Didactics

Weekly Lecture Schedule

Combined Pedi Anesthesia/Pedi Surgery Conferences: Tuesday 6:45am

From September through June, we have combined Pedi Anesthesia/Pedi Surgery conference every other Tuesday mornings from 6:45 - 7:30am on Zoom.

The topics alternate by week and are organized by the Pedi Surgery Department. The last Tuesday of every month is pedi anesthesia M&M. Diana Liu will send you email reminders on Monday afternoons. 

Pedi Anesthesia Resident Lecture Series: Thursday 6:30am

A series of weekly core pedi mini-lectures are held on Thursday in Lowenstein Conference Room from 6:45 AM – 7:10 AM. The topics will run for 2 months and then repeat. You will receive email reminders about your Thrusday lectures on Wednesdays. 

Currently, the following topics are being discussed:

• • • • Congenital Heart Disease

      • Neonatal Emergencies

      • URIs

      • Pediatric Pain

      • Pediatric Regional/Neuraxial Anesthesia 

      • Pediatric Sedation

      • Perioperative Anxiety 

Pedi Anesthesia Fellow Lecture Series: Wednesday 4:00pm

Pedi Anesthesia Fellow Lectures are held Wednesday afternoons at 4pm. They are usually held in faculty offices because there is only one fellow. Please let the fellow or your attending know if you plan on attending fellow lectures so they can tell you where the lecture will be held. 

Residency Curriculum 

The following curriculum is based off a 3-month pediatric anesthesia rotation schedule. Each week, please click on the associated lecture topic and peruse the linked information. 

Month 1

Week 1: Neonatal/infant anatomy and physiology

Week 2: Pre-operative evaluation of the pediatric patient  

Week 3: Anesthetic management of the pre-mature infant

Week 4: PALS

Month 2

Week 5: Fluid management in the pediatric patient

Week 6: Intro to congenital heart disease

Week 7: Intro to common congenital syndromes

Week 8: Intro to newborn emergencies 

Month 3

Week 9: Scoliosis 

Week 10: Anesthesia for pediatric ENT surgery

Week 11: Anesthesia for pediatric burns 

Week 12: PACU care for the pediatric patient