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2023 Annual Convention/VAPOR Speakers

Sunday, October 1


Ryan Hamlin, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

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Updates in Malignant Hyperthermia and Pediatric Considerations

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the signs, symptoms, and treatment of malignant hyperthermia
  • Discuss the genetics of malignant hyperthermia
  • Identify the different presentations of malignant hyperthermia in pediatric patients

 


Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Opioid Epidemic Updates

Pediatric Updates - Snap Session


Elaina Lin, MD

Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Point of Care Ultrasound and Anesthesia Workshop: Fifty Shades of Grey

Learning Objectives: 

  • Discuss the role of point of care ultrasound in the perioperative period
  • Illustrate lung, airway, and gastric applications
  • Highlight the educational, credentialing, and administrative aspects of integrating point of care ultrasound into a clinical program

 


  

Suzanne Huffnagle, DO, FAOCA, FASA

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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Select OB Consensus Statements

Learning Objectives: 

  • Discuss neuraxial procedures in obstetric patients with thrombocytopenia
  • Discuss the anesthetic management of pregnant and postpartum women receiving thromboprophylaxis

OB Updates - Snap Session

Learning Objective: 

  • Present a snapshot of the most important topics in obstetric anesthesia over the last year in review

  

 

Jane Huffnagle, DO, FAOCA, FASA

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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 Obesity/Super Morbid Obesity and Pregnancy

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will understand the physiologic changes of obesity and how they impact pregnancy
  • Participants will learn the potential issues that the obese parturient and her offspring face in the peripartum period
  • The participant will learn the specific anesthetic considerations in the obese and super morbid obese parturient

  

Sean Washek, DO

Assistant Professor, Jefferson University Hospital

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Post-Dural Puncture Headaches

Learning Objectives: 

  • Incidence Of Post-Dural Puncture Headaches
  • Diagnosis of Post-Dural Puncture Headaches
  • Blood Patch and Alternative Treatments

 

Robert Gaiser, MD, MSEd

Professor of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine and President, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Be the Best You Can Be and the Patient Wins

Learning Objectives: 

  • Incorporate psychologic principles into daily interactions
  • Develop a means for analyzing the actions of others
  • Improve feedback to colleagues

  

Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto

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 From Polio to COVID-19: An Origin Story

Learning Objectives: 

  • To understand the epidemiology of polio
  • To explain how positive pressure ventilation and modern mechanical ventilation was adopted
  • To understand the implications of post-polio syndrome for patients

Ronald Harter, MD, FASA

President Elect, American Society of Anesthesiologists

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 ASA Updates

Learning Objectives:

  • Outline membership updates
  • Describe advocacy efforts
  • Discuss workforce

 

Raymond Depa, DO, FAOCA

Chair, Osteopathic Continuous Certification Committee, American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology

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 AOBA Update on OCC Component 3: Longitudinal Assessment
 

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the four components of Osteopathic Continuous Certification
  • Identify the key components of longitudinal assessment
  • Understand the NBOME Catalyst system

     

 


     

Derek Lodico, DO

Senior Undersea Medical Officer, USN Navy, Undersea Rescue Command

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 Anesthesia in the Austere Environment

Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe what defines an austere environment
  • Define the levels of care in the military system
  • Demonstrate the limited resource and equipment in the austere environment

  

Rafal Kopanczyk, DO, FAOCA

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center

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Critical Care Updates - Snap Session

Learning Objectives: 

  • List important new publications relating to critical care from last 12 months
  • Interpret how provided information can be used in daily practice
  • Describe non-invasive ventilation effects on mortality

  

Michael Fabbro, DO, FAOCA

Professor, University of Miami

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Cardiac Anesthesia Updates - Snap Session

Learning Objectives: 

  • Review relevant literature from 2022
  • Highlight areas with pending research
  • Detail ongoing research to look forward to

  

Ashley Bailey-Classen, DO

Associate Medical Director, Trinity Interventional Pain and Spine

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 Pain Updates - Snap Session

 


  

Michelle Daryanani, DO, FAOCA

Anesthesiologist Intensivist  

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Updates in General Anesthesia - Snap Session

Learning Objectives: 

  • List the most up to date evidence based recommendations regarding the appropriate management of neuromuscular monitoring and antagonism of neuromuscular blocking drugs during and after general anesthesia
  • Understand the appropriate type and site of monitoring and the use and dosing of different antagonist drugs depending on the depth
  • Discuss the implementation of quantitative monitoring