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2nd Goal Directed Therapy Symposium
Saturday - Sunday
June 2 & June 3, 2012
This exciting CME approved activity is presented by the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care in cooperation with the Department of Anesthesiology - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The Goal-Directed Therapy Symposium will educate anesthesia providers on how to promote and employ goal-directed therapy (GDT) and hemodynamic optimization in Perioperative and critical care medicine.
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The Department's Very First Issue of the Chair's Report
Amazing changes since 2008 have lead to departmental national excellence in clinical care, education, and research, as well as a culture of respect, transparency, and teamwork. Our very first issue of the Chair's Report will recap all the recent medical accomplishments and give you a glimpse of the Chair's mission for the department. On a quarterly basis, the Chair's Report will continue to provide details of our coordinating efforts to "discover, teach, and heal."
Combined Anesthesiology-Pediatric Residency
The UC Irvine Anesthesiology-Pediatric Residency program is currently one of only two such integrated programs in the country.
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Dual Degree Programs
Residents have the opportunity to work toward both their training and certification in anesthesiology and a masters degree through work during residency and the addition of a PGY-5 fellowship year.
Department News
Surgical Information Systems ("SIS"), a leader in perioperative information systems, recently honored clients demonstrating outstanding leadership in achieving clinical, financial, and operational goals using perioperative software solutions...
Aim is to enhance international research collaboration and student, faculty exchanges. Representatives of UC Irvine led by Chancellor Michael Drake left Thursday, March 22, to visit four top universities in Israel...
The STA 2012 Annual Meeting took place in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 18 -21, 2012. Our very own, Maxime Cannesson, MD, was the Chairman of this meeting...
Perioperative services account for a huge chunk of hospital revenue, but they also account for a sizable slice of costs and medical errors. At the University of California–Irvine Medical Center, perioperative and anesthesia...
UHC (University HealthSystems Consortium), an organization of university hospitals designed to pool resources, create economies of scale, improve clinical and operating efficiences, and influence the direction and delivery of health care, met in September 20-23 in Chicago...
CNN interviewed Dr. Zeev Kain, chairman of UC Irvine's Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, about the proper use of the drug propofol. The interview is part of CNN's coverage of the criminal trial of Michael Jackson's personal doctor...
Only 35% of anaesthesiologists are carrying out a simple procedure during high-risk surgery that can make a significant impact on how well patients recover from their operations, according to...
Surgical Information Systems ("SIS"), a leader in perioperative information systems, recently honored clients exemplifying leadership and innovation in the surgery and anesthesia fields...
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