Pain Medicine Fellows For 2010-2011 Named
September 30, 2009
The department is proud to announce the 2010-2011 Pain Medicine Fellows: Lukasz Chebes, MD, Omar Othman, MD, and Stan Tovsky, MD. Congratulations to all.
University of Illinois at Chicago – University of Zurich Collaboration Awarded 1st Prize at the European Society for Regional Anesthesia Meeting
September 30, 2009
First Prize was awarded to the University of Illinois at Chicago – University of Zurich collaborative research team at the XXVIII Annual ESRA Congress held in Salzburg, Austria, September 9-12. The paper earned 1st Prize in the “Best Free Paper” category and was entitled:
ICAM-1 INDEPENDENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF ROPIVACAINE IN THE DOUBLE-HIT MOUSE MODEL OF ACUTE INFLAMMATION S. Voigtsberger, Gina Votta-Velis, J. Aguirre, B. Beck-Schimmer, Ruben Koshy, Maricela Castellon, David Schwartz, Richard Minshall, A. Borgeat
Congratulations to the entire team!
Department Busy At Upcoming American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting In New Orleans
September 29, 2009
The following is a list of department presentations at the annual ASA meeting, held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 17-21:
Dr. David Schwartz
Critical Care Medicine learning Track: Point-Counterpoint
10/19/09 3-4:30 p.m. - Morial Convention Center Room 391-392
The closed ICU: Better Care for Patients
Dr. David Hiller:
10/17/09 1-3 p.m. Resident Research Forum – Hall F Morial Convention Center
Epinephrine impairs lipid resuscitation from bupivacaine overdose
Dr. David Hiller:
10/19/09 9-10:30 a.m. - Abstract Presentation – Convention Room 354
Epinephrine impairs lipid resuscitation from bupivacaine overdose
Dr. Rosalie Tassone:
Pain Medicine Track - Workshop
10/19/09 8-11 a.m. – Morial Convention Center 263
Acupuncture Workshop
Dr. Bud Pygon
Critical Care Medicine Track: Luncheon Panel
10/17/09 11-12:30 p.m. - Morial Convention Center Room 252
Clinical Competencies – How do I prove that I can do my job?
Dr. Guy Weinberg
Regional Anesthesia Track: Panel
10/18/09 10:30-12:30 p.m. – Morial Convention Center Room 353
Complications of Regional Anesthesia: The Common and the Unusual
Dr. Guy Weinberg
Fundamentals of Anesthesiology Track: Panel
10/19/09 3-5 p.m. Morial Convention Center – Nouvelle Ballroom C
FAER Panel: New Technologies to improve drug safety and efficacy: Implications for the Anesthesiologist
Dr. Chris Chiang, Dr. Guy Edelman:
10/19/09 9 a.m. Abstract Presentation: A1165
Detection of latent blood contamination in the operating room
Dr. Oon Paisansathan:
10/20/09 – Abstract A1142 - Experimental Neurosciences Section
Bkca and Kir Channel Phosphorylation contribution to Impaired Neuromuscular Coupling in Diabetes
Dr. Oon Paisansathan:
10/16/09 - 3:05 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Poster Session #2, Poster #86 – Cerebral Blood Category
Mechanism of ATP induced pial arteriolar dilation in rats
Dr. Timothy B. McDonald, Dr. David Mayer
Professional Issues Track: Workshop - Panel Moderator
10/19/09 8-11 a.m. - Morial Convention Center Room 270
Transparency and Full Disclosure Workshop for Anesthesiologists Involved in Unexpected Adverse Patient Care
Dr. Timothy B. McDonald
Professional Issues Track: Point-Counterpoint
10/20/09 - 8-9:30 a.m. Morial Convention Center Room 391-392
Written Informed Consent: To Do or Not to Do, That Is the Question
Cocktails, Camaraderie, And Conversation In New Orleans
September 29, 2009
Join us for cocktails, camaraderie and conversation with alumni and friends of the department of anesthesiology at UIC at the ASA Annual Meeting in New Orleans:
Where:
Crescent City Brewhouse
527 Decatur Street in the French Quarter
New Orleans, LA 70130 / 888-819-9330
When:
Saturday, October 17, 2009
6:30-9:30 PM
Residents Place 3rd in ‘Jeopardy’ Tournament At Midwest Anesthesiology Conference
UIC Jeopardy team of Katharina Beckmann, MD, Alison Premo, MD, and Bryan Mullooly, MDSeptember 29, 2009
Here's a shout out to the UIC team of Dr. Alison Premo/Dr. Katharina Beckmann/Dr. Bryan Mullooly, who finished 3rd of 7 Chicago-area teams at this past weekend's Jeopardy tournament at the Midwest Anesthesiology Conference (MAC), held at Chicago’s Fairmont Hotel. Anesthesiology ‘Jeopardy’ is an annual event at the MAC, testing resident’s knowledge of the specialty in the manner of the popular TV game show. In the preliminary round, they defeated the Loyola and Rush anesthesiology teams, and then faced University of Chicago (2009 champion) and defending champion Illinois Masonic (2009 runner up) in the final round. Kudos to our residents for representing us well!
Announcing 2010-2011 Fellows, Here And Elsewhere
September 22, 2009
Two of our current CA-3 residents have secured fellowships at outside institutions for the coming academic year. Heather Nixon, MD will be an Obstetric Anesthesia fellow at Northwestern University here in Chicago. Current Chief Resident Katharina Beckmann, MD will be a Cardiothoracic Anesthesia fellow at Northwestern University. Congratulations Heather and Katharina!
Our 2010-2011 fellows here at UIC include Kadijah Ray, MD and Cindy Theleen, MD in Pediatric Anesthesia. Congratulations Kadijah and Cindy!
Dr. Barbara Jericho Article On End-Of-Life Issues Featured in September ASA Newsletter
September 9, 2009
Barbara Jericho, M.D., a member of the American Society of Anesthesiology’s (ASA) Committee on Ethics, has written an article, End-of-Life Issues: Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy, which appears in the September ASA Newsletter. The article, on pages 26-27, can be accessed at:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9960917c#/9960917c/26
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