15th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists - WCA2012 ...

15 th WFSA World Congress 

of Anaesthesiologists ® 

Buenos Aires | Argentina | 25 – 30 March 2012 

Final Programme 

WORLD FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS 

World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ®

15th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists ® 

15th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologis 


Please visit us at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists 

from March 25-30, 2012 in Buenos Aires. 

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WELCOME 

Welcome to the 15th WFSA World congreSS oF AnAeStheSiologiStS ® 

it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the 15th WFSA World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® 

in Buenos Aires, Argentina. it is many years since a World congress has been held in this region and so i 

offer a very special welcome to the delegates from latin America. our Fellows also deserve a particularly 

warm welcome. these are young anaesthesiologists from low income countries who have won a 

competition to come here to present their work. Please look out for them, greet them and welcome them 

into the WFSA family. We are extremely grateful to Baxter international inc. and many of our member 

societies who have sponsored this programme. 

the aim of the World Federation is to improve patient care in anaesthesiology. We can only do this by working together, by sharing 

our knowledge and by understanding the diverse environments in which we work. during the congress, you will have an opportunity 

to listen to speakers from all over the world. hearing what they say will help you to understand how anaesthesia is practiced in a 

wide variety of settings. there will be cutting edge science, interesting debates, and workshops covering a wide range of topics. A 

World congress offers delegates a wonderful opportunity to exchange scientific ideas and knowledge. 

At every World congress, the WFSA highlights its work over the past four years and you will hear about that in many of the 

presentations. At this congress, we will be highlighting, in particular, our role in the development of lifebox ® . this is the low-cost, 

pulse oximeter which, together with the relevant education, we hope will change the world of anaesthesia and surgery and improve 

patient safety world-wide. Be sure to attend the harold griffith Symposium on Wednesday and visit the WFSA/lifebox stand in the 

exhibition hall. 

A number of special social events have been arranged by the congress organising committee. i urge you all to participate so you 

can get to know your fellow delegates and develop new friendships and contacts. You will also experience some of the wonderful 

Argentine culture and hospitality, from tango to wine to their very special BBQs. in addition to the congress events, you will have 

the opportunity to explore the fascinating city of Buenos Aires. With its colourful neighbourhoods, street entertainers, elegant 

restaurants and historical monuments and buildings, it is a glorious place in which to spend a few days. 

on behalf of the WFSA, i want to thank the congress organising committee and the Federación Argentina de Asociaciones, 

Anestesia Analgesia y reanimación for the enormous effort they have expended to make this congress a success. We will all enjoy 

the fruits of their labour. A final thank you goes to our sponsors and exhibitors. Without their support, we would not be able to host 

such a great congress. 

i look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the course of the week. 

Angela Enright 

President WFSA

WELCOME 




Welcome From the PreSident oF the congreSS orgAniSing 

committee - WcA 2012 

it seems yesterday when at the Assembly of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ® in 

Paris, Argentina was chosen to host the 15th World congress of Anaesthesiologists in 2012. it’s been 

8 years since we took this responsibility, and really work since then has been intense trying to organise, 

organising, and developing the best congress that we could imagine. 

the problems have not been few. the changing situation in the world has been felt, and we have had to 

adapt ourselves to it, and adapt the WcA 2012 to the reality that we are living. 

As you can realise, and surely will enjoy, the city of Buenos Aires is an extraordinary place to host the congress. in addition to all 

scientific information and training you will receive from the magnificent invited faculties, joined in the broad and very well developed 

scientific program, you will certainly find an amazing city to enjoy, with their beautiful walks, restaurants, theatres, sporting events, 

for which you will have our expert advice. 

You will also have the opportunity, before and/or after the congress, to take tours through the different regions of Argentina, with 

places you definitely cannot miss, like iguazú Falls, one of the 7 wonders of the modern world; the unimaginable Perito moreno 

glacier; the extensive and comfortable beaches of our Atlantic coast; mendoza, at the foot of the Andes, with its many wineries 

scattered throughout the roads of Wine; the beautiful, quiet and enjoyable hills of cordoba, and countless other places that you will 

surely enjoy at this wonderful time of the year. 

i hope that you will return to your homes in love with our culture and our people. 

the possibility that a World congress gives us -where we come in contact with colleagues and friends from all around the world -is 

unique. At the end of this week you will realise that best globalisation is the globalisation of knowledge and friendship, which surely 

will increase to unimaginable limits. 

through this note i deeply thank all members of the congress organising committee for the intense work developed, and all my 

friends supporting me for this congress, and i hope that, at the end of it, the number of friend colleagues exponentially multiplies. 

Up to now, we have worked to give the WcA the best of us, now this is your congress, enjoy it! the sole purpose of this event is 

that all of you can take the best scientific, cultural and social profit from this WcA 2012. 

i am sure this will be an unforgettable experience for you too! 

Welcome to Buenos Aires, welcome to my beloved Argentina! 

Alfredo Cattaneo 

President of the congress organising committee - WcA 2012 

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deAr colleAgUeS, 

it is amazing how many issues, both medical and from other kinds, an anaesthesiologist can and must 

cover. When drafting the scientific programme, our goal was to include all of them. 

We have covered topics that are usually of general interest with updates, controversies and state of the 

art lectures. We have included scientific sessions that go from ambulatory anaesthesia to critical care and 

from preanaesthetic evaluation to fast track techniques and reduction of postoperative mortality. 

education was also an important pillar for our programme, and you will find education sessions in which 

new techniques and technologies are showing more efficient methods to be adopted. Besides, we have also included topics related 

to administrative areas and to the anaesthesiologist as leader of a team and director of a medical department. 

due to the significant and heterogeneous number of residents registered, we have included in the scientific programme the first 

international meeting of Anaesthesiology residents. the aim of this meeting is to get to know them better, learn from them and 

generate a better communication with those responsible of their education. 

Finally, we included topics related to our activity and which must be part of the anaesthesiologist’s general knowledge: ethics and 

clinical research, legal issues, malignant hyperthermia, trauma, anaesthesiologists in the battlefield or in humanitarian 

organisations, etc. 

We hope this scientific programme meets your expectations and satisfies you as a professional and as member of the world 

community of anaesthesiologists. 

Dr Francisco Bonofiglio 

chairman of the WcA 2012 Scientific committee




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COntEnts 

Committees 8 - 10 

General Information 11 - 17 

Fellowship Programme 18 

Sponsors 19 

Congress Centre Floor Plan 20 - 21 

Scientific Programme at a Glance 22 - 27 

Faculty List 28 - 30 

Harold Griffith Symposium 31 

Scientific Programme by Day 32 - 63 

Workshops 64 - 70 

Exhibition Information 72 - 73 

Exhibitor Profiles 74 - 93 

WFSA Society Networking Area Profiles 94 - 96 

Shuttle Buses 97 - 105 

Acknowledgements 106

WFsA ExECutivE COMMittEE 




the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ® (WFSA) is a unique organisation in that it is a society of societies. By virtue 

of membership in a national society, an anaesthesiologist is automatically a member of WFSA. 

the WFSA was formally constituted at the 1st World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® held in 1955 in Scheveningen, the 

netherlands. there were 28 founding societies. there are now 122 member societies with ethiopia, georgia, ivory coast, laos, 

libya and rwanda having joined in march 2008 at the 14th World congress held in cape town, South Africa. 

the objectives of the WFSA are to make available the highest standards of anaesthesia, pain treatment, trauma management 

and resuscitation to all peoples of the world. these goals are achieved through the work of the WFSA standing committees - 

education, publications, safety and quality - all of whose reports are available on the website. Subspecialty committees on obstetric 

anaesthesia, pain, paediatric anaesthesia, trauma and resuscitation provide a focus on their particular areas of expertise. 

WFSA maintains relationships with other organisations including the World health organization. Who has just launched a new 

initiative entitled Safe Surgery Saves lives. Anaesthesia is ranked as one of the most important contributors to safe surgery. WFSA 

will be working with Who to decrease mortality from surgery and anaesthesia. 

President: 

Angela enright (canada) 2008 

Secretary: 

david Wilkinson (United Kingdom) 2008 

deputy Secretary: 

gonzalo Barreiro (Uruguay) 2008 

treasurer: 

mark lema (United States) 2010 

chairman, executive committee: 

Florian nuevo (Philippines) 2008 

Vice chairman, executive committee: 

tony Boulton (canada) 2008 

elected members: 

gastão duval neto (Brazil) 2004 

Philippe Scherpereel (France) 2004 

Stefan trenkler (Slovak republic) 2004 

Philippe Baele (Belgium) 2008 

Yehia Khater (egypt) 2008 

Premanath Kotur (india) 2008 

robert mcdougall (Australia) 2008 

Flavio Veintemilla Sig tu (ecuador) 2008 

lize Xiong (china Prc) 2008 


chairman, Statutes and Bylaws: 

Arthur rantloane (South Africa) 2008 

chairman, education committee: 

Jannicke mellin-olsen (norway) 2008 

chairman, Publications committee: 

iain Wilson (United Kingdom) 2004 

chairman, Safety & Quality of 

Practice committee: 

Alan merry (new Zealand) 2000 

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WCA 2012 COngrEss OrgAnising COMMittEE 

the World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® (WcA) takes place every four years and is the official congress of the World Federation 

of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ® . the 15th WcA is being hosted by FAAAAr at la rural, Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 

25 – 30 march 2012. 

the congress has been constructed to ensure it is inclusive on an educational, logistical and financial basis for developed and 

developing nations. the congress will feature a broad and thoroughly up-to-date educational programme of the highest quality, 

delivered by a faculty of outstanding key opinion leaders from all over the world. the breadth of the educational programme will 

ensure topics of interest to all levels of anaesthesiologists and practitioners in related fields. the programme will be a combination of 

academic-style lectures, presentations coupled with hands-on workshops and interactive debates to allow participants the flexibility 

to build an itinerary that suits their personal training needs. the inclusion of multiple poster sessions will open up the possibility of an 

active role in the programme for a large number of participants. 

President: 

Alfredo cattaneo 

Scientific Secretary: 

Francisco Bonofiglio 

treasurer: 

Saul Sorotski 

Scientific committee: 

e- Posters 

gustavo elena 

claudia Arreche 

Workshops 

daniel monkowski 

carlos Salgueiro 

Residents’ Meeting 

manuel omar Berdullas (resident) 

Jannicke mellin-olsen (norway) 

gurman, gabriel (israel) 

Jorge Borel 

daniel deluca 

Nurses Sessions 

maría Fernanda leoni 

raquel Picardi 

Scientific Sessions 

guillermo navarro 

Alberto dorsa 

Adrián Alvarez 

daniel crosara 

miguel Barboza Piedras 

miguel larroque 

dora Komar 

marcelo campos 

Karina rando (Uruguay) 

carolina cabrera (chile) 

PrOFEssiOnAL COngrEss OrgAnisEr 

WcA 2012 is organised by choice live limited 

committee members: 

eduardo Perez 

roberto delgado 

claudio lozano 

carlos carbajal 

claudio tartaglia 

luis Parrile 

mario neiman 

Adolfo Venturini 

Photo contest organisers: 

Bernardo Bokser 

enrique lastiri 

Secretaries: 

maría claudia iturregui 

lorena ruffini 

maría Pía Viada Stenger

FAAAAr ExECutivE COMMittEE 




in 1936, the institution that later on gave birth to the Argentine Federation of Associations of Anaesthesia, Analgesia and 

reanimation (F.A.A.A.A.r.) was founded in Buenos Aires. 

the development of national Seminars and congresses, continuous education and the promotion of professional ethics are among 

its most relevant objectives. 

Some of the most important milestones throughout its history are: the creation of the 1st Anaesthesiology University course 

(1948), the creation of the first Argentine Journal of Anaesthesiology (1950) and the gathering and representation of more than 30 

Anaesthesia Associations from all over Argentina, for more than 50 years. 

President: 

dr. daniel crosara 

Secretary: 

dr. luis Parrile 

records and Publications Secretary: 

dr. Silvio Aldo grandi 

Scientific Secretary: 

dr. Juan carlos Schkair 

Assistant Scientific Secretary: 

dr. héctor V. martinetti 

We would like to thank all those people who have worked throughout FAAAAR’s history to achieve the goal of hosting the 

World Congress of Anaesthesiologists ® in Argentina: Perla Weissbrod, Gustavo Elena, Patricio Kelly and Alfredo Parietti. 

SPeciAl AcKnoWledgement 

treasurer: 

dr. Saúl Sorotski 

labor Affairs Secretary: 

dr. Alejandro nazra 

Assistant labor Affairs Secretary: 

dr. eduardo martella 

manpower Secretary: 

dr. daniel lópez 

Assistant manpower Secretary: 

dr. mario torres 

Voting member 1º: 

dr. claudio lozano 


dr. hugo daniel gutierrez 


dr. néstor roberto 

Voting “suppl.”: 

dr. martín Segalotti 

to dr. gonzález Varela, Argentine delegate at the holland Assembly, that led to the creation of the WFSA. 

today, at his 94 years old, he is still working and is the director of the Anaesthesia museum of the Association of 

Anaesthesia, Analgesia and reanimation of the city of Buenos Aires. 

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gEnErAL inFOrMAtiOn 

ABStrAct USB SticK 

Poster abstracts have been published electronically by the British Journal of Anaesthesia and will be available to delegates on a 

USB stick. it contains all of the abstracts for posters which have been accepted for presentation at WcA 2012. Your registration 

material includes a voucher that can be exchanged for the abstract USB stick from the Fresenius Kabi stand (no. 93 - 96) in the 

exhibition area. 

the abstracts will also be made available on the British Journal of Anaesthesia website immediately after the congress, please visit 

www.wca2012.com/bjaabstracts. 

the abstracts will be presented in the ‘el central’ building in digital poster format. A full programme of poster presentation times is 

available in the Poster Programme Supplement. 

AccommodAtion 

the official appointed travel agency for the congress, Ana Juan congresos y turismo, has a booth in Pavilion 9, close to the 

registration area, and will be pleased to help with any accommodation enquiries. the desk will be open daily at the following times: 

Sunday, 25 march 12.00 – 20.00 

monday, 26 march 08.00 – 18.00 

tuesday, 27 march 08.00 – 18.00 

Wednesday, 28 march 08.00 – 18.00 

thursday, 29 march 08.00 – 18.00 

Friday, 30 march 08.00 – 14.30 

AccomPAnYing PerSonS 

the fee for accompanying persons includes one half-day city tour, access to the opening ceremony and Welcome reception and 

the closing ceremony and Farewell Barbecue. Please note that, outside the times of the opening ceremony, Welcome reception 

and closing ceremony, the Accompanying Persons registration only permits access to the registration area in Pavilion 9 and not to 

the scientific sessions or exhibition areas. Accompanying persons can only be registered by a WcA delegate. Please see the tours 

section for details of the Accompanying Persons’ half-day city tour. 

BAdgeS 

All registered attendees of WcA 2012 will receive a name badge. Badges and tickets will be obtained onsite at the ‘Pre-registered’ 

desks in Pavilion 9 at la rural during registration hours. All attendees are required to wear their badge at all times whilst on the 

premises of la rural. lost badges are non-refundable. if you have lost your badge, a new one can be purchased from the onsite 

registration desks, on presentation of proof of your original registration and photographic i.d., at a cost of US$ 80.


certiFicAte oF AttendAnce 




Your certificate of attendance will be available to print in the registration area in Pavilion 9 from Wednesday 28 march onwards. 

You will be required to enter the code printed on the reverse of your name badge. if you do not have time to print your certificate 

or are not onsite after Wednesday, you will be able to print a copy by logging on to the congress website at any time until midnight 

(Argentinian time) on 30 April 2012 (please note that you will need to keep your name badge for the code). 

child PolicY 

All WcA 2012 delegates should be 18 years of age or older. children are not allowed in to the scientific sessions or the exhibition. if 

you require a child-minding service, you are advised to contact the concierge in your hotel. 

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U.E. M.S. 

continUing medicAl edUcAtion (cme) 

the ‘Federacion Argentina de Asociaciones de Anestesia, Analgesia y reanimacion’ and ‘15th WFSA World 

congress of Anaesthesiologists ® ’ is accredited by the european Accreditation council for continuing medical 

education (eAccme) to provide the following cme activity for medical specialists. the eAccme is an institution 

of the european Union of medical Specialists (UemS), www.uems.net. 

the ‘15th WFSA World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® ’ is designated for a maximum of (or ‘for up to’) 27 hours of european 

external cme credits. each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational 

activity. 

eAccme credits are recognised by the American medical Association towards the Physician’s recognition Award (PrA). to convert 

eAccme credit to AmA PrA category 1 credit, contact the AmA. 

cUrrencY 

the following currencies are accepted onsite: US dollar (US$) and Argentinean pesos (ArS). All prices are in US dollars (US$) which 

will be converted to Argentinean pesos at the exchange rate displayed on the day. credit card payments can be made by either 

mastercard or Visa only. 

cYBer centre 

the WcA 2012 cyber centre is kindly sponsored by careFusion and can be found on booth no. 56. the centre will be open during 

the exhibition hours. 

electricitY 

Argentina’s electricity is 220 volts, 50 hz, Ac. electricity sockets require an adaptor with either two or three angled flat pins. 

emergencY 

in an emergency at la rural, please contact the nearest member of security staff. 

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eXhiBition 

the congress exhibition showcases anaesthesia-related services and products from around the world. located in the centre of the 

congress, the exhibition will be open as follows: 

Sunday, 25 march 20.00 – 21.30 

monday, 26 to thursday, 29 march 09.30 – 17.00 

inFormAtion deSK 

A general information desk for the congress can be found in the registration area in Pavilion 9. the desk will be open daily between 

07.30 and 17.00 hrs. 

lAngUAge 

the congress official language is english but there is simultaneous translation into Spanish and Portuguese in the following rooms: 

room 1 Perito moreno 

room 2 iguazu Falls 

room 3 Puerto madryn 

in addition, simultaneous translation will be offered in a selection of sessions, as detailed in the scientific programme. All the 

workshops will be in english and Spanish (at different times). Please refer to pages 32 - 70 for details of the scientific programme. 

liABilitY & inSUrAnce 

You are advised to ensure that your travel insurance is up-to-date and that it provides you with adequate cover in the event of 

injury/medical emergency and material theft. neither the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ® nor the Federación 

Argentina de Asociaciones de Anestesia, Analgesia y reanimación nor choice live ltd (professional congress organiser) nor la 

rural will assume responsibility for injury and/or damage involving persons or property during the congress. 

loSt & FoUnd 

if you should find any items of lost property, please take them to the Queries desk in the registration area in Pavilion 9. 

medicAl SerVice/FirSt Aid 

there is a staffed First Aid and medical Service onsite throughout the congress opening times. in the event of a medical emergency, 

please contact the nearest member of security staff. 

moBile Phone PolicY 

if you have a mobile phone or a pager, please make sure that it is turned off or switched to silent operation before entering a 

scientific session room. the camera function available on certain mobile phones may not be used in the scientific sessions. 

PoSter SeSSionS 

the poster sessions will be held in the el central building, situated a short distance from Pavilion 9, on tuesday, 27 march, 

Wednesday, 28 march and thursday, 29 march. For the full schedule of presentations please refer to the Poster Programme 

Supplement.


reFreShmentS 




morning and afternoon refreshments will be served around the perimeter of the exhibition at the times stated in the programme. 

regiStrAtion 

registration desks will be open during the following times: 

Sunday, 25 march 12.00 – 21.00 

monday, 26 march 07.00 – 18.00 

tuesday, 27 march 07.00 – 18.00 

Wednesday, 28 march 07.00 – 18.00 

thursday, 29 march 07.00 – 18.00 

Friday, 30 march 07.00 – 14.30 

SecUritY 

Attendees are advised to exercise common sense, as in any major urban city. 

ShUttle BUS SerVice to lA rUrAl 

Shuttle buses will run on three routes to provide pick-up and drop-off points close to the official congress hotels. details of the 

shuttle bus routes and the timetable can be found on pages 97 - 105. 

the timings are correct at the time of going to print. For any updates please visit the information desk in Pavilion 9 at la rural. 

SmoKing PolicY 

Please note that smoking is not allowed in any of the congress venues 

SociAl eVentS 

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception: 

Sunday, 25 March, 18.00 – 21.30 

the opening ceremony will take place in room 1, Perito moreno, at la rural on Sunday, 25 march. 

doors open: 17.30 

ceremony begins: 18.00 

ceremony closes: 20.00 

Welcome reception: 20.00 – 21.30 

the welcome reception will take place in the exhibition hall where delegates can enjoy a range of refreshments. 

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Congress Dinner and Tango Show: 

Wednesday, 28 March, 20.00 - 23.30 Kindly sponsored by: 

Buenos Aires’ premier tango show, tango Porteño, has been exclusively reserved for WcA 2012 and the event is completely sold out. 

located in the centre of Buenos Aires, tango Porteño recreates the golden age of the forties, a time when tango was enjoyed in 

every corner of the city. re-live the glory days and witness the great Argentinean passion, the tango. 

the meticulous scenery and costumes at the tango Porteño create the ultimate framework to transport you to that enchanting time 

when all Buenos Aires was tango, a truly unforgettable experience. 

if you have booked your seat(s), you will have received a voucher when you collected your name badge at registration. Please take 

your voucher to the Ambu stand (no. 92) in the exhibition area where it will be exchanged for your ticket(s). dress code: casual. 

Closing Ceremony and Farewell Barbecue: 

Friday, 30 March, 13.00 – 16.00 

WcA 2012 will end with the closing ceremony and farewell barbecue from 13.00hrs on Friday, 30 march. this is a final opportunity 

to network and socialise with colleagues at WcA 2012. the closing ceremony will commence with words from the newly elected 

President of the WFSA, and a farewell speech from the President of WcA 2012, Alfredo cattaneo. 

the ceremony will end with a presentation from the hosts of the next World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® , hong Kong 2016, 

who will invite you to join them in hong Kong for the 16th WFSA World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® from 

28 August - 2 September 2016. 

the farewell barbecue will be held in the opera Pampa hall and will offer traditional Argentine barbecue food and a range of 

refreshments. A horse show and folk group will provide the final entertainment of what we hope has been a highly enjoyable 

WcA 2012. 

time Zone 

Argentina is 3 hours behind greenwich mean time (gmt -3). 

tiPPing 

Service charges are rarely included. tipping waiters in restaurants is customary (approximately 10% of the bill). 

toUrS 

the Accompanying Persons’ half-day city tour will leave from the main entrance to la rural on Av. Sarmiento. registered 

Accompanying Persons will have selected the day of their tour at the time of registration and will receive a ticket along with their 

name badge at the registration desks onsite. Please note that tickets are non-changeable and are valid only for the date and time 

stated on the ticket. 

All other tours outside the Accompanying Persons’ package will depart from the Sheraton Buenos Aires hotel & convention centre, 

1225/1275 San martin, Buenos Aires. 

For further information about the tours available and to book your tickets, please visit the booth of Ana Juan congresos y turismo, 

located close to the registration area in Pavilion 9. the opening times are listed under the accommodation section above. 

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trAnSPort 

When travelling around Buenos Aires, we recommend you use a radio taxi. these can be booked from your hotel and are very 

reasonable in price. 

USeFUl telePhone nUmBerS 

international dialling code: +54 

tourist information Buenos Aires: 4312-2232 / 0800-555-0016 

ezeiza / Aeroparque Jorge newbery: 5480-6111 

national emergency number: 911 

Police, tourism Assistance: 4346-5748 / 0800-999-5000 

Ambulance / medical emergencies: 107 

Fire department: 100 

VAlUe Added tAX (VAt) 

VAt is currently 21% in Argentina and is levied on all goods and services. if you are a visitor to Argentina from overseas, you might 

be able to reclaim the VAt on purchases. Please visit the VAt reclaim desk before going through Security at ezeiza international 

Airport. 

VenUe 

All of the following activities will take place within la rural, Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires: 

Scientific Sessions 

Workshops 

opening ceremony & Welcome reception 

closing ceremony & Farewell Barbecue 

the full address of la rural is as follows: 

la rural 

Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires 

Av. Sarmiento 2704 

c1425BAA Buenos Aires 

Website: www.larural.com.ar/ 

VieWS oF SPeAKerS 

the views expressed by the speakers at the 15th WFSA World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® do not necessarily represent or 

reflect the actions, policies or views of either the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists ® , the Federación Argentina de 

Asociaciones de Anestesia, Analgesia y reanimación or the congress organisers, choice live ltd. 

WcA orgAniSerS’ oFFiceS 

the headquarters of the WcA can be found in Pavilion 9 at la rural, close to the registration area.

FELLOWshiP PrOgrAMME 

A K Baral AFgAniStAn 

deepak tamang BhUtAn 

graciela marina cordova Pozo BoliViA 

Wilfredo Puentes colomBiA 

Junior manuel lima Aguiar cUBA 

Aqulia naqasima FiJi 

Alireza Ahmadi irAn 

Baltaga ruslan moldoVA 

mungun Banzar mongoliA 

gambold lundeg mongoliA 

magde Al Barade PAleStine 

Ahmed Awad PAleStine 

hadeel gheith PAleStine 

harry Aigeeleng PAPUA neW gUineA 

Antoine Bahati rWAndA 

rosemary murose rWAndA 

christian mukwesi mutoni rWAndA 

theoneste mwumvaneza rWAndA 

Paulin Banguti ruhato rWAndA 

theogene twagirumugabe rWAndA 

Jeanne d’Arc Uwambazimana rWAndA 

Bata Anigafatu Solomon iSlAndS 

Andrew Kintu UgAndA 

Joseph Kiwanuka UgAndA 

Stephen ttendo UgAndA 




twenty five young anaesthesiologists from thirteen different countries will be attending the World congress in Buenos Aires. their 

expenses are being underwritten by generous grants from Baxter, the national societies of Australia, canada, Japan, new Zealand, 

norway and the United Kingdom and an independent donor. these anaesthesiologists have been chosen on the basis of merit and 

need from a worldwide competition that had 108 entries. many of them will be presenting posters at the meeting. 

the importance of these anaesthesiologists cannot be overestimated. these are the future leaders of our speciality. the benefits 

they will gain from attending the congress, meeting their peers and building lasting relationships will be inestimable. We are very 

proud of these young anaesthesiologists and ask you to give them a special welcome to the 15th WFSA World congress of 

Anaesthesiologists ® . 

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sPOnsOrs 

WcA 2012 would like to recognise the following industry sponsors who have made a significant contribution to the success of this 

congress. For more information about these companies please visit them in the exhibition hall. 

PlAtinUm SPonSorS 

gold SPonSorS 

SilVer SPonSorS

Key 

Ana Juan Accommodation & Tours Booth 

Exhibitor Services and Expobaires 

Ana Juan Accommodation & Tours Booth 

Offices: 

Exhibitor Services and Expobaires 

WFSA 

Offices: Congress Organising Committee 

WFSA ChoiceLive 

Congress Organising Committee 

Speaker Ready Room 

ChoiceLive 

Speaker Delegate Ready Room Bag Collection 

Delegate 


Bag 

Meeting 

Collection 

Rooms 1& 2 

WFSA Entrance Meeting Rooms from Car 1& Park 2 




COngrEss CEntrE FLOOr PLAn Sala 

Key 

Entrance from Car Park 

Poster Presentations 

Poster Presentations 

Faculty 

Lounge 

Faculty 

Lounge 

First Floor 

Sala 

Ceibo 

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Opera 

Pampa 

Hall 

First Floor Nogal 

Sala 

Ceibo 

C 

Sala 

Ceibo 

B 

Opera 

Pampa 

Hall 

Sala 

Ceibo 

A 

Sala 

Ceibo 

B 

Sala 

Nogal 

Room 2 

Sala 

Ceibo 

A 

Room 2 

Room 10 

20 

Roo 

Room 12 

Regi 

A 

Main Entra 

Main Entrance Av. Sarmie 

Av. Sarmiento

ts 

m 10 Room 9 

nce 

nto 

Room 12 

21 


Room 1 

Registration 

Area 

Room 4 

Room 8 

Room 3 

Room 7 

Room 15 

Refreshments 

Exhibition 

Area 

Room 11 

Room 6 

Room 5 

Room 13 

Refreshments 

Room 17 

Room 16 

Room 14 

Refreshments 

Room 1 Perito Moreno 

Room 2 Iguazú Falls 

Room 3 Puerto Madryn 

Room 4 Bariloche 

Room 5 Aconcagua 

Room 6 Humahuaca 

Room 7 Tafi del Valle 

Room 8 Ushuaia 

Room 9 Iberá 

Room 10 Calamuchita 

Room 11 Mar del Plata 

Room 12 Talampaya 

Room 13 La Boca 

Room 14 Abasto 

Room 15 Palermo 

Room 16 San Telmo 

Room 17 Puerto Madero

PrOgrAMME At A gLAnCE 




SPANISH SESSIONS INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA PORTUGUESE SESSIONS UPDATE LECTURE 

Sunday, March 25th 

18:00 - 21:30 Opening Cerermony followed by Welcome Reception 

Monday, March 26th 

Date Room 1 

PERITO MORENO 

08:30 - 10:30 1 

general Paediatrics 

Room 2 

IGUAZU FALLS 

2 

critical care: 

transfusion 

Room 3 

PUERTO 

MADRYN 

3 

total intravenous 

Anaesthesia: What 

do i have to know to 

perform tiVA? 

Room 4 

BARILOCHE 

4 

general issues 

in Spanish 

Room 5 

ACONCAGUA 

5 

information 

technology and 

Anaesthesia 

Room 6 

HUMAHUACA 

6 

Postgraduate training 

and continuous 

medical education/ 

continuous Professional 

development 

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 

11:00 - 13:00 13 

general Pediatrics 

14 

interventions to 

improve patient's 

outcome: Surgical 

Stress 

13:00 - 14:30 Break 

14:30 -15:15 STATE OF 

THE ART: 

characteristics of 

anaesthesia at 3,600 

mts above sea level. 

molina Peñaranda, 

Jorge (Bolivia) 

STATE OF 

THE ART: 

Anaesthesiology: 

from Patient Safety 

to Population 

outcomes. tremper, 

Kevin (USA) 

15 


Anaesthesia: tiVA 

and Quality 

STATE OF 

THE ART: 

long term 

anaesthetic 

outcomes. Saager, 

leif (USA) 

16 

critical care 

14:30 -18:00 

1st International 

Meeting of 

Anesthesiology 

Residents 

17 

11:00-12:30 

orthopaedics 

Anaesthesia 

13:00 - 14:30 

industry Symposium 

18 

Airway management 

STATE OF THE ART: 

Stress models, ageing 

and neurogenesis: 

potential impact on 

the post-anaesthesia 

cognitive impairment. 

Argibay, Pablo 

(Argentina) SPAniSh 

STATE OF THE ART LECTURES 

Room 7 

TAFI DEL VALLE 

7 

Anaesthesia in 

elderly Patients 

19 

11:00-12:30 


elderly Patients 

13:00 - 14:30 


Room 8 

USHUAIA 

8 

Quality & Safety: 

improving Quality 

and Safety in 

Anaesthesia 

20 

Quality and Safety: 

checklists and the 

culture of Safety in 

Anaesthesia 

STATE OF 

THE ART: 

Why should we 

develop a wellness 

programme? how 

to do it? roizen, 

michael (USA) 

15:15 - 15:30 Coffee Break Coffee 

15:30 - 17:30 25 

regional Anaesthesia 

in Paediatrics 

26 



outcome: Fluid 

management 

27 


Anaesthesia: tiVA 

in paediatrics and 

sedation in the 

elderly 

29 

critical care: Sepsis 

30 

Airway management 

31 

general issues in 

Portuguese 1 

32 

Post Anaesthesia 

care Unit 

(PAcU) 

22

ts 

23 


SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION SPANISH/PORTUGUESE 

Room 9 

IBERA 

9 

chronic Pain 

21 

11:00-12:30 

chronic Pain 

13:00 - 14:30 


15:00 - 15:25 State 

of the Art monitoring 

of the balance 

between noci and 

antinociception. 

Barvais, luc 

(Belgium) 

Break 

33 

chronic Pain 

Room 10 

CALAMUCHITA 

10 

WFSA regional 

Section clASA 

22 

WFSA regional 

Section: eSA Panel 

STATE OF 

THE ART: 

current and future 

Status of Ambulatory 

Anaesthesia. glass, 

Peter (USA) 

34 

highlights and 

challenges in 

Anaesthesia - WFSA 

regional Section 

AArS 

Room 11 

MAR DEL PLATA 

11 

Update on 

cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation 

Spanish 

23 

cPr 

cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation 

Room 12 

TALAMPAYA 

Very limited Seating 

12 

escoliosis: two 

perspectives. do they 

merge? 

Workshop Programme 

Room 13 

LA BOCA 

WS25 

08:00 to 12:00 

BASIC TEE 

WORKSHOP 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

gabriel mena 

co-chairman: 

dilip thakar 

Room 14 

ABASTO 

WS32 

08:00 to 12:00 

TRAUMA CARE 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

James cain 

co-chairman: Peter 

Firth 

Room 15 

PALERMO 

WS13 

08:00 to 12:00 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN THORACIC 

SURGERY 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: edmond 

cohen 

co-chairman: 

miguel Barbosa 

Piedras 

Break 12:00 - 14:00 Break 

STATE OF 

THE ART: 

Stem cells: myths 

and reality. geffner, 

luis (Argentina) 

35 

education: Useful 

Strategies: 

Assessment of 

training 

14:30 - 15:30 

Future directions in 

clinical research 

36 

current ethical dilemmas 

in research 

(in Spanish) 

WS23 

14:00 to 18:00 

ADVANCED 

TEE 

WORKSHOP 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

gabriel mena 

co-chairman: 

dilip thakar 

WS39 & WS40 

14.00 to 16.00 

(ENGLISH) 

16.00 to 18.00 

(SPANISH) 

ANAESTHESIOLOGY 

AND ANIMALS. 

SPECIAL 

FEATURES OF 

ANAESTHESIOLOGY 

IN DIFFERENT 

ANIMAL 

SPECIES 

chairman: 

Pablo otero 

WS14 

14:00 to 18:00 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN THORACIC 

SURGERY 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

edmond cohen 

co-chairman: 


Piedras 

Room 16 

SAN 

TELMO 

WS1 & WS2 

08.00 to 10.00 

(ENGLISH) 

10.00 to 12.00 

(SPANISH) 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN OPHTHALMIC 

SURGERY 

chairman: 

ezzat Aziz 

co-chairman: 

daniel turquenich 

WS20 

14:00 to 17:00 

MECHANICAL 

VENTILATION 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

roque company 

teuler 

Room 17 

PUERTO 

MADERO 

WS5 

08:00 to 12:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN ADULTS 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 


co-chairman: 


WS6 

14:00 to 18:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN ADULTS 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 


co-chairman: 

carlos Salgueiro


Tuesday, March 27th 

Date Room 1 

PERITO MORENO 

Room 2 

IGUAZU FALLS 





08:30 - 10:30 37 

Paediatric 

Anaesthesia: Special 

issues 

38 



outcome: 

cardiovascular 

outcomes 

Room 3 

PUERTO 

MADRYN 

39 


Anaesthesia: clinical 

and technological 

monitoring of 

anaesthesia 

components 

Room 4 

BARILOCHE 

40 

mechanisms of 

Perioperative 

neurotoxicity 

Room 5 

ACONCAGUA 

41 

Ambulatory Panel. 

State of the Art in 

Ambulatory Practice 

Room 6 

HUMAHUACA 

42 



11:00 - 13:00 49 

11:00-13:30 

Paediatric 

Anaesthesia: critical 

care 

50 



outcome: 

cardiovascular 

outcomes 

51 

Sedation and offsite 

Anaesthesia 

52 

Perioperative 

cognitive 

dysfunction (Pocd) 

13:00 - 14:00 WFSA General 

Assembly 

14:00 - 15:30 (by invitation only) 

14:00 - 15:30 


15:30 - 17:30 61 

neonatology 

Wednesday, March 28th 

08:30 - 10:30 73 


62 



outcome: 

epidemiology & 

health Services 

74 

Acute Pain 

63 

current trends 

in Ambulatory 

Anaesthesia & 

Perioperative 

management: Patient 

safety is Paramount 

75 

critical care: drugs 

64 

Perioperative 

cognitive 

dysfunction (Pocd) 

76 

depth of Anaesthesia 


10:45 - 11:30 UPDATE LECTURE: 

An update on 

consciousness 

monitoring - what 

is the best monitor 

and what is the 

best way to use it. 

hemmerling, thomas 

(canada) 

UPDATE LECTURE: 

how our brain learns. 

himmelseher, Sabine 

(germany) 


An update on new 

anticoagulants and 

antiplatelets. ng, 

Jacobus KF 

(hong Kong) 


hippocratic 

ethics and 

modern medicine. 

Askitopoulou, helen 

(greece) 

53 

Ambulatory Panel. 



65 

An insight of 

Anaesthesia in china 

77 

Pharmacogenomics 


Spanish system 

for the information 

of incidents in 

anaesthesia 

(SPAniSh) gómez- 

Arnau, Juan ignacio 

(Spain) 

Break 

54 


in Spanish 

66 

issues in thoracic 

Anaesthesia 

78 

mechanical Ventilation 


neonatal Surgery in rural 

Africa. newton, mark 

(South Africa) 

Room 7 


43 


Strategies: 

international 

educational Aid 

55 


Strategies: WFSA 

training Programmes 

14:00 - 15:30 


67 

16:00-17:30 

education: 

Useful Strategies 

duplication of efforts 

- debate 

79 

history of regional 

Anaesthesia 


trends in neonatal 


last 30 years. 

Awalegaonkar - 

Kulkarni, Bharati 

(india) 

Room 8 

USHUAIA 

44 


Standards for global 

Quality improvement 

in Anaesthesia 

56 


the WFSA and Safer 

Anaesthesia – global 

challenges and 

Potential Solutions 

68 

16:00-17:30 

Anaesthesia 

in robotic & 

laparoscopic 

Surgery 

80 

08:00 - 11:30 

developing the 

ideal Anaesthetic 

department 

11:30 - 13:00 Harold Griffith Symposium: Lifebox: Global Oximetry Project (Room 1) 

13:00-14:30 

14:30 - 15:15 STATE OF THE ART: 

Ultrasound 

for regional 

Anaesthesia: where 

are we today? chan, 

Vincent (USA) 


liberal vs restricted 

Fluid regimen in 

Bowel Surgery. gan, 

tong J (USA) 

Break 


Fragile Brains: 

impact of 

Anaesthetics in 

the Young and the 

elderly. cottrell, 

James (USA) 


Statins in 

Anaesthesia. Foex, 

Pierre (UK) 

13:00 - 14:30 



the most reknowned 

anaesthesiologists of 

latin America. Aldrete, 

Antonio (USA) 


15:30 - 17:30 85 


86 

Acute Pain 

87 

ciritical care: drugs 

88 

Pharmacology: 

optimising drug 

Administration by 

the use of Smart 

monitoring 

89 

Pharmacology: 

opioids 

90 

mechanical Ventilation 


13:00 - 14:30 


91 

history of regional 

Anaesthesia 


Sensitisation and 

neuroplasticity: 

the role in chronic 

Pain States. Schug, 

Stephan (Australia) 

92 

debate: You Should 

train Your own 

Anaesthesiologists! 

24

ts 

25 



Room 9 

IBERA 

45 

neurosurgery 

57 

neurosurgery 

14:00 - 15:30 


69 

16:00-17:30 

neurosurgery 

81 

critical care: Burnt 

Patients - Spanish 


Functional 

haemodynamic 

parameters (SPV, 

PPV, SVV) – 

temptations and 

pitfalls. Perel, Azriel 

(israel) 

13:00 - 14:30 


93 

critical care: Burnt 

Patients -Spanish 

Room 10 

CALAMUCHITA 

46 

new Knowledge 

about recovery after 

Aneasthesia and 

Surgery 

58 

Perioperative 

echocardiography in 

the 21st century 

70 

Perioperative 

echocardiography in 

the 21st century 

82 

Pre Anaesthetic 

clinical evaluation 

(PAce) clinic 


11:00 - 11:30 

ischaemic 

Preconditioning 

de hert, Stefan 

(Belgium) 


Protection against 

ischaemia and 

reperfusion injury. 

Bosnjak, Zeljko (USA) 

94 

residency 

Assessment 

Room 11 

MAR DEL PLATA 

47 

08:30 - 11:00 

WFSA Sedation task 

Force 

59 

11:15 - 13:00 


Portuguese 2 

Break 

71 

BJA research 

Session 

83 

08:30 - 11:30 

Paediatric cardiac 

Anaesthesia 

Break 


Perioperative heart 

Failure: evaluation 

and pharmacological 

management. 

drenger, Benjamin 

(israel) 

95 

thoracic Anaesthesia 

in Paediatrics 

Room 12 

TALAMPAYA 


48 

Best of ceeA lectures 

72 

15.30 - 16.30 

european diploma: 

educational tool for a 

high academic standard. 

goldik, Zeev 

84 

08:30-09:30 

oximetry video - Spanish 

14:15 - 15:15 

trauma Anaesthesiology 

Society meeting 

96 

Annual meeting of the 

international Society for 

the Perioperative care 

of the obese Patient 

(iSPcoP) 


Room 13 

LA BOCA 

WS16 

08:00 to 12:00 

AIRWAY 

MANAGEMENT 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

Pedro charco 

co-chairman: 

gustavo garcia 

Fornari 

WS17 

14:00 to 18:00 

AIRWAY 

MANAGEMENT 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Pedro charco 

co-chairman: gustavo 

garcia Fornari 

Room 14 

ABASTO 

WS9 

08:00 to 12:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

giorgio ivani 

WS10 

14:00 to 18:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: Belen de 

José maria galve 


WS18 

08:00 to 12:00 

AIRWAY 

MANAGEMENT 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Pedro charco 

co-chairman: 


Fornari 

WS19 

14:00 to 18:00 

AIRWAY 

MANAGEMENT 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

Pedro charco 

co-chairman: 


Fornari 

WS11 

08:00 to 12:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Belen de José 

maria galve 

WS12 

14:00 to 18:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

giorgio ivani 

Room 15 

PALERMO 

WS15 

08:00 to 12:00 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN THORACIC 

SURGERY 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

edmond cohen 

co chairman: 


Piedras 

12:00 - 14:00 Break 

WS26 

14:00 to 18:00 

CARDIOPUL- 

MONARY 

REANIMATION - 

RCP (ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

hugo Perrin turenne 

WS24 

08:00 to 12:00 

BASIC TEE 

WORKSHOP 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

gabriel mena 

co-chairman: dilip 

thakar 

12:00 - 14:00 Break 

WS43 

14:00 to 18:00 

ADVANCED 

TEE 

WORKSHOP 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

gabriel mena 

co-chairman: 

dilip thakar 

Room 16 

SAN 

TELMO 

WS38 

08:00 to 12:00 

CARDIOPUL- 

MONARY 

REANIMATION - 

RCP 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

hugo Perrin 

turenne 

WS28 

14:00 to 18:00 

TOTAL 

INTRAVENOUS 

ANAESTHESIA -TIVA 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

Pablo Sepulveda 

WS3 & WS4 

08.00–10.00 

(English) 

10.00–12.00 

(Spanish) 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN Ophthalmic 

SURGERY 

chairman: 

ezzat Aziz 

co-chairman: 

daniel turquenich 

WS30 

14:00 to 18:00 

TOTAL 

INTRAVENOUS 

ANAESTHESIA 

- TIVA 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Juan Jose capria 

Room 17 

PUERTO 

MADERO 

WS41 

10:30 to 12:00 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN HUMANITARIAN 

ORGANISATIONS 

chairman: 

martin roth 

WS36 & WS37 

14.00 to 16.00 

(ENGLISH) 

16.00 to 18.00 

(SPANISH) 

ULTRASOUND- 

GUIDED 

NEUROAXIAL AND 

ABDOMINAL WALL 

BLOCKS 

chairman: Anahi Perlas 

WS27 

08:00 to 12:00 

CARDIOPU- 

LMONARY 

REANIMATION 

- RCP 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

hugo Perrin 

turenne 

WS42 

14:00 to 18:00 

NURSES 

WORKSHOP 

(ENGLISH)


Thursday, March 29th 

Date Room 1 

PERITO MORENO 

Room 2 

IGUAZU FALLS 





08:30 - 10:30 97 

obstetric 

Anaesthesia 

98 


morbid obesity 

Room 3 

PUERTO 

MADRYN 

99 

critical care 

Room 4 

BARILOCHE 

100 

Battlefield and 

mass casualties 

resuscitation 

Room 5 

ACONCAGUA 

101 

8:30-10:45 

Pharmacology 

Room 6 

HUMAHUACA 

102 


cardiovascular Surgery 


11:00 - 13:00 109 

obstetric 

Anaesthesia 

13:00 - 14:30 

14:30 -15:15 UPDATE LECTURE: 

the right ventricle 

and its implications 

during anaesthesia 

and intensive care. 

Wouters, Patrick 

(Belgium) 


15:30 - 17:30 121 

obstetric 

Anaesthesia 

Friday, March 30th 

110 




ophthalmic regional 

anaesthesia for 

modern ophthalmic 

surgery. Kumar, 

chandra (Singapore) 

122 



111 

monitoring in cardiac 

Patients 

15:00 - 15:30 


Septic 

cardiomyopathy: 

From Basic 

research to clinical 

implications. hoeft, 

Andreas (germany) 

123 

monitoring 

Break 

112 

critical care: high 

risk 


Perioperative 

thermoregulation and 

heat balance. Kurz, 

Andrea (USA) 

124 

critical care: 

infections 

113 

Pharmacology: 

muscle relaxants 


Perioperative 

infections. turan, 

Alparslan (USA) 

125 

Pharmacology: 

muscle relaxants 

114 




A rational approach 

to perioperative fluid 

management. Jacob, 

matthias (germany) 

126 



08:00 - 08:45 nurses central lecture: 

the role of the nurse in 

catastrophe situations 

08:30 - 10:30 133 

obstetric 

Anaesthesia 

134 

regional Aneasthesia 

& Pain in Paediatrics 

135 

thoracic epidural: 

towards a stress free 

anaesthesia? 

136 

general 

Pharmacology 

137 

tissue Perfusion and 

oxygenation 

138 

09:00-11:00 

nUrSeS Session 

(translation into Spanish 

& Portuguese) 


11:00 - 13:00 145 

obstetric 

Anaesthesia 

146 

trauma in Paediatric 

Patients 

147 

Fast track 

148 

Anaesthesia: general 

issues 

149 

tissue Perfusion and 

oxygenation 

150 

11:30-13:30 

nUrSeS Session 

(translation into Spanish 

& Portuguese) 


Room 7 


103 

general topics in 

transplantation 

115 

renal, cardiac and 

lung transplant 

13:30 - 14:15 



15:00 - 15:30 

civil-military regional 

anesthesia. Kucik, 

corry (USA) 

127 

liver transplant 

139 

09:00-11:00 

nUrSeS Session - 

Spanish 

151 

11:30-13:30 

nUrSeS Session - 

Spanish 

13:00 - 14:00 Closing Ceremony, followed by Farewell Barbecue 

Room 8 

USHUAIA 

104 


Portuguese 3 

116 

management of a 

modern Anesthesia 

department: effective 

Use of resources to 

create excellence: 

Session i 


the role of Stroke 

Volume Variation as 

a predictor of Fluid 

responsiveness and 

intraoperative Fluid 

optimisation: Why 

Fly Blind if you have a 

gPS? mena, gabriel 

(USA) Spanish 

128 

management of a 

modern Anesthesia 

department: effective 

Use of resources to 

create excellence: 

Session ii 

140 

malignant 

hyperthermia 

152 

malignant 

hyperthermia 

26

ts 

27 



Room 9 

IBERA 

105 

Professional 

Wellbeing in 

Anaesthesiologists 

117 

11:00-12:30 

trauma: current 

topics (Spanish) 

129 

trauma: we are all 

potential patients 

(Spanish) 

141 


hepato-Pancreato- 

Biliary Surgery 

153 


in Spanish 

Room 10 

CALAMUCHITA 

106 

Patient Safety & 

liability Session i: 

Adverse outcomes 

and medical 

malpractice: Ways 

to improve Patient 

Safety 

118 

Patient Safety & 

liability Session ii: 

trends in medical 

malpractice 

Room 11 

MAR DEL PLATA 

107 

innovative 

educational 

Approaches 

119 

innovative 

educational 

Approaches 

Room 12 

TALAMPAYA 


108 

course: nephrology 

concepts for 

Anaesthesiologists in 

Spanish 

120 

course in Spanish: 

nephrology concepts for 



Room 13 

LA BOCA 

WS7 

08:00 to 12:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN ADULTS 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 


co-chairman: 


Room 14 

ABASTO 

WS21 

08:00 to 11:00 

MECHANICAL 

VENTILATION 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

roque company 

teuler 

Room 15 

PALERMO 

Break 12:00 - 14:00 Break 



and “green 

hospital”. macaire, 

Philippe (United Arab 

emirates) 

130 

medico-legal issues 

142 

08:30-10:45 

Anaesthesia: general 

issues 

154 

FAAAAr: education 

in latin America: 

An interactive 

experience 

50th Anniversary of 

the confederation 

of latin American 

Societies of 


(clASA) (in Spanish 

with translation to 

english) 

131 

current trends 

in Ambulatory 


Spanish 

143 



outcome: Persistent 

incisional Pain 

155 


Fluid management 


ophthalmic anaesthesia 

in latin America. galindo 

Arias, manuel (colombia) 

Spanish 

15:30 - 16:30 

Update lecture: 

Anaesthetic management 

of an adult patient with 

noonan syndrome. 

Santos gracia, José 

(cuba) Spanish 

144 

08:30-09:30 

how to avoid disasters in the 

operating room, 

Artega rafael (USA) 

09:30-10:30 

Battlefield resuscitation & 

transport, 

Kucik, corrry Jeb (USA) 

156 

identification and 

management of cardiac 

Arrhythmias - Spanish 

WS8 

14:00 to 18:00 

REGIONAL 

ANAESTHESIA 

IN ADULTS 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: daniel 

monkowski 

co-chairman: 


WS22 

14:00 to 17:00 

MECHANICAL 

VENTILATION 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

roque company 

teuler 

WS33 

14:00 to 18:00 

NURSES 

WORKSHOP 

(SPANISH) 

Room 16 

SAN 

TELMO 

WS31 

08:00 to 12:00 

TOTAL 

INTRAVENOUS 

ANAESTHESIA 

- TIVA 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

Pablo Sepulveda 

WS29 

14:00 to 18:00 

TOTAL 

INTRAVENOUS 

ANAESTHESIA 

- TIVA 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Juan Jose capria 

Room 17 

PUERTO 

MADERO 

WS34 

08:00 to 12:00 

AIRWAY IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(ENGLISH) 

chairman: 

Vicente torres 

Pedros 

co-chairman: 

Pedro charco 

WS35 

14:00 to 18:00 

AIRWAY IN 

PAEDIATRICS 

(SPANISH) 

chairman: 

Vicente torres 

Pedros 

co-chairman: 

Pedro charco

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Abdelmalek Basem USA 

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Afshan gauhar PAKiStAn 

Akca ozan USA 

Albrecht Sven germAnY 

Aldrete Jorge Antonio USA 

Allegroti hernan ArgentinA 

Amorim Pedro PortUgAl 

Alvarez Adrián ArgentinA 

Alvarez Julian SPAin 

Alvarez gomez José A. SPAin 

Anderson Brian neW ZeAlAnd 

Andres Janusz PolAnd 

Argibay Pablo ArgentinA 

Arguello Becket nicArAgUA 

Askitopoulou helen greece 

Augoustides John USA 

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Avila marcela chile 

Awad Ahmed PAleStine 

Awalegaonkar - Kulkarni Bharati indiA 

Ayele Yemane ethioPiA 

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Aziz ezzat egYPt 

Aziz lutful BAnglAdeSh 

Azocar ruben USA 

Bacon douglas USA 

Bahati Antoine rWAndA 

Ball christine AUStrAliA 

Baltayian Sarkis USA 

Banzar mungun mongoliA 

Baraka Anis leBAnon 

Barbeito Atilio USA 

Barbera manuel SPAin 

Barboza Piedras miguel ArgentinA 

Barreiro gonzalo UrUgUAY 

Barrios Juan carlos ArgentinA 

Barrios Alarcón Jorge BrAZil 

Barry laura Alejandra ArgentinA 

Barvais luc BelgiUm 

Basigalup osvaldo ArgentinA 

Bassell gerry USA 

Bazerque Fernando ArgentinA 

Beavis Vanessa neW ZeAlAnd 

Bekker Alex USA 

Belani Kumar USA 

Belloso Waldo ArgentinA 

Bendo Audree USA 

Berdullas manuel omar ArgentinA 

Bergese Sergio USA 

Berman Jeffrey USA 

Bick Julian USA 

Bilotta Federico itAlY 

Birnbach david USA 

Bjornestad elin norWAY 

Blank randal USA 

Böhm Stephan SWitZerlAnd 

Borgeat Alain SWitZerlAnd 

Bosenberg Adrian USA 

Bosnjak Zeljko USA 

Bracho nerio VeneZUelA 

Brattebo guttorm norWAY 

Brown Jessica USA 

Brudney charles USA 





Brunner Josef SWitZerlAnd 

Buggy donal roi 

Buwei Yu chinA 

Byhahn christian germAnY 

cabrera carolina chile 

cain James USA 

calabrese gustavo UrUgUAY 

caldentey claudio ArgentinA 

campos Javier USA 

campos gustavo ArgentinA 

campos mauricio chile 

candiotti Keith USA 

capdevila Xavier FrAnce 

capria Juan José ArgentinA 

capurro Julian ArgentinA 

caputo daniel ArgentinA 

cardoso monica BrAZil 

carli Franco cAnAdA 

carlson douglas USA 

carmona maria BrAZil 

carneiro Fernando BrAZil 

carroll ivette PAnAmA 

carvalho Jose cAnAdA 

carvalho Brendan USA 

casais marcela ArgentinA 

casillas/Sánchez Bernardette meXico 

casta Alfonso USA 

castellani leonardo ArgentinA 

cata Juan USA 

cavagna Alejandro ArgentinA 

cavalcanti lima luciana BrAZil 

cavallieri Silvana chile 

ceballos martin ArgentinA 

celso nicolas ArgentinA 

centurion Fernando PArAgUAY 

cerda Sergio chile 

chacon renato chile 

chan Vincent cAnAdA 

chan Yoo Kuen mAlAYSiA 

chan Yew Weng SingAPore 

charris hernan USA 

chandra Susilo indoneSiA 

charco Pedro SPAin 

cherian meena SWitZerlAnd 

cheung chi Wai hong Kong 

chung Frances cAnAdA 

cifuentes mónica gUAtemAlA 

cohen edmond USA 

coll loha roberto c. ArgentinA 

collado raul ArgentinA 

collins Jeremy USA 

coloma margarita ecUAdor 

company teuler roque SPAin 

cónsoli ilse ArgentinA 

cook daniel USA 

cooper richard cAnAdA 

cortes carlos meXico 

cortinez Fernandez ignacio chile 

corujo Alejandro UrUgUAY 

costantino carolina ArgentinA 

cote charles USA 

cottrell James USA 

cowles charles USA 

crosa carlos ArgentinA 

crosara daniel ArgentinA 


cutter thomas USA 

da conceicao mario BrAZil 

da conceição diogo BrAZil 

dahl Vegard norWAY 

dasan Jay UK 

dash hari hara indiA 

dawes robert UK 

de Andrés José SPAin 

de Armendi Alberto Jose USA 

de domini Juan ArgentinA 

de hert Stefan BelgiUm 

de José maría galve Belen SPAin 

de la cuadra Juan chile 

de leon casasola oscar USA 

de Paula Posso irimar BrAZil 

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de Soto hernando USA 

deegan robert USA 

deiner Stacie USA 

della rocca giorgio itAlY 

demaria Samuel USA 

denault Andre cAnAdA 

desiderio dawn USA 

devereaux Philip cAnAdA 

dimitrova galina USA 

diwan Sandeep indiA 

doberenz doris therese UK 

dobson michael UK 

dodds chris UK 

domenech gonzalo ArgentinA 

dominguez garcía maría Ximena ArgentinA 

domino Karen USA 

dos reis rodrigues roseny BrAZil 

drenger Benjamin iSrAel 

duarte nadia BrAZil 

duarte Juan carlos VeneZUelA 

dutton richard USA 

duval neto gastao BrAZil 

eaton michael USA 

echeverria marco VeneZUelA 

eckenhoff roderic USA 

ecoffey claude FrAnce 

ehrenfeld Jesse USA 

eichhorn, md John h. USA 

engbers Frank netherlAndS 

engelhard Kristin germAnY 

enright Angela cAnAdA 

espada lahoz daniel BrAZil 

evers Alex S. USA 

ezri tiberiu iSrAel 

Falabella Andrés USA 

Fang Xiangming chinA 

Feiner John USA 

Fernando roshan UK 

Ferndandes marcelino Jager BrAZil 

Ferrando ortolá carlos SPAin 

Ferson david USA 

Filpe mariano ArgentinA 

Findlay Jim USA 

Finucane Brendan cAnAdA 

Firth Paul USA 

Fischer lars germAnY 

Fischer gregory USA 

Fisher Quentin USA 

Fleischut Peter USA 

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Foex Pierre UK 

Folle Valentina UrUgUAY 

Franco carlo USA 

Frass michael AUStriA 

Fuentes Puga Vicente meXico 

Furno Jose luis ArgentinA 

Fusco maria marta ArgentinA 

gaitini luis iSrAel 

galindo Arias manuel colomBiA 

gan tong J USA 

garcía Arrigoni Silvia ArgentinA 

garcia casalia Arturo ArgentinA 

garcia Fornari gustavo ArgentinA 

garcia-Fernandez Javier SPAin 

garg rajnish Kumar indiA 

garrido Pedro SPAin 

gastaldi maría Victoria ArgentinA 

gatt Stephen AUStrAliA 

gavin Kenny UK 

geddawy mohamed SAUdi ArABiA 

geffner luis ecUAdor 

gelb Adrian USA 

gillies robyn AUStrAliA 

gin tony hong Kong 

glance laurent USA 

glas Kathryn USA 

glass Peter USA 

glover chris USA 

goldik Zeev iSrAel 

gomar carmen SPAin 

gomez- Arnau 

diaz-canabate Juan ignacio SPAin 

gonzalez Silvana Andrea ArgentinA 

gonzalez Allen oscar PArAgUAY 

gottlieb Alexandru USA 

gottumukkala Vijaya USA 

goucke roger AUStrAliA 

gouvea glauber BrAZil 

gouveia marildo BrAZil 

gracia Jose Santos cUBA 

green david UK 

greif robert t. SWitZerlAnd 

grichnik Kathy USA 

grimblatt gustavo ArgentinA 

gropper michael USA 

groudine Scott USA 

gupta Pratyush indiA 

gurman gabriel iSrAel 

hadzic Admir USA 

hagberg carin A USA 

haylock loor carolina hondUrAS 

heguilen ricardo ArgentinA 

hemmerling thomas cAnAdA 

hemmings hugh USA 

henthorn thomas USA 

hiltebrand luzius SWitZerlAnd 

himmelseher Sabine germAnY 

hoeft Andreas germAnY 

housmans Philippe USA 

howell Paul UK 

hwang nian chih SingAPore 

ibañez martí maite SPAin 

ibarra Pedro colomBiA 

iglesias Jorge luis ArgentinA 

ilfeld Brian USA 


ilic Juan Pablo chile 

imbelloni luiz eduardo BrAZil 

inada eiichi JAPAn 

irwin michael hong Kong 

isaza restrepo Andrés colomBiA 

ivani giorgio itAlY 

Jackson timothy USA 

Jacob matthias germAnY 

Jacob rebecca indiA 

Jagannathan Balavenkatasubramanian 

indiA 

Janicki Piotr USA 

Jayaraman lakshmi indiA 

Jevtovic-todoravic Vesna USA 

Jonas max UK 

Jones daniel USA 

Jones Stephanie USA 

Joshi girish USA 

Justiniano elizabeth BoliViA 

Kabon Barbara AUStriA 

Kehl Franz germAnY 

Khan Fauzia Anis PAKiStAn 

Khater Yehia egYPt 

Kimatian Stephen USA 

Kirov mikhail rUSSiA 

Knape hans netherlAndS 

Kochs eberhard germAnY 

Kofke Andrew USA 

Koht Antoun USA 

Konstadt Steve USA 

Kozek-langenecker Sibylle AUStri 

Krauss Juan ArgentinA 

Kucik corry Jeb USA 

Kuczkowski Krzysztof USA 

Kumar chandra SingAPore 

Kurz Andrea USA 

la Palma Julio ArgentinA 

lacassie hector chile 

landau ruth USA 

lanier William USA 

larrea Belén chile 

lassalle Pablo ArgentinA 

leal Alves rodrigo BrAZil 

lebedinski Konstantin rUSSiA 

lee chingmuh USA 

lee lorri USA 

lemmens hendrikus USA 

leon Alvaro chile 

leoni Fernanda ArgentinA 

lerman Jerrold USA 

lertakyamanee Jariya thAilAnd 

leslie Kate AUStrAliA 

lettini roxana Karina ArgentinA 

levine Adam USA 

leykin Yigal itAlY 

lima cavalcanti ismar BrAZil 

lindfors Pirjo FinlAnd 

ljungqvist olle SWeden 

lisbon Alan USA 

lobo errol USA 

lonnqvist Per Arne SWeden 

lopez gabriela UrUgUAY 

lopez Ana m SPAin 

loPeZ luis USA 

lopez rodriguez marta Sofia cUBA 


lotsch Jorn germAnY 

luginbuehl martin SWitZerlAnd 

lundgren christina SoUth AFricA 

lutke claudia BrAZil 

macaire Philippe UAe 

machareth de Souza Kleber BrAZil 

maddali madan omAn 

maddirala Subrahmanyam indiA 

mahajan ravi UK 

malhotra Vinod USA 

malito mauricio BrAZil 

mantz Jean FrAnce 

marcondes castiglia Yara BrAZil 

margarson michael UK 

mark Jonathan USA 

marquez Xavier VeneZUelA 

martin claude FrAnce 

martin lynn USA 

martínez Jose navarro SPAin 

martinez Pelayo Franscisco Javier meXico 

martinez Pons Vicente SPAin 

martins márcio de Pinho BrAZil 

martins chaves itagyba BrAZil 

marx gernot germAnY 

mason Keira USA 

maurtua marco USA 

mcdougall rob AUStrAliA 

mcgee William USA 

mcKeown Jason USA 

medina marino meXico 

medina Zuñiga Veimar rómulo ArgentinA 

meistelman claude FrAnce 

mellin-olsen Jannicke norWAY 

mena gabriel e. USA 

mendes Pereira Ana BrAZil 

meni Battaglia Vanina ArgentinA 

merry Alan neW ZeAlAnd 

mesa mesa Alonso USA 

mets Berend USA 

miguens Fernando luis ArgentinA 

milenovic miodrag SerBiA 

miller timothy USA 

mirakhur rajinder UK 

mishra l.d. indiA 

mizikov Victor rUSSiA 

molina Penaranda Jorge eduardo BoliViA 

monkowski daniel ArgentinA 

montealegre Fernando PerU 

montravers Philippe FrAnce 

moore roger USA 

moreno gustavo BrAZil 

morriss Wayne neW ZeAlAnd 

moss Jonathan USA 

mossetti Valeria itAlY 

motta Pablo USA 

muir holly USA 

muldoon Sheila USA 

mulier Jan Paul BelgiUm 

munoz ricardo USA 

munoz Alberto chile 

munoz heberto meXico 

murray david USA 

musso carlos ArgentinA 

musson david cAnAdA 

myles Paul AUStrAliA

FACuLtY List 


naguib mohamed USA 

narchi Patrick FrAnce 

navarro guillermo ArgentinA 

navedo Andrés USA 

newman Stanton UK 

newton mark KenYA 

ng Jacobus K.F. chinA 

niemann claus USA 

nienaber lara SoUth AFricA 

niño de mejía maría claudia colomBiA 

nuevo Florian PhiliPPineS 

nundloll dewanund Vinod mAUritiUS 

odeberg Wernerman Suzanne SWeden 

ondjian isabel ArgentinA 

orfao rosario PortUgAl 

ortega rafael USA 

ortiz Vilma e USA 

osses maria haydee chile 

o’Sullivan geraldine UK 

otero Pablo ArgentinA 

otieno dave KenYA 

ouro-Bang’na maman Aboudoul-Fataou FrAnce 

Panisello Josep UK 

Pantaleone Silvina ethel ArgentinA 

Pantuso Angel Fabián ArgentinA 

Paoloni guillermo ArgentinA 

Park christine USA 

Parness Jerome USA 

Parra gonzález maria José SPAin 

Patel Komal USA 

Penchaszadeh Victor ArgentinA 

Pereira edisio BrAZil 

Perel Azriel iSrAel 

Perlas Anahi cAnAdA 

Perndt haydn AUStrAliA 

Perrin turenne hugo ArgentinA 

Petrini Flavia itAlY 

Philip Beverly USA 

Piacevoli Quirino itAlY 

Picardi raquel ArgentinA 

Piccinini eduardo BrAZil 

Pippi maría Valeria ArgentinA 

Plaza cepeda Jorge gustavo ecUAdor 

Poelaert Jan BelgiUm 

Ponce olga meXico 

Pryambodho Pryambodho indoneSiA 

Puig margarita SPAin 

raeder Johan norWAY 

raff milton SoUth AFricA 

rahardjo eddy indoneSiA 

ranatunga Kumudini Sri lAnKA 

rando Karina UrUgUAY 

reardon michael USA 

rebuelto marcela ArgentinA 

recart Alex chile 

reddy Vengopal USA 

reich david USA 

reilly charles UK 

reinaldo leandro Aníbal ArgentinA 

rewari Vimi indiA 

riedel Bernhard AUStrAliA 

rocha gerardo meXico 

roche Anthony USA 

roelofse James SoUth AFricA 

roitman corina ArgentinA 

roizen michael USA 





roscoe Andy UK 

rosenberg henry USA 

rosenblatt William USA 

rosencher nadia FrAnce 

rosinia Frank USA 

rosriguez-diaz cesar USA 

roth martín Sebastián ArgentinA 

royse colin AUStrAliA 

ruslan Bultaga moldoVA 

Saager leif USA 

Saenz larrache carlos meXico 

Sahin Sukran tUrKeY 

Saikat Sengupta indiA 

Sainz cabrera humberto cUBA 

Salgueiro carlos ArgentinA 

Salzberg Simon ArgentinA 

Samama charles marc FrAnce 

Sanchez Silva daniel VeneZUelA 

Sandberg Warren USA 

Santoro Jose e. USA 

Schkair Juan carlos ArgentinA 

Schmidt Andre BrAZil 

Schmidt Ulrich USA 

Schnider thomas SWitZerlAnd 

Schraag Stefan UK 

Schug Stephan AUStrAliA 

Schumann roman USA 

Schure Annette USA 

Schwartz Andrew USA 

Senturk mert tUrKeY 

Sepúlveda Pablo chile 

Shimizu naoki JAPAn 

Shorten george roi 

Shukry mohanad USA 

Sia Alex SingAPore 

Silvay george cZ 

Silverman gregory cAnAdA 

Silverstein Jefrrey USA 

Sim Alan USA 

Sinha Ashish USA 

Slinger Peter cAnAdA 

Sloth erik denmArK 

Smilov ivan BUlgAriA 

Smith martin UK 

Sorbello massimiliano itAlY 

Soukhin era neW ZeAlAnd 

Spahn donat r. SWitZerlAnd 

Spiess Bruce d USA 

Sprung Juraj USA 

Stafford-Smith mark USA 

Stapelberg Francois neW ZeAlAnd 

Stapelfeldt Wolf USA 

Struys michel netherlAndS 

Sutcliff nick USA 

Svensson leif SWeden 

Szegedi laszlo BelgiUm 

tae Kim USA 

tan Josephine SingAPore 

tardelli Angela BrAZil 

teijido carlos Alberto ArgentinA 

terui Katsuo JAPAn 

teweldebrhan Kessete eritreA 

thakar dilip USA 

thomas rhys UK 

thoms gavin UK 


tielens luc netherlAndS 

torres Pedrós Vicente SPAin 

torres ruiz maria Angeles UK 

tremper Kevin USA 

trigosso harry ArgentinA 

ttendo Stephen UgAndA 

turan Alparslan USA 

turquenich daniel ArgentinA 

tusman gerardo ArgentinA 

Vaida Sonia USA 

Valedon 

Valenzuela de- 

Arnaldo USA 

mazariegos ellin gUAtemAlA 

Vallet Benoit FrAnce 

Van Aken hugo germAnY 

Vandepitte catherine BelgiUm 

Van de Velde marc BelgiUm 

Van hemelrijck Jan BelgiUm 

Van Wijhe marten netherlAndS 

Vazquez Alberto meXico 

Veintemilla Flavio ecUAdor 

Velez Pestana luis USA 

]Venturini Adolfo héctor ArgentinA 

Verghese elsa indiA 

Vescovo Anibal ArgentinA 

Vila héctor USA 

Vilas manuel ArgentinA 

Vitale Fabian ArgentinA 

Voto liliana ArgentinA 

Wadhwa Anupama USA 

Wagener gebhard USA 

Waisel david USA 

Walsh michael cAnAdA 

Weatherall Andrew AUStrAliA 

Webster nigel r UK 

Wei huafeng USA 

Westphal martin germAnY 

Whittington robert USA 

Whizar-lugo Víctor meXico 

Wichelewski Josef iSrAel 

Wiener-Kronish Jeanine USA 

Wildsmith J. Anthony UK 

Wilkinson david UK 

Wilson iain UK 

Wisborg torben norWAY 

Woldetsadik Assefu ethioPiA 

Wouters Patrick BelgiUm 

Xiangrui Wang chinA 

Xinhua heng chinA 

Xiong lize chinA 

Zaccagnini Andrea ArgentinA 

Zhijian Fu chinA 

Zura Andrew USA 

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liFeBoX: gloBAl oXimetrY ProJect WedneSdAY 28th mArch, room 1, Perito moreno (11:30 – 13:00) 

HAROLD RANDALL GRIFFITH, MD, CM, OC (1894 – 1985) 

dr. harold randall griffith was one of the great contributors to world medicine. the outstanding achievement of his career was the 

introduction of muscle relaxants to the practice of anaesthesia on 23rd January, 1942. Almost one hundred years after ether anaesthesia 

had been demonstrated by William morton, he revolutionised the practice of anaesthesia by demonstrating that a substance, which until 

then had been considered a poison, could be safely used to produce muscle relaxation for surgery. historians now sometimes refer to 

anaesthesia as “before and after griffith”. on that day he took a giant step forward in reducing anaesthesia morbidity and mortality, which 

allowed for the rapid development of surgery. 

WCA 2012 HAROLD GRIFFITH SYMPOSIUM: 

it is perhaps fitting that the Symposium named in honour of a famous canadian Anaesthesiologist and first elected President of the WFSA 

will this year be chaired by his esteemed compatriot and current WFSA President, Angela enright. dr. enright has a particular interest in 

education in low-resource areas and, as a Foundation Board member, she leads the educational programme for lifebox. Joining dr. enright 

in the delivery of this landmark symposium are Auckland’s Professor Alan merry and dr. iain Wilson from the UK. 

Around the world, there are more than 77,000 operating rooms without access to pulse oximeters. As the number of surgical procedures 

continues to rise, this ‘oximeter gap’ contributes to the loss of tens of thousands of lives every year. the lifebox project is dedicated to 

providing low-cost, robust oximeters and pulse oximetry education around the world. through this initiative, and by increasing the use of 

the Surgical Safety checklist, studies suggest we can cut death rates by half. 

Please join us in room 1 Perito moreno on Wednesday 28th march and visit the lifebox stand in the exhibition area to find out more information.

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08:30 – 10:30 

Room 1: Perito Moreno 

Session 1: General Paediatrics 

Chair: Jacob, Rebecca (India) 

Pregnant teenagers: challenges for the or and delivery room. 

Schure, Annette (USA) 

cleft Palate and lip Surgery in developing countries. Jacob, 

rebecca (india) 

revisiting Pre oxygenation. Baraka, Anis (lebanon) 

What makes infants different From Adults? Why Worry? cote, 

charles (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 2: Iguazu Falls 

Session 2: Critical Care: Transfusion 

Chair: Vallet, Benoit (France) 

Physiologic transfusion triggers. Vallet, Benoit (France) 

Perioperative coagulation monitoring. Kozek-langenecker, Sibylle 

(Austria) 

Platelet transfusion in the Science Behind Safety, risks and 

Appropriate Applications. Spiess, Bruce (USA) 

Pathomechanisms of Perioperative Severe Bleeding. Kozeklangenecker, 

Sibylle (Austria) 

goal-directed coagulation management. Kozek-langenecker, 

Sibylle (Austria) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 3: Puerto Madryn 

Session 3: Total Intravenous Anaesthesia: What 

Do I Have to Know to Perform TIVA? 

Chair: Capria, Juan José (Argentina); Sepúlveda, Pablo (Chile) 

Safety and logistics of intravenous infusions. engbers, Frank (the 

netherlands) 

how to Understand Pharmacokinetics more easily. raeder, Johan 

(norway) 

conceptual Keys in tiVA-tci. gavin, Kenny (UK) 

evolution of Propofol Pharmacokinetic model. Sepúlveda, Pablo 

(chile) 




08:30 – 10:30 

Room 4: Bariloche 

Session 4: General Issues in Spanish 

Chair: Valenzuela De Mazariegos, Ellin A. (Guatemala) 

experience in the implementation of the Who Safety checklist in 

guatemala. cifuentes, mónica (guatemala) 

drug Abuse Among latin American Anaesthesiologists. calabrese, 

gustavo (Uruguay) 

Anaesthesia in Plastic Surgery. Whizar-lugo, Víctor (mexico) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 5: Aconcagua 

Session 5: Information Technology and 

Anaesthesia 

Chair: Sandberg, Warren (USA) 

electronic Anaesthesia records for improving Quality, research and 

Administrative operating room management. reich, david l. (USA) 

novel Use of Web-Based Software to efficiently triage Surgical 

Patients Based on Perioperative risk-reduction of Patient Burden. 

lobo, errol (USA) 

Using electronic health record data to optimise hospital-Wide Pain 

management. reich, david (USA) 

Utilising information technology to Automate Perioperative 

Processes. ehrenfeld, Jesse (USA) 

disruptive innovation. Sandberg, Warren (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 6: Humahuaca 

Session 6: Education: Useful Strategies 

Postgraduate Training and Continuous Medical 

Education/Continuous Professional Development 

Chair: Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke (Norway) 

What Should be included in a Post graduate Portfolio? mellin-olsen, 

Jannicke (norway) 

committee for european (And global) education in Anaesthesiology 

– time to renew the Structure? gomar, carmen (Spain) 

cme/cPd – how to transform What we Know into What we do? 

Khan, Fauzia Anis (Pakistan) 

how do experienced doctors learn, compared to Students? chan, 

Yew Weng, (Singapore) 

low tech Simulation in trauma training, Brattebo, guttorm (norway) 

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08:30 – 10:30 

Room 7: Tafi Del Valle 

Session 7: Anaesthesia in Elderly Patients 

Chair: Carmona, María Jose C. (Brazil) 

Physiology and Pathophysiology of the elderly –influence of 

Anaesthetic technique on the Perioperative Period. Van Aken, hugo 

(germany) 

general Anaesthesia for ophthalmic Surgery in elderly Patients. 

dodds, chris (UK) 

Perioperative organ Protection in elderly Patients. carmona, maría 

Jose c. (Brazil) 

Perioperative cancer care of the elderly: current concepts. 

gottumukkala, Vijaya (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 8: Ushuaia 

Session 8: Quality and Safety: Improving Quality 

and Safety in Anaesthesiology 

Chair: Merry, Alan (New Zealand) 

making a case for Anaesthesiology in the Public health Agenda. 

cherian, meena nathan - Who (Switzerland) 

Anaesthesiologists: Are we a risk? lundgren, christina (South 

Africa) 

international collaboration in the Promotion of Safe Anaesthesiology 

– gelb, Adrian (USA) 

Panel discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 9: Chronic Pain 

Chair: Finkel, Diana (Argentina) 

treatment of complex regional Pain Syndrome. Folle, Valentina 

(Uruguay) 

interventional Pain management in central America. 18 Years of 

experience. haylock loor, carolina (honduras) 

Prevention of neuropathic Pain through modulation of cannabinoid 

type 2 receptor System. naguib, mohamed (USA) 

Paediatric Pain Unit in An emergent country. lópez, gabriela 

(Uruguay) 

radiofrequency Applications in Pain medicine. de Andrés, José 

(Spain) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 10: Calamuchita 

Session 10: WFSA Regional Section CLASA 

Chair: Veintemilla, Flavio (Ecuador) 

development of Anaesthesia in central America and the caribbean. 

Sainz cabrera, humberto, (cuba) 

differences in the Practice of Anaesthesia in different latin 

American countries. martinez Pelayo, Franscisco Javier (mexico) 

how do Anaesthesia residency Programmes Work in latin 

America? Veintimilla, Flavio (ecuador) 

South American inventions and research Work in the Field of 

Anaesthesiology. Venturini, Adolfo hector (Argentina) 

Which Are clASA objectives for the next 5 Years. calabrese, 

gustavo (Uruguay) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 11: Mar Del Plata 

Session 11: Update on Cardiopulmonary 

Resuscitation ( Spanish) 

Chair: Ponce, Olga (Mexico) and Scocco, Enrique Jose 

(Argentina) 

Perioperative cardiac Arrest due to Anaesthesia. the tragedy. 

Ponce, olga (mexico) 

Prevention of Perioperative cardiac Arrest. management of 

malignant Arrhythmias. lópez rodríguez, marta Sofía (cuba) 

major changes in the 2010 guidelines for cardiopulmonary 

resuscitation. lópez rodríguez, marta Sofía (cuba) 

electrical therapies. lópez rodríguez, marta Sofía (cuba) 

Key objectives of Post-cardiac Arrest care. Fuentes Puga, Vicente 

(mexico) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 12: Talampaya 

Session 12: Escoliosis: Two Perspectives: Do 

They Merge? 

Descriptive Analysis Study, Peformed Together 

by The Children´s Hospital of Boston (USA) and 

The Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Humberto Notti of 

Mendoza (Argentina). 

Chair: Cónsoli, Ilse (Argentina) 

Speakers 

navedo, Andrés (USA) 

coll loha, roberto (Argentina) 

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10:30 – 11:00 

coffee Break 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 13: General Paediatrics 

Chair: Newton, Mark (Kenya) 

Sedation guidelines - Past and Present. cote, charles (USA) 

lmA (laryngeal mask Airway) Vs ott in herniorraphies. diwan, 

Sandeep (india) 

management of Patients with repaired congenital heart disease 

Presenting for non-cardiac Surgery. Schure, Annette (USA) 

Where there is no Paediatric Anaesthesiologist: An African 

Perspective. newton, mark (Kenya) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 14: Interventions to Improve Patient’s 

Outcome: Surgical Stress 

Chair: Cata, Juan (USA) 

Keynote. Schmidt, Ulrich (USA) 

glucose control, Steroids, and depth-of-Anaesthesia. Abdelmalek, 

Basem (USA) 

Perioperative influences on cancer recurrence immunology. cata, 

Juan (USA) 

clinical effects of regional Analgesia on cancer recurrence. cata, 

Juan (USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 15: Total Intravenous Anaesthesia: 

TIVA and Quality 

Chairs: Capria, Juan José (Argentina); Sepúlveda, Pablo (Chile) 

Validity and deficit of PKPd Predictive models. Sutcliffe, nick (USA) 

Pharmacological interactions in clinical Practice. Schnider, thomas 

(Switzerland) 

Postoperative Pain treatment After tiVA. irwin, michael (hong Kong) 

tiVA: new Paradigms. (in Spanish translation to english). capria, 

Juan José (Argentina) 




11:00 – 13:00 


Session 16: Critical Care 

Chair: Dagostino, Daniel (Argentina) Co-Chair: Moreno, Miguel 

(Argentina) 

role and treatment options of Perioperative Anaemia. Westphal, 

martin (germany) 

Update in Surviving Sepsis. doberenz, doris (UK) 

do coronary Stents Protect the Surgical Patients? Foex, Pierre (UK) 

early Pcr molecular diagnosis of infections. Alvarez, Julián (Spain) 

11:00 – 12.30 


Session 17: Orthopaedics Anaesthesia 

Chair: Jagannathan, Balavenkatasubramanian (India) 

management Strategies of Pain relief in geriatric Patients for hip 

Surgery. Jagannathan, Balavenkatasubramanian (india) 

hip Fracture What to do? capdevila, Xavier (France) 

Blood conservative Strategies in revision hip Arthroplasty. 

Jagannathan, Balavenkatasubramanian (india) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 18: Airway Management 

Chair: Charco, Pedro (Spain) 

is Flexible Fibrescope the gold Standard in a Known difficult 

Airway? moderator gaitini, luis 

Pro: Fibrescope. Byhahn, christian (germany) 

con: Videolaryngoscope. cooper, richard (canada) 

discussion 

State of the Art: Acquiring difficult Airway management Skills 

Beyond residency. hagberg, carin (USA) moderator: mesa mesa, 

Alonso (USA) garcia-Fornari, gustavo (Argentina) 

11:00 – 12:30 


Session 19: Anaesthesia in Elderly Patients 

Chair: Maurtúa, Marco (USA) 

geriatric Pharmacology And Postoperative delirium. maurtúa, marco 

(USA) 

intensive care in the geriatric Patient. Azocar, rubén (USA) 

regional Anaesthesia for the elderly. monkowski, daniel (Argentina) 

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Session 20: Quality and Safety: Checklists and 

The Culture of Safety in Anaesthesiology 

Chair: Nuevo, Florian (Philippines) 

the Who Safe Surgery checklist and global oximetry – An Update. 

Wilson, iain (UK) 

checklists - getting Buy in From the Users. runciman, Bill 

(Australia) 

Promoting a Safety culture – is there a Way. Barreiro, gonzalo 

(Uruguay) 


11:00 – 12:30 

Room 9: Ibera 


Chair: Rosenfeld, Noemi (Argentina) 

ethnicity and Pain. ortega, rafael (USA) 

geriatric Pain management. a challenge. lópez, gabriela (Uruguay) 

discogenic Pain: discography and intradiscal Procedures. de 

Andrés, José (Spain) 

current trends in the Use of electrical neurostimulation for the 

management of chronic Pain. de Andrés, José (Spain) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 22: WFSA Regional Section: ESA Panel 

Chair: Van Aken, Hugo (Germany) – O’Sullivan, Geraldine (UK) 

regional Anaesthesia and Antithrombotic Agents: 

recommendations of the european Society of Anaesthesiology. 

Kozek-langenecker, Sibylle (Austria) 

Blood Patient management. Spahn, donat (Switzerland} 

Sedation by non-Anaesthesiologists. Knape, hans (netherlands) 

Pre-operative evaluation. de hert, Stefan (Belgium) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 23: CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 

Chair: De Pinho Martins, Márcio (Brazil) 

cardiac Arrest: Advances in neuroprotection. mantz, Jean (France) 

compression-only cPr or Standard cPr in out-of-hospital 

cardiac Arrest. Svensson, leif (Sweden) 

Priorities After resuscitation. de Pinho martins, márcio (Brazil) 

lipid rescue for lA toxicity. Schug, Stephan (Australia) 




13:00 – 14:30 

Break 

13:00 – 14:30 


Industry Symposium: Abbott 

Intra-operative Awareness: a clinical and 

patient perspective 

clinical Perspective 

Professor Berthold Bein (germany) 

Patient Perspective 

Professor michael Wang (United Kingdom) 

13.00 - 14.30 

Room 7: Tafi del Valle 

Industry Symposium: Baxter 

Clinical Applications of Suprane in daily practice 

- Does predictability matter? 

moderator: dr Jan Jakobsson (Sweden) 

“clinical relevance of Suprane’s predictability and precise control” 

Speaker: dr. John ellis (USA) 

“Special utility of Suprane in obese patients, enhancing recovery” 

Speaker: dr. mike margarson (UK) 

“Suprane latin America registry Study - description and early 

results” 

Speaker: dr. eduardo Zarate (colombia) 

discussion. 

13.00 – 14:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Industry Symposium: Octapharma 

PCC‘s in Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine – 

Experience with octaplex ® in this field 

Welcome & introduction 

chair: dr. Klaus görlinger 

Pcc‘s in non-warfarin patients: Pcc‘s in trauma, liver 

transplantation and cardiac surgery 

dr. Klaus görlinger 

effectivity of a second-generation Prothrombin complex concentrate 

in major surgery and trauma patients: clinical experience with 

octaplex ® in colombia 

dr. Freddy g. Ariza cadena 

Use of Prothrombin complex: 8 years of clinical experience with 

octaplex ® in la Paz University hospital, madrid, Spain 

dr. manuel Quintana 

Questions & answers 

chairman dr. Klaus görlinger 

Spanish and english translation offered 

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Industry Symposium: Masimo 

Improved Patient Outcomes and Decreased Cost 

of Care with Masimo rainbow ® Technology 

moderator: diego may, md. 

Accurate and Patient-tolerant respiration rate monitoring to Avoid 

Postoperative respiratory depression 

michael ramsay, md, FrcA 

current State of Patient Blood management 

Aryeh Shander, md, Fccm, FccP 

noninvasive Blood transfusion and Fluid management in the 

Perioperative Patient 

Fernando luis tomiello, md, mS 

real-time Spanish and Portuguese translation provided. lunch will 

be served. 

14:30 – 15:15 


State of The Art 

Chair: La Palma, Jorge (Argentina) 

characteristics of Anaesthesia at 3600 metres Above Sea level. 

molina Peñaranda, Jorge (Bolivia) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Pantaleone, Silvina (Argentina) 

Anaesthesiology: From Patient Safety to Population outcomes. 

tremper, Kevin (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Eskenazi, Guillermo (Argentina) 

long term Anaesthetic outcomes. Saager, leif (USA) 

14:30 – 18:00 


1st International Meeting of 

Anaesthesiology Residents 

Chair: Enright, Angela (Canada) 

co-chair: gurman, gabriel (israel) – mellin-olsen, Jannicke (norway) 

Presentation of the results of the Survey. Berdullas, manuel 

(Argentina) 

Presentation of iSiA Project. gurman, gabriel (israel) 

Break 

case Presentation. discussion. gurman, gabriel (israel) 

Advantages of the residency programe in my country. 

Bahati Antoine (rwanda), ruslan, Buitaga ( moidova) 

Banzar mungun (mongolia), Awad, Ahmed (Palestine), Soukhin, era 

(new Zealand) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Gatti, Daniel (Argentina) 

Stress models, Ageing and neurogenesis: Potential impact on the 

Post-Anaesthesia cognitive impairment. Argibay, Pablo (Argentina) 

in Spanish 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Merlo, Maria José (Argentina) 

Why Should we develop A Wellness Programme? how to do it? 

roizen, michael (USA) 

15:00 – 15:25 

Room 9: Ibera 


Chair: Haylock Loor, Carolina (Honduras) 

monitoring of the Balance Between noci and Antinociception. 

Barvais, luc (Belgium) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Parietti, Alfredo (Argentina) 

current and Future Status of Ambulatory Anaesthesia. glass, Peter 

(USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Borel, Jorge (Argentina) 

Stem cells: myths and reality. geffner, luis (Argentina) 

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Future Directions in Clinical Research 

Past, Present and Future of evidence Based medicine. Kurz, Andrea 

(USA) 

organisational issues in large multicentric trials. devereaux, 

Philip .J. (USA) 

discussion 

15:15 – 15:30 


15:30 – 17:30 


Session 25: Regional Anaesthesia in Paediatrics 

Chair: Ivani, Giorgio (Italy) 

epidemiology of regional Anaesthesia in children: risks Vs Benefits. 

ecoffey, claude (France) 

Ultrasound in children: What’s new? lonnqvist, Per Arne (Sweden) 

regional Anaesthesia in a Paediatric Ambulatory Setting. de José 

maría galve, Belen (Spain) 

Sedation/Anaesthesia and regional Anaesthesia in children. ivani, 

giorgio (italy) 

15:30 – 17:30 



Outcome: Fluid Management 

Chair: Eaton, Michael (USA) 

Keynote. transfusion-Associated consequences in cardiac Surgical 

Patients. eaton, michael (USA ) 

transfusion-Associated mortality in general Surgical Patients. 

Saager, leif (USA) 

guided management. Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

the relative contributions of crystalloid and colloid Fluid 

replacement to Perioperative outcomes. Kabon, Barbara 

(Switzerland) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 27: Total Intravenous Anaesthesia: TIVA 

in Paediatrics and Sedation in The Elderly 


is Body Weight Useful to Administer Paediatric doses? Anderson, 

Brian (new Zealand) 

clinical Keys for tiVA in Paediatrics. campos, gustavo (Argentina) 

tci: how to target the effect Site. Anderson, Brian (new Zealand) 

Sedation in developing countries. roelofse, James (South Africa) 




15:30 – 17:30 


Session 29: Critical Care: Sepsis 

Chair: Doberenz, Doris (UK) 

management of Septic Shock. montravers, Phillipe (France) 

refined haemodynamic goals in the Septic Shock. Vallet, Benoit 

(France) 

Sepsis: Supportive therapy. marx, gernot (germany) 

Skeletal muscle in Sepsis: is there Any Specific role? lebedinski, 

Konstantin (russia) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 30: Airway Management 

Chair: Charco, Pedro (Spain) 

clinical case: review. moderators: martinez Pons, Vicente (Spain), 

Parra gonzález, maria Jose (Spain) 

Paediatrics. de Soto, hernando (USA) 

Pregnancy. Sorbello, maximiliano (italy) 

obesity with SAoS. Petrini, Flavia (italy) 

the new concepts in Airway management. moderators: charco, 

Pedro (Spain), mesa mesa, Alonso (USA) 

Update on indirect Vision devices for intubation. rosenblatt, William 

(USA) 

new concept in Supralaryngeal Ventilation: the AirQ Self-Pressure. 

cook, daniel (USA) 

discussion 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 31: General Issues in Portuguese 1 

Chair: Duarte, Nadia (Brazil) 

guidelines for the Use of Plasma and cryoprecipitate in Surgery: 

critical Analysis. dos reis rodrigues, roseny (Brazil) 

Are there consistent limits to indicate red Blood cells 

concentrations? martins chaves, itagyba (Brazil) 

Anaesthetic technique Alters results: What evidence Shows lutke, 

claudia (Brazil) 

current Aspects of Perioperative coagulopathies. duarte, nadia 

(Brazil) 

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15:30 – 17:30 


Session 32: Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) 

Chair: Jones, Daniel (USA) Co-Chair: Jones, Stephanie (USA) 

organisation of a PAcU. role of the Surgeon. Jones, daniel (USA) 

organisation of a PAcU. role of the Anaesthesiologist. Jones, 

Stephanie (USA) 

evolution of Aldrete Score. Aldrete, Jorge Antonio (USA) 

Postoperative recovery, When PAcU, When icU. lisbon, Alan 

(USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 

Room 9: Ibera 


Chair: Cardoso, Mónica (Brazil) 

management of cranio-Facial Pain. dash, hari h (india) 

glia modulation: new targets for Pain management. Schmidt, Andre 

(Brazil) 

the Application of Acupotomy in Pain management. Song, Wenge 

(china) 

chronic Pain After c-Section. is it a Problem? new concepts in 

Post-caesarean Section Pain treatment. cardoso, mónica (Brazil) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 34: Highlights and Challenges in 

Anaesthesia – WFSA Regional Section AARS 

Chair: Chan, Yew Weng (Singapore) – Inada, Eiichi (Japan) 

obstetric Anaesthesia education. chandra, Susilo (indonesia) 

essential Pain management Programme. goucke, roger (Australia) 

challenges in Anaesthesia in South east Asia. Aziz, lutful 

(Bangladesh) 

regional Anaesthesia: the experience in china. Xiong, lize (china) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 35: Education: Useful Strategies: 

Assessment of Training 

Chair: Morriss, Wayne (New Zealand) 

how to obtain the european diploma. goldik, Zeev (israel) 

e-learning – Useful tool in Anaesthesiology? Aykac , Zuhal (turkey) 

multiple choice Questions: Pros and cons. goldik, Zeev (israel) 

Assessing Professional Skills. Shorten, george (ireland) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 36: Current Ethical Dilemmas in 

Research (In Spanish) 

Chair: Capuano, Claudio (Argentina) 

Protection of Patients’ dignity, clinical trials, Stem cells therapies, 

Penchaszdeh, Víctor (Argentina) President of the latin American 

Bioethics network – UneSco) 

discussion 

17:30 – 19:00 

Sala Ceibo C 

Industry Symposium: Gradian Health Systems 

Austere Anaesthesia: Improving Safety in 

Challenging Environments 

Speakers & topics: 

moderator: Kelly mcQueen (US): 

An overview of the global anaesthesia crisis and approaches to 

improving it 

michael dobson (UK): 

matching equipment to environment - the new WFSA questionnaire 

John Sampson (US): 

Partnerships and processes: training practitioners in low-income 

countries 

Yaw Adu-gyamfi (ghana/Sierra leone) 

recruiting, training and retaining nurse anaesthetists in Sierra leone: 

a case study 

robert mcdougall (Australia): 

implementing standards and monitoring practices in low-resource 

operating theaters 

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08:30 – 10:30 


Session 37: Paediatric Anaesthesia: 

Special Issues 

Chair: Jaichenco, Andre Luis (Argentina) 

Would You have Any deliberations on teaching and training of 

Paediatric Anaesthetists in developing countries? Jacob, rebecca 

(india) 

difficult Paediatric Patients: Uncooperative toddlers, combative 

children and Autistic Adolescents. Schure, Annette (USA) 

tracheo oesophageal Fistulas: innovative technique. diwan, 

Sandeep (india) 

Basics of Paediatric Blood transfusions. cote, charles (USA) 

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08:30 – 10:30 



Outcome: Cardiovascular Outcomes 

Chair: Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

Perioperative cardiac outcomes. devereaux, Philip (canada) 

Update on the PoiSe-2 and ViSion trials. devereaux, Philip 

(canada) 

the contribution of Postoperative haemodynamics to 

cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 39: Total Intravenous Anaesthesia: 

Clinical and Technological Monitoring of 

Anaesthesia Components 


monitoring of intra Venous multimodal Anaesthesia (integration of 

Signals). Struys, michel (Belgium) 

intravenous Anaesthesia and outcome. Schraag, Stefan (UK) 

closed loop Anaesthesia: Are we ready? Albrecht, Sven (germany) 

the Search for mechanism controlling Anaesthesia. Kochs, 

eberhard (germany) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 40: Mechanisms of Perioperative 

Neurotoxicity 

Chair: Eckenhoff, Roderic (USA) 

developmental neurotoxicity. Jevtovic-todoravic, Vesna (USA) 

calcium dysregulation. Wei, huafeng (USA) 

neuroinflammation. eckenhoff, roderic (USA) 

Perioperative tauopathy (neurodegenerative illnesses). Whittington, 

robert (USA) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 41: Ambulatory Panel: State of The Art in 


Chair: Gan, Tong J (USA) 

management of PonV. gan, tong J (USA) 

management of Sleep Apnoea. chung, Frances (canada) 

management of difficult Airway. muir, holly (USA) 

discussion 




08:30 – 10:30 


Session 42: Regional Anaesthesia 

Chair: Sforsini, Carlos D (Argentina) 

hand Surgery: Supraclavicular Versus infraclavicular Blocks. Franco, 

carlo d (USA) 

neroaxial Ultrasound. a new Frontier? Perlas, Anahi (canada) 

Ultrasound is the Way to go ... What is the evidence? narchi, 

Patrick (France) 

Ultrasound guided Perineural catheter for Pain management. chan, 

Vincent (canada) 

08:30 – 10:30 



International Educational Aid 

Chair: Fisher, Quentin (USA) 

teaching, learning, Sharing Foreign Aid. rahardjo, eddy (indonesia) 

Foreign Aid – cycle of dependency – What can be done? newton, 

mark (Kenya) 

mixing civilian and military Aid – a good idea? dahl, Vegard 

(norway) 

Anaesthesia for Austere Settings. Perndt, haydn (Australia) 

BeSt: A team training concept Working Well Both in europe and in 

Africa and elsewhere. Wisborg, torben (norway) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 44: Quality and Safety: Standards for 

Global Quality Improvement in Anaesthesiology 

Chair: Thoms, Gavin (UK) 

developing and revising Standards for a Safe Practice of 

Anaesthesiology. eichhorn, John (USA) 

incident reporting to inform Standards. Piacevoli, Quirino (italy) 

globally relevant Standards for equipment – machines and 

infrastructure. dobson, michael (UK) 

the helsinki declaration. mellin-olsen, Jannicke (norway) 


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08:30 – 10:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 45: Neurosurgery 

Chair: Bergese, Sergio (USA) Co-Chair: Cottrell, James E (USA) 

monitoring the central nervous System. Koht, Antoun (USA) 

triple h and other therapies for management of Vasospasm. Kofke, 

Andrew (USA) 

evaluation and management of the Patient with intracranial 

Aneurysm. lanier, William l Jr (USA) 

controversies in neuroanaesthesia. mishra, l.d. (india) 

Awakening management in neurosurgery. Amorim, Pedro (Portugal) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 46: New Knowledge About Recovery 

After Anaesthesia and Surgery 

Chair: Wilkinson, David J (UK) 

the development of a new method of measuring Quality of 

recovery After Anaesthesia and Surgery; the Postoperative Quality 

of recovery Scale (PQrS) Wilkinson, david J (UK) 

the relationship Between early cognitive Assessment and later 

cognitive Performance Following Surgery and Anaesthesia. 

newman, Stanton (UK) 

the Application of PQrS in clinical trials. royse, collin (Australia) 

discussion 

08:30 –11:00 


Session 47: WFSA Sedation Task Force 

Chair: Lerman, Jerrold (USA) 

memory, Amnesia and Sedatives. lerman, Jerrold (USA) 

deep Sedation by non-Anaesthesiologists: the controversy 

explored. / Propofol Administration by non-Anaesthesiologists. 

carlson, doug (USA) – mason, Keira (USA) 

innovations in team training and education of Sedation in the 

developing World. roelofse, James (South Africa) 

dexmedetomidine: clinical Applications From operating room to 

intensive care Unit. mason, Keira (USA) 

Standardisation of Adverse event reporting: A World SiVA Update. 

mason, Keira (USA) 

08:30 – 13:00 


Session 48: Best of CEEA Lectures 

Chairs: Scherpereel, Philippe (France), Gomar, Carmen (Spain), 

Lebedinski, Konstantin (Russia) 

ceeA development in the World: europe, latin-America, Asia and 

Africa 

experience of europe: Scherpereel, Philippe (France) 

experience of latin-America: monkowski, daniel (Argentina) 

experience of Asia: Khan, Fauzia Anis (Pakistan) 

experience of Arabic countries: Khater, Yehia (egypt) 

Sharing experiences: open discussion Among Participants 

What is expected From a good lecturer in a ceeA course? 

Andres, Janusz (Poland) 

What is the ideal Presentation lecture in a ceeA course? martin, 

claude (France) 

What do we expect From the ceeA Website. lebedinski, 

Konstantin (russia) 

Sharing experiences: open discussion Among Participants 

modalities of ceeA courses Participant’s Self-Assessment. Pro/ 

con. orfao, rosario (Portugal) 

role of Workshops in ceeA courses. gomar, carmen (Spain) 

economic crisis and cme: open discussion Among Participants 

closing lecture: ceeA Within eSA, ceeA with WFSA, ceeA 

indoors. Scherpereel, Philippe (France) 

10:30 – 11:00 


11:00 – 13:30 


Session 49: Paediatric Anaesthesia: Critical Care 

Chair: Presa, Claudia (Argentina) 

multimodal neurological monitoring in Paediatrics.(in Spanish, 

translation to english) niño de mejía, maría claudia (colombia) 

triple-h therapy: Update. (in Spanish, translation to english) niño 

de mejía, maría claudia (colombia) 

Anaesthesia for children with Burns. cote, charles (USA) 

neuromuscular disorders in children. response of muscle 

relaxants. Baraka, Anis (lebanon) 

Fluid management in major Abdominal Surgical Procedures. 

Verghese, elsa (india) 

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11:00 – 13:00 



Outcome: Cardiovascular Outcomes 


new oral Anticoagulant and dVt Prevention. rosencher, nadia 

(France) 

renal insufficiency. Walsh, michael (canada) 

effects of low mean-Arterial Pressure, low Anaesthetic 

concentration, and low BiS (triple low) on Postoperative morbidity 

and mortality. Saager, leif (USA) 

does nitros oxide increase the risk of myocardial and other 

Serious morbidty? myles, Paul (Australia) 

discussion 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 51: Sedation and Offsite Anaesthesia 

Chair: Barbeito, Atilio (USA) 

Alpha-2 Agonists for Sedation: current Practice. Brudney, charles 

S. (USA) 

Sedation in the morbidly obese Patient: Use of target-controlled 

Propofol infusion. cortinez Fernandez, ignacio (chile) 

challenges in offsite Anesthesia Barbeito, Atilo (USA) 

taking the lead: how to teach moderate Sedation in the hospital. 

mark, Jonathan B. (USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 52: Perioperative Cognitive Dysfunction 

(POCD) 

Chair: Deiner, Stacie (USA) 

introduction. deiner, Stacie (USA) 

measurements of cognitive Function. Stapelberg, Francois (new 

Zealand) 

discussion 

mechanisms of neurotoxicity in the developing Brain. Absalom, 

Anthony (the netherlands) 

discussion 

delirium. Struys, michel (Belgium) 

discussion 




11:00 – 13:00 


Session 53: Ambulatory Panel: State of The Art in 


Chairs: Gan, Tong J (USA), Parietti, Alfredo (Argentina) 

management of Postoperative Pain. glass, Peter (USA) 

management of morbidly obese. Joshi, girish (USA) 

recovery and discharge criteria in day case Surgery. mishra, l.d. 

(india) 

11:00 – 13:00 



Chair: Montealegre, Fernando (Peru) – Co-Chair: Valenzuela De 

Mazariegos, Ellin A. (Guatemala) 

esterase-metabolized opioids and the lung. Veintemilla, Flavio 

(ecuador) 

evolution of curare in America. Sanchez Silva, daniel (Venezuela) 

Socio-cultural Aspects related to the Perception and management 

of Pain in a multi-cultural country. Justiniano, elizabeth (Bolivia) 

hypothermia in trauma, morbimortality, Prevention and treatment. 

montealegre, Fernando (Peru) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 55: Education: Useful Strategies: WFSA 

Training Programmes 

Chairs: Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke (Norway), Kirov, Mikhail (Russia) 

teaching, learning or Sharing? mellin-olsen, Jannicke (norway) 

the Flagship of the WFSA training Programmes: the Bangkok 

centre and its impact. lertakyamanee, Jariya (thailand) 

does one Size Fit All? essential Pain management. morriss, Wayne 

(new Zealand) 

education challenges and opportunities in the Former Soviet Union 

countries. Kirov, mikhail (russia) 

training Programmes in Paediatric Anaesthesiology. cavallieri, 

Silvana (chile) 

Anaesthesiology training in Palestine today. Finucane, Brendan 

(canada) 

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Treatment of massive bleeding: 

New insights, new approaches 

Programme 

14:00 Chairs’ welcome Donat R. Spahn (Switzerland) 

and Pedro Barbieri (Argentina) 

14:05 A critical view on the safety and efficacy of transfusion 

of red blood cells, platelets and fresh frozen plasma 

Aryeh Shander (USA) 

14:25 The rationale and strategy for treatment of severe 

and catastrophic post-partum haemorrhage 

Anne-Sophie Ducloy-Bouthors (France) 

14:45 Trauma-bleeding management: the concept 

of goal-directed primary care of bleeding 

Herbert Schöchl (Austria) 

15:05 Structured management of bleeding after 

cardiovascular surgery 

Kai Zacharowski (Germany) 

15:25 Question and answer session 

15:30 Close 

Refreshments will be provided 

A satellite symposium 

14:00–15:30, Tuesday 27 March 2012 

Room Bariloche, La Rural, Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires, Argentina 

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Session 56: Quality and Safety: The WFSA and 

Safer Anaesthesiology – Global Challenges and 

Potential Solutions 

Chair: McDougall, Rob (Australia) 

the WFSA and Safety: highlights over the last Four Years and 

challenges for the next Four. enright, Angela (canada) 

Anaesthesiology in South America – challenges and Solutions. 

ibarra, Pedro (colombia) 

Anaesthesiology in india - challenges and Solutions. Jacob. 

rebecca (india) 

Anaesthesiology in Uganda - challenges and Solutions. ttendo, 

Stephen (Uganda) 

Anaesthesiology in ethiopia – challenges and Solutions. Ayele, 

Yemane (ethiopia) 

Anaesthesiology in Asia - challenges and Solutions. hwang, nian 

chi (Singapore) 

11:00 – 13:00 

Room 9: Ibera 



Adult head injury: Are guidelines improving outcome? Bendo, 

Audree (USA) 

inhalational Vs intravenous Anaesthetics for intra-cranial Surgery. 

Benefits and drawbacks. 

Pro: it matters – engelhard, Kristen (germany) 

con: it does not matter – echeverria, marco (Venezuela) 

Perioperative glucose management 

Pro: it matters. Bilotta, Federico (italy) 

con: the risk of hypoglycemia. (in Spanish, translated to english). 

niño de mejía, maria claudia (colombia) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 58: Perioperative Echocardiography in 

The 21st Century 

Chair: Cabrera, Carolina (Chile) 

introduction. cabrera, carolina (chile) 

What View is this? comprehensive multiplane tee examination. 

Poelaert, Jan (Belgium) 

Systolic and diastolic lV Function: the essentials. Sloth, erik 

(denmark) 

Basic haemodynamics: Pressure estimations and Volume Flows. 

royse, colin (Australia) 




11:15 – 13:00 



Chair: Carmona, María (Brazil) 

dexmedetonidine Action mechanisms on cnS. marcondes 

castiglia, Yara (Brazil) 

inodilators. machareth de Souza, Kleber (Brazil) 

Antifibrinolytics: Which, When and how? carmona, maría (Brazil) 

non-opioids Analgesics. Fernandes, marcelino Jager (Brazil) 

08:30 – 13:00 


Best of ceeA lectures – cont. 

13:00 – 14:30 

Break 

13:00 – 15:30 

Room 2: WFSA General Assembly - 

Invitation only 

14:00 – 15:30 


Industry Symposium: CSL Behring 

Treatment of massive bleeding : New insights - 

New approaches 

Chairs: Pedro Barbieri (ARG) D. Spahn (CH) 

Speakers & topics: 

Aryeh Shander (US): A critical view on safety and efficacy data of 

transfusion of red Blood cells, Platelets and Fresh Frozen Plasma. 

Anne S. ducloy-Brothors (F): the rationale and strategy to treat 

severe and catastrophic post-partum haemorrhage 

herbert Schöchl (AUS): rauma bleeding management: A concept of 

goal directed primary care of bleeding 

Kai Zacharowski (d): Structured management of bleeding after 

cardiovascular surgery 

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Room 7: Tafi del Valle 

Industry Symposium: CASMED 

Current Status of Cerebral Oximetry in Adult 

Cardiac Surgery 

Speaker: dr. gregory Fischer 

cASmed’s industrial Symposium features dr. gregory W. Fischer, 

director of Adult cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Associate Professor 

of Anesthesiology and cardiothoracic Surgery at mount Sinai 

medical center, new York, n.Y. in his lecture, dr. Fischer reviews the 

use of cerebral oximetry and provides a glance at the validation, 

accuracy, and clinical benefits of using Fore-Sight® Absolute 

tissue oximetry during cardiac surgery. 

14:00 – 15:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Industry symposium: B Braun 

A Roundup of Three Therapies 

Chair: Dr Pablo Helayel, Florianopolis, Brazil 

modern Practice of Peripheral nerve Blocks with live web-cast 

from Paris 

Prof. Admir hadzic, dr luc mercadal and Sebastien Bloc 

lecture: modern Practice of Peripheral nerve Blocks – two decades 

of innovation 

Prof. Admir hadzic 

Web tV transmission from operating room in Paris: contiplex ® c 

(theoretic + practical) application on a patient 

dr luc mercadal and Sebastien Bloc 

modern Practice of glucose-control in critically ill Patients 

Prof. Andrzej Kubler 

modern Practice of Volume therapy in intensive car 

Prof. gernot marx 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 61: Neonatology 

Chair: Schaigorodsky Lorena (Argentina) 

neonatal Anaesthesia in rural Set Ups. diwan, Sandeep (india) 

congenital diaphragmatic hernias- management in Singapore. tan, 

Josephine (Singapore) 

neonatal emergencies. cote, charles (USA) 

tiVA for neonates: Are we Pushing the Age Boundaries? lerman, 

Jerrold (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 



Outcome: Epidemiology and Health Services 


hospital-to-hospital Variation in cost and outcomes. glance, 

laurent (USA) 

Sources of error in registry Studies. Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

electronic Anaesthesia records and decision Support Systems. 

Stapelfeldt, Wolf (USA) 

the ASA Anaesthesia Quality institute. dutton, richard (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 63: Current Trends in Ambulatory 

Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management: 

Patient Safety is Paramount 

Chair: Valedon, Arnaldo (USA) 

Anaesthesia for endoscopies: (Pro-con: Should non- 

Anaesthesiologists continue to Provide Sedation?) Vila, hector 

(USA) – recart, Alex (chile) 

current trends in the Field of Ambulatory Anaesthesia: Anaesthesia 

in the office. Valedon, Arnaldo (USA) 

Anaesthesia outside the or: the radiology Suite-Safety, training, 

equipment, and Patient Screening. cutter, thomas (USA) 

calculated risk or dangerous Proposition: Pushing the envelope in 

outpatient Anaesthesia. Philip, Beverly (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 64: Perioperative Cognitive Dysfunction 

(POCD) 

Chair: Saager, Leif (USA) 

Postoperative cognitive decline. deiner, Stacie (USA) 

discussion 

Perioperative cognitive Protection. dexmedetomidine and cognitive 

reserve: “the dexlirium Study”. Silverstein, Jeff (USA) 

discussion 

Persistent Postoperative cognitive decline: An Unsubstantiated 

Phenotype. evers, Alex (USA) 

discussion 

tUeSdAY

tUeSdAY 


15:30 – 17:30 


Session 65: An Insight of Anaesthesia in China 

Chair: Buwei, Yu (China) 

current Status of Anaesthesia in china. Buwei, Yu (china) 

the training of Pain Physicians in china. Zhijian, Fu (china) 

Acupuncture in cardiac Surgery. Xiangrui, Wang (china) 

Perioperative neuroprotection: the role of non-ischaemic 

Preconditioning. Xiong, lize (china) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 66: Issues in Thoracic Anaesthesia 

Chair: Slinger, Peter (Canada) 

lung isolation with double-lumen tubes. campos, Javier (USA) 

lung isolation with Bronchial Blockers. cohen, edmond (USA) 

Anaesthetic management for oesophageal Surgery. Blank, randall 

(USA) 

lessons From lung transplantation for everyday thoracic 

Anaesthesia. Slinger, Peter (canada) 


16:00 – 17:30 



Duplication of Efforts – Debate 

Chairs: Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke (Norway), Enright, Angela 

(Canada) 

the ethiopia case - too many cooks might Spoil the Broth, Also in 

Anaesthesiology. Woldetsadik, Assefu (ethiopia) 

the First Steps to An Anaesthesia training Programme in eritrea and 

ethiopia. teweldebrhan, Kessete (eritrea) 

health Volunteers overseas in ethiopia. mets, Berend (USA) 

University of Bergen, norway in ethiopia. Bjørnestad, elin (norway) 

the University of toronto in ethiopia. Silverman, greg (canada) 

duplication of efforts – Will the Web registry improve Status Quo? 

Fisher, Quentin (USA) 

debate All Speakers 




16:00 – 17:30 


Session 68: Anaesthesia in Robotic and 

Laparoscopic Surgery 

Chair: Baltayian, Sarkis (USA) 

Anaesthesia for robotic Surgery. Baltayian, Sarkis (USA) 

thoracoscopy and co2 Pneumothorax for one lung Anaesthesia. 

Falabella, Andrés (USA) 

mediastinal masses and robotic Surgery. campos, Javier (USA) 

16:00 – 17:30 

Room 9: Ibera 



Functional Brain Surgery: challenges for the Anaesthesiologist. 

domino, Karen B (USA) 

Anaesthesia for Awake craniotomy. Bekker, Alex Y (USA) 

Association of Peri-operative risk Factors and increased hypnotic 

time. does a low Bispectral index increase mortality? duval neto, 

gastao (Brazil) 

clinical implications of emerging technologies for Brain monitoring 

during Anaesthesia and critical care. Smith, martin (UK) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 70: Perioperative Echocardiography in 

The 21St Century 

Chair: Cabrera, Carolina (Chile) 

regional Ventricular Function: ischaemia monitoring and tee. 

Poelaert, Jan (Belgium) 

transthoracic echocardiography. Useful for the Anaesthesiologist? 

Sloth, erik (denmark) 

impact of tee in non cardiac Surgery. cabrera, carolina (chile) 

Pro – con “Fluid challenge”. echocardiography Versus cPV or 

PAoP. royse, colin (Australia) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 71: BJA Research Session 

Chair: Webster, Nigel R (UK) 

Searching the literature. Webster, nigel r (UK) 

Setting Up and running a Study. Webster, nigel r (UK) 

Writing a Scientific Paper. hemmings, hugh (USA) 

What happens to Your manuscript? reilly, charles (UK) 

What Was Best in the BJA last Year? mahajan, ravi (UK) 

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15:30 – 16:30 


Session 72: European Diploma: Educational Tool 

for a High Academic Standard. (Spanish) 

Goldik, Zeev (Israel) 

WedneSdAY, mArch 28th 

08:30 – 10:30 



Chair: Carneiro, Fernando (Brazil) 

the Posterior Abdominal Wall and lumbar Spine: Anatomy and 

Ultrasound. Franco, carlo d. (USA) 

regional Anaesthesia and cancer: A new therapeutic concept? 

capdevila, Xavier (France) 

the history of regional Analgesia. narchi, Patrick (France) 

lower limb Blocks. hadzic, Admir (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 74: Acute Pain 

Chair: Schug, Stephan (Australia) 

Pain memory After Surgery. Puig, margarita (Spain) 

role of non-narcotics in Perioperative Analgesia - What, When and 

how? Wadhwa, Anupama (USA) 

Acute Pain management in the opioid-tolerant Patient. Schug, 

Stephan (Australia) 

role of nmdA Antagonists in Perioperative Analgesia and 

hyperalgesia. Wadhwa, Anupama (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 75: Critical Care: Drugs 

Chair: Lebedinski, Konstantin (Russia) 

Perioperative management of new Antiplatelet Agents. Samama, 

charles marc (France) 

Vasopressin and terlipressin in Septic Shock: Why, When and how? 

Westphal, martin (germany) 

coloids and the critical Patient. Jacob, matthias (germany) 

do we have a Selective Venous Vasodilator? lebedinski, Konstantin 

(russia) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 76: Depth of Anaesthesia 

Chair: Struys, Michel (Belgium) 

monitoring and Prevention. Absalom, Anthony (the netherlands) 

intraoperative Awareness. Struys, michel (Belgium) 

managing Awareness with recall. Absalom, Anthony (the 

netherlands) 

legal Aspects. domino, Karen (USA) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 77: Pharmacogenomics 

Chair: Candiotti, Keith (USA) 

introduction. candiotti, Keith (USA) 

Pharmacogenomics outside of Anaesthesia and its implications for 

Patients. candiotti, Keith (USA) 

Pharmacogenomics of Analgesic drug targets. lotsch, Jorn 

(germany) 

Pharmacogenomics and drug responses in the operating room. 

Janicki, Piotr (USA) 

genetics and the heart in the operating room. landau, ruth 

(USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 78: Mechanical Ventilation 

Chair: Tusman, Gerardo (Argentina) 

Alveolar recruitment in mechanical Ventilation. tusman, gerardo 

(Argentina) 

electrical impedance tomography (eit): non-invasive monitoring of 

lung and central haemodynamics. Böhm, Stephan (germany) 

Abdominal compliance and mechanical Ventilation. mulier, Jan Paul 

(Belgium) 

the role of Volumetric capnography for monitoring mechanically 

Ventilated Patients. tusman, gerardo (Argentina) 

WedneSdAY

WedneSdAY 


08:30 – 10:30 


Session 79: History of Regional Anaesthesia 

Chairs: Wilkinson, David (UK), Bacon, Douglas (USA) 

local Anaesthesia in the Arab nations. Khater, Yehia (egypt) 

Freud, Koller and halstead: the cocaine trio. mcKeown, Jason 

(USA) 

how Bier’s Spinal transverse the World. Van Wijhe, marten 

(netherlands) 

South American contributions to regional Anaesthesia. Venturini, 

Adolfo héctor (Argentina) 

08:00 – 11:30 


Session 80: Developing The Ideal Anaesthetic 

Department 

Chair: Kimatian, Stephen (USA) 

What leadership is needed? Kimatian, Stephen (USA) 

clinical design of the ideal Anaesthetic department. Stapelfeldt, 

Wolf (USA) 

Surgical Schedule optimisation. Zura, Andrew (USA) 

Fostering departmental research. Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

making education integral. Kimatian, Stephen (USA) 

Audience discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 81: Critical Care: Burnt Patients 

(Spanish) 

Chair: Chacón, Renato (Chile) 

Burnt Patient reanimation: Fluid resuscitation: monitoring, 

resources, Patterns and goals. muñoz, Alberto (chile) 

inhalatory injury. Ávila, marcela (chile) 

Pharmacology of the Burnt Patient. chacón, renato (chile) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 82: Pre Anaesthetic Clinical Evaluation 

(PACE) Clinic 

Chairs: Casais, Marcela (Argentina), De Santis, Marisa 

(Argentina) 

how to manage drug chronic treatment Before a Surgery.(in 

Spanish ,translation to english). Krauss, Juan (Argentina) 

Pre Anaesthesia evaluation in Argentina. casais, marcela (Argentina) 

Past, Present and Future in the Pre-Anaesthetic evaluation. Update. 

roizen, michael (USA) 

Value of Specialised Preanaesthesia clinic for major Surgery: 

economy issues in day Admission. Silvay, george (czech republic) 




08:30 – 11:30 


Session 83: Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia 

Chair: Cain, James Gordon (USA) 

challenges in Paediatric transplantation. cavallieri, Silvana (chile) 

intra-operative trans-oesophageal echocardiography (tee) in 

congenital heart disease. garg, rajnish Kumar (india) 

cardiopulmonary Bypass in infants and children. What’s new? 

Schure, Annette (USA) 

Perioperative rhythm disturbances in Paediatric cardiac 

Anaesthesia. casta, Alfonso (USA) 

telemedicine in the care of the Paediatric cardiac Patient. munoz, 

ricardo (USA) 

08:30 – 09:30 


Session 84: Oximetry Video – Ortega, Rafael 

(USA) Spanish 

Chair: Ortega, Rafael (USA) – Co-Chair: Ortiz, Vilma (USA) 

10:30 – 10:45 


10:45 – 11:30 


Update Lecture 

Chair: Malhotra, Surender Kumar (India) 

An Update on consciousness monitoring - What is the Best 

monitor and What is the Best Way to Use it. hemmerling, thomas 

(canada) 

10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Kucik, Corry Jeb (USA) 

how our Brain learns. himmelseher, Sabine (germany) 

10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Dagostino, Daniel Aldo (Argentina) 

An Update on new Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets. ng, Jacobus 

K.F. (hong Kong) 

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LIGHT UP YOUR KNOWLEDGE 

OF VOLUME THERAPY 

13:00–13:15 WELCOME 

13:15–14:30 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 

INTRODUCTION 

Prof. Fernando Luis Tomiello, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

1) ENSURING A SAFE START: 

HES 130/0.4 AND SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR C-SECTION 

Prof. Frédéric Mercier, Paris, France 

2) WHEN IT GETS CRITICAL: HES 130/0.4 IN SEPSIS 

Prof. Bertrand Guidet, Paris, France 

3) EFFICACY AND SAFETY: HES 130/0.4 IN TRAUMA 

Associate Prof. William Lance Michell, Cape Town, South Africa 

WedneSdAY 

JOIN THE 

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 TH 2012 

La Rural Exhibition Centre 

Predio Ferial de Buenos Aires, Room 5

WedneSdAY 


10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Arthagnan, Celina (Argentina) 

hippocratic ethics and modern medicine. Askitopoulou, helen 

(greece) 

10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Basigalup, Osvaldo (Argentina) 

Spanish System for the information of incidents in Anaesthesia. 

gómez- Arnau díaz-canabate, Juan ignacio (Spain) in Spanish 

10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Tomiello, Fernando (Argentina) 

neonatal Surgery in rural Africa. newton, mark (South Africa) 

10:45 – 11:30 



Chair: Sinisi, Marisa (Argentina) 

trends in neonatal Anaesthesia in last 30 Years. Awalegaonkar- 

Kulkarni, Bharati (india) 

10:45 – 11:30 

Room 9: Ibera 


Chair: Bonofiglio, Francisco (Argentina) 

Functional haemodynamic Parameters (SPV, PPV, SVV) – 

temptations and Pitfalls. Perel, Azriel (israel) 

11:00 – 11:30 



Chair: Cattaneo, Alfredo (Argentina) 

ischaemic Preconditioning de hert, Stefan (Belgium) 




11:30 – 13:00 


Harold Griffith Symposium: Lifebox: The Global 

Oximetry Project 

Chair: Enright, Angela (Canada) 

toward global improvement in Anaesthesia Safety, Sustainably. 

merry, Alan (new Zealand) 

making the dream a reality. Wilson, iain (United Kingdom) 

education - the heart of the matter. enright, Angela (canada) 

13:00 – 14:30 

Break 

13:00 – 14:30 


Industry Symposium: Fresenius Kabi 

Light Up Your Knowledge of Volume Therapy 

introduction 

Prof. Fernando luis tomiello 

ensuring a safe start: heS 130/0.4 and Spinal Anaesthesia for 

c-Section 

Prof. Frédéric mercier 

When it gets critical: heS 130/0.4 in Sepsis 

Prof. Bertrand guidet 

efficacy and Safety: heS 130/0.4 in trauma 

Associate 

Prof. William lance michell 

13:00 – 14:30 


Industry Symposium: Nihon Kohden 

Hemodynamic Management Using Estimated 

Continuous Cardiac Output (esCCOTM) 

Speakers: Prof. ryoichi ochiai and Prof. gilles dhonneur 

lunch box will be provided. get your lunch voucher at the nihon 

Kohden booth - no. 82. 

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13:00 – 14:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Industry symposium: Maquet 

Ventilation Performance During Anesthesia – 

Impact on Clinical Outcome 

chairperson: Prof. göran hedenstierna, hedenstierna laboratory 

Uppsala University, Sweden. 

Atelectasis and airway closure causing hypoxemia and 

promoting infection 

göran hedenstierna, md, Phd, hedenstierna laboratory Uppsala 

University, Sweden. 

Anesthesia during abdominal surgery for geriatric patients 

enis d Silva, md, hospital Sírio-libanes, Sao Paolo, Brazil. 

A new anaesthesia approach to ventilate morbid obese patients 

Jan P mulier, md, Phd, Brugge, Belgium. 

Key points in mechanical ventilation for infants with 

circular circuits 

Javier g Fernandez, md, Phd, mBA, Puerta de hierro Universitary 

hospital, madrid, Spain. 

Wednesday 28th March: 

13:00 – 14:30 

Sala Ceibo C 

Industry Symposium: 3M Health Care 

Improving Perioperative Temperature 

Management 

dr. Andrea Kurz and Pedro S. Barbieri 

All anaesthetized patients are at risk of inadvertent hypothermia, 

which increases patient risk and healthcare cost. Fortunately, 

hypothermia is largely preventable. the symposium will address the 

challenge of reducing rates of inadvertent hypothermia in healthcare 

systems, with a focus on patient temperature management realities 

and initiatives in latin America. 

lunch will be provided. 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Bollini, Carlos (Argentina) 

Ultrasound for regional Anaesthesia: Where Are we today? chan, 

Vincent (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Polidori, Carlos Martin (Argentina) 

liberal Versus restricted Fluid regimen in Bowel Surgery. gan, 

tong J (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Pérez, Adriana (Argentina) 

Fragile Brains: impact of Anaesthetics in the Young and the elderly. 

cottrell, James e. (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Navarro, Guilermo (Argentina) 

Statins in Anaesthesia. Foex, Pierre (UK) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Celesia, Maria Cristina (Argentina) 

the most renowned Anaesthesiologists of latin America. Aldrete, 

Jorge Antonio (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Toscana, Diego (Argentina) 

Sensitisation and neuroplasticity: the role in chronic Pain States. 

Schug, Stephan (Australia) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Bianco, Juan Carlos (Argentina) 

Protection Against ischaemia and reperfusion injury. Bosnjak, Zeljko 

(USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Dorsa, Alberto (Argentina) 

Perioperative heart Failure: evaluation and Pharmacological 

management. drenger, Benjamin (israel) 

14:15 – 15:15 


trauma Anaesthesiology Society meeting 

15:15 – 15:30 


WedneSdAY

WedneSdAY 


15:30 – 17:30 



Chair: Carroll, Ivette (Panama) 

complications of nerve Blocks and means of Prevention. hadzic, 

Admir (USA) 

Failed Spinals: What Are the Facts. Borgeat, Alan (Switzerland) 

intraneural injections and Block Quality. Are they Beneficial or 

reckless. lopez, Ana (Spain) 

Acute compartment Syndrome and the role of regional 

Anaesthesia. capdevila, Xavier (France) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 86: Acute Pain 

Chair: Haidbauer, Alejandro (Argentina) Co-Chair: Pevere, 

Marcela (Argentina) 

novel Uses of dexmedetomidine in Acute Postoperative Pain 

management. cheung, chi Wei (hong Kong) 

role of Acute Pain Service and methods to economise it: indian 

Perspective. mishra, l.d. (india) 

gabapentinoids in Acute and chronic Pain: Which Are the clinical 

evidences? de Paula Posso, irimar (Brazil) 

evidence-Based Acute Pain management. Schug, Stephan 

(Australia) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 87: Critical Care: Drugs 

Chair: Gomez, Carmen Beatriz (Argentina) 

role of levosimendan in the Perioperative Setting. Westphal, martin 

(germany) 

management of Antiplatelet therapy in Patients with Stents. 

dimitrova, galina (USA) 

Venous thromboembolism Prophylaxis, new Agents, new issues. 

Samama, charles marc (France) 

rational choices of inotropic therapies in the Perioperative Period. 

housmans, Philippe (USA) 




15:30 – 17:30 


Session 88: Pharmacology: Optimising Drug 

Administration by The Use of Smart Monitoring 

Chair: Struys, Michel (The Netherlands) 

optimising the hypnotic component of Anaesthesia with Better 

monitoring. Absalom, Anthony (the netherlands) 

monitoring the Analgesic component of Anaesthesia. luginbuehl, 

martin (Switzerland) 

Using Pharmacokinetics and dynamics to optimise Your drug 

Administration: About PK-Pd models, drug Advisory displays, 

Using the Above described monitors in open- and closed-loop 

technology. Struys, michel (the netherlands) 

discussion 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 89: Pharmacology: Opioids 

Chair: Moss, Jonathan (USA) Co-Chair: Irwin, Michael 

(Hong Kong) 

development of Peripheral opioid Antagonists: morphine’s Secrets 

revealed. moss, Jonathan (USA) 

Peripheral opioid Antagonists in the Perioperative Period. moss, 

Jonathan (USA) 

opioids and cardiac Protection. irwin, michael (hong Kong) 

opioids and cancer recurrence: What is the evidence? moss, 

Jonathan (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 90: Mechanical Ventilation 

Chair: Polidori, Martín (Argentina) 

Physiological Programming of a respirator. garcía-Fernández, 

Javier (Spain) 

mechanical Ventilation Strategies in lung distress. Fischer, lars 

(germany) 

Pulmonary recruitment: When, how, Who? garcía-Fernández, 

Javier (Spain) 

Volume Vs Pressure Ventilation. Pro-con. garcía-Fernández, Javier 

(Spain) 

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15:30 – 17:30 


Session 91: History of Regional Anaesthesia 

Chairs: Wilkinson, David (UK), Bacon, Douglas (USA) 

history of local Anaesthetics. Ball, christine (Australia) 

A history of local Anaesthesia Societies. Wildsmith, J. Anthony (UK) 

regional Anaesthesia at War. Waisel, david (USA) 

regional Anaesthesia and the Pain clinic: A marriage made in 

heaven? raff, milton (South Africa) 

regional Anaesthesia in china. Xinhua, heng (china) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 92: Debate: You Should Train Your Own 

Anaesthesiologists! 

Chair: Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke (Norway) 

eastern europe: Smilov, ivan (Bulgaria). 

Asia: ranatunga, Kumudini (Sri lanka) 

Africa: otieno, dave (Kenya) 

latin America: Justiniano, elizabeth (Bolivia) 

USA: Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine (USA) 

UK: Wilson, iain (UK) 

israel : ezri, tiberiu (israel) 

debate 

15:30 – 17:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 93: Critical Care: Burnt Patients 

(Spanish) 

Chair: Chacón, Renato (Chile) 

Analgesic Strategies in Burn Patients. larrea, Belén (chile) 

Anaesthesia in Paediatric Severe Burn Patients. campos, mauricio 

(chile) 

round table: All Faculty 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 94: Residency Assessment 

Chair: Greif, Robert (Switzerland) 

Assessment of a resident’s Programme. gurman, gabriel (israel) 

Work Based Assessment in An Anaesthesia resident Programme to 

Provide Formative Feedback. greif, robert (Switzerland) 

education in Anaesthesia for residents with Simulation. Park, 

christine (USA) 

goals for training the Anaesthesiologist in critical care. gurman, 

gabriel (israel) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 95: Thoracic Anaesthesia in Paediatrics 

Chair: Motta, Pablo (USA/Uruguay) 

Pathophysiology of one lung Ventilation during thoracotomy and 

thorascoscopy. Baraka, Anis (lebanon) 

Anaesthesia in thoracic Surgery. Santoro, José (USA) 

Anaesthesia for lung transplantation in Paediatrics. motta, Pablo 

(USA/Uruguay) 

Anaesthesia in nUSS Procedure. Santoro, José (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Annual meeting of the international Society for the Perioperative 

care of the obese Patient (iSPcoP) 

thUrSdAY, mArch 29th 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 97: Obstetric Anaesthesia 

Chair: Howell, Paul (UK) Co Chair: Cardoso, Mónica (Brazil) 

genetic influences in obstetric Anaesthesia. landau, ruth (USA) 

maternal mortality. maternal obesity. Bassell, gerry (USA) 

major obstetric haemorrhage: A comprehensive Approach. Van de 

Velde, marc (Belgium) 

management of the high risk Parturient. chan, Yoo Kuen 

(malaysia) 

Airway management of the obese Parturient. recent developments 

in the management of the difficult Airway. ezri, tiberiu (israel) 

thUrSdAY

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08:30 – 10:30 


Session 98: Anaesthesia in Morbid Obesity 

Chair: Alvarez, Adrián (Argentina) 

respiratory dysfunction, oSA and morbid obesity. A high risk 

Association for Anaesthesiologists. Schumann, roman (USA) 

the metabolic Syndrome and the Surgical obese Patient. Wadhwa, 

Anupama (USA) 

risk Assessment, Preoperative Preparation. mulier, Jan Paul 

(Belgium) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 99: Critical Care 

Chair: Abdelmalek, Basem (USA) 

hyponatremia. doberenz, doris (UK) 

Perioperative management of Pheochromocytoma. malhotra, Vinod 

(USA) 

new Players to reveal the innate immune response in Sepsis. 

Fang, Xiangming (china) 

Perioperative glucose control in non-cardiac Surgery. Abdelmalek, 

Basem (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 100: Battlefield and Mass Casualties 

Resuscitation 

Chair: Wichelewski, Josef (Israel) 

new damage control Shock resuscitation, lessons From 

Afghanistan. dawes, robert (UK) – thomas, rhys (UK) 

hospital organisation for mass casualties. Wichelewski, Josef 

(israel) 

management of Polytraumatised Patients in the city. dawes, robert 

(UK) – thomas, rhys (UK) 

relationship Between cardiac Patients and terror Attack. 

Wichelewski, Josef (israel) 




08:30 – 10:45 


Session 101: Pharmacology 

Chair: Justiniano, Elizabeth (Bolivia) 

Anaesthetic induced organ Protection. Kehl, Franz (denmark) 

Xenon: neuroprotective Properties and Use in 

neuroanaesthesiology. mizikov, Victor (russia) 

PriS (Propofol infusion Syndrome): A new Syndrome related to 

Sedation in icU. gurman, gabriel (israel) 

dipirona, efficacy and Safety of the Analgesic most Widely Used in 

Bolivia. Justiniano, elizabeth (Bolivia) 

Volatile Anaesthetic Sedation in the icU: risks and Benefits. Kehl, 

Franz (denmark) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 102: Anaesthesia in Cardiovascular 

Surgery 

Chairs: Bianco, Juan Carlos (Argentina), Dorsa, Alberto 

Guillermo (Argentina) 

Fast track in cardiovascular Anaesthesia. Van Aken, hugo 

(germany) 

Vascular Anaesthesia for the last 30 Years: open and endovascular 

Aortic repairs. gottlieb, Alexandru (USA) 

Anaesthesia for coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Without the help 

of cardiopulmonary Bypass Pump. Van hemelrijck, Jan (Belgium) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 103: General Topics in Transplantation 

Chair: Niemann, Claus (USA) 

Pathophysiology of end-Stage organ disease. rando, Karina Anas 

evelyn (Uruguay) 

Applied Pharmacology in Patients with end-Stage organ disease. 

henthorn, thomas (USA) 

Perioperative management of the donor. niemann, claus (USA) 

Anaesthesia for liver transplantation – Practice Patterns. Wagener, 

gebhard (USA) 

Starting a new transplant Programme. rando, Karina Anas evelyn 

(Uruguay) 

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08:30 – 10:30 



Chair: Cavalcanti Lima, Luciana (Brazil) 

About Strict control of glicemia and Perioperative Use of insuline. 

leal Alves, rodrigo (Brazil) 

magnese Sulfate: Uses in Anaesthesia. lima cavalcanti, ismar 

(Brazil) 

inhalatory Anaesthetics: Action mechanisms. Pereira, edísio (Brazil) 

malignant Propofol infusion Syndrome. cavalcanti lima, luciana 

(Brazil) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 105: Professional Wellbeing 

InAnaesthesiologists 

Chair: Duval Neto, Gastao (Brazil) 

Presentation of the epidemiologic Analysis of the results of 

PWWP/WFSA. Questionnaire on the Professional Wellbeing in the 

Societies members of the WFSA. Fernandes duval neto, gastao 

(Brazil) 

Suicidality Among Anaesthesiologists. lindfors, Pirjo (Finland) 

Factors of importance in the development of chemical 

dependence by Anaesthesiologists. moore, roger (USA) 

Ageing Anaesthesiologist Work changes. gupta, Pratyush (india) 

Burnout in Anaesthesiologists and Safety in Anaesthesia. Sahin, 

Sükran (turkey) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 106: Patient Safety and Liability 

Session1: Adverse Outcomes and Medical 

Malpractice: Ways to Improve Patient Safety 

Moderator: Domino, Karen B. (USA) 

closed claims Project: trends and current liability. domino, Karen 

B. (USA) 

medication errors. merry, Alan (new Zealand) 

Safety lessons From the Postoperative Visual loss registry. lee, 

lorri A. (USA) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 107: Innovative Educational Approaches 

Chair: Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine (USA) 

education in Anaesthesia. American Programmes/experience. 

Kimatian, Stephen (USA) 

education in Anaesthesia. european Programmes/experience. 

mellin-olsen, Jannicke (norway) 

Simulation Based learning. musson, david (canada) 

Simulation Assessment: current and Future Approaches to 

evaluating Performance. murray, david (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 108: Course: Nephrology Concepts for 

Anaesthesiologists - in Spanish 

Chair: Musso, Carlos (Argentina) 

dyskalemias. musso, carlos (Argentina) 

dysnatremias. Bazerque, Fernando (Argentina) 

Acidosis. Bazerque, Fernando (Argentina) 

Alkalosis. caputo, daniel (Argentina) 

drugs and Kidney. Belloso, Waldo (Argentina) 

10:30 – 11:00 


11:00 – 13:00 



Chair: Gatt, Stephen (Australia) Co Chair: Howell, Paul (UK) 

Peripartum haemorrhage. gatt, Stephen (Australia) 

enhancing Patient Safety in obstetric Anaesthesia. nuevo, Florian 

(Philippines) 

optimising Analgesia After c-Section. carvalho, Brendan (USA) 

non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring in obstetric Anaesthesia. 

Fernando, roshan (UK) 

management of the cardiac Parturient. chan, Yoo Kuen (malaysia) 

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11:00 – 13:00 



Chairs: Alvarez, Adrián (Argentina), Barboza Piedras, Miguel 

(Argentina) 

Positioning and monitoring. Why is it So important? Sinha, Ashish 

(USA) 

optimising mechanical Ventilation. PeeP, ArS or Both? Sprung, 

Juraj (USA) 

myths and real Facts About Airway management. collins, Jeremy 

(USA) 

drug doses in the obese Population. rationale for Practical 

management. lemmens, hendrikus (USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 111: Monitoring in Cardiac Patients 

Chair: Venugopal, S Reddy (USA) 

lithium indicator technique for cardiac output measurement in 

infants and children. odeberg Wernerman, Suzanne (Sweden) 

is Arterial hypertension Still a Factor of risk in 2012. Foex, Pierre 

(UK) 

the importance of Advanced haemodynamic monitoring in Solving 

therapeutic conflicts in the critically ill. Perel, Azriel (israel) 

discussion 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 112: Critical Care: High Risk 

Chair: Milenovic, Miodrag (Serbia) 

Protocolised haemodynamic management of critically ill Patients - 

there’s An elephant in the room. Perel, Azriel (israel) 

lung injury in ArdS and genetic expression. Alvarez, Julián (Spain) 

transfusion related Acute lung injury (trali). gropper, michael (USA) 

identification of high risk Surgical Patient. milenovic, miodrag 

(Serbia) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 113: Pharmacology: Muscle Relaxants 

Chair: Alvarez Gomez, José A. (Spain) 

introduction and remarks. Alvarez gomez, José A. (Spain) 

mechanisms of Action of neuromuscular Block, From Frog tissue to 

computer modelling. new concepts and Agents. lee, chingmuh 

(USA) 

indications of muscle relaxants. Update of clinical Use and Positive 

effects of nmBA. meistelman, claude (France) 

discussion 




11:00 – 13:00 


Session 114: Anaesthesia in 

Cardiovascular Surgery 

Chair: Bianco, Juan (Argentina) - Dorsa, Alberto Guillermo 

(Argentina) 

transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation: Anaesthesia management. 

Augoustides, John (South Africa) 

newer modes of haemodynamic monitoring, how to interpret and 

how to Utilise. reddy, Venugopal (USA) 

inflammatory response in cBB. Aeschlimann del rio, nicolas (chile) 

discussion 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 115: Renal, Cardiac and Lung Transplant 

Chair: Rando, Karina Anas Evelyn (Uruguay) 

cardiovascular evaluation and intraoperative haemodynamic 

monitoring in renal transplant recipients. Findlay, James (USA) 

intraoperative Fluid management and graft Protection. niemann, 

claus (USA) 

Anaesthesia in lung transplantation: What do we need to Know? 

Slinger, Peter (canada) 

Anaesthesia for cardiac transplantation and Ventricular Assist 

devices. roscoe, Andy (UK) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 116: Management of a Modern 

Anaesthesia Department: Effective Use of 

Resources to Create Excellence: Session I 

Chair: Malhotra, Vinod (USA) 

how to make Your Anaesthesia department the Best Amidst 

competition. malhotra, Vinod (USA) 

Anaesthesia departments and Anaesthesiologists… leaders and 

champions of Safety. thoms, gavin (UK) 

getting involved in improving operating room management. 

rosinia, Frank (USA) 

discussion, Practical issues, Questions and answers. 

11:00 – 12:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 117: Trauma: Current Topics (Spanish) 

Chair: Duarte, Juan Carlos (Venezuela) Co-Chair: González- 

Allen, Oscar (Paraguay) 

how initial management impacts on the Prognosis of the Patient 

with Severe trauma. ilic, Juan Pablo (chile) 

Simulation and human error in trauma. Bracho, nerio (Venezuela) 

teaching initial management in trauma: Ptc a reality in latin 

America. gonzález Allen, oscar (Paraguay) 

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11:00 – 13:00 


Session 118: Patient Safety and Liability 

Session 2: Trends in Medical Malpractice 

Moderator: Domino, Karen B (USA) 

how to avoid a lawsuit: lessons from closed claims. domino, 

Karen B (USA) 

medical liability issues in india. Saikat, Sengupta (india) 

trends in medical malpractice in Argentina. Salgueiro, carlos 

(Argentina) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 119: Innovative Educational Approaches 

Chair: Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine (USA) 

teaching Professionalism. Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine (USA) 

mentorism in USA. evers, Alex S. (USA) 

mentorism in latin America. isaza restrepo, Andrés (colombia) 

leadership influence in teaching to be Professional. tremper, Kevin 

(USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 120: Course: Nephrology Concepts for 

Anaesthesiologists (Spanish) 

Chair: Musso, Carlos (Argentina) 

Kidney in the elderly Patient. Vilas, manuel (Argentina) 

Acute renal Failure. musso, carlos (Argentina) 

chronic Kidney disease. heguilen, ricardo (Argentina) 

Artificial Kidney. musso, carlos (Argentina) 

general conclusions. musso, carlos (Argentina) 

13:00 – 14:30 

Break 

13:30-14:15 


Industry Symposium: Covidien 

Brain Monitoring Technologies in Anaesthesia: 

Improving Patient Care & Outcome 

Speaker: dr. Sergio d. Bergese 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Toscana, Diego (Argentina) 

the right Ventricle and its implications during Anaesthesia and 

intensive care. Wouters, Patrick (Belgium) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Newton, Mark (Kenya) 

ophthalmic regional Anaesthesia for modern ophthalmic Surgery. 

Kumar, chandra (Singapore) 

15:00 – 15:30 



Chair: Dorsa, Alberto (Argentina) 

Septic cardiomyopathy: From Basic research to clinical 

implications. hoeft, Andreas (germany) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Pantaleone, Silvina (Argentina) 

Perioperative thermoregulation and heat Balance. Kurz, Andrea 

(USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Eskenazi. Guillermo (Argentina) 

Perioperative infections. turan, Alparslan (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Presa, Claudia (Argentina) 

A rational Approach to Perioperative Fluid management. Jacob, 

matthias (germany) 

15:00 – 15:30 



Chair: Berdullas, Manuel (Argentina) 

civil-military regional Anaesthesia. Kucik, corry Jeb (USA) 

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14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Jaichenco, Andre (Argentina) 

the role of Stroke Volume Variation As a Predictor of Fluid 

responsiveness and intraoperative Fluid optimisation: Why Fly Blind 

if You have a gPS? mena, gabriel (USA) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Celesia, Maria Cristina (Argentina) 

Anaesthesiologists and “green hospital”. macaire, Philippe (United 

Arab emirates) 

14:30 – 15:15 


Chairs: Crosara, Daniel (Argentina), Calabrese, Gustavo 

(Uruguay) 

50th Anniversary of the confederation of latin American Societies 

of Anaesthesiologists (clASA) Adhesion of clASA to the helsinki 

declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesia (european Board of 

Anaesthesiologists) (in Spanish with translation to english) 

14:30 – 15:15 



Chair: Komar, Dora (Argentina) 

ophthalmic anaesthesia in latin America. galindo Arias, manuel 

(colombia) Spanish 

15:15 – 15:30 


15:30 – 17:30 



Chair: Nundloll, Vinod (Mauritius) Co-Chair: Cattaneo, 

Alfredo (Argentina) 

Use of Ultrasound to guide epidural insertion. carvalho, Jose 

(canada) 

Use of Simulation in training obstetric Anaesthetists. Birnbach, 

david (USA) 

Prevention of Post-dural Puncture headache in An obstetric 

Patient: evidence Based Approach. Kuczkowski, Krzysztof (USA) 

intrathecal clonidine for labour Pain: international Perspective. 

Pryambodho, Pryambodho (indonesia) 

epidural catheter: From A-Z. geddawy, mohamed (Saudi Arabia) 




15:30 – 17:30 



Chairs: Alvarez, Adrián (Argentina), Barboza Piedras, Miguel 

(Argentina) 

Pain management and Associated risks. Strategies to deal with 

them. margarson, michael (UK) 

early detection and management of Surgical complications. Jones, 

daniel (USA) 

Prevention, early detection and treatment of Anaesthesia-related 

complications during recovery. Jones, Stephanie (USA) 

how to Provide the Safest Peri-operative care of the morbidly 

obese Parturient. leykin, Yigal (italy) 

15:30 – 18:00 


Session 123: Monitoring 

Chair: Mena, Gabriel (USA) 

monitoring the monitor’ -An Analysis of current haemodynamic 

devices including conflicts of interest. Jonas, max (UK) 

minimally invasive haemodynamic and tissue Perfusion monitors: 

Present and Future. mena, gabriel (USA) 

‘goal (miS)directed therapy’ - Using haemodynamics to change 

outcome for Patients. Jonas, max (UK) 

BiS monitoring and long-term outcomes From Anaesthesia. leslie, 

Kate (Australia) 

the role of cerebral oximetry in cardiac Surgery. denault, Andre 

(canada) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 124: Critical Care: Infections 

Chair: Doberenz, Doris (UK) 

intra-Abdominal infection. epidemiology, management, Prevention. 

montravers, Phillipe (France) 

common errors in empirical Antibiotic treatment. martin, claude 

(France) 

Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis. montravers, Phillipe (France) 

Antibiotic combination in icU Patients. martin, claude (France 

Selective digestive decontamination. doberenz, doris (UK) 

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15:30 – 17:30 


Session 125: Pharmacology: Muscle Relaxants 

Chair: Alvarez Gómez, José A. (Spain) 

residual Paralysis: incidence, consequences, Prevention. tardelli, 

Angela (Brazil) 

clinical Pharmacology of Sugammadex, a new reversal Agent of 

nmBA. mirakhur, rajinder (UK) 

Five decades of neuromuscular Pharmacology: Where do we go 

From here? lee, chingmuh (USA) 

clinical Use of Sugammadex. Alvarez gómez, José A. (Spain) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 126: Anaesthesia in Cardiovascular 

Surgery 

Chair: Drenger, Benjamin (Israel) 

Strategy for Blood conservation. Aeschlimann del rio, nicolas 

(chile) 

do we need cardiac Anaesthesiologists in the electrophysiology 

lab? dimitrova, galina (USA) 

Perioperative Antithrombotic therapy in coronary Patients. drenger, 

Benjamin (israel) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 127: Liver Transplant 

Chair: Gouvea, Glauber (Brazil) 

cardiovascular Preoperative evaluation. end Stage liver disease 

and coronary Artery disease: What to do? Findlay, James (USA) 

Porto-Pulmonary hypertension and hepatopulmonary Syndrome. 

Findlay, James (USA) 

Perioperative Fluid and transfusion management: Strategies to 

diminish Blood loss. Feiner, John (USA) 

haemodynamic and coagulation monitoring and new technologies: 

Are they cost-effective? gouvea, glauber (Brazil) 

early extubation in liver transplantation: Benefits, harms and 

extubation criteria. Feiner, John (USA) 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 128: Management of a Modern 

Anaesthesia Department: Effective Use of 

Resources to Create Excellence: Session II 

Chair: Malhotra, Vinod (USA) 

Future Work Force in Anaesthesia: non Physician Providers and Part 

time Practice. Beavis, Vanessa (new Zealand) 

how to run An Acute Pain Service: organisation, Function and 

economics. Wadhwa, Anupama (USA) 

Quality and information technology: Better care on better terms. 

Fleishut, Peter (USA) 

discussion, Practical issues, Questions and Answers 

15:30 – 17:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 129: Trauma: we Are All Potential 

Patients (Spanish) 

Chair: Collado, Raúl (Argentina) – Co-Chair: Illic, 

Juan Pablo (Chile) 

cranio- encephalic trauma: Priorities for Better outcomes. ilic, Juan 

Pablo (chile) 

Update in the management of Airway in trauma. navarro, guillermo 

(Argentina) 

hypotensive resuscitation: time for a review. Plaza cepeda, Jorge 

gustavo (ecuador) 

haemostatic resuscitation: the Solution? collado, raul (Argentina) 

discussion 

15:30 – 17:30 


Session 130: Medico-Legal Issues 

Chair: Mark, Jonathan (USA) 

legal reform in new Zealand: lessons learned. merry, Alan (new 

Zealand) 

Safer operating rooms: is teamwork the Answer? mark, Jonathan 

(USA) 

improving the safety of central venous catheterization. domino, 

Karen (USA) 

discussion 

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15:30 – 17:30 


Session 131: Current Trends in Ambulatory 

Anaesthesia (Spanish) 

Chair: Valedon, Arnaldo (USA) 

Anestesia Para Videocolonoscopía (Pro-con: deben Seguir los no 

Anestesiólogos realizando Anestesia?) recart, Alejandro (USA) – 

Vila, héctor (USA) 

tendencias Actuales en el campo de la Anestesia Ambulatoria: 

Anestesia en el consultorio. Valedon, Arnaldo (USA) 

Anestesia Para rmi, rmn, Pet, equipos, Seguridad, 

entrenamiento, etc. coloma, margarita 

riesgo calculado o Proposición Peligrosa. llegando a los 

extremos en Anestesia Ambulatoria? Valedón, Arnaldo (USA) 

15:30 – 16:30 



Chair: Ortiz, Vilma (USA) 

Anaesthetic management of An Adult Patient with noonan 

Syndrome: (Solid tumor in Posterior Fossa causing hydrocephalus) 

Santos gracia, José (cuba) 

FridAY, mArch 30th 

08:00 – 08:45 


nurses central lecture: the role of the nurse in catastrophe 

Situations. meni Bataglia, Vanina (Argentina) 

08:30 – 10:30 



Chair: Cerda, Sergio (Chile) – Co-Chair: Voto, Liliana S 

(Argentina) 

Anaesthesia related maternal mortality-lessons learned From 

nationwide registry. terui, Katsuo (Japan) 

What is Beyond computer integrated Patient-controlled epidural 

Analgesia. Sia, Alex (Singapore) 

regional Analgesia and Anaesthesia in Parturients on Antithrombotic 

Agents. chan, Yoo Kuen (malaysia) 

how to Safely and effectively Provide Postcaesarean Analgesia. 

terui, Katsuo (Japan) 

Anaesthesiologist’s role in Preeclampsia. cerda, Sergio (chile) 




08:30 – 10:30 


Session 134: Regional Anaesthesia and Pain in 

Paediatrics 

Chair: Afshan, Gauhar (Pakistan) 

regional Anaesthesia in the Paediatric Patient with Severe 

comorbidity. de José maría galve, Belen (Spain) 

complex regional Pain Syndrome in children. Afshan, gauhar 

(Pakistan) 

local Anaesthetics and Adjuvants in Paediatric regional 

Anaesthesia. Bosenberg, Adrian (USA) 

cancer Pain in children. Afshan, gauhar (Pakistan) 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 135: Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia: 

Towards a Stress Free Anaesthesia? 

Chair: Carli, Franco (Canada) 

thoracic epidural Anaesthesia: its role in Fast-track Programmes. 

carli, Franco (canada) 

Pathophysiological Aspects. de leon casasola, oscar (USA) 

thoracic epidural Anaesthesia: rate of Failure. technical Aspects. 

limitations. Alvarez, Adrián (Argentina) 

thoracic epidural Anaesthesia and its effect on outcomes. a need 

for reconsideration. Van Aken, hugo (germany) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 136: General Pharmacology 

Chair: Irwin, Michael (Hong Kong) 

Bowel Function, ileus and intravenous lidocaine. groudine, Scott 

(USA) 

nitrous oxide and long-term outcomes From Anaesthesia. leslie, 

Kate (Australia) 

the role of iV Acetaminophen in Postoperative Pain management. 

groudine, Scott (USA) 

opioid Pharmacogenetics. irwin, michael (hong Kong) 

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08:30 – 10:30 


Session 137: Tissue Perfusion and Oxygenation 


tissue oxygenation: Factors involved. Kurz, Andrea (USA) 

intravascular Volume optimisation, dynamic management and 

monitorisation. Kabon, Barbara (Switzerland) 

microcirculation. margarson, michael (UK) 

discussion 

09:00 – 11:00 


Session 138: Nurses Session (Translation Into 

Spanish and Portuguese) 

Chair: Picardi, Raquel (Argentina) 

difficult Airway management in Paediatrics. Baraka, Anis (lebanon) 

education for nurses in the Xxi century. Knape, hans (the 

netherlands) 

difficult Paediatric Patients: Autism, combative Adolescents: 

Professional challenge. Schure, Annette (USA) 

how to Avoid Sedation complications. roelofse, James 

(South Africa) 

09:00 – 11:00 


Session 139: Nurses Session – Spanish 

Chair: Leoni, Fernanda (Argentina) 

What a nurse must Know About invasive and non-invasive 

mechanical Ventilation. garcía-Fernández, Javier (Spain) 

how to Avoid Position complications in Surgical Patients. Saenz 

larrache, carlos (mexico) 

Physiologic differences Between Adult and elder Patients. maurtúa, 

marco (USA) 

guidelines and Procedures to be Followed in the Anaesthetic 

recovery room. goldik, Zeev (israel) 

discussion 

08:30 – 10:30 


Session 140: Malignant Hyperthermia 

Chair: Rosenberg, Henry (USA) 

introduction and history of malignant hyperthermia. rosenberg, 

henry (USA) 

Pathophysiology and genetics of malignant hyperthermia. Parness, 

Jerome (USA) 

clinical Presentations of malignant hyperthermia. gillies, robyn 

(Australia) 

Special concerns for outpatient Surgery for malignant 

hyperthermia. Belani, Kumar (USA) 

08:30 – 10:30 

Room 9: Ibera 

Session 141: Anaesthesia in Hepato-Pancreato- 

Biliary Surgery 

Chair: Niemann, Claus (USA) 

Associated liver Partition and Portal Vein occlusion for Stage 

hepatectomy (AlPPS). A new method for Avoiding Postoperative 

liver Failure. de Santibañes, eduardo (Argentina) 

management of central Venous Pressure in hepatic resections. 

rewari, Vimi (india) 

Analgesia in hepatic resection Surgery. Wagener, gebhard (USA) 

08:30 – 10:45 


Session 142: Anaesthesia: General Issues 

Chair: Maddali, Madan (Oman) 

Anaesthesiologists As Perioperative Physician. mishra, l.d. (india) 

dealing with Fire in the operating room. cowles, charles (USA) 

laser Safety: nuts and Bolts. Jackson, timothy A (USA) 

Sickle cell related Problems and cardiac Surgery. maddali, madan 

(oman) 

Anaesthesia outside the operating theatre. Jayaraman, lakshmi 

(india) 

Quality insurance and lean methods of management in 

Anaesthesia. martin, lynn (USA) 

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08:30 – 10:30 



Outcome: Persistent Incisional Pain 

Chair: Turan, Alparslan (USA) 

genetic influences on Perioperative Pain Perception. candiotti, Keith 

(USA) 

Pharmaceutical Approaches to Prevention of Persistent incisional 

Pain. turan, Alparslan (USA) 

continuous Ambulatory nerve Blocks. ilfeld, Brian (USA) 

Anti-inflammatory Anaesthetic Strategies. mendes Pereira, Ana 

(Brazil) 


Session 144: Chair: Ledesma, Ivana (Argentina) 

08:30 – 09:30 

How to Avoid Disasters in The Operating Room 

Ortega, Rafael (USA) 

09:30 – 10:30 

Battlefield Resuscitation and Transport 

Kucik, Corry Jeb (USA) 

10:30 – 11:00 


11:00 – 13:00 



Chair: Casillas Sanchez, Berrnardette (Mexico) Co-Chair: 

Nundloll, Vinod (Mauritius) 

maternal dead due to Anaesthesia. hellp. Acute Fatty liver in 

Pregnancy. casillas Sanchez, Bernadette (mexico) 

the tap Block for Post-caesarean Section Analgesia. Van de Velde, 

marc (Belgium) 

Anaesthesia for Foetal Surgery. lacassie, héctor J (chile) 

obstetric emergencies: the Anaesthesiologist´s role. o’ Sullivan, 

geraldine (UK) 




11:00 – 13:00 


Session 146: Trauma in Paediatrics Patients 

Chair: Cain, James (USA) 

Paediatric trauma care System construction in Asia (Japan). 

Shimizu, naoki (Japan) 

neurotrauma in Paediatrics. de Armendi, Alberto José (USA) 

Prehospital Paediatric trauma care. Weatherall, Andrew (Australia) 

multiorgan Failure management in Paediatric trauma. cain, James 

(USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 147: Fast Track 

Chair: Myles, Paul (Australia) 

role of the Anaesthesiologist in Fast-track Surgery. carli, Franco 

(canada) 

role of the Surgeon. overall results. ljungqvist, olle (Sweden) 

Fast track Surgery Programmes. design issues. myles, Paul 

(Australia) 

Fast track Surgery Programmes. experience in a developing 

country. Alvarez, Adrián (Argentina) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 148: Anaesthesia: General Issues 

Chair: Valenzuela De Mazariegos, Ellin (Guatemala) 

the Problem of Skeletal muscle Behaviour, From the 

Anaesthesiologists’ Point of View. lebedinski, Konstantin (russia) 

current Status of low Flow Anaesthesia. maddirala, Subrahmanyam 

(india) 

new Anaesthetic drugs. gin, tony (hong Kong) 

modern trends of technology in Anaesthesia. hemmerling, thomas 

(canada) 

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11:00 – 13:00 


Session 149: Tissue Perfusion and Oxygenation 


interventions influencing tissue oxygenation (including teA). Akca, 

ozan (USA) 

tissue oxygenation in the morbidly obese Patient. Alvarez, Adrián 

(Argentina) 

Vasoactive drugs: influences on Perfusion and tissue oxygenation. 

hiltebrand, luzius (Switzerland) 

discussion 

11:30 – 13:30 


Session 150: Nurses Session (Translation Into 

Spanish and Portuguese) 

Chair: Picardi, Raquel (Argentina) 

reanimation of the Patient with multiple trauma. montealegre, 

Fernando (Peru) 

new Knowledge About recovery After Anaesthesia and Surgery. 

Wilkinson, david (UK) 

Fluid management in the Surgical Patient. motta, Pablo (USA) 

checklist and time out in the operating room: how do i do it? 

gurman, gabriel (israel) 

11:30 – 13:30 


Session 151: Nurses Session - Spanish 

Chair: Leoni, Fernanda (Argentina) 

What we cannot ignore About Allergy to latex. teijido, carlos 

(Argentina) 

Post-Surgical memory dysfunctions. costantino, carolina 

(Argentina) 

monitoring in the critical Patient. mena, gabriel (USA) 

Assessment and management of Postoperative Pain in children and 

Adults. ondjian, isabel (Argentina) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 152: Malignant Hyperthermia 

Chair: Rosenberg, Henry (USA) 

testing for malignant hyperthermia. muldoon, Sheila (USA) 

malignant hyperthermia management guidelines. Shukry, mohanad 

(USA 

machine Preparation for the malignant hyperthermia Susceptible. 

tae, Kim (USA) 

conclusions and Future developments. rosenberg, henry (USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 

Room 9: Ibera 


Chair: Whizar-Lugo, Víctor (Mexico) 

Anaesthesia in medical tourism. Whizar-lugo, Víctor (mexico) 

hyperglicemias - diabetes and Anaesthesia. Argüello, Becket 

(nicaragua) 

complications of general Anaesthesia. centurión, Fernando 

(Paraguay) 

Analgesia – Sedation in critical care. Argüello, Becket (nicaragua) 

mg in cardioprotection. Santos gracia, José (cuba) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 154: FAAAAR: Education in Latin 

America: An Interactive Experience (Spanish) 

Chair: Crosara, Daniel (Argentina) Coordinator: Schkair, Juan 

Carlos (Argentina) 

interactive experience with FAAAAr (Argentine Federation of 

Anaesthesiology Societies) Based Upon real experiences of the 

Anaesthesiology Practice derived From the Questions received in 

the Program “FAAAAr responds”. 

topics to be Addressed: 

Pain, Pharmacology, regional Anaesthesia, Professional liability and 

Prevention of legal risk, critical medicine, haematology, obstetrics, 

Paediatrics. 

Speakers: Sabino, roberto ; Pires, marisel ; Stinga, José luis; 

Prozzi, guillermo; Buffa, martín; Azar, héctor and roitman, corina 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 155: State of The Art in Fluid 

Management 

Chair: Gan, Tong J (USA) 

Fluid management in the icU Patients. roche, Anthony (USA) 

Fluid management in neurosurgical Patients. gelb, Adrian (USA) 

Fluid management in trauma. miller, timothy (USA) 

Fluid management and renal dysfunction. Stafford-Smith, mark 

(USA) 

11:00 – 13:00 


Session 156: Identification and Management of 

Cardiac Arrhythmias (Spanish) 

Chair: Crosa, Carlos (Argentina) 

how to easily identify cardiac Arrhythmias and choose the correct 

treatment. Salzberg, Simón (Argentina) 

Audience Participation: ecgS with different types of Arrhythmias 

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dear colleagues, 

educational techniques have dynamically evolved in order to favour the incorporation of more complex technical skills. 

the introduction of workshops as a learning tool aims at providing an agile and efficient teaching-learning process. in this way, “learn 

by doing” shows the relevance of this teaching system. that is to say, the focus is not only put on “learning” but on “knowing how to 

do it”. Putting knowledge into practice leads us to a level of “alert and concentration” that facilitates the learning and incorporation 

of the practice. 

Based on this premise, WcA2012 Scientific committee decided to include in its programme a large number of workshops, so that 

attendants have the possibility to interact and discuss with instructors and colleagues all the information related to their topic of 

interest, incorporating at the same time the best methods and techniques. 

With this aim we have selected a series of topics of high interest of our daily practice: regional anaesthesia, difficult airway 

management, tiVA, mechanical ventilation, anaesthesia in thoracic surgery, transesophagic echocardiography, cPr, anaesthesia in 

ophthalmic surgery and trauma. All of these workshops will be coordinated by faculties and taught by well-known instructors with 

vast experience in these topics. in order to facilitate the participation of all those registered at the congress, we have allotted over 

2,500 seats for workshops and each of them will be available in english and Spanish. 

We really hope to meet your expectations. 

Daniel Monkowski 

Workshops’ coordinator 

15th WFSA World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® 

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Airway in Paediatrics (US$100.00) 

this workshop aims provide participants with the knowledge of how to; consolidate the anatomy and physiology of paediatric 

airway compared with the adult, review the pharmacology, sedation and anaesthetic techniques related to the paediatric airway 

management, recognize the anomalies and syndromes associated with compromise of the paediatric airway, familiarize with current 

paediatric airway management devices (special attention to videolaryngoscopes), practice different paediatric airway management 

approaches and techniques and acquire the skills in the management of the paediatric broncho-fiberscope. 

chair: torres Pedrós, Vicente 

co-chair: charco, Pedro 

english Faculty: de Soto, hernando, nienaber, lara, osses, haydee, Panisello, Josep, tielens, luc, torres ruiz, maria Angeles 

Spanish Faculty: Barrios, Juan carlos, Barrios Alarcón, Jorge, Basigalup, osvaldo, medina, marino, moreno, gustavo, Picardi, 

raquel, tielens, luc 

English: Thursday March 29th, 08:00 – 12:00 (FULL) 

Spanish: Thursday March 29th, 14:00 – 18:00 (FULL) 

Airway Management (US$100.00) 

this workshop aims to provide the knowledge for advanced airway management and ventilation in all types of patients and to 

develop hands-on skills for airway control in all types of patients. Furthermore participants the workshop will teach the clinical 

characteristics in order to identify, diagnose and treat patients with airway difficulties and will enable participants to master the skills 

on different devices for airway management. Skill stations include: Flexible and rigid Fiberoptic techniques, extraglottic devices, 

trans-glottic devices and Safe extubation, Video-laryngoscope and trans-cutaneous techniques. 

chair: charco, Pedro 

co-chair: garcia Fornari, gustavo 

english Faculty: Byhahn, christian, cook, daniel, cooper, richard, Ferson, david, Frass, michael, hagberg, carin A, martínez Pons, 

Vicente, mesa mesa, Alonso, Petrini , Flavia, rosenblatt, William, Sorbello, maximiliano, Vaida, Sonia, dasan, Jay 

Spanish Faculty: Allegroti, hernan, caldentey, claudio, dasan, Jay, gaitini, luis, garrido, Pedro, malito, mauricio, martinez Pelayo, 

Fransisco, montealegre, Fernando, Parra gonzález, maría José, Piccinini, eduardo, marquez, Xavier 

English: Tuesday March 27th, 08:00 – 12:00 

Wednesday March 28th, 14:00 – 18:00 

Spanish: Tuesday March 27th, 14:00 – 18:00 

Wednesday 28th March, 08:00 – 12:00 

Anaesthesia in Thoracic Surgery (US$100.00) 

After attending this workshop attendees will understand the important perioperative issues involving the patient with obesity and 

sleep apnea, and the new concepts in management of oxygenation during one-lung ventilation, the pulmonary hPV, and the 

pulmonary microcirculation. in addition, the recent advances in lung separation and post thoracotomy pain management will be 

discussed. the workshop will feature an introduction to anaesthesia in thoracic surgery, followed by lectures on the isolation of the 

lung and thoracic epidural, and finally hands-on demonstrations at various stations equipped with fiberoptic bronchoscopes, video 

cameras, laerdal mannequins, lung models and endobronchial blockers.

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chair: cohen, edmond 

co-chair: Barbosa Piedras, miguel 

english: Blank, randal, campos , Javier, de leon casasola, oscar, della rocca, giorgio, demaria, Samuel, desiderio, dawn, edda, 

tschernko, Fischer, gregory, grichnik, Kathy, hagberg, carin, levine, Adam, rosriguez-dias, cesar, Schwartz, Andrew, Senturk, 

mert, Sim, Alan, Slinger, Peter, Szegedi, laszo 

Spanish: Alvarez, Adrian, Barrios, Juan carlos, castellani, leonardo, cavagna, Alejandro, celso, nicolás, de dómini, Juan, 

demaria, Samuel, domenech, gonzalo, Fusco, maria marta, garcia Fornari, gustavo, grimblatt, gustavo, iglesias, Jorge, lassalle, 

Pablo, levine, Adam, Paoloni, guillermo, rosriguez-dias, cesar, roth, martin, Schwartz, Andrew, Sim, Alan, trigosso, harry 

English: Monday March 26th, 08:00 – 12:00 

Tuesday March 27th, 08:00 – 12:00 

Spanish: Monday March 26th, 14:00 – 18:00 

Anaesthesiology and Animals. Special Features of Anaesthesiology in Different Animal Species. 

this workshop will show participants how to ventilate an individual of 30 grams, to keep haemodynamic balance with a heart 

beating 700 per minute, to ensure the airway in an 800 kg animal, to design tests respecting the animal welfare standards and 

ensuring reliable results and how to handle aggressive animals. the participant will; get familiar with the special features relative to 

handling and management of different animal species, recognise the details associated with the airway management in different 

animals, learn about the equipment used to administer anaesthesia and for the monitoring in different species, become familiar 

with the drugs used in veterinarian anaesthesia, discover the methodology used to recognize and evaluate pain in different species 

and finally learn about the rules of animal welfare and the role of the institutional committee for the care and Use of experimental 

Animals. 

chair: otero, Pablo 

english & Spanish: Zaccagnini, Andrea , ceballos, martin , tarragona, lisa , rebuelto, marcela 

English: Monday 26th March, 14:00 – 16:00 

Spanish: Monday 26th March, 16:00 – 18:00 

Anaesthesia in Humanitarian Organisations 

this workshop will offer you an insight about the life of an anesthetist working for humanitarian organizations. it will describe the 

preparations at home, the journey and the aftermath of missions of the most important organizations in the world. Anesthetists 

belonging to the red cross and mSF will talk about their organizations, experiences and will tell you what to expect and, more 

important, what not to, when going out to the field. 

chair: martin roth 

Speaker: Vanina, meni Bataglia 

English: Tuesday March 27th, 10:30 – 12:00 (FULL) 

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Cardiopulmonary Reanimation – RCP (US$100.00) 

this workshop will consist of an introductory theoretical lecture for all workshop attendants in which they will learn about current 

international standards for adequate medical attention of cardiac arrest rhythms; emphasizing their scientific grounds and evidence. 

After that, participants will be divided into 4 groups, each group assisted by two instructors -each of them will rotate by 5 

theoretical-practical stations with manikins, arrhythmia simulators, defibrillators and tools used in cPr. 

in the first station basic cPr manoeuvres will be explained, shown and practiced and their relevance will be discussed. 

in the other 4, different kinds of cardiac arrest and their treatment will be explained, shown and practiced: the most frequent 

bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias, their diagnosis and emergency treatment. 

chair: Perrín turenne, hugo 

english: dominguez garcía, maría Ximena, gastaldi, maría Victoria, Pantaleone, Silvina ethel, reinaldo, leandro Aníbal, roth, martín 

Sebastián, Salzberg, Simón 

Spanish: Avila , gabriela nora, Barry , laura Alejandra, dominguez garcía, maría Ximena, estevez , mariano, garcía Arrigoni, Silvia, 

gonzález, Silvana Andrea, lettini, roxana Karina, medina Zuñiga, Veimar rómulo, miguens, Fernando luis, Pantuso, Angel Fabián, 

Pippi, maría Valeria, teijido, carlos Alberto 




Mechanical Ventilation (US$75.00) 

this workshop will introduce participants to the management of the basic monitoring of mechanical ventilation in patients 

undergoing mechanical ventilation. this workshop aims to teach delegates; the meaning and behaviour of the curves of pressure 

and flow and volume changes during normal patient ventilation and obstructive patterns, restrictive and mixed; assessing the 

ventilatory pattern most appropriate for each pathology, the fundamental characteristics of pressure-controlled ventilation, 

volume controlled ventilation with continuous flow and its clinical management, the morphological and functional circular circuit of 

anesthesia machines: time constant, gas compression circuits, dilution of inspired gas and efficiency of the circuit, the particularities 

of respiratory physiology in children and adjustment of mechanical ventilation, the lung-protective ventilation and the progress and 

development of modern anaesthesia machines. 

chair: company teuler, roque 

english: garcía Fernández, Javier, Bohm, Stephan , Brunner, Josef, Ferrando ortolá, carlos, martinez, José navarro 

Spanish: Barberá, manuel, garcía Fernández, Javier, ibañez martí , maite, tusman, gerardo 

English: Monday March 26th, 14:00 - 17:00 

Thursday March 29th, 14:00 – 17:00 

Spanish: Thursday March 29th, 08:00 – 11:00 (FULL)

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Trauma Care (US$100.00) 




disaster and mass casualty medicine is increasingly at the forefront of attention with numerous recent natural and man-made 

events. the purpose of this workshop is to prepare health care providers to provide a more effective initial response to a mass 

casualty disaster, with lessons reinforced by the haiti earthquake experience. Particular attention will be paid to three phases of 

disaster and mass casualty: triage, treatment, and transportation. the workshop will be organized into large group discussions 

and presentations with facilitated breakout sessions to work in small groups on solutions to complex scenarios. Small groups 

discussions will be facilitated by faculty with disaster and mass casualty expertise. 

trauma care 

chair: cain, James gordon 

co-chair: Firth, Paul g, Berman, Jeffrey 


Regional Anaesthesia in Adults (US$100.00) 

the workshop will consist of a brief introductory lecture. then, attendants will be divided into groups that will rotate among 5 

stations where they will learn about surface anatomical landmarks, different approaches to perform peripheral nerve blocks in upper 

and lower extremities, guided by nerve stimulation and ultrasound and continuous regional anesthesia techniques. 

chair: monkowski, daniel 

co-chair: Salgueiro, carlos 

english: Franco, carlos, lassalle, Pablo, lopez, Ana, de la cuadra, Juan, chan, Vincent, capdevila, Xavier , hadzic, Admir, 

Borgeat, Alain, Perlas, Anahi, narchi, Patrick, gouveia, marildo, Vandepitte, catherine, capurro, Julian 

Spanish: Vitale, Fabian, da conceição , diogo, Furno , Jose luis, garcía casalía, Arturo, gouveia, marildo, imbelloni, luis eduardo, 

león, Alvaro, Vescovo, Anibal, corujo, Alejandro, rocha, gerardo, Vázquez, Alberto, Perrin turenne, hugo 

English: Monday March 26th, 08:00 – 12:00 (FULL) 


Spanish: Monday March 26th, 14:00 – 18:00 


Regional Anaesthesia in Ophthalmic Surgery (US$50.00) 

the main goal of this workshop is to give attendees a brief description of the anatomy of the eye in relation to different techniques of 

regional blocks of the eye. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of the different techniques of regional eye blocks, namely, needle blocks and 

sub-tenon blocks. this will be followed by hands on practice for 30 minutes. during this period delegates will have time to ask the 

lecturers any questions on a one to one basis. information hand outs will be given at the end of the session. 

chair: Aziz, ezzat 

english: Kumar, chandra & dodds, chris 

Spanish: turquenich, daniel & espada lahoz, daniel 

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Wednesday March 28th, 08:00 – 10:00 (FULL) 

Spanish: Monday March 26th, 10:00 – 12:00 (FULL) 


Basic and Advanced Transesophagic Echocardiography (US$100.00) 

Basic: this workshop will feature a hands-on live demonstration of cardiac Anatomy in Wet lAB plus a comprehensive tee 

examination and live Stimulation. Furthermore the following topics will be covered; nuts and Bolts of Ultrasound Physics and 

Artifacts, Assessment of lV and rV function for Beginners, Assessment of mitral Valve in or for Beginners, Assessment of Aortic 

Valve in or for Beginners. 

Advanced: this workshop will cover the following topics;, 3d tee, Ultrasound guided Vascular Access, non-invasive hemodynamic 

monitoring, hemodynamic calculations, 2d tte and Knobology. Additionally the english language version of the advanced 

workshop will cover; Assessments of lV and rV Systolic function, Assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation, Assessment of 

Aortic Valve echo in icU and er. 

chair: mena, gabriel e. 

co-chair: thakar, dilip 

english: Bick, Julian, Brown, Jessica, deegan, robert, donovan, michael, glas, Kathryn, glover, chris, green, david, grichnik, 

Kathy, henshaw, craig, Konstadt, Steve, mcgee, William, Patel, Komal, reardon, michael, riedel, Bernhard, Velez Pestana, luis 

Spanish: Bick, Julian, Brown, Jessica, cabrera, carolina, charris, hernon, deegan, robert, glover, chris, green, david, henshaw, 

craig, mcgee, William, Patel, Komal, reardon, michael, riedel, Bernhard, Velez Pestana, luis, donovan, michael 

English: Monday March 26th, 08:00 – 12:00 (Basic) 

Monday March 26th, 14:00 – 18:00 (Advanced) 

Spanish: Wednesday March 28th, 08:00 – 12:00 (Basic) 

Wednesday March 28th, 14:00 – 18:00 (Advanced) 

Total Intravenous Anaesthesia – TIVA (US$100.00) 

Participants handle safely the different techniques of intravenous anaesthesia, the drugs used, methods of continuous infusion 

and infusion pumps. Also, learn about the different kinetic models used in clinical practice. delegates will take part in different 

workstations: material for continuous infusion, infusion pumps, pharmacokinetic software, video simulations. 

chair: capria, Juan Jose 

co-chair: Sepulveda, Pablo 

english: Schnider, thomas, Sutcliff, nick (USA) 

Spanish: echeverria, mario, martinez Segura, ramon tomas, munoz, heberto, tartara, Santiado

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Thursday March 29th, 08:00 – 12:00 (FULL) 

Spanish: Wednesday March 28th, 14:00 – 18:00 (FULL) 





Ultrasound-guided Neuraxial and abdominal wall blocks (US$50.00) 

this workshop consists of a brief introductory lecture followed by a demonstration on live models. the techniques demonstrated 

will include: Sonographic evaluation of the lumbar spine to assist with lumbar neuraxial anaesthesia and posterior approach to the 

lumbar Plexus block and the anatomy relevant to the performance of tAP (transverse abdominis plane) block and ileo-inguinal and 

ileo hypogastric blocks. 

chair: Perlas, Anahi 

english & Spanish: lopez, Ana & Franco, carlo 


Spanish: Tuesday March 27th, 16:00 – 18:00 (FULL) 

Regional Anaesthesia in Paediatrics (US$100.00) 

Participants will have the opportunity to view and practice the main paediatric blocks, central and peripheral, using ultrasound. 

Basic and more difficult approaches will be demonstrated by a panel of international paediatric anaesthesiologists who are expert in 

the field. 

chair (english): ivani, giorgio 

chair (Spanish): de José maría galve, Belen 

english: Bosenberg, Adrian, PA lonnqvist, PA, ecoffey, claude, tielens, luc, mossetti, Valeria 

Spanish: da conceicao, mario, Filpe, mariano, dominguez garcía, maría Ximena, la Palma, Julio 





Nurses Workshop 

this workshop will feature a plenary lecture plus video-guided practice that includes: cPr in adults, cPr in paediatrics (children and 

babies), de-obstruction of airway management in adult and paediatric patients, use of automatic external defibrillator (Aed), bag and 

mask ventilation. 

English: Wednesday March 28th, 14:00 – 18:00 

Spanish: Thursday March 29th, 14:00 – 18:00 

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increases the risk of surgical site infection (SSi), as well as a 

range of other serious complications. that’s why 3m, world 

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the Association of Anaesthesia, Analgesia and reanimation 

(AAArBA) has more than 1,700 affiliated anaesthesiologists, 

in the city of Buenos Aires. it is founder and member of 

FAAAAr (Argentine Federation of Anaesthesia Associations). 

Since its creation (1945) its main goal is the continuous 

training and education of anaesthesiologists. 

Current activities: 

• Postgraduate courses, update seminars and simulation 

workshops. 

• Accreditation of degrees 

• Free assistance for pain treatment in public hospitals. 

• cPr training for the community. 

in its facilities there is a simulation center, a library and the 

only anaesthesiology museum in Argentina.ASas 




AAcA 2014 

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Please join us for the 14th Asian Australasian congress of 

Anaesthetists (AAcA) to be held in Auckland, new Zealand 

on February 21-25 2014. 

the meeting theme is, “discovery, Understanding, Wisdom,” 

reflecting the process of acquiring knowledge and skill within 

our specialty, and we have experts from the across the 

region and around the world to achieve this goal. AAcA is 

also about meeting others and relaxing, and Auckland city 

is a fantastic setting to do this with both beautiful scenery 

and friendly people. come to new Zealand in 2014; we look 

forward to sharing this unique event with you. 

www.aaca2014.com 

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the AAgBi is the leading representative body for over 

10,000 anaesthetists in the UK and ireland. the AAgBi 

promotes and advances education, safety and research 

in anaesthesia, as well as the professional aspects of the 

specialty. 

the AAgBi has a long track record for providing quality 

education in anaesthesia in the UK. We run over 80 events 

a year. We now offer a range of on-line education through 

our video platform (www.aagbi.org/education), web-based 

tutorials; Anaesthesia tutorial of the Week and Anaesthesia; 

the official journal. the AAgBi also carries out international 

work through its overseas Anaesthesia Fund. to find out 

more visit www.aagbi.org 

SASas 

abbott 

Laboratories 

BOOTH NO: 67 

Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company 

devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and 

marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, 

including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. the company 

employs nearly 90,000 people and markets its products in 

more than 130 countries. 

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AcomA medicAl 

indUStrY co., ltd 

BOOTH NO: 105 

Products: Anaethesia Apparatus, Ventilator, diathermy 

email: export@acoma-medical.co.jp 

SASas 

AcUtronicS 

medicAl 

SYStemS Ag 

BOOTH NO: 129 

A Swiss company specialising in manufacturing difficult 

airway management devices, mAid - mobile Anaesthetic 

inependent device, Jet Ventilators for Anaesthesia and icU 

neonatal Ventilators. 

SASas 

AdoX 

BOOTH NO: 18 - 21 

Adox is a leading international 

manufacturer and supplier of anaesthetic manchines, 

ventilators and syringe infusion systems. our products 

are manufactured under the most stringent quality control 

systems. our well experienced engineers are continually 

generating solutions and creating new products in order 

to satisfy our clients needs. We export our products to 25 

countries worldwide offering the best quality-price ratio. 

SASas 

Air SAFetY ltd 

BOOTH NO: 46 

Air safety manufacture an 

extensive range of filters for use 

in medical devices. the eco range includes air filters, mme’s 

and mmeF’s. the lapano range includes filters and kits for 

suction, insufflation and removal of surgical smoke. in addition 

to its proprietary range, Air Safety offers a bespoke design and 

manufacture service to oems. manufacturing takes place in the 

UK and china with exports to over 40 countries. in addition to 

its anaesthesia range Air Safety also designs and manufactures 

air filters for use in ventilation machines, spirometry, nebulisers, 

cPAP/BnAP and specialist applications. 

AircrAFt medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 81 

Aircraft medical limited is a specialist 

developer and producer of high quality 

medical devices focused on the needs of 

anaesthesia and critical care professionals around the world. 

our proprietary technology includes the compact and versatile 

portable mcgrAth ® video laryngoscope range, of which the 

mcgrAth ® mAc is the latest addition. the mcgrAth ® mAc 

is a cost effective portable video laryngoscope and is aimed 

at routine intubations and provides all users with the ability to 

support intubation of difficult airways. We are recognised as a 

founding member of, and leader in, the rapidly emerging video 

laryngoscope market.a 

AirtrAQ 

BOOTH NO: 86 

Airtraq optical laryngoscopes 

provide a full view of the glottis and incorporate a channel 

that guides the et tube. 

Airtraq-Avant, composed of reusable optics and disposable 

blades is the most efficient and economical intubation 

solution for the operating room. 

Airtraq-SP, one piece and fully disposable, is the intubation 

solution ready to be used anywhere. 

Airtraqs are offered in a variety of sizes from infants to adults. 

Full information about the Airtraq range can be found at 

www.airtraq.com 

sasas 

Alere 

BOOTH NO: 91A 

By developing new capabilities in 

near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and 

health management, Alere inc. (formerly 

inverness medical innovations, inc.) enables individuals 

to take charge of improving their health and quality of life. 

Alere’s global leading products and services, as well as 

its new product development efforts, focus on infectious 

disease, cardiology, oncology, drugs of abuse and women’s 

health. For more information about Alere, please visit 

http://www.alere.com.


AmBU A/S 

BOOTH NO: 92 

Ambu, a danish company, develops, produces and markets 

diagnostic and life-supporting devices. our products are 

used by hospitals, clinics and emergency services, by 

doctors, nurses and paramedics who work every day to 

improve and save lives. 

Ambu has 3 business areas: Anaesthesia, emergency care 

and Patient monitoring and diagnostics. the total number of 

employees is 1700. 

Ambu is proud to provide you with innovative and 

comprehensive Airway management products being: 

• aScope 2 - a single use flexible intubation scope - is a 

unique alternative to reusable scopes for airway intubation 

and visual guidance 

• Aura - laryngeal masks 

• UltraSeal - a disposable anaesthesia facemask 

• PentAX airway scope - video intubation laryngoscope 

Please visit this booth to collect your WCA 2012 

Congress Dinner & Tango Show ticket 

SASas 

american society of 

anesthesioLogists 

BOOTH NO: 27 

the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an 

educational, research and scientific association organized 

to raise and maintain the standards of anesthesiology and 

patient safety. For more information about ASA and all 

we offer, please visit www.asahq.org. each october, ASA 

holds its annual meeting in great U.S. cities such as San 

Francisco, chicago, new orleans, etc. learn more about 

this year’s meeting, AneStheSiologY 2012, located in 

Washington d.c. at: www.anesthesiology2012.org. ASA 

is also bidding to host the WcA 2020 meeting in San 

Francisco, california, USA. 




AmrrA 

BOOTH NO: 22 

Since 1988 Amrra electromedicine has 

been engaged in manufacturing and 

technological assistance in the field of health. 

We have a series of products for the area of anesthesia, 

surgery and intensive care. neurolocalitation 

neurostimulators have anesthesia with mYo teSt Vii, Vi 

teSt mYo neurolocalizadores 

mattress heating to heat water ciruculation; hot and 

cold AmrrAterm AmrrAterm ht and htF, Action Patient 

Positioners, electrodes for pediatric ecg, Fluid heaters vital 

Froico Frontoluces S, e and F with battery, c50 BiPolAr 

coAgUlAtion, bipolar forceps, surgical instruments 

engraving; electroacupuntores 5-channel; red laser light. 

aPac 

asesor asociacion ciViL 

ayUDa aL Paciente critico 

BOOTH NO: 123 

containment, guidance and information to families and 

patients about the different types of critical illnesses 

Arcomed Ag 

BOOTH NO: 111 

Arcomed Ag, is a Swiss 

manufacturer devoted to infusion technology since 1974. 

For more than 35 years Arcomed has been focusing on 

developing the most advanced infusion Systems under the 

highest international standards and on bringing the safest and 

most user friendly solution. 

the distribution network around the globe with more than 60 

partners brings a close solution to our customer’s infusion needs. 

our policy is to have a global strategy bundled with a local 

solution provision. Arcomed’s Premium line products bring 

power and convenience with the All-in-one technology by 

having a tiVA/tci pump as well as an icU and PcA pump 

simultaneously. 

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AriSton 

BOOTH NO: 53A 

ArmStrong 

medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 122 

Armstrong medical is a UK manufacturer of quality innovative 

products for use in critical care and Anaesthesia 

based in northern ireland, Armstrong medical was established 

in 1984. Since then the company has grown considerably 

to become a worldwide supplier of high quality, innovative 

respiratory disposables for anaesthesia and critical care. 

Quality and innovation are clearly demonstrated by key 

areas of our product range, such as Amsorb Plus our unique 

patented co2 absorbent which allows low flow anaesthesia 

to be practiced safely and economically. Amsorb Plus, unlike 

other absorbents, is not capable of degrading anaesthetic 

agents into harmful by-products such as carbon monoxide, 

compound A or Formaldehyde. 

ASociAcion de loS teStigoS 

de JehoVA 

BOOTH NO: 13 

the Jehovah’s Witnesses Association is 

a non profit worldwide organisation that 

contributes to the welfare of the community where they 

live. At the 15th World congress of Anaesthesiologists, our 

exhibition booth pursues three goals: 1) to establish or renew 

contacts with prominent experts in the field of bloodless 

medicine and surgery, 2) to inform health care professionals 

about our services: to offer an information and referral 

service for physicians treating Witness patients, and, 3) to 

disseminate information about high quality clinical strategies 

to avoid blood transfusion wherever possible. 

B.BrAUn 

melSUngen 

BOOTH NO: 101 - 104 

B Braun, a globally orientating family owned company 

with more than 45,000 employees, offers hospitals and 

practitioners all over the world a wide range of products and 

services. with a large network of subsidiaries in more than 

50 countries in the world, the company has tradition and 

competence in fields such as Anaesthesiology, intensive 

care medicine, cardiology and Surgery. with innovative 

products and client orientated services, the company fulfills 

the changing demands of health care markets. 

B Braun - Sharing Expertise 

BAgUette AneSteSiA 

BOOTH NO: 058B 

BAXter SAS 

BOOTH NO: 44 

Baxter has a long history of supporting the WcA and 

WFSA. As a leading global manufacturer and provider of 

all three of the modern inhaled anaesthetics for general 

anaesthesia (Suprane, sevoflurane and isoflurane), Baxter 

is highly committed to our mission of advancing the field of 

anaesthesiology through education and research support. 

Baxter also provides elastomeric infusion pumps as well as 

products designed for pain management (PAinfusor catheter 

for continuous wound infusion). 

beijing eternity 

eLectronic 

technoLogy 

co. LtD 

BOOTH NO: 33 

Beijing eternity electronic technology co. ltd is a company 

in the r&d, production, sale and after-sale service of 

Anaesthesia machines, Ventilators, infusion Pumps etc. 

All eternity products have got iSo9001:2000 and 

iSo13485:2003 certificates. 

Products have been sold in more than 30 countries, 

predominantly in Asia, the middle east, Africa and South 

America. We are sourcing the partners for term cooperation 

worldwide now.


BF eQUiPAmiento 

BOOTH NO: 76 

Parts, supplies and accesories for 

ventilators, vaporizers, general anesthesia equipment, and 

surgery. Technician support and service. 

cAreFUSion 

BOOTH NO: 56 

careFusion (nYSe: cFn) is a global corporation serving the 

health care industry with products and services that help 

hospitals measurably improve patient care. the company 

develops market-leading technologies including Alaris® 

infusion pumps, Pyxis ® automated dispensing and patient 

identification systems, Airlife, AVeA ® and ltV ® series of 

ventilators and respiratory products, chloraPrep ® skin prep 

products, medmined services for data mining surveillance, 

V. mueller ® and Snowden-Pencer ® surgical instruments 

and neurocare diagnostic products. careFusion employs 

more than 14,000 people across its global operations. more 

information may be found at www.carefusion.com 

Please visit this booth for the WCA 2012 Cyber Centre 

cArl reiner 

gmBh 

BOOTH NO: 16 

today the brand name cArl reiner is a synonym 

for innovative development and the production of new 

technologies in medicine. this traditional enterprise in 

Austria is known to be a competent partner, especially in 

the fields of anaesthesia, pulmology, cardiology, urology 

and ent. our product twinStream multi mode respirator 

provides tubeless Jet-laryngoscopy, Jet-Bronchoscopy, Jettracheoscopy 

and all forms of surgical and intensive care 

related Jet-Ventilation. 




cASmed 

BOOTH NO: 121 

cASmed, a leader in vital signs 

monitoring systems, presents the innovative Fore-Sight ® 

Absolute tissue oximeter. this non-invasive device provides 

immediate, reliable data for assessing a patient’s tissue 

oxygenation status, allowing clinicians to quickly react to 

reverse potentially harmful events before they become 

critical. Fore-Sight is the first and only device in its class 

that provides a non-trend, absolute measure of tissue 

oxygen saturation for all patients, regardless of age or 

weight. 

• intelligent Sto2 monitoring system features patient-based 

algorithms 

• Proven precision from lASer-Sight ® technology - no 

baseline is needed 

• Full line of optimized sensors including Small non- 

Adhesive (for fragile skin), Small, medium, and large 

Sensors 

choiceone 

BOOTH NO: 36 

choiceone is a worldwide group providing specialist 

services to the healthcare sector. With offices across 

America, europe and Asia, choiceone combines the global 

reach of a major service organisation with the regional 

focus and agility of local specialists. choiceone brings 

together four different businesses: choice Pharma – a fullservice 

cro, planning and managing a spectrum of clinical 

studies across the Asia-Pacific region; choice healthcare 

Solutions – a specialist global medical communications and 

medical education agency; W&o events – a full-service 

meeting & event management company, and choice live 

– a professional congress organiser, specialising in the 

management of global healthcare congresses. Since 2005, 

choice live has been the proud organiser of the WFSA 

World congress of Anaesthesiologists ® . 

www.choiceonegroup.com 

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cSZ 

cincinnAti SUB-Zero 

BOOTH NO: 115 

cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, inc. has delivered patient 

temperature management systems to healthcare 

professionals since 1963. our complete line of hyperhypothermia 

products include therapeutic heat therapy and 

cold therapy units along with a complete line of warming 

blankets and cooling blankets for body temperature 

regulation and hyper-hypothermia treatment. 

All cSZ products were designed with both the caregiver and 

the patient in mind. cSZ understands the pressure faced 

by healthcare professionals today to reduce costs without 

sacrificing patient safety, comfort, and quality of care. cSZ 

provides solutions to help meet your needs with a full line of 

temperature management products. 

codonicS 

BOOTH NO: 63A 

codonics Safe label Systems SlS 500i, an FdA-cleared 

class ii medical device, provides safe, compliant labeling 

of medication in the operating room, or anywhere syringes 

are prepared. An electronic double-check that helps remove 

human error, SlS incoporates barcode technology to 

improve patient safety. Simply scan a vial and SlS provides 

visual and audible confirmation of the medication name and 

concentration, and automatically prints the ready-to-apply, 

water-resistant, full color label per iSo 26825 and AStm 

4774 standards. its Administrative management Software 

closely ties the integrated SlS formulary database between 

pharmacy and the operating room to ensure best medication 

safety practices. 

cooK medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 11 

cook medical offers advanced solutions 

to meet anesthesiology needs and 

advance patient care worldwide. cook offers a variety of 

products to help manage difficult airway, including the Arndt 

and cohen endobronchial Blockers, cook Airway exchange 

catheters and the melker emergency cricothyrotomy 

catheter Set. cook also manufactures the ciaglia ® 

Blue rhino g2 advanced tracheostomy introducer and 

Spectrum ® cVcs, uniquely impregnated with minocycline 

and rifampin for superior protection against crBSis. 

coVidien 

BOOTH NO: 40 

covidien is a leading global healthcare products company 

that creates innovative medical solutions for better patient 

outcomes and delivers value through clinical leadership and 

excellence. Please visit www.covidien.com to learn more 

about our business. 

cSl Behring 

BOOTH NO: 113 & 114 

cSl Behring is a leader in the plasma protein therapeutics 

industry. committed to saving lives and improving the 

quality of life for people with rare and serious diseases, the 

company manufacturers and markets a range of plasmaderived 

and recombinant therapies worldwide. cSl Behring 

therapies are indicated for the treatment of coagulation 

disorders including hemophilia and von Willebrand disease, 

primary immune deficiencies and inherited respiratory 

disease. the company’s products are also used in cardiac 

surgery, organ transplantation, burn treatment and to 

prevent hemolytic diseases in newborns. cSl Behring 

operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection 

networks, cSl Plasma. cSl Behring is a subsidiary of 

cSl limited (ASX: cSl), a biopharmaceutical company 

headquartered in melbourne, Australia. For more information, 

visit www.cslbehring.com


dAle medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 5 

dale medical Products, inc. 

develops and manufacturers innovative post-surgical care 

products for the acute, sub-acute and long-term care 

markets, designed to save nursing time and reduce skin 

irritation, while leading to comfortable, trouble-free recovery. 

DeLtex meDicaL 

BOOTH NO: 89 

deltex medical has developed 

and proven the cardioQodmtm 

oesophageal doppler monitor. the cardioQodm 

has been clinically proven in numerous randomised 

clinical trials to reduce post-operative complications, 

icU admissions and hospital stay. the cardioQ-odm has 

recently received a recommendation from the national 

institute of health and clinical excellence (nice) after a 

thorough evidence-based review by the medical technology 

Advisory committee (mtAc). 

the cardioQ-odm remains the only haemodynamic 

monitor clinically proven in surgery to reduce post-operative 

complications and hospital stay. 

For further information contact us on +44(0)1243 774837 or 

email internationalsales@deltexmedical.com 

diAmedicA (UK) ltd 

BOOTH NO: 51 

diamedica (UK) ltd designs 

and manufactures high quality medical equipment for 

challenging environments, such as low-income countries, 

emergency situations and conflict zones. We supply 

customers in 45 countries worldwide, mainly developing 

countries. medical equipment for use in challenging 

environments must function regardless of temperature and 

humidity, be economical to run and simple to maintain. it 

needs to continue to work through interruptions to electrical 

power or oxygen supply. diamedica produces anaesthetic 

equipment that meets all of these challenges and is 

designed for use in situations where resources are scarce 

and power supplies unreliable. 




drAeger 

BOOTH NO: 41 

the draegerwerk Ag & co. KgaA is an international 

leader of medical and safety technology. draeger products 

protect, support and save lives. the product range of the 

medical division includes anaesthesia workstations, patient 

monitoring, it solutions, accessories and consumables, 

ceiling supply units, light systems and central supply 

systems ventilators for emergency and critical care as well as 

warming therapy for premature infants. the draeger group is 

currently present in more than 190 countries and has about 

11,000 employees worldwide. www.draeger.com 

ecm 

BOOTH NO: 109 

ecm, French ultrasound 

manufacturer for more than 25 years, presents a complete 

range of color doppler scanners : the trolley-based 

imAgYne, the transportable battery-operated eXAgYne 

and the ultra-portable light-weight eXAgo with exceptional 

battery-length. the combination of transportability, 

exceptional image quality and the power of the newest 

technology combined with a very long-lasting battery 

makes eXAgYne and eXAgo the most ideal scanners for 

ultrasound-guided anesthesia and all other non-sedentary 

applications. the user interface of ecm’s scanners is 

surprisingly simple and intuitive, and thus enables to work 

with all features in a record time. 

eDwarDs Lifesciences 

BOOTH NO: 84 

edwards lifesciences is the global 

leader in the science of heart valves 

and hemodynamic monitoring. driven 

by a passion to help patients, the company partners with 

clinicians to develop innovative technologies in the areas 

of structural heart disease and critical care monitoring that 

enable them to save and enhance lives. 

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eSrA 

eUroPean society of 

regionaL anaesthesia 

BOOTH NO: 118 

the european Society of regional Anaesthesia & Pain 

therapy was founded in 1980 in Belgium. the first annual 

congress was held two years later, in 1982, in edinburgh. 

in 1984 eSrA initiated the carl Koller gold medal Award to 

mark the centenary of his birth. this award is presented to 

anaesthesiologists in highest recognition of their devotion 

to their work in the practice, teaching and promotion of 

regional anaesthesia. Since its inauguration, eSrA has 

gone from strength to strength, with a current membership 

of over 2600 throughout europe and internationally. 

the society continues to grow and has achieved many 

accomplishments. 

eUroPeAn 

SocietY oF 

AnAeStheSiologY 

BOOTH NO: 26 

the european Society of Anaesthesiology represents 

all anaesthesiologists in europe. it aims to promote 

the exchange of information between european 

anaesthesiologists raising the speciality’s standards by 

fostering and encouraging education, research, scientific 

progress and the exchange of information. euroanaesthesia, 

the eSA’s annual congress is organised in europe in late may 

– early June every year. euroanaesthesia 2012 takes place 

09 – 12 June in Paris, France. 

For more information please visit www.euroanaesthesia.org 

eZono 

BOOTH NO: 130 

Founded in 2004, eZono Ag 

is a different kind of ultrasound 

company, one that empowers 

non-traditional ultrasound users to incorporate sonography 

in their daily work. this enables our customers to improve 

clinical outcomes, enhance patient satisfaction and in 

particular lower cost. As a result we bring not only affordable 

portable sonography technology to specific applications but 

also makes it easy for instance for anesthetists to operate - 

reducing drastically their learning effort. 

FAdA PhArmA 

BOOTH NO: 7 & 8 

Fada Pharma, a renowned company with a wide range of 

products, provides security and confidence at every stage of 

anaesthesia. 

Fedimed S.A. 

BOOTH NO: 78 & 79 

Fedimed is synonymous with 

high quality products in the fields 

of anesthesia, critical care and 

emergencies. the products we sell are in worldwide top 

brands and provide new technology to the market meeting 

the needs and demands of both patients and physicians. 

Fedimed is a leader in airway management and is committed 

to the teaching and training of specialized professionals. 

Fedimed’s commitment is to quality, providing our customers 

with safe, reliable and effective products. Since 1986 we 

have worked side by side with medical professionals, 

patients and customers providing the best of our company.


FleXicAre medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 55 

Flexicare is a leading UK 

manufacturer of medical devices, backed by over 35 years 

experience in design and development. Supported by a 

modern manufacturing facility, Flexicare has built a worldclass 

reputation for the supply of medical devices. 

the comprehensive range of anaesthetic devices includes 

airways such as laryngoscopes, et tubes and laryngeal 

mask Airways. complimenting the range is a wide choice of 

Anaesthetic Breathing Systems, Breathing Filters, catheter 

mounts, Anaesthetic Face masks, Soda lime Absorbent and 

other accessories. 

Flexicare is dedicated in providing Quality, Service and Value 

throughout its entire manufacturing process and working 

with leading teaching university hospitals. 

FreSeniUS KABi 

BOOTH NO: 93 - 96 

Fresenius Kabi is the leader 

in infusion therapy and 

clinical nutrition in europe and in its most important countries 

of latin America and Asia Pacific. with i.V. generic drugs, 

Fresenius Kabi counts among the leading suppliers in the 

U.S. market. 

the company is dedicated to the therapy and care of 

critically and chronically ill patients in and outside the hospital 

by providing intravenously administered drugs, infusion 

therapies, clinical nutrition and related medical devices. 

For more information about Fresenius Kabi, please visit the 

company website at www.fresenius-kabi.com 

Please visit this stand to collect your WCA 2012 abstract 

memory sticks 

g.A.S. 

BOOTH NO: 6 

As the world’s largest 

independent vaporizer service 

provider, general Anaesthetic Services (g.A.S.) has built 

longstanding success on its commitment to quality and 

exceptional customer service. 

the company’s management and staff bring decades 

of experience in the service and supply of anaesthetic 

vaporizers - knowledge that has been established through 




the design, manufacture, production and servicing of such 

equipment. g.A.S. also delivers quality, timely service that 

is unrivaled in the industry thanks in great part to its many 

certifications and service centers conveniently located 

worldwide. 

ge heAlthcAre 

BOOTH NO: 39 

g.e. healthcare provides transformational medical 

technologies and services that are shaping a new age of 

patient care. our expertise is helping clinicians around the 

world re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and 

treat disease so their patients can live their lives to the fullest. 

glAXoSmithKline 

BOOTH NO: 100 

glaxoSmithKline – one of 

the world’s leading researchbased 

pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is 

committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling 

people to do more, feel better and live longer. 

For further information please visit www.gsk.com. 

gobbi noVag sa 

BOOTH NO: 117 

goBBi noVAg represented, since its 

conception, important international 

companies, marketing its products 

in Argentina. As a manufacturer of 

medicinal specialties, the company began taking its first 

steps in the production of oral and injection contrast agents. 

As time went by, it specialized in injection products adding 

to its commercial lines, products for oncology therapy and 

anaesthesiology. nowadays, it takes an important step 

in the reorganization of its sterile injection industrial plant, 

seeking to offer manufacturing excellence in domestic and 

foreign consumption with the same quality, responsibility and 

dedication. 

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grAdiAn heAlth 

SYStemS 

BOOTH NO: 126 & 127 

gradian health Systems equips hospitals to deliver 

anaesthesia safely and economically, with a focus on 

facilities where unreliable electricity and medical gas 

shortages compromise the ability to provide surgery. our 

Universal Anaesthesia machine (UAm) is suitable for general 

anaesthesia in a wide variety of environments and is used 

in europe, Africa and Asia. We are dedicated to user 

training and responsive field service to promote sustainable 

anaesthesia in all hopsitals. gradian is philanthropy based in 

the USA and the UK and active worldwide. 

gUangDong 

baihe 

BOOTH NO: 112 

Baihe medical is china’s leading manufacturer of 

medical catheters. We supply central venous catheters, 

heamodialysis catheters, drainage catheters and needle free 

connnectors all over the world. 

our faith: Focus on Quality; respect for life 

our mission: Advancing healthcare make lives enjoy 

sunshine. 

For further information: www.baihemedical.com 

hilBro 

BOOTH NO: 15 

hilbro instruments is part of the largest 

Surgical instruments manufacturing 

group in Pakistan, which has been in 

this industry for more than 60 years. Anaethesia products 

constitute a very large portion of our sales and are well 

accepted worldwide. our laryngoscope systems include 

conventional and fibre-optic variants and are available in 

both disposable/single use and re-usable versions as well. 

iasP 

internationaL 

association for the 

stUDy Pain 

BOOTH NO: 34 

the international Association for the Study of Pain (iASP) 

is the leading professional forum for science, practice, and 

education in the field of pain. membership in iASP is open to 

all professionals involved in research, diagnosis or treatment 

of pain. Founded in 1973, iASP brings together scientists, 

clinicians, health care providers, and policy makers to 

stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that 

knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide. iASP’s next 

event will be the 14th World congress on Pain at the milano 

convention centre, August 27-31, 2012, in milan, italy. 

to learn more, visit www.iasp-pain.org. 

interSUrgicAl 

BOOTH NO: 37 & 38 

intersurgical is a leading manufacturer of respiratory 

products for use in airway management, anaesthesia and 

critical care. 

the product range is extensive and includes the unique i-gel, 

a revolutionary, supraglottic airway with a non-inflatable cuff, 

laryngeal masks, et tubes, breathing systems, anaesthetic 

face masks, resuscitation systems, breathing filters and c02 

absorbents. 

We are able to provide a complete solution so please 

visit our stand to see the range and discuss your specific 

requirements. 

chose intersurgical for Quality, innovation and choice. 

KarL storZ gmbh 

BOOTH NO: 61 

KArl StorZ is a renowned manufacturer that is well 

established in all fields of endoscopy and can be considered 

as market leader in rigid endoscopy. the still family held 

company was founded in 1945 in tuttlingen, germany, and 

has grown to one with a worldwide presence and 5800 

employees. KArl StorZ offers a range of both rigid and 

flexible endoscopes for a broad variety of applications. 

today’s product range also includes fully integrated concepts 

for the or and servicing.


King SYStemS 

BOOTH NO: 116 

King Systems is an international leader of quality anesthesia, 

airway management and critical care products. As a rapidly 

growing designer, manufacturer and marketer of more than 

2,000 product configurations, the company’s focus is to 

offer products that make the practitioner’s job easier and 

more efficient, while improving patient care. King Systems 

works closely with clinicians and market experts to enhance 

existing products and to develop new designs to provide 

better choices for the industry. King Systems’ products 

bring value to the marketplace, along with safety and 

convenience. 

KLomeD 

BOOTH NO: 110 

Klomed es una empresa 

joven concebida con el 

propósito de brindar soluciones al equipamiento de los 

profesionales del área de la salud y que busca satisfacer 

las necesidades de un mercado en constante evolución. 

está conformada por un equipo de especialistas de ventas y 

técnicos, que le proponen cambiar la concepción del gasto 

por la de inversión. ¿Por qué inversión? Porque Ud. gana en 

seguridad, cuenta con la posibilidad de reciclado y además 

obtiene garantía en todos sus productos. 

estamos a su servicio para ayudarlo a realizar mejor su 

trabajo. 

La Letra 

BOOTH NO: 48 & 49 

We are a family business since 1994, we have been involved 

in the selling, publishing, and distribution of medical books. 

Beginning in 1998 we have specialized in anesthesiology 

subspecialties and all connected to it, Pain medicine, critical 

care medicine and Palliative care. incorporating in the last 

year two new specialties: hematology and nursing. 

We have a permanent presence in two of the most 

prestigious medical institutions in the country: 

Anesthesiology Association of Buenos Aires and Argentina 

medical Association. We are constantly developing new 

ideas to create new editorial products, with updated content 




and useful to the medical community. We have made 

personal attention one of the pillars of our success. this 

results in a permanent and fluid contact with customers, 

authors and suppliers. We incorporate this past year, sales 

service and postage over the internet, you can access a 

large number of publications via our website. 

our goal is to continue growing in products and markets and 

continue to build a company that is renowned for the quality 

of its publications and excellence in dealing with customers. 

leiStUng ingeneriA 

BOOTH NO: 91B 

We are dedicated to the design, production and marketing 

of ventilatory equipment for medical use, for over twenty five 

years. 

motivated by our development, market leadership and 

entrepreneurship, leiStUng engineering has built a 

team of top professionals in the areas of bioengineering, 

development, tooling, production, business management, 

marketing and information technology. 

We are currently in each region to meet the needs of our 

customers. in order to protect what matters most to us ... 

health. 

You and we continue working to create the leading company 

in the future ventilatory equipment. 

lidco limited 

BOOTH NO: 10 

lidco develops 

manufactures and markets 

medical devices primarily for critical care and Anaesthesia 

patients. 

the lidcoplus monitor provides a range of hemodynamic 

parameters including beat to beat cardiac output (co), 

oxygen delivery (do2), stroke volume (SV), systemic vascular 

(SVr), blood pressure (BP) and dynamic preload parameters 

(PPV and SVV). lidco also offers the lidcorapid 

hemodynamic monitor which is designed to facilitate fast 

and effective fluid management across the perioperative 

environment. 

lidco’s validated technology has been shown to reduce 

complications by 40% and length of stay by an average of 12 

days for high risk surgical patients (Pearse et al critical care). 

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maqUet 

BOOTH NO: 66 

the maquet group is the group market leader for medical 

Systems. the integrated products of mAQUet are specially 

designed to deliver optimal clinical treatment and therapeutic 

applications within acute care hopsitals. mAQUet provides 

innovative medical solutions from three divisions: 

* critical care; intensive care ventilators SerVo-i including 

nAVA and anaethesia machines FloW-i. 

* cardiovascular; products for cardiac assist, coronary 

artery bypass surgery, complex aortic surgery 

reconstruction, peripheral interventions and extracorporeal 

circulation. 

* Surgical Worksplaces; or tables, lights and ceiling service 

supplies, flexible room design for or, hybrid or & icU 

and digital or integration 

masimo 

BOOTH NO: 64 & 65 

masimo is a global medical technology 

company that develops and 

manufactures innovative non-invasive patient monitoring 

technologies, including medical devices and a wide array 

of sensors. A key medical technology innovator, masimo is 

responsible for the invention of award-winning non-invasive 

technologies that are revolutionizing patient monitoring, 

including masimo Set ® pulse oximetry, masimo rainbow 

Set ® noninvasive and continuous total hemoglobin 

(Sphb ® ), acoustic respiration rate (rra), masimo Patient 

Safetynet, and Sedline ® (eeg-based) Brain Function 

monitors. 

www.masimo.com 

mBmed 

BOOTH NO: 12 

mBmed is a technology-based company with experience in 

healthcare technology development, continuously innovating 

and developing new equipment. the technology from 

mBmed is being used in europe and America. 

mBmed is certified with iSo 13485, iSo 9001 and ce mark, 

of the european community. 

the respiratory mechanics monitor Fluxmed, helps improve 

the care of ventilated patients. 

the innovative profile of the mBmed was awarded with 

a series of grants from the national ministry of Science, 

technology and innovative Production. in 2011 mBmed was 

distinguished by ministry of Foreign Affairs for its significant 

contribution to the country’s export activity. 

medeX reSeArch 

BOOTH NO: 35 

medex research is a global 

market research agency that is devoted to supporting 

manufacturers of medical devices and diagnostics in 

strategic planning and communication. 

mercK ShArPe 

dome (mSd) 

BOOTH NO: 43 

today’s mSd is a global healthcare leader working to help 

the world be well. mSd is known as merck in the United 

States and canada. through our prescription medicines, 

vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and 

animal health products, we work with customers and 

operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative 

health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment 

to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching 

policies, programs and partnerships. mSd. Be well. For 

more information, visit www.msd.com.


BOOTH NO: 97 

mercUrY 

medicAl 

mercury medical® is recognized as a leader in providing the 

highest quality of respiratory, anesthesia and critical care 

products and service. 

now introducing the Flow-Safe cPAP System. 

the First disposable cPAP system with built-in safety 

features for less. it incorporates a built-in manometer and 

pressure relief valve on all units. 

the air-Q (intubating laryngeal Airway) is the only 

everyday airway specially designed to facilitate intubation 

through the established airway. 

Please contact ivette compton for further information at 

icompton@mercurymed.com. 

mindrAY 

BOOTH NO: 62 

mindray was founded in 1991 

with the goal of delivering high-quality, competitively priced 

medical devices to make healthcare more accessible and 

affordable around the world. in 2006, mindray listed on the 

new York Stock exchange and is now a leading developer, 

manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide. 

health care facilities equipped with mindray’s products can 

be found in over 190 countries and regions. Additionally, the 

acquisition of datascope corporation’s patient monitoring 

business has added significant direct sales and service 

capabilities on the ground in the U.S. and Western europe. 

An average of eight new products has annually been 

introduced to the market over the past seven years. 

nihon 

Kohden 

BOOTH NO: 82 

nihon Kohden is Japan’s leading manufacturer, developer 

and distributor of medical electronic equipment and exports 

its products all over the world. our major product lines 

are patient monitors, ventilators, defibrillators and Aed, 




electroencephalographs, and hematology analyzers, well 

known for its quality and ease of use. nihon Kohden has 

actively and significantly contributed to the advancement 

of modern medical treatment with innovate products and 

technologies. Pulse oximetry was invented by dr.takuo 

Aoyagi, a nihon Kohden scientist. Founded in 1951, our 

mission is to improve the quality of life through advanced 

medical technology. 

nWAc 

BOOTH NO: 53B 

networking World Anesthesia convention (nWAc) is a 

global educational organization with world-wide presence, 

independent of transnational politics, international conflicts, 

and political disagreements. in its 5 years of existence this 

anesthesia conference has trained countless doctors and 

other health care professionals across the globe, regardless 

of their nationality, religion, race, color, gender or sexual 

orientation and will continue the same tradition in the years 

to come. 

in line with nWAc’s apolitical stance, this anesthesia 

conference’s programs are truly ‘nation-bridging’ with over 

140 countries contributing top-level faculties 

oBStetricS 

SocietY oAA 

BOOTH NO: 32 

the obstetrics Anaesthetics Association (oAA) was formed 

in 1969 to promote the highest standards of anaesthetic 

practice in the care of mother and baby and has an 

international membership of over 2400. the oAA runs 

educational meetings and training courses for anaesthetists 

and other practitioners in the UK and overseas. it also 

provides information in over 35 languages for women 

seeking information about pain relief in labour and 

anaesthesia for caesarean section via its website and also 

in mobile phone format. A very large amount of resource 

material and support information may also be accessed via 

www.oaa-anaes.ac.uk 

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octaPharma ag 

BOOTH NO: 57 

octapharma is a Swiss based human plasma fractionation 

company. its core business is the development, 

production and sale of highly purified, pathogen safe 

human plasma proteins. the intensive care product 

portfolio includes amongst others: octaplex ® , a double 

virus inactivated concentrate with a balanced level of 

vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors, protein c and 

S , octaplas ® /octaplaslg ® , a S/d treated, prion reduced, 

biopharmaceutical plasma for transfusion; atenativ ® , 

a double virus inactivated, heparin free Antithrombin 

concentrate; albunorm ® , a double virus inactivated human 

albumin. www.octapharma.com 

oXFord UniVerSitY 

PreSS 

BOOTH NO: 28 

oxford University Press publishes BJA, the oldest and 

largest independent journal of anaesthesia, which has an 

impressive iF of 4.224 and is ranked 3/26 in Anesthesiology 

in the 2010 iSi citation reports. 

Visit the oUP stand to sign up for Free online access to 

BJA and ceAccP, the publication of material to support 

the continuous medical education and professional 

development of specialists in anaesthesia, critical care and 

pain management. 

PajUnK 

BOOTH NO: 106 

Pajunk offers a homogenous range of products, supplying 

just the right medical products to fully cover the particular 

methods of application concerned. the Pajunk range of 

products are: regional Anaesthesia, interventional Pain, 

laparoscopy, organbiopsy and dental. 

Pajunk is offering needles, instruments and complete kits for 

regional Anaesthesia and internventional Pain in particular for: 

Spinal, epidural, cSe and Plexus. For laparoscopy we offer 

besides others modular hand instruments, dilation and ring 

anchor ballons, trocar systems, modular suction and irrigation 

system. 

Penlon limited 

BOOTH NO: 54 

Penlon is a world-class 

company established in 1943, exporting to over ninety 

countries worldwide. headquartered in the UK and with 

large assembly and component manufacturing facilities, 

Penlon offers a broad range of market leading products for 

anaesthesia intubation, oxygen and suction therapy. 

PgA 

BOOTH NO: 29 

PgA 66 Annual meeting 

the educational program 

is designed to address 

the continuing medical education needs of health care 

professionals worldwide who are dedicated to the practice 

of all aspects of the field of anesthesiology. these programs 

will specifically meet the needs of anesthesiologists and 

intensivists in clinical practice and academia, physicians 

and Phd’s engaged in research, anesthesia residents 

and fellows, intensive care fellows, medical students, and 

individuals in the allied health care professions. 

PhiliPS 

BOOTH NO: 68 

Philips is one of the world’s leading technology companies, 

with a long history of practical innovation and visionary 

design. in healthcare, we are committed to understanding 

the human and technological needs of patients and 

caregivers. We believe this understanding will help us deliver 

solutions that not only enable more confident diagnoses and 

more efficient delivery of care, but also improve the overall 

experience of care. We offer equipment, software, and 

services for imaging, patient monitoring, resuscitation and 

much more. Visit us at booth 68 to learn more. 

People focused. healthcare simplified. www.philips.com/ 

healthcare 800-934-7372


PirAmAl 

heAlthcAre 

BOOTH NO: 85 

Piramal healthcare limited (Phl) is a globally integrated 

healthcare company that fulfills unmet medical needs across 

the world. our core values of Knowledge, Action and care 

propel us to improve the quality of lives by democratizing 

healthcare. 

At Piramal critical care (a business unit of Phl), we extend 

the gift of good health across the globe by providing 

specialized formulations. We are the world’s third-largest 

manufacturer of inhalation anaesthetics, with manufacturing 

facilities on three continents and we meet over 70% of the 

global demand for Polygeline. We reach out through a range 

of products, meant for both human and animal healthcare, 

including inhalation, injectable, local Anesthetics and 

Plasma Volume expanders. 

For more information, please visit our website www. 

piramalcriticalcare.com 

ProdUctoS 

FArmAcéUticoS 

dr. grAY 

BOOTH NO: 31 

Productos Farmacéuticos dr. gray, known as “laboratorios 

gray” is a pharmaceutical laboratory specialized 

in Anesthesia, critical care, neonatology and Pain 

management. Since 1963, we provide latin America high 

quality products such as: ProPoFol gray® with-no-pain, 

thiopental, FentAnYl orAl®, and reVonto® (dantrolen) 

which dissolves in 20 seconds, or less (or until clearsolution), 

with 3-year expiration date (in USA). 

our pharmaceutical plant has a german design (KoP®) 

in order to meet FdA and emeA strict gmP requirements. 

through segregated air systems (carrier®), WFi water 

(Finnaqua-Steris®), and sterile filling (Flexicon®), we produce 

sterile injectable solutions of highest purity and caring for 

ecology. 




ProPAto hnoS. 

BOOTH NO: 50 

Propato is a company with 50 years of trajectory in 

the commercialization of medical products. exclusive 

representative for the Argentina republic of the following 

companies: 

lmA, rüsch, Phoenix, Sun - med, clarus medical, edan. 

it possesses territorial coverage in the whole territory of 

Argentina republic. 

Products Portfolio in permanent growth. 

leading corporation in his segment, specializing in 

anesthesia, neonatology, emergencies and critical care. 

www.propato.com.ar 

contact: lic. gustavo galluzzi 

email: ggalluzzi@propato.com.ar 

ScAre 

BOOTH NO: 120 

the colombian Society of 

Anaesthesiology and reanimation, 

S.c.A.r.e. (non profit corporation), 

has existed for more than 60 years, 

an experience that has allowed us to position ourselves as 

one of the most highly supported organizations in the health 

sector. We have achieved guild, scientific and economic 

consolidation. 19 years ago we incorporated the Fondo 

especial Para Auxilio Solidario de demandas –FePASde 

(Special Fund of Solidary to help lawsuits), with the purpose 

of providing counsel, assistance and protection to our over 

74,000 members. the Fund has grown stronger with time 

through an extensive service portfolio designed to meet the 

members’ needs. 

We have total coverage of our services in colombian 

territory, and our business model has allowed us 

international outreach. 

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Scott cASSArA 

BOOTH NO: 45 

Scott-cassara: a member of the cassara 

Pharmaceutical holding, is a leading 

Argentinean company focusing in the 

research & development, manufacturing, marketing and 

distribution of one of the largest pharmaceutical portfolios, 

providing solutions to hospitals, & practitioners in the 

fields of Anesthesiology, intensive care, clinical nutrition, 

Biotechnological products and Vaccines. 

With its broad portfolio, including inhaled, injectable and 

local anesthetics, muscle relaxants plus opioids analgesics, 

Scott-cassara is committed to deliver innovative health 

solutions. 

For more information about Scott-cassara, please visit the 

company website at www.scottcassara.com.ar. 

Sentec Ag 

BOOTH NO: 128 

Sentec is a Swiss manufacturer of a non-invasive, easy 

to use Patient monitoring System (SdmS) providing 

tcPco2, Spo2 and Pulse rate in real time. the SmdS 

allows continuous monitoring of patients’ ventilation and 

oxigenation, therefore supports care givers especially in 

challenging Anesthesiology settings. the associated remote 

monitoring System V-carenet can help to enhance 

patient safety by remotely monitoring your patients on 

general care Floors (PAcU) according to APSF guidelines. 

SinteticA SA 

BOOTH NO: 47 

Founded in Switzerland 

in 1921, Sintetica has a 

vast experience in the 

development, production and marketing of injectable 

anaesthetics, analgesics and narcotics. 

Sintetica is the Swiss leader for pain relief therapy & local 

anaesthesia and is continuously expanding its activity both in 

the Swiss and international market. 

new short acting spinal anaesthetics and innovative “ready 

to use” pain management drugs are in the pipeline. 

SmithS 

medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 98 & 99 

Smiths medical is a leading global supplier of specialist, 

medical devices, and equipment, focusing on medication 

delivery, vital care, and safety devices. our products are 

used during critical and intensive care, surgery, postoperative 

care during recovery, and in a series of high 

end home infusion therapies. We offer twelve of the most 

respected and easily recognized brands within our portfolio: 

PorteX ® , medex, deltec, leVel 1 ® , Pneupac, 

grASeBY, Wallace, cAdd, Bci ® , Jelco ® , 

medfusion and SurgiVet. 

SonoSite 

limited 

BOOTH NO: 60 

SonoSite is the innovator and world leader in bedside and 

point-of-care ultrasound and has recently expanded into 

the pre-clinical research market with its newly acquired 

ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology. Since 

its inception in April 1998, Sonosite’s ultra lightweight and 

robust products have led the point-of-care ultrasound 

market with more than 67,000 systems installed worldwide. 

SonoSite’s systems are used by over 21 medical specialties 

and provide physicians with the tools they need to improve 

patient safety and more efficient workflow, while cost 

effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point 

of patient care. headquartered near Seattle, the company 

is represented by 14 subsidiaries and a global distribution 

network in over 100 countries.


SPAcelABS 

BOOTH NO: 42 

Who is Spacelabs Healthcare? 

Spacelabs healthcare is a comprehensive perioperative 

solutions provider. We are a global developer, manufacturer 

and distributor of medical equipment and services including 

solutions for patient monitoring and connectivity, anesthesia 

delivery and ventilation, diagnostic cardiology and supplies 

and accessories selling to hospitals, clinics and physician 

offices. 

What perioperative solutions does Spacelabs 

healthcare offer? 

Spacelabs provides a wide array of perioperative solutions - 

from low to high acuity, simple to complex cases, pediatric 

to geriatric patients - that offer you the choices you need. 

What’s more, you can configure solutions to satisfy your 

individual practices and preferences. 

tecme 

BOOTH NO: 24 

tecme S.A. is one of the world´s leading suppliers in the 

intensive care ventilator market. Founded in córdoba, 

Argentina in 1965, tecme S.A. has grown into an 

international company and currently in its second generation 

as a family-run business. 

our core business is respiration at the acute point of care; 

our mission is to develop, manufacture and distribute 

intensive care ventilators which enables the highest quality of 

treatment in ventilation and patient care. 

tecme S.A. is present with his “neumovent” branded 

ventilators in over 45 countries around the globe. 

teleFleX inc 

BOOTH NO: 63B 

teleflex is a global provider of medical devices used in 

critical care and surgery. We serve healthcare providers 

in more than 130 countries with specialty devices for 

vascular access, general and regional anaesthesia, urology, 

respiratory care, cardiac care and surgery. teleflex also 

provides products and services for device manufacturers. 




temel S.A. 

BOOTH NO: 119 

Since it was founded in 1975, 

temel has specialised in 

anaesthetic systems and medical ventilators. temel 

products are the result of in-house research in the 

company’s r&d lab, seeking excellence in high-tech design 

and manufacturing. 

the programmable Proas anaesthesia system presented at 

WcA 2012 is an important advance in our field, as it enables 

anaesthesiologists to programme and control anaesthesia 

closely, and has been proven to be a highly efficient tool in 

anaesthetic care and quality. temel. manufacturing and 

transferring oem technology solutions. 

the lArYngeAl mASK 

comPAnY ltd 

BOOTH NO: 83 

lmA is the global market leader in airway management with 

its innovative portfolio including the lmA laryngeal mask 

airway and the lmA Atomization product ranges. 

lmA laryngeal mask airways are used by physicians 

to support the ventilation of patients undergoing surgical 

procedures and life-saving interventions; lmA Atomization 

devices – including lmA mAd nasal and lmA mAdgic 

– enable innovative, essentially pain free drug delivery while 

eliminating the risk of needlestick injury. 

lmA’s growth is driven by the development of innovative 

products, geographic expansion, and acquisition of medical 

device technology to support anaesthetists and emergency 

healthcare professionals. 

For more information, visit www.lmaco.com or www. 

secondsealconfidence.com . 

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BOOTH NO: 124 & 125 

the SocietY oF 

AnAeSthetiStS oF 

hong Kong 

(WcA 2016) 

16th World congress of Anaesthesiologists 

(WcA 2016 hong Kong) 

We are delighted to invite you to join us in hong Kong for 

the 16th World congress of Anaesthesiologists (WcA 2016) 

jointly organized by the World Federation of Societies of 

Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and the Society of Anaesthetists 

of hong Kong (SAhK) on 28 August – 2 September 2016 

this congress will offer a very good experience and 

networking opportunity to discuss the most-updated 

topics in anaesthesia, pain treatment, trauma management 

and resuscitation. the programme will include lectures of 

international and regional speakers, practical workshops 

and small group sessions. An exhibition will also be held 

concurrently to show you the latest products and services 

offered by the health care industry. 

Please visit our website www.WcA2016.com to register your 

interest and we will provide regular updates. For enquiries, 

please contact info@wca2016.com. 

trUcorP ltd 

BOOTH NO: 23 

trucorp design and manufacture a 

range of anatomically accurate and 

lifelike medical training and simulation 

mannequins. our featured products include Air Sim, Air 

Sim Baby and Air Sim Advance for intubation and airway 

management. Air Sim Advance crico for cricothyroidotomy 

and truman for Aed/cPr training needs. At ASA 2011 

trucorp will be launching three new products to the 

anaesthesia community: Air Sim Advance larynx, Air Sim 

Pierre robin and Air Sim child. our world renowned Airways 

are being used across the globe and are becoming the 

standard for intubation training. 

true training. true anatomy. true to life. trucorp 

tUoren medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 107 

tuoren medical has been in the field of anesthesia 

consumables for 19 years. We own two manufacturing 

bases, one r&d center and four sales companies, employ 

near three thousand, which include a few hundreds of 

disabled. good quality, reasonable price and perfect after 

service are our three magic weapons. With ourselves 

medical packing company and mould design-manufacture 

center, we can fulfill the whole job from the design of new 

products to the packing of finished ones. 

UltrASoniX 

medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 058A 

Ultrasonix develops and 

manufactures diagnostic 

ultrasound imaging systems with customizable touch 

screens to simplify workflows. our systems are built on an 

open software platform enabling fast remote service and 

easy updates to stay current, even as technology changes. 

with large monitors and premium image quality, our 

systems are ideal for guiding interventional procedures. our 

SonixgPS is designed to reduce complications and improve 

patient safety during complex procedures. 

Visit www.ultrasonix.com for more information.


UmedAeS limited 

BOOTH NO: 108 

UmedAeS is a manufacturer 

and supplier of laryngeal masks and currently supplies 

over 30 countries. UmedAeS has the largest selection of 

laryngeal mask products in the world. UmedAeS also 

uses the unique patented “cuff Pilot”tm technology on 

its disposable laryngeal masks. the “cuff Pilot”tm allows 

doctors and theatre staff to constantly monitor the pressure 

inside the laryngeal mask cuff. research papers published 

all round the world have indicated that cuff pressure 

monitoring at all times is advisable. 

UmedAeS also introduces the “Angel” range of laryngeal 

masks which will provide many countries with buying 

opportunities at very affordable prices. 

VAlmY SAS 

BOOTH NO: 9 

VAlmY is a french manufacturer 

of medical devices for anaesthesia 

and resuscitation, medical consumables and respiratory 

protection. 

With 3 patented innovations, VAlmY makes the carers and 

patients more comfortable and offers French made solutions : 

- VerteoS ® : the single use with no PVc anaesthesia 

mask, 100% recyclable, 

- cAnUlA 33 ® : which allows complete spraying of 

the laryngotracheal area with a solution of lidocaine 

chlorhydrate, 

- SPireor ® : the two-way respiratory protective mask. 

discover our neW rAnge oF recYclABle ProdUctS 

“green h”, no PVc & no latex : 

hYgeor ® , SUrgeor ® , eor ® , SPireor ® ….. presented 

during our green hospital conferences. 

www.valmy.eu 

info@valmy.eu 




VBM 

Germany 

VBm mediZintechniK 

BOOTH NO: 17 

Specialists in Airway management 

“Quicktrach” cricothyrotomy device 

“manujet” manual Jet Ventilator with Jet Ventilation catheters 

laryngeal tube 

endoscopy mask 

“larynglobloc” disposable monobloc laryngoscope 

cuff Pressure gauges, Stylets, introducers, tube 

exchangers 

VerAthon inc. 

BOOTH NO: 59B 

Verathon medical 

manufactures innovative, reliable and easy-to-use 

instruments to help health care providers and their patients. 

the company’s glideScope ® Video laryngoscopes are 

designed for 1st Pass Success. glideScope devices offer 

a consistently clear view of the airway, enabling quick 

intubation. easy to use, learn and teach, glideScope video 

laryngoscopes are available in single-use and reusable 

system configurations, for a variety of patient weights. 

BladderScan ® bladder volume instruments are portable 

ultrasound devices that help healthcare professionals quickly, 

accurately and noninvasively measure bladder volume to 

monitor urinary retention. BladderScan devices are easy to 

use; no sonographer is required. (verathon.com) 

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VYgon 

BOOTH NO: 90 

Vygon is a world leader in the 

creation of high technology single-use medical devices, 

distributed throughout the world by our dedicated network 

of 25 subsidiaries and 90 integrated distribution partners. 

Vygon offers an extensive range of products suitable for use 

in all age ranges from neonate to Adult including: 

- Vascular access devices for short, mid and long term 

vascular access 

- Arterial catheters 

- i.V. accessories (vascular access devices, specialized 

extension lines) 

- regional anaesthesia (epidural and spinal access, nerve 

stimulation, devices to aid the ultrasound insertions 

technique) 

- invasive and non-invasive ventilation 

- management of post-operative pain 

For more information about our recent innovations, visit our 

website www.vygon.com. 

Well leAd medicAl 

BOOTH NO: 87 

Well lead medical group 

was established in 1988 and specialises in research, 

development and production of disposable medical 

products. the headquarters are located in guangzhou. 

Production specialises in Anaesthesia, repsiratory and 

Urology. Anaesthesia products include endotracheal 

tubes, endobronchail tubes, endobronchial Blocker tubes, 

laryngeal masks etc. At present all prducts we manufacture 

have obtained a ce mark and some products are FdA 

registered. 

WolterS KlUWer 

BOOTH NO: 25 

Wolters Kluwer health (Philadelphia, PA) is a leading global 

provider of information, business intelligence and point-ofcare 

solutions for the healthcare industry. Serving more than 

150 countries and territories worldwide, Wolters Kluwer 

health’s customers include professionals, institutions and 

students in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. 

major brands include traditional publishers of medical and 

drug tools, journals and textbooks, such as lippincott 

Williams & Wilkins and electronic information providers, such 

as ovid ® , Uptodate ® , medi-Span ® , Facts & comparisons ® , 

Pharmacy oneSource ® and Provatin ® medical 

Zoll corPorAtion 

BOOTH NO: 52 

Zoll is a world leader in resuscitation technologies with 

products for defibrillation, monitoring, circulation, cPr 

feedback, data management, fluid resuscitation and 

therapeutic temperature management. Zoll provides a 

comprehensive set of technologies and software that helps 

clinicians, emS and military professionals and lay rescuers 

resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or trauma victims.

sOCiEtY nEtWOrKing ArEA PrOFiLEs 

Australian Society of Anaesthetists 

AUStrAliAn 

SocietY oF 

AnAeSthetiStS 

BOOTH NO: WFSA 5 

the Australian Society of Anaesthetists was established 

in 1934 and has 3,100 members. the Society represents 

the independent medical specialty of anaesthesia through 

professional and economic advice and initiatives. We actively 

support medical education, regional developing countries 

and patient safety. Visitors to the Society’s booth will receive 

complimentary access to the Society’s international journal, 

Anaesthesia and intensive care, and also the opportunity to 

subscribe and, in return, contribute to lifebox. 

cAnAdiAn 

AneStheSiologiStS’ 

SocietY 


the canadian Anesthesiologists’ 

Society enables anesthesiologists to excel in patient care 

through research, education and advocacy. 

the Society publishes the canadian Journal of Anesthesia 

(cJA) and the guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia. 

canadian anesthesiologists support medical research 

in canada and international educational programs in 

developing countries to create self-sustaining programs. 

chineSe SocietY oF 

AneStheSiologY 


the chinese Society of Anesthesiology 

(cSA) is an academic organization 

comprised of members from 31 provinces in china who are 

dedicated in the patient’s safety and comfort. the current 

president of cSA is Professor Yu Buwei. 

the cSA has been organizing the national Annual 

conference every year. the cSA has established the official 

contacts and academic exchanges with many countries 

and regions anesthesiology societies and international 

anesthesiology academic groups. 




clASA 


the SPA (Sociedad Paraguaya de 

Anestesiología), created officially in 

1973 and since 1977 part of clASA (confederacion 

latinoamericana de Sociedades de Anestesiologia) is 

organizing the XXXii clASA congress in october 14-17, 

2013 in Asuncion, Paraguay. 

clASA is a non profit organization fighting for the wellbeing 

of its associates, the latin american anaesthesiologists, 

working on each one of the 20 Societies that are being part 

of clASA. 

All of you are welcome to join us at clASA 2013 in 

Paraguay. 

the cZech 

SocietY oF 

AnAeStheSiologY 

And intenSiVe cAre 

medicine 


czech Society of Anesthesiology and intensive care 

medicine dates its origins back to the Sixties - then as 

czechoslovak Society of Anesthesiology and resuscitation. 

it is a member of WFSA and WFSiccm. At presents it 

hosts just over 1000 full and associated members. they are 

doctors as well as non-medical providers of perioperative 

and anesthetic care and intensive care medicine. the 

Society organizes or endorses up to 6 scientific events each 

year, often with international participation. As a guardian of 

the professional integrity it is a partner of state, local and 

educational authorities. 

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egYPtiAn SocietY oF 

AneStheSiologiStS 


the egyptian Society of 

Anesthesiologists (egSA) is dedicated 

to improving patient care by advancing 

the science and practice of Anesthesia. 

Founded in 1983, egSA is an 

interdisciplinary organization whose members are involved 

in the provision of Anesthesia, intensive care medicine and 

Pain management. 

FAAAAr 


in 1936, the institution that later on gave 

birth to the Argentine Federation of 

Associations of Anaesthesia, Analgesia and reanimation 

(F.A.A.A.A.r.) was founded in Buenos Aires. 

the development of national Seminars and congresses, 

continuous education and the promotion of professional 

ethics are among its most relevant objectives. 

Some of the most important milestones throughout its 

history are: the creation of the 1st Anaesthesiology University 

course (1948), the creation of the first Argentine Journal of 

Anaesthesiology (1950) and the gathering and representation 

of more than 30 Anaesthesia Associations from all over 

Argentina, for more than 50 years. 

indiAn SocietY oF 

AnAeStheSiologiStS 


the indian Society of Anaesthesiologists 

(iSA), has committed itself to improving the healthcare 

Standards, education and research in Anaesthesia, Pain 

and Palliative care, intensive & critical care, Primary 

trauma care and resuscitation, apart from Perioperative 

medicine. Along with the government & ngos it also caters 

in providing quality health care in remote and rural areas 

including maternal and child health care. 

JAPAneSe SocietY oF 



the aims of the Japanese Society of 

Anesthesiologists (JSA) are to work 

toward patient safety and comfort through research, training, 

international activities, and cooperation with other medical 

specialties. our academic meeting is held once a year for 

three days. it will be held in Kobe in 2012 and in Sapporo in 

2013. 

mAlAYSiAn 

SocietY oF 

AnAeStheSiologiStS 


malaysian Society of 

Anaesthesiologists is celebrating our 

golden Jubilee in 2013. to commemorate this occasion, 

we are going to have our Annual Scientific meeting which 

coincides with the AoSrA-Pm 2013. the Society was 

formed to look after the educational and social interest of the 

anaesthetic community. 

meXicAn FederAtion 

oF collegeS oF 



on behalf of the mexican Federation of colleges of 

Anesthesiologists, we proudly invite you to the XlVi mexican 

congress of Anesthesiology, which will be held from 19th to 

22nd, September, 2012, in cancun, Quintana roo, mexico. 

the program includes panel discussions, conferences 

and activities of great quality, in addition to the presence 

of respected professors. We invite you to participate in 

research work as well. 

the congress will take place in the conventions center of 

the moon Palace golf & resort hotel.

sOCiEtY nEtWOrKing ArEA PrOFiLEs 

neW ZeAlAnd 

SocietY oF 

AnAeSthetiStS 


new Zealand Society of 

Anaesthetists was established in 1948 with the aims of 

fostering education and research into anaesthesia. the 

Society’s motto ‘salus per scientium’ – ‘safety through 

knowledge’ expresses our objects. the 500 members 

of nZSA afford us a unique perspective on all matters 

pertaining to Anaesthesia in our country. 

nZSA is bidding to host the 17th WcA in 2020. delegates 

are invited to our stand to learn more about our beautiful 

country and the work of the Society. 

WFSA & liFeBoX 



the World Federation of Societies 

of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) is a 

unique organisation in that it is a 

society of societies. By virtue of 

membership in a national society, 

an anesthesiologist is automatically a member of WFSA. 

the WFSA was formally constituted at the 1st World 

congress of Anaesthesiologists held in 1955 in 

Scheveningen, the netherlands. there were 28 founding 

societies. there are now 122 member societies with 

ethiopia, georgia, ivory coast, laos, libya and rwanda 

having joined in march 2008 at the 14th World congress 

held in cape town, South Africa. 


LIFEBOX 

Surgery is no longer a rich country phenomenon: it is a 

global concern. 234 million operations take place worldwide 

each year, but 31 million in low-resource countries are 

carried out without a pulse oximeter, the single most 




important piece of monitoring equipment in modern 

anaesthesia. in these situations, anesthesia mortality can be 

up to 1000 times higher than in high-resource settings. 

the lifebox Foundation is a charity working to ensure that 

no patient dies because a pulse oximeter and basic safety 

checks were not used during an operation. 

We provide high-quality, low-cost pulse oximeters to 

operating rooms in need, and we deliver training in pulse 

oximetry and the Who Surgical Safety checklist. 

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ACKnOWLEdgEMEnts 

the WcA 2012 orgAniSing committee WoUld liKe to recogniSe the FolloWing comPAnieS And 

ASSociAtionS Who hAVe All ProVided A SigniFicAnt contriBUtion to the SUcceSS oF WcA 2012: 

nAtionAl SUPPortS 

national interest resolution Sg 665/2011 

national ministry of tourism – touristic interest resolution 103/2011 

ministry of tourism of the government of the city of Buenos Aires 

interest of the national honorable house of deputies 

ministry of Science, technology and Productive innovation 

interest of the government of the Province of chaco 

ministry of health of the Province of chaco 

ministry of health of the Province of corrientes 

ministry of health of the Province of Santa Fé 

School of medical Sciences of the national University of rosario 

national medicine Academy 

Argentine medical Association 

Argentine Society of gastroenterology 

Argentine Association of hemotherapy and immunology 

Argentine Society of intensive care 

Buenos Aires Society of internal medicine 

Argentine Association of orthopaedics and traumatology 

Argentine Paediatrics Society 

Argentine Association for the Study of liver diseases 

Argentine Society of transplantation 

Argentine Urology Society




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PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE EVERY TIME 

Suprane (des� urane) – Reliable support for prime time performance 

1- 6, 16 

Rapid and predictable early recovery in a majority of patients and procedures 

Fast emergence2-3,6-7 8 - 9 

and return of protective airway re� exes 

1, 10 -13, 17 

Precise control of depth of anaesthesia and haemodynamics 

7, 14 

Low blood and tissue solubilities facilitate fast wash-in and wash-out 

2, 15 

Fast wake-up and extubation may result in more ef� cient OR throughput 

References: 1. Dupont J, Tavernier B, Ghosez Y, et al. Br J Anaesth. 1999;82:355-9. 2. Dexter F, Bayman EO, Epstein RH. Anesth Analg. 2010;110:570-80. 3. Mahmoud NA, Rose DJA, Laurence AS. Anaesthesia. 2001;56:171-82. 4. Bilotta F, Doronzio A, Cuzzone V, 

et al. for PINOCCHIO Study Group. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2009;21:207-13. 5. Caverni V, Rosa G, Pinto G, et al. J Craniofacial Surg. 2005;16(4):531-6. 6. Juvin P, Servin F, Giraud O, Desmonts JM. Anesth Analg. 1997;85:647-51. 7. La Colla L, Albertin A, et al. Br J 

Anaesth. 2007;99:353-8. 8. McKay RE, Large MJC, Balea MC, McKay WR. Anesth Analg. 2005;100:697-700. 9. McKay RE, Malhotra A, Cakmakkaya OS, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2010;104:175-82. 10. Eger EI II. Anesth Rev. 1993;20(3):87-92. 11. Avramov MN, Grif� n 

JD, White PF. Anesth Analg. 1998;87:666-70. 12. Bennett JA, Mahadeviah A, Stewart J, et al. J Clin Anesth. 1995;7:288-91. 13. Beaussier M, Paugam C, Deriaz H, et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2000;44:1154-59. 14. Eger EI II, Eisenkraft JB, Weiskopf RB. The 

Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics. 2nd ed. Edmund I. Eger II, MD: 2003:43. 15. Beaussier M, Decorps A, Tilleul P, et al. Can J Anesth. 2002;49:339-46 16. Gupta A, Stierer T, et al. Anesth Analg. 2004;98:632-41. 17. Fanelli G, Berti M, Casati A. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 

2006;23(10):861-68. Date of issue: April 2011 MD-AN-211 

SUPRANE (des� urane) PRESCRIBING INFORMATION 

Therapeutic indications Des� urane is indicated as an inhalation agent for induction and/or maintenance of anaesthesia for inpatient and outpatient surgery in adults and maintenance of anaesthesia for inpatient and outpatient paediatric 

surgery. Contra-indications Des� urane should not be used for patients in whom general anaesthesia is contraindicated. Des� urane is also contraindicated in patients with known sensitivity to halogenated agents and in patients with known 

or genetic susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia. In patients with coronary artery disease, maintenance of normal haemodynamics is important to avoid myocardial ischaemia. Des� urane should not be used for anaesthetic induction in patients 

at risk of coronary artery disease or in patients where increases in heart rate or blood pressure are undesirable. Special warnings and special precautions for use Des� urane should only be administered by persons trained in the 

administration of general anaesthesia using a vaporizer speci� cally designed and designated for use with des� urane. Hypotension and respiratory depression increase as anaesthesia is deepened. Des� urane is not recommended for use as an 

inhalation induction agent in paediatric patients because of the frequent occurrence of cough, breath holding, apnoea, laryngospasm and increased secretions in children under 12 years. Des� urane, as other volatile anaesthetics, may increase 

CSF or intracranial pressure in patients with space occupying lesions. In such patients, des� urane should be administered at 0.8 MAC or less, and in conjunction with a barbiturate induction and hyperventilation (hypocapnia) in the period 

before cranial decompression. Appropriate attention must be paid to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure. Use of des� urane in hypovolaemic, hypotensive and debilitated patients has not been extensively investigated. As with other potent inhaled 

anaesthetics, a lower concentration is recommended for use in these patients. Des� urane was shown to be a potential trigger of malignant hyperthermia. If malignant hyperthermia occurs, the use of dantrolene sodium will be indicated 

to reverse this hyperthermia. Des� urane should not be used in subjects known to be susceptible to MH. Des� urane has been reported to interact with dry carbon dioxide absorbents to form carbon monoxide. In order to minimise the risk of 

formation of carbon monoxide in rebreathing circuits and the possibility of elevated carboxyhaemoglobin levels, carbon dioxide absorbents should not be allowed to dry out. As with other halogenated anaesthetic agents, des� urane may cause 

sensitivity hepatitis in patients who have been sensitized by previous exposure to halogenated anaesthetics. Use of inhaled anaesthetic agents has been associated with very rare increases in serum potassium levels that have resulted in cardiac 

arrhythmia‘s and death in children during the postoperative period. Prompt and vigorous treatment for hyperkalaemia and arrhythmia‘s is recommended. Undesirable Effects As with all potent inhaled anaesthetics des� urane may cause 

dose-dependent cardio-respiratory depression. Most other adverse events are mild and transient. Nausea and vomiting have been observed in the postoperative period. Des� urane should not be used for anaesthetic induction in patients at risk 

of coronary artery disease or in patients where increases in heart rate or blood pressure are undesirable. In patients with coronary artery disease, maintenance of normal haemodynamics is important to avoid myocardial ischaemia. Hepatitis may 

occur in patients sensitized by prior exposure to halogenated anaesthetics. In adults, adverse reactions associated with des� urane during its use for inhaled induction of anaesthesia include cough, breath holding, salivation, apnoea and laryngospasm. 

Des� urane is not recommended for use as an inhalation induction agent in paediatric patients because of the frequent occurrence of cough, breath holding, apnoea, laryngospasm and increased secretions in children under 12 years. 

As with all other general anaesthetics, transient elevations in white blood count have been observed even in the absence of surgical stress. As with other agents of this type, des� urane anaesthesia has been shown to trigger a skeletal muscle hypermetabolic 

state leading to high oxygen demand and the clinical syndrome known as malignant hyperthermia (MH). The syndrome includes non-speci� c features such as hypercapnia, muscle rigidity, tachycardia, tachypnoea, cyanosis, arrhythmias and unstable 

blood pressure and an increase in overall metabolism may be re� ected in an elevated temperature. Pregnancy and lactation Des� urane is not indicated for use during pregnancy. Des� urane is not indicated for use in nursing mothers because it is not 

known whether it is excreted in human milk. For the posology, incompatibilities and interactions please refer to the full SPC. Medicinal products are subject to medical subscription. December 2010 

Indications may vary from country to country, please always consult your local approved SPC or package lea� et. 

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