2005 Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography

he ASA Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography is intended as an introductory course on intraoperative echocardiography. The program will be held on April 9-10, 2005, at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

This workshop will introduce a number of topics that will provide basics on the physics of ultrasound, the use of knobs on the echocardiography machine, the components of a complete transesophageal examination along with the corresponding anatomical views and the pathophysiology of valvular heart disease and its intraoperative assessment.

For further information on this workshop or to download a registration form, please visit <www.ASAhq.org/conted/teews05.htm> or call the ASA Executive Office at (847) 825-5586.

Discuss Medically Challenging Cases at 2005 Annual Meeting

new section will be introduced at this year’s Annual Meeting allowing physicians to present medically challenging cases that they have managed. This will provide physicians a lively and informative forum in which they can share their experiences, teach others how they handled a difficult situation and receive feedback as to how others might have proceeded under the same circumstances.

If you have an interesting case that you think others would enjoy discussing, please submit it for consideration on the ASA Web site <www2.ASAhq.org>. The submission site for this program and additional information will be available in late March.

Open Forum on Sleep Apnea

he ASA Task Force on Perioperative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea will hold an open forum in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA). All interested practitioners are invited to attend.

Thursday, May 12, 2005
6:30 p.m.
Camelback Inn
Scottsdale, Arizona

For more information, visit <www.sambahq.org>, click on the “20th Annual Meeting” link on the SAMBA homepage, then click on the program meeting information for Thursday, May 12, 2005.