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The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, is pleased to announce the Lake Louise Anesthesia Conference. This will be held at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise March 5 - 8, 2020.

This event has been approved for up to 21.5 hours of MOC Section 1 credits and up to 4 MOC Section 3 credits through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Visit the AMA website for more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit. Live educational activities recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) are deemed by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) eligible for ECMEC® Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners, healthcare practitioners participating in the QCHP CME/CPD program may record MOC Section 1 or MOC Section 3 credits as QCHP Category 1 or Category 3 credits.

This is a great opportunity to network with colleagues from across Canada and the United States. We have a range of local, national and international speakers covering a broad range of anesthesia and perioperative medicine topics. Workshops will be delivered by international leaders in Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Airway Management.

We welcome all healthcare professionals. Our program will be of particular interest to anesthesiologists, GP anesthetists, nurse anesthetists and critical care physicians.

Sponsorship is welcome. More information on Sponsorship opportunities can be found here.
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Dr Neil Klassen

University of Alberta
Associate Clinical Professor, Deputy Zone Clinical Department Head
Dr Klassen did his MD at University of British Columbia, before and during which he was working as an EMT. He then Interned at Saskatoon City Hospital and did his Anesthesia Residency at University of Alberta. Dr Klassen followed this with a Fellowship in Trauma and Burn Anesthesia at University of Washington- Harborview Medical Center. Since then he has practiced short term at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, then 3 years at UAH, and since then at RAH with a one year break at Kelowna General Hospital. During this time he had an interest in Airway Management and joined Airway Management Education Center ( The Difficult Airway Course) as a faculty member in 2013.

My Speakers Sessions

Friday, March 6
 

8:00am MST

Airway Associated Mortality And Guidelines - Key Point Summary Victoria Ballroom, Fairmont Lake LouiseDr Neil Klassen
 
Saturday, March 7
 

9:45am MST

Airway Demo And Hands On Workshop: Airway And Gastric Ultrasound; Awake Fibre-Optic Topicalization Tips; Can't Ventilate, Can't Intubate scenarios and; Surgical Airway Rescue (Pig Tracheas) Victoria Foyer, Fairmont Lake LouiseDr Keith Anderson • Dr James Green • Dr Neil Klassen • Dr David Williams

12:00pm MST

Physician Burnout: Doctor, Heal Thyself Victoria Ballroom, Fairmont Lake LouiseDr Stuart Grant • Dr Neil Klassen • Dr Jennifer Klinck
 

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