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 ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Upon completion of participating in the ASCCA 22nd Annual Meeting, attendees will be able to:

• Evaluate the current basic science and clinical applications relevant to the management of acute hepatic failure.
• Summarize the physiologic basis and clinical applications of non invasive methods to assess intravascular fluid balance and cardiac output.
• Debate the various methods to avoid further lung injury to patients with respiratory failure while maximizing benefits of current therapies.
• Outline the role of statins in the care of the critically ill.
• Identify interventions that both reduce and support neurological injury in various settings for critically ill patients.
• Review the regulatory/ quality issues germane to current critical care and what may be expected in the near future.
• Debate the role of electronic information systems in the Intensive Care Unit and their role in improving management of sepsis, bleeding and acute renal injury.
• Identify controversial management issues in caring for ICU patients with multiple organ dysfunctions.
• Evaluate the role of anesthesiologist/intensivists in the setting of large scale disasters.
  

The host hotel for the ASCCA 22nd Annual Meeting is the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, telephone (504) 561-0500. The room rate is $249 for single/double occupancy. Hotel reservations< must be made through the ASA Annual Meeting Housing Bureau at www2.ASAhq.org by September 25, 2009. Make your reservations early!

United Airlines, ASA’s Official Airline, is offering special meeting discounts for 2009 Annual Meeting attendees. This offer applies to flights to/from the U.S. only. There are two ways to purchase tickets: call the United Special Meeting Desk at 1-800-421-4041, and refer to Meeting ID Number 502ZR or go online to www.united.com and use Promotion Code 502ZR. For the best discounts, purchase your ticket at least 30 days in advance and use united.com.

Car rental discounts are also available through Avis and Budget. See www2.ASAhq.org for full details.

Genomics-Implications for Perioperative Management
Monday, October 19, 7-8:15 a.m.
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Ballroom B

Objectives:

1. Describe the basic science of genomics as it relates to perioperative stress;
2. Discuss the implications of genomics for perioperative care;
3. Identify opportunities to refine clinical management based on an understanding of
   individual patient genetic profiles.

Introduction
Brenda G. Fahy, M.D., FCCM, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky

The Future-Integrating Genomics and Clinical Medicine
Gyorgy Frendl, M.D., Ph.D., Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

From Molecules to Organ Systems-Genomics of Perioperative Stress
Andrew D. Shaw, M.B., Duke University Medical Center, Durham,
North Carolina

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