28th Annual Meeting & Workshops

April 29 - May 3, 2006

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, California

Program

Tuesday, May 2, 2006
   
6:45 – 8:00 am Problem-based Learning Discussions
Separate Registration Required
   
7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
   
8:00 – 10:15 am Best Practice Clinical Pathways to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Davy C.H. Cheng, MD, MSc, FRCPC/Nanette M. Schwann, MD
Pharmacology to Reduce Perioperative Myocardial Infarction - Lee A. Fleisher MD
Best Practice Management to Reduce Perioperative Bleeding - Linda Shore-Lesserson MD
Best Practice Management to Reduce Postoperative CVA - John M. Murkin MD
Best Practices in Cardiac Surgery: Institutional clinical pathways - Richard J. Novick, MD
   
10:15 – 11:00 am Coffee Break with Exhibitors
   
11:00 am – 12 noon

Vascular TrackSession A: Vascular II: Perioperative Management of Chronic Pulmonary Disease in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease
Moderator: Ellise Delphin, MD
Perioperative Management of the Patient with COPD and Cardiovascular Disease - Paul M. Heerdt, MD
Perioperative Management of the Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease - Marc L. Dickstein, MD

Session B: The Anesthesiologist’s Role in Myocardial Protection during Heart Surgery
Moderator: Benjamin Drenger, MD
Modulating the Inflammatory Response to Optimize Myocardial Contractility - C. David Collard, MD
Clinical Applicability of Anesthetic and Pharmacologic Preconditioning - Wolfgang Schlack, MD

Session C: Pitfalls and Rewards for Investigators
Moderator: Nancy A. Nussmeier, MD
Pitfalls and Rewards in Clinical Research - Charles W. Hogue, MD
Pitfalls and Rewards in Database Research - Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS
Pitfalls and Rewards in Laboratory Research - Hilary P. Grocott, MD

   
12 noon – 1:30 pm Lunch with Exhibitors & Posters
Moderators: Katherine P. Grichnik, MD/Jeffery S. Vender, MD
   
1:30 – 3:30 pm

Vascular TrackSession A: Perioperative Complications: Old Challenges, New Tools – Jointly presented with the American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (ASCCA)
Moderators: Manuel Fontes, MD/Robert N. Sladen, MD
Arrhythmias and Amiodarone: Magic bullet or sledgehammer? - Andrew Patterson, MD
Massive Bleeding and Factor VIIa: Does the end justify the means? - C. David Mazer, MD, FRCPC
Delirium and Dexmedetomidine: Is the picture any clearer? - José Maldonado, MD, FAPM, FACFE

Vascular TrackSession B: Vascular III: Aortic Stenting
Moderator: Christopher O’Connor, MD
Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Stent Grafts: Current indications and patient outcomes - Ralph B. Dilley, MD
CSF Drains for Thoracic Aortic Stent-Grafting: Are they indicated and what are the risks? - Albert T.W. Cheung, MD
Anesthetic Techniques for Stent-Graft Procedures: What’s the fuss? - Ronald A. Kahn, MD
Is There a Role for Monitoring Gut Ischemia during Aortic Surgery/Stenting? - Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD

Session C: Poster Discussion IV – Cardiac
Modertors: Jack S. Shanewise, MD/Martin J. London, MD
   
3:30 – 4:15 pm Coffee Break
   
4:15 – 5:30 pm

Vascular TrackSession A: Management of the Cardiac Patient for Non-Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Kathryn E. Glas, MD/Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD
Biventricular Pacing: The troublesome left ventricular lead - Michael G. Licina, MD
Management of the Post-heart Transplant Patient for Non-cardiac Surgery - Marc E. Stone, MD
Anesthetic Considerations in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient for Non-cardiac Surgery - Isobel A. Russell, MD, PhD
Utility of TEE for Adults undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery - Albert C. Perrino, Jr., MD

Vascular TrackSession B: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management in the Cardiovascular Patient
Moderator: Scott T. Reeves, MD
Alternatives for Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Pain Control - Nanette M. Schwann, MD
Beyond Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Vascular Surgery - Mitchell L. Weinstein, MD
Case Discussions
   
 

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