Relevant Topics in Anesthesia

San Antonio, Texas
November 2 - 5, 2026

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This conference offers 20.00 credits

Accommodations

Kimpton Santo Hotel

Schedule

Relevant Topics in Anesthesia

San Antonio, Texas
November 2 - 5, 2026

Monday, November 2
  • 0700
    Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  • 0725
    Welcome
    NWAS Staff
  • 0730
    Fluid Management in the Pediatric Patient
    H.De Soto
  • 0830
    Anesthesia in Pediatric Trauma
    H.De Soto
  • 0930
    Break
  • 0945
    Burnout in Healthcare: How Did It Happen?
    M.Murphy
  • 1045
    Attaining Wellness: Don't Wait for HR to Fix It
    M.Murphy
  • 1145
    What's New in Anesthesia for Cesarean Section?
    R.Gaiser
  • 1245
    Adjourn
Tuesday, November 3
  • 0700
    Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  • 0730
    How to Manage Obstetric Hemorrhage
    R.Gaiser
  • 0830
    DPE, CSE, and PIEB: How to Make Sense and Incorporate Into Clinical Practice
    R.Gaiser
  • 0930
    Break
  • 0945
    Pediatric Potpourri: Current Controversies
    H.De Soto
  • 1045
    What's New in Airway Management?
    H.De Soto
  • 1145
    A Brief History of Anesthesia
    M.Murphy
  • 1245
    Adjourn
Wednesday, November 4
  • 0700
    Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  • 0730
    Novel Street Drugs Your Patients Are Taking and Not Telling You
    M.Murphy
  • 0830
    Magic Mushrooms and LSD: Counterculture Drugs of Abuse or Cutting-Edge Treatments?
    M.Murphy
  • 0930
    Break
  • 0945
    Worst Nightmare: Asked to Resuscitate the Newborn
    R.Gaiser
  • 1045
    Not All Procedures on L&D Are Cesarean Sections: Cervical Cerclage, Tubal Ligation, and Version
    R.Gaiser
  • 1145
    Allergy and Anaphylaxis
    H.De Soto
  • 1245
    Adjourn
Thursday, November 5
  • 0700
    Registration - Mandatory Sign In - Continental Breakfast
  • 0730
    Complications in Anesthesia (Part I: Pediatrics)
    H.De Soto
  • 0830
    Complications in Anesthesia (Part II: Adults)
    H.De Soto
  • 0930
    Break
  • 0945
    Update on an Old Subject: Preeclampsia
    R.Gaiser
  • 1045
    Production Pressure Effects in Healthcare
    M.Murphy
  • 1145
    Ethically Challenging Cases You Will Face
    M.Murphy
  • 1245
    Adjourn

Faculty

Hernando De Soto, MD

Chief of Anesthesia, University of Florida Proton Institute
Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia and Airway Services
University of Florida Health Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida

Robert Gaiser, MD, MSEd

Professor of Anesthesiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Mark Thomas Murphy, MD

Retired Anesthesiologist
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Medical Director
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars
Pasco, Washington

Location

San Antonio, Texas

Few destinations provide a sense of place like San Antonio. Here, the bell towers of Spanish colonial missions have greeted mornings for almost 300 years. Mexican, European, and Western cultures blend into a unique personality.

Much of the city’s unforgettable landscape has grown along the banks of the River Walk, where stone paths run beside the San Antonio River connecting hotels, restaurants, and shops in the downtown core. The 15-mile River Walk also links Spanish Colonial Missions (a World Heritage Site, along with the Alamo), museums, public art, and the Pearl, a former brewery reborn into an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Pearl is the historical district and culture hub in the center of San Antonio. Pearl’s vibrant culinary community with chef-run restaurants, a food hall, cafés and bars, year-round culinary events, and special chef-led dinners and tastings. The highly regarded Culinary Institute of America offers guests opportunities for culinary immersion through its frequent food enthusiast programs.

Pearl is also host to a producers-only Saturday farmers market as well as unique shopping opportunities where you'll find everything from custom-made guayaberas to ultra-chic clothes and jewelry, to globally sourced gifts and home decor. Don't forget, San Antonio also offers over 50 golf courses and theme parks, such as SeaWorld San Antonio and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, that make the city a wonderful place for families and adventure seekers alike.

Accommodations

Kimpton Santo Hotel

Kimpton Santo Hotel is a beautiful blend of historic charm and modern sophistication, surrounded by the heart of downtown San Antonio. Built in 2024, this boutique property is the city's first to combine a newly built tower with a beautifully restored 1850s German-English schoolhouse. Kimpton Santo Hotel is conveniently nestled in the cultural crossroads of attraction-packed downtown and artsy Southtown, with its tree-lined streets, specialty shops, eclectic architecture, gallery crawls, and delicious eats. From here, you can walk to all the best-known spots, like the Riverwalk, Alamo Plaza Historic District, Blue Star Arts Complex, and newly redeveloped Hemisfair Park, home to the Tower of the Americas and the Mexican Culture Institute.

Kimpton Santo Hotel offers some of the best high-end dining with their standout experience at the Dean's Steak & Seafood, intimate cocktails at The Study at Dean's, and a luxury rooftop bar with the city’s only year-round, open-air lounge with uninterrupted 360 views of vibrant downtown.

Guests can unwind in the heated rooftop pool or stay on track in the 24-hour fitness center, or check out a loaner designer bike to explore the city.

Guest rooms feature amenities such as 1 King or 2 Queen beds (based on hotel availability), mini fridge, Nespresso coffee machine, robes, yoga mat, premium Bluetooth speaker, safe, and more.

Kimpton Santo Hotel is located approximately 9 miles from the San Antonio International Airport (SAT).

Rooms starting at
USD 294 per night *
  • Kimpton Santo Hotel
    431 S Alamo St
    San Antonio, TX 78205

    The discounted group rate is available for reservations made through September 30, 2026 or until the group block is full, whichever occurs first.

    Room rates are per night and are subject to a Texas Recovery Fee (0.61%), plus TPID (Tourism Improvement District) 1.25%, 6% State Tax, 9% City Tax, and 1.75% County Tax. Taxes and fees subject to change without notice.

    Please note: The $25 nightly amenity fee does NOT apply to group rooms, for those that reserve their room via NWAS/NWWT reservation methods only, however, Group guests will NOT have access to the Nightly Amenity Fee inclusions. If you wish to opt in to pay the $25 per room, per night, Nightly Amenity Fee to receive the included amenities, please consult the Front Desk upon check-in.

    Group room rates include complimentary guest room Wi-Fi access for those who reserved via NWAS/NWWT group reservation methods only (normally $12.99 per room, per day).

    All Hotel guests can enjoy complimentary:
     • Morning Coffee + Tea Service
    • Social Hour every evening – Branded House Wines (Reds and Whites)
    • Loaner Bikes
    • Yoga Mat in Every Room
    • Kimpton Kids Program
    • Pet Amenities
    Amenities and inclusions subject to change without notice.

    PARKING: Valet parking only: Overnight $56 per room per night with in/out privileges. Hourly 0-4 Hours: $30 per vehicle, 4-8 Hours: $46 per vehicle, 8+ Hours: $56 per vehicle. Self-parking is not available.
    Parking rates are subject to change without notice. Oversized vehicles, with toppers, or trailers may be at charged at an increased rate. 

    Space is limited in our group room block.
    Once this block is sold, rooms are on availability only and may be at a higher rate.
    A portion of the room rate is used to provide refreshments during the meeting for participants only.
    Room rates per night unless otherwise noted.
    All rooms are non-smoking.
    Early departure, late check out and no show fees may apply.
    Please review your reservation for accuracy.
    Travel insurance is highly recommended.

    Please verify total reservation costs, including resort fees, taxes, and any other mandatory charges when making your reservation on the hotel's group reservation link.

    Delta Air Lines is pleased to offer special discounts for Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars!

    Please click here to book your flights (or click on picture above).

    You may also call Conferences and Events® at 1.800.328.1111* Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST) and refer to Meeting Event Code NM4RG

    *Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via our reservation 800 number.

    Rooms starting at

    $294 per night

DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Credit card for one night's room plus tax and any mandatory fees (if applicable) at the time of booking to reserve your room.

Group room rates only available via NWAS/NWWT reservation link.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations of room reservations accepted by hotel without penalty until 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival date. Cancellations received by the hotel inside of 72 hours of arrival will be charged a penalty of 1 night's stay plus tax and any mandatory fees (if applicable). If you check out of the hotel before your scheduled departure date, an early departure fee of 1 night's stay plus tax and any mandatory fees (if applicable) will be incurred if notice is not received prior to or at check-in. If you are a complete no-show, you will be charged a penalty up to your entire reserved stay. Please review your reservation for accuracy. Travel insurance is highly recommended.

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Accreditation

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Anesthesiology: This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0® requirements.
Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.
*Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 20 MAC Ed CE credits; AANA Code # 1045937; Expiration Date 11/05/2026 
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Physician Associates/Assistants: PAs may claim a maximum of 20 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. 
Physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM), American Board of Pathology (ABPath), American Board of Pediatrics (ABP – only when applicable to individual program), American Board of Surgery (ABS), and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit. 
Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: AR, DC, FL, GA, KS, MI, MS, NH, NM, SC, TN, WV, and WY (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours.
AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

* Starting January 1, 2026, the NBCRNA is transitioning from the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) program to the MAC program (Maintaining Anesthesia Certification). The AANA is changing the credit language to align with this change. Credits listed on certificates will indicate MAC Ed CE Credits (formerly called Class A CE Credits).

†Pharmacology hours subject to change. 

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the anesthesia specialty or are impacted by it.

Program Purpose

This continuing education program is designed for anesthesia providers seeking to enhance their clinical skills and knowledge in the field. The program aims to provide attendees with the latest updates, innovations, and practical techniques to advance their anesthesia practice. Through a combination of lectures, case studies, and discussion with faculty/peers, participants will gain valuable insights and skills to help in the provision of safe, effective anesthesia care. 

Objectives

  • Improve knowledge, competence, and utilization of the most recent evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
  • Bolster competence in the management of patients with complex co-morbidities and less common medical conditions, thereby improving patient outcomes and safety.
  • Improve skills/strategies in the use of newer equipment/technologies and improve performance within multidisciplinary protocols in order to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Increase knowledge of newer pharmacologic agents, thereby improving competence in medication management via anticipation of potential polypharmacy interactions.
  • Improve knowledge and competence in the timely recognition and management of complications during the perioperative period. By enhancing competence, patient outcomes improve by reducing complications.
  • Enhance recognition and coping strategies to mitigate the effects of workplace stressors and burnout and achieve well-being in the clinical setting.
  • Improve knowledge and competence in the provision of anesthesia care outside of the operating room.

Medical Director

Mark T. Murphy, MD, Retired Anesthesiologist, Retired Anesthesiologistm, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Medical Director, Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars, Pasco, Washington


 

Tuition

  • MD/DO
    $ 1050 Early Registration Fee
    $ 1100 Regular Registration Fee
    $ 1150 Late Registration Fee
    $ 300 Daily Rate
  • CRNA/PA
    $ 1000 Early Registration Fee
    $ 1050 Regular Registration Fee
    $ 1100 Late Registration Fee
    $ 290 Daily Rate
  • Resident/RN/Others
    $ 900 Early Registration Fee
    $ 950 Regular Registration Fee
    $ 1000 Late Registration Fee
    $ 265 Daily Rate

Course Cancellation Fee

$100 September 3rd, 2026 to October 3rd, 2026. No refund after October 3rd, 2026; however, 50% of tuition paid may be applied toward tuition for another NWAS program within the next 12 months. Cancellation must be made in writing. No tuition credit or refund will be issued for attendees that are no-shows for the program.

Register Early

We recommend that you register early to assure your spot. We reserve the right to close registrations to a course at any time without notice. We may not be able to accommodate onsite registrations.
Lecture notes will be provided via download in PDF format.
While we strive for accuracy at all times with our published information, we cannot be responsible for typographical and other errors.
Please note that children and non-registered guests are not allowed to attend the lectures. The concierge can provide you with childcare information.
Travel at your own risk.

Please Note:

You must sign-in/log in every day you attend to receive credit.
We do not allow retroactive sign in.
All webinars are in Pacific Time.

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Schedule and Faculty Changes

Factors beyond our control sometimes necessitate changes in the schedule and faculty. If time permits, we will inform all registrants of any changes prior to the program. Changes on site due to local conditions will be announced in class.

Course Cancellation By Provider

We reserve the right to cancel a course for any reason. In such case, a minimum of 30 days notice will be given to those registered and 100% of tuition paid will be refunded. NWAS and NWWT will not be responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel, or other liabilities you may incur. We highly recommend purchase of travel insurance. Travel at your own risk.

Frequent Attendee Points (FAP)

We value your patronage and have a simple program to reward you. Our Frequent Attendee Points (FAP) program gives you an added bonus for money spent on our seminars, as well as cruise cabins booked through our in-house travel agency, Northwest Worldwide Travel.

You are automatically enrolled in this program with your paid registration. Click here for more information.

*Effective January 1, 2023, net hotel stays for 2023 and beyond will no longer be included in FAP calculations.

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