21st Annual Vermont Perspectives in Anesthesia is organized by University of Vermont College of Medicine and would be held during Mar 02 - 06, 2016 at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe, Vermont, United States Of America. The targeted audience for this medical event basically for Anesthesiologists.
Please join us for this 21st annual conference! This conference will provide anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and anyone with an interest in the field of anesthesia with practical reviews and timely informative clinical updates on a variety of topics of current interest. Participants will be able to identify and discuss recent developments and trends through comprehensive didactic sessions. Faculty includes recognized experts in their fields, both on a national level and from the University of Vermont. The atmosphere will be friendly and informal and there will be ample time for questions and discussion with faculty and colleagues.
Objectives:
- Discuss the risks of anemia, versus the risks and benefits of RBC Transfusion.
- Discuss the epidemiology of NORA safety.
- Describe the differences between perioperative cardiac arrest and arrest in non-OR locations.
- Discuss the “depths” of hypnotic state by observing the raw EEG and the density spectral array.
- Discuss the goals and objectives of enhanced recovery pathways.
- Discuss the safety profile of caudal blocks.
- Discuss the latest updates in surgical and anesthetic management of abdominal aortic surgery.
- Describe the current use and risks of Nitrous Oxide labor analgesia.
- Discuss the general approach to rapid sequence induction.
- Discuss best practice recommendations in opioid prescribing.
- Review the pros and cons of stopping versus continuing buprenorphine preoperatively with regard to perioperative acute pain management.
- Identify factors that increase airway management risk in the ICU (as compared to OR).
- Describe the potential of a decision-support system in the tactical and operational aspects of your anesthesia health care service.
- Identify the risks associated with handoffs during surgery as a result of inadequate communication.