29th Annual Scientific Meeting
September 11-13, 2015
Chicago, Illinois 

The Gwen
(formerly the Conrad Chicago)
521 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 325-3589

Rooms are available at the Gwen at the rate of $215/night for attendees. The rate is guaranteed until August 19, 2015.

Please note that the Conrad is going through a transition and as of September 1, 2015, will be renamed The Gwen.

For reservations please call:
(321) 645-1500.

12:45 – 1:00 pm               Welcome and OAS President's Opening Remarks- Marc Feldman, MD

General Session

1:00 – 1:45 pm                 Preoperative Medical Testing in Medicare Cataract Patients- Catherine Chen, MD

1:45 – 2:30 pm                 New Perspectives in Resident Evaluation- Marguerite Group, MD

2:30 – 3:15 pm                 The Center for Healthcare Value at UCSF- Catherine Chen, MD

3:15 – 3:30 pm                 Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:15 pm                 Perioperative Acetaminophen Use- Peter Schoenwald, MD

4:15 – 5:00 pm                 Ophthalmic Anesthesia X-Files- Howard Palte, MDChB, FCA (SA)

5:00 – 5:45 pm                 New Perspectives in Clinical Education- Marguerite Group, MD

Posters

5:45 – 6:45 pm                 Poster Session & Reception

8:00 – 8:30 am                 Continental Breakfast

Pro/Con Debate

8:30 am – 9:15 pm            Should You Check an INR in Your Anticoagulated Patient Prior to Ophthalmic Surgery?- Moderator: Steven Gayer, MD, MBA

8:30 – 8:45 am   Marc Feldman, MD, MHS (Pro)

8:45 – 9:00 am   Gwendolyn Boyd, MD (Con)

9:00 – 9:15 am   Discussion

General Session

9:15 – 10:00 am                Updates on Anesthetic Considerations for Retinoblastoma Treatments- Jacqueline Tutiven, MD

10:00 – 10:45 am               Anesthesia for Glaucoma Surgery- Korey Jaben, MD

10:45 – 11:00 am               Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 am               Update on Quality in Anesthesia- Piyush Mathur, MD

11: 45 am – 12:30 pm         Illicit Drugs and Anesthesia- Mohamed Naguib, MD

12:30 – 2:00 pm                 Lunch Break

2:00 – 2:45 pm                   Emerging Therapeutic Uses of Cannabinoids- Mohamed Naguib, MD

2:45 – 3:30 pm                   Learning to Teach Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia- Randy Harvey, BS, CRNA
 

Concurrent Workshops

3:30 – 4:30 pm                   

Hands-On Workshop Orbital Anesthesia Wet-Lab- Joseph Bayes, MD, Steven Gayer, MD, Rick Rivers, MD

8:00 – 8:30 am                  Continental Breakfast and Member Business Meeting

Pro/Con Debate

8:30 – 9:15 am                  Should You Operate on This Patient With Known Malignant Hyperthermia in Your ASC?- Moderator: Zhang Fang, MD

8:30 – 8:45 am   Tina Tran, MD (Pro)

8:45 – 9:00 am   Michael Phelps, MD (Con)

9:00 – 9:15 pm   Discussion

General Session

9:15 – 10:00 am                 The Fast Track Anesthesia in Ophthalmic Surgery- Zhang Fang, MD 

10:00 – 10:45 am               Controversial Topic Poll- David Larsen, MD

10:45 – 11:00 am               Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 am               Ophthalmic Anesthesia for the Patient with Severe Liver Failure- Abram Feldman and Marc Feldman, MD

11:45 am – 12:30 pm          Perioperative Care of the Choroidal Melanoma Patient- Anne D. Feldman, MSN, RN, NP-C