A panel of our distinguished guests talking about the latest issues of interest to Pediatric Anesthesiologists

To bring the participants up to date on a wide spectrum of pediatric Anesthesiology topics including:

1. What is new in Pain Management
2. What is new in Airway Management
3. New anesthetic reversal agents and the latest on inhalation anesthesia and brain function
4. Pharmacology updates
5. To learn what the literature says about the current topics and controversies and more

1. To understand the techniques involved in maintaining anesthesia intravenously
2. To understand the pharmacology of TIVA
3. Why do it?

1. To understand the management of asthma in the preoperative child   
2. To learn how to manage acute broncospasm
3. To understand the principals of ventilation for the asthmatic

Debate: Lynn Martin, MD vs. Jerrold Lerman, MD Anesthesiology for non-cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease

Moderated by Gerald Bushman, MD 

1. To introduce the controversies in pediatric cardiac anesthesia    
2. To understand the pitfalls facing children with congenital heart disease
3. To understand whom you can and who you shouldn’t anesthetize
4. To answer questions about pediatric cardiac function in congenital heart disease

1. To learn the most recent advances and controversies in neonatal anesthesia
2. To understand perioperative pain management in the neonate
3. To understand advances in neonatal surgery and their anesthetic consequences

1. To understand the changing causes of anesthesia-related cardiac arrest over the last 20 years           
2. To be updated on current etiologies of anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in pediatric patients
3. To learn prevention strategies for anesthesia-related cardiac arrest

1. To review current opinions on patient selection for day surgery
2. To learn about methods to minimize unhappiness and minor morbidity
3. To review current methods for postoperative pain control

1. To understand Toyota “Lean” approaches to process and quality improvement for anesthesiology and the operating room
2. To learn the differences between classical and lean process improvement
3. To understand typical challenges encountered using lean process improvement methodology in anesthesiology and operative services

1. To assess a pediatric patient as a candidate for MIS
2. Disadvantages for abdominal and thoracic insufflation pressures
3. To introduce novel techniques in MIS pediatric surgery

(Break out session room)

1. To review the current pediatric difficult airway algorithm
2. To learn about new difficult airway devices for use in pediatric anesthesia
3. To provide an opportunity for hands-on use of airway devices

(Main Lecture Hall)           

Lynn Martin, MD, William McIlvaine, MD, Gerald Bushman, MD

1. To learn about new QA techniques including six-sigma, ‘lean’, and competency oriented QA
2. To provide an expert panel in a workshop forum to address questions about QA
3. To present practical experience with case collection and analysis in Anesthesiology programs

(Break out session room)

Joanna Green, MD & Patrick Ross, MD

1. To review the current pediatric difficult airway algorithm
2. To learn about new difficult airway devices for use in pediatric anesthesia
3. To provide an opportunity for hands-on use of airway devices

(Main Lecture Hall)           

Randall Wetzel, MB, Gary M. Scott, MD, David J. Steward, MB, Linda Mason, MD, William McIlvaine, MD

1. How to intubate the pediatric airway form the normal child to advanced level
2. A “face the music” with the pediatric airway in all of its interest and challenge
3. Tips on approaching the normal child and neonate’s airway