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PROGRAMME
Saturday, February 5, 2000
Château Laurier - Drawing Room
Chairman: Dr. Robert Elliott
07:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
- Exhibits Open (Adam Room)
08:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
08:15 The Evolution of Anesthesia Equipment
Ben Logterman
It's no longer a gas machine with monitors - it's an anesthesia workstation! What does that really
mean, why did it happen, and where is it all headed.
09:00 Force Fields and Anesthesia
Frank Prato,
PhD
Sounds like Star Trek? Research over the past two decades suggest electromagnetic fields can
influence the nervous system. Theories concerning the mechanism will be discussed and exciting possibilities for
analgesia and anesthesia will be explored.
09:45 BREAK - Refreshments / Exhibits
10:15 The Artificial Heart - the Beat goes On!
Michael Bourke, MD
The dream of a self-contained artificial heart is almost a reality. What have been the problems
to develop it and what are the challenges for the anesthesiologist who will help with the surgery?
11:00 Nanotechnology and Anesthesia
Christopher Wiley,
MD,
The information technology explosion of the last decade has depended on miniaturization of more
and more complex computer circuits. What if there was a similar revolution in our ability to manipulate matter?
Imagine custom-built molecules that resemble tiny machines. This is just the beginning of nanotechnology. How will
medicine and anesthesia benefit?
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