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2006 Annual Meeting this October in Chicago will feature
55 scientific and educational exhibits as well as
last year’s successful new addition —
medically challenging cases. Some of the exhibits
will focus on airway management for both adults and
pediatric patients, regional anesthesia, technology
and anesthesia and pain management, including pediatric,
adult and perioperative nerve blocks. Administrative
exhibits will include the dissemination of medical
information in developing countries, trauma and emergency
preparedness, malignant hyperthermia and airway management
as well as other societies of interest to the anesthesiologist.
The scientific and educational exhibit format provides
a forum whereby viewers can spend time interacting
with exhibitors and gain in-depth knowledge about
the topic being presented. 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 exhibited. Exhibitors will use
charts, posters, diagrams, models and interactive
computer programs to enhance the educational experience.
Exhibits can be viewed on Sunday, October 15, from
12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Monday, October 16, and
Tuesday, October 17, 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
at this time.
Airway exhibits range from techniques for improving
intubation success utilizing various devices to learning
how to obtain an airway in emergency situations. Computer-assisted
education will be featured in many exhibits. Exhibits
also will feature patient management issues in office-based
anesthesia, in-flight emergencies and perioperative
patient management.
Exhibits will be evaluated by the Committee on Scientific
and Educational Exhibits on Sunday afternoon and Monday
morning. Awards will be presented for those exhibits
that are considered to be superior in terms of originality,
clinical relevance, scientific merit and visual impact.
At the 2005 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, medically challenging
cases were introduced and were very successful!
More than 80 cases were presented. This area provides
an opportunity for clinicians to present a complicated
case in which they were involved and to discuss how
the case was handled. The challenging cases format
provides an excellent forum for a lively discussion
and education. Stop by to discuss the cases and let
us know how you would have handled the situation!
There is still time to submit a medically challenging
case for this year’s Annual Meeting in Chicago
— check the Annual Meeting Web site <www2.ASAhq.org>
and look for “Medically Challenging Cases.”
I would like to express my gratitude to committee
members James G. Benonis, M.D., Gregory J. Crosby,
M.D., Eugene S. Fu, M.D., Michael E. Goldberg, M.D.,
Julian M. Goldman, M.D., P. A. Klock, Jr., M.D., John
B. Leslie, M.D., Andranik Ovassapian, M.D., Erin A.
Sullivan, M.D., and Santhanam Suresh, M.D.
The committee invites all those attending the meeting
to view the scientific and educational exhibits and
the medically challenging cases and encourages you
to consider presenting at the Annual Meeting.
Medically
Challenging Cases
Last year a new section on “Medically
Challenging Cases” was presented
at the ASA Annual Meeting. The section
was an overwhelming success with more
than 80 medically challenging cases
being presented from around the world.
Those who participated were very happy
with the educational experience.
The medically challenging case presentation
section allows physicians to present
challenging cases that they have managed.
This area provides 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 informative cases are presented
as poster presentations in the exhibit
hall. Each presentation is scheduled
for a three-hour period. If you have
a particularly challenging or complicated
case that you think others would be
interested in hearing about, consider
submitting it for presentation at the
upcoming meeting in Chicago. The submission
deadline for medically challenging cases
is August 1, 2006.
Submission information can be obtained
at the Annual Meeting Web site <www2.ASAhq.org>
by clicking on “Medically Challenging
Cases." |
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Andrew
D. Rosenberg, M.D., is Chair, Department of
Anesthesiology, New York University Hospital
for Joint Diseases and Clinical Professor of
Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery, New York
University School of Medicine, New York, New
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