Overview

Hilton Head Island, the largest of the barrier islands off the coast of South Carolina, offers breathtaking ocean views, palm-lined fairways, sun-warmed beaches, endless sporting opportunities, gourmet dining and exclusive shopping. The island’s charm, history and natural beauty blend to make it a desirable location to combine an enriching continuing education program with pleasure and relaxation. The island is known for its natural beauty and historical significance, its boutiques, antique stores and galleries, its 40 golf courses, and for being within a half-day’s drive of Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando, Fla.; Raleigh, N.C.; and Charlotte, N.C.

The newly renovated Hilton Head Marriott Resort and Spa is a 500-room oceanfront resort with a beachfront reaching the blue-green Atlantic. Located at Palmetto Dunes, the resort features five championship golf courses, 25 tennis courts, ocean-side bicycling and jogging paths, four restaurants, a newly renovated poolside deck and bar and world-class sauna. NAFA has secured a block of rooms promising each guest an ocean-view room.

Conference topics

NAFA’s 26th Annual Hilton Head Seminar features a variety of clinical lectures for CRNA's and practicing anesthetists. We have assembled a faculty of experts to cover such topics as:

• Thoracic Anesthesia
• Pharmacology
• Patient Safety and Monitoring
• Pain Management
• Quality Issues

Schedule of events

Tuesday May 29, 2012
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Registration.

Wednesday May 30, 2012
6:30am - 7:30am	Continental Breakfast.
7:00am - 7:15am	Welcome to Hilton Head Opening Remarks. M. Fallacaro, DNS, CRNA.
7:15am - 8:15am	Infection Control Practices in Anesthesia. M. Koff, MD, MS.
8:15am - 9:15am	Using Non-Invasive Monitoring Effectively. M. Koff, MD, MS.
9:15am - 9:45pm	Break - Visit with Exhibitors.
9:45am - 10:45pm	The exquisite Molecule Hemoglobin, and the Quest for an Alternative. C. Biddle, PhD, CRNA.
10:45am - 11:45am	Pharmacogenetics: A Primer on an Emerging Discipline and a New Way of Thinking. C. Biddle, PhD, CRNA.
11:45am - 12:45pm	Question and Answer Session. M. Koff, MD, MS. C. Biddle, PhD, CRNA.

Thursday May 31, 2012
6:00am - 7:30am	Continental Breakfast..
6:30am - 7:30am	Early Bird - Characteristics of Commonly Used Opioids. Suzanne Wright PhD, CRNA.
7:45am - 8:45am	Maximizing the Clinical Usefulness of Peripheral Twitch Monitors. M. Welliver, DNP, CRNA.
8:45am - 9:45am	Volatile Anesthetic Agents:  Pharmacokinetics and Cost-effectiveness. M. Welliver, DNP, CRNA.
9:45am - 10:15am	Break - Visit with Exhibitors.
10:15am - 11:15am	Multi-modal Pre-emptive Pain Management. P. DeForest, DNAP, CRNA.
11:15am - 12:15pm	Techniques for Minimizing Atelectasis during General Anesthesia. P. DeForest, DNAP, CRNA.
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Question and Answer Session. M. Welliver, DNP, CRNA. P. DeForest, DNAP, CRNA.

Friday June 1, 2012
6:00am - 7:30am	Continental Breakfast.
6:30am - 7:30am	The Anatomy of a Drug Error. S. Wright, PhD, CRNA.
7:45am - 8:45pm	Federal Government Affairs Update. C. Zambricki, CRNA, MS, FAAN.
8:45am - 9:45am	Building a Hospital:  Lessons Learned for CRNA Advocacy. C. Zambricki, CRNA, MS, FAAN
9:45am - 10:15am	Break - Visit with Exhibitors.
10:15am - 11:15am	Neurophysiology Part I:  The Nuts and Bolts of the Nervous System. C. Anderson, PhD
11:15am - 12:15pm	Neurophysiology Part II:  Application to Practice. C. Anderson, PhD
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Question and Answer Session. C. Zambricki, CRNA, MS, FAAN. C. Anderson, PhD

Saturday June 2, 2012
6:30am - 7:30am	Continental Breakfast.
7:30am - 8:30am	Thoracoscopy:  State of the Science. K. Friedline, MSNA, CRNA
8:30am -9:30am	Bronchoscopy and Mediastinoscopy. K. Friedline, MSNA, CRNA
9:30am - 10:00am	Break - Visit With Exhibitors..
10:00am - 11:00am	Those Cardiac Guidelines:  Are We using them Appropriately in our Practice? C. Cooper, MD
11:00am - 12:00pm	Atrial fibrillation: Diagnosis, Management and Perioperative Implications. C. Cooper, MD
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Question and Answer Session. K. Friedline, MSNA, CRNA C. Cooper, MD

Faculty

Michael D. Fallacaro, DNS, CRNA
Professor, Chairman, and Director NAFA
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
School of Allied Health Professions
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia.

Suzanne Wright, PhD, CRNA
Assistant Professor
Director of Doctoral Education
Director, Center for Research in Human Simulation
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia.

Col (USAF - Ret) Herbert T. Watson, M.Ed, CRNA
Professor Emeritus and Former Chairman
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
School of Allied Health Professions
Richmond, Virginia.

Chuck Biddle, PhD, CRNA.
Professor, Director of Research
Department of Nurse Anestheisa
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia.

Charles Anderson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director of Distance Education
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia.

Christine Zambricki, CRNA, MS, FAAN.
Deputy Executive Director
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Washington, DC.

Mark D. Welliver, DNAP, CRNA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nurse Anesthesia Program
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL.

Catherine Cooper, MD.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia.

Peter DeForest, DNAP, CRNA.
Clinical Nurse Anesthetist
Carillion Franklin Memorial Hospital
Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Kristin Friedline, MSNA, CRNA.
Clinical Nurse Anesthetist
VCU Health System
Richmond, Virginia.

Matthew Koff, MD, MS.
Anesthesiologist
Darthmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Dartmouth Medical School
Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Accreditation

This program is approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Committee on Continuing Education.

AANA code number: 1025718
Continuing education credits: 22
Expiration date: 6/2/2012
West Virginia provider number: WV2002-0398RN

Register

A two-stage registration process for the 26th Annual NAFA Anesthesia Seminar at Hilton Head is required:

1. Online meeting registration
This seminar, has a $560 registration fee through May 1, 2012, and $585 after May 1, 2012. The student fee is $275. Once your registration is received, you will receive a confirmation notice from NAFA.

2. Hotel registration
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa Tuesday 5/22 thru Wednesday 6/6 and most with ocean views! NAFA rates are $187.00 single/double (Tuesday 5/22 - Wednesday 6/6). Go to ocean-front or ocean-view to reserve your room on-line. To reserve your room over the phone, contact Marriott at (888) 511- 5086. Be sure to state you are a Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates attendee to get the NAFA special group rate. Please book prior to April 25, 2012. (The Hotel can sell out for the weekend before the Memorial Day holiday preceding the meeting so book early if you plan to arrive before the Wednesday meeting start date. There is availability during the meeting and the weekend following the meeting).