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ANESTHESIA CAMP III - ST. THOMAS
January 27-30, 2010
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.

DISCLOSURE
The Duke University School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding industry
support of continuing medical education.  Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty’s 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.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, the Duke University School of Medicine will
implement mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of
interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.

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 30920, Expiration Date:
January 30, 2010.

*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
Scott R. Schulman, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center

FACULTY
Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, DA, FCA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery
Deputy Director of Clinical Research
Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicine

Terese T. Horlocker, MD
Professor of Orthopedics and Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Eric Jacobsohn, MBChB, MPHE, FRCPC
Professor and Head
Department of Anesthesia
University of Manitoba, Canada

Lawrence C. Tsen, MD
Director of Anesthesia
Center for Reproductive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

Jason E. Waechter, MD
Lecturer
Department of Anesthesia
University of Manitoba, Canada

SCHEDULE (Revised 12/8/09)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
 7:00 am        Continental Breakfast
 7:30 am        Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia and the Anesthesiologist: What You NEED to Know - Dr. Jacobsohn
 8:30 am        Postoperative Cognitive Decline (POCD)  -  Dr. Avidan
 9:30 am        Break
10:00 am        Perioperative Hemodynamic Instability and Shocks and Management   - Dr. Jacobsohn
11:00 am        Valvular Heart Disease in the Perioperative Period  -  Dr. Avidan
12:00 pm        Morbidity & Quality Improvement Conference  -  Dr. Ellis
12:30 pm        Q&A
 1:00 pm        Adjourn
 2-6:00 pm    
Optional: “Sail with the Professors: Interesting Cases from the Real World” (Case discussion: 2 hours
                       CME/CE credit)  Drs. Ellis, Tsen, Avidan, Jacobsohn

Thursday, January 28, 2010
 7:00 am        Continental Breakfast
 7:30 am        Diastolic Dysfunction: Diagnosis, Management and Implications for Anesthesia and Perioperative Care -
                       Dr. Waechter
 8:30 am        Perioperative Mechanical Ventilation Strategies: From Normal Lungs to those with ARDS/ALI - Dr. Waechter
 9:30 am        Break
10:00 am        Still Dogma? Ephedrine and Oxygen in Obstetric Anesthesia -  Dr. Tsen
11:00 am        Analgesia and Anesthesia in the High BMI Parturient  -  Dr. Tsen
12:00 pm        Morbidity & Quality Improvement Conference  -  Dr. Ellis
12:30 pm        Q&A
 1:00 pm        Adjourn

Friday, January 29, 2010
 7:00 am        Continental Breakfast
 7:30 am        Controversies in ‘Depth of Anesthesia’ Monitoring  -  Dr. Avidan
 8:30 am        Sleep, EEG, Awareness and Anesthesia  -  Dr. Avidan
 9:30 am        Break
10:00 am        Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation- ASRA Evidence-Based Guidelines (3rd Edition)  -  Dr. Horlocker
11:00 am        Neurologic Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks  -  Dr. Horlocker
12:00 pm        Morbidity & Quality Improvement Conference  -  Dr. Ellis
12:30 pm        Q&A
 1:00 pm        Adjourn

Saturday, January 30, 2010
 7:00 am        Continental Breakfast
 7:30 am        Infectious Complications of Neuraxial Anesthesia  -  Dr. Horlocker
 8:30 am        Perioperative Applications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks  -  Dr. Horlocker
 9:30 am        Break
10:00 am        What’s New and Novel in Neuraxial Labor Analgesia? -  Dr. Tsen
11:00 am        General versus Regional Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery -  Dr. Tsen
12:00 pm        Morbidity & Quality Improvement Conference  -  Dr. Ellis
12:30 pm        Q&A
 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 28, 2009.  
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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