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Your global meeting itinerary

2004

September 16-18
Imperial College, London, UK
15th European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) Medical and Nursing Annual Congress "Paediatric and Neonatal Critical Care - Art or Science?" in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the UK Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS)
Tel. +31 70 383 890; Fax +31 70 381 8936
Information: Ms. Mirella Kester, Project Manager
Rose International P.O. Box 93260 NL-2509 AG The Hague, The Netherlands
Website: http://www.espnic2004.org

September 17-18
Zurich, Switzerland
Joint meeting Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) and Swiss Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia (SGKA)
Tel. +41(0) 31 3318275; Fax +41(0) 31 3329879
Information: BBS Congress GmbH, Rabbentalstrasse 83, Postfach CH-3000 Bern 25
Website: http://bbscongress.ch

October 15-17
Melbourne, Australia
Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA) Meeting 2004: 'Critical Events in Paediatric Anaesthesia'
Organiser: Dr Chris Bolton, Dept of Anaesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Tel. +61 3 9698 7444, Fax +61 3 9690 3944
Information: Conference Consultants Australia
Website: http://www.spanza.org.au

October 22
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)
18th Annual Meeting
Tel: 804-282-9780, Fax 804-282-0900
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, P.O. Box 11086 Richmond, VA 23230-1086
Website: http://www.pedsanesthesia.org

November 11 - 13
Madrid, Spain
Joint IX International Federation of European Association of Paediatric Anaeshesia (FEAPA) Symposium on Paediatric Anaesthesia & VI Reuni¢n Nacional de Actualizaciones des Anesthesia Pedi trica de la Sedar
Tel. +34 91 361 2600; Fax +34 91 355 9208
Information: TILESA OPC, S.L. Londres, 17 28028 Madrid, Spain
Website: http://www.tilesa.es/pediatrics/eng/welcome.htm

2005

February 24-27
Miami Beach, Florida USA
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2005 Winter Meeting
Tel: 804-282-9780, Fax 804-282-0900
Information: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, P.O.Box 11086, Richmond, VA 23220-1086
Website: http://www.pedsanesthesia.org

March 10-12
Norwich, UK
Association of Paediatric Anaesthestists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) Annual Scientific Meeting
Tel: 01603 287086, Fax: 01603 287886
Information: Dr. K.A. Wilkinson, Department of Anaesthesia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Brunswick Road Norwich NR13SR
Website: http://www.aagbi.org.uk

Table of Contents

• Editor's Corner
• President's Message
• Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Policy Statment on Provision of Pediatric Anesthesia Care
• Williams Syndrome, Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis and Cardiac Arrest During Anesthesia
• Book Corner
• Out of Africa
• Peds Passport
• MHAUS Research Opportunities
• For Patients: Frequently Asked Questions


• Reviews & Commentary
  • Bariatric surgery for severely overweight adolescents: concerns and recommendations.
    Inge T, et al. Pediatrics 2004;114;217-223
  • Conscious sedation of children with propofol is anything but conscious
    Reeves ST, Havidich JE, and Tobin DP. Pediatrics 2004;114:e74-e76. URL http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/ full/114/1/e74
  • A factorial trial of six interventions for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
    Apfel CC, et al. N Engl J Med 2004; 50:2441-2451
  • The effect of dexrazoxane of myocardial injury in dozorubicin-treated children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Lipshultz SE, et al. N Engl J Med 2004; 351:145-153
  • Unilateral negative-pressure pulmonary edema in an infant during bronchoscopy
    Shai Hannania, MD, et al. Pediatrics 2004;113:e501-e503. URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/113/5/e501
  • Does pediatric surgical specialty training affect outcome after Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy? A population-based study.
    Langer J, To T. Pediatrics 2004;113:1342-1347
  • Overweight children and adolescents; A risk group for iron deficiency
    Nead KG, et al. Pediatrics 2004;114:104-108
  • A comparison of conservative and aggressive transfusion regimens in the perioperative management of sickle cell disease
    Elliot P. Vichinsky, MD, et al and the Preoperative Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease Study Group
  • Cholecystectomy in sickle cell anemia patients: Perioperative outcome of 364 cases from the National Preoperative Transfusion Study
    Charles M. Haberkern, et al, and the Preoperative Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease Study Group
  • Effect of hydroxyurea on the frequency of painful crises in sickle cell anemia
    Samuel Charache, MD, et al
  • Epidural Analgesia in the Management of Severe Vaso-Occlusive Sickle-Cell Crisis.
    Yaster M, et al. Pediatrics 1994;93:310-315


• Literature Reviews
  • A case of propofol toxicity: further evidence for a causal mechanism
    Davinia E Withington, Mary K. Decell, Tareq Al Ayed. Pediatric Anesthesia 2004;14:505
    Death after re-exposure to propofol in a 3-year-old child: a case report
    Josef Holzki, Christoph Aring, Alex Gillor. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2004;14:265
  • Does anaesthesia harm the developing brain - evidence or speculation?
    Andrew Davidson and Sulpicio Soriano. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2004; 14: 199-20.
  • An evaluation of pediatric in-hospital advanced life support interventions using the pediatric Utstein guidelines: a review of 203 cardiorespiratory arrests.
    J. Guay, L. Lortie.Can J Anesth 2004:51:4:373-378
  • A factorial trial of six interventions for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting
    Christian C. Apfel, MD, et al. IMPACT Investigators. N Engl J Med 2004;350:2441-51
  • Interactive Music Therapy as a Treatment for Preoperative Anxiety in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Kain Z, Caldwell-Andrews A, Krivutza D, Weinberg M, Gaal D, Wang SM, Mayes L. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2004;98:1260-1266.
  • Trends in the practice of parental presence during induction of anesthesia and the use of preoperative sedative premedication in the United States, 1995-2002: results of a follow-up national survey.
    Kain, Z.N. et al. Anesth Analg 2004; 98:1252-9.
  • Anesthetic Complications of Tympanostomy Tube Placement in Children.
    Hoffmann KK, Thompson GK, Burke BL et al. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 128:1040-1043, 2002
  • Neurobehavioral Implications of Habitual Snoring in Children.
    O'Brien CM, et al. Pediatrics 2004; 116:44-50

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