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