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ABA MOCA 2.0® Credits Key:
PS = Type 2 Patient Safety
QI = Type 4 Quality Improvement

Wednesday, June 18th

6:15 – 7:00 am
Breakfast

7:00 – 7:30 am
Pro-Con Debate: ASA Guidance on GLP1-Agonists (PS)
Elisa Takalo, MD / Wade Weigel, MD

7:30 – 8:00 am
Essentials of LVAD Care for Non-Cardiac Surgery (QI)
Craig Grosshuesch, MD

8:00 – 8:30 am
Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy: ASRA Guidelines Update (QI)
Sandy Kopp, MD (Visiting Professor – Mayo Clinic)

8:30 – 9:00 am
Up in Smoke: Perioperative Management of Patients on Cannabis (PS)
Irina Phillips, MD

9:00 – 9:15 am
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

9:15 – 9:45 am
Break & Meet the Professors

9:45 – 10:15 am
Versions, Ligations, and Cerclages, Oh My!: Anesthesia for Obstetric Procedures (PS)
Lacey Straube, MD

10:15 – 10:45 am
Hemodynamic Monitoring for All: Techniques and Applications Beyond the Cardiac OR  (QI)
Daniel Rosenkrans, MD

10:45 – 11:15 am
Patient Outcomes After Hip Fracture Surgery: Results from the REGAIN Trial (QI)
Emily Vail, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania)

11:15 – 11:45 am
A Breath of Fresh Air: Updates in Thoracic Anesthesia (PS)
Emily Teeter, MD

11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Workshops/Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD)

Workshop 1: Heart, Lung, and Gastric POCUS 
Shawn Jia, MD / Alan Smeltz, MD / Justin Sandall, MD (Visiting Professor – University of KS)
Workshop 2: Upper Extremity Blocks
Sandy Kopp, MD / Daniel McMillan, MD / Stuart Grant, MB ChB
Workshop 3: Neuraxial Ultrasound
Monika Nanda, MD

PBLD: Blood Patches Gone Wild: Indications and Considerations for Epidural Blood Patches (PS)
Maryam Jowza, MD

Thursday, June 19th

7:00 – 7:30 am
Watch Your Step!: Common Pediatric Anesthesia Pitfalls (PS)
Joseph Sisk, MD

7:30 – 8:00 am
The Stress of Stress Testing: Current Controversies in Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation (QI)
Alan Smeltz, MD

8:00 – 8:30 am
Under Pressure: Principles of Intracranial Hypertension Management (PS)
Justin Sandall, MD (Visiting Professor – University of KS)

8:30 – 9:00 am
Pro-Con: Opioid Free Surgery (QI)
Maryam Jowza, MD / Irina Phillips, MD

9:00 – 9:15 am
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

9:15 – 9:45 am
Break and Meet the Professors

9:45 – 10:15 am
The Expanding Landscape of Liposomal Bupivacaine (PS)
Daniel McMillan, MD

10:15 – 10:45 am
Lecture on Leadership in Medicine
Ted Sakai, MD

10:45 – 11:15 am
Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Joint Replacements (QI)
Sandy Kopp, MD (Visiting Professor – Mayo Clinic)

11:15 – 11:45 am
Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade: ASA Practice Guidelines (PS)
Wade Weigel, MD

11:45 – 12:00pm
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Workshops / Problem-Based Learning Discussion

Workshop 1: Heart, Lung, and Gastric 
Emily Vail, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Penn) / Daniel Rosenkrans, MD / Shawn Jia, MD
Workshop 2: Lower Extremities
Sandy Kopp, MD (Visiting Professor – Mayo Clinic) / Elisa Takalo, MD / Stuart Grant, MB ChB
Workshop 3: One-Lung Ventilation
Emily Teeter, MD

PBLD: Labor Analgesia: Best Practices to Have a Happy New Mom (QI)
Lacey Straube, MD

Friday, June 20th

6:15 – 7:00 am
Breakfast

7:00 – 7:30 am
Feeling the Pressure: Pain Management for Cesarean Deliveries (PS)
Christine McKenzie, MD

7:30 – 8:00 am
Batten Down the Hatches: Updates in Vascular Anesthesia (QI)
Alan Smeltz, MD

8:00 – 8:30 am
A Precious Commodity: Management of Deceased Organ Donation (QI)
Emily Vail, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania)

8:30 – 9:00 am
Complementary Therapies in Chronic Pain Management: Are They True or Just Woo? (QI)
Irina Phillips, MD

9:00 – 9:15 am
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

9:15 – 9:45 am
Break and Meet the Professors

9:45 -10:15 am
Bless You: Perioperative Management of the Patient with a URI (PS)
Joseph Sisk, MD

10:15 – 10:45 am
TEE for Non-Cardiac Surgery to the Rescue! (PS)
Emily Teeter, MD

10:45 – 11:15 am
Making Trunk Blocks Actually Work For Your Patient (QI)
Monika Nanda, MD

11:15 – 11:45 am
Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Tips for Anesthetic Management for Robotic Surgery (QI)
Angela Robertson, CRNA

11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

12:00 – 1:00 pm:  Workshops / Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD)

Workshop 1: Heart, Lung, and Gastric 
Craig Grosshuesch, MD / Christine McKenzie, MD
Workshop 2: Fascial Plan Blocks
Daniel McMillan, MD / Monika Nanda, MD / Stuart Grant, MB ChB
Workshop 3: Quantity vs. Quality: A Comparison of Various Neuromuscular Monitoring Devices
Wade Weigel, MD

PBLD: Ethical Dilemmas in Anesthesiology: Informed Consent, DNRs, and End-of-Life Care (PS)
Daniel Rosenkrans, MD / Shawn Jia, MD

Saturday, June 21st

6:15 – 7:15 am
Breakfast

7:00 – 7:30 am
Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure: What’s the Difference in Management? (QI)
Craig Grosshuesch, MD

7:30 – 8:00 am
Staying Independent in Private Practice: Balancing Increased Costs with Decreasing Reimbursements (QI)
Justin Sandall, MD (Visiting Professor – University of KS)

8:00 – 8:30 am
The Future is Now!!: AI and VR in Anesthesiology
Monika Nanda, MD

8:30 – 9:00 am
What’s New in OB Anesthesia? (PS)
Christine McKenzie, MD

9:00 – 9:15 am
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

9:15 – 9:45 am
Break and Meet the Professors

9:45 – 10:15 am
Just Breathe: Overcoming Refractory Hypoxia (QI)
Shawn Jia, MD

10:15 – 10:45 am
Methadone: Beyond Addiction (QI)
Maryam Jowza MD

10:45 – 11:15 am
Stop the Bleed: Managing Coagulopathies During the Perioperative Period (PS)
Daniel Rosenkrans, MD

11:15 – 11:45 am
Safety First: Prudent Practices for Pregnant Patients (PS)
Lacey Straube, MD

11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Problem-Based Learning Discussions

PBLD 1: UPT a Creek Without a Paddle: Approaching the Adolescent with an Unexpected Positive Preoperative β-hCG (PS)
Joseph Sisk, MD

PBLD 2: We Shall Overcome: Healthcare Disparities in Perioperative Medicine (QI)
Elisa Takalo, MD

PBLD 3: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Anesthesia and Allergic Reactions (PS)
Angela Robertson, CRNA