SCA 2021 Annual Meeting and Workshops

Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM CST
The High-Risk Cardiac Obstetrics Patient – Help!
Marie-Louise Meng, MD

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM CST
From Perioperative Lung Injury to Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CST
Heart Failure with Preserved EF: What’s New?
Jenny Kwak, MD, FASE

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM CST
Opioid-Free Cardiac Anesthesia: Is this for Real?
Michael Grant, MD, MSE

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Adam Dalia, MD, MBA, FASE

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST
Evolution in Regional for Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients - History and Recent Changes
Jessica Brodt, MD

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST
Implementing a Novel Program
Ban Tsui, MD, MSc, FRCPC

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Regional Options - Where, When, How Much, by Whom?
Himani Bhatt, DO, MPA, FASE

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
Ensuring Patient Safety - Specific Issues (Exparel, Pharmacokinetics of CPB, Postop Intubation, Arrhythmia Management)
Marta Kelava, MD

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Remember the Rest of ERACS - Key Components
Michael Grant, MD, MSE

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST
Surgical Approaches and Techniques to Optimize Neurologic Function [OPCAB vs CABG, Particulate Emboli Filters, Dynamic Bubble Traps, Cross Clamp Manipulation]
Louis Chu, MD

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST
TAVR Embolic Filtration: What Does the Evidence Say?
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Cerebral Pre-Conditioning
Shahzad Shaefi, MD

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
Anesthetic Monitoring to Improve Neurologic Outcomes
Choy Lewis, MD

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Anesthetic Technique and Hemodynamic Control
Charlie Brown, MD

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Lung Transplantation Management
Moderators: Rebecca Klinger, MD, MS and Archer Martin, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
ECMO In Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Nazish Hashmi, MD and Eleanor Vega, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
How to Design and Implement a Thoracic ERAS Program at Your Hospital
Moderators: Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA and Amanda Kleiman, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Patient on LVAD for Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Wanda Popescu, MD and Diana Anca, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Esophagectomy
Moderators: Jagtar Singh Heir, DO and Ju Mei Ng, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Airway Crisis in the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Moderators: Philip Hartigan, MD and Stephen Collins, MD

Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST
Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy - Frightening Combo Made Less Scary
Kelly Ural, MD

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CST
Perfusion Nightmares - Tips to Help You Sleep at Night
Karen Jones-Smith, MS, CCP, LP

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST
VAD Emergencies: no one said there’d be days like these! 
Jeffery Songster, MD

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Arrest in the ICU?  - 2021 Recommendations (They're Not What They Used to Be)
Megan Kostibas, MD

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jennifer Hargrave, DO

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM CST
Pro: CTA Present in the TAVI Procedures
Alexander Mittnacht, MD, FASE

1:10 PM – 1:20 PM CST
Con: Conscious Sedation for TAVI Procedures
Tara Brakke, MD, FASE

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM CST
CT Anesthesiologist's Role in EP and VAD for Non-Cardiac Surgery
Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CST
Non-Physicians and Echo Imaging - Should It Ever Be A Reality?
Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Mihai Podgoreanu, MD, FASE

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST
Risk Factors for AKI Post Cardiac Surgery
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST
Preventing Perioperative AKI: What Works, What Doesn’t Work, and What We're Not Sure About? An Up-to-date Review of Existing and Emerging Evidence
David Mcilroy, MBBS, MClinEpi, FANZCA

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Early Biomarkers of AKI
Andrew Shaw, MB, FRCA, FFICM, FCCM, MMHC

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST
Renal Replacement Therapy in Post Cardiac Surgery AKI
Frederic Billings, MD

3:10 PM – 3:45 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST
Cardiovascular Functions in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease
Susan Mandell, MD, PhD

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST
Standardized Management for Liver Transplantation Emergencies
Sheila Ellis, MD

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Managing Coagulopathy During Organ Transplantation
Yong Peng, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST
Managing Critical Events During Lung Transplant
Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE

3:10 PM – 3:45 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Tara Brakke, MD, FASE

Moderator: Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST
The Alphabet Soup of Ultrafiltration
Natalie Silverton, MD, FRCPC, FASE

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST
What is in that Cardioplegia? Delnido to Micro Perfusion to Mannitol. What’s the Evidence?
David Chabot, MS, CCP

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM CST
The Voodoo of Cooling and Rewarming Strategies for Circulatory Arrest Goal Directed Perfusion
Albert Cheung, MD

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST
Perfusion Emergencies: Something We All Should Review
Rebecca Aron, MD

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Raghavendra Govinda, MBBS, MD

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST
Team-Based Approach to Cardiogenic Shock
Ramesh Singh, MD

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST
Applications of Veno-Arterial ECMO Beyond Post-Cardiotomy Shock
Zachary Kon, MD

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM CST
Optimizing Pharmacologic Support for Cardiogenic Shock
Andre Denault, MD, PhD, FASE

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM CST
Practical Quantitative Assessments of LV and RV Function and Evaluation of Cardiac Recovery in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock
Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM CST
Management Considerations for Patients with Percutaneous LVADs or VA ECMO Undergoing Heart Transplantation
Jamil Ortoleva, MD, MPH, FASE

4:50 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE

8:00 AM – 8:40 AM CST
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: And Other Implications for Research and Progress in Cardiac Anesthesia
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE

8:40 AM – 9:00 AM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST
Refining the Definition of Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Impact on Perioperative Optimization
Timothy Maus, MD, FASE

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM CST
Latest Insights in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathophysiology - From Bench to Bedside
Soban Umar, MD, PhD

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CST
Roadmap for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, FAHA

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CST
When Pulmonary Hypertension Becomes Unmanageable - Surgical Approaches for Patients with End Stage Pulmonary Hypertension
Laura Donahoe, MD, MSc, FRCSC

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Michele Sumler, MD

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Echocardiographic Challenges in Assessment of the Mitral Valve
Stanton Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM CST
When the Repair Does Not Solve the Problem: What's Next?
Abimbola Faloye, MD, FASE, FASA

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Echocardiography and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
Ratna Vadlamudi, MD

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
Post Cardiotomy Delirium - Enough Talk, What Can We Intervene On?
Charlie Brown, MD

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Post-Operative Vasoplegia - Anything More Than Magic Bullets
Natalia Ivascu, MD

11:20 AM – 11:30 AM CST
Intraoperative Choices to Ameliorate Post-Operative Pulmonary Complications
Karsten Bartels, MD

11:30 AM – 11:40 AM CST
How Best to Stuff the Contemporary CTICU?
Brigid Flynn, MD

11:40 AM – 11:50 AM CST
Oxygen Therapy in Cardiac Surgery - Friend or Foe?
Aaron Mittel, MD

11:50 AM – 12:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jonathan Ho, MD, FASE

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Why is Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation So Hard to Fix?
Jennie Ngai, MD

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM CST
Navigating the Maze: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Valve Surgery
Reed Harvey, MD

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Can We Identify a Subset of Patients at Greatest Risk for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?
Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jacques Neelankavil, MD

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM CST
ACHD - Physiology and Anesthetic Implications
Gregory Janelle, MD

1:50 PM – 2:10 PM CST
ACHD and OB
Marie Louise Meng, MD

2:10 PM – 2:30 PM CST
ACHD and the Cath Lab
Austin Adams, MD

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CST
Pulmonary Complications after Thoracic Surgery: Etiology and Pathophysiology of Lung Injury in Thoracic Surgery
Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA

1:40 PM - 1:50 PM CST
Optimal FIO2 During Lung Surgery - How to Interpret and Apply the Available Data
Frederic Billings, MD

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM CST
PRO: Protective Ventilation Improves Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery
Marcelo Gama de Abreu, MD

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM CST
CON: Protective Ventilation Improves Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery
Randal Blank, MD, PhD

2:10 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST
Face to Face: How to Have Real Conversations with Surgical Colleagues
James Abernathy, MD

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Overcoming Challenging Dynamics in the OR
Michael Moulton, MD

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
Casting Blame: How to Learn from Our Mistakes as a Team
Gregory Janelle, MD

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST
The Physician Diad: The Key to OR Success
Jeffrey Cooper, PhD

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jenny Kwak, MD

3:30 PM – 3:38 PM CST
Perioperative Care of the Morbidly Obese Cardiac Surgical Patient
Megan Chacon, MD

3:38 PM – 3:46 PM CST
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - May the Force NOT Be with You?
Frederick Cobey, MD, MPH, FASE

3:46 PM – 3:54 PM CST
Craftmanship vs Automation in Cardiac Anesthesia
Tjorvi Perry, MD

3:54 PM – 4:02 PM CST
Airway Management for Patients with Significant Cardiac Disease
Peter Slinger, MD, FRCPC

4:02 PM – 4:10 PM CST
Perioperative Plan for Lead Extractions
Timothy Maus, MD, FASE

4:10 PM – 4:18 PM CST
Interventional Echocardiography - What Is It? And How Does It Impact Income and Resources
G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE

4:18 PM – 4:26 PM CST
Pipes, Plumbing, and Knobs - Basic Refresher on VADs and ECMO
Natalie Silverton, MD, FRCPC, FASE

4:26 PM – 4:34 PM CST
Sedation for High-Risk Patients - When Anesthesia is the Riskiest Part
Laeben Lester, MD

4:34 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Tara Brakke, MD, FASE

3:30 PM – 3:50 PM CST
Personalizing Nutritional Optimization for Each Patient
Stephanie Ibekwe, MD

3:50 PM – 4:10 PM CST
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: How to Make it Work for You
Josh Zimmerman, MD

4:10 PM – 4:30 PM CST
My Patient has a Positive Stress Test, Cardiac or Non-Cardiac Surgery First?
Annemarie Thompson, MD

4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CST
What Comes First? TAVR or Non-Cardiac Surgery for my Patient with Severe AS
Peter Neuburger, MD

4:50 PM – 5:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Mihai Podgoreanu, MD, FASE

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM CST
A Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Perioperative Period
Ira Hofer, MD

8:15 AM  - 8:30 AM CST
From Rich Digital Health Datasets to Actionable Intraoperative Knowledge - The Promise and Challenges of AI Arriving to an OR Near You
Maxime Cannesson, MD

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CST
Building the ICU of the Future: Syndrome Surveillance and Clinical Decision Support in the Intensive Care Unit
Timothy Buchman, MD, PhD

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CST
AI for Personalized Perioperative Cardiovascular Care
Vesela Kovacheva, MD

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Stanton Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM CST
Using Data Science to Improve CV Surgical Outcomes
Robert Califf, MD, MACC

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Megan Chacon, MD

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST
Preprocedural TEE for MitraClip and Procedural Guidance Tips for Successful Clip Placement
Nelson Thaemert, MD

1:45 PM – 2:05 PM CST
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices and The Role of EchoNav
Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM CST
Echo in TAVR, from TTE in an Awake Patient to Using TEE to Size the Valve
Peter Neuburger, MD

2:20 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Michael Essandoh, MD, FASE

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST
Preoperative Anemia and Perioperative Anemia - How Do I Target and Intervene Upon the Cardiac Surgical Patient
Michael Eaton, MD

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Techniques and Evidence Around Minimizing Hemodilution
Nadia Hensley, MD

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
Factor Concentrates - How Do They Work and Why Use Them?
Kenichi Tanaka, MD

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Allogeneic Blood May Be Good If You Need It and Adds Risks and Costs If You Do Not
Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST
ERACS Bundles - Do We Have an Evidence-Based Roadmap
Pingping Song, MD

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST
Blood Pressure Control During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Sheela Pai Cole, MD, FASE

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST
Acute Kidney Injury - Are We Making Any Headway?
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Delirium - Moving Us from Diagnosis to Treatment
Christopher Hughes, MD, MS, FCCM

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Gianluca Paternoster, MD, PhD

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CST
Pathophysiology of RV Failure
Patrick Wouters, MD

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM CST
Identifying RV Failure
Fabio Guarracino, MD

3:50 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Pharmacological Approaches to Right Ventricular
Steffen Rex, MD

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST
Mechanical Support in Right Ventricular Failure
Chirojit Murkherjee, MD, PhD, FASE, MBA

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST
Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Blanca Martinez Lopez De Arroyabe, MD

4:20 PM – 5:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderators: Michele Sumler, MD and Emily Methangkool, MD

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CST
Diversity and Patient Care: Why It Matters
Daryl Oakes, MD

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM CST
Implicit Bias: It Exists So What Can We Do About It?
Maya Hastie, MD

3:50 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Barriers to Advancement for Women and Underrepresented Minorities
Rekha Chandrabose, MD

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST
Building a Program to Advance Women Leaders
Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Nadia Hensley, MD

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CST
STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Surgical and Anesthesia Update
Carole Krohn, MPH, BSN, RN

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CST
How Can I Use the STS-SCA Database for QI/Research?
Miklos Kertai, MD

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM CST
Pediatric Portion of the STS Database
David Vener, MD

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST
Transcatheter Valve Registry
G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Kelly Ural, MD

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST
Multimodal Pain Control - Moving Beyond the Opioids
Michael Grant, MD, MSE

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST
ERACS - The Surgeon's View
Daniel Engelman, MD

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Post-Op Care - When Surgery Ends and Recovery Begins
Annemarie Thompson, MD

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
Pro/Con Debate: "Pull and Pray or Let it Stay" - Pro-Extubation
Logan Kosarek, MD

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Pro/Con Debate: "Pull and Pray or Let it Stay" – Con
Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Adriaan Van Rensburg, MD, FCASA, FRCPC, MBCHB, MMED

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST
Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of HCM
Anna Woo, MD

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST
Management Options for LVOT Obstruction and Surgical Myectomy
Michael Moulton, MD

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST
Intra Operative TEE for Surgical Guidance and the Incidental Finding of a Septal Bulge or SAM
Massimiliano Meineri, MD, FASE

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
Non-Cardiac Surgery and Procedures for the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Adriaan Van Rensburg, MD, FCASA, FRCPC, MBCHB, MMED

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Karsten Bartels, MD

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST
Bring Out the Plastic Wrap and Yet Another Intubation Box: Evidence Based Infections Disease Prevention in the Perioperative Setting
Matthew Klopman, MD, FASE

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST
When the Lung are Attacked: The Role of ECMO in ARDS Secondary to Viral Infections
Daniel Cormican, MD

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST
When the Heart is Broken: Infectious Myocarditis Among Influenza and COVID-19 Patients
Sreekanth Cheruku, MD

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST
When a Pandemic Forces Difficult Questions to Be Asked: The Critical Care and Perioperative Ethical Dilemmas Faced During COVID-19
Michele Sumler, MD

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST
Transition Roles and Bringing Value: The Impact of CT Anesthesiologists Contributing When Operative Volume Decreases
Stephen Esper, MD, MBA

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE

1:15 PM – 1:25 PM CST
The Forgotten Valve: Tricuspid Evaluation During Left Sided Cardiac Surgery
Candice Morrissey, MD

1:25 PM – 1:35 PM CST
The Right Side is the Correct Side for Evaluation During Left Sided Cardiac Surgery
Emily Methangkool, MD

1:35 PM – 1:45 PM CST
Does RV Failure Really Improve with Mitral Valve Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation?
Douglas Shook, MD, FASE

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Stephanie Ibekwe, MD

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM CST
Temporary Mechanical Support in 2021—What Options Are Available?
Michael Essandoh, MD, FASE

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM CST
Is Two Better Than One? Understanding the Physiology and Evidence Behind ECPELLA
Mariya Geube, MD, FASE

3:10 PM – 3:30 PM CST
Once We Start, How Do We Stop? Weaning From Temporary Mechanical Support
Jose Mauricio Del Rio, MD

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Kelly Ural, MD

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST
TTE for the TEE Trained: Apples to Apples or Apples to Oranges?
Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST
Hocus Pocus Time to Focus: TTE and Lung Ultrasound for the ABA Applied Exam
Brandon Smoller, MD

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST
Incorporating TTE Training into Your Daily Workflow
McKenzie Hollon, MD

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST
Protecting Our Patients: Ensuring Patient Comfort and Safety While Teaching
Tara Brakke, MD, FASE

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM CST
Diagnosis Done Wrong: Dangers of a POCUS Misdiagnosis
Joshua Zimmerman, MD, FASE

3:20 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST
COVID-19, H1N1, and ECMO - What Have We Learned?
Aaron Mittel, MD

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST
Advanced ECMO - Today's Evidence, Configurations, and Indications
Stephanie Cha, MD

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CST
PRO: Mobile ECMO? AKA Rescue in the Community
Jacob Gutsche, MD

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CST
CON: Mobile ECMO? Impossible and Impractical for Widespread Use
Marisa Hernandez-Morgan, MD, MPP

4:35 PM – 5:15 PM CST
Live Q&A

Moderator: Nikolaos Skubas, MD, DSC, FACC, FASE

3:45 PM – 3:55 PM CST
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Keys to Success
John Augustides, MD, FAHA, FASE

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM CST
Pilot Trials: Beware the Pitfalls
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE

4:05 PM – 4:15 PM CST
The Non-Inferiority Trial: Valuable, But Often Misunderstood
Avery Tung, MD, FCCM

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CST
Is There a Role for the Case Report?
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CST
Retrospective Studies and Big Data: How to Do It Right
Nikolaos Skubas, MD, DSC, FACC, FASE

4:35 PM – 5:15 PM CST
Live Q&A