Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

The Annual Spring Meeting of the Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists will be held March 27, 2010 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, KY

For Hotel Reservations, call 800-533-0127 or online at www.marriott.com/sdflm.   Special rates available until the cutoff date of 2/26/10!

Agenda and registration form, as well as Exhibitor information will be available here soon.

The American Society of Anestheologists met on August 23, 2009 and issued their report. A copy of that report can be downloaded here.

Highlights From The Annual Spring Meeting 2009
Masroor Alam, MD, MPH

Problems with Guidelines:

“Evidence based best practices not only target improved outcome but are also geared towards enhancing the process in delivery of medical care," said Dr. John H. Eichhorn, Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Kentucky (UK).  The title of his talk at the Annual Spring Meeting of Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists held in Covington, Kentucky at the Marriot River Center was “Problems with Guidelines.”

According to Eichorn (2009) guidelines are a natural offshoot of evidence based medicine (EBM).  The scope of medical knowledge is expanding and the practice is increasingly complex.   Therefore, it may be valid to use guidelines based on EBM to help direct physician's efforts and improve outcome.  Guidelines appear to have a positive impact on quality and safety of care.  Anesthesiology as a specialty has been on the forefront of this effort, starting with the introduction of monitoring standards.