Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM CST 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM CST 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CST 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM CST 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST Moderators: Jenny Kwak, MD and Kelly Ural, MD 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM CST 9:05 AM – 9:20 AM CST 9:20 AM - 9:35 AM CST 9:35 AM - 9:45 AM CST 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CST 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM CST 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM CST – 10:40 AM CST - 11:05 AM CST 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM CST 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM CST 11:55 AM - 12:00 PM CST Moderators: Emily Methangkool and Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM CST 9:05 AM – 9:20 AM CST 9:20 AM - 9:35 AM CST 9:50 AM - 10:05 AM CST 10:10 AM - 10:35 AM CST 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM CST 11:25 AM - 11:50 AM CST 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM CST Moderator: Adam Dalia, MD, MBA, FASE 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CST 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST Moderator: Jennifer Hargrave, DO 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM CST 1:10 PM – 1:20 PM CST 1:20 PM – 1:30 PM CST 1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CST 1:40 PM – 2:30 PM CST Moderator: Mihai Podgoreanu, MD, FASE 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST 3:10 PM – 3:45 PM CST Moderator: Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST 3:10 PM – 3:45 PM CST Moderators: Shahzad Shaefi, MD and Megan Chacon, MD 2:30 PM - 2:35 PM CST 2:35 PM - 2:45 PM CST 2:45 PM - 2:55 PM CST 2:55 PM - 3:00 PM CST 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM CST 3:10 PM - 3:20 PM CST 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM CST 3:35 PM - 3:45 PM CST 3:45 PM - 3:55 PM CST 3:55 PM - 4:05 PM CST 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM CST 4:25 PM - 4:35 PM CST 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM CST 5:05 PM - 5:25 PM CST 5:25 PM - 5:30 PM CST Moderators: Michael Grant, MD, MSE and Stephanie Ibekwe, MD 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM CST 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM CST 5:20 PM - 5:30 PM CST Moderator: Tara Brakke, MD, FASE Moderator: Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST 4:20 PM – 4:30 PM CST 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM CST Moderator: Raghavendra Govinda, MD, MBBS 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST 4:20 PM – 4:30 PM CST 4:30 PM – 4:40 PM CST 4:40 PM – 4:50 PM CST 4:50 PM – 5:30 PM CST Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM CST 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM CST Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM CST 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CST 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CST 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CST Moderators: Nelson Thaemert, MD and Nadia Hensley, MD 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM CST Moderator: Michele Sumler, MD 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 11:40 PM CST 11:40 PM – 12:30 PM CST Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM CST 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM CST 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM CST 11:50 AM – 12:30 PM CST Moderator: Jonathan Ho, MD, FASE 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM CST 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST Moderator: Jacques Neelankavil, MD 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM CST 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM CST 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM CST 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderator: Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA 1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CST 1:40 PM - 1:50 PM CST 1:50 PM – 2:00 PM CST 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM CST 2:10 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderator: Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderators: Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FASE and Jennifer Hargrave, DO Moderators: Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD and Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE Moderator: Jenny Kwak, MD 3:30 PM – 3:38 PM CST 3:38 PM – 3:46 PM CST 3:46 PM – 3:54 PM CST 3:54 PM – 4:02 PM CST 4:02 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 4:18 PM CST 4:18 PM – 4:26 PM CST 4:26 PM – 4:34 PM CST 4:34 PM – 5:30 PM CST Moderator: Tara Brakke, MD, FASE 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM CST 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM CST 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CST 4:50 PM – 5:30 PM CST Moderator: Mihai Podgoreanu, MD, FASE 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM CST Moderator: Stanton Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM CST 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST Moderator: Megan Chacon, MD 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM CST 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM CST 2:20 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderator: Michael Essandoh, MD, FASE 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderator: Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM CST 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CST 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM CST 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CST Moderators: Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD and Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE Moderator: Gianluca Paternoster, MD, PhD 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CST 3:40 PM – 3:50 PM CST 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM CST 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 4:20 PM CST 4:20 PM – 5:00 PM CST Moderators: Michele Sumler, MD and Emily Methangkool, MD 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CST 3:40 PM – 3:50 PM CST 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM CST 4:00 PM – 4:10 PM CST 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM CST Moderators: Kathryn Glas, MD and Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE Moderator: Nadia Hensley, MD 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM CST 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CST 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM CST 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CST Moderator: Kelly Ural, MD 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST Moderator: Adriaan Van Rensburg, MD, FCASA, FRCPC, MBCHB, MMED 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM CST Moderator: Karsten Bartels, MD 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM CST 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM CST 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM CST 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM CST 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM CST 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CST Moderator: Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE 1:15 PM – 1:25 PM CST 1:25 PM – 1:35 PM CST 1:35 PM – 1:45 PM CST 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CST Moderator: Stephanie Ibekwe, MD 2:30 PM – 2:50 PM CST 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM CST 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM CST 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST Moderator: Kelly Ural, MD 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CST 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM CST 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM CST 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM CST 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM CST 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM CST Moderators: Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA and Michele Sumler, MD Moderators: Tara Brakke, MD, FASE and Jacques Neelankavil, MD 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM CST 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM CST 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM CST 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM CST 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM CST 4:40 PM – 5:15 PM CST Moderator: Shahzad Shaefi, MD 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CST 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CST 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CST 4:35 PM – 5:15 PM CST Moderator: Nikolaos Skubas, MD, DSC, FACC, FASE 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM CST 3:55 PM – 4:05 PM CST 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM CST 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM CST 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM CST 4:35 PM – 5:15 PM CSTSchedule
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Plenary: Refresher Course Lectures
The High-Risk Cardiac Obstetrics Patient – Help!
Marie-Louise Meng, MD
From Perioperative Lung Injury to Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD
Heart Failure with Preserved EF: What’s New?
Jenny Kwak, MD, FASE
Opioid-Free Cardiac Anesthesia: Is this for Real?
Michael Grant, MD, MSE
Live Q&AWorkshop 1: MCS
Introduction
Kelly Ural, MD and Jenny Kwak, MD
MCS and Echo
Michael Manning, MD, PhD
Troubleshooting ECMO Disasters
Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc
New and Emerging Technologies
James Anton, MD
Live Q&A
BREAK
LVAD
James Anton, MD and Rebecca Aron, MD
ECMO
Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc and Karen Jones Smith, MD
CPB
Michael Manning, MD, PhD and David Chabot, MS, CCP
Percutaneous Devices
Jacob Gutsche, MD and Vidya Rao, MD, PhD, FASE
Live Q&AWorkshop 2: Professional Development
Introduction
Emily Methangkool and Candice Montzingo, MD, FASE
The Power of Delegation and How To Do It Right
Leo Hopf, MBA
The Art of Saying No - Essential Time Management
Lavina Kolarcyk, MD
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM CST
How to Deliver a Mind-Blowing Presentation
Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE
Negotiating for What You Need and Want
Jacques Neelankavil, MD
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM CST
BREAK
First Workstation
Second Workstation
Third Workstation
Fourth Workstation
Live Q&AInnovations in Regional Anesthesia
Evolution in Regional for Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients - History and Recent Changes
Jessica Brodt, MD
Implementing a Novel Program
Ban Tsui, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Regional Options - Where, When, How Much, by Whom?
Himani Bhatt, DO, MPA, FASE
Ensuring Patient Safety - Specific Issues (Exparel, Pharmacokinetics of CPB, Postop Intubation, Arrhythmia Management)
Marta Kelava, MD
Remember the Rest of ERACS - Key Components
Michael Grant, MD, MSE
Live Q&ASTS/SCA: Minimizing Cognitive Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Approaches and Techniques to Optimize Neurologic Function [OPCAB vs CABG, Particulate Emboli Filters, Dynamic Bubble Traps, Cross Clamp Manipulation]
Louis Chu, MD
TAVR Embolic Filtration: What Does the Evidence Say?
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE
Cerebral Pre-Conditioning
Shahzad Shaefi, MD
Anesthetic Monitoring to Improve Neurologic Outcomes
Choy Lewis, MD
Anesthetic Technique and Hemodynamic Control
Charlie Brown, MD
Live Q&AProblem Based Learning Discussion
Lung Transplantation Management
Moderators: Rebecca Klinger, MD, MS and Archer Martin, MD
ECMO In Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Nazish Hashmi, MD and Eleanor Vega, MD
How to Design and Implement a Thoracic ERAS Program at Your Hospital
Moderators: Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA and Amanda Kleiman, MD
Patient on LVAD for Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Wanda Popescu, MD and Diana Anca, MD
Esophagectomy
Moderators: Jagtar Singh Heir, DO and Ju Mei Ng, MD
Airway Crisis in the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Moderators: Philip Hartigan, MD and Stephen Collins, MDPerioperative Disasters – How to Handle Them! How to Avoid Them!
Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy - Frightening Combo Made Less Scary
Kelly Ural, MD
Perfusion Nightmares - Tips to Help You Sleep at Night
Karen Jones-Smith, MS, CCP, LP
VAD Emergencies: no one said there’d be days like these!
Jeffery Songster, MD
Arrest in the ICU? - 2021 Recommendations (They're Not What They Used to Be)
Megan Kostibas, MD
Live Q&AYour Services are No Longer Required!" Have We Made Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Appear Too Easy???
Pro: CTA Present in the TAVI Procedures
Alexander Mittnacht, MD, FASE
Con: Conscious Sedation for TAVI Procedures
Tara Brakke, MD, FASE
CT Anesthesiologist's Role in EP and VAD for Non-Cardiac Surgery
Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE
Non-Physicians and Echo Imaging - Should It Ever Be A Reality?
Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA
Live Q&AAcute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Cardiac Surgery
Risk Factors for AKI Post Cardiac Surgery
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
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
Early Biomarkers of AKI
Andrew Shaw, MB, FRCA, FFICM, FCCM, MMHC
Renal Replacement Therapy in Post Cardiac Surgery AKI
Frederic Billings, MD
Live Q&AHow to Manage Emergency Critical Events During Organ Transplantation
Cardiovascular Functions in Patients with End Stage Liver Disease
Susan Mandell, MD, PhD
Standardized Management for Liver Transplantation Emergencies
Sheila Ellis, MD
Managing Coagulopathy During Organ Transplantation
Yong Peng, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA
Managing Critical Events During Lung Transplant
Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE
Live Q&AWorkshop 3: POCUS
Introduction
Shahzad Shaefi, MD and Megan Chacon, MD
POCUS Certifications
Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE
How POCUS Has Expanded my Practice
Ben Tuck, MD
BREAK
TTE and Comparison TEE
McKenzie Hollon, MD and Bradley Coker, MD
FOCUS Cardiac
Ben Tuck, MD and Massimiliano Meineri, MD, FASE
Live Q&A
BREAK
Vascular Access
Jeffrey Songster, MD and Abirami Kumaresan, MD
FAST and Gastric US
Laeben Lester, MD and Ravi Joshi, MD, FASE
Live Q&A
Hypoxia/Lung US
Vidya Rao, MD, PhD, FASE and Sheela Pai Cole, MD, FASE
Rescue Echo
Walker Thomas, MHPTT, RDCS, FASE and Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE
Live Q&A
Closing Remarks
Shahzad Shaefi, MD and Megan Chacon, MDWorkshop 4: ERACS
Introductions & Workshop Overview
Michael Grant, MD, MSE
Program Development and Implementation
Alexander Gregory, MD
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM CST
Opioid-Sparing, Multimodal Analgesia
Stephanie Ibekwe, MD
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM CST
Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury - Goal Directed Perfusion & Acute Kidney Injury Algorithm
Viachaslau Barodka, MD
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM CST
Regional Analgesia Workstation
Jean Pierre Ouanes, MD
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM CST
BREAK
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM
Live Q&A
Closing Remarks
Michael Grant, MD, MSE and Stephanie Ibekwe, MD Mentor Circle - General Session
Behind the Pump: Ensuring Expertise in Perfusion Practices Impacting Your Patient Outcomes
The Alphabet Soup of Ultrafiltration
Natalie Silverton, MD, FRCPC, FASE
What is in that Cardioplegia? Delnido to Micro Perfusion to Mannitol. What’s the Evidence?
David Chabot, MS, CCP
The Voodoo of Cooling and Rewarming Strategies for Circulatory Arrest Goal Directed Perfusion
Albert Cheung, MD
Perfusion Emergencies: Something We All Should Review
Rebecca Aron, MD
Live Q&AContemporary Team-Based Approaches to Cardiogenic Shock
Team-Based Approach to Cardiogenic Shock
Ramesh Singh, MD
Applications of Veno-Arterial ECMO Beyond Post-Cardiotomy Shock
Zachary Kon, MD
Optimizing Pharmacologic Support for Cardiogenic Shock
Andre Denault, MD, PhD, FASE
Practical Quantitative Assessments of LV and RV Function and Evaluation of Cardiac Recovery in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock
Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE
Management Considerations for Patients with Percutaneous LVADs or VA ECMO Undergoing Heart Transplantation
Jamil Ortoleva, MD, MPH, FASE
Live Q&A
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Earl Wynands Lecture: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: And Other Implications for Research and Progress in Cardiac Anesthesia
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: And Other Implications for Research and Progress in Cardiac Anesthesia
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE
Live Q&APlenary: Pulmonary Hypertension: Old Disease, New Updates
Refining the Definition of Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Impact on Perioperative Optimization
Timothy Maus, MD, FASE
Latest Insights in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathophysiology - From Bench to Bedside
Soban Umar, MD, PhD
Roadmap for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, FAHA
When Pulmonary Hypertension Becomes Unmanageable - Surgical Approaches for Patients with End Stage Pulmonary Hypertension
Laura Donahoe, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Live Q&AWorkshop 5: Interventional Workshop
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM CST
Introduction
Nelson Thaemert, MD and Nadia Hensley, MD
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM CST
Sapien vs Corevalve
Nadia Hensley, MD
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM CST
TAVR Problem Based Learning Discussion
Jake Abernathy, MD, MPH, FASE and Choy Lewis, MD
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM CST
Fireside Chat - Community Hospital TAVR Perspective
Nelson Thaemert, MD
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM CST
BREAK
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CST
MitraClip Problem Based Learning Discussion
Carly Peterson, MD and James Lee, MD
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM CST
MitraClip Imaging and Steps of Case Explained
Charles Nyman, MBBCh
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM CST
BREAK
Imaging and Fireside Chat
Erik Anderson, MD and Jeffrey Songster, MD
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
TMVR Problem Based Learning Discussion
Megan Chacon, MD and Austin Adams, MDMitral Valve Repair: Roadmap to Intraoperative Evaluation and Decision Making
Echocardiographic Challenges in Assessment of the Mitral Valve
Stanton Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE
Echocardiography and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
Ratna Vadlamudi, MD
Live Q&ASOCCA: Lightning Talks
Post Cardiotomy Delirium - Enough Talk, What Can We Intervene On?
Charlie Brown, MD
Post-Operative Vasoplegia - Anything More Than Magic Bullets
Natalia Ivascu, MD
Intraoperative Choices to Ameliorate Post-Operative Pulmonary Complications
Karsten Bartels, MD
How Best to Stuff the Contemporary CTICU?
Brigid Flynn, MD
Oxygen Therapy in Cardiac Surgery - Friend or Foe?
Aaron Mittel, MD
Live Q&AWhy is Perioperative A Fib So Hard to Fix?
Why is Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation So Hard to Fix?
Jennie Ngai, MD
Navigating the Maze: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Valve Surgery
Reed Harvey, MD
Can We Identify a Subset of Patients at Greatest Risk for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?
Jochen Muehlschlegel, MD
Live Q&AProblem Based Learning Discussion
Perfusion Secrets
Moderators: Karen Jones Smith, MD and Vidya Rao, MD, PhD, FASE
Managing Adult Congenital Patient for Elective Surgery
Moderators: Alexander Mittnacht, MD, FASE and Tiffany Williams, MD
Nuts and Bolts of EP Ablations: Experts Share Their Secrets….and Their Fears
Moderators: Diana Anca, MD, and Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, FASE
SCA/STS Database Reporting & Dashboard: Adding Value to Perioperative Care
Moderators: Jose Mauricio Del Rio, MD, FASE, Miklos Kertai, MD, and Carole Krohn, MPH, BSN, RN
Stop the Bleeding: Our 2021 Guide to Hemostasis for Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD and Prakash Patel, MD, FASE
VA ECMO: Perioperative Management
Moderators: Meena Bhatia, MD and Priya Kumar, MDAdult Congenital Heart Disease – It’s Everywhere
ACHD - Physiology and Anesthetic Implications
Gregory Janelle, MD
ACHD and OB
Marie Louise Meng, MD
ACHD and the Cath Lab
Austin Adams, MD
Live Q&AProtective Ventilation for Thoracic Surgery after COVID Exposure
Pulmonary Complications after Thoracic Surgery: Etiology and Pathophysiology of Lung Injury in Thoracic Surgery
Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA
Optimal FIO2 During Lung Surgery - How to Interpret and Apply the Available Data
Frederic Billings, MD
PRO: Protective Ventilation Improves Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery
Marcelo Gama de Abreu, MD
CON: Protective Ventilation Improves Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery
Randal Blank, MD, PhD
Live Q&ATeamwork in the OR: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Face to Face: How to Have Real Conversations with Surgical Colleagues
James Abernathy, MD
Overcoming Challenging Dynamics in the OR
Michael Moulton, MD
Casting Blame: How to Learn from Our Mistakes as a Team
Gregory Janelle, MD
The Physician Diad: The Key to OR Success
Jeffrey Cooper, PhD
Live Q&AWorkshop 6: Advanced TEE
Best of Meeting & Early Career Investigator
Adult Cardiac Tasting Menu - A Little Something For Everyone
Perioperative Care of the Morbidly Obese Cardiac Surgical Patient
Megan Chacon, MD
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - May the Force NOT Be with You?
Frederick Cobey, MD, MPH, FASE
Craftmanship vs Automation in Cardiac Anesthesia
Tjorvi Perry, MD
Airway Management for Patients with Significant Cardiac Disease
Peter Slinger, MD, FRCPC
Perioperative Plan for Lead Extractions
Timothy Maus, MD, FASE
Interventional Echocardiography - What Is It? And How Does It Impact Income and Resources
G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE
Pipes, Plumbing, and Knobs - Basic Refresher on VADs and ECMO
Natalie Silverton, MD, FRCPC, FASE
Sedation for High-Risk Patients - When Anesthesia is the Riskiest Part
Laeben Lester, MD
Live Q&APreoperative Optimization: Can We Level the Playing Field?
Personalizing Nutritional Optimization for Each Patient
Stephanie Ibekwe, MD
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: How to Make it Work for You
Josh Zimmerman, MD
My Patient has a Positive Stress Test, Cardiac or Non-Cardiac Surgery First?
Annemarie Thompson, MD
What Comes First? TAVR or Non-Cardiac Surgery for my Patient with Severe AS
Peter Neuburger, MD
Live Q&A
Monday, April 26, 2021
Plenary: Artificial Intelligence: The Dawn of a New Era in Perioperative Cardiovascular Care
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM CST
A Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Perioperative Period
Ira Hofer, MD
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&AKeynote: Using Data Science to Improve CV Surgical Outcomes
Using Data Science to Improve CV Surgical Outcomes
Robert Califf, MD, MACC
Live Q&AProblem Based Learning Discussion
VAD Emergencies
Moderators: Rebecca Aron, MD and Jenny Kwak, MD, FASE
Guidelines for Valvular Disease
Moderators: Reed Harvey, MD and Stanton Shernan, MD, FAHA, FASE
Cerebral Protection in Cardiac Surgery – Pitfalls and Plans
Moderators: Charles Hogue, MD and Choy Lewis, MD
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Noncardiac Surgery – No Need to Be Afraid
Moderators: Sinead Nyhan, MD and Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, FAHA
Watchman Procedures: Conundrums, Complications, and the Role of the Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Moderators: Theresa Gelzinis, MD and Noah Rolleri, MD
Role of ECMO in COVID-19 Disease
Moderators: Lillibeth Fermin, MD and Megan Kostibas, MDEcho Essentials for Transcatheter Procedures
Preprocedural TEE for MitraClip and Procedural Guidance Tips for Successful Clip Placement
Nelson Thaemert, MD
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices and The Role of EchoNav
Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE
Echo in TAVR, from TTE in an Awake Patient to Using TEE to Size the Valve
Peter Neuburger, MD
Live Q&APatient Blood Management Panel
Preoperative Anemia and Perioperative Anemia - How Do I Target and Intervene Upon the Cardiac Surgical Patient
Michael Eaton, MD
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Techniques and Evidence Around Minimizing Hemodilution
Nadia Hensley, MD
Factor Concentrates - How Do They Work and Why Use Them?
Kenichi Tanaka, MD
Allogeneic Blood May Be Good If You Need It and Adds Risks and Costs If You Do Not
Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, MSc
Live Q&APragmatic Research: State of the Art 2021
ERACS Bundles - Do We Have an Evidence-Based Roadmap
Pingping Song, MD
Blood Pressure Control During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Sheela Pai Cole, MD, FASE
Acute Kidney Injury - Are We Making Any Headway?
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
Delirium - Moving Us from Diagnosis to Treatment
Christopher Hughes, MD, MS, FCCM
Live Q&ABest of Meeting Session 2
Right Ventricular Failure
Pathophysiology of RV Failure
Patrick Wouters, MD
Identifying RV Failure
Fabio Guarracino, MD
Pharmacological Approaches to Right Ventricular
Steffen Rex, MD
Mechanical Support in Right Ventricular Failure
Chirojit Murkherjee, MD, PhD, FASE, MBA
Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Blanca Martinez Lopez De Arroyabe, MD
Live Q&ARoundtable: Improving Gender and Racial Diversity in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Diversity and Patient Care: Why It Matters
Daryl Oakes, MD
Implicit Bias: It Exists So What Can We Do About It?
Maya Hastie, MD
Barriers to Advancement for Women and Underrepresented Minorities
Rekha Chandrabose, MD
Building a Program to Advance Women Leaders
Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA
Live Q&ASuper Echo Panel
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Plenary: Quality Databases the Why, How, What, Where, and When: Can I Submit My Institution's Data to and Obtain Meaningful Information about Performance of Quality Metrics?
STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Surgical and Anesthesia Update
Carole Krohn, MPH, BSN, RN
How Can I Use the STS-SCA Database for QI/Research?
Miklos Kertai, MD
Pediatric Portion of the STS Database
David Vener, MD
Transcatheter Valve Registry
G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE
Live Q&AEnhanced Recovery – From the OR to the ICU, a 360 Degree View
Multimodal Pain Control - Moving Beyond the Opioids
Michael Grant, MD, MSE
ERACS - The Surgeon's View
Daniel Engelman, MD
Post-Op Care - When Surgery Ends and Recovery Begins
Annemarie Thompson, MD
Pro/Con Debate: "Pull and Pray or Let it Stay" - Pro-Extubation
Logan Kosarek, MD
Pro/Con Debate: "Pull and Pray or Let it Stay" – Con
Nicholas Markin, MD, FASE
Live Q&AHypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM): Diagnosis and Treatment of a Complex Disease
Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of HCM
Anna Woo, MD
Management Options for LVOT Obstruction and Surgical Myectomy
Michael Moulton, MD
Intra Operative TEE for Surgical Guidance and the Incidental Finding of a Septal Bulge or SAM
Massimiliano Meineri, MD, FASE
Non-Cardiac Surgery and Procedures for the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Adriaan Van Rensburg, MD, FCASA, FRCPC, MBCHB, MMED
Live Q&AWhen Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists and Intensivists Join the Infectious Disease Frontlines
Bring Out the Plastic Wrap and Yet Another Intubation Box: Evidence Based Infections Disease Prevention in the Perioperative Setting
Matthew Klopman, MD, FASE
When the Lung are Attacked: The Role of ECMO in ARDS Secondary to Viral Infections
Daniel Cormican, MD
When the Heart is Broken: Infectious Myocarditis Among Influenza and COVID-19 Patients
Sreekanth Cheruku, MD
When a Pandemic Forces Difficult Questions to Be Asked: The Critical Care and Perioperative Ethical Dilemmas Faced During COVID-19
Michele Sumler, MD
Transition Roles and Bringing Value: The Impact of CT Anesthesiologists Contributing When Operative Volume Decreases
Stephen Esper, MD, MBA
Live Q&AProblem Based Learning Discussion
Severe Right Ventricular Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery – Everyone’s Nightmare
Moderators: Sreekanth Cheruku, MD and Heather Hayanga, MD, MPH, FASE
Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy – What to Do When You Are Taking Care of Two
Moderators: Draginja Cvetkovic, MD and Sarah C. Smith, MD
Destination to Where: Ethical Dilemmas in Mechanical Circulatory Support
Moderators: Elvera Baron, MD, PhD and Michael S. O’Connor, MD
Recurrent Anaphylaxis: An Update on Perioperative Allergic Reactions for the Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Moderators: Jonathan Kay, MD and Richard L. Wolman, MD
CIED Management in Cardiac Surgery and Beyond
Moderators: Gregory Blair, MD and Peter Schulman, MD
Part of the Team and Making an Impact
Moderators: Anne Cherry, MD, FASE and Douglas Shook, MD, FASEProblem Based Learning Discussion
Aortic Valve Repair – How Can A Comprehensive Aortic Valve TEE Assessment Improve Long Term Results
Moderators: Ravi Joshi, MD, FASE and Benjamin Sohmer, MD
They Want to Stent What?! Navigating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) of Chronic Total Occlusion (CTU)
Moderators: Amanda Fox, MD, MPH and Matthew Vanneman, MD
Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair - Spinal Cord Protection Strategies
Moderators: Harendra Arora, MD, MBA, FASA and Wanda Popescu, MD
Hit and CPB
Moderators: Michael Eaton, MD and Roman Sniecinski, MD, FASE
High Risk TAVR – What Could Go Wrong?
Moderators: Sanjay Dwarakanath, MD, FASE and Komal Patel, MDThe Forgotten Valve: Tricuspid Evaluation During Left-Sided Cardiac Surgery
The Forgotten Valve: Tricuspid Evaluation During Left Sided Cardiac Surgery
Candice Morrissey, MD
The Right Side is the Correct Side for Evaluation During Left Sided Cardiac Surgery
Emily Methangkool, MD
Does RV Failure Really Improve with Mitral Valve Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation?
Douglas Shook, MD, FASE
Live Q&ABridge to Decision-Making Bridge to Success: Temporary Mechanical Support and the Decision Making Process
Temporary Mechanical Support in 2021—What Options Are Available?
Michael Essandoh, MD, FASE
Is Two Better Than One? Understanding the Physiology and Evidence Behind ECPELLA
Mariya Geube, MD, FASE
Once We Start, How Do We Stop? Weaning From Temporary Mechanical Support
Jose Mauricio Del Rio, MD
Live Q&AInvesting in the Next Generation of Echocardiographers: Safe Practices from TTE and TEE
TTE for the TEE Trained: Apples to Apples or Apples to Oranges?
Feroze Mahmood, MD, FASE
Hocus Pocus Time to Focus: TTE and Lung Ultrasound for the ABA Applied Exam
Brandon Smoller, MD
Incorporating TTE Training into Your Daily Workflow
McKenzie Hollon, MD
Protecting Our Patients: Ensuring Patient Comfort and Safety While Teaching
Tara Brakke, MD, FASE
Diagnosis Done Wrong: Dangers of a POCUS Misdiagnosis
Joshua Zimmerman, MD, FASE
Live Q&AWorkshop 7: 3D TEE
Fellow and Resident TEE Review
Ultrasound Physics
Daryl Oakes, MD
Artifacts and Pitfalls
Jennifer Hargrave, DO
Hemodynamic Calculations
Mary Beth Brady, MD, FASE
Congenital Heart Defects
Tiffany Williams, MD
Prosthetic Valve Evaluation
Jeff Leff, MD, FASE
Live Q&AECMO 2.0 – What You Should Know But Probably Don’t
COVID-19, H1N1, and ECMO - What Have We Learned?
Aaron Mittel, MD
Advanced ECMO - Today's Evidence, Configurations, and Indications
Stephanie Cha, MD
PRO: Mobile ECMO? AKA Rescue in the Community
Jacob Gutsche, MD
CON: Mobile ECMO? Impossible and Impractical for Widespread Use
Marisa Hernandez-Morgan, MD, MPP
Live Q&AHow to Get My Paper Published
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Keys to Success
Yianni Augustides, MD, FAHA, FASE
Pilot Trials: Beware the Pitfalls
Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, FASE
The Non-Inferiority Trial: Valuable, But Often Misunderstood
Avery Tung, MD, FCCM
Is There a Role for the Case Report?
Amanda Fox, MD, MPH
Retrospective Studies and Big Data: How to Do It Right
Nikolaos Skubas, MD, DSC, FACC, FASE
Live Q&A