PGA 61 PGA ARCHIVES
-OPTIONAL SESSIONS-
Listed by day, time, title, and Chairs, PGA 61
Interactive and Hands-On Workshop Sessions
were held December 7-11, 2007 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel,
New York City.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007
All Day Session
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(0700 - 1700)

W-01 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Workshop Chair:
Francine S. Yudkowitz, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Anesthesia
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York


Afternoon Session
12:00 to 3:00 PM
(1200 - 1500)

W-02 Ultrasound, Simulation and Stimulation for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Workshop Co-Chairs:
David B. Albert, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
Attending Anesthesiologist
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York

-and-

Mitchell H. Marshall, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
Attending Anesthesiologist
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007
All Day Session
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM (0730 - 1700)

W-03 Comprehensive Regional Anesthesia Hands-On Cadaver

Workshop Chair:
Rose Berkun, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
SUNY-Health Science Center at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York


Morning Session
8:30 to 11:30 AM
(0830 - 1130)

W-04 Difficult Airway Management

Workshop Chair:
Allan P. Reed, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York


All Day Session
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (0900 - 1700)

W-05 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
A Certification Course for Skilled Providers

Workshop Chair:
Stephen A. Vitkun, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Professor of Pharmacological Sciences (Clinical Pharmacology)
Professor of Clinical Health Sciences
SUNY-Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York

Afternoon Sessions
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM
(1200 - 1500)

W-06 Difficult Airway Management

Same as W-04

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007
Morning Sessions
8:30 to 11:30 AM
(0830 - 1130)

W-07 Hand-Held Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and the Anesthesiologist

Workshop Chair:
David B. Wax, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

W-08 The Nuts and Bolts of ICU Ventilators: Pressure Support, Pressure Control and PEEP; BiPAP and CPAP; and Strategies for Crisis Management

Workshop Chair:
James E. Szalados, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.

Partner, Westside Anesthesia Associates of Rochester, LLP
Medical Director of Respiratory Care
Attending in Critical Care and Medicine
Unity Health System at Park Ridge Hospital
Rochester, New York


Afternoon Sessions
12:00 - 3:00 PM
(1200 - 1500)

W-09 Ultrasound, Simulation and Stimulation for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Same as W-02

W-10 The Nuts and Bolts of ICU Ventilators: Pressure Support, Pressure Control and PEEP; BiPAP and CPAP; and Strategies for Crisis Management

Same as W-08

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
Morning Sessions
8:00 - 11:00 AM
(0800 - 1100)

W-11 Transesophageal Echocardiography I [Beginner Level]

Workshop Chair:
David L. Reich, M.D.
Horace W. Goldsmith Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

W-12 Thoracic Anesthesia

Workshop Chair:
Edmond Cohen, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director of Thoracic Anesthesia
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

W-13 Management of Chronic Pain - Evaluation and Treatment

Workshop Chair:
Clifford M. Gevirtz, M.D., M.P.H.

Medical Director
Metro Pain Management
New York, New York


Afternoon Session
12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM
(1200 - 1500)

W-14 Transesophageal Echocardiography II [Advanced Level]

Workshop Chair:
Steven N. Konstadt, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.C.

Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007
Morning Session
8:30 - 11:30 AM
(0830-1130)

W-16 Pediatric and Adult Fiberoptic Intubation

Workshop Chair:
Richard M. Sommer, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York


Afternoon Sessions
12:00 - 3:00 PM
(1200 - 1500)

W-17 Ultrasound, Simulation and Stimulation for Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Same as W-02

W-18 Pediatric and Adult Fiberoptic Intubation

Same as W-16



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