Call for PBLDs

The Committee on Problem-Based Learning Discussions (PBLD) invites submissions for the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2014 annual meeting PBLD program planned for New Orleans. In San Francisco this past October, 85 cases were scheduled for two presentations, and nearly all sessions sold out. Each case was presented twice to maximize the opportunity for attendees to participate. There was lively debate and discussion at the tables. For 2014, the committee will again continue the open-call process. Submissions in each of the meeting tracks are being solicited, including ambulatory anesthesia, cardiac anesthesia, critical care medicine, fundamentals of anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, pain medicine, pediatric anesthesia, regional anesthesia and professional issues. Submitted cases should only have one moderator who must be at the faculty or attending level. Last year, for the first time, fellows were allowed to submit cases together with an attending. We will again provide this opportunity for fellows. At the time of the...