CURRICULUM VITAE - School of Medicine



CURRICULUM VITA

James Henry Diaz, M.D., M.H.A., DTM, M.P.H. &T.M., Dr. P.H.

Professional Title: James H. Diaz, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Email: jdiaz@lsuhsc.edu

Website: lsuhsc. publichealth.edu

ADDRESS:

OFFICE

LSU School of Public Health

Louisiana State University

Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

2021 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 200

New Orleans, LA 70122

(504) 280-1600 RECEPTION

(504) 280-1587 OFFICE

(504) 280-1516 FAX

PERSONAL DATA:

Citizenship: USA

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Marital Status: Married

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURES:

Medical Board Certifications and Appointments to COLLEGES AND BOARDS

American Board of Medical Toxicology, a Joint Board of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American Board of Pediatrics, and the American Board of Preventive Medicine, Board-Certified in Medical Toxicology, December 22, 2004

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

(F.A.C.O.E.M.), March 31, 2001

American College of Preventive Medicine

Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (F.A.C.P.M.), October 11, 2000

Certification as a Specialist in Occupational Medicine, The American Board of Preventive Medicine, Board-Certified, January 15, 2000

Certification of Subspecialty Qualifications in Pain Management, The American Board of Anesthesiology, Board-Certified, October 26, 1998

Certified Medical Review Officer, Medical Review Officer Certification Council, Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO), The Medical Review Officers’ Certification Council, MROCC-Certified, April 27, 1998

American Board of Independent Medical Examiners, Board-Certified Independent Medical Examiner, ABIME-Certified, February 9, 1998 (C.I.M.E.)

American Board of Preventive Medicine, Diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (D.A.B.P.M.), Board-Certified, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (GPM), January 19, 1998

American Board of Anesthesiology

Senior Board Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1994 - 1996

American College of Health Care Executives

Nominee, March 13, 1991

American College of Critical Care Medicine

Fellow of the College of Critical Care Medicine, June 5, 1989 (F.C.C.M.)

American College of Chest Physicians

Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, May 10, 1988 (F.C.C.P.)

American Board of Anesthesiology

Associate Board Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1986 -1994

Certification of Subspecialty Qualifications, Critical Care Medicine,

Board-Certified Subspecialist in Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology, November 14, 1986

American College of Anesthesiologists

Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiologists, January, 1982 (F.A.C.A.)

American Academy of Pediatrics

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 30, 1981 (F.A.A.P.)

American Board of Anesthesiology

Board-Certified, Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, April 3, 1981 (D.A.B.A.)

Active State Medical Licenses:

Colorado State License #20144 – 1976-Present

Louisiana State License #13125 – 1975-Present

National Medical Licensing Examination:

The Federal Licensing Exam in Medicine, FLEX - 1975

Current American Heart Association Certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support

American Heart Association, PALS Provider, (through 2008)

American Heart Association, PALS Instructor, (through 2008)

American Heart Association, ACLS Provider, (through 2008)

American Heart Association, ACLS Instructor, (through 2008)

American Heart Association, ACLS Experienced Provider, (through 2008)

American Heart Association, ACLS Experienced Provider Instructor, (through 2008)

EDUCATION:

Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Master of Public Health; Master of Tropical Medicine (MPH&TM), May 19, 2001

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Department of Tropical Medicine

Program GPA: 3.9/4.0

Program Director: Donald J. Krogstad, M.D., FACP

Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Lifetime Member, May 17, 2001

The Diploma Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Department of Tropical Medicine

Fall Semester, 1998 (15 credit hours)

Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health (DTM), December 18, 1998

Course GPA: 4.0/4.0

Diploma Program Director: Richard A. Oberhelman, M.D., FAAP

Doctoral Research in Health Systems Management

Doctoral (Dr.P.H.) Candidate in Public Health, 1992-1995

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Department of Health Systems Management

Fields of Study: Outcomes Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,

Total Quality Management, Continuous Quality Improvement,

Strategic Management, Health Policy, Allied Health Professions,

Bedside Decision Analysis, Medical Ethics, General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Occupational Medicine (General Preventive Medicine Residency Practicum, January 1, 1995-December 31, 1995).

Doctoral GPA: 3.9/4.0

Dissertation: The Development of a Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison Model of Acute Hospital and Subacute Non-Hospital Care of Ventilator-Dependent Elderly

Defense of Prospectus Accepted: 12/31/94

Defense of Dissertation Accepted: 5/31/95

Doctorate (Dr.P.H.) Conferred: 12/15/95

Administrative Residency in Preventive Medicine/Practicum Year Served 01/01/95-12/31/95. Completed: 12/31/95

Health Policy and Public Heath Administration

Tulane University

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Administrative Resident, Medical Administration Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center-New Orleans, Preceptor-Harry Pigman, M.D., MSPH, Deputy Chief of Staff, January-October, 1995

Doctor of Public Health in Health Systems Management,

1990-1995, (Dr.P.H.) December 15, 1995

Master of Health Administration,

1989-1990, (M.H.A.) December 31, 1990

All Passes/No Class Ranking

Medical School

Tulane University

School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.),

1971-1975, May 31, 1975

Class Ranking: Top 20%

Graduate School Coursework

Tulane University

Graduate School of Biological Sciences

Graduate Research in Plant Pathology (Fungal Diseases, Plant and Medical Mycology)

January 31, 1971-May 31, 1971

Graduate Director: Arthur S. Weldon, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology (Mycology)

Colleges

Tulane University

College of Arts and Sciences

New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), in Biology, Major (Biology), Minor (Chemistry)

1969-1971, January 30, 1971

Dean’s List, 1969-1971

Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society (1969-1971)

The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee, Tennessee 37375

Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Alpha Chapter

1967-1969

Field of Study: Biology

Chair: H. Malcolm Owen, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biology

Premed Advisor: Harry C. Yeatman, Ph.D., Professor of Biology (Comparative Anatomy, Invertebrate Biology, Helminthology)

Postgraduate Courses

Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology

Department of Epidemiology

School of Public Health

University of Michigan

Certificate of Completion, July 25, 1997

Course Director: David Schottenfeld, M.D., FACP

Continuous Quality Improvement Leadership Training Course

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Administration Medical Center-New Orleans

Certificate of Completion, March 24, 1995

Course Director: Deputy Chief Harry Pigman, M.D., MSPH

Group Practice Manager's Institute

The Aresty Institute of Executive Education

The Wharton School

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Certificate of Completion, January 31, 1991

Course Director: Professor William Kissick, M.D., Dr.P.H.

Postgraduate Medical Education

Fellowships

Visiting Fellow in Hepatic Transplant Anesthesia and Intensive Care

June, 1987

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Visiting Fellow in Hepatic Transplant Anesthesia and Intensive Care

June, 1987

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota

Senior Registrar in Paediatric Anaesthetics and Intensive Care

June 1 – September 30, 1985

The Hospital for Sick Children

Great Ormond Street

London NWI

Program Director, Paediatric Anaesthesia/Paediatric Pain Management: Professor David J. Hatch, MB, BS, FFARCS, FRCA

Program Director, Paediatric Critical Care: Professor Edward Sumner, MA, BM, BCh, FFARCS, FRCA

Program Director, Paediatric Surgery.: Professor Lewis Spitz, Surgeon-in-Chief MB, ChB, PhD, FRCS

Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia , Critical Care Medicine, and Chronic Pain Management, 1979-80

The Children's Hospital of the University of Colorado

Denver, Colorado 80218

Program Directors:

Pediatric Anesthesia/Pediatric Pain Management - Charles H. Lockhart, M.D., FACA, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - James I. Gilman, M.D., MPH, FACA, FAAP

Pediatric Emergency Air Transport - Robert S. Dobrin, M.D., FAAP

Residencies

Resident in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Practicum Year, January 1-December 31, 1995

Tulane University School of Medicine and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Department of Community Medicine

Residency Program in Preventive Medicine

1430 Tulane Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70112

Program Directors and Preceptors:

Tulane Medical Center-Marie Antoinette Krousel-Wood, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACPM (Program Director-Clinical Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine)

Veterans Administration Medical Center-Harry Pigman, M.D., (Preceptor-Health Administration and Health Policy)

Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital-Douglas Swift, M.D., M.S.P.H., FACOEM (Preceptor-Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

Senior Resident (PGY IV) in Anesthesiology, 1978-79

Resident (PGY III) in Anesthesiology, 1977-78

Resident (PGY II) in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976-77

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

4200 E. Ninth Avenue

Denver, Colorado 80262

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Affiliated Hospitals

Colorado General Hospital: Anesthesiology and OB/Gyn

Denver General Hospital: Anesthesiology and OB/Gyn

Denver Veterans Administration Hospital: Anesthesiology

The Children's Hospital of Denver: Pediatric Anesthesiology,

Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Transport

Program Directors, University of Colorado Affiliated Institutions:

Obstetrics and Gynecology - E. Stewart Taylor, M.D., FACOG

Anesthesiology/Pain Management - J. A. Aldrete, M.D., M.S., FACA

Pediatric Anesthesiology/Pain Management – C. H. Lockhart, M.D., FACA, FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - James I. Gilman, M.D., M.P.H., ACA, FAAP

Pediatric Emergency Transport /Flight Care- Robert S. Dobrin, M.D., FAAP

Internship

Intern in General Surgery, 1975-76

Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital

1514 Jefferson Highway

New Orleans, Louisiana 70121

Program Director: John L. Ochsner, M.D., FACS

FEDERAL and STATE GRANT-SPONSORED INVESTIGATIONS (as Principal Investigator):

1. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: An HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment for the New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care Act, TitleI, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Completed July, 1997 (Four months, $119,995).

2. Diaz JH: Subcontracting Principal Investigator: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Principal Investigation: An HIV/AIDS Cost per Unit of Service Assessment Study, New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area, City of New Orleans, Mayor’s Office of Health Policy, Principal Investigator, Unit Cost Study – WJ Lane, Vice-Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, University of New Orleans, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care Act, Title I, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Completed, July, 1998 (Six months, $127,472).

3. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: The Public Health Distance Education Initiative: Louisiana State University Medical Center-New Orleans (Lead Agency), Louisiana State University Veterinary School, Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport, Northeast Louisiana State University School of Pharmacy, Northwestern State University School of Graduate Nursing, and University of New Orleans. State of Louisiana Board of Regents Distance Education Initiative Grants Program, Completed, October 1999. (Nine months, $71,835).

4. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Public Health and Prevention Initiatives in Occupational Medicine, Program F of the Occupational Medicine Research Center, The Tobacco Settlement Health Education Fund (HEF) of the Louisiana Board of Regents, May, 2000, Analysis-On-going. (5 years, $215,290).

5. Diaz JH: Principal Investigator: Proportional Cancer Mortality Risks Among Healthcare Professionals Exposed to Workplace Carcinogens. LSU School of Medicine Research Enhancement Fund, Research Enhancement Bridge Grant, August 13, 2001, Study completed-2002, Analysis-Ongoing. (1 year, $12,000).

6. Diaz JH: Co-Principal Investigator: Assessment and Remediation of the Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, The Tobacco Settlement Health Education Fund (HEF) of the Louisiana Board of Regents, May, 2001, On-going, 25% FTE. (5 years, $1,008,194).

7. Diaz JH: Subcontracting Co- Principal Investigator: Health, Environment, Livestock, and People: An International Learning Community, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program. US Department of Education, August 1, 2004. On-going. (4 years, $209,964).

TOTAL RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING SECURED TO DATE: $1,761,751

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

Section Head, Preventive Medicine, 2005-

Department of Family Medicine

School of Medicine, LSUHSC

Program Head, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, 2003-

School of Public Health, LSUHSC

Clinical Director of Medical Care, LSUHSC-Juvenile Corrections Program (JCP), 2003-

Program Head, Community Preventive Medicine and Public Health, MD/MPH, 1996-2005

Attending Staff Physician, Fellowship Program in Medical Toxicology, 1998-

Section of Emergency Medicine

LSU School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Section Head, Preventive Medicine, 1997-2005

Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

LSU School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Attending Physician in Pain Medicine and Occupational Medicine, 1996-

Multidisciplinary Pain Mastery Center

LSU School of Medicine

Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana

Associate Medical Director for Rehabilitative Services, 1996-1998

Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation Hospital,

Jackson, Louisiana

Consultant in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 1996-

Daughters of Charity Community Health Partnerships

New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Director, Daughters of Charity Community Health Partnerships, 1996-1997

New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Director, LSUHSC TeleMedicine Program, 1995-1997

LSUMC TeleMedicine Studio

University Hospital

Medical Center of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Care, 1991 -1995

Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Director, Training Program in Respiratory Care, 1991 -1995

School of Allied Health Sciences

Division of Education

Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical Director, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 1993-1994

Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Section Head, Pediatric Anesthesia, 1985 -1995

Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Consulting Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, 1984-2000

Department of Anesthesiology

Children's Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Consulting Pediatric Anesthesiologist, 1984-1997

Department of Anesthesiology

East Jefferson General Hospital

Metairie, Louisiana

Attending Flight Care Physician, 1985-1990

Ochsner Flight Care Service, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana

Co-Director, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, 1981-1993

Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, 1980-1995

Department of Anesthesiology

Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, 1980-1995

Department of Pediatrics

Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana

Attending Anesthesiologist, 1980-1995

Department of Anesthesiology

Chabert-South Louisiana Medical Center

Houma, Louisiana

Consulting Anesthesiologist and Transport Physician, 1979-80

Pediatric Emergency Transport Services

Colorado Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft Medical Evacuation

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver/Denver Children’s Hospital

City and County of Denver, Colorado

Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, 1979-80

Denver General Hospital

City and County of Denver, Colorado

SCIENTIFIC EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS:

Reviewer/Referee (Environmental/Travel Medicine/Medical Toxicology), 2006-

Journal of Travel Medicine, Journal of the International Society of Travel Medicine

Board Member, Editorial Board, Pain Practice, 2005-

Reviewer/Referee (Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology), 2005-

Critical Care Medicine, Journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Reviewer/Referee (Environmental/Travel Medicine/Medical Toxicology), 1998-

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Scientific Manuscript Reviewer (Pain Management/Public Health/Preventive Medicine), 1996-

Archives of Internal Medicine

Published by the American Medical Association

Associate Editor, (Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management, Economic Issues), 1994 –2002

Survey of Anesthesiology

Williams & Wilkins Publishers

Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 1991-

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society

Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 1990-

Pediatrics

Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Scientific Textbook Reviewer, 1987-1995

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society

Scientific Manuscript Reviewer, 2003-

Anesthesiology

Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiology

CME APPOINTMENTS:

Conference Chair, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, Kansas, April 30-May 6, 2004.

Seminar Committee Chair and Member, Planning Committee, American Occupational Health Conference, 1998-1999

Member, CME Committee, LSUMC, 1996-1998

Course Director, Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update, Aspen, Colorado, 1987-1994

Course Director, Annual Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, 1984-1990

ACADEMIC TEACHING APPOINTMENTS:

Adjunct Professor of Business Administration (Health Care Management), 1998-

College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Program in Health Care Administration, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine (Occupational and Environmental Toxicology), 1998-

Program in Medical Toxicology

Section of Emergency Medicine

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, 1997-

Department of Family Medicine

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Interim Department Chair, 1996-1998

Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Tenured), 1997-

Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Clinical Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Non-Tenured), 1995-1997

Department of Health Systems Research and Public Health

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Professor of Anesthesiology, 1996-

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinical), 1992-95

Department of Anesthesiology

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D.

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinical), 1986-1992

Department of Anesthesiology

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinical), 1982-1986

Department of Anesthesiology

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Departmental Chairman: Alan W. Grogono, M.D.

Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, 1982-1986

Department of Pharmacology

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

Departmental Chairman: LeRoy Morgan, M.D., Ph.D.

AWARDS:

America’s Top Anesthesiologists, 2006, Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists, Consumer’s Research Council of America, 2006

Physician’s Recognition Award, Louisiana State Medical Society, 2004-2007

Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2004-2007

America’s Top Physicians Award, the Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2003

Physician’s Recognition Award, Louisiana State Medical Society, 2001-2004, Aug. 9, 2001

Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2001-2004

Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society, Lifetime Membership, May 17, 2001

The Best Doctors in America, 2000, Nationwide Survey by Woodward/White, Inc., 2000

Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Scientific Achievement and Scientific Presentation, Prevention 2000, The National Preventive Medicine Meeting, The American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23-26, 2000

Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Biometry and Genetics,

LSU Medical Center-New Orleans, March 26, 1999

Who’s Who in America, 1998-2000

Top Doctors in New Orleans, New Orleans Magazine, August, 1998- August, 1999

Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1998-2001

Top Doctors in New Orleans, New Orleans Magazine, August, 1997-August, 1998

Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1995-1998

The Best Doctors in America (: Southeast Region, 1996-1997

Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1992-1995

Certificate of Appreciation, Society of Critical Care Medicine, December 31, 1991

Certificate of Appreciation, Ochsner School of Allied Health Sciences, May 29, 1990

Certificate of Appreciation, American Academy of Pediatrics, April 28, 1990

Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1989-92

Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1986-89

1985 Professional Recognition Award, Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc.

Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1983-86

Physician's Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1980-83

Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1982-83

Hurst B. Hatch, M.D., Memorial Award, Outstanding Teacher of the Year 1981-82,

Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation and Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121

ELECTED OFFICES:

Chair, Postgraduate Seminars, American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, 1999

Medical Director, Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care, 1992-1993

Member, Board of Directors, Tulane Alumni Association, 1992-1994

Alternate District Director, District IX, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi,

American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1991-1994

Member, Board of Directors, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 1988-1990

Chairman, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1988-1990

President, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1987-1989

Vice-President and Treasurer, Section on Anesthesiology, American

Academy of Pediatrics, 1986-1988

Louisiana Delegate, House of Delegates, American Society of

Anesthesiologists, 1984-1990

Program Chairman, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy

of Pediatrics, 1984-86

Secretary, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984-86

Secretary-Treasurer, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1984-88

President, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1985-87

Secretary, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-85

Conference Chairman, 1978-79

Seventeenth Annual Western Anesthesia Residents' Research Conference

University of Colorado Medical Center, Dillon, Colorado, March 30-April 1, 1979

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (YEAR ELECTED):

American College of Medical Toxicologists (2005)

Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (1998)

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1996)

American Association for World Health (1996)

American Medical Informatics Association (1996)

American College of Preventive Medicine (1996)

American Telemedicine Association (1995-2000)

Association for Health Services Research (1995-2004)

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1995)

Association of Preventive Medicine Residents (1995-1996)

American Public Health Association (1993)

American Association for Respiratory Care (1991-1997)

American College of Physician Executives (1990-1992)

American College of Health Care Executives (1989-2004)

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (1986-1996)

American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (1986)

Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (1986-1992)

Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (1985-2005)

Who's Who in the South and Southwest (1982-83)

American Academy of Pediatrics (1981-2005)

Society of Critical Care Medicine (1980-1997)

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (1980-1997)

Denver Medical Society (1979-1980)

Colorado State Medical Society (1979-1980)

Southern Medical Association (1978)

Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists (1977-1980)

International Anesthesia Research Society (1977)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (1977)

Tulane Medical Alumni Association (1975)

Orleans Parish Medical Society (1975)

Louisiana State Medical Society (1975)

American Medical Association (1975)

Student American Medical Association (1971-1975)

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

Member, Standing Appeals Committee, LSU Health Sciences Centers in New Orleans and Shreveport, LA, 2007-

Member, Student Health Committee, LSU Health Sciences Centers in New Orleans, 2007-

Member, Advisory Council on Environmental and Occupational Health, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), 2006-

Chair for Public Health, Academy Advisory Group, the LSUHSC Academy for the Advancement of Educational Scholarship, 2005-

Member, Chancellor’s Research Council, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2004-

Member, Administrative Council, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2004-

Member, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, LSUHSC School of Public Health, 2004-

Member, Emergency Management Committee, Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, 2004-

Member, Emergency Management Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, 2004-

Member, CDC Consultancy Panel, All-Hazards Public Health Emergency Response Guide, 2003-

Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Graduate Studies, LSUHSC, 2002-2004

Co-Chair, Committee on Enduring Materials and Distance Learning, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2001-2004

General Facilities Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-2004

Technology Committee, LSU Alumni Center for Advanced Learning, 1999-2001

Committee on Local Arrangements, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2000-2001

Curriculum Renewal Committee, LSU Health Sciences Center, 2000-2003

LSU Student Technology Fee Committee, 1999-2001

Written Examination Committee, Core Examination in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine, 1998-

Public Health Committee, Orleans Parish Medical Society, 1999-2002

Curriculum Committee, LSU School of Graduate Studies, 1999-2004

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Advisory Committee on Pain, 1997-2000

ATSDR Environmental Investigation Task Force, the Grand Bois, LA Site, 1998-1999

Curriculum Committee, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-

Committee on Curriculum Renewal, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-2001

Committee on Curriculum Oversight, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-2000

ATSDR Environmental Investigation Task Force, the USDA/John F. Kennedy Senior High School Site, 1996-1997

Committee on Computer-Assisted Learning, LSU School of Medicine, Chair, 1998-2000

Planning Committee, American Occupational Health Conference, 1998-1999

Telecommunications Task Force, LSU Medical Center, 1996-1998

Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee, LSU School of Medicine, 1996-1998

Telemedicine Operational Implementation Task Force, American Telemedicine Association, 1996-1998

Committee on Computer-Assisted Instruction/Learning, LSU School of Medicine, 1995-1997

Committee on Computer-Assisted Learning, LSU School of Medicine, 1998-

Committee on Scientific Exhibits, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1988-1991

Committee on Newsletter, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1988-1991

Organizing Committee, Aspen Anesthesia Update, 1986-1994

Governor's Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care, State of Louisiana, 1985-1990

Organizing Committee, Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, 1983-1990

Executive Committee, Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists, 1984-1994

Executive Committee, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-1994

Executive Committee, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1984-1994

Staff Advisory Committee to the Board of Management, Ochsner Clinic, 1983-1986

Founding Committee, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, 1982-1992

Patient Care Evaluation Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1984

Infections Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1984

ICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, Chair, 1993-1995

ICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1981-1992

PICU-NICU Committee, Ochsner Clinic, 1980-1982

BIBLIOGRAPHY

JAMES H. DIAZ, M.D., Dr.P.H.

PEER-REVIEWED ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES:

1. Diaz JH, Manawadu BR: Clonus during normocapnic enflurane anesthesia. Anesthesiology Review 1978; 5: 35-40.

2. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Hypotensive anaesthesia for craniectomy in infancy. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1979; 51: 533-535.

3. Diaz JH, Friesen RH: Anesthetic management of congenital complete heart block in chldhood. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1979; 48: 344-346.

4. Diaz JH, Hill GE: Hypotension with anesthesia in disulfiram-treated patients. Anesthesiology 1979; 51: 366-368.

5. Diaz JH, McDonald JS: Propranolol and induced labor: Anesthetic implications. Anesthesiology Review 1979; 6: 29-32.

6. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: The early diagnosis and airway management of acute epiglottitis in children. Southern Medical Journal 1982; 75: 399-403.

7. Diaz JH, Prevost M: Subarachnoid air injection during epidural anesthesia. Anesthesiology Review 1982; 9: 27-30.

8. Diaz JH, Henling CE: Pneumoperitoneum and cardiac arrest during craniofacial reconstruction. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1982; 61:146-149.

9. Geist ET, Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the asthmatic patient undergoing dental surgery. Journal of the American Dental Association 1982; 105: 65-69.

10. Diaz JH: Controversies in the diagnosis and management of common upper airway infections. E.R. Reports 1983; 4: 25-30.

11. Diaz JH: Halothane anesthesia in infancy: Identification and correlation of preoperative risk factors with intraoperative arterial hypotension and postoperative recovery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1985; 20: 502-507.

12. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cardiac surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disease. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1984; 63: 349-352.

13. Diaz JH, Stedman PM, LeTard FX: Perioperative management of newborn pharyngeal teratomas. Anesthesiology 1984; 61: 608-610.

14. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cold hemagglutination pathophysiology: Evaluation and management in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with hypothermia. Archives of Internal Medicine 1984; 144: 1639-1641.

15. Diaz JH: Croup and epiglottitis in children: The anesthesiologist as diagnostician. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1985; 64: 621-633.

16. Diaz JH, Connolly ES: Anesthetic management of chemonucleosysis with chymopapain. Southern Medical Journal 1986; 79: 1554-1561.

17. Diaz JH: Tension pneumoperitoneum-pneumothorax during repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66: 577-580.

18. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Postoperative quadriplegia following spinal fusion for scoliosis. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66:1039-1042.

19. Diaz JH, Furman EB: Perioperative management of conjoined twins. Anesthesiology 1987; 66: 1039-42.

20. Busch EH, Diaz JH: Intracardiac knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter in a pacemaker-dependent patient. Anesthesiology Review 1988; 15: 45-47.

21. Sauter ER, Diaz JH, Arensman RM, Butcher RB III, Guarisco JL, Hayes DH: The perioperative management of neonates with congenital oropharyngeal teratomas. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1990; 25: 925-928.

22. Diaz JH: The difficult intubation kit. Anesthesiology Review 1990; 17: 49-56.

23. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, LeJeune FE Jr: A modified tubular pharyngolaryngoscope for difficult pediatric laryngoscopy. Anesthesiology 1990; 73: 357-358.

24. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the pregnant patient undergoing nonobstetric surgery. Part I. Indications for surgery and direct and indirect effects of anesthetics on fetal well-being. Anesthesiology Review 1991; 18: 21-27.

25. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of the pregnant patient undergoing nonobstetric surgery. Part II. Perioperative management and special techniques. Anesthesiology Review 1991; 18: 27-34.

26. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, LeJeune FE Jr: Perioperative management of pediatric microstomia. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 1991; 38: 217-221.

27. DeConti RW, Diaz JH, Falterman KW: Prolonged postoperative analgesia with lumbar epidural morphine in children undergoing thoracic and upper abdominal surgery. Pediatric Surgery International 1993; 8: 204-206.

28. Diaz JH: Anencephalic organ donors: A challenge to existing moral and statutory laws. Critical Care Medicine 1993; 21: 1781-1786.

29. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of neonatal ectopia cordis: Report of three cases. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1992; 75: 833-837.

30. Diaz JH: Is uvular edema a complication of endotracheal intubation? Anesthesia and Analgesia 1993; 76: 1139-1141.

31. Diaz JH: A new transparent disposable plastic facemask for children and adults. Anesthesiology 1993; 78: 1195-1196.

32. Diaz JH, Belani K: Perioperative management of children with mucopolysaccharidoses. Anesthesia and Anagelsia 1993; 77: 1261-1270.

33. Diaz JH: Intranasal ketamine premedication of paediatric outpatients. Paediatric Anaesthesia 1997; 7: 273-278.

34. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of children with congenital phakomatoses. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2000; 10: 121-128.

35. Diaz JH: Statistical power gets respect. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (4): 245-246.

36. Diaz JH: Perioperative management of infants with the linear nevus sebaceous syndrome of Jadassohn: Report of two cases. Paediatric Anaesthesia 2000; 10: 669-673.

37. Diaz JH, Gould HJ III: Management of post-thoracotomy pseudoangina and myofascial pain with botulinum toxin. Anesthesiology 1999; 91 (3): 877-879.

38. Pine JC, Diaz JH: Environmental health screening with GIS: Creating a community environmental health profile. Journal of Environmental Health 2000; 62 (8): 9-16.

39. Kaplan JL, Wright MJ, Lazarus L, Congemi N, DuTreil K, Arnold R, Mercante D, Diaz JH, Vrahas M, Hunt J: Use of an unmanned police car to reduce traffic speed. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2000; 49 (1): 43-46.

40. Diaz JH: Carpal tunnel syndrome in female nurse anesthetists versus operating room nurses: Prevalence, laterality, and impact of handedness. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2001; 93: 975-980.

41. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and outcome of postural headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2001; 26: 582-587.

42. Diaz JH: Permanent paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome after epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache. Anesthesiology 2002; 96: 1515-17.

43. Diaz JH: Chronic postoperative epidural abscess with ascending neuromyotonia. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2002; 95: 1770-1.

44. Barbier HM, Diaz JH: Preventing toxic seafood-borne illnesses in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2003; 10: 29-37.

45. Bernstein CD, Diaz JH, Gould HJ: A possible role for zonisamide in treating neuropathic pain: A case of idiopathic polyneuropathy. Pain Practice 2002; 2 (2): 134-136.

46. Diaz JH: The public health impact of global climate change. Family and Community Health 2004; 27: 219-230.

47. Diaz JH, Gould HJ: Permanent neurologic symptoms after prolonged epidural analgesia. Pain Practice 2004; 4: 132-135.

48. Marier RL, Fontham E, Diaz JH: LSU School of Public Health. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2003; 155: 332-336.

49. Diaz JH: Is fish consumption safe? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2004; 156: 394-400.

50. Diaz JH: The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of spider bites. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2004; 71: 239-250

51. Diaz JH: The public health impact of hurricanes and major flooding events. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2004; 156: 144-149.

52. Diaz JH: Is shellfish consumption safe? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2004; 156: 18-22.

53. Diaz JH: Treatment outcomes in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Do epidural blood patches stop the leaks? Pain Practice 2004; 4: 300-307.

54. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of caterpillar envenoming. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 72: 347-357.

55. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, syndromic diagnosis, management, and prevention of spider bites in the South. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 157: 29-35.

56. Diaz JH: Most necrotic ulcers are not spider bites. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005; 72: 364-367.

57. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic diagnosis, general management, and prevention of mushroom poisonings. Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33: 419-428.

58. Diaz JH: The syndromic diagnosis and management of confirmed mushroom poisonings. Critical Care Medicine 2005; 33: 427-436.

59. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of caterpillar envenoming in the southern US. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 157: 30-34.

60. Diaz JH, Weed JT: Correlation of adverse neurological outcomes with increasing volumes and delayed administration of epidural blood patches for postdural puncture headaches. Pain Practice 2005; 5: 216-222.

61. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, toxidromic classification, general management, and prevention of mushroom poisoning in the United States. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2005; 137: 44-50.

62. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of ectoparasitic diseases in travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine 2005; 13: 100-111.

63. Diaz JH, LeBlanc KE: Common spider bites. American Family Physician 2006; 75: 1-6.

64. Diaz JH, LeBlanc KE: Common spider bites and the diagnosis and management of caterpillar envenomations: Online version. American Family Physician 2006; 75: 1-6.

65. Diaz JH: Ectoparasitoses: The diagnosis, management, and prevention of common ectoparasitic infections. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2006; 158: 90-99.

66. Diaz JH: Global climate change, natural disasters, and travel health risks. Journal of Travel Medicine 2006; 13: 361-372.

67. Diaz JH: Should we be concerned about global warming. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2006; 158: 278-287.

68. Diaz JH: Chagas disease in the United States: A cause for concern in Louisiana? Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 159: 21-29.

69. Diaz JH: The influence of global warming on natural disasters and public health outcomes. American Journal of Disaster Medicine 2007; 2: 33-42.

70. Dorn PL, Perniciaro L, Yabsley MJ, Roelling DM, Balsamo G, Diaz J, Wesson D: Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007; 13: 605-607.

71. Diaz JH: Hymenopterid bites, stings, allergic reactions, and the impact of hurricanes on hymenopterid-inflicted injuries. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 2007; 159: 149-157.

72. Diaz JH: The epidemiology, evaluation, and management of stingray injuries. Accepted for publication. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society June 5, 2007.

73. Diaz JH: The mythologies of spider bites versus the realities of MRSA-infected puncture wounds. American Family Physician. Accepted for publication, June 6, 2007.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Diaz JH, Editor, Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, PA, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991.

2. Diaz JH: Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, 2006.

TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS:

1. Diaz JH, Marino RJ: Intraoperative management, in Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, ed. by JP Goldsmith and EH Karotkin, Second Edition, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1987; 357-375.

2. Diaz JH, Busick EJ: Diagnosis and management of acid-base disturbances, in Current Clinical Practice, ed. by FH Messerli, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 1987; 573-577.

3. Diaz JH: Platelet infusion and hypotension, in Common Problems in Cardiac Anesthesia, ed. by JG Reves and K Hall, Chicago, Yearbook Medical Publishers, 1987; 455-460.

4. Diaz JH: Preface. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; XI-XV.

5. Diaz JH: Are anesthetics teratogens? In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 1-23.

6. Diaz JH: The physiologic changes of pregnancy have anesthetic implications for both mother and fetus. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 24-50.

7. Diaz JH: Anesthetic management of nonobsteric surgery in the pregnant patient. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 51-67.

8. Diaz JH: Anesthetic management of premature neonates, term neonates, and infants. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co. 1991; 281-321.

9. Diaz JH, Furman EB: Perioperative management of conjoined twins undergoing separation surgery. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co. 1991; 342-360.

10. Brown H, Diaz JH: Obstetric management of premature infants, breech presentation, and multiple gestations. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 188-208.

11. Diaz JH, Arensman RM: Postoperative critical care management of neonates. In Diaz JH, Ed., Perinatal Anesthesia and Critical Care, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, Co., 1991; 361-374.

12. Diaz JH: Hurler syndrome and umbilical hernia, in Common Problems in Pediatric Anesthesia, Second edition, Ed. by L. Stehling, Malvern, PA, Mosby Year Book, 1992; 267-276

13. Diaz JH: Intraoperative management, in Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, Ed. by JP Goldsmith and EH Karotkin, Third Edition, Philadelphia, W.B, Saunders, 1996.

14. Diaz JH: The pharmacology of human poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

15. Diaz JH: The general management of the poisoned patient. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

16. Diaz JH: Physical, diagnostic, and laboratory evaluation of the poisoned patient. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

17. Diaz JH: Antidotes. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

18. Diaz JH: Poisonings with over-the-counter analgesics, opioids, and pharmaceutical additives. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

19. Diaz JH: Poisonings with vitamins, minerals, herbal agents, and alternative and complementary agents. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

20. Diaz JH: Poisonings with common household products. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

21. Diaz JH: Reproductive and perinatal toxicology. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

22. Diaz JH: Poisonings with analgesic adjuvants, psychotropics, sedative-hypnotics, and illicit substances. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

23. Diaz JH: Poisonings with cardiovascular medications. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

24. Diaz JH: Miscellaneous poisonings with commonly prescribed drugs: Antibiotics, hypoglycemics, cancer chemotherapeutics. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

25. Diaz JH: Food poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

26. Diaz JH: Seafood poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

27. Diaz JH: Mushroom poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

28. Diaz JH: Plant poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

29. Diaz JH: Terrestrial envenoming. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

30. Diaz JH: Marine poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

31. Diaz JH: Arthropod vectors of human infectious diseases. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

32. Diaz JH: Pesticide and herbicide poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

33. Diaz JH: Volatile organic chemical poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

34. Diaz JH: Heavy metal poisoning. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

35. Diaz JH: Poison gas exposures. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

36. Diaz JH: Biochemical warfare agent exposures. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

37. Diaz JH: Forensic toxicology: Workplace substance abuse monitoring. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

38. Diaz JH: Epidemiological design and analysis of toxicological investigations. In Diaz JH, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2006.

EDITORIALS, LETTERS-TO-EDITORS, BOOK REVIEWS, & NEWS COLUMNS

1. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Halothane safely anesthetizes infants under 24 weeks old. Anesthesiology Today 1980; 2: 6 (Newspaper Column).

2. Henling CE, Diaz JH: The cluttered anesthesia machine: A cause for hypoxia. Anesthesiology 1983; 58: 288-289 (Letter).

3. Diaz JH: Further modifications of the Miller blade for difficult pediatric laryngoscopy. Anesthesiology 1984; 61: 608-610 (Letter).

4. Diaz JH: PDA ligation should be managed in the neonatal ICU: Pro. Newsletter of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, December, 1985 (Newspaper Column).

5. Diaz JH: Book Review. Cardiac Anesthesia: Problems and innovations. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66: 289-290 (Book Review).

6. Diaz JH, Cooper ES, Ochsner JL: Cold hemagglutination pathophysiology Archives of Internal Medicine 1987; 145: 579 (Letter).

7. Diaz JH: Continuous monitoring of intracuff pressures in endotracheal tubes. Anesthesiology 1988; 68: 813-814 (Letter).

8. Diaz JH, Furman EB: The history of conjoined twins. Anesthesiology 1988; 68: 823-824 (Letter).

9. Diaz JH: Cardiac monitoring. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. December, 1988. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1989; 69: 695 (Book Review).

10. Diaz JH: Opioid premedicants are not candy, lollipops, or funny stickers. Anesthesiology 1990; 72: 208-209 (Letter).

11. Diaz JH: Sequential isoflurane anesthetics in a patient with pheochromocytoma: cardiovascular effects and catecholamine levels. LSA Newsletter 1991; 1: 3-6 (Case Report).

12. Diaz JH: Caution: Winter sports can be hazardous to your health. Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, Fellow's Alumni Association News, 1991; 6: 8-9 (News Column).

13. Diaz JH: Axillary vein thrombosis following antecubital central venous cannulation in a patient with subclavian steal syndrome. LSA Newsletter 1992; 2: 8-10 (Case Report).

14. Diaz JH: Conscious sedation alleviates procedural pain. Pain Topics 1992; 3:6 (News Column).

15. Diaz JH, Henling CE: Tension pneumoperitoneum. Anesthesia and Analgesia

1982; 61: 146-149 (Letter).

16. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1995; 39(6): 363-373 (Editorial Column).

17. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1996; 40 (1): 28-30 (Editorial Column).

18. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1996; 40 (3): 163-167 (Editorial Column).

19. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1996; 40 (4): 222-228, (Editorial Column).

20. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41 (1): 24-26 (Editorial Column).

22. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41 (2): 99-104 (Editorial Column).

23. Diaz JH: Comments on pediatric anesthesia, public health, and health economics. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41 (3): 160-167 (Editorial Columns).

24. Diaz JH: Comments on economic issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 1997; 41 (6): 330-336 (Editorial Column).

25. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, regional anesthesia, and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (5): 299-302 (Editorial Columns).

26. Diaz JH: Comments on ambulatory anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesia, and

preoperative and postoperative care. Survey of Anesthesiology 1998; 42 (1): 4-35 (Editorial Columns).

27. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on economic issues in anesthesiology, general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and adult pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1998; 42 (6): 325-358 (Editorial Columns).

28. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, pain control, public health, and health services administration. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (3): 135-182 (Editorials Columns).

29. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on regional anesthesia, pain control, and public health. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (4): 239-250 (Editorial Columns).

30. Diaz JH: Sex differences in cholinergic analgesia. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (5): 302-304 (Invited Editorial).

31. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on cardiovascular outcome studies and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 2000; 44 (6): 244-247 (Editorial Columns).

32. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on pain control, public health, and preventive medicine. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (3): 173-185 (Editorial Columns).

33. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on critical care, regional anesthesia, and pain control. Survey of Anesthesiology 1999; 43 (4): 235-238 (Editorial Columns).

34. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on regional anesthesia, pain control, health economics, and health care management. Survey of Anesthesiology 2001; 45 (2): 107-122 (Editorial Columns).

35. Diaz JH: Calling all anesthetists to service in World War II. Anesthesiology 2002; 96 (3): 776-777 (Letter).

36. Diaz JH: Comments on recent scientific articles on perioperative and postoperative care, regional anesthesia and pain control, and miscellaneous issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (1): 38-69 (Editorial Columns).

37. Diaz JH: Comments on preoperative and postoperative care, regional anesthesia and pain control, and miscellaneous issues. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (2): 106-115 (Editorial Columns).

38. Diaz JH: Comments on regional anesthesia and pain control, public health, and health systems management. Survey of Anesthesiology 2002; 46 (4): 230-244 (Editorial Columns).

39. Diaz JH: Response to Letter: Most spider bites are not necrotic ulcers. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Accepted for publication, November 18, 2004.

ABSTRACTS, JOURNAL SUPPLEMENTS, & PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:

1. Diaz JH, Lockhart CH: Is halothane really safe in infancy? Anesthesiology 51:S313, 1979 (Abstract).

2. Diaz JH: Pediatric epiglottitis: Controversies in diagnosis and management. Critical Care Medicine 9:290, 1982 (Abstract).

3. Diaz JH, Guarisco JL, Buhrman WC, Dickinson WA: Intranasal ketamine premedication of infant outpatients: A blinded, controlled study. Anesthesiology 79: A 1140, 1993 (Abstract).

4. Diaz JH, Collins A, Friedman M: A cost-quality-outcomes comparison of prolonged ventilation in the elderly in an acute care (AC) and a long-term care (LTAC) facility. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 153:4, Part 2 Supplement, 1996 (Abstract).

5. Diaz JH, Thukral VK, Fos PJ: A cost-quality-outcome comparison of acute hospital and subacute non-hospital care of ventilator-dependent elderly patients. Proceedings of the American Association for Advances in Health Care Research, 1995.

6. Hunter SMcD, Diaz JH, Fisher WP: Discrimination against treatment for obesity: Who is really to blame? Obesity Research 4: 11S, Supplement 1, 1996.

7. Diaz JH: Community telemedical information networks (CTINs): Accessibility, cost, quality, and security of public health delivery. Proceedings of the Medical Records Institute, 1997.

8. Diaz JH: Left-handed carpal tunnel syndrome in nurse anesthetists: A sentinel cluster in a high-risk occupation? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11): 1030, 1998 (Abstract).

9. Diaz JH: Left-handed DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis in nurse anesthetists: A sentinel cluster in a high-risk occupation? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11): 1030, 1998 (Abstract).

10. Diaz JH: Colon cancer in methylmethacrylate-exposed orthopedic surgeons. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40 (11) 1024, 1998 (Abstract).

11. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 26 (2): 77, 2001 (Abstract).

12. Diaz JH: Occupational hand pain in operating room personnel: A case-control study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 94: S-238, 2002 (Abstract).

13. Diaz JH: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in the elderly: Using cost-quality analysis to support critical care decisions. Anesthesia & Analgesia 94: S-119, 2002 (Abstract).

14. Diaz JH: Prevention and management of seafood poisoning in travelers. Abstract PS04. Proceedings of Preventive Medicine 2003, the Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, 2003 (Abstract).

15. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Abstract # 47. Proceedings of the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, 2003: 28 (Abstract).

16. van Heerden I, Diaz JH, Streva K: New Orleans and hurricanes: A city in peril. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 2005; 20: S64-5.

17. Diaz JH: The global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of spider bites. Entomology Abstracts, Published by CSA Illumina, December 2006 (Abstract).

18. Diaz JH: The evolving global epidemiology, syndromic classification, management, and prevention of caterpillar envenoming. Entomology Abstracts, Published by CSA Illumina, December 2006 (Abstract).

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS & AUDIOTAPES:

1. Diaz JH: Guest Presentation-Pediatric controversies. Part 1. Premedicants. Practical Reviews in Anesthesiology 8:5, 1983 (Cassette Tape, 36 minutes).

2. Diaz JH: Guest Presentation-Pediatric Controversies, Part 2. Surgical Considerations. Practical Reviews in Anesthesiology 8:5, 1983 (Cassette Tape, 23 minutes).

3. Diaz JH: Outpatient Pain Control in Pediatric Patients. Audio-Digest Foundation, Cassette Tape Number 1168, 1996 (Cassette Tape).

4. Diaz JH: Isoflurane in the Perioperative Management of Chemonucleolysis and Lumbar Laminectomy. A British Oxygen Company Health Care Publication. Anaquest, a Division of BOC, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1985, pp. 1-17 (Paperback).

5. Diaz JH: Blood Component Changes During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Audio-Print International, Cassette Tape Number C-13-96, 1996 (Cassette Tape).

NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS:

1. Diaz JH: Epidural Anesthesia for Labor and Vaginal or Cesarean Delivery. Tenth Annual Symposium on Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28-29, 1985.

2. Diaz JH: Further Modifications of the Miller Blade for Difficult Pediatric Laryngoscopy. Scientific Exhibit No. 21, 1985 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California, October 11- 16, 1985.

3. Diaz JH: Management of Difficult Pediatric Laryngoscopy, Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, February 8-10, 1986.

4. Diaz JH: Perioperative Management of Conjoined Twins. Scientific Exhibit No. 24, 1987 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, October 10-14, 1987.

5. Diaz JH: The Difficult Intubation Kit. 1989 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14-18, 1989.

6. DeConti RW, Diaz JH, Falterman KW: Prolonged Postoperative Analgesia with Lumbar Epidural Morphine in Children Undergoing Thoracic and Upper Abdominal Surgery. 1991 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, May 15-18, 1991.

7. Diaz JH: Perioperative Management of Neonates with Ectopia Cordis. University of Utah, Fifth Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, Snowbird, Utah,

January 26-29, 1992.

8. Diaz JH: Should Anencephalics Be Organ Donors? University of Utah, Fifth Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium, Snowbird, Utah, January 26-29, 1992.

9. Diaz JH: Neonatal Ectopia Cordis. 1992 Annual Spring Meeting, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York,

April 10-12, 1992.

10. Diaz JH: Anencephalics As Organ Donors. 1992 Annual Spring Meeting, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, New York, New York, April 10-12, 1992.

11. Diaz JH: Anencephalic Organ Donors: A Challenge to Existing Moral and Statutory Laws. 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, October 17-21, 1992.

12. Diaz JH: Should Anencephalics Be Organ Donors? 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995.

13. Diaz JH, Pigman HT: Measuring Quality of Care in Elderly Patients: A Costs- Quality-Outcomes Analysis. 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995.

14. Diaz JH, Thukral VK, Fos PJ: Measuring Cost-Quality-Outcomes of Prolonged Ventilation in Elderly Patients with Decision Meta-Analysis Models. 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-6, 1995.

15. Diaz JH, Collins A, Friedman M: A Cost-Quality-Outcomes Comparison of Prolonged Ventilation in the Elderly in an Acute Care (AC) and a Long-Term Care (LTAC) Facility. 1996 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 14, 1996.

16. Diaz JH: The Louisiana Telemedicine Network (LATeleMedNet). Annual Exhibition of the Art of Healing, LSUMC Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8, 1996.

17. Diaz JH: DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis in Nurse Anesthetists. 1998 State of the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20-21, 1998.

18. Diaz JH: Adenocarcinomas in Methylmethacrylate-Exposed Orthopedic Surgeons. 1998 State of the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20-21, 1998

19. Diaz JH: A Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly in Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Acute Care Facilities. 16th Annual Meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, Chicago, Illinois, June 27-29, 1999.

20. Diaz JH: Outcomes of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly. American Neurological Association, Neurology Outcomes Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 10, 1999.

21. Diaz JH: Cost-Quality Outcomes of Prolonged Ventilation in the Elderly. Prevention 2000, The 17th Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and American College of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23-25, 2000.

22. Diaz JH: Occupational Left Upper Extremity Pain Syndromes in Anesthetists. ISRA 2000, International Symposium on Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Québec City, Québec, Canada, May 31-June 3, 2000.

23. Diaz JH: Selecting the Best Mix of Services for Children and Adults with HIV/AIDS. Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2000.

24. Diaz JH: A Costs-Quality-Outcomes Comparison of Mechanical Ventilation in the Elderly in Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Acute Care Facilities. Association for Health Services Research 2000 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2000.

25. Diaz JH: Epidemiology and headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 11, 2001.

26. Diaz JH: Occupational hand pain in operating room personnel: A case-control study. 76th Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Diego California, March 17, 2002.

27. Diaz JH: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in the elderly: Using cost-quality analysis to support critical care decisions. 76th Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, San Diego, California, March 20, 2002.

28. Diaz JH: Prevention and Management of Toxic Seafood-Borne Diseases in Travelers. 2003 Annual Meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine, San Diego, California, February 19-23, 2003.

29. Diaz JH: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH): The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Postural Headache Management. 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association, San Francisco, California, October 18-22, 2003.

30. Diaz JH: Closing the Electronic Loop in Environmental Health: Web-based teaching/testing and course evaluation for medical and public health students. 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Southern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, April 16, 2004.

31. Diaz JH, Claiborne C, Mischler P, Nieto P, Malone J: The New Urban Habitat for Chagas Disease in the US: Influences of Climatic, Behavioral, and Demographic Factors. First Joint Symposium of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USPHS, CDC Atlanta, Georgia. April 22-24, 2007.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

JAMES H. DIAZ, M.D., Dr.P.H.

1. Clonus During Normocapnic Enflurane Anesthesia. 1978 Annual Meeting of the Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, Atlanta, Georgia, November 13, 1978.

2. Hypotensive Anesthesia for Craniectomy in Infancy. 1979 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Toronto, Ontario, April 21, 1979.

3. Is Halothane Really Safe in Infancy? 1979 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California, October 22, 1979.

4. Pediatric Anesthesia for the Nurse Anesthetist. 1980 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Southeastern Louisiana Regional Society of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 18, 1980.

5. The Early Diagnosis and Airway Management of Acute Epiglottitis in Children. 1980 Annual Meeting of the Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, San Antonio, Texas, November 16, 1980.

6. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Diseases. 1981 Visiting Lectureship, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, March 4, 1981.

7. Pediatric Epiglottitis: Resolving the Controversies in Diagnosis and Management. 1981 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1981.

8. Anesthetizing the Child with Neuromuscular Disease. 1981 Annual Anesthesia Conference in New Orleans, Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, May 13, 1981.

9. The Pathophysiology of the Pediatric Patient on Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Annual Pediatric Critical Care Symposium for Nurses, Department of Pediatrics, Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 4, 1981.

10. Neurologic Complications Following Scoliosis Correction: Role of the Anesthesiologist in Prevention and Early Detection. 75th Annual Scientific Assembly, Diamond Jubilee, Southern Medical Association, Section on Anesthesiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 15, 1981.

11. High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation, Spring 1982 Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana,

May 7, 1982.

12. Uptake and Distribution of Anesthetic Agents: The Isoflurane Model. 1982 Annual Spring Meeting of the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1982

13. Clinical Anesthesia with Isoflurane. 1982 Annual Spring Meeting of the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Nashville, Tennessee, May 23, 1982.

14. Clinical Experience with Isoflurane (Forane). Fall, 1982, Guest Speaker, Mobile Anesthesia Society, Mobile, Alabama, January 16, 1983.

15. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Disease. 1983 Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Mobile, Alabama, January 16, 1983.

16. Preventing Anesthetic Complications in Children. 1983 Annual Winter Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana,

January 29, 1983.

17. Managing Pediatric Emergencies. 1983 Annual Winter Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 1983.

18. Evaluation of Neurologic Status Before Scoliosis Correction. 1983 Annual Spring Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1983.

19. Techniques of Pediatric Anesthesia - Elective Surgery. Annual Anesthesia Seminar, Pensacola Educational Program, University of West Florida, Pensacola Beach, Florida, April 29, 1983.

20. Techniques of Pediatric Anesthesia - The Critically Ill Infant and Child. Annual Anesthesia Seminar, Pensacola Educational Program, University of West Florida, Pensacola Beach, Florida, May 1, 1983.

21. Anesthetic Considerations in Neonatal Neurosurgery. 1983 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18, 1983.

22. Anesthetic Considerations for Children with Neuromuscular Diseases. Annual Summer Program, Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 27, 1983.

23. Perioperative Fluid Therapy in Infants and Children. Annual Summer Program, Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 28, 1983.

24. Reducing Anesthetic Risks in Children. First Annual Covington Anesthesia Conference, Covington, Louisiana, October 29, 1983.

25. Early Diagnosis and Management of Croup and Epiglottitis in Children. Second Annual Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates Disney World Anesthesia Meeting, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 1983.

26. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Second Annual Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates Disney World Anesthesia Meeting, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 1983.

27. Anesthetizing Children with Heart Disease for Non-cardiac Surgery. 1984 Annual Winter Meeting, Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 21, 1984.

28. Epignathus: Airway and Anesthetic Management. 1984 Annual Spring Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Anesthesiology, Phoenix, Arizona, March 25, 1984.

29. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 18, 1984.

30. Anesthesia For Children With Neuromuscular Disease. Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 18, 1984.

31. The Protamine-Heparin Controversy. 1984 Literature Review Panel, Sixth Annual Meeting, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Boston, Massachusetts, May 8, 1984.

32. Pediatric Airway Emergencies. "Medical Emergencies and the EMT-P", East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 1984.

33. Anesthetizing the Ex-Premie. 1984 World's Fair Anesthesia Update, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 17, 1984.

34. Anesthesia for Chemonucleolysis. 1984 World's Fair Anesthesia Update, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 17, 1984.

35. High-Risk Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesia Update for Nurse Anesthetists, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 21, 1984.

36. Reducing Anesthetic Complications in Children. Annual Summer Program, Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Biloxi, Mississippi, July 28, 1984.

37. Anesthetizing Children With Neuromuscular Disease. Annual Summer Program, Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Biloxi, Mississippi, July 28, 1984.

38. Anesthetic Management of Newborn Emergencies. Visiting Professor, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1984.

39. Perioperative Management of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Visiting Professor, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25, 1984.

40. Anesthetizing the Ex-premature. Visiting Professor, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas - Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, October 2, 1984.

41. Fetal Complications of Obstetric Epidural Anesthesia. Ninth Annual Clinical Perinatal Symposium, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation and Ochsner Clinic,

New Orleans, Louisiana, October 12, 1984.

42. Moderator - Anesthesia for Pediatric Outpatient Surgery, 1984. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15, 1984.

43. Chemonucleolysis. 1984 Annual Winter Program, Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, November .3, 1984.

44. Pediatric Anesthesia - To Mask or Not to Mask? That is the Question. 1984 Dallas Anesthesia Update, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 1984.

45. The Orthopedic Challenge. Dallas Anesthesia Update, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 1984.

46. Recent Advances in Intra-Anesthetic Monitoring in Obstetrics. 5th Annual Conference Academic Hospital Affiliates, Clinical Anesthesia - State of the Art, Keystone, Colorado, February 15, 1985.

47. Anesthetizing the Ex-Premie. Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 20, 1985.

48. The Pre-Existing URI: A Contraindication to Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery? Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 20, 1985.

49. Chloroprocaine in Obstetrics: Is It Safe? Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 21, 1985.

50. Recent Advances in Invasive Monitoring in Obstetrics. Controversies in Anesthesia Practice, 1985 International Program of the Institute for Postgraduate Education, Cancun, Mexico, March 22, 1985.

51. The Role of Pre-, Intra-, and Post-Operative Prostaglandin Therapy in Pediatric Cardiac Disease. 1985 Annual Meeting, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Phoenix, Arizona, April 29, 1985.

52. The Clinical Effects of Prostaglandin Infusions During Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Second Joint International Meeting, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dublin, Ireland, May 25, 1985.

53. Croup and Epiglottitis. Visiting Professor, Department of Anaesthetics, Addenbrooks Hospital of Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, July 10, 1985.

54. Croup and Epiglottitis in Children: The Anaesthetist as Diagnostician. Visiting Professor, Department of Anaesthetics, Guy's Hospital, London, England, July 16, 1985.

55. Foreign Body Aspiration. Division of Paediatric Anaesthetics, The Hospital For Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, England, August 8, 1985.

56. Paediatric Anaesthesia in the United Kingdom. Quarterly Dinner Meeting, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 4, 1985.

57. Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient. 1985 Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, October 5, 1985.

58. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Airway Emergencies in Children. Guest Lecture, St. Louis Society of Anesthesiologists, St. Louis, Missouri, December 10, 1985.

59. Acute Upper Airway Infections in Children. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, December 11, 1985.

60. Influence of Prostaglandin Therapy on the Management of Congenital Heart Disease. Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-10, 1986.

61. The Pediatric Anesthesia Patient. Program for Recovery Room Nurses. Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 8-10, 1986.

62. Anesthesia For Separation of Siamese Twins. Metropolitan Anesthesia Conference, New Orleans Anesthesia Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1986.

63. The Pediatric Anesthetic Patient. The Third Annual Seminar for Post Anesthesia Personnel presented by The Louisiana Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31, 1986.

64. Perioperative Management of Premature Neonates. Anesthesia and The Pediatric Patient, International Program of the Institute For Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

65. Perioperative Management of Neonatal Emergencies. Anesthesia and The Pediatric Patient, International Program of the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

66. Anesthetic Management of Separation of Conjoined Twins. Anesthesia and The Pediatric Patient, International Program of the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

67. Anesthesia for Children With Cardiovascular Diseases. Anesthesia and The Pediatric Patient, International Program of the Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.

68. Cardiac Arrhythmias During Pediatric Anesthesia. The Paul R. Hackett Memorial Pediatric Anesthesia and Merry Simmons Critical Care Symposium, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, November 21, 1986.

69. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Conjoined Twins. The Paul R. Hackett Memorial Lecture in Pediatric Anesthesia, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, November 21, 1986.

70. Preoperative Preparation of Infants and Children Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 24, 1987.

71. Anesthetic Management of Infants and Children Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 24, 1987.

72. Preoperative Preparation of Outpatients Undergoing Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 24, 1987.

73. Anesthetic Management of Outpatients Undergoing Ambulatory Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 24, 1987.

74. Deliberate Hypotension for Head and Neck Surgery in Adults. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado,

February 25, 1987.

75. Deliberate Hypotension for Head and Neck Surgery in Infants and Children. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 25, 1987.

76. Anesthetic Complications in Head and Neck Surgery. Comprehensive Management in Head and Neck Surgery (1987): Anesthetic and Surgical Care of Children and Adults, Aspen Professional Seminars, Aspen, Colorado, February 25, 1987.

77. Intraoperative Management of Traumatized Patients. Mardi Gras Anesthesia Update in New Orleans, Office of Continuing Education, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1, 1987.

78. Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Patients. International Institute for Post Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 23, 1987.

79. Anesthesia for Conjoined Twins Separation. International Institute for Post Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 23, 1987.

80. Management of Neonatal Emergencies. International Institute for Post Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 23, 1987.

81. Management of Premature Neonates. International Institute for Post Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 24, 1987.

82. Noninvasive Monitoring During Pediatric Anesthesia. Moderator and Discussant, ASA/AAP Breakfast Panel, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, October 12, 1987.

83. Anesthetic Management of the Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease. The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

84. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Pediatric Upper Airway. The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

85. Selection and Management of Patients Undergoing Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia. The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

86. Selection and Management of Patients Undergoing Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia. The Second Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, February 15-19, 1988.

87. Acute Upper Airway Infections in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Department of D'Anesthesie Reanimation, Hopital Laval, Universite Laval,

Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, March 7, 1988.

88. Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Upper Airway in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Department of D'Anesthesie Reanimation, Hospital Laval, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, March 7, 1988.

89. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. ASA District 9 Regional Meeting, Destin, Florida, August 21, 1988.

90. Pathophysiology of Congenital Heart Disease for the Anesthesiologist. Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, November 9, 1988.

91. Anesthetic Management of the Child with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery. Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, November 10, 1988.

92. Anesthetic Management of the Premature Infant. The Paul Hackett Memorial Lecture, The Children's Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado, November 18, 1988.

93. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics

94. The Anesthetic Management of Neonatal Emergencies

95. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of the Difficult Pediatric Upper Airway

96. Perioperative Management of The Premature Infant (3-96 - The Third Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen Colorado, March 13-19, 1989).

97. The Pathophysiology and Management of Cold Autoagglutination During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. The Mechanisms of Perfusion IV, Tampa, Florida, April 15, 1989.

98. Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Operating Room. 16th Annual Lecture Series, Association of Veterans Association Nurse Anesthetists, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 5, 1989.

99. New Induction Techniques in Pediatric Anesthesia. 1989 Annual Meeting, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Fort Worth, Texas, May 12, 1989.

100. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetic Agents. Visiting Professor, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, May 22, 1989.

101. Latest Induction Techniques in Pediatric Anesthesia. Visiting Professor, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, September 29, 1989.

102. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. 1989 Annual Meeting of the Association of Veterans Administration Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana,

October 13, 1989.

103. Anesthesia and Neuromuscular Diseases. Hattiesburg Anesthesia Society. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 24, 1989.

104. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics

105. The Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease

106. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

107. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

104-107. The Fourth Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, January 29-February 2, 1990.

108. Teratogenicity of Anesthetic Drugs. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Jackson, Mississippi, February 10, 1990.

109. Agonists-Antagonists: A New Look, Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Jackson, Mississippi, February 10, 1990.

110. The Teratogenic Effects of Anesthetics. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, April 11, 1990.

111. Blood Component Changes During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. The Fifth Annual Meeting on the Mechanisms of Perfusion. Tampa, Florida, April 21, 1990.

112. Panel Moderator and Discussant: Easing the Way To and From the Operating Suite - New Approaches to Sedation and Analgesia, 1990 Annual Spring Meeting of the Section on Anesthesiology of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Seattle, Washington, April 29, 1990.

113. Postanesthetic Management of Infant Outpatients. The Seventh Annual Seminar for Post Anesthesia Personnel. The Association of Post Anesthesia Nurses. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2, 1990.

114. Perioperative Management of Patients with Liver Disease. The Hattiesburg Anesthesia Society Fall Dinner Meeting. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, September 13, 1990.

115. Prolonged Postoperative Analgesia with Lumbar Epidural Morphine in Children Undergoing Thoracic and Upper Abdominal Surgery. With RW DeConti. 1991 Annual Meeting, Section on Anesthesiology, American Academy of Pediatrics, San Diego, California, March 16, 1991.

116. Perioperative Management of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Visiting Lecturer, Hattiesburg Anesthesia Society, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 24, 1991.

117. Evaluation and Management of Congenital and Acquired Coagulopathies During Cardiac Surgery. Mechanisms of Perfusion-VI, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, May 4, 1991.

118. Perioperative Management of Common Neonatal Emergencies

119. Perioperative Management of Uncommon Neonatal Emergencies

120. Perioperative Management of the Difficult Neonatal Upper Airway

121. The Preexisting Upper Respiratory Infection: A Cause for Hypoxia

117-121. The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, Anesthesia and the Pediatric Patient, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 23-26, 1991.

122. Anesthesia for Hepatic Transplantation. Workshop on Multiorgan Transplantation. The Association of Surgical Technologists, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25, 1991.

123. New Techniques of Perioperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children

124. Regional Anesthesia in Infants and Children

125. Perioperative Management of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Adults

126. Anesthetizing Children with Congenital Heart Disease for Non-Cardiac Surgery

123-126. The Fifth Annual Aspen Anesthesia Update: Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Aspen, Colorado, August 12-16, 1991.

127. Conscious Sedation Techniques for Infants and Children

128. Federal Reimbursement Policies for Anesthesia Practitioners

129. Anesthetizing Children with Congenital Heart Disease for Non-cardiac Surgery

130. Current Federal Health Policy and Its Impact on Future Rural Anesthesia Care

127-130. Rural Anesthesia Practice VI, The Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, September 20-22, 1991.

131. Pediatric Anesthesiology Update: Perioperative Pediatrics. Seminar Moderator and Panelist. Annual Fall Meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 1991.

132. The Preoperative URI: To Operate or Not to Operate. Annual Fall Meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 26, 1991.

133. Conscious Sedation Techniques for Pediatricians. Annual Fall Meeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 1991.

134. Techniques of Conscious Sedation in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 28, 1992.

135. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics. Visiting Professor, Veterans Administration Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 28, 1992.

136. Techniques of Conscious Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 29, 1992.

137. Regional Anesthetics for Infants and Children. Visiting Professor, Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 29, 1992.

138. Awareness During Anesthesia. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, March 6, 1992.

139. Intraoperative Awareness. Guest Lecturer, Enid Anesthesia Society, Enid, Oklahoma, March 9, 1992.

140. Awareness and Recall During Anesthesia. Harris County Anesthesia Society, Continuing Education Program, Fort Worth, Texas, March 26, 1992.

141. Regional Nerve Blocks with Local Anesthetics and Spinal Opiates for Postoperative Pain Management in Infants and Children. 1993 Update in Pain Management Sponsored by the University of Louisville School of Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 1993.

142. The Teratogenicity of Anesthetics

143. Regional Anesthesia for Infants and Children

144. New Techniques of Preoperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children

145. Awareness During Anesthesia

142-145. 1993 Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Institute for Postgraduate Education, Aspen, Colorado, June 7-11, 1993.

146. Perioperative Aspiration Prophylaxis, Lower Alabama Continuing Education Seminar, Gulf Shores, Alabama, June 25, 1993.

147. Combining Regional with General Anesthetics for Postoperative Pain Relief in Infants and Children - Why Bother with a Block When the Patient is Asleep?

148. New Techniques in Preoperative Sedation and Preinduction in Infants and Children - Save the Shots for the Parents!

147-148. 1993 Fall Meeting of the Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 30, 1993.

149. Neonatal Emergencies

150. Caution: Winter Sports May Be Hazardous to Your Health

151. Pediatric Regional Anesthesia

152. Pediatric Premedication and Preinduction Techniques

149-152. 1994 Medical Consultations in Anesthesiology, Institute for Postgraduate Education, Aspen, Colorado, February 13-17, 1994.

152. Potential Impact of the Clinton Health Reform Plan on Medical Practice in Louisiana. East Jefferson League of Women Voters, Metairie, LA, March 28, 1994.

153. Perioperative Management of Children with Mucopolysaccharidoses. Grand Rounds, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, May 19, 1994.

154. A Cost-Quality-Outcome Comparison of Acute Hospital and Subacute Non-Hospital Care of Ventilator-Dependent Elderly Patients. 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Advances in Health Care Research, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, March 11, 1995.

155. Outcomes Analysis and Management for Anesthesiologists. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 27, 1995.

156. Techniques of Pediatric Analgesia and Conscious Sedation for the Primary Care Physician, 1996 Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Update For the Primary Care Physician, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27, 1996.

157. Blood Component Changes and Coagulopathies During Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Mechanisms of Perfusion XI, Orlando, Florida, May 17, 1996.

158. The Emerging Electronic Doctor-Patient Relationship, LSU School of Medicine Annual Alumni Weekend, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8, 1996.

159. Platform and Network Design Options: How Equipment Decisions Can Impact Quality and Scope of Practice, The Annual Telemedicine 2000 Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 1996.

160. Introduction to Health Care Informatics

161. Principles and Practice of Telemedicine

162. Specialized Applications of Telemedicine

160-162. Pre-Conference on Medical Informatics and Telemedicine, 1996 Annual Conference of the Sociedad National de Cardiologia (Mexico), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, August 13-14, 1996.

163. Telemedical Applications in Correctional Health Care, Guest Lecturer, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, September 12, 1996

164. Medical Informatics and Community Health Information Networks, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Continuing Medical Education Guest Lecture, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 12, 1996.

165. The Emerging External Environment of Health Care: Pay Less Now v. Paid Less Later, Annual Meeting of the South Central Association of Blood Banks, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 7, 1997.

166. Community Telemedical Information Networks (CTINs): Accessibility, Cost, Quality, and Security of Public Health Delivery, 1997 Annual Conference of the Medical Records Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2, 1997.

167. Occupational Functioning in Individuals with Chronic Pain, American Board of Vocational Experts, Spring Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10, 1998.

168. Left-Handed Tenosynovitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists: Sentinel Clusters in a High-Risk Population, 1998 American Occupational Health Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April, 30, 1998.

169. The Diagnosis and Management of Occupationally-Related Chronic Pain Syndromes, 1998 Four-State Occupational Health Nurses Convention, Louisiana-Texas-Arkansas-Mississippi Associations of Occupational Health Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1, 1998.

170. Left-Handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists, 1998 State of the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, October 20, 1998.

171. Perioperative Management of Children with Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome and Other Phakomatoses, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 21, 1998.

172. Colon Cancer in Methylmethacrylate –Exposed Orthopedic Surgeons-An Historical Cohort Comparison with General Surgeons in the Same Group Practice, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

173. Left-Handed DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis in Nurse Anesthetists-A Sentinel Cluster in a High-Risk Occupation?, 1998 Annual Scientific Assembly, Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

174. Left-Handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Nurse Anesthetists-A Sentinel Cluster in a High-Risk Occupation?, 1998 Annual Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1998.

175. Interventional Injection Therapies in Myofascial Pain Syndromes. Half-Day Seminar Director, 1999 Postgraduate Seminar. The 1999 American Occupational Health Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, New Orleans, Louisiana, April. 26, 1999.

176. Interventional Pain Management in Myofascial Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26, 1999.

177. Pediatric Pain Management. New Orleans Metropolitan Area Pain Management Course. East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana, May 5, 1999.

178. Regional Neuropathic Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 1999.

179. Complex Combined Pain Syndromes. The 1999 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 1999.

180. Web-Based Teaching/Testing of Environmental Health. Prevention 2000, The 17th Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, American College of Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, March 25, 2000.

181. Moderator, Seminar #1201 – Interventional Management of Common Occupational Pain Syndromes: Office Techniques that Work (at Work), The American Occupational Health Conference 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000.

182. Interventional Injection Therapies for Common Myofascial Pain Syndromes, The American Occupational Health Conference 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000.

183. Spinal Injections for Low Back Pain, The American Occupational Health Conference 2000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2000.

184. Environmental Change and Emerging vs. Re-emerging Infectious Diseases. 2001 State-of-the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, November 1, 2001.

185. Prevention, Control, and Treatment of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2001 State-of-the Art Conference, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, November 1, 2001.

186. Pain Physiology and Mechanism: Theory of Pain, Transmission of Pain, and Definition of Various Pain Types. Modern Pain Management: A Role Being Defined, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, and the Institute of Professional Education, LSUHSC, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1, 2001.

187. Vector Borne Emerging Infectious Diseases. The Work Environment Millennium Series. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 2002.

188. Waterborne Emerging Infectious Diseases. Environmental Medicine Millennium Series. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 15, 2002.

189. Limiting Workplace Exposures to Terrorism: Practical Prevention by Personnel Protection. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2002.

190. eSelling OEM: Web-Based Teaching/testing of Environmental Health and Medicine. The 2002 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 2002.

191. The Impact of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms on Waterborne Disease Outbreaks. Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, the LSU Hurricane Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 14, 2002.

192. The Public Health Impact of Global Climate Change. Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region: A Public Workshop Sponsored by the USEPA, Loyola University, and Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 7, 2003.

193. Toxic Mold: Climate Change, Fungal Spores, Mycotoxins, and Indoor Air Pollution. The André Trevigne Radio Talk Show, WWL-870 CBS Radio, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6, 2003.

194. The Prevention and Management of Food-borne Toxic Poisonings and Infectious Diseases, 2003 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 2003.

195. The Prevention and Management of Seafood-borne Toxic Poisonings and Infectious Diseases, 2003 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 4, 2003.

196. Wilderness Hazards for Mountain Hikers, Part I: Flash Flooding, Lightening, Hypothermia, and Other Environmental Threats; Southern Mountains Health Radio Talk Show, WWNC-540 Radio, Asheville, North Carolina, July 5, 2003.

197. Toxic Mold II: Mycotoxins, Indoor Air Pollution, and Home Remediation, The André Trevigne Radio Talk Show, WWL-870 CBS Radio, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 14, 2003.

198. Wilderness Hazards for Mountain Hikers, Part II: Arthropod and Reptile Envenomations, Southern Mountains Health Radio Talk Show, WWNC-540 Radio, Asheville, North Carolina, August 30, 2003.

199. The Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events: What we know? What to expect? What to do? Annual Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events, the LSU Hurricane Center, Lod Cook LSU Alumni Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 15, 2003.

200. The Effects of Global Climate Change on US Hurricane and Tropical Storm Activity and Their Public Health Outcomes. Invited Guest Lecturer, the Division of Emergency Operations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 2004.

201. A Coming Plague? The Evolving Epidemiology and Public Health Outcomes of Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. A Day-Long Seminar Sponsored by the US Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) Grant, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, August 2, 2005.

202. Human Hemlock Poisoning Following Consumption of Cooked Fish, Crayfish, and Fowl. Toxicology Seminar. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA, December 1, 2005.

203. The Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 2006.

204. Food Poisonings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

205. Seafood Poisonings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

206. Terrestrial Envenomings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

207. Marine Envenomings. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

208. Mycotoxins. American College of Medical Toxicology. The Medical Toxicology Board Review Course, Dallas, Texas, September 17, 2006.

209. A Global Network of Information Systems and the Prediction, Prevention, and Control of Arthropod-Borne Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks, Morning Symposium, 2006 and 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, Georgia, November 16, 2006.

210. Basic Curriculum in Occupational Neurotoxicology. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 5, 2007.

211. The Epidemiology, Evaluation, Management, and Prevention of Food, Water, and Arthropod-Borne Diseases of Travelers. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 6, 2007.

212. Case Studies in Travel Medicine. 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine-American Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 6, 2007.

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