The 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia will have the theme "Expanding the Horizon in Ambulatory Anesthesia". The meeting will be held at the Seattle Westin from April 30 - May 2, 2004.

This year’s program features presentations on “state-of-the-art” topics of interest to practitioners involved in the care of outpatients undergoing ambulatory surgery in hospital-based, freestanding and office-based surgery facilities. Sessions focus on clinical as well as management topics relevant to ambulatory anesthesia and surgery. Our preconvention workshop on "Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Medicine" features internists and anesthesiologists as speakers, and includes an in-depth segment on morbid obesity and sleep apnea. Workshops in regional anesthesia, airway management, and technology are offered, as well as the ever-popular Clinical Forum. A program segment specifically for residents will focus on career choices and medicolegal issues.

Seattle offers a wide variety of attractions for the whole family. The Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum, and Experience Music Project are within easy distance of the meeting hotel. Seattle has outstanding music and theatre, wonderful shopping, and fine dining. You will also have the extraordinary opportunity to join friends and colleagues at SAMBA’s social evening at the Space Needle. SAMBA invites you to experience Seattle – The Emerald City!

The complete program can now be viewed on the SAMBA Web site. On-line registration information will be available soon. Also stay tuned to the SAMBA Web site for more specific updates to help you plan your free time in Seattle!