| The Clinical
Forum sessions at the 2003 Annual Meeting will be
held Monday through Wednesday, October 13-15, at
the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
Over the years, the forums have proven to be one
of the best educational tools at the Annual Meeting.
The format allows a panel of experts to discuss
one or two cases in a thought-provoking manner while
inviting audience participation in clinical management
decision-making. In past years, audiences have voted
members off the panel because of their decision
making (think “Survivor”), taken sides
with panelists in debates and acted like a Phil
Donahue audience (dare I mention Jerry Springer?),
all the while discussing the cases. The sessions
are always lively, informative and fun. They are
also free and a wonderful opportunity to
interact with and question the experts.
All of the Clinical Forum cases will appear in the
2003 Annual Meeting program book, allowing participants
a chance to review the cases before the sessions.
Expanded outlines and important controversial issues
will be available at the sessions themselves for
those who attend. Each Clinical Forum is scheduled
to last 90 minutes, and most will discuss two cases
in the specific area of interest. There will be
no audiovisual aids used by the panelists; discussion
is the operative word. Audience participation will
be sought as interaction is what has always made
these sessions interesting.
We have taken your suggestions and comments from
last year and incorporated them into this year’s
programming. Traditionally we have had forums covering
all anesthesiology subspecialties. Our field is
ever-changing, and this year, the committee looked
at the possibility of adding new topics. Given space
and time constraints, we decided to try rotating
the forums over the next few years. This year, we
will include a session on practice management, an
area becoming more and more critical to our daily
lives and how we run our practices.
We look forward to your participation in the Clinical
Forums this year and your many questions, ideas
and suggestions. Please join us, contribute your
opinions, and learn something new.
Highlights of 2003 Clinical Forum Program
Pain Management Clinical Forum.
Moderator: John C. Rowlingson, M.D., University
of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
How do you handle the pain problems of a patient
who had chest pain related to a tumor prior to
thoracotomy and now has persistent pain for weeks
after the thoracotomy?
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Clinical Forum.
Moderator: Simon C. Body, M.B., Harvard
University, Boston, Massachusetts.
What is the optimum management of a patient
who arrests during TEE and comes to your operating
room with a diagnosis of an aortic dissection?
Neuroanesthesia Clinical Forum.
Moderators: Gregory J. Crosby, M.D., Harvard
University, Boston, Massachusetts, and Michael M.
Todd, M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
At 10 p.m., interventional radiology wants to
perform emergency lysis of a middle cerebral artery
thrombus on a patient with an acute ischemic stroke.
Practice Management Clinical Forum.
Moderator: Alex Macario, M.D., Stanford
University, Stanford, California.
In a busy practice, officially staffed from
7 a.m. to 3 p.m., cases are routinely ending around
10 p.m. Staff is angry and leaving. How do you
figure out appropriate workforce needs?
Ethics Clinical Forum. Moderator:
Gail A. Van Norman, M.D., University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington.
What do you tell another program about a transferring
resident who has been accused of inappropriate
behavior but has only vague documentation supporting
the allegations?
Pediatric Clinical Forum.
Moderator: Joseph R. Tobin, M.D., Wake Forest
University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
A 9-week-old ex-premie with a diagnosis of RSV
bronchiolitis is coming to the operating room
for an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Management?
Geriatrics/Ambulatory Clinical Forum.
Moderator: Terri G. Monk, M.D., University
of Florida-Gainesville.
An elderly man with coronary artery disease
and hypertension presents for right knee arthroscopy
at your ambulatory center. What kind of workup
do you need?
Critical Care Clinical Forum. Moderator:
David M. Rothenberg, M.D., Rush Medical College,
Chicago, Illinois.
A man presents to the trauma service after a
20-foot fall. He has multiple injuries, including
lower limb paraplegia, pneumothorax, lung contusion,
fractured spine and alcohol on his breath. Management?
Obstetrics Clinical Forum. Moderator:
Mark C. Norris, M.D., Henry Medical Center, Atlanta,
Georgia.
A woman at 30 weeks’ gestation presents
in labor with preeclampsia, chronic hypertension
and gestational diabetes. She also is antiphospholipid
antibody-positive. Management?
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Saundra E. Curry, M.D., is Associate Clinical
Professor of Anesthesiology, Columbia University,
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New
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