American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

AAOMS 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition

Anesthesia Update

NOTE: A separate registration fee is required to attend the Anesthesia Update

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
8:00am — 5:00pm

2010 Anesthesia Update for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Synopsis

This one and half day symposium will cover a variety of contemporary topics in anesthesia. Topics such as post operative cognitive deficits, local anesthesia, crisis management and current concept in post operative pain management for the oral and maxillofacial surgical patient will be discussed. Risk prevention and risk management will be compared in the Office Based Anesthesia vs. aviation, this will allow us to understand the evolution of a crisis and recognize behavior patterns that will and will not help in the resolution of the crisis.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, participants will be able to:

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: 1) Discuss the evolution of a crisis 1) Develop an appreciation of the "early warning signs" of a crisis 1) Prepare the staff for early recognition of a crisis and appropriate responses 1) Describe current concepts in Local anesthesia 1) Discuss anesthesia awareness and the response to those events as well as imagined events 1) Implement best practices in the management of post operative pain.