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    TSA 2008 Annual Meeting Brochure
    Meeting Schedule

    Saturday, September 6

    7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

    TSA and CME Registration

    7:00 – 7:30 a.m.

    Continental Breakfast
    Exhibit Hall

    8:00 a.m. – Noon TSA and CME Registration
    8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    Regional Anesthesia Workshop (including ultrasound techniques)
    4.0 CME credit hours
    Coordinator and Presenter: Daneshvari R. Solanki, MD, FRCA

    Presenters:
    G. Ray Callas, MD
    James S. Coleman, MD
    Joaquin Cortiella, MD
    Chad P. Dieterichs, MD
    Gulshan Doulatram, MD
    Lisa R. Farmer, MD
    Chris T. Fuke, MD
    Natalie Ganceres, MD
    David C. Gibson, MD
    Chandramouli P. Iyer, MD
    Wendy B. Kang, MD
    Nicholas C. Lam, MD
    Ian Lipski, MD
    Maria E. Matuszczak, MD
    David A. Nelson, MD
    Gregory E. Panomitros, MD
    Rajni C. Patel, MD
    Keyuri U. Popat MD
    Govindaraj Ranganathan, MB BS, MD, FRCA
    John T.  Schlitt, MD
    Bettina U. Schmitz, MD, PhD
    Didier A. Sciard, MD

    7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

    MORNING SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
    4.0 CME credit hours

    7:30 a.m.

    Welcome and Introductions
    Moderator: Charles W. Whitten, MD

    7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

    Are You a Good Anesthesiologist? Can You Prove It?
    Jay S. Ellis, Jr., MD

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    Preparation and Response to Fires in the Operating Room
    Charles E. Cowles, MD

    9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

    Presentation of the TSA Distinguished
    Service Award to: William H. Hadnott, II, MD

    9:45 – 10:15 a.m.   

    Coffee Break (Door prizes to be drawn)
    Exhibit Hall

    10:15 a.m.

    Welcome and Introductions
    Moderator: Girish P. Joshi, MB BS, MD, FFARCSI

    10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Sedation Outside the OR: The Fospropofol ‘Challenge for Change’ Begins

    Faculty:
    John B. Leslie, MD, MBA
    Professor of Anesthesiology
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Rochester, MN
    Consultant in Anesthesia
    Mayo Clinic
    Scottsdale, AZ

    11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

    Use of Information Technology to Improve Patient Safety
    John P. Abenstein, MSEE, MD

    12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

    CME Luncheon
    Accredited for 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. There is no fee to attend the lunches, but you must RSVP in order to attend. (Boxed lunches will be provided only to attendees who RSVP)

    Recent Developments and Comparisons of Brain Function Monitors
    Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD
    Professor and Head, Department of Anesthesiology
    The University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ

    Upon completion of the activity, the participants should be able to:

    • Review and recognize the various stages of consciousness in a patient undergoing general anesthesia.
    • Evaluate the need of having brain function monitors in the OR.
    • Compare and contrast the various monitors available in the market today.
    1:15 – 1:45 p.m.

    Exhibit Break (Refreshments and final door prizes to be drawn)

    1:45 – 5:45 p.m.

    AFTERNOON SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
    3.75 CME credit hours

    1:45 p.m.

    Welcome and Introductions
    Moderator: Catherine L. Scholl, MD

    1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

    ASA Update
    Roger A. Moore, MD

    2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

    Betty P. Stephenson Lectureship
    2008 Healthcare Legislative Update
    U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions

    3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
    3:45 – 5:45 p.m.

    Ethics Panel **
    Moderator: Tim M. Bittenbinder, MD

    Your Resident/Colleague Has Blood Borne Pathogen. Now What?
    Sally R. Raty, MD

    To Err is Human - Medication Errors in Anesthesia
    Salwa A. Shenaq, MD, MBA, CPE

    Quandaries, Conundrums, Dilemmas and Predicaments: Everyday Ethical Issues and Principles
    Larry C. Driver, MD

    **This panel discussion qualifies for the required 2 CME Hours of Ethics and satisfies the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits Ethics requirement.

    7:30 – 10:00 p.m.

    TSA Family Festival and Silent Auction
    (Advance reservations required)
    Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa


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