Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc.
Continuing Education for the Medical Professional
Presents
CURRENT ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
Kauai, Hawaii
February 15-20, 2009

LOCATION

TARGET AUDIENCE

ACCOMMODATIONS

PROGRAM PURPOSE

HOTEL RESERVATION

OBJECTIVES

 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

FACULTY

ACCREDITATION

FAP

COURSE REGISTRATION


Discover Kauai and Experience the Magic

Kauai is as close as one can come to the fantasy world of "Bali Hai". The Garden Isle, as it is nicknamed, is a tropical paradise blessed with a mild climate, wide sandy beaches, and waterfall-etched mountains. It is the oldest and most northerly of the Hawaiian Islands. Kauai stands out as the vacation destination of choice, blending the enchantment of ancient Hawaii with all the modern conveniences. Kauai boasts more beaches per mile, the most botanical gardens, the wettest patch of jungle in the world, and many other features that set it apart from its gorgeous, famous neighbors.

The rugged, magnificent cliffs of the Na Pali Coast rise impossibly high into the sky, casting a shadow over the deep sea 4,000 feet below. After rain falls, countless waterfalls can be seen cascading down the rocks. Many valleys nestle amidst the rock formations; some of them are accessible by boat and some via the Kalalau Trail.

Kauai is a magnificent natural setting for golf and is home to many top-ranked courses. The views are spectacular! The Lagoons Course, a Jack Nicklaus design, provides an enjoyable round for golfers of all levels. Just four miles away is the famed Wailua Municipal Course, consistently ranked in the top 100 municipal courses in the U.S. Just a short drive away in Poipu Beach are two Robert Trent Jones, Jr. courses to further exercise your skills.

PLACES TO VISIT AND THINGS TO DO:
Our hotel is located in Lihue. Sheltered by mountains on one side and bordered by acres of sugar cane on the other, this center of commerce and government is also a focal point for cultural events and scenic activities. From the harbor at Nawiliwili Bay, you can kayak up the Huleia Stream past dense jungle growth to the mysterious Menehune Fishponds. Along the way you might recognize some scenes out of Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark. From the harbor, you can go sportfishing for marlin, tuna, or mahimahi, or windsurf with playful spinner dolphins swimming at your side. Enjoy a whale watching expedition or explore exquisite waterfalls on a scenic helicopter tour, or from a Zodiac craft. Sportfishing, scuba diving, and snorkeling are all popular in the pristine waters off the incomparable coast. Sightseeing is unlimited with historical attractions: Captain Cook's Landing site at Waimea Bay; Grove Farm Homestead; Kamokila Hawaiian Village; Old Russian Fort; Kauai Museum; Royal Birth stones; and Waioli Mission House.

 
ACCOMMODATIONS:

Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club

The luxurious Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club combines the warmest island hospitality with the most idyllic destination. Fronting Kalapaki Bay, the Marriott offers a variety of recreational activities as well as a superior beach experience. An elaborate tropical garden, waterfalls right off the lobby, Greek statues and columns, and an enormous 26,000-square-foot swimming pool characterize the grand -- and grandiose -- scale of this resort on Kalapaki Bay, which looks out at the dramatic Haupu mountains. This resort has it all -- fine dining, shopping, a spa, golf, tennis, and water activities of all kinds.

Guests will enjoy one of the largest family-friendly pools in Hawaii and the spacious rooms, most of which offer spectacular views and feature a balcony. All rooms feature new, luxury bedding, high-speed Internet access (fee may apply), hair dryer, iron/ironing board, refrigerator, safe, his-and-her robes and slippers, plus in-room Kauai coffee service.

 

Rooms available only through Northwest - Worldwide Travel
Call (800) 222-6927

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for Physicians, CRNAs, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it.

PROGRAM PURPOSE:
The practitioner of anesthesiology must possess the scientific background for clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care; manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides; serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals; and provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner. Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional.

OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions.

Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs.

Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care.

Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services.

Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards.

Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
CURRENT ANESTHESIA PRACTICE
Kauai, Hawaii
February 15-20, 2009
Sunday, February 15
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0750 Welcome NWAS Staff
0800 Pediatric Anesthesia:  What's the Big Deal? B.Miller
0900 Pediatric Anesthesia:  Airway Management B.Miller
1000 Break
1015 To Intubate or not to Intubate: that is the Question L.Pelinka
1115 Alternatives to the Endotracheal Tube: The LMA and Other Airway Devices L.Pelinka
1215 Prevention and Treatment of Perioperative Hypertension J.Leslie
1315 Adjourn
Monday, February 16
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0745 Fospropofol J.Leslie
0845 PAMORs: New Management Options for GI Function J.Leslie
0945 Break
1000 Perioperative Fluid Management: Questions and Controversies L.Pelinka
1100 Case Reports: Potential Perioperative Complications L.Pelinka
1200 Adjourn
Tuesday, February 17
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0745 Pediatric Anesthesia:  Common Perioperative Problems and Complications B.Miller
0845 Pediatric Anesthesia: "Kiddie" Caudals/Epidural Catheter Placement and Management B.Miller
0945 Break
1000 Science in Action: Perioperative Respiratory Care L.Pelinka
1100 Science in Action: Neurotrauma for the Anesthesia Provider L.Pelinka
1200 Adjourn
Wednesday, February 18 - Open Day
Thursday, February 19
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0745 Pediatric Anesthesia: Central Line Placement and Management B.Miller
0845 Geriatric Anesthesia: Principles and Practicalities J.Leslie
0945 Break
1000 Herbs and Dietary Supplements: Complimentary? J.Leslie
1100 Problem Based Anesthesia: 20 Cases I Wish I Had Missed! J.Leslie
1200 Adjourn
Friday, February 20
0730 Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
0745 Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Persistent Problem Revisited L.Pelinka
0845 Dexmedetomidine: When, Where, Why and How J.Leslie
0945 Anesthesia for Major Vascular Surgery J.Leslie
1045 Adjourn 20 CME 1 / 20 CEC

FACULTY
John B. Leslie, MD MBA

Professor of Anesthesiology
Mayo Medical School
Scottsdale, Arizona

Blaine R. Miller, DO FAAP
Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Linda Pelinka, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Lorenz Boehler Trauma Centre
and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for
Experimental and Clinical Traumatology
Vienna, Austria

ACCREDITATION:
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas and Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Assistants AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

CME certificates will be mailed following completion of the course.

CRNAs: Check back shortly for approval status.

NWAS is an approved provider by the California and Florida State Boards of Nursing, Provider number #04833 and 50-7480 respectively. This program offers 20 contact hours.

COURSE DIRECTOR: Mark Murphy, MD, Chief of Anesthesia, Mercy Medical Center, Durango, Colorado

SCHEDULE AND FACULTY CHANGES: Factors beyond our control sometimes necessitate changes in the schedule and faculty. If time permits, we will inform all registrants of any changes prior to the program. Changes on site due to local conditions will be announced in class.

COURSE CANCELLATION BY PROVIDER: We reserve the right to cancel a course for any reason. In such case, a minimum of 30 days notice will be given to those registered and a full refund of tuition paid. NWAS and NW-WWT are not responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel accommodations, or other expenses you may incur. We recommend the purchase of Travel Insurance.

FAP: (Frequent Attendee Points) FAP lets you accumulate points based on dollars spent with NWAS, including net cruise and hotel (but not air). Once you have enough points to cover a full tuition they can be redeemed for free tuition (no cash value).

NWAS is going GREEN! The environment takes a heavy hit with our syllabus - over eight tons of paper, toner cartridges, and fuel for shipping. We are interested in doing our part to help. Therefore, we have replaced the printed syllabus with a CD containing the lectures in the PDF format, making it easier for participants to search for items of interest at home. If you would like to receive a printed syllabus after returning home, we will be happy to provide one for a nominal fee.

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