Perioperative Management of the Cancer Patients 2018

Perioperative Management of the Cancer Patients is organized by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and will be held during Apr 19 - 20, 2018 at Rockefeller Research Laboratories, New York, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is for physicians, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of oncology patients in the setting of surgery. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description:
The primary goal of this course is to educate healthcare professionals to new advances in the perioperative management of cancer patients through lectures, didactic discussions, and workshops.

Conference Objectives:
• Identify Specific Concerns of the Cancer Patient
• Review Methods of Perioperative Pain Management
• Discuss the Role of an Enhanced Recovery Program
• Review Techniques for Management of the Difficult Airway
• Discuss Building an Ambulatory Cancer Surgery Program
• Use of ECHO as an Adjunct Monitoring Tool
• Discuss Goal Directed Fluid Therapy
• Update on Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism
• Discuss Perioperative Arrhythmias

Optional Sessions:
Attendees can select up to two sessions during course registration.

Workshop Topics:
Transthoracic Echocardiography - Learn the FATE Protocol to assess patients in the perioperative period
Regional (TAP blocks, PEC blocks, Paravertebral) - Learn several regional blocks for intra and postoperative analgesia
Lung Isolation Techniques - Review and practice lung isolation techniques
Difficult Airway - Identify and manage the difficult airway with different modalities

Case Discussions:
PONV: The MSK Approach - Review the most effective therapies to prevent or treat postoperative nausea and vomiting
Goal Directed Fluid Therapy - Discuss specifics of GDFT and different technologies available
Ethical Issues - Discuss the unique issues involved in balancing medical treatment and end of life care.
Challenges of Sedation - Describe sedation techniques for patients undergoing various procedures outside the operating room.

In addition to the workshops and case discussions, attendees can select a small group tour of the MSK Josie Robertson Surgical Center for Ambulatory Cancer Surgery.