International Science Symposium
Sunday, May 5
8:00 – 11:00 am
International Science Symposium:
The Role of Mitochondria in the Perioperative Period
Symposium Moderator:
Philip G. Morgan, MD, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington
Anesthetic Care of Patients with Myotonia
vs. Mitochondrial Disease
Philip G. Morgan, MD, Professor, Director, Program
in Mitochondrial Biology, Seattle Children’s Research
Institute, Department of Anesthesiology and
Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington
The Role of Mitochondria in Ischemia/Reperfusion
David F. Stowe, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology
and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Adjunct
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette
University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Role of Mitochondria in Sepsis
Richard J. Levy, MD, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia,
Associate Chief of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Medicine, Pediatrics, and Integrative Systems Biology,
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
The Role of Mitochondria in Heart Failure
Rong Tian, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington
The Role of Mitochondria in Trauma
Gary Fiskum, PhD, Matjasko Professor for Research
in Anesthesiology and Vice-Chair, Research, University
of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
The Symposium will elucidate the importance of mitochondrial function in several aspects of perioperative medicine. These will include the response to anesthetics, and the roles of mitochondria in ischemia/reperfusion, cardiac failure, sepsis and trauma.
Learner Objectives
After participating in this Symposium the learner will be able to:
(1) Provide a description of the interactions between commonly-used anesthetic drugs and mitochondrial function;
(2) Present data on the mechanisms by which mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in sepsis, cardiac failure and trauma; and
(3) Review the current understanding of the role of mitochondria in ischemia/reperfusion.