Agenda and Faculty

Who Should Attend:

Anesthesia Professionals, Nurse Anesthetists, and Others

Earn Continuing Education Credits!

• Anesthesia Review - 24 CE Credits
• ACLS Recertification - 8 CE Credits
• PALS Recertification - 8 CE Credits
• Difficult Airway Workshop - 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:

Hernando De Soto, MD
Director of Pediatric Anesthesia
University of Florida

• Anesthesia for Laparoscopy
• Anesthesia for Major Vascular Cases
• High Risk Obstetrical Patients
• Latex Allergy – Diagnosis & Treatment
• Challenges in the PACU in Children
• Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient Undergoing Non-Obstetric Surgery
• Anesthesia for the Premature Patient
• Anesthetic Management of the Geriatric Patient
• Perioperative Hazards of Herbal Medications
• The Difficult Pediatric Airway
• Questions and Group Discussion

Louis Guzzi, MD, FCCM
Anesthesiologist, Florida Hospital

• Bloodless and Perioperative Blood Conservation: Where are We Now?
• Review and Update on Coagulopathy: DVT and Perioperative Risk and Treatment
• Intra and Perioperative Hypertension Management: Are You Prepared for SCIP
• A Perioperative Event Has Occured: Defense and Litigation
• The Anesthesia Record: Documentation and Clarity
• Austere Anesthesia: Where did the Anesthesia Machine Go?
• Perils and Pitfalls in Mechanical Vetilation: The 2009 Update
• Anaphylaxis: The Sting Can Come From Antwhere: An Anesthesia Review
• Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Bioterrorism: An Update for the Anesthesia Provider. Are You Ready?
• Blast Injuries and Acute Lung Injury: Anesthesia and Critical Care Review
• Questions and Group Discussion

James M. Rich, CRNA, MA - CANCELED

Difficult Airway Workshop - "If Your Patient Can't Breathe - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS"

• 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.