Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists(SCA)36th Annual Meeting & Workshops 2014

The field of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiology is a dynamic special - ty that changes as modern cardiovascular medicine changes. New additions to the armamentarium of cardiovascular medicine include percutaneous interventions, valvular heart surgery, minimally invasive techniques, heart failure devices, electrophysiologic interventions, and the changing status of cardiac surgery. We will also provide numerous discussions of quality care, including metrics and databasing as mechanisms to assist the membership in working with their own institutions to improve global quality. Current prac - titioners in cardiovascular anesthesiology demand an educational course that is current and up to date with cardiology and cardiac surgical advances. The Annual Meeting provides this educational tool. The Annual Meeting provides teaching of intraoperative echocardiography for management of patients un - dergoing various cardiac surgical procedures. Also provided are workshops in cardiac imaging, percutaneous valve surgery, transthoracic echocardiog - raphy and extracorporeal support. Multidisciplinary faculty with a history of excellent evaluations from previous attendees are included in the program. Interactive workshops and discussion sessions with the experts center on pa - tient-oriented educational programs to teach the requisite skills and concepts necessary for advanced care of these patients. This interdisciplinary program sponsored and offered by the SCA for its members has been developed to meet the growing demand for such educational need