Parenteral Conscious Sedation Course Schedule
Presented by ASAASD at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Monday
08:00am – 09:00am
INTRODUCTION & REGISTRATION – Dr. Hillel Ephros & Dr. David Crystal
09:00am – 11:00am
PRE-ANESTHESIA EVALUATION – Dr. Richard Szumita
11:00am – 12:00pm
ANESTHESIA TREATMENT PLANNING – Dr. Richard Szumita
12:00pm – 01:00pm
LUNCH : Monitoring Equipment Presentation
1:00pm – 2:30pm
ORAL SEDATION – Dr. David Crystal
2:30pm – 5:00pm
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN DEEP SEDATION – Dr. Robert DeFalco
Tuesday
08:00am – 09:00am
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DENTISTS USING SEDATION – Moira Gibbons, RN, MSN, Esq.
09:00am – 10:30am
INTRODUCTION TO IV SEDATION: MONITORING, AGENTS & TECHNIQUES – Dr. Hillel Ephros
10:30am – Noon
INHALATION (N20) AND OTHER ROUTES OF SEDATION – Dr. Hillel Ephros
12:00pm – 1:00pm
LUNCH
1:00pm – 3:00pm
PHARMACOLOGY OF SEDATION AGENTS – Dr. Seth Landa
3:00pm – 5:00pm
SEDATION FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS – Dr. Karmei Chan
Wednesday
08:00am – 10:00am
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES – Dr. Hillel Ephros
10:00am – 11:00 pm
ANESTHESIA EMERGENCIES / ANESTHESIA M&M – Dr. Hillel Ephros
11:00am – Noon
INTRODUCTION TO THE EKG / DYSRHYTHMIA RECOGNITION – Dr. Hillel Ephros
12:00pm – 01:00pm
LUNCH
1:00pm – 2:30pm
PEDIATRIC SEDATION – Dr. Yasmi Crystal
2:30pm – 05:00pm
PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT: Anesthesiology Standards – Dr. J. Markley
Thursday
07:00am – 08:00am
VENIPUNCTURE – Dr. Robert DeFalco
8:00am – 9:00am
VENIPUNCTURE LAB – Dr. Joe Portale
9:00am – 10:00am
INTRODUCTION TO OMS CLINIC – Faculty
10:00am – 11:30am
MANAGEMENT OF THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT – Dr. H. DeSimone
11:30am – 12:00pm
LUNCH
12:00pm – 2:15pm
ALTERNATE FORMS OF SEDATION, ACUPUNCTURE & ACUPRESSURE – Dr. Dominic Lu
2:30pm – 3:30pm
CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY AND MONITORING – Dr. Pam Upadya
3:30pm – 5:00pm
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & MONTIORING – Dr. Pam Upadya
Friday
7:00am – 8:00am
IV SOLUTIONS – Dr. R. Szumita
8:00am – 9:00am
NON-PHARMACOLOGIC BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION – Dr. R. Korwin
9:00am – Noon
Clinical Cases Observation and Discussion
Noon – 1:00pm
LUNCH
1:00pm – 5:00pm
SIMULATION LAB – Faculty and Sim Lab Staff
WEEKEND: ACLS Saturday and Sunday
Monday
7 AM OR group reports
8 AM OS Clinic group reports
Noon – 1 Lecture – TBA
1 PM OR Clinic continued
Tuesday
7 AM OR group reports
8AM OS Clinic group reports
Noon – 1
Managing difficult cases with an anesthesiologist – Dr. Jon Mendia
1 PM OR Clinic continued
3:30 – 5 PM Reversal agents – Dr. Merideth Blitz
Wednesday
7 AM OR group reports
8 AM OS Clinic group reports
Noon – 1
Management of a sedation practice 1 M. Speicher
1 PM OR/clinic continued
4:00 PM Case reviews /M&M – Dr. R. Szumita
5 – 7 PM Grand Rounds – TBA
Thursday
7 – 8 AM
Drug interactions – Dr. Michael Erlichman
8 AM Clinic and OR
Noon – 1
Integrating sedation into practice – Dr. J. Gaspari
1 PM OR clinic continued
4 – 5 PM Final examination – program review – Dr. Hillel Ephros
6 PM Dinner/lecture – TBA – Dr. S. Landa
Friday
7 AM
How to prepare your office for sedation – Dr. Joe Portale
8 AM OR/endoscopy/OS clinic
1 PM
Emergency drugs and an upgraded kit for the sedation practice – Dr. Hillel Ephros
1:30 PM
Wrap up and review – Dr. David Crystal & Dr. Domonic Lu
Dismissal by 2 PM is anticipated. For travelers departing from Newark Liberty Airport, please book flights home scheduled to depart no sooner than 5 PM on the final day to allow adequate time for travel to the airport and the required 1.5 – 2 hours for check-in and security.