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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas and Northwest Anesthesia Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®).

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 20 CEC; AANA Code #1030806; Expiration date 10/8/15.

Anesthesiologist Assistants: The NCCAA accepts these ACCME-approved programs for continuing educational credits.

Registered Nurses: NWAS is approved by the California Board of Nursing, Provider Number 04833 and Florida and Washington, DC Boards of Nursing, Provider Number 50-7480. This program offers 20 contact hours. Meets the requirements of the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing, Rules and Regulations §21.133.

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Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional:

Possess the scientific background for clinical practice

Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it

Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care

Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides

Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals

Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner

OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions.

Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs.

Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care.

Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services.

Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards.

Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.

Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Tucson, Arizona

Thomas E. Grissom, MD, FCCM

Associate Professor, Dept of Anesthesiology

University of Maryland School of Medicine

R Adam Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Ronald Steven Litman, DO

Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Director of Clinical Research, Division of General Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Atlantis Resort

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Amidst the world’s largest marine habitat second only to Mother Nature, is Atlantis, Paradise Island, the finest resort in the Bahamas. The focal point is a 14-acre water park, complete with a million gallon salt-water aquarium, a shark lagoon, tropical river ride, and 11 swimming areas. Atlantis boasts the world’s largest open-air marine habitats; guests can snorkel through them, but there are also catwalks and glassed-in underwater tunnels for viewing. The property includes lagoons, kids club, a championship PGA golf course, a luxury yacht marina, along with a world-class casino and spa, 18 restaurants, 20 lounges, and clubs, including special hangouts for teens. Atlantis offers miles of pristine beach stretching in both directions from the resort.

Just steps from your room and duty-free, the Crystal Court Shops offer world-class shopping. Enjoy tennis, a lap pool, basketball courts, a full range of fitness equipment and personal trainers on staff to assist you from dawn till dusk. The Atlantis Casino links the Royal and Coral Towers and spans the 7-acre Paradise Lagoon. Coral Tower rooms offer a relaxed atmosphere and are centrally located between the Beach Tower and the Royal Towers and only steps away from the Predator Lagoon, Lagoon Pool, and the Casino. The Royal Towers offer elegant accommodations and larger rooms and are adjacent to the Casino and a variety of gourmet restaurants. All rooms have full or French balconies, sitting areas, service bars, irons/boards, hair dryers, and in-room safes.

When traveling to Paradise Island, confirm your flights into Nassau International Airport (NAS). Taxis are readily available at Nassau International Airport to transport you to Atlantis.

Submission Info

Email: info@nwas.com

Phone

1 (800) 222-6927

1 (509) 547-7065

Email: info@nwas.com

Phone

1 (800) 222-6927

1 (509) 547-7065

Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (PST)

Monday-Friday

Mailing Address:

PO Box 2797

Pasco, WA 99302

Physical Address:

1412 N 5th

Pasco, WA 99301

FAX

1 (509) 547-1265