Topics:: Post-operative cognitive dysfunction; practical application of research on operating room efficiency and utilization;anesthesia recommendations for deep brain stimulation; prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting; new concepts in perioperative analgesia and preemptive analgesia; effects of cancer treatment on perioperative anesthetic care; ethical issues in anesthesia practice--when should we say no?; anesthesia outside the operating room; vascular access in infants and children.