The following review was submitted by a CRNA attending the recent January 2012 Northwest Anesthesia Seminar in Las Vegas. Procrna.com thanks you for the posting and encourages others to send reviews when they attend meetings.
Date: 1/23/12
Meeting strengths: Interesting topics & speakers. NWAS does a great job recruiting their speakers & provides great information on updates regarding anesthesia practice. The Las Vegas meeting is one of the most popular & it’s a great location! The speakers in January focused on ASC guidelines & updates for discharge. Current recommendation is that the patient does not need to void or drink before being discharged. The L&D and positioning portion of the lectures were week. They also shared good information on pediatric anesthesia & new information on robotic anesthesia. Dr. DeSoto was a great speaker!
Suggested improvement: I would like to see more information on what we as providers can do during our current drug shortages. Also, there was very limited information on difficult airway management which is always a great topic to revisit during CME conferences.
Overall value for the money: Great value for your money if you like Las Vegas. I would not suggest it to anyone who was not interested in visiting Las Vegas. Lots of food, great shows, shopping, gambling, and people watching!
NWAS did a great job scheduling the meeting with two days starting & ending in the morning and the other 2 days starting in the afternoon & ending in early evening.
Paris hotel is in a good location to other things on the strip. The conference rooms were comfortable & the food they provided was great.