Anesthesiology
April 01 - April 07, 2002

Course Director: Course Director: John J. Savarese, NYPH

  1. John J. Savarese, M.D.
    Chairman
    Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    Anesthesist-in-Chief, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

    Topics

    1. Chemistry and Pharmacology of NMB Drugs
    2. Reversal and Monitoring of NM Blockade
    3. Clinical Use and Kinetics of NMB Drugs
    4. Monitoring of NM Function
    5. Metabolism and Kinetics of NMB Drugs

  1. Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
    Professor and Vice Chairman of Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology
    Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    Attending Anesthesiologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

    Topics

    1. Neuropharmacology of General Anesthesia
    2. Cerebral Ischemia & Neuroprotection
    3. Anesthesia and the Kidney
    4. Cardiovascular Physiology & Pharmacology
    5. Case Discussion

  1. Miles H. Dinner, M.D.
    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Pediatric Anesthesia
    Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    Attending Anesthesiologist New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

    Topics

    1. Anesthetic Management of Neonatal Surgical Emergencies
    2. Pediatric Pain Management
    3. Pediatric Airway Emergencies
    4. Pediatric Pharmacology
    5. Case Discussion - Pediatric Anesthesia

  1. Claire J. Esposito, M.D.
    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
    Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus

    Topics

    1. AAA Repair: Open versus Endovascular
    2. Carotid Endarterectomy: Regional versus General
    3. Post-Operative Bleeding
    4. The Cardiac Patient for Non Cardiac Surgery
    5. Case Discussion- Vascular Anesthesia

  1. Robert A. Veselis, M.D.
    Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
    Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
    Associate Attending Anesthesiologist
    Director, Neuroanesthesiology Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
    Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Associate Member
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Topics

    1. Awareness During Anesthesia; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
    2. Memory: Mechanisms of Amnesia by Anesthetics
    3. Monitoring the Depth of Anesthesia: EEG Techniques
    4. The "Routine" Anesthetic: Here vs. There
    5. Case Discussion-Neuroanesthesia

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