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20th Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
20th Annual Meeting
Friday, October 12, 2007
Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Francisco, California

This meeting is jointly sponsored by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and is offered one day prior to the start of the ASA Annual Meeting.

On-line registration for the ASCCA Annual Meeting is now closed. You can register at the meeting. See you in San Francisco!


Program Schedule

6:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 - 7:25a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:25 - 7:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction
Co Chairs: Avery Tung, M.D.; Michael F. O'Connor, M.D.

Protocols, Prognosis Scores, and Process Measurements: What is the Role of the Intensivist?
Moderator and Introduction: Andrew D. Friedrich, M.D.
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Protocols: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Nicholas Sadovnikoff, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Prognosis Scores: Better Care?
Andrew L. Rosenberg, M.D.
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Processes or Outcomes?
Todd Dorman, M.D., FCCM
9:00 9:05 a.m. Introduction of Distinguished Lecturer
Heidi B. Kummer, M.D., M.P.H.
9:05 - 10:00 a.m . I Have Protocols So Why Do I Need a Closed ICU?
Hilmar Burchardi, M.D.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break and Poster Viewing
10:30 - 11:25 a.m. Interactive Clinical Forum
Moderator: Avery Tung, M.D.,
Panel:

Michael F. O'Connor, M.D.
Michael S. Avidan, M.B., B.Ch.
Aryeh Shander, M.D.,  FCCM, FCCP
Andrew D. Friedrich, M.D.

11:25 - 11:30 a.m. Introduction of ASA President Elect
Gerald A. Macciol i, M.D., FCCM
11:30 a.m. - Noon Address by the ASA President Elect
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D.
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Clinical and Basic Science Update
Moderator: Avery Tung, M.D.
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Resistant Infections in the ICU: What Can/Should the Intensivist Do?
Michael S. Avidan, M.B., B.Ch.
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Sepsis: What's New in Basic Science Update
Judith Hellman, M.D.
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Sepsis: What's New in Clinical Management
Vivek K. Moitra, M.D.
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Break and Facilitated Poster Viewing
Facil itators: Stephen O. Heard, M.D., FCCM;
Neal H. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H.,M.S., FCCM;
Cl ifford S. Deutschmann, M.D., FCCM;
Robert N. Sladen, M.D., FCCM
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Introduction and Presentation of Burchardi Award to
Michael J. Breslow, M.D., FCCM
Daniel R. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Young Investigator Award and Presentation of Abstract
Richard J. Levy, M.D.
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Pro Con Simulation: Should It Be Part of ICU Training?
Pro: Geoffrey K. Lighthall, M.D., Ph.D.
Con: Michael F. O'Connor, M.D.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. ASCCA Annual Business Meeting
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception


Faculty

Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois


Michael S. Avidan, M.B., B.Ch.

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri


Daniel R. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota


Hilmar Burchardi, M.D.

Georg August University
Goettingen, Germany


Neal H. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H.,

M.S., FCCM
University of California
San Francisco, California

Clifford S. Deutschman, M.D.,
FCCM
University of Pennsylvania
Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Todd Dorman, M.D., FCCM
Johns Hopkins Medical
Institutions
Baltimore, Maryland

Andrew D. Friedrich, M.D.
University of Cincinnati
Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Stephen O. Heard, M.D., FCCM
University of Massachusetts
Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts

Judith Hellman, M.D.
Massachusetts General
Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Heidi B. Kummer, M.D., M.P.H.
Carlisle, Massachusetts



Richard J. Levy, M.D.
New York Mecial College
New York, New York


Geoffrey K. Lighthall, M.D.,

Ph.D.
VAMC
Palo Alto, Cal ifornia


Stephen Luczycki, M.D.

Yale University School of
Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Gerald A. Macciol i, M.D.,
FCCM
Critical Health Systems, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina

Michael F. O Connor, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois


Andrew L. Rosenberg, M.D.

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan


Nicholas Sadovnikoff, M.D.

Brigham and Women s
Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Aryeh Shander, M.D.
Englewood Hospital
Englewood, New Jersey


Robert N. Sladen, M.D., FCCM

Columbia University
New York, New York



Avery Tung, M.D.

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois


CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists. The American Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Learning Objectives

  • To evaluate current basic and clinical research relevant to the art and science of critical care
    anesthesiology.
  • To define and evaluate potential benefits and risks of protocols in ICU care.
  • To discuss prognosis scores and describe their role in ICU qual ity control.
  • To compare the relative benefits of measuring processes or outcomes in the ICU.
  • To identify and discuss current cl inical decision making dilemmas in critical care.
  • To describe potential roles of the intensivist in managing resistant infections in the ICU.
  • To summarize recent advances in the cl inical management of sepsis in the ICU.
  • To identify and evaluate recent advances in basic science related to sepsis in the ICU..
  • To assess the scientific and cl inical importance of posters presented at the meeting with
    clinical leaders in critical care.
  • To debate the effectiveness and/or importance of simulation in ICU training.


Hotel and Airline Reservations

The host hotel for the ASCCA 20th Annual Meeting is the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on Union
Square, 345 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California 94108, telephone (415) 398 1234. The
room rate is $234 for single or double occupancy. Hotel reservations must be made by
September 19, 2007 through the ASA Annual Meeting Housing Bureau. Please see:
www2.ASAhq.org for more information and specific instructions.

Airline Discount
United, ASAs Official Airl ine, is offering special meeting discounts for 2007 Annual Meeting
attendees. By purchasing your ticket more than 30 days in advance, you can receive a discount
off applicable fares, including first class. There are two ways to purchase your tickets: call the
United Special Meeting Desk at 1 800 521 4041, and refer to Meeting ID Number 502ZR or go
onl ine at www.united.com and use Promotion Code 502ZR.


ASCCA Breakfast Panel at the ASA Annual Meeting

Be sure to join us on...
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 7:00 8:15 a.m.
Moscone Center West, Room 3005

Title of Program: Bringing Critical Care to Perioperative Care
Objective: To inform practicing anesthesiologists about developments in critical care that are
applicable to anesthesia practice.

Getting the Most From Modern Ventilators
Moderator: Avery Tung, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care,
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

New Concepts in ACLS: Lessons for the Anesthesiologist
Faculty: Andrea Gabrielli, M.D., FCCM, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery,
Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Florida, Miami, Florida

Vasopressin: When and How to Use It
Faculty: Mark E. Nunnally, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care,
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois


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Orlando, Florida

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