Date: 5/17/2010 - 5/21/2010
Course #: 00302425
Who should attend: anesthesiology, critical care anesthesiology, nurse anesthetist
Tuition:

	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ ALL Luncheons and ALL Evening Workshops	$2,140.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 3 Luncheons and ALL Evening Workshops	$2,090.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 2 Luncheons and ALL Evening Workshops	$2,040.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ Luncheon and All Evening Workshops	$1,990.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ ALL Evening Workshops	$1,940.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ ALL Luncheons and 2 Evening Workshops	$1,825.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 3 Luncheons and 2 Evening Workshops	$1,775.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 2 Luncheons and 2 Evening Workshops	$1,725.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ Luncheon and 2 Evening Workshops	$1,675.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 2 Evening Workshops	$1,625.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ ALL Luncheons and Evening Workshop	$1,510.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 3 Luncheons and Evening Workshop	$1,460.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 2 Luncheons and Evening Workshop	$1,410.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ Luncheon and Evening Workshop	$1,360.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ Evening Workshop	$1,310.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ ALL Lunch and Learn Roundtable	$1,195.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 3 Lunch and Learn Roundtable	$1,145.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ 2 Lunch and Learn Roundtable	$1,095.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs w/ Lunch and Learn Roundtable	$1,045.00
	Physicians, CRNAs, RNs - Course Only	$995.00

Location: The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
Director(s): Hovig Chitilian, MD|Lauren J. Cornella, MD|Keira P. Mason, MD|Sugantha Sundar, MD
Offered by: Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anaesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Anesthesia



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Please join us in beautiful Boston this Spring for the 2010 Harvard Anaesthesia Update: Innovation and Transformation in Anesthesiology Course! This year, we have assembled some of our specialty's most renowned speakers from the Harvard Department of Anaesthesia and outstanding Guest Faculty to present the latest information on cutting‑edge topics at the forefront of Anesthesiology practice.

Highlights of the 2010 Course include:

• New sessions highlighting Health Care Reform, Innovative Technology in Anesthesia, the OR of the Future, OR Efficiency, Cognitive Dysfunction in Anesthesia, Medical Disorders of Pregnancy, MOCA Recertification in Anesthesiology and much more!
• A highly interactive program, with Lunch Breakout Sessions, Concurrent Tracks, and Q & A Sessions designed to provide abundant time for educationally valuable interaction between speakers and participants
• Brand‑new "Lunch and Learn Roundtable Discussions" led by nationally recognized speakers, designed for maximal exchange of ideas among participants
• A spectacularly‑reviewed Difficult Airway Workshop, with hands‑on instruction in Supraglottic Devices, Rigid Video Laryngoscopy, Fiberoptic Intubation, Pediatric Airways, Surgical Cricothyroidotomy with Porcine Tracheas, Code Airway Simulation and much more
• An interactive Ultrasound‑Guided Regional Anesthesia and Vascular Access Workshop designed for maximal hands‑on instruction by experts in the use of Perioperative uses of Ultrasound
• An optional tour of the historic Ether Dome ‑ site of the first public demonstration of the use of surgical anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846

We sincerely hope you will join us for what we think will be a fantastic week!

Attendance Limited

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HARVARD ANAESTHESIA UPDATE: Innovation and Transformation in Anesthesiology
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

MONDAY MAY 17, 2010
7:00 - 7:50 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50 - 8:00 AM	Welcome and Introduction Lauren J. Cornella, M.D.
Anesthesia of the Future: Things That Will Affect the Way You Practice Moderator: James Philip, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 AM	New Anesthesia Delivery Systems: What Do I Need to Know About My New Machine? James Philip, M.D.
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Automatic Labeling of Drug Syringes - Does it Save Time and Affect Safety? Nathaniel Sims, M.D.
9:00 - 9:30 AM	TCI (Target Controlled Infusions): Coming to Your OR Soon? Scott Kelley, M.D.
9:30 - 10:00 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
10:00 - 10:15 AM	Break and Discussion with the Speakers
Dexmedetomidine: Clinical Applications and Limitations for the Present and Future Moderator: Keira P. Mason, M.D.
10:15 - 10:30 AM	Pharmacokinetics of Dexmedetomidine Jerrold Lerman, M.D.
10:30 - 10:50 AM	Cardiac Effects of Dex and Applications in the ICU Gregory Hammer, M.D.
10:50 - 11:10 AM	Using Dex for Sedation in Pediatrics Keira P. Mason, M.D.
11:10 - 11:25 AM	Clinical Limitations and Future Studies Jerrold Lerman, M.D.
11:25 - 11:45	Emerging Perioperative Applications in Adult Patients Scott Kelley, M.D.
11:45 - 12 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
12 - 1:30 PM	Lunch on Your Own OR Lunch and Learn Roundtable Discussions (Separate fee and pre-registration required, limit 20 participants, lunch provided) Breakout Session A: Safety in the Office Based Setting Rebecca S. Twersky, M.D., M.P.H Breakout Session B: Challenging Ambulatory Recovery Cases Beverly K. Philip, M.D. Breakout Session C: Gas Man - Clinical Magic with Inhalants James Philip, M.D. Breakout Session D: Open Forum Dexmedetomidine Discussion Keira P. Mason, M.D., Jerrold Lerman, M.D., Gregory Hammer, M.D.
Home Sweet Home: Challenges in the Ambulatory Population Moderator: Beverly K. Philip, M.D.
1:30 - 2:00 PM	Fast Tract Anesthesia Beverly K. Philip, M.D.
2:00 - 2:30 PM	Office Based Anesthesia Rebecca S. Twersky, M.D., M.P.H
2:30 - 3:10 PM	Breaking Away From the Mothership: Setting up an Ambulatory Practice - Challenges, Pitfalls, and Successes Salvatore Basta, M.D., William Dylewsky, M.D.
3:10 - 3:30 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience, Panel
3:30 PM	Adjourn
3:30 - 5:00 PM	Cocktail Reception with Faculty and Audience
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Ether Dome Tour (Optional - separate fee and registration required. Limited to 50 participants.) Susan Vassallo, M.D., Elliott Miller, M.D.
TUESDAY MAY 18, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
New Drugs in the Pipeline - What's Coming to My Omnicell? Moderator: Keira P. Mason, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 AM	Innovations in Drug Therapy: Antiemetics and Propofol Replacements Jerrold Lerman, M.D.
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Innovations in Analgesics: IV Acetaminophen Gregory Hammer, M.D.
9:00 - 9:15 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience - Panel
The Heart of the Matter: Preoperative Evaluation Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, M.D.
9:15 - 9:45 AM	Cardiac Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery Joshua Beckman, M.D.
9:45 - 10:15 AM	Perioperative Electrophysiology Scott Streckenbach, M.D.
10:15 - 10:30 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
10:30 - 10:45 AM	Break and Discussion with the Speakers
Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Moderator: Philip Hess, M.D.
10:45 - 11:45 AM	Ultrasound Guided Blocks of the Upper and Lower Extremity Brian Sites, M.D.
11:45 - 12:10 AM	Avoiding Complications of Regional Anesthesia: How to Keep Your Practice Safe? Philip Hess, M.D.
12:10 - 12:25 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience - Panel
12:25 - 1:45 PM	Lunch on Your Own OR Lunch and Learn Roundtable Discussions (Separate fee and registration required, limit 20 participants, lunch provided) Breakout Session E: Health Care Reform - An Interactive Discussion Alexander Hannenberg, M.D., Peter Panzica, M.D. Breakout Session F: The Intersection of Health Care and Billing - Where Does it Leave Us? Joshua Lumbley, M.D., Jerry Stonemetz, M.D. Breakout Session G: Lessons From Lawsuits Michael Bailin, M.D.
Spotlight Session: Health Care Reform and Its Impact on Finances - Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond Moderator: Peter Panzica, M.D.
1:45 - 2:05 PM	Report from the Hill - What is the News From Washington? Joshua Lumbley, M.D.
2:05 - 2:25 PM	Provider Payment Reform & The Anesthesiologist Alexander Hannenberg, M.D., ASA President
2:25 - 2:45 PM	Billing: What the Anesthesiologist Absolutely Needs to Know Peter Panzica, M.D.
2:45 - 3:05 PM	Aligning Incentives with Your Hospital Jerry Stonemetz, M.D.
3:05 - 3:25 PM	Global payments, ACO's, P4P, & Anesthesia Fees: A View From Provider Contracting Paul Hickey, M.D.
3:25 - 3:45 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Speakers Panel
3:45 PM	Adjourn
5:00 - 9:00 PM	Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Vascular Access Workshop (Optional - Separate fee and registration required, dinner provided) Director: Lisa Warren, M.D. Faculty: Hyun Kee Chung, M.D., Lauren Fisher, D.O., Katharine Fleischmann, M.D., Jatinder Gill, M.D., Amir Islami, M.D., David Janfaza, M.D., Annette Mizuguchi, M.D., Ph.D., Vicki Modest, M.D., Laurie Shapiro, M.D., Marc Shnider, M.D., Peter Stefanovich, M.D., Karthik Swaminathan, M.D., Kamen Vlassakov, M.D., Lisa Wollman, M.D.
WEDNESDAY MAY 19, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
Constant Clinical Challenges and Solutions Moderator: Adam Lerner, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 AM	Why Doesn't The Blood Clot? Michael Laposata, M.D., Ph.D.
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Why Does the Blood Keep Clotting? Michael Laposata, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 - 9:30 AM	HIT - Yes, It Is a Challenge for Both the Cardiac and Non Cardiac Anesthesiologist! Adam Lerner, M.D.
9:30 - 10:00 AM	Emerging Topics in Cardiac Anesthesia Sugantha Sundar, M.D.
10:00 - 10:15 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
10:15 - 10:30 AM	Break and Discussion with Speakers
How Do I Make My OR More Efficient? Moderator: Peter Dunn, M.D.
10:30 - 10:50 AM	Is My OR Efficient? Assessing the Efficiency of Your OR Lynne Ferrari, M.D.
10:50 - 11:10 AM	Turnover Time: Does it Speed Things Up? Sunil Eappen, M.D.
11:10 - 11:30 AM	Anesthesia Staffing and Its Impact on Efficiency Peter Dunn, M.D.
11:30 - 12:00 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Lunch on your own OR Lunch and Learn Roundtable Discussions (Separate fee and registration required, limit 20 participants, lunch provided) Breakout Session H: Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery Stephanie Jones, M.D. Breakout Session I: Challenges in the Geriatric Population Sheila Barnett, M.D.
CONCURRENT AFTERNOON TRACKS (Participants are welcome to choose a session - no registration required)
Track 1: Pain Management in the 21st Century
Hot Topics in Pain Management Moderator: Rami Burstein, Ph.D.
1:30 - 2:00 PM	A Rational Approach to the Treatment of Back Pain James Rathmell, M.D.
2:00 - 2:30 PM	The Science of Migraine Headache and its Implication to Therapy Rami Burstein, Ph.D.
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Acute Pain Service - An Anesthesiologist's Domain? Padma Gulur, M.D.
3:00 - 3:30 PM	Alternative Treatments in Pain Medicine Christine Peeters-Asdourian, M.D.
3:30 - 3:45 PM	Interactive Q and A with the Audience Panel
OR
Track 2: Journal Club
The Most Important Papers of 2009-2010 Moderator: Scott Segal, M.D., M.H.C.M.
1:30 - 3:45 PM	Journal Club - The Most Important Papers of 2009-2010 Hovig V. Chitilian, M.D., John Mitchell, M.D., Scott Segal, M.D., M.H.C.M.
3:45 PM	Adjourn
5:00 - 9:00 PM	Difficult Airway Workshop (Optional - Separate fee and registration required, dinner provided) Director: Sarah Wiser, M.D. Faculty: Paul Alfille, M.D., Mary Cronin, M.B.Ch.B., Jennifer Dearden, M.D., Don DeSilva, M.B.,B.S., Matthew Fritsch, M.D., Cosmin Gauran, M.D., Brian Gelfand, M.D., David Janfaza, M.D., Charles Jeffrey, M.D., Robert Knapp, M.D., Peter Kovatsis, M.D., Warren Sandberg, M.D., Todd Sarge, M.D., Nelson Thaemert, M.D., Steven Zgleszewski, M.D
THURSDAY MAY 20, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
Medical Disorders of Pregnancy - An Interdisciplinary Look Moderator: William Camann, M.D.
8:00 - 8:25 AM	A Systems-Based Approach to Obstetric Anesthesia Emergencies William Camann, M.D.
8:25 - 8:50 AM	Neurological Complications of Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period - A Neurologist's View Autumn Klein, M.D., Ph.D.
8:50 - 9:15 AM	Intensive Care of the Pregnant Patient - An Obstetric Intensivist's View Corinna Oxford, M.D.
9:15 - 9:40 AM	Common Management Dilemmas in OB Anesthesia - What Do I Do with These Cases? Lisa Leffert, M.D.
9:40 - 10:05 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
10:05 - 10:20 AM	Break and Discussion with the Speakers
Hot Topics in Ultrasound Moderator: Feroze Mahmood, M.D.
10:20 - 10:40 AM	TEE for Non-Cardiac Anesthesiologists: Basic Certification Starts Now! Feroze Mahmood, M.D.
10:40 - 11:05 AM	TEE Every Anesthesiologist Should Know: Is the Heart Full? Does the Heart Work? Lauren J. Cornella, M.D.
11:05 - 11:30 AM	Changing Practices in the ICU: Ultrasound is the Way Achikam Grinberg, M.D.
Hot Topics in ICU Medicine Moderator: Lauren J. Cornella, M.D.
11:30 - 11:50 AM	Ventilator Strategies in the ICU: Tricks Everyone Needs Up Their Sleeve Daniel Talmor, M.D.
11:50 - 12:15 AM	Telemedicine and the ICU: The Wave of the Future? Richard Riker, M.D.
12:15 - 12:30 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Speakers Panel
12:30 - 2:00 PM	Lunch on Your Own OR Lunch and Learn Roundtable Discussions (Separate fee and registration required, limit 20 participants, lunch provided) Breakout Session J: What Do I Do With These Challenging Preop Patients? Robert Schneider, M.D. Breakout Session K: Postpartum Epidural Blood Patch for PDPH - How Do I Avoid Becoming Data for the Closed Claims Database? Anasuya Vasudevan, M.D.
Do Patients Lose IQ in the OR and ICU? Moderator: Gregory Crosby, M.D.
2:00 - 2:25 PM	Anesthetic Neurotoxicity in Children: Do Sleeping Neurons Die? Sulpicio Soriano, M.D.
2:25 - 2:50 PM	Do Surgery and General Anesthesia Make Old People Dull? Gregory Crosby, M.D.
2:50 - 3:15 PM	Delirium in the ICU: Do Medications Make You Crazy? Richard Riker, M.D.
3:15 - 4:00 PM	A Case-Based Deliberation of the Facts with the Audience Panel
4:00 PM	Adjourn
5:00 - 9:00 PM	ACLS Recertification Workshop (Optional - Separate fee and registration required, dinner provided) Director: Ruma Bose, M.D. Faculty: John Fox, M.D., Edward Hendricks, M.D., Morana Lasic, M.D., Selina Long, M.D., Ramon Martin, M.D., Robert Pascucci, M.D., John Pawlowski, M.D., Ph.D., Deborah Reynolds, M.D., Fred Shapiro, M.D., David Silver, M.D., Sugantha Sundar, M.D., Anasuya Vasudevan, M.D.
FRIDAY MAY 21, 2010
7:00 - 7:30 AM	Special Breakfast Buffet
Recertification and Simulation in Anesthesiology Moderator: Lauren J. Cornella, M.D.
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Special ABA Informational Session: The Requirements for Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology and its Subspecialties Mark Rockoff, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 AM	What is a MOCA-Certified Simulation Course and What Should Be the Future of Simulation in Anesthesiology? Jeffrey Cooper, Ph.D.
8:30 - 8:45 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Dr. Rockoff and Dr. Cooper
Little People, Big Problems Moderator: Hovig Chitilian, M.D.
8:45 - 9:10 AM	Update on PALS Monica Kleinman, M.D.
9:10 - 9:35 AM	What's New in Ambulatory Pediatrics? Jennifer Dearden, M.D.
9:35 - 10:00 AM	Update on Cystic Fibrosis - Diagnosis and New Treatment Solutions Henry Dorkin, M.D.
10:00 - 10:15 AM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
10:15 - 10:30 AM	Break and Discussion with the Speakers
The OR of the Future: Where are we headed in 2011 and Beyond? Moderator: Warren Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D.
10:30 - 11:00 AM	Anesthesia Information Management Systems Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H.
11:00 - 11:30 AM	The Virtual Preop Testing Center Jean Kwo, M.D.
11:30 - 12:00 PM	Using Informatics to Credential OR-Based Providers Warren Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D.
12:00 - 12:30 PM	Medical Device "Plug-and-Play" Interoperability to Enable Innovation Julian Goldman, M.D.
12:30 - 12:45 PM	Interactive Q & A with the Audience Panel
12:45 PM	Closing Remarks and Adjourn Lauren J. Cornella, M.D.

ACCREDITATION

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 48.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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