• Agenda
  
• Brochure/Flyer
• CE Credit
  
• Course Director & Faculty
• Registration

Target Audience
The target audience for this seminar is practicing anesthesiologists, bariatric anesthesiologists, trainees in anesthesia, and bariatric surgeons.

Agenda
Monday, October 24, 2016
6:30 pm
Introduction and Welcome
Patrick Ziemann-Gimmel, MD

6:40 pm
BRAVO! Bariatric Regional Anesthesia for the Very Obese
Yan Lai, MD

7:10 pm
Dosing and Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in the Patient with Obesity
Glenn S. Murphy, MD

7:40 pm
Break with Abstract Poster Rounds and Visiting Sponsors

7:50 pm
Oral Presentation and Discussion of the Top Three Selected Abstracts
Olubukola Nafiu, MD

8:20 pm
Keynote Presentation: Opioid Free Anesthesia in Bariatric Surgery and Beyond
Jan Mulier, MD

9:00 pm
Adjournment

Course Director
Patrick Ziemann-Gimmel, MD
Program Chair
Flagler Hospital
St. Augustine, FL

Keynote Speaker
Jan Mulier, MD   
Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
University of Ghent,
Brugge, Belgium

Participating Faculty
Yan Lai, MD
Mount Sinai and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY

Glenn S. Murphy, MD
North Shore University Health Systems
Chicago, IL

Olubukola Nafiu, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Identify challenges in the perioperative care of morbidly obese patients.
2. Develop a strategy for rational, evidence informed intra and post-operative drug dosing in the obese.
3. Describe the safe use of regional anesthesia in morbidly obese patients.
4. Discuss the undergoing clinical trials opioid free anesthesia and postoperative pulmonary outcome in morbidly obese patients.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Joint Provider Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Louisville and ISPCOP (International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient). The University of Louisville is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing education for physicians.

Special Services
All individuals are encouraged to participate. To request disability arrangements, please contact ISPCOP at least 14 days prior to the date of this program. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

Brochure
CLICK HERE for a copy of the course flyer

Registration
Registration Fees:
All Participants:  FREE

Although there is no registration fee for participating in this symposium, please register in advance to allow for event planning.
Advance registration for this conference is now closed. You may still attend the program by registering as a walk-in at the welcome desk.

To become a member of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient please complete the Membership Application or contact ispcopmembership@gmail.com

Acknowledgments:
We thank our supporting and exhibiting companies for their participation in the ISPCOP 2016 conference!

A final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the meeting.