CAS NEUROANESTHESIA NATIONAL VIRTUAL ROUND # 3
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
The CAS Neuroanesthesia Section will host its third National Virtual Round of the year on September 20 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Section hosts regular rounds on a variety of topics in neuroanesthesia, allowing the sharing of experiences across the country while building a more collegial neuroanesthesia community in Canada.
This Round is a key part of CAS' mandate to provide education to members to help them reach their professional goals. The event is complimentary for CAS members, but registration is required.
Speaker: Dr Jaeun Yang
University of Alberta
Title: Hemodynamic Management of Acute Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Learning objectives:
After this session, the participant will be able to:
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Explain the mechanism of primary and secondary spinal cord injuries and the rationale for blood pressure augmentation in acute management
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Describe the current guidelines for hemodynamic management of acute spinal cord injury patients
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Evaluate the current evidence, limitations, and challenges in choosing appropriate vasopressor and BP targets for acute spinal cord injury patients
Speaker: Dr Abduladem Alshabeb
University of Ottawa
Title: Mannitol vs hypertonic saline, current status of evidence
Learning objectives:
After attending this session, the participant will be able to:
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Summarize dosing and pharmacology of mannitol
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Describe the different regiments, dosing and monitoring methods for hypertonic saline.
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Evaluate current evidence on the superiority of mannitol or hypertonic saline.
caS National Virtual Round # 2 - 2023
Date: April 5, 2023
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Dr Tumul Chowdhury
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Phillipe Desjardins, CHU de Québec - Université LavalCHU de Québec - Université Laval
Title: Modern concepts in the physiology of emergence
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the concept of neural inertia in the phase of emergence from anesthesia
2. Describe the basic neurochemical circuitry in action during the awakening from general anesthesia
3. Hypothesize on which of these could eventually become psychopharmaceutic targets
Speaker: Dr Naeema Masohood - Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital
Title: Precision medicine in acute brain injury
Learning objectives:
1. To illustrate the implications of pharmacogenomics in neuroanesthesia
2. To discuss multi-omics interplay in acute brain injury conditions and the application of precision medicine in these conditions:
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Traumatic brain injury
- Acute ischemic stroke
3. To assess other determinants of precision medicine in acute brain injury
caS National Virtual Round # 1 - 2023
Date: February 1, 2023
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Dr Tumul Chowdhury
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Simone Schiavo, University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital
Title: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Neurology and Neurosurgery (the anesthesiologist's perspective)
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the physiologic principles of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
2. Identify technical/logistical issues related to the therapy
3. Discuss the application of HBOT to neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
Speaker: Dr Eduardo Mendoza, London Health Sciences Centre
Title: The Basics of Frontal EEG Anesthetic Management
Learning objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the basics of frontal EEG anesthetic management.
2. Identify the risks and benefits of frontal EEG.
3. Refine the use of frontal EEG in clinical practice.
caS National Virtual Round # 1 - 2023
Date: February 1, 2023
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Dr Tumul Chowdhury
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Simone Schiavo, University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital
Title: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Neurology and Neurosurgery (the anesthesiologist's perspective)
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the physiologic principles of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
2. Identify technical/logistical issues related to the therapy
3. Discuss the application of HBOT to neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
Speaker: Dr Eduardo Mendoza, London Health Sciences Centre
Title: The Basics of Frontal EEG Anesthetic Management
Learning objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the basics of frontal EEG anesthetic management.
2. Identify the risks and benefits of frontal EEG.
3. Refine the use of frontal EEG in clinical practice.
caS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 4 - 2022
Date: December 14, 2022
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Melinda Davis
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Evan Shao, University of British Columbia
Title: Awake Craniotomy - Nuts and Bolts
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. discuss the pre-operative assessment for patients undergoing awake craniotomy
2. discuss the intra-operative management for awake craniotomy
3. describe common complications and their management
Speaker: Dr Michael Dinsmore, University of Toronto
Title: Injury to Innovation: Strategies for concussion prevention and anesthetic management
Learning objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
1. Evaluate current evidence on jugular compression devices for prevention of concussions
2. Describe the pathophysiologic changes associated with concussions
3. Summarize the interoperative hemodynamic goals and recommendations to prevent secondary insults in patients with concussions.
CAS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 3 - 2022
Date: October 26, 2022
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Sérgio Pereira, St Michael Hospital, Toronto
Title: Multimodal Analgesia in Spine Surgery
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
- Outline strategies to mitigate postoperative pain
- Assess the limitations of different approaches
- Evaluate latest recommendations for perioperative pain management in spine surgery
Speaker: Dr Gabriel Paquin-Lanthier, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Title: TIVA in Neurosurgery - An Update
Learning objectives:
After participating in this round, participants will be able to:
- Describe the potential benefits of TIVA in neurosurgery;
- Summarise recommendations for TIVA management suggested in recent guidelines;
- Evaluate the evidence base for these recommendations;
- Apply recent literature on TIVA to their clinical practice
CAS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 2 - 2022
Date: 28th September, 2022
Time: 20:00 ET / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Evaluation Link
Certificate of Attendance
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Speaker: Dr Adele Budiansky, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa
Title: Rapid Ventricular Pacing for Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping
Learning objectives
After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of aneurysm softening during surgical clipping;
- Discuss traditional surgical and anesthetic options for aneurysm softening and identify the benefits and limitations of these techniques;
- Discuss the rationale for rapid ventricular pacing and related technical steps;
- Review the literature on the safety and risks of rapid ventricular pacing for aneurysm clipping
Speaker: Dr Rodrigo Nakatani, University of Toronto
Title: Update on Anesthesia and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Learning objectives:
After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Review the recent literature on the anesthesia considerations for patients undergoing Mechanical thrombectomy;
- Discuss perioperative hemodynamic management of patients undergoing MT for AIS;
- Explore recent advances in the interventional management of patients with AIS.
CAS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 1 - 2022
Date: 19th April, 2022
Time: 20:00 EST / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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Moderator: Dr Jason Chui
Speaker: Dr Kyle Rogan
University of Calgary
Title: Severe Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis – A Case Review
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this talk, participants will be able to:
1. Review assessment and optimization of the adult patient with scoliosis
2. Discuss the management of scoliotic restrictive lung disease
3. Identify the unique intraoperative challenges of the adult patient with scoliosis
Speaker: Dr Tumul Chowdhury
University of Toronto
Title: Brain and Heart Interactions: is it bidirectional?
Learning Objectives:
As a result of attending the presentation, the participants will be able to:
1. Discuss various mechanisms and manifestations of the brain and heart connections
2. Describe and discuss various types, risk factors, and management of abnormal cardiac perturbations
3. Explain the clinical significance of these interactions
4. Discuss future research in the field of Brain and heart interactions.
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CAS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 2 - 2021
Date: 14th December, 2021
Time: 20:00 EST / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Evaluation Link -
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9Q62YWQ
Certificate of Attendance -
PDF file (190 KB)
The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Neuroanesthesia Section National Virtual Round is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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Moderator: Dr Jason Chui
Speaker: Dr Josh Bennitz,
Neuroanesthesiologist, Vancouver Acute Department of Anesthesia, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Title: Neuromonitoring Pharm, Phys, and ArtiPhacts
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this talk, participants will be able to:
1. Review the pharmacology and physiology of intraoperative neuromonitoring
2. Explore common issues and artifacts with IONM
3. Discuss the management of abnormal IONM
Speaker: Dr Bryan Adam Glezerson
Assistant Professor of Medicine - McGill University, Neurosurgical Anaesthesiologist, Diagnostic Neurophysiologist, Department of Anaesthesiology
Title: Technical considerations for neurophysiology in the operating theatre
Learning Objectives:
As a result of attending the presentation, the participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the principles underlying differential amplification.
2. Describe and recognize common artifacts that affect neurophysiological data acquisition in the OR.
3. Acknowledge the diagnostic limitations of intraoperative EEG monitoring, on technical grounds.
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CAS Neuroanesthesia Virtual Rounds # 1 - 2021
Date: 21st Sept, 2021
Time: 20:00 EST / 17:00 PST
Duration: 1 hour
Evaluation - External Link
Certificate of Attendance - Download PDF
Speaker: Venkatraghavan, Lashmi, University of Toronto
Title: Known knowns and Unknown knowns in neuroscience
Learning objectives:
1. To review important known anatomical and physiological concepts relevance to neuroanesthesia.
2. To discuss the concepts that was unknowns and now become knowns.
Speaker: Sujoy Banik, University of Western Ontario
Title: Problem-based learning: Inverse Expectation : anesthetic management of single-stage carotid endarterectomy and pipeline flow diverter insertion for intracranial aneurysm.
The discussion will cover:
1. To stent or not to stent? Is stenting better than carotid endarterectomy in a concomitant procedure?
2. What comes first, the ischemia or the rupture? Should the carotid endarterectomy be done before the flow diversion, or vice versa?
3. What are the anesthetic challenges and appropriate monitoring for this patient? |
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