1. Special announcement: an updated mission statement and a new publisher for the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

   • Donald R. Miller

   Editorial 11 December 2008 Pages: 1 - 7

2. The WFSA and patient safety in the perioperative setting

   • Angela Enright
   • Alan Merry

   Editorial 20 December 2008 Pages: 8 - 13

3. Teaching how to expect the unexpected: improving the retention of knowledge for rare clinical events

   • M. Dylan Bould
   • Viren N. Naik

   Editorial 17 December 2008 Pages: 14 - 18

4. Conversion of epidural labour analgesia to epidural anesthesia for intrapartum Cesarean delivery

   • David C. Campbell
   • Tony Tran

   Reports of Original Investigations 18 December 2008 Pages: 19 - 26

   

5. Perceived sleepiness in Canadian anesthesia residents: a national survey

   • John G. Hanlon
   • Megan A. Hayter
   • Viren N. Naik

   Reports of Original Investigations 17 December 2008 Pages: 27 - 34

   

6. Knowledge-based errors in anesthesia: a paired, controlled trial of learning and retention

   • Sara N. Goldhaber-Fiebert
   • Jeremy D. Goldhaber-Fiebert
   • Carl E. Rosow

   Reports of Original Investigations 17 December 2008 Pages: 35 - 45

   

7. Case series: ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block using a curvilinear probe in 104 day-case hand surgery patients

   • Ban C. H. Tsui
   • Kathleen Doyle
   • Derek Dillane

   Case Reports/Case Series 20 December 2008 Pages: 46 - 51

   

8. High frequency ventilation combined with spontaneous breathing during bronchopleural fistula repair: a case report

   • Véronique Poulin
   • Rosaire Vaillancourt
   • Jean S. Bussières

   Case Reports/Case Series 20 December 2008 Pages: 52 - 56

   

9. An evidence-based review of parental presence during anesthesia induction and parent/child anxiety

   • Josie Chundamala
   • James G. Wright
   • Sheelagh M. Kemp

   Review Articles/Brief Reviews 20 December 2008 Pages: 57 - 70

10. Posing the research question: not so simple

    • Lehana Thabane
    • Tara Thomas
    • James Paul

    Special Article 24 December 2008 Pages: 71 - 79

    

11. Vasopressin in septic shock: pressing questions remain

    • Robert Keyes
    • Peter G. Brindley

    Best Evidence in Critical Care Medicine 19 December 2008 Pages: 80 - 82

12. Progression of asymptomatic bifascicular block to complete heart block during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with propofol sedation

    • Steven T. Morozowich
    • Stuart B. Saslow

    Correspondence 19 December 2008 Pages: 83 - 84

    

13. Ultrasound averts inadvertent injury during internal jugular vein cannulation

    • G. Arun Prasad
    • Ahtsham Niazi
    • Vincent Chan

    Correspondence 19 December 2008 Pages: 85 - 86

    

14. Virtual simulation training for fibreoptic intubation

    • Sylvain Boet
    • Viren N. Naik
    • Pierre A. Diemunsch

    Correspondence 19 December 2008 Pages: 87 - 88

    

15. Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care–Volume 24

    • Derek R. Townsend

    Book and New Media Reviews 11 December 2008 Pages: 89 - 89

16. Atlas of Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation-Guided Regional Anesthesia

    • Kishor Gandhi
    • Thomas Kallarackal-Maliakal
    • Admir Hadzic

    Book and New Media Reviews 19 December 2008 Pages: 90 - 90