Quarterly Triangle TEE Conference
CME Course
Bocci Italian Trattoria
Sutton Station
5850 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 206-4067
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Department of Anesthesiology,
Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Presented in conjunction with Duke University School of Medicine,
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
American Anesthesiology of North Carolina Hosting Fellows and Residents
"Management of Patient Foramen Ovale in Orthopedic
Surgery"
Maria D. Fritock, MD
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Fritock's professional training includes a residency in Anesthesiology as well as a fellowship in
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She attended medical school at Wake
Forest University School of Medicine and recently returned to the Triangle to join the staff of the Duke
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Division.
Dr. Fritock's interests included transesophageal echocardiography as well as resident and fellow
education in cardiothoracic anesthesiology.
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
1 - Understand the evidence of management of the patient with patent foramen ovale undergoing
orthopedic surgery.
2 - Define the role of transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of
patent foramen ovale.