sail/Case Discussion  - $275 for
each Physician or Nurse Anesthetist; $165 for each accompanying family member or partner. Click
here to register
online.
Jointly sponsored by the Duke University School
of Medicine and destinationCME
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