APSA 2021 Annual Meeting

John H.T. Waldhausen, MD
APSA President 2020-2021

Joseph P. Vacanti, MD
APSA President 2019-2020

Elizabeth A. Beierle, MD

Mac Harmon, MD, PhD, Todd A. Ponsky, MD

Systematic Review of Gastroschisis
Joanne E. Baerg, MD, Mark Slidell, MD
Outcomes and Evidence-based Practice Committee

APSA QSC Toolkit
Stephen B. Shew, MD, Loren Berman, MD
Surgical Quality and Safety Committee

Including Presentation of the Two Top-Ranked Abstracts:

Award Finalists

Reduction of Post-operative Opioid Use in Neonates Following Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repairs: A Quality Improvement Initiative
David F. Grabski, MD, Rick Vavolizza, Daniel E. Levin, MD, Jonathan Swanson, Eugene D. McGahren, MD, Jeffrey W. Gander, MD
University of Virginia

A Cost-Effective and Safe Quality Improvement Initiative for Pediatric Intussusception
Seyed A. Arshad, MD, Nutan B. Hebballi, BDS, MPH, Elenir Avritscher, Susan John, Robert Lapus, KuoJen Tsao, MD, Akemi L. Kawaguchi, MD
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas at Houston (UTHealth)

Discussants: Mehul V. Raval, MD MS, Derek Wakeman, MD

Intestinal Failure – Improved Prognosis with Dedicated Intestinal Rehabilitation Programs
Hannah G. Piper, MD

Family Centered Care
Maria Cho, InsideOutMedicine

A Surgeon’s Purpose
John H.T. Waldhausen, MD
APSA President 2020-2021

Workforce Committee
Panelists will be discussing elements of the Right Child/Right Surgeon Initiative

Moderators: Samuel M. Alaish, MD, Abigail E. Martin, MD

Pro: Mary Brandt, MD, Robert Ricca, MD
Con: Doug Barnhart, MD, Edward Barksdale, MD

• Bylaws amendments
• Treasurer’s report
• Foundation report
• Transition of leadership

• Added proficiencies of surgeons and care levels
• Membership for allied healthcare and advanced practice professionals

Less Crystalloid and Earlier Use of Blood Component Therapy or Whole Blood
Robert T. Russell, MD

Long Term Follow-up and Morbidities
Christopher B. Weldon, MD

Benjamin Zendejas-Mummert, MD, Jill S. Whitehouse, MD, Brian Gulack, MD, Michael Livingston, MD, Justin Wagner, MD, Ian MacQueen, MD, Andrew Griffiths, MD, David Chen, MD, Terry Buchmiller, MD, Todd Ponsky, MD

Systematic Review of Ulcerative Colitis in Children and Adolescents
Robert Ricca, MD, Rebecca Rentea, MD, Elizabeth Renaud, MD, Alana Beres, MD
Outcomes and Evidence-based Practice Committee

Enhanced Recovery in Pediatric GI Surgery
Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS
Surgical Quality and Safety Committee

APSA QSC Toolkit: Enhanced Recovery After GI Surgery
Michael R. Phillips, MD
Surgical Quality and Safety Committee