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33rd Annual Conference: Challenges for Clinicians
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe trends in article selection including impact factor, readership, and relevance to anesthesiology practice;
- Discuss current knowledge regarding the pathophysiology and clinical course of neurological injuries after obstetric anesthesia;
- Identify the indications for and the most common types of neurophysiological monitoring;
- Indicate approaches and strategies to maximize the success and minimize the risk of pediatric difficult airway management;
- Select the best clinical approach to regional anesthesia for knee surgery using the latest clinical research;
- Analyze how patients and physicians balance competing concerns regarding the use of anesthesia in real world conditions using existing literature;
- Highlight common behaviors during anesthesia simulation that affect the response to perioperative critical events.
SPECIAL ATTENDEE RATES AVAILABLE!
We are pleased to offer a special rate for conference attendees. Special rates start at $209 single/double occupancy. Reservations must be made by November 8, 2019 to guarantee the reduced rate.
- To book online: Go to https://book.passkey.com/go/UOC2019
- By telephone: Guests may call toll free at 1-800-55-DRAKE (1-800-553-7253) and ask for the special group rate.
Due to the annual meeting of the Radiological Society, we strongly recommend you make your reservations early, as hotels in Chicago will be sold out.
PARKING OPTIONS
- Hotel Valet parking is available for $71 for overnight valet. Valet expires at 5pm on the day of departure.
- Valet Event parking is available for $29 with voucher. Valet expires at 2am on the morning following the event.
- Self-Park is available at 900 N. Michigan. The Drake Rate is $49.00 for 24 hours or less. The garage may be entered from northbound Rush Street or westbound Walton Street. Self-park expires at 2pm on the day of the departure. For validation, see the front desk.
- Self-Park Directions:
- Head west on East Walton St. towards Michigan Ave.
- Cross over Michigan Ave.
- The parking garage is located on the left hand side seen as parking for 900 Michigan shops.
Contact Donna Burke via e-mail here.
To help plan your stay visit www.choosechicago.com.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at (773) 702-3500 or via email at DBurke@dacc.uchicago.edu.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE DIRECTORS
Peter Nagele, MD, MScProfessor & Chair of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Avery Tung, MD, FCCMProfessor and Quality Chief for Anesthesia
Director of Critical Care Services, Burn Unit
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 17.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1038209; Expiration Date 12/8/2019.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
How To Register
FEES
Use the early bird code during registration to receive the early bird rate!
Early bird rates expire October 19, 2019!
| Profession Type | Early Bird Fee | Early Bird Code | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists & Nurse Anesthetists | $790 | EXPIRED | $850 |
| Residents & Student Nurses | $375 | EXPIRED | $475 |
OPTIONAL WORKSHOP AND TRAINING
You will be presented with the opportunity to register for the workshop/training at the bottom of the checkout screen once you click "Register Now" below.
| AIRWAY WORKSHOP Saturday, December 7th 1:00pm - 4:30pm | MOCA TRAINING Thursday, December 5th 8:00am - 4:00pm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | $200 | Fee | $1500 | |
CANCELLATION POLICY If you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee less a $100 administrative fee for the conference and MOCA each and $25 for the airway workshop will be refunded when written notification is received by November 5, 2019. No refunds will be made after November 5, 2019.
CLAIMING CREDIT: At the end of the course, the credit claiming process will unlock. Return to this page and simply click on "Complete Activity" to proceed.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.