The Chinese Society of Anesthesiology: 2006 Annual Meeting

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The Chinese Society of Anesthesiology (CSA) 2006 Annual Meeting was held on September 9–11, 2006, at the Zhenzhou International Exhibition Center, Henan Province, China. The annual meeting was cosponsored by the Henan branch of the CSA and was attended by more than 2600 anesthesiologists representing six countries. Invited guests included internationally renowned speakers from the United States (USA), Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), Singapore, Japan, and China. There were 2261 abstracts and 287 invited oral presentations, including refresher courses, panels, and clinical case discussions. A variety of anesthesia fields were covered, including clinical anesthesia, pain medicine, critical care medicine, and anesthesia education. Professor Shuren Li, from Beijing Friendship Hospital, president of the CSA opened the meeting. This first session was moderated by Professor Ailun Luo, from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and Junke Wang, from the First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang. President Shuren Li provided a summary of the annual activities of the CSA. Internationally, the CSA became an official member of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesia. The CSA has completed a survey of the demographics of Chinese anesthesiologists. The CSA has tried to provide more training and educational opportunities across the country, and is also set to strengthen the training of anesthesiologists in the western areas of China. Thereafter, Professor Steven Shafer from Stanford University, USA, provided an update on propofol and target-controlled infusion (TCI) highlighting relevant pharmacokinetic concepts and new developments in the field. Professor Adrian W. Gelb, University California San Francisco, USA, presented a lecture on “Perioperative Stroke in General Surgical Patients.” Professor Gelb discussed the risk factors and management of perioperative stroke and outlined the role that China could play in helping to better understand this problem. Professor Mervyn Maze, Imperial College, UK, reported on “Mechanism and Perioperative Application of
2 Agonists” highlighting both laboratory and clinical studies. Professor Ronald D. Miller, University California San Francisco, USA, gave a report on “The Future of Anesthesia (the Next 20 Years) and the Role of Technology.” Professor Miller described new drugs and the wonderful opportunities in the future for anesthesiologists to be involved in perioperative care and illustrated the important role of new technology. All of the invited lectures presented in English were simultaneously translated into Mandarin and the PowerPoints were in both languages to facilitate communication. The meeting was held in five meeting halls beginning the afternoon of September 9 and all sessions ran in parallel. Dr. Xiangyang Guo, from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and Dr. Liyun Zhao, from Beijing Anzhen Hospital, discussed issues of “Anesthesia for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus or Pulmonary Artery Hypertension.” Dr. Guo reviewed the literature showing that the control of perioperative blood glucose level was very important in determining outcome. His lecture advised Chinese anesthesiologists to pay more attention to the management of blood glucose of surgical patients with diabetes mellitus. Dr. Zhao provided an update on “Research About Pulmonary From the *Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; †Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China; and §Department of Anesthesiology, University California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Fransisco, California. Accepted for publication July 3, 2007. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Yun Yue, Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100020, Beijing, China. Address e-mail to yueyun@hotmail.com. Copyright © 2007 International Anesthesia Research Society DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000281077.53805.50