Theme: "Narrowing the Gaps"

08.00 - 16.00 H

AARS Workshop

Sol Melia Hotel

OASAO

Sol Melia Hotel

French - Vietnamese Refresher Course Lectures

17.00H

14th ACA Opening Ceremonies

Sol Melia Hotel

Followed by Opening of Exhibits (Thanglong Ballroom) and Welcome Dinner.

24 November 2005 (Thursday)
 

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PLENARY LECTURES (45 minutes per speaker)

08.00 H

Plenary Lecture 1  Update on Transfusion Therapy

Prof. R. Miller (USA)

09.00 H

Plenary Lecture 2  Updates in Obstetric Anesthesia

Prof. S. Gatt (Australia)

10.00 H

Plenary Lecture 3   Fluid Management in Traumatic Shock

Prof. Abenstein (USA)

10.30 - 12.00 H

SIMULTANEOUS SYMPOSIA (20 minutes per speaker)

Trauma

Speaker 1

Trauma Patients: anesthetic Considerations

Prof. Chu Manh Khoa (Vietnam)

Speaker 2

The Burn Patient

Dr. Hwang Nian Chih (Singapore)

Speaker 3

Anesthesia for Head Injury (Neuroanesthesia)

Prof. Ravussin (Switzerland)

OB Anesthesia

Function Room I + II

Speaker 1

Fetus in distress: Which anesthetic considerations

Prof. C. Cruz (Philippines)

Speaker 2

Painless Labor: is it attainable?

Prof. S. Chandra (Indonesia)

Speaker 3

Obstetric Emergencies: are we coping well?

Prof. Shusee Visalyaputra (Thai)

Pediatric Anesthesia

Function Room IV

Speaker 1

Neonatal Resuscitation

Prof. W. Somboonviboon (Thai)

Speaker 2

Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease

Prof. K. Morita (Japan)

Speaker 3

Peri - operative Cardiac Arrests in Pediatrics

Prof. Agnes Ng (Singapore)

Function Room III

12.00 - 13.30 H

Organon Lunch Symposium : “Variability in the effect of Muscle Relaxants, Residual Recurarization and New Approaches to Reversal of Neuromuscular Block” – Prof. Booji

14.00 - 15.30 H

SIMULTANEOUS SYMPOSIA (20 minutes per speaker)

Symposium 4

Intensive Care

Function Room VI + VII

Speaker 1

Surgical Nutrition

Prof. Bouletreau (France)

Speaker 2

Updates in Mechanical Ventilation

Prof .Chen Fun Gee (Singapore)

Speaker 3

Strategies of Ventialtion in ARDS

Prof .K. Brown (USA)

Symposium 5

Pre - anesthetic Preparation

Function Room I + II

Speaker 1

Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy

Prof. G. Herbosa (Philippines)

Speaker 2

Preparation of the critically ill patient for surgery

Prof. Alan Wong (Malaysia)

Speaker 3

Alcoholic Patient for Surgery

                            (Indonesia)

Symposium 6

Post - anesthesia Care

Function Room IV

Speaker 1

Discharged Protocol: is there a standard?

Dr. Neville Chia (Singapore)

Speaker 2

What is new for acute surgical pain relief?

Prof .Ramani Vijayan (Malaysia)

Speaker 3

Safety in the Recovery Room

Prof. R. Eltringham (UK)

Speaker 4

Peri-operative Analgesia

Prof. Eddy Rahardjo (Indonesia)

Free Paper Presentation 2

Function Room III

16.00 - 17.00 H

SIMULTANEOUS SYMPOSIA

Symposium 7

Disaster Medicine

Function Room VI + VII

Speaker 1

The Tsunami Experience

Prof .Eddy Rahardjo (Indonesia)

Speaker 2

Surviving SARS

Dr. Loo Shi (Singapore)

Speaker 3

Bioterrorism: what do we know?

Prof. Ronald Miller (USA)

Symposium 8

Day-case Surgery

Function Room I - II

Speaker 1

Is the Free - Standing Day Surgery Units Cost Effective?

Dr. Tan Su Meng (Singapore)

Speaker 2

Regional Anesthesia for Outpatients

Prof. R. De Castro (Philipines)

Speaker 3

Recovery and Discharge Protocols

Prof.S. Charuluxananan(Thai)

Symposium 9

Geriatric Anesthesia

Function Room IV

Speaker 1

What's New in Geriatric Anesthesia?

Prof. B. Mets (USA)

Speaker 2

Implications of the Aging Brain

Prof. F. Nuevo (Philippines)

Speaker 3

Pain management in the Elderly

Prof. Mary Cardosa (Malaysia)

Free Paper Presentation 3

Function Room III

17.00 - 19.00 H

Function Room V

20.00 - 23.00 H

Speaker’s Night

Venue: Room Vi+VII

25 November 2005 (Friday)
 

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PLENARY LECTURES (45 minutes per speaker)

Ballroom I + II

08.00 H

Plenary lecture 4

Updates on NMBs

Prof. Duvaldestin (France)

09.00 H

Plenary lecture 5

Updates on Loco - Regional Anesthesia

Prof. Dohlman (UK)

10.00 H

Plenary lecture 6

Update in Septic Shock

Prof. Gropper (USA)

10.30 - 12.00 H

Symposium 10

Patients with Cardiac Disease

Speaker 1

Valvular Heart Disease

Prof. B. Mets (USA)

Speaker 2

Perioperative Use of Betablockers

Dr. Sophia Ang (Singapore)

Speaker 3

Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia

Prof .Depoix (France)

Patients with Pulmonary Disorders

Function Room I + II

Speaker 1

Obesity, Sleep Apnea and Anesthesia

Speaker 2

Perioperative Bronchospasm

Prof.T.M.Alcantara(Philippine)

Speaker 3

Updates on Thoracic Anesthesia

Prof.UngkabPrakanrattana(Thai)

Symposium 12

Other Problems

Function Room I + II

Speaker 1

Renal Replacement

Prof .Nguyen Thu (Vietnam)

Speaker 2

Anesthesia for Patients with Transmisible Disease

Prof. Montravers (France)

Speaker 3

Bleeding Disorders in Anesthesia and Intensive care

Prof. R.Hofer  (USA)

14.00 - 15.30 H

Symposium 13

Anesthesia Education and Research

Function Room VI + VII

Speaker 1

Judging Clinical Competence of Trainees

Prof .M. Odi (Philippines)

Speaker 2

Ethical Issues in Anesthesia Research

Prof. R. Vijayan (Malaysia)

Speaker 3

Medicolegal issues in Anesthesia

Prof. Desmont (France)

Symposium 14

Anesthesia Manpower

Function Room I + II

Speaker 1

Recruitment of Anesthesia Trainees

Prof. Thara Tritrakarn (Thai)

Speaker 2

Shortage of Anesthetists: Fact or Fallacy

Prof. Chan Yew Weng (Sing)

Speaker 3

Expanding Role of Anesthetists in Japan

Prof. Keiichi Tada (Japan)

Symposium 15

Anesthesia Technology

Function Room IV

Speaker 1

Ultrasound in Anesthesia

Prof. Ivan Philip (France)

Speaker 2

Non - invasive ventilation of the Crtically Ill

Prof. Vu Van Dinh (Vietnam)

Speaker 3

LMA Proseal: is it safer to use?

Prof.LimBoonLeng(Singapore)

Function Room III

15.30 H

ASEAN Presidents" Forum 

Ballroom I + II

 Each President of the CASA Member Societies shall make a 10 minute presentation on the topic;

"Narrowing the Gaps in Anesthesia Practice"

19H           14th ACA Turnover, Closing Ceremonies and Asean Night