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2005 Annual Meeting this October in New Orleans, Louisiana,
will feature more than 50 scientific and educational
exhibits and medically challenging cases. Some of
the exhibits will focus on airway management for both
adults and pediatric patients, technology and anesthesia,
regional anesthesia, safety in the operating room
and pain management. A number of administrative exhibits
will be presented that focus on disseminating medical
knowledge in developed and developing countries as
well as educating about specific areas such as airway
management, geriatric care, trauma care, patient safety,
and technology and simulation in anesthesia.
The scientific and educational exhibit format provides
a forum whereby viewers can spend time interacting
with exhibitors and get in-depth knowledge. It is
an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss
concepts, learn about new ideas and technology and
enhance your skills by practicing the techniques being
presented. Exhibitors utilize charts, diagrams, posters,
interactive computer programs and mannequins to enhance
the educational experience. While most of the exhibits
originate in the United States, there will be international
organizational representation as well.
Exhibits can be viewed on Sunday, October 23, from
12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Monday, October 24, and
Tuesday, October 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please
note that there will be an exhibit hall reception
on Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. with the technical
and scientific exhibitors present at their booths
during this time.
Interactive “hands-on” learning experiences
will be available at the scientific exhibits. In the
area of airway management, visitors will be able to
try advanced airway techniques. Interactive techniques
for regional anesthesia, such as ultrasound-guided
blocks, will be on exhibit. Multimedia exhibits will
be presented to enhance the educational experience.
Patient safety, computer use in anesthesia, regional
anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management and
dealing with difficult-to-intubate patients, as well
as when to extubate, and malignant hyperthermia are
among many of the topics the committee thought would
be of interest to meeting attendees.
For the first time this year, a portion of the exhibit
space will be used to display medically challenging
cases. This is an opportunity for clinicians to present
a complicated case in which they were involved and
to discuss how the case was handled. The challenging
case format provides an excellent forum for lively
discussion and education. Stop by and tell the presenter
how you would have handled the same situation!
Exhibits will be evaluated by members of the Committee
on Scientific and Educational Exhibits on Sunday afternoon
and Monday morning. Awards will be presented to those
exhibits that are considered to be superior in terms
of originality, clinical relevance, scientific merit
and visual impact.
I would like to express my gratitude to committee
members Gregory J. Crosby, M.D., Eugene S. Fu, M.D.,
Julian M. Goldman, M.D., P. A. Klock, Jr., M.D., John
B. Leslie, M.D., Michael H. Mendeszoon, M.D., Jerome
F. O’Hara, M.D., Andranik Ovassapian, M.D.,
Majid Saleem, M.D., and Erin A. Sullivan, M.D.
The committee invites all those attending the meeting
to view the scientific and educational exhibits, and
we also encourage you to consider presenting at next
year’s Annual Meeting.
Medically
Challenging Cases Sought
A new section will be introduced at
this year’s ASA Annual Meeting
to allow physicians to present medically
challenging cases that they have managed.
This will provide physicians with a
forum where they can share their experiences,
teach others how they handled a difficult
situation and receive feedback regarding
how others might have proceeded under
the same circumstances.
These lively and informative cases will
be presented as poster presentations
in the exhibit hall. Each presentation
will be scheduled for one three-hour
period.
If you have a particularly challenging
and interesting case that you think
others would enjoy discussing, please
submit it for consideration by completing
and submitting the form at <http://survey.ASAhq.org//doform.aspx?fmf=51>.
You also can access the form at <www2.ASAhq.org>
by clicking on “Form Submission
for Medically Challenging Cases.”
August 1, 2005, is the submission deadline.
Notification regarding acceptance will
be sent on August 15. |
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Andrew D. Rosenberg, M.D., is Chair, Department
of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Joint Diseases,
and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, New
York University School of Medicine, New York,
New York. |
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