AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

13:00-15:00 Topic A
13:00-14:00 Topics B, C & D
14:00-15:00 Topics B, C & D
15:00-15:30 Break - Refreshments / Exhibits
15:30-17:30 Topic A
15:30-16:30 Topics B, C & D

Workshop A will be presented twice.
Workshops B, C & D will be presented 3 times.
Topics A, B & D have space limited to 20-25 persons per session.
Topic C - Airway: limit 12 persons per session.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. When completing the registration form, indicate your choices in order of preference from 1 to 4.


WORKSHOP TOPICS

A. Arrhythmias Management
     Richard Bondy, MD / Gordon Whatley, MD
     Location: Drawing Room (AM Lecture Room)

Use case scenarios to review the current American Heart Association recommendations and protocols for arrhythmia management.


B. Pain Management in Children
    William Splinter, MD
    Location: Salon Palladian (Mezzanine)

Review: Strategies for post operative pain management in infants and children including methods of pain assessment.


C. Advanced Airway Management
     Edward Crosby, MD / Paul Connelly, MD
     Location:Salon MacDonald (Mezzanine)

A hands-on worshop with training to learn well- established and newer strategies for the management of the difficult airway including advanced laryngeal mask airway techniques and the Bullard laryngoscope. Case scenarios for discussion as well. (Note limit: 4 stations x 3 persons = 12)


D. Reading a Chest X-Ray in the PACU
     Ian Hammond, MD & Lawrie Garnett, MD
     Location: Salon Burgundy (Mezzanine)

Improve proficiency by reviewing points and pitfalls in reading portable chest x-rays in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

GP Anesthesia Simulation Sessions
Robert Elliott, MD / Patti Murphy, MD / Earl Wynands, MD
Special Workshop - Sunday, 10 February
08:30 - 15:30 hrs -- Note: extra fee $150
Patient Care Simulation Centre
5th Floor, Ottawa Heart Institute - 40 Ruskin Street

Participate in an exciting new CME project! Each registrant will run through a case scenario in the simulator - a complete mock-up of an OR. Typically a case lasts 20 minutes, followed by a discussion of case objectives. We try to make this experience enjoyable! (Max. 5 registrants)

Web Site: http://www.anesthesia.org/patsim