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2008 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Meeting

Department  Poster Presentations for ASA

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

Process Change and Improvement in Compliance of Timely Peri-operative Antibiotic Administration. Steven B. Greenberg, MD, Joseph Szokol, MD, MBA, Mark Deshur, MD, Margarita Nisman, BA, Michael Avram, PhD.

Importance of ASA Taskforce Airway Management Risk Factors in Predicting Difficult Intubation. Ling Qun Hu, MD, R. Michael Boyer, DO, R-Jay Marcus, MD, Philip Robles, CRNA, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Association of Subcategorization of Direct Laryngoscopy Grading with Intubation Time and Difficulty. Ling Qun Hu, MD, Georges Cehovic, MD, Michael Alexa, CRNA, Robert J. McCarthy, Pharm D.

Factor VII Levels during the Early Phase of Warfarin Therapy. Hubert A. Benzon, MD, Honorio T. Benzon, MD, Misty Kirby-Nolan, RN, Michael Avram, PhD, Antoun Nader, MD.

Survey of Outcome Measures Used in Perioperative Pain Research. Douglas W. Taylor, MD, Honorio T. Benzon, MD, Hubert A. Benzon, MD, Khalid Malik, MD.

Epidural Analgesia in the Presence of Elevated Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time. Kiran Chekka, MD, Mark C. Kendall, MD, Honorio T. Benzon, MD, Antoun Nader, MD.

Anatomical Relationships between Needle Position and Evoked Motor Response during Femoral Nerve Block. Hubert A. Benzon, MD, Mark C. Kendall, MD, Khalid Malik, MD, Antoun Nader, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Incidence and Predisposing Factors for Pulmonary Embolism after Total Knee Replacement. Brian Chung, MD, Mark C. Kendall, MD, Honorio T. Benzon, MD, Antoun Nader, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Continuous Femoral Analgesia Improves Physical Therapy Tolerance and Effort after Knee Replacement. Antoun Nader, MD, Mark C. Kendall, MD, Richard L. Wixson, MD, Misty Kirby-Nolan, RN, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Adjunctive Acupuncture Therapy for Sympathetically Mediated Pediatric Pain: Can We Improve Function? Juliane H. Lee, MD, MS, Santhanam Suresh, MD.

Effect of Delivery Mode and Carrier Gas on Desflurane Consumption with the Zeus. A Le Cain, K Tassaioust, S De Cooman, JFA Hendrickx, AM De Wolf.

Residual Neuromuscular Blockade and Critical Respiratory Events in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. Glenn S. Murphy, MD, Joseph W. Szokol, MD, Jesse H. Marymont, MD, Stephen B. Greenberg, MD, Michael Avram, PhD.

Assessing Performance for Safety and Competence in Novice Residents Using High-Fidelity Simulation. Christine S. Park, MD, Lauryn R. Rochlen, MD, Edward A. Yaghmour, MD, Alexander Deleon, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Predictive Factors for Instrumental Vaginal Delivery. Paloma Toledo, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Mary Jane Ebarvia, RN, Elizabeth M. Sanchez, BA, Cynthia Wong, MD.

Influence of µ-Opioid Receptor Genetic Polymorphism on Postoperative Intrathecal Morphine Analgesia. Cynthia A. Wong, M.D., Mary Jane Ebarvia, RN, Jean-Louis Blouin, PhD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Ruth Landau, MD.

The Impact of Simulator Training on Research Performance in an Obstetric Emergency. Barbara M. Scavone, MD, Paloma Toledo, MD, Nicole Higgins, MD, Kyle G. Wojciechowski, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

The Incidence of Positive Antibody Screens at Delivery after Prenatal Administration of Rhogam. Christopher Cambic, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Barbara Scavone, MD.

The Impact of an Obstetric Anesthesia Directed Algorithm on Blood Bank Testing Utilization. Barbara Scavone, MD, Paul Eisenberg, BA, Elizabeth Sanches, BA, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Cynthia A. Wong, MD.

Epidural Space Pressures in Parturients. Rachel A. Spitznagel, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, Pharm.D, Renee Gora, RN, Paloma Toledo, MD, Barbara Scavone, MD.

The Effects of Intravenous Magnesium Therapy on the Duration of Intrathecal Fentanyl Labor Analgesia. Nicole Higgins, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Mary Jane Ebarvia, RN, Paloma Toledo, MD, John T. Sullivan, MD.

The Effect of Fluid Co-administration Strategies on Maternal Hypotension Following Spinal Anesthesia. Kyle G. Wojchiechowski, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD, Paloma Toledo, MD, John T. Sullivan, MD.

Minimum Sedated Fiberoptic Intubation Rate-MSFIR. Raymond Glassenberg, MD.

An Empirical General Anesthetic Equation for Sevoflurane in O2. S De Cooman, JFA Hendrickx, H Lemmens, A Brebels, AM De Wolf.

Effect of Internship Experience on Management of Simulated Acute Intra-operative Events. Lauryn R. Rochlen, MD, Christine S. Park, MD, Kyle Wojciechowski, MD, Jeanette R. Bauchat, MD, Nicole Higgins, MD.

Gender Influences Confidence, but Not Performance after Training in Anesthetic Emergencies. Lauryn R. Rochlen, MD, Christine S. Park, MD, Meghan C. Tadel, MD, R-Jay L. Marcus, MD, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Comparison of SNAP II and BIS Vista Indices during Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Kinjal Patel, MD, Saadia S. Sherwani, MD, Paul C. Fitzgerald, MS, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Recirculatory Kinetic Model of Fentanyl Administered as a Thermally Generated Aerosol to Volunteers. Michael J. Avram, PhD, Thomas K. Henthorn, MD, Daniel A. Spyker, PhD, MD, James V. Cassella, PhD.

Rationale Volatile Anesthetic Opioid Selection Based on Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Optimization. Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD, Sandeep C. Manyam, PhD, Kenward B. Johnson, MD, Dwayne R. Westenskow, PhD, Talmage D. Egan, MD.

Plasma Concentrations of Stroke Biomarkers during and after Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping. Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD, John P. Bebawy, MD, Michael J. Avram, PhD, Antoun Koht, MD, H. Hunt Batjer, MD.

Predictive Value of Somatosensory and Motor Evoked Potentials During Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. Antoun Koht, MD, John F. Bebawy, MD, Matthew Cotton, MS, Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD, Bernard Bendok, MD.

The Effect of Low Dose Dexamethasone on Plasma Cytokines Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Saadia S. Sherwani, MD, Kinjal M. Patel, MD, Glenn S. Murphy, Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD, Michael J. Avram, PhD.

Impact of Perioperative Warming on Maintenance of Normothermia and Outcome after Colorectal surgery. Meltem Yilmaz, MD, Daniel Popwich, MD, Amy Halverson, MD, Erin Mullaghy, RN, Robert J. McCarthy, PharmD.

Pain Perception is Modulated by Early-LIfe Pain Experience and Rearing Environment in Rats. Santhanam Suresh, MD, FAAP, Emily D. Daviau, BS, Rachel Steinhorn, Nishant Goyal, Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD.

Bupivacaine Macrocycle Complexes. Raymond Glassenberg, MD, Roderic Eckenhoff, MD, Jin Xi, MS. Anesthetic Action and Biochemistry.

REFRESHER COURSES

Update to Pharmacological Treatment of Pain. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Coagulopathy and Postpartum Hemorrhage – Implications for Treatment. Barbara Scavone, MD.

Practical Pediatric Regional Anesthesia. Santhanam Suresh, MD.

PANELS

Exploring New Frontiers in Ambulatory Anesthesia: Measuring and Improving Patient Outcomes. Shireen Ahmad, MD.

Office-Based Practice: The Future of Ambulatory Anesthesia. Shireen Ahmad, MD.

Moderator: Interventional and Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Pain Syndromes. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Neuromonitoring: A Window into the Central Nervous System. Antoun Koht, MD.

Common Clinical Dilemmas in Obstetric Anesthesia. John T. Sullivan, MD.

Labor Epiurals: Raising the Bar. Cynthia A. Wong,M.D.

Practical Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia: Outpatient Pediatric ENT and Plastic Surgery Procedures.

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING

Crepitus and the Hidden Iceberg. Sherif Afifi, MD.

Back Pain Interventional Techniques: Transforaminal ESI, RF of the DRG, SI Joint, Lateral Branches. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

What Choices Do I Have for Anesthesia and Post-Op Pain Control for My Total Knee Arthroplasty? Antoun Nader, MD.

WORKSHOPS

Cadaver, Deep Muscle and Joint Injections. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Cadaver, Interpreting Fluoroscpic Views and Radiation Safety. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Basic Adult Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy. Katherine S. Gil, MD.

Other Clinical, Must Know Blocks for Ambulatory Regional Anesthesia Workshop. Jeffrey Gonzales, MD.

Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway: Practical Tools. Narasimhan Jagannathan, MD.

Advanced Workshop on the Aestiva and Apollo Anesthesia Machines. Tom C. Krejcie, MD.

Interpretation of the MRI of the Spine. Khalid Malik, MD.

Other Clinical, SOAP Practical Simulator Training Skills with a View Toward MOCA. John T. Sullivan, MD, Barbara Scavone, MD.

Pediatric Regional Anesthesia – US Guided Workshop. Suresh Santhanam, MD.

Intradiscal Procedures for Pain. David R. Walega, MD.

Peripheral Anesthesia – General. Santhanam Suresh, MD.

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS POSTER DISCUSSION

Moderator: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain – Regional Anesthesia Factors Concerning Risk. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

DRUG DISPOSITION – Pharmacodynamics and Drug Effects. Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD.

Drug Disposition. Tom C. Krejcie. MD.

Moderator: Pediatric Anesthesia- General. Suresh Santhanam, MD.

Moderator: Regional Anesthesia and Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia. Suresh Santhanam, MD.

U-Opioid Receptor. Cynthia Wong, MD.

SCIENTIFIC PAPER POSTERS

Chronic and Cancer Pain – Clinical. Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain – Regional Anesthesia. Antoun Nader, MD.

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS

Project Management: An Open Source Clinical Research Management, Document Storage and Data Collection System. J.C. Thomas Rogers, III, M.B.A., Sara Shaik, B.S., Robert J. McCarthy, Pharm.D.

JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM

A Precarious Breath – Diagnosis and Management of Difficult Airways and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Ling Qun Hu, MD.

CLINICALLY CHALLENGING CASES

The Perioperative Management of the Neonate with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Scheduled for the Hybrid Procedure. The Children's Memorial Experience. Courtney Hardy, MD, Amod Sawardekar, MD.

SOCIETIES

Anesth Analg Editorial Board: Cynthia Wong, MD.

Iternational Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology  Treasurer: Tom C. Krejcie, M.D.

Performance Outcomes and Measurement: Christine Park, MD.

Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology: Santhamam Suresh, M.D. 

COMMITTEES

Committee on Annual Meeting Oversight: M. Christine Stock, M.D., Steven C. Hall, MD
Executive Committee of the Annual Meeting Oversight:  M. Christine Stock, M.D. (Chair)
Ad Hoc Exhibiitors Advisory Committee: M. Christine Stock, MD
Subcommittee on Chronic Pain and Cancer Pain: Honorio T. Benzon, M.D.
Committee on Economics: Tripti C. Kataria, MD
Educational Track Subcommittee on Pediatric Anesthesia: Steven C. Hall, MD, Santhanam Suresh, MD
Subcommittee on Drug Disposition: Dhanesh K. Gupta, MD, Tom C. Krejcie, M.D.
Committee on Equipment and Facilities: Tom C. Krejcie, M.D.
Committee on Problem-Based Learning Discussions: Honorio T. Benzon, MD, John T. Sullivan, MD
Committee on Surgical Anesthesia: Christopher R. Cambic, MD
Committee on Pain Medicine:  Honorio T. Benzon, M.D.
Committee on Professional Education Oversight:  Steven C. Hall, M.D.
Committee on Regional Anesthesia:  Santhanam Suresh, MD, Edward A. Yaghmour, M.D.
Committee on Pediatric Anesthesia: Steven C. Hall, MD
Committee on Residents and Medical Students:  Paloma Toledo, M. D.
Committee on Scientific and Educational Exhibits:   Santhanam Suresh, M.D.
Committee on Transplant Anesthesia:  Andre M. De Wolf, M.D.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Paloma Toledo, M.D. 
Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia: Cynthia A. Wong, MD, Edward A. Yaghmour, MD.
Committee on Representation of WFSA: Tripti C. Kataria, MD.
Committee on Young Physicians:  Tripti C. Kataria, MD
Education Committee: Santhamam Suresh, M.D.
Research Committee: Cynthia Wong, MD.
SOAP Education Committee: John T. Sullivan, MD.
SOAP Fellowship Committee: Cynthia Wong, MD.
Obstetric Committee: Cynthia Wong, MD.
Infection Control Committee: Steven C. Hall, MD.
Waste Anesthetic Gas Committee:  Steven C. Hall, MD.
Chemical Dependency Committee: Steven C. Hall, MD.
Wellness Committee: Steven C. Hall, MD.
Occupational Health Committee: Steven C. Hall, MD.
Night Call/ Fatigue Committee: Steven C. Hall, MD.

 



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