INSIDE THIS EDITION

President's Message

From the Editor

One anesthesiologist’s use of iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch Technology

2010 Update: American Heart Association Guidelines for Pediatric Resuscitation

Not just Repair of Club Feet, Hypospadias, Cleft Palates and Lips: A mission to China

CathSpeak: What your interventional cardiologist may really be saying

Wake Up Safe: Decreasing the Risks of Intravenous Medication Errors

Letter of appreciation from JSPA

MEETING REVIEWS
SPA-SPANZA Joint Annual Meeting Review

ASA Pediatric Trauma Session

Significant Pediatric Anesthesia Articles

Peds Passport

Communications Committee Co-Chairs
Cheryl K. Gooden, MD, FAAP
Allison Kinder Ross, MD

Newsletter Editor
Allison Kinder Ross, MD

Associate Editors
Helen V. Lauro, MD, FAAP
Cheryl K. Gooden, MD, FAAP
Connie Monitto, MD, FAAP

Contributing Editors
Dan Low, MD
Sean Flack, MD
Kalyani Govindan, MD
Hoshang J. Khambatta, MD
Barry D. Kussman, MBBCh, FFA (SA)
Connie Monitto, MD, FAAP
Olutoyin Olutoye, MD
Donald C.Tyler, MD, MBA

SPA Officers & Directors

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

At the April SPA Meeting, Dr. Mark Rockoff announced to the members of the Society that, "The American Board of Anesthesiology has recently been authorized by the American Board of Medical Specialties to offer certification in the subspecialty of Pediatric Anesthesia to qualified anesthesiologists."  

We will keep SPA members posted as more information is provided about this exciting development.

Annual 2011 promo Click HERE for up-to-date program and registration information.

Peds Passport

Your global meeting itinerary

By Helen V. Lauro, MD, MPH, FAAP

2011

May 18-20: Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7631 8887, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7631 4352
Information: APA Association of Anesthetists, 21 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PY
Website: http://www.apagbi.org.uk

May 22-24: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Society for Pediatric Sedation Conference 2011/Sedation Provider Course
Tel: (804)-565-6354, Fax: (804)-282-0090
Informatin: Society for Pediatric Sedation, 2209 Dickens Road, Richmond, VA 23230-2005
Website: http://www.pedsedation.org

May 25-27: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5th Annual Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Conference
(Sponsored by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital Boston)
Tel: (215)-590-5263, Fax: (215)-590-4342
Information: Elizabeth Utsch, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Continuing Education, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Website: http://www.asahq.org/For-Members/Education-and-Events/Calendar-of-Events/2011/May/5th-Annual-Pediatric-Anesthesiology-and-Critical-Care-Medicine-Conference-(01102011025821).aspx

May 25-29: Chicago, Illinois, USA
5th Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Update + ACLS/NRP + PALS + Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Vascular Access Workshop
Tel: (800)-222-6927
Information: Northwest American Seminars, P.O. Box 2797, Pasco, WA 99302
Website: http://www.nwas.com

June 5-7: Toronto, Canada
5th Cardiac Symposium: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Other Functionally Univentricular Heart Disease
Information: The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Website: http://www.sickkids.ca/Centres/heart-centre/Cardiac-symposium/

June 10-11: Saint Louis, MO
ARCH 2011 - A Review Course for Pediatric Anesthesia Practice
http://arch2011.anest.wustl.edu/

June 17-19: Aurora, Colorado, USA
Sixth International Symposium on the Pediatric Airway
Tel: (720)-777-4444, Fax: (720)-777-7158
Information: Heather Christensen, Conference Coordinator and Education Center, 13123 E. 16th Avenue, Box 175, Anschutz medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
Website: http://www.pedsairwaysymposium.org

June 24: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
5th Annual Paediatric Anaesthesia Meeting
Tel: 0116 250 2305
Information: The Conference Office, Clinical Education Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Rd, Leicester LE3 9QP
Website: http://www.apagbi.org.uk/sites/apagbi.org.uk/files/Paediatric_Anaesthesia_June_2011.pdf

September 2-3: Split, Croatia
2nd Signa Vitae International Conference on Pediatric/Neonatal Intensive Care and Anesthesiology
Tel: + 385 (0)21 556686, Fax: +385 (0)21 556590
Information: Julije Mestrovic, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Split, School of Medicine, Head, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Split, Split 21000, Spinciceva 1, Croatia
Website: http://www.signavitae.com

September 21-23: Cambridge, England
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) Europe 2011
Tel: +44 (0) 1794 511331/2, Fax: + 44 (0) 1794 511455
Information: PCICS Europe 2011 Conference Secretariat, c/o Index Communications Meeting Services, Crown House, 28 Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8AA, UK
Website: http://www.pcics.org/pdf/PCICS_2011.pdf

September 22-24: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3rd Annual Congress of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology
Tel: +31 887555555
Information: Secretariat of the ESPA, c/o Department of Perioperative Care and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelmina Children Hospital/University Medical Centre Ultrecht, Lundlaan 6, Mail stop KG 02.307.1, Pobox 85090, 3508 AB Ultrecht, The Netherlands
Website: http://www.euroespa.org

October 13-16: White Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
International Forum of Pediatric Pain New Concepts in Complex and Recurrent Pain
Telephone: (902)-240-3996
Information: Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, 5850/5980 University Avenue, P. O. Box 9700, Halifax, NS, B3K 6 R8, Canada
Website: http://www.pediatric-pain.ca/content/IFPP

October 14: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) 25th Annual Meeting
Tel: (804)-282-9780, Fax (804)-282-0090
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2209 Dickens Rd., Richmond, VA 23230
Website: http://www.pedsanesthesia.org

October 14-17: Newcastle, United Kingdom
52nd Annual Meeting of the European Society For Paediatric Research
Fax: +41 22 906 91 40 , Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Information: Kenes International, 1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet, Ch-1211 , Geneva 1, Switzerland
Website: http://www2.kenes.com/espr2011/Pages/Home.aspx

October 20-23: Coolum, Queensland, Australia
Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA)/Australian & New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons (ANZAPS) Conference
Tel: +61 2 4973 6573, Fax: +61 2 4973 6609
Information: SPANZA Secretariat, P.O. Box 180, Morriset, New South Wales, Australia 2264
Website: http://www.spanza.org.au

November 2-5: Hannover, Germany
22nd European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) Medical and Nursing Annual Congress 2011
Tel: + 41 22 908 0488 Fax: + 41 22 906 9140
Information: ESPNIC Administrative Office, c/o Kenes International, 1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet, P.O. Box 1726, CH-1211, Geneva 1, Switzerland
Website: http://www.espnic.de

2012

February 23-26: Tampa, Florida
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)/American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) 2012 Winter Meeting
Tel: (804)-282-9780, Fax (804)-282-0090
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2209 Dickens Rd., Richmond, VA 23230
Website: http://www.pedsanesthesia.org

May 10-12: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7631 8887, Fax: +44 (0) 20 76314352
Information: APA Administration Office, AAGBI, 21 Portland Place, London, W1B 1YP, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.apagbi.org.uk

October 10-12: Washington, D.C., USA
International Assembly of Pediatric Anesthesia
Tel: (804)-282-9780, Fax (804)-282-0090
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2209 Dickens Rd., Richmond, VA 23230
Website: http://www.worldassembly2012.org

October 20-23: Istanbul, Turkey
23rd European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) Medical and Nursing Congress in Conjunction with EAPS
Tel: + 41 22 908 0488 Fax: + 41 22 906 9140
Information: ESPNIC Administrative Office, c/o Kenes International, 1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet, P.O. Box 1726, CH-1211, Geneva 1, Switzerland
Website: http://www.espnic.de

2013

February 17-22: Cape Town, South Africa
6th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Tel: +27 21 532 6333, Fax: +27 21 532 6331
Information: PCCS Conference Secretariat, Global Conferences, P.O. Box 632, Howard Place, Pinelands 7450
Website: http://www.pccs2013.co.za

October 11: San Francisco, California, USA
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) 27th Annual Meeting
Tel: (804)-282-9780, Fax (804)-282-0090
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2209 Dickens Rd., Richmond, VA 23230
Website: http://www.pedsanesthesia.org


Note

Please forward all information concerning congresses relevant
to Pediatric Anesthesia to:
Helen V. Lauro, MD, MPH, FAAP, Department of Anesthesiology, Long Island College Hospital, 339 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201.

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