On June 25, 2011, the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society held a Patient Safety Symposium in conjunction with its Annual General Meeting in Toronto, Ontario.

Symposium topic: Out-of-hospital Anesthesia: Gold Mine or Land Mine?


Objectives:

  • Identify outcomes after office-based anesthesia
  • Provide examples of office-based anesthesia emergencies
  • Discuss preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing OBA
  • Give examples of the regulatory framework for OBA in Canada


 


Welcome Remarks


Chair: Dr Pamela Morgan, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON


 

Presenters


Dr Sunil Gupta, Chair - Reportable Incident Review Committee, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Topic: The Alberta Experience Growing a Safety Culture
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Dr Bobbie Sweitzer, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
 
Topic: Preparing patients for out-of-hospital anesthesia
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Dr Matt Kurrek, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Presentation not posted.

Q&A Session

Patient Safety Symposium 2011