AnesthesiaWeb Reports from ASA '99



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Introduction: AnesthesiaWeb at ASA '99

David Lubarsky, Chairman of AnesthesiaWeb's Advisory Board, presents a warm welcome and introduction to AnesthesiaWeb's Streaming Video coverage of the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (1 min).


Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Breakfast Panel: State of the Art and Future Perspective in Ambulatory Anesthesia

AnesthesiaWeb's roving reporter, Dr. Paul Poppers, discusses two key talks presented at this event:

• Barbara S. Gold, MD. "The Brittle Diabetic, the Morbidly Obese Patient or Sleep Apnea Patient for Outpatient Surgery." (2.5 min)
• Lydia Conlay, MD, PhD. "Optimal Fast-Tracking Techniques." (2 min)

Fast Tracking: The Changing Role of PACU in Ambulatory Surgery

Dr. Poppers interviews two of this session's panel members about their presentations:

• Beverly Philip, MD. "Managing the Recovery Process." (2 min)
• Frances Chung, MD, FRCP. "What We Should Know About Discharge." (2.5 min)

American Academy of Pediatrics Breakfast Panel: Critical Incidents in Pediatric Anesthesia

AnesthesiaWeb's own Charles Cot� interviews three fellow panel members who participated in this important session:

• Robert Holzman, MD. "Latex Allergy in the Perioperative Period." (2.5 min)
• Jeremy Geiduschek, MD. "Lessons Learned From the Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Registry." (3.5 min)
• John T. Algren, MD (Moderator). (3 min)

E.A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture

Carl C. Hug, Jr., MD, PhD, was the honored presenter of the 1999 Rovenstine Memorial Lecture. AnesthesiaWeb is proud to present an abridged video representation of Dr. Hug's momentous talk, entitled "Patient Values, Hippocrates, Science and Technology." We are indebted to Dr. Hug for his personal interest, guidance and hands-on involvement in AnesthesiaWeb's effort to provide our members with a concise video representation of this most important discourse on the inherent ethical responsibilities of anesthesiologists (as physicians) in the context of end-of-life issues (e.g., the frequent disparity between quantity of life and quality of life). (8 min)


Rovenstine Lecture Feedback

AnesthesiaWeb's Kathryn McGoldrick and Paul Poppers discuss the insight and meaningfulness of Dr. Hug's lecture with, respectively, Donald V. Caton, MD (3 min) and Leroy Van Dam, MD. (3 min)


Poster Session: Pain Medicine-Technique and Outcome

AnesthesiaWeb's Richard Rosenquist interviews the presenting investigators of select poster presentations:

• J.E. Chelly, MD. "Continuous Femoral Infusion Reduces the Need for Postoperative PCA Morphine After Total Hip Replacement." (3 min)
• S.C Mackey, MD. "Magnetic Resonance Therapy Guided Regional Blockade for Pain Management." (3.5 min)
• Brenda McClain, MD. "The Application of Gabapentin in the Management of Neuropathic Pain in Children and Adolescents." (3 min)

Panel on Value-Based Anesthesia

David Lubarsky checks in with fellow panelists to discuss the take-home messages of this session on practice management issues:

• Raymond C. Roy, MD. "Pharmacoeconomics and Practice Guidelines." (1 min)
• Peter Rock, MD (Moderator). (1.5 min)
• Carey Weiss, MD. "Breaking the Cycle of Capital Equipment Replacement: A New Paradigm." (2 min)

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