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Emergency Medicine: Basic Management - 216

Stanley F. Malamed, DDS

Management of all medical emergencies is based upon the P-A-B-C-D algorithm. Each step is fully described and utilized in managing low blood sugar and seizures

Pediatric Anesthesia: Five Techniques - 502

Presenter: Robert Campbell, DDS

The program will contrast and compare the art and science of 5 techniques for anesthetizing the pediatric patient in an office-based setting. The peculiarities of the pediatric airway will be addressed.

The Asthmatic Patient and Office-based Anesthesia - 205

Presenter: Robert C. Bosack, DDS

Asthmatic patients frequently request sedation / anesthesia in the dental office. This presentation will review the pathophysiology of the disease and offer several suggestions on pre-anesthetic screening and preparation as well as peri-anesthetic management.

Psychiatric Disease, Substance Abuse and Office-based Anesthesia - 208

Presenter: Robert C. Bosack, DDS

This 1 hour presentation explores the clinical significance of administering office-based anesthesia to patients suffering with any one of a broad range of psychiatric diseases. Worries about anesthetic and psychiatric drug interaction as well as adequacy of psychiatric intervention will be addressed. The office based anesthetic management of patients with (suspected) substance abuse issue will be discussed.

Comprehensive Anesthetic Management of the Pediatric Patient - 403

Presenter: Michael Rollert, DDS

Pediatric patients present with many anatomic and physiologic differences that mandate alterations in anesthetic technique. This presentation will focus on office-based pediatric anesthesia, including a discussion of anesthetic agents, complications and monitoring.

The Complexity of Overweight - 203

Presenter: Steve Schimmele, DDS

The worldwide prevalence of obesity is increasing at an exponential rate. Obesity presents its own unique set of risk factors for the provision of sedation or general anesthesia. This course will review the effects of anesthesia on patients with obesity, the risks associated with anesthetizing the obese patient, and the treatment of complications associated with this population of patients.