We are very pleased to welcome you here in Rotterdam for our 4th International Erasmus Master Class on Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, this year focussing on the “Obese Patient” (EMCOP 2010).
After having had two Master Classes on the older patient and one on acute respiratory failure, this year’s course will deal with another important topic: Obesity and its impact on perioperative care.
Obesity has become a pandemic phenomenon and is linked to many medical and logistical challenges. This is certainly a problem for anesthesiologists and other peri-operative professionals caring for these patients.
Our panel of international experts experienced in the field of obesity will cover and highlight all relevant aspects dealing with obesity in the perioperative patient. Previous feedback suggests that this year’s Master Class should have no parallel sessions and no poster-presentations, in lieu thereof we will have two days of interactive lectures by selected and dedicated speakers. There will be optional tele-voting and time for discussion.
Additionally, various pharmaceutical companies will present their products and services while also sharing the latest news from the medical industry.
To encourage informal interaction and exchange among all of us working in this challenging field, we have organized a conference dinner party to be held on Friday 26th March.
We hope you will enjoy two very interesting and stimulating days here in springtime Rotterdam!
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Robert Jan Stolker MD PhD Professor and chairman Department of Anesthesiology Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
a problem for anesthesiologists and other peri-operative professionals caring for these patients.