26th Annual Meeting & Workshops

April 24-28, 2004

Separate Registration Required

Vascular Anesthesia: Bread & Butter Co-Chairs: Christopher J. O'Connor, MD/Glenn S. Murphy, MD
5:30 - 6:00 pm	Carotid Endarterectomy: Anesthetic Management and CNS Monitoring - What's the Best Approach? - John E. Ellis, MD
6:00 - 6:30 pm	Ascending and Aortic Arch Surgery - Circulatory Arrest, Brain Protection, and Echocardiography - David L. Reich, MD
6:30 - 7:00 pm	Descending Thoracic Surgery -What the Anesthesiologist Needs to Know - David A. Zvara, MD
7:00 - 7:30 pm	The Role of Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery - Edward J. Norris, MD, MPH, FAHA
Mechanical Assist Devices Chair: Alina M. Grigore, MD
5:30 - 6:00 pm	Ventricular Assist Devices: Classification, Selection and Perioperative Management - Alina M. Grigore, MD
6:00 - 6:30 pm	Perioperative Management of Patients with Total Artificial Heart - Nancy A. Nussmeier, MD
6:30 - 7:00 pm	Perioperative Management of Coagulopathy - Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD
7:00 - 7:30 pm	Anesthesia for the Patient with VAD Presenting for Non-Cardiac Surgery - Marc E. Stone, MD