Glacier National Park, Montana, 2008
Anesthesia Encore Symposium
July 2-5, 2008
Program Schedule

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June 30

Monday, Main Arrival Day

 

       

 

July 1

 

 

Tuesday - Pre-Conference Tour: Red Jammer Glacier National Park Tour

 

7:30 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Encore Symposiums Welcome Reception for Attendees and their Guest Welcome Reception

July 2

Wednesday

 

7:15 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

Registration, Full Continental Breakfast, Welcome and Introduction

 

7:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

Oxygen: The Two-faced Nature of the Elixir of Life - C. Biddle

 

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Malpractice Review for CRNAs - K. Kirsner

 

9:30 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

 

9:50 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

Clinical Assessment & Approaches to the Difficult Airway - A. Zwerling

 

10:50 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

Update on Blindness and Perioperative Nerve Injury - C. Biddle

 

11:50 a.m.

12:50 p.m.

Open Forum

 

Daily

 

Adventures on Own

Daily: Glacier National Park Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Fly Fishing, Golf Montana's Flathead Valley, Glacier National Park White Water Rafting and Scenic Float Trips, Helicopter, Hot Air Ballooning

 

       

 

 

 

July 3

Thursday

 

7:15 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

Full Continental Breakfast

 

7:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

What to do When Sued: Anatomy of a Lawsuit - K. Kirsner

 

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Neuromuscular Blockers - A. Zwerling

 

9:30 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

 

9:50 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

The Fascinating World of Endothelial Function: Could It Be Important to Us? - K. Kirsner

 

10:50 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

Chemical Dependency - A. Zwerling

 

11:50 a.m.

12:50 p.m.

Open Forum

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

July 4

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:15 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

Full Continental Breakfast

 

7:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

What Makes You Hot: The Neurobiology Of The Human Febrile Response - C. Biddle

 

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Melatonin: Jet Lag and Beyond - K. Kirsner

 

9:30 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

 

9:50 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

Anesthesia Patient Safety in the New Millenium - C. Biddle

 

10:50 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

Tracheal and Bronchial Stenting and other Airway Difficulties of Cancer - K. Kirsner

 

11:50 a.m.

12:50 p.m.

Open Forum

 

     

July 5

Saturday

 

 

 

7:15 a.m.

7:30 a.m.

Full Continental Breakfast

 

7:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

Sleepy People Keeping People Asleep: Time For A Wakeup Call? - C. Biddle

 

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Deciphering the Body's Holy Grail: A Review of Reflexes of Anesthesia Relevance - C. Biddle

 

9:30 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

 

9:50 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

Antimicrobial Issues in Anesthesia - A. Zwerling

 

10:50 a.m.

11:50 a.m.

Wellness Strategies for the Anesthesia Community - A. Zwerling

 

11:50 a.m.

12:50 p.m.

Open Forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 6

 

 

Main Departure Day

Faculty

Chuck Biddle, CRNA, PhD, Professor VA Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Ken Kirsner, CRNA, MS, JD, Director of the MSN Nurse Anesthesia Program at Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers,Florida
Art Zwerling, CRNA, DAAPM, DNP, Director of the University of Pennsylvania College of Nurse Anesthesia Program
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

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