2011 ASA Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois

Paul M. Heerdt, M.D., Ph.D., Mohini K. Bedi, M.D.
Poster Session:
The Influence of Experimental Protocols on Histamine Release by the Novel Neuromuscular Blocking Drug CW002
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area C

James Osorio, M.D.
Workshop Faculty:
Perioperative Ultrasound & Echocardiography Workshop
McCormick Place Complex, S405ab

Karl Herold, M.D., Ph.D., Jieying Yu, B.S., Joel P. Baumgart, Ph.D., Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Poster Session:
Inhibition of Voltage-gated Sodium Channels by Isoflurane Requires Phosphorylation by Protein Kinase C
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area L

Hugh C. Hemmings, M.D., Ph.D., Khanant Desai, B.S., Robert I. Westphalen, Ph.D.
Poster Session:
Differential Effects of Inhaled Anesthetics on Neurotransmitter Release in Rat Central Nervous System
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area L

Keith Ruskin, M.D. and Vinod Malhotra, M.D.
Abstract Moderators:
Patient Safety, Practice Management: Operations Management, Efficiency and Informatics
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area N

Gregory E. Kerr, M.D., M.B.A. et al
Speaker:
120 Minute Panel: Problem Patients in Remote Locations - Cardiac Decompensation
McCormick Place Complex, S501a-c

Paul M. Heerdt, M.D., Ph.D.
Speaker:
120 Minute Panel: Essentials of Thoracic Anesthesiology - Intraoperative Management and Right Heart Function in the Patient for Pulmonary Resection
McCormick Place Complex, S501d

Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Abstract Moderator:
Experimental Neurosciences: Neurotoxicity
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area K

Gregory E. Kerr, M.D., M.B.A.
Moderator:
90 Minute Panel: Addressing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce - Addressing Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities
McCormick Place Complex, S501a-c

Weill Cornell Alumni Reception
House of Blues Chicago
329 N. Dearborn Street

Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Session Chair:
Best of Abstracts: Basic Science
McCormick Place Complex, S405a

Manuel L. Fontes, M.D., Casey Ling, B.S., Arash Salemi, M.D., James Osorio, M.D., Solomon Aranson, M.D., Joseph Mathew, M.D.
Poster Session:
Efficacy and Safety of Desirudin in Postoperative Patients with Thrombocytopenia After Cardiac Surgery
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area B

Meghann Fitzgerald, M.D.
Workshop Faculty:
Transesophageal Echocardiography- Basic Workshop (Moderator: Wanda M. Popescu, M.D.)
McCormick Place Complex, S402ab

Paul M. Heerdt, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Casciano, M.D.
Poster Session:
Pulmonary Blood Flow Redistribution and End-tidal Carbon Dioxide during Single Lung Ventilation in the Dog
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2, Area P

Nikolaos J. Skubas, M.D., Adam Lichtman, M.D.
Workshop Moderator and Faculty:
Transesophageal Echocardiography - Intermediate
McCormick Place Complex, S402ab

Michael Sroka, M.D., Peter Fleischut, M.D., Stephen Thomas, M.D., Nikolaos Skubas, M.D.
Presentation: Medically Challenging Cases:
Regional Tamponade after Double Valve Replacement Surgery Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
McCormick Convention Center, Hall B2 North

Aaron F. Kopman, M.D.
Refresher Course Lecture:
Perioperative Monitoring of Neuromuscular Function: Facts and Fallacies
McCormick Place Complex, S106ab

Tiffany R. Tedore, M.D., Eugene Nowak, M.D., Eleni Tousimis, M.D., Carrie Guheen, M.D., Pritha Bhadra, Ph.D.
Poster Session:
A Comparison of Ultrasound-Assisted Paravertebral Block and General Anesthesia for Ambulatory Breast Cancer Surgery
McCormick Convention Center, Hall A1 South, Area H

Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Session Chair:
Best of Abstracts: Clinical Science
McCormick Place Complex, S405a

Cynthia Lien, M.D.
Speaker:
90 Minute Panel: How to Improve Patients' Discharge Readiness in Ambulatory Anesthesia - Avoiding Neuromuscular Blockade after Ambulatory Anesthesia
McCormick Place Complex, S502ab

Meghan Kirksey, M.D.,Ph.D., Matthias Pumberger, M.D., Ya-Lin Chiu, Ph.D., Federico Girardi, M.D., Stavros Memtsoudis, M.D.,Ph.D.
Poster Session:
Metabolic Syndrome and Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery: Epidemiology and Perioperative Outcomes
McCormick Convention Center, Hall A1 South, Area F