Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) 2016 Annual Meeting

Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) 2016 Annual Meeting is organized by Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) and would be held during Jan 6 - 9, 2016 at Four Seasons Resort - Palm Beach, FL. The target audience for this medical event basically for a national and international audience of physicians, engineers and industry members, as well as other practitioners in the field of anesthesia seeking an update on the current and future state of anesthesia technology.
The Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) 2016 Annual Meeting will provide a forum for discussion of the future of anesthe- siology and innovation in perioperative care through information technology for perioperative medicine and big data, advances in respiratory monitoring, the perioperative surgical home and clinical applications of 3D printing.This CME conference has been approved with 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
As a result of participation in this CME activity, learners should be able to:
• Discuss how anesthesia technology fits into major structural changes within the healthcare landscape
• Examine current problems facing anesthesiologists that can be addressed with technology, including quality improvement, outcome tracking and advances in inhalational agent monitoring
• Review cutting-edge research in the field of anesthesia technology
• Discuss the current state of perioperative surgical home (PSH)and how technology can be used to achieve PSH goals
• Discuss the peer-review process and how to be an effective reviewer for a scientific journal
• Networking for mentees and mentors, with didactic workshop to discuss mentorship
• Explore current and future clinical applications for 3D printing: medical device design, anatomic models and procedure planning and bioprinting
• Investigate current big data applications designed to track anesthesia outcomes