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             CURRICULUM VITAE

 

         WILLIAM ORIN WITT, M.D.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Office Address:         A.B. Chandler Medical Center – N261

                              Department of Anesthesiology

                              University of Kentucky

                              Lexington, KY 40536-0084

 

Office Telephone:       (859) 323-5956 ext. 110

 

 

 

SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION      

                             

American Board of Anesthesiology:        10461   -    1982

 

Critical Care Medicine:                  202     -   1986                   

 

Pain Management:                          436     -   1993 - 2003

 

Medical Licenses:

 

                              Kentucky    19042   -   1977

                           

                              Colorado    22058   -   1978

 

                              Florida     ME81321 -   2000

 

                              Alabama     23946   -   2001

 

EDUCATION

 

1965-1969         B.A.        University of Minnesota      Microbiology                                                Minneapolis, Minnesota       

 

1972-1973                     University of Colorado        Pathology                                             Boulder, Colorado             Biochemistry                                                          

1973                          University of Colorado        Pathology                                                Health Sciences Center        Ph.D. program                                              Denver, Colorado 

                 

1973-1976         M.D.        University of Minnesota  

            (accelerated)     Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

1976-1977                     University of Kentucky        Surgery

                              Lexington, Kentucky           Intern

 

1977-1978                     University of Kentucky        Anesthesiology

                              Lexington, Kentucky           Resident

EDUCATION...continued

 

1978-1979                     University of Colorado        Anesthesiology

                              Health Sciences Center        Resident

                              Denver, Colorado

 

 

1983-1984                     University of Kentucky

                              College of Law

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 

1979-80     Instructor  FT    Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology,

                              University of Colorado                                                              Health Sciences Center                                                              Denver, Colorado

 

1980        Instructor  FT    Pain Clinic

                              University of Colorado                                                                                                             

1980-85     Assistant   FT    Department of Anesthesiology,

            Professor         University of Kentucky                                                              College of Medicine                                                                 Lexington, Kentucky                

 

1980-84     Assistant   PT    Department of Emergency Medicine,                                 Professor         University of Kentucky                                                              

 

1985-88     Associate   FT    Department of Anesthesiology,                                     Professor         University of Kentucky                                                                         

1986-1987   Acting Chairman   Department of Anesthesiology

                              University of Kentucky

     

1989-       Professor   FT    Department of Anesthesiology,

                              University of Kentucky 

                             

 

1987-1999   Chairman          Department of Anesthesiology

                              University of Kentucky

 

1997-       Professor   JNT   Department of Surgery,

                              Division of Neurosurgery

                              University of Kentucky

 

1999-       Chairman Emeritus Department of Anesthesiology,

                              University of Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

 

1977-78       Attending       Emergency Medical Services,

              Physician       Pattie A. Clay Infirmary

                              Richmond, Kentucky                             

 

1977-78       Attending       Emergency Medical Services

              Physician       St. Claire Hospital

                              Morehead, Kentucky

 

1977-78       Attending       Emergency Medical Services,

              Physician       Whitesburg Community Hospital                                                       Whitesburg, Kentucky

 

1977-80       Attending       Emergency Medical Services,                                           Physician       King's Daughters' Hospital

                              Ashland, Kentucky

 

1977-80       Attending       Emergency Medical Services,

              Physician       Pineville Community Hospital

                              Pineville, Kentucky

 

1979-80       Attending       Anesthesiology

              Physician       University of Colorado Medical Center

                              Denver, Colorado

 

1979-80                            Attending      Veterans’ Administration Hospital

Physician       Denver, Colorado

 

1980-         Attending       Anesthesiology,

              Physician       Albert B. Chandler Medical Center                                                   Lexington, Kentucky

 

1980-                                    Attending       Veterans’ Administration Hospital

Physician       Lexington, Kentucky

 

1988-         Attending       Shriners’ Children’s Hospital

              Physician       Lexington, Kentucky

 

2000-         Attending       Samaritan Hospital

              Physician       Lexington, Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHING ACTIVITY

 

1979-1986     ACLS Instructor             University of Colorado

                                          University of Kentucky

 

1980-1984     MD-819                      University of Kentucky

               (clinical observation)

 

1981-1992     ATLS Instructor             University of Kentucky                         

1980-         ANS-850                     University of Kentucky

 

1980-         ANS-851                     University of Kentucky

 

1986-         PHA-821                     University of Kentucky

                (Pharmacology)

 

1993-2000    MD-810                      University of Kentucky

               (Physician/Society I)

 

1993-2000     MD-820                      University of Kentucky

               (Physician/Society II)

 

1995-         MD-842/PHA-842              University of Kentucky

                (Anesth./Clin. Pharm.)

 

1995-1997     MD-811                      University of Kentucky

                (Intro. Med. Communication)    

 

1995-1997     MD-821                      University of Kentucky

                (Physical Diagnosis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 

1980-1982         Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

                  University of Kentucky

 

1980-1983         Curriculum Committee, Conjoint 812

                  "Introduction to the Profession"               

                  Department of Family Practice,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1980-1983         Chairman, Anesthesia Equipment Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

1982-1998         Respiratory Care Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

1982-1998         Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy                                       University of Kentucky

 

1983-1984         Acting Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit                                     University of Kentucky

 

1983-1995         Director, Hyperbaric Medicine

                  University of Kentucky

 

1986-1990         Continuing Medical Education Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

1987-1988         Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee,

                  LCME Self-Study,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1987-             Director, Pain Management Center,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1988-1999         Kentucky Clinic Board of Directors,

                  University of Kentucky

                 

1988-1999         Kentucky Medical Service Foundation,

                  Board of Directors                       

                  Lexington, Kentucky

 

1988-1999         Finance Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Service Foundation

                  Lexington, Kentucky

 

1988-1999         Chairman, Kentucky Medical Service Foundation

                  Subcommittee on Medicare Compliance

                  Lexington, Kentucky

 

1989-1998         Ambulatory Medical Services Board (AMS)

                  University of Kentucky

                 

1989-1990         Surgical Suites Planning Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE...continued

 

1990-1999         Vice-President, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation             

                  Lexington, Kentucky

 

1990-1999         Chairman, Finance Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

                 

1991-1999         Chairman, Documentation and Audit Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

                 

1991-1994         Accounts Receivable Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

 

1990-1992         Committee on Medical Liaison & Continuing Education,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1990-1991         Outpatient Surgery Task Force,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1991-1992         Co-Chair Robert Wood Johnson Task Force on                                                Anesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology

                  University of Kentucky

 

1991-1998         Referring Physician Network Advisory Committee,

                  University of Kentucky

 

1991-1992         Chair, Search Committee, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

                  University of Kentucky

 

1991              CT Surgery Internal Residency Review Committee

                  University of Kentucky 

 

1991-1997         Total Quality Management Steering Committee                                         University of Kentucky

                 

1994-1996         Managed Care Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

1994-1997         Extra Mile Award Committee

                  University of Kentucky

 

1994-1999         Chairman, Accounts Receivable Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

 

1995-1996         Utilization Management Subcommittee of the Managed                                    Care Committee

                  Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

 

1995-1996         Chairman, Incentives Subcommittee of the Managed

                    Care Committee             

                  University of Kentucky

 

1996                                                        Search Committee, Chairman, Department of Surgery

University of Kentucky

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE...continued

 

1996-1999        Chairman, Billing Guidelines and Compliance Committee

Kentucky Medical Services Foundation

 

1996-1999         Faculty Senate

                  University of Kentucky

 

1996-1998        Chairman, Marketing Advisory Committee

                  University of Kentucky Healthcare Enterprise Boar

 

1997-1998               Quality Improvement Committee

                  University of Kentucky Healthcare Enterprise Board

 

HONORS

 

National Honor Society -      1965

 

Bemidji High School – Valedictorian - 1965

 

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society – elected junior year - 1976

 

Outstanding Oral Advocate - University of Kentucky College of Law - 1984

 

"Best Doctors in America" – Midwest Edition, 1995-

 

"Best Doctors in America" – National Edition, 1998-

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

International Anesthesia Research Society

 

International Association for the Study of Pain

 

Continuing Education Society (International Review of

 Anesthesiology - A Monthly Review) – 1991

 

Medical Education Delegation to the Soviet Union, Hungary,

 & Czechoslovakia under the sponsorship of the

 People-To-People Citizen Ambassador Program – 1992

 

Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine

 

Consulting Physician – Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan al Nayahan

                        President, UAE

 

NATIONAL

 

National Ski Patrol System  1965-1972

-          Senior Rank

-          Avalanche Certification

-           

American Red Cross - First Aid Instructor - 1968-1973

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE...continued

 

American Red Cross - CPR Instructor - 1968–1971

 

Committee on Surgical and Obstetrical Anesthesia – ASA - 1982-1983

 

Committee on Critical Care Medicine - ASA - 1984-1986

 

American Academy of Pain Medicine

 

American Society of Anesthesiologists

 

American Pain Society

 

American College of Physician Executives

 

Grant Reviewer – Medical Education Technologies, Inc. 1997-

 

Association of Anesthesiology Program Directors – Council – 1997-2000

 

Associate Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiologists -  1993-1995

                                                         1996-1999

                                                         2000-2003

Charter Member – Southeastern Academic Pain Consortium

 

STATE

 

Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

 

Kentucky Medical Association

 

Consultant, Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure – 1986-

 

Alternate Delegate – KMA - 1993-1996

 

Clinical Practice Standards Committee - State of Kentucky - 1994-1995

 

President, Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists - 1995-1997

 

Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Practice Standards – 1995-

 

Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee 1995-2001

 

Delegate - KMA - 1997-

 

Committee on Managed Care - KMA – 1999-2000

                 

LOCAL

 

Friendship First Aid

  ambulance attendant  - 1968-1971

 

Colorado Doctors' Ski Patrol - 1978-1980

 

Produced hyperbaric in-service videotape for

  Lexington Fire Department – 1982

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE...continued

 

"Toys for Tots":  Annual Benefit - 1984-95

American Kidney Foundation Annual Benefit - 1984-94

 

Kentucky Colonel Commission

      -second annual "Stampede for Kentucky's Kids" – 1985

 

Charter Donor, Markey Cancer Center – 1985

 

People Against Child Exploitation Annual Benefit – 1986

 

Internship and Shadowing Program  - 1988-

 

University of Kentucky Fellows Program – 1989

 

Ronald McDonald House Benefit - 1993

 

Silver Sponsor, Center on Aging - 1994

 

Charter Donor, Commonwealth Library - 1994

 

Lexington Rotary Club – 1995-

 

Donovan Scholar Series - UK Lexington Campus - 1995

 

Commonwealth Library Campaign – Lead Gift Committee – 1995

 

Chairman – Boy Scout Committee – Pack 30 - 1996-2000

 

First United Methodist Church – Lexington – Vision Committee – 1999-2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

 

1984

 

      KET   Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Carbon Monoxide Season"

 

1985

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning"

 

1989

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Pain Management Epidural Post-op"

 

      WVKY  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning"

 

1990

 

      Communi-K   Lexington, Kentucky                      

                        "Pain Management"

 

      WLEX  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Patient Administration of Own Pain Medicine"

 

      WLKY  Louisville, Kentucky

                        "Pain Management"

 

      WLEX  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Pediatric Pain - Reflex Sympathetic      Dystrophy"

1991

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "HBO for Retinal Artery Embolism"

 

      WVLK  Lexington,Kentucky                       

                        A-OK Primeline

                        "Pain Management of the Elderly"

 

      Lexington Herald Leader Lexington, Kentucky

                        "UK Pain Management"

 

      Communi-K   Lexington, Kentucky                      

                        "UK's Pain Management Center Offers

                        Unique Team Approach"

1992

 

      Lexington Herald Leader Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Acute Pain Management"

 

      Healthy Decisions Lexington, Kentucky                      

                        "Markey Cancer Center Sensitive to Pain"

 

MEDIA INTERVIEWS...continued

 

1996

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky    

                        "Medical Marijuana"

                       

1997

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Spinal Cord Stimulation"

 

      WTVY  Dothan, Alabama

                        "Pain Management"

 

      WZEP  Defuniak Springs, Florida

                        "Pain Management"

 

1998

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Spinal Cord Stimulation"

 

2000

 

      WKYT  Lexington, Kentucky

                        "Opioids in Non-malignant Pain"

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL

 

1982

 

International Venezuelan Symposium of Anesthesiology and Basic Sciences

  Caracas, Venezuela

      "Hemodynamic Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation in

        Hypovolemic Shock"

 

1983

 

XXI Mexican Congress of Anesthesiology

  Mexico City, Mexico

      "Vasoactive Drugs in Anesthesia"

      "Non-Cardiac Surgery in the Cardiac Patient"

      "An Update on Cardiac Resuscitation"

1988

 

Anesthesia, A Decade of Progress

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Freeport, Bahamas

      "Advances in Cardiac Anesthesia"

      "Advances in Trauma Care"

1989

 

Anesthesia Management of Common and Uncommon Problems

  Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Ocho Rios, Jamaica

      "Pre-Operative Stabilization of the Trauma Victim"

      "Consideration in Trauma to the Airway"

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome:

        What is it and How Do I Manage it?"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"

      "Management of the Exsanguinating Patient"

 

1990

 

Anesthesia for the Critically Ill

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

      "Managing Airway Trauma"

      "Thoracic Trauma Management"

      "Pathophysiology and Treatment of ARDS"

      "Swan-Ganz Catheters; What They Do and Don't Tell Us"

 

1996

 

V International Symposium    

  Jalapa, Vera Crux, Mexico

      "Neuroablation in Pain Management"

      "Management of Neuropathic Pain"

     "Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome"

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL...continued

 

1999

 

28th Congreso Argentino de Anestesiologia - Buenos Aires, Argentina

      "New Invasive Techniques in Pain"

      "Drugs for the Treatment of Pain in the Year 2000"

 

2000

 

29th Congreso Argentino de Anestesiologia - Buenos Aires, Argentina

"Radiofrequency, Myeloscopy and Intrathecal Infusion for the Treatment of      Chronic Pain"

 

2001

 

Pain Management – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

 The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

Pain Management – Eastern Caribbean Cruise

 The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Management of Discogentic Pain"

      "Management of the Pain of Degenerative Joint Disease"

      "Pharmacology of Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Medical and Injective management of Pain"

      "Behavioral Management of Pain"

      "Soft Tissue Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Neuroablative Management of Pain"

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL

 

1982

 

Anesthesia Problems and Complications

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida

      "Coronary Insufficiency"

 

Anesthesia Problems and Complications

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida

      "Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation"

      "Complications of Vasodilation Therapy"

      "Complications of Vasoconstrictor Therapy"

      "Acid-Base Balance Derangements"

 

Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky

      "The Emergency Management of the Airway" 

      "Tracheal Intubation"

1983

 

Eleventh Annual Refresher Course for Nurse Anesthetists

 The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida

      "Inhalation Versus Intravenous Anesthesia

        for the Cardiac Patient"

      "Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Disease"

      "Postanesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"

      "Intraoperative Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias"

      "Cardiac Drugs and Anesthesia"

 

Mini-Course Series in Cardiology

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

      "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"

      "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs; Their Relationship to Anaesthetic

        Management"          

      "Autonomic Drugs"      

      "Preoperative Examination and Evaluation"

      "Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation"

 

Mini-Course Series in Cardiology

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Anaheim, California

      "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"

      "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anaesthetic

        Management"

      "Autonomic Drugs"

      "Preoperative Evaluation"

      "Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation"

 

13th Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky

      "Emergency Airway Management"

      "Regional Analgesia for the Family Practitioner"

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

1984

 

14th Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky

      "The Use of Nitrous Oxide in the Emergency Department"

      "CPR:  Principles of Life Support"

 

The Meeting Planners’ Group

  Chicago, Illinois

      "The Future of Butorphanol in Modern Anesthetic Practice"

 

Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Lake Tahoe, Nevada

      "Recognition of Acid-Base Disorders"

      "Treatment of Acid-Base Disorders"

      "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"

      "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs; How They Relate to

        Anesthetic Management"  

      "Autonomic Drugs"

      "Preoperative Examination and Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient"

      "Intraoperative Monitoring; How Much and When"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation"

 

Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Honolulu, Hawaii

      "Recognition of Acid-Base Disorders"

      "Treatment of Acid-Base Disorders"

      "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"

      "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anesthetic

        Management"

      "Autonomic Drugs"

      "Preoperative Examination and Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient"

      "Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation"

 

Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida

      "Review of Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology"

      "Factors Controlling Respiration"

      "Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"

      "Pulmonary Monitoring Parameters"

      "Anesthesia for Esophageal and Mediastinal Surgery"

 

1985

 

Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Amelia Island, Florida

      "Review of Cardiac Physiology"

      "Physical Evaluation of Cardiac Patient"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation-Current Practice"

      "Cardiac Resuscitation-New Technology"

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Incline Village, Nevada

      "Review of Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology"

      "Cardio-Pulmonary Evaluation for Anesthesia"

      "Factors Controlling Respiration"

      "Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"

      "Monitoring Parameters"

 

Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii

      "Cardiac Physiology"

      "Cardiac and Post-Arrest Cerebral Resuscitation"

 

Anesthesia for Trauma

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

      "Principles of Management & Stabilization in the Trauma Patient"

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Burned Patient"

      "Considerations in Trauma to the Airway"

 

1986

 

Anesthesia and The Medical Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kauai, Hawaii

      "Anesthesia for the Patient With Liver Disease"

      "Anesthesia for The Patient With Pulmonary Disease"

      "Anesthesia for the Patient With Endocrine Disease"

      "Anesthesia for The Patient With Cardiac Disease"

      "Acid-Base Imbalance and Blood Gas Interpretation"

 

Anesthesia and the Trauma Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii

      "Basic Principles of Trauma Management"

      "Thoracic Trauma"

      "Airway Trauma"

      "Burn Management"

      "Hypovolemic Shock Resuscitation"

 

Anesthesia for the Trauma Victim

  Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Las Vegas, Nevada

      "Principles of Trauma Management and Stabilization"

      "Considerations in Trauma to the Airway"

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"

      "The Exsanguinating Patient"

      "Legal Considerations of Emergency Medical Treatment"

 

1987

 

Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida

      "Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Management of Airway Trauma"

      "Pulmonary Gas Diffusion Problems"

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

      "Cardiac Physiology Review"

      "Intraoperative Monitoring"

      "Cardiac and Thoracic Trauma

 

1988

 

Anesthesia and Pulmonary Disease

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Des Moines, Iowa

      "A Simple Method ABG Analysis"

      "Management of Airway & Thoracic Trauma"

      "Diffusion Problem"

 

Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii

      "Inhalation Versus Intravenous Anesthesia

        for the Cardiac Patient"

      "Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Disease"

      "Postanesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"

      "Intraoperative Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias"

      "Cardiac Drugs and Anesthesia"

 

Anesthesia Spectrum - Trauma, Pharmacology, Legal Issues

  Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Park City, Utah

      "Initial Trauma Management & Stabilization"

      "Airway Trauma, Fractures, & Intubation Approaches"

      "Legal Considerations of Emergency Medical Treatment"

      "The Exsanguinating Patient"

      "Thoracic Trauma"

 

Anesthesia Spectrum - Trauma, Thoracic, Legal Issues

  Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Hawaiian Cruise

      "Principles of Trauma Management"

      "Consideration in Trauma to the Airway"

      "Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Practice"

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Management of the Burn Patient"

      "Evaluation/Anesthetic Consideration of the

        Exsanguinating Patient"

 

Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky

      "Pain Management for the Family Doctor"

 

1989

 

Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

1990

 

Clinical Problems in Anesthesia Practice

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Maui, Hawaii

      "Managing Difficult Airways"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Trauma Victim"

      "Anesthetic Management of Thermal Burn Patients"

      "Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases"

      "Anesthesia Considerations with COPD or Asthma"

 

Everyday Cardiac Concerns

  Assessment, Monitoring, Medications, Management

  Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Park City, Utah

      "Cardiac Physiology"

      "Pre-operative Cardiac Evaluation:  What Do You Need To Know?"

      "Cardiac Considerations for the Peripheral Vascular

        Reconstruction Patient"

      "Hemodynamic Monitoring:  When an Arterial Line?

        Why a CVP?  Who Needs a Swan-Ganz?"

 

1991

 

Managing Clinical Problems in Anesthesia

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Kona, Hawaii

      "Managing Anesthesia for Diabetic Patients"

      "Anesthetic Considerations in Thyroid Disease"

      "The Patient with Adrenal and Parathyroid Problems"

      "Anesthetic Management in Obesity"

      "Intentional Hemodilution to Reduce Blood Utilization"

 

Anesthesia, Trauma, and Critical Care

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Caribbean Cruise

      "General Considerations When Dealing with the Critically

        Ill Patient"

      "Preoperative Physical Assessment"

      "Principles of Acid/Base Balance"

      "An Easy Method for Interpreting ABG's"

      "Management of Airway Trauma and Difficult Airways"

      "Approaches to the Anesthetic Management of Chest Trauma"

      "The EKG as an Aid in Cardiac Trauma"

      "Managing Intra-operative Cardiac Emergencies"

      "The Swan-Ganz Catheter"

      "Applying Other Monitoring Tools"

 

First Annual Symposium on Pain Management

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida

      "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"

      "Postoperative Pain Management"

      "Postherpetic Neuralgia"

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

1992

 

Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky

      "Pain Management for the Family Doctor"

 

Second Annual Symposium on Pain Management

  Institute For Postgraduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida

      "Developing An Epidural-Based Acute Pain Service"

      "Political Considerations In Setting Up An Acute Pain Service"

      "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"

      "Myofascial Syndrome"

      "Post Herpetic Neuralgia"

1993

 

1993 Benjamin Howard Robbins Memorial Lecture

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

   Department of Anesthesiology

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Physiology and Clinical Applications"      

 

Third Annual Seminar on Pain Management

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky -  Key West, Florida

      "Management of Herpes Zoster Pain"

      "Prolotherapy/Sclerotherapy"

      "Will Acute Pain Management Survive Managed Care?"

1994

 

The Second Annual U.K. Head and Neck Cancer Symposium

  Commonwealth Dental Continuing Education Network

  American Cancer Society

  Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"

      "Management of Osteoradionecrosis"

 

Caribbean Cruise Pain Conference

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

      "Myofascial Pain"

      "Postherpetic Neuralgia"

      "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"

      "Setting Up An Acute Pain Management Service"

      "Developing An Epidural-Based Acute Pain Service"

      "New Developments in Cardiovascular Monitoring"

      "The Difficult Airway"

      "Preoperative Hemodilution"

      "Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation"

      "ARDS"

      "Acid-Base Balance"

 

Fourth Annual University of Kentucky Anesthesia Reunion

  Scientific Meeting

  Lexington, Kentucky

      "Capitation"

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

Fourth Annual Seminar on Pain Management

  Institute For Postgraduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida

      "Managing Pain In Opiate Abusers"

      "Pain Management And Managed Care"

      "Neuroablative Techniques In Modern Pain Management"

1995

 

Anesthesia Update Conference

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education

      "Post-Anesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"

      "Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases"

      "Post-Op Mechanical Ventilation"

      "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

      "Intentional Hemodilution to Reduce Blood Utilization"

 

Fifth Annual Seminar on Pain Management

  Institute For Postgraduate Education - Key West, Florida

      "Managing Pain In Opiate Abusers"

      "Pain Management and Managed Care"

      "Neuroablative Techniques in Modern Pain Management"

 

Institute For Postgraduate Education

  Anesthesia in the 90's - Alaskan Cruise

      "Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation"

      "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

      "Monitoring Developments"

      "Airway Trauma"

      "Myofascial Syndrome"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

      "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"

      "Acute Pain Management"

      "Preoperative Hemodilution"

 

Fifth Annual Seminar on Pain Management

  Institute For Postgraduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Pain Management under Managed Care"

      "Neuroablative Methods in Pain Management"

      "Opioids – Should They Be Used in Non-Malignant Pain?"

 

1996

 

Anesthesia In The Mid-90’s

  Institute For Postgraduate Education - Incline Village, Nevada

      "Strategies to Minimize Transfusion"

      "Acid-Base Balance"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Morbidly Obese"

      "New Drugs in Anesthesia"

      "The Future of Anesthesia under Managed Care"

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

Sixth Annual Seminar on Pain Management

  Institute For Postgraduate Education

   and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Pain Management under Managed Care"

      "Neuroablative Methods in Pain Management"

      "Opioids – Should They Be Used in Non-Malignant Pain?"

1997

 

Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs / Association of Anesthesiology Program        Directors – annual meeting

      "Anesthesiology’s Role in a Generalist Curriculum"

 

1998

 

Creighton University, "Current Issues In Clinical Anesthesiology", Nassau, Bahamas

      "An Overview of Chronic Pain Management"

      "Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

      "Management of Mechanical Low Back Pain"

      "Neuroablation Techniques"

 

1999

 

Key West Pain Conference

 Creighton University

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

30th Annual Family Medicine Review Course

  University of Kentucky

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

Las Vegas Pain Conference

 Creighton University

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued

 

San Antonio Pain Conference

 Creighton University,

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

2000

 

National Medical Association – annual meeting – Washington, D.C.

      "Spinal Cord Stimulation, Intrathecal Infusion and Myeloscopy"

 

2001

 

Lake Tahoe Pain Management Conference

  Institute for Postgraduate Education

      "Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"

      "Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

      "Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"

 

Pain Management

  Institute for Postgraduate Education – Kiawah Island

      "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

      "Management of Discogenic Pain"

      "Management of the Pain of Degenerative Joint Disease"

      "Implantation Techniques"

      "Medical and Injective management of Pain"

      "Soft Tissue Pain"

      "Neuropathic Pain"

 

32nd Annual Family Medicine Review

  University of Kentucky

      "Interventional Management of Pain"

 

 

     

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL

 

1982

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Clarksville, Indiana

      "Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Evansville, Indiana

      "Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist

        Opiates"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Cincinnati, Ohio

      "Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist

        Opiates"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Omaha, Nebraska

      "Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist Opiates"

 

Scioto County Medical Society Annual Meeting

  Portsmouth, Ohio

      "Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist

        Opiate Analgesics"

 

Boyle County Medical Consortium

  Danville, Kentucky

      "Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist Narcotics"

 

Trover Clinic

  Madisonville, Kentucky

      "Advanced Trauma Life Support"

 

Pattie A. Clay Infirmary

  Richmond, Kentucky

      "Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist Opiate Analgesics"

 

Department of Anesthesiology

  Williamsport Hospital - Williamsport, Pennsylvania

      "The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"

 

Department of Anesthesiology

  Geisinger Medical Center - Danville, Pennsylvania

      "The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"

 

Department of Anesthesiology

  York Medical Center - York, Pennsylvania

     "The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"

 

Department of Anesthesiology

  Oakwood Hospital - Detroit, Michigan

      "The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued

 

1983

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  South Bend, Indiana

      "The New Synthetic Narcotics in Anesthesia"

 

Delaware Valley Hospital

  Bristol, New Jersey

      "Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesiology"

 

New York State Society of Anesthesiologists

  Long Island, New York

      "Anesthesia for Patients with Pulmonary Disease"

 

Deborra Heart & Lung Hospital

  Browns Mills, New Jersey

      "Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesiology"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Louisville, Kentucky

      "Butorphanol in Anesthesia"

 

Trover Clinic

  Madisonville, Kentucky

      "Advanced Trauma Life Support"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Henderson, Kentucky

     "The New Synthetic Narcotics"

 

Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Annual Meeting

  Des Moines, Iowa

      "Principles of Initial Stabilization & Management of Trauma"     

      "Management of Thoracic Trauma"

      "Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"

      "Airway Trauma"

 

1984

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

      "Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"

 

regional anesthesiologists' group

  Evansville, Indiana

      "Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"

 

St. Mary's Hospital Grand Rounds

  Evansville, Indiana

      "Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued

 

The Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting

  Peoria, Illinois

      "Anesthesia and The Pulmonary Patient"

      "Cardio-Pulmonary Evaluation for Anesthesia"

      "Anesthesia for Trauma"

      "Pre-op Evaluation for Trauma Patients"

      "Laboratory Studies & Systems Evaluation in the Traumatized

        Patient"

      "Important Drugs Your Patient May Be Taking That Interact With

        Anesthetic Agents" 

      "Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient"

 

ATLS Provider Course

      "Airway and Ventilation"

 

University of Kentucky, Department of Anesthesiology

 Alumni Reunion

      "Changing Health Care Impact on Anesthesiology"

 

1985

 

Department of Anesthesiology

  University of Louisville

      "Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"

 

1986

 

Arizona State Society of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting

  Sedonna, Arizona

      "Cardiac Physiology Review"

      "Cardiac Pharmacology Review"

      "Anesthetic Management of Cardiac Patients"

      "Postoperative Care of Cardiac Patients"

 

Emergency Nurses Association, Emergency Care Update

  Lexington, Kentucky

      "Emergency Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygenation"

 

King's Daughters Hospital  

  University of Kentucky - Frankfort, Kentucky

      "Airway Trauma"

 

University Hospital

  University of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky

      "Legal Issues"

 

The Louisville Society of Anesthesiologists

  Louisville, Kentucky

      "Airway Trauma"

 

1988

 

Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists - annual meeting

      "Management of the Difficult Airway"

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued

 

1989

 

Iowa ANA Spring 1989 Program - Applications of the EKG in Anesthesia Care

  The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Des Moines, Iowa

      "Review of EKG Fundamentals"

      "Recognition and Diagnosis of Atrial Arrhythmias"

      "Recognition and Diagnosis of Ventricular Arrhythmias"

      "Treatment of Intra-Operative Arrhythmias"

      "Management of Cardiac Arrest (ACLS Principles)"

 

1991

 

Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

  Covington, Kentucky

      "Future of Anesthesiology Residencies"

 

1995

 

Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

  Lexington, Kentucky

      "Managed Care and Resident Training"

 

Southern University Department of Anesthesiology Chairs, Annual Meeting

      "A Departmental Perspective – Lessons and Hopes"

     

1996

 

Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

  Louisville, Kentucky

      "The State Government and Anesthesia Practice in Kentucky"

 

1997

 

Southern University Department of Anesthesia Chairmen, Annual Meeting

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina

      "How Are We Implementing and Enforcing New HCFA Teaching Regulations"

 

2000

 

Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists

  Covington, Kentucky

      "Implantation in the Management of Chronic Pain"

 

2001

 

University of Kentucky

  Pain Management

      "Interventional Pain Management"

 

Mississippi Pain Society – Pastagoula, Mississippi

      "Neuromodulation" (plenary speaker)

      "Implantation Techniques for Experienced Implanters" (workshop)

 

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued

 

Second Annual Southeastern Academic Pain Consortium – Greensboro, North Carolina

      Session Moderator "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome"

       

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, LOCAL...

 

I have given over 2000 local presentations; I do not list them individually

 

GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS

 

1982

 

Pathology

      "Cardiopulmonary Bypass"

     

Cardiothoracic Surgery 

      "High Frequency Ventilation"

 

Emergency Medicine

      "Respiratory Emergencies"

      "Use of Nitrous Oxide in the Emergency Department"

      "Hemorrhagic Shock"

 

1983

 

Internal Medicine

      "Management of the Difficult Airway"

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"

 

Obstetrics and Gynecology

      "Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism"

 

Surgery

      "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

 

Emergency Medicine

      "Airway Trauma"

      "Shock"

      "Croup and Epiglottitis"

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"

 

Cardiothoracic Surgery

      "High Frequency Ventilation"

 

1984

 

Emergency Medicine

      "Airway Trauma" - 1984

      "Shock" – 1984

 

Surgery

      "Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"

 

 

 

GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS...continued

 

1985

 

Emergency Medicine

      "Croup and Epiglottitis"

1987

 

Neurology

      "Pain Management"

 

1990 

 

Surgery

      "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"

 

1992

 

Surgery

      "Malignant Hyperthermia"

 

1994

 

Hematology/Oncology

      "Cancer Pain Management"

 

1997

 

Neurosurgery

      "Neuroablation and Pain Management"

 

1999

 

Neurosurgery

      "Neuromodulation"

 

2000

 

Neurosurgery

      "Interventional Pain Management"

 

2001

 

Family Medicine

      "Interventional Pain Management"

 

ADVISING

 

Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Day - first place - 1983

 Faculty Sponsor

      "Hypothermia & Oxygen Demand in Cardiogenic Shock"

 

 

 

 

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS AND CONSULTING

 

1990

Visiting Professor

      West Virginia School of Medicine

            "Myofascial Pain"

            "Acute Pain Management"

 

1991

Consultant, Parkview Memorial Hospital

      Brunswick, Maine

            Anesthesiology Quality Assurance Review

 

1993

Consulting Physician, The White House Medical Office

      Lexington, Kentucky

            Anticipating Emergency Care of the President

 

1994

Consulting Physician - The United Arab Emirates

      Care of the President, United Arab Emirates

      Rabat, Morocco

 

1996

Visiting Professor

      University of South Florida

            "Selling Salt – The Evolution of the Medical Marketplace"

 

1997

Visiting Professor     

      The Neuro and Spine Institute

      Defuniak Springs, Florida

            "The Pain Clinic"

            "Neuropathic Pain"

 

1997

Consultant and Visiting Professor - Medicare OIG Audits and Compliance Plans

      Texas A&M University Medical Center – Scott and White Clinic

 

1998

Consultant for the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure

      Peer review of a Kentucky medical practice and clinic

           

1999

Visiting Professor - Allegheny Medical Center

      Pittsburgh, PA

            "Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"

            "Invasive Pain Management"

 

2000

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems

      Symposium on Neurostimulation

 

Merck Pharmaceutical

      National Consultants’ Meeting – Rheumatology

 

VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS AND CONSULTING...continued

 

Merck Pharmaceutical

      National Consultants’ Meeting – Pain Management

 

Duke University Medical Center

      Formation of a Chapter of the Southern Pain Society

      Development of the Southeastern Regional Pain Symposium

 

Medtronic Neurological

      "Meeting of the Minds" National Consultants’ Meeting

     

 

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

 

Witt WO: "International Symposium on Intravenous Anesthesia", International Anesthesia and Critical Care Report, Winter, 1979.

 

Witt WO, Manawadu B: "Incompatibility of New Pediatric Endotracheal Tubes With Existing Circuits",  Anesthesiology, 52:280-1, 1980.

 

Witt WO: "Acid-base Imbalance and Blood Gas Interpretation", Current Reviews for Recovery Room Nurses, Lesson 21, Volume 2.

 

Witt WO: "Acid-base Imbalance and Blood Gas Interpretation", Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists, lesson 19, Volume 4.

 

Aldrete JA, deCampo T, Usubiaga, Renck R, Suzuki D, Witt WO: "Comparison of Butorphanol and Morphine as Analgesics for Coronary Bypass Surgery", Anesthesia and Analgesia, 62:78-83, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Intravenous Infusions Made Simple", Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists, Special Supplement, 1983.

 

McConnell M, Witt WO, Todd EP: "Hemodynamics During Induced Hypothermia", 24th National Student Research Forum, University of Texas, Galveston, Texas, April 20-22, 1983.

 

Witt WO, Andrews IC, Doussan DD, Naulty JS, Holt W: "Roundtable Discussion on Butorphanol Tartrate", Bristol laboratories, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Management of Pain in the Emergency Room", Science-Thru-Media,Inc., 1985.

 

Borcher BA, Witt WO, Foster Thomas S: "The Postoperative Adverse Effects of Inhalational Anesthetics", Heart and Lung, January, 1986.

 

Witt WO, Wermeling DP, Foster TS, Farrington EA, Gallion HH, Donaldson E, van Nagell JR, Outman WR, McPherson DP: "Patient-controlled Analgesia Using Butorphanol for Postoperative Pain Relief", Acute Care, 1986; 12 (suppl 1):

31-39.

 

Walmsley, PNH, McDonnell, FJ, Colclough GW, Kennedy LD, Witt WO, Littrell R, Pedigo NW: "A Comparison of Epidural and Intravenous PCA After Gynecological Surgery", American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, October 19-23, 1990, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION...continued

 

Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, McDonnell FJ, et al: "A Comparison of Epidural and Intravenous PCA After Gynecological Surgery", Anesthesiology, V 73, No. 3A, page A1267, September, 1990.

 

Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, Vanderveer B, et al, "Experience With 894 Cases of Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia", ASRA, April, 1991.

 

Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, Kennedy LD, et al, "Advantages in Postoperative Recovery of Light General/Epidural Anesthesia", IARS, Spring, 1991.

 

Witt WO, Faison SH, Montgomery CL, et al, "Treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in Children With Continuous Epidural Local Anesthetic Infusion"

Gulf-Atlantic Conference, April, 1991.

 

Wilson JF, Brockopp GW, Kryst S, Steger H, Witt WO, "Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Pain Before and After a Brief Course on Pain", Pain, December, 1991.

 

Witt WO, "Regional Anesthesia", Anesthesiology News, April, 1992.

 

Witt WO, "Reading in the Operating Room", Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter, Spring 1995

 

Hume SH, Brockopp D, Foster T, Javery K, Warden S, Witt WO, "The Black Box Called Pain", Odyssey, Summer/Fall 1995

 

GRANT ACTIVITY

 

Elizabeth Kircher Fund

Approved and Funded - Extramural

$5,000.00 - December, 1981 - December, 1982

 

Nalmefene Study No. 7 (Anaquest)

Approved and Funded - Extramural

$78,050.00 - October 15, 1989 - August 31, 1990

 

Nalmefene Study No. 15 (Anaquest)

Approved and Funded - Extramural

$90,000.00

April 6, 1990 - August 30, 1990

 

OTHER CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY

      VIDEOTAPES UNDER COPYRIGHT

 

Witt WO: "Premedication and Preoperative Management of Pediatric Patients",  University of Kentucky Medical Center, November 4, 1981.

 

Witt WO: "Emergency Management of the Airway", University of Kentucky Medical Center, July 7, 1982.

     

Witt WO: "Coronary Insufficiency", Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Complications in Clinical Anesthesia.

 

Witt WO: "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.

 

OTHER CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY 

      VIDEOTAPES UNDER COPYRIGHT...continued

 

Witt WO: "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anaesthesia Management",  Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Postgraduate Education, July, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Autonomic Drugs", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Preoperative Examination and Evaluation", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When?",  Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Cardiac Resuscitation",  Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.

 

Witt WO: "Nitrous Oxide and Parenteral Analgesics in the Emergency Department", Science Through Media"

 

Witt WO: "The Role of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesiology", Sieber McIntyre, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Witt WO: "Acid-base Balance", The Institute for Post-Graduate Education.

 

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Witt WO: "Pre-anesthetic Consultation", University of Colorado Medical Center Library, Denver, Colorado, February, 1980.

 

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