Conferences

Grand Rounds

Our Grand Rounds Conferences are held at 7:00 AM on Monday Mornings. The start time in the operating rooms is delayed by one hour on these mornings so that all are able to attend. The anesthesiology attending staff from both NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well as anesthesia residents, CRNA's, and medical students attend Grand Rounds.

The Grand Rounds consist of 50-minute presentations by nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field of anesthesiology. Visiting Professors spend the hour after Grand Rounds with the class of residents assigned to the Monday Morning Teaching Block. The format each visiting professor uses varies from case discussion to lecture, but the residents enjoy the opportunity to interact.

Monday Morning Teaching Block

The centerpiece of our resident teaching is the "Monday Morning Teaching Block". This consists of 3-4 hours of in-depth exploration of a topic following the morning’s Grand Rounds Conference. The teaching schedule is set up so that on each Monday, either the first, second or third year residents (in rotation) are relieved of all clinical responsibilities. They meet with 1-2 attending anesthesiologists who guide them through the morning's educational endeavor.

There are many potential advantages to this type of scheduling of educational seminars. For example:

• Residents have the opportunity to explore a topic in more depth than would be allowed by a 45-60 minute lecture.
• Residents are allowed to be active participants in their learning process
• As each group of residents meets individually, the schedule can be tailored to their level of training. Instruction is more effective when geared to a specific group. This eliminates the complication wherein some of the material is over the heads of the most junior learners, while the same information is a repeat for the most senior learners.

	Monday Morning Conference 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

CA-1 Residents The CA-1 sessions consist of one hour of formal presentation, with slides and summary handouts, one hour of more interactive learning (i.e.: debate, case discussion, etc), and one hour of discussion of a relevant review of a "classic" article or journal club. CA-2 Residents The CA-2 sessions consist of one hour of topic presentation with slides and summary hand-outs, one hour of more interactive learning (ie debate, case discussion, etc), one hour of journal club focusing on current literature and one hour of key-words review. Each resident is assigned to prepare 1-2 key words related to the day's topic and chosen from the previous year's in-training examination. In addition to presenting the topic, residents will be expected to prepare a brief written summary of the topic for collection and distribution to all residents at the end of the academic year. CA-3 Residents The CA-3 sessions consist of two 45-minute power point presentations, given by 2 different residents. Each presentation is followed by 15-30 minutes of questions and answers and further discussion. The third hour of the session is dedicated to critical review of 1 or 2 articles related to the topic of the day or discussion of a case related to the topics presented.

Other Conferences

	Other Conferences

Lecture Description Day/Time CA-1 Introductory Lecture Series During the summer, educational efforts turn to the new CA-1 residents. Each afternoon, residents are relieved of their clinical responsibilities so they may participate in an introductory lecture series that emphasizes the fundamentals of anesthetic practice. July & August Monday – Friday 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chief Resident Conference This series, led by the chief residents and by faculty known for their teaching abilities, focuses on a review of select topics in Anesthesia with directed readings from Miller's Anesthesia. The interns in the Department are expected to attend the conference regardless of their rotation. Every other Tuesday Evening 7:00 PM Cardiac Conference The goal of this conference is to supplement the clinical exposure of residents and fellows with didactic lectures, journal clubs and case presentations relating to cardiac anesthesia. All members of the cardiac team and those residents assigned to the cardiac block rotation participate in the conference. Tuesday Mornings 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pain Conference The goal of this conference is to supplement the clinical exposure of residents and fellows with didactic lectures, journal clubs and case presentations relating to acute and chronic pain management. All members of the Tri-Institutional Pain Team and those residents assigned to the pain block rotation participate in the conference. Wednesday Mornings 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Fridays 7:30 – 8:30 Thursday Case Conference The discussions are based on actual cases from the annals of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology. Thursdays 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM OB Conference The goal of this conference is to supplement the clinical exposure of residents with didactic lectures, journal clubs and case presentations relating to obstetrical anesthesia. The attending anesthesiologist assigned to the Labor & Delivery Suite on any given day leads the conference. All residents assigned to the obstetrical anesthesia rotation participate in the conference. As scheduled on the Labor & Delivery floor