Aspen Anesthesia Seminar
February 3 - 10, 2024 at the Viceroy Snowmass Resort
Lecture Schedule
Saturday, February 3 | Optional Travel Day | |
Sunday, February 4 | ||
4:30-6:00 PM | Welcome Reception for Attendee and Spouse/Guest | |
Monday, February 5 | ||
7:00 AM | Dr. Tung | Postoperative Delirium and POCD Update |
8:00 AM | Dr. Moitra | ACLS in the OR |
4:30 PM | Dr. Schell | Obesity and Anesthesia: a Big Challenge |
5:30 PM | Dr. Tung | What's New in Perioperative AKI? |
6:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Schell, Moitra, and Tung |
Tuesday, February 6 | ||
7:00 AM | Dr. Schell | Near Misses in My Career: What I Learned (or Should Have Learned!) |
8:00 AM | Dr. Sweitzer | 10 Most Important Questions to Ask an Ambulatory Surgery Patient Preoperatively |
4:30 PM | Dr. Moitra | Airway Management of Critically Ill Patients |
5:30 PM | Dr. Tung | Acid Base in 2024 |
6:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Schell, Moitra, Sweitzer, and Tung |
Wednesday, February 7 | ||
7:00 AM | Dr. Tung | The Patient with RV Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension |
8:00 AM | Dr. Gatling | POCUS 1: Obtaining Skills and Using Ultrasound to Solve Cardiac Questions |
4:30 PM | Dr. Schell | How Our Brain Learns: Using NEW Discoveries in Cognitive Science to Help You Learn Better and Retain Longer The Dr. Bill Smith Lecture Series Presentation |
5:30 PM | Dr. Sweitzer | Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis in the OR |
6:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Schell, Gatling, Sweitzer, and Tung |
Thursday, February 8 | ||
7:00 AM | Dr. Sweitzer | Why is Preoperative Assessment So Important? |
8:00 AM | Dr. Moitra | Crisis Resource Management and Non-Technical Skills |
4:30 PM | Dr. DeSimone | How to Communicate and Negotiate with Your Perioperative Administrative Leadership |
5:30 PM | Dr. Gatling | POCUS 2: Using Ultrasound to Manage Case Conundrums in the OR |
6:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Schell, DeSimone, Gatling, Moitra, and Sweitzer |
Friday, February 9 | ||
7:00 AM | Dr. Sweitzer | NORA: It May Not Be As Easy As Some Think! |
8:00 AM | Dr. Moitra | Sepsis Update: 2024 |
Saturday, February 10 | Optional Travel Day |
*Please note that the lecture topics and/or schedule may change if necessary.
Holiday Seminars does not accept any funds from commercial interests and no one involved in the planning or choice of presentations has any commercial interests. All members of the faculty are evaluated in advance and in the opinion of Holiday Seminars have no commercial ties to ensure that the presentations are free from any bias from commercial interests.
Course Objectives
To review related physiology, pharmacology, agents and techniques that contribute to the art and science of anesthesiology. To discuss new agents, techniques, and controversies in the field, assisting the participant in preparing better patient care plans.