University of Ottawa Department of Anaesthesia

Symposium

PROGRAMME

Saturday, February 21, 1998
Château Laurier - Laurier Room
Chairman: Dr. Dennis Reid

07:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast - Exhibits Open (Adam Room)
08:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

08:15 Fulminant Liver Failure / Transplantation

Laurence C. Torsher, M.D.

A look at the Mayo Clinic's approach to care of the patient with fulminant liver failure and the anaesthetic challenge of liver transplantation.

08:45 Autologous Blood in High-Risk Patients

James Cormack, M.D.

The trials and tribulations of setting up a new autologous blood donation program for high-risk patients in Edmonton.

09:15 Spinal Anaesthesia in NICU Babies

William Taylor, M.D.

A community hospital in Windsor offers highly specialized anaesthetic care for newborn infants.

09:45 Question Period / Panel Discussion
10:00 BREAK - Refreshments / Exhibits

10:30 TE Echocardiography in the OR and ICU

Claude Tousignant, M.D.

A critical review of how the Toronto Hospital is putting TEE to work both in the OR and the ICU.

11:00 Acupuncture and Chronic Pain

Kent Monteith, M.D.

Discover how a community hospital in Moncton runs a Chronic Pain Management Unit, offering acupuncture as one treatment modality.

11:30 Paediatric Anaesthesia - Teaching from Near and Afar

Jane Henderson, M.D.

A fresh approach to teaching anaesthesia, with a view to the potential of the Internet.

12:00 Question Period / Panel Discussion

12:15 BUFFET LUNCH (Adam Room) - Viewing of Exhibits

13:00 Small Groups - Session #1
14:00 Small Groups - Session #2

15:00 BREAK - Refreshments

15:30 Small Groups - Session #3

16:30 RECEPTION (Adam Room)

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