2026 Schedule
ABA MOCA 2.0® Credits Key:
PS = Type 2 Patient Safety
QI = Type 4 Quality Improvement
2026 CRC Schedule
Wednesday, June 17th
6:15 – 7:00 am
Breakfast
7:00 – 7:30 am
Ouch! Pain and Myalgias from IV Medications (PS)
Wade Weigel, MD
7:30 – 8:00 am
Say Goodbye to PCN (Allergies!) (PS)
Lindsey N. Gouker, MD, MHA
8:00 – 8:30 am
Suggamadex: The Cinderella Story of Muscle Reversal – Should Everyone Get the Slipper? (PS)
Duncan J. McLean, MBChB, FASA
8:30 – 9:00 am
Keep it Simple: POCUS Essentials (QI)
Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA
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
Modern Labor Analgesia (PS)
Christine McKenzie, MD
10:15 – 10:45 am
Spine Analgesia (QI)
Samuel N. Blacker, MD, FASA
10:45 – 11:15 am
Brachial Plexus Updates: Do You Need an Interscalene Block for Shoulder Surgery? (PS)
Andres Rojas, MD
11:15 – 11:45 am
Advanced Airway Techniques: Intubation via LMA and Retrograde Intubation (PS)
Sharon Kapeluk, 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: POCUS Heart, Lung, and Gastric (QI)
RJ Krom, MD, PhD / Jacob Acton, MD / Regina Linganna, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania)
Workshop 2: Upper Extremity Blocks (QI)
Nate Painter, MD / Andres Rojas, MD / Tracy Wester, MD
Workshop 3: Advanced Airway Techniques: Intubation via LMA and Retrograde Intubation (QI)
Sharon Kapeluk, MD / Greg Balfanz, MD
PBLD: Fit for Surgery: The Advancement of a Community Hospital’s Preop Clinic (QI)
J. Mark Hylton, Jr., MD
Thursday, June 18th
7:00 – 7:30 am
Ketamine for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain (QI)
Matt Mauck, MD, PhD, FASA
7:30 – 8:00 am
High Stakes Endocrinology: Pheochromocytomas, Thyroid Abnormalities, and DKA (PS)
RJ Krom, MD, PhD
8:00 – 8:30 am
Fetal Interventions: Coming to a Center Near You (PS)
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP (Visiting Professor – University of Colorado)
8:30 – 9:00 am
Optimizing Your Perioperative Medicine Clinics: And How to Actually Make Money Doing It (QI)
Lindsey N. Gouker, MD, MHA
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
Perioperative Brain Health (QI)
Samuel N. Blacker, MD, FASA
10:15 – 10:45 am
Leadership in Anesthesiology (QI)
Ted Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASAP
10:45 – 11:15 am
Zip, Zap, Boom!: Anesthesia for EP Lab Cases (PS)
Regina Linganna, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania)
11:15 – 11:45 am
Management of Pediatric Difficult Airways (PS)
Tracy Wester, 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: POCUS Heart, Lung, and Gastric (QI)
Regina Linganna, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania) / Duncan J. Mclean, MBChB, FASA / Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA
Workshop 2: Lower Extremities (QI)
J. Mark Hylton, Jr., MD / Andres Rojas, MD / Wade Weigel, MD
Workshop 3: Advanced Airway Techniques (QI)
Sharon Kapeluk, MD / Greg Balfanz, MD
PBLD: Coagulopathy and Neuraxial Anesthesia: Clinical Challenges and Decision-Making (QI)
Christine McKenzie, MD
Friday, June 19th
6:15 – 7:00 am
Breakfast
7:00 – 7:30 am
Cognitive Errors in Anesthesiology (PS)
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP (Visiting Professor – University of Colorado)
7:30 – 8:00 am
Implementing QI Work in Community Hospitals (QI)
Greg Balfanz, MD
8:00 – 8:30 am
Arrythmias in the Operating Room (PS)
Regina Linganna, MD (Visiting Professor – University of Pennsylvania)
8:30 – 9:00 am
Regional Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery (PS)
Andres Rojas, 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
ASC Exclusion Criteria (PS)
Nate Painter, MD
10:15 – 10:45 am
Step Out of Your Comfort Zone: Lessons Learned Working Abroad (PS)
Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA
10:45 – 11:15 am
Pediatric Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (QI)
Tracy Wester, MD
11:15 – 11:45 am
CIED Management in a Community Anesthesia Practice (PS)
J. Mark Hylton, Jr., 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: POCUS Heart, Lung, and Gastric (QI)
Lindsey N. Gouker, MD, MHA / Jacob Acton, MD / RJ Krom, MD, PhD
Workshop 2: Fascial Plane Blocks (QI)
Matt Mauck, MD, PhD, FASA / Tracy Wester, MD / RJ Krom, MD, Ph
PBLD: Impaired ENT and Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: What’s the Big Deal? (QI)
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP (Visiting Professor – University of Colorado)
Saturday, June 20th
6:15 – 7:15 am
Breakfast
7:00 – 7:30 am
When Your Heart Needs a Sidekick: Navigating ECMO, Impella, & IABP (PS)
Duncan J. McLean, MBChB, FASA
7:30 – 8:00 am
Setting Up a New Service Line at Your ASC (QI)
Nate Painter, MD
8:00 – 8:30 am
Blood Refusal: From Jehovah Witness to COVID Vaccination Concerns (QI)
Wade Weigel, MD
8:30 – 9:00 am
Hypertension, Headaches, and Hemorrhage (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
Between Breaths and Risks: Navigating Extubation Decisions (PS)
RJ Krom, MD, PhD
10:15 – 10:45 am
Let There Be Light: Retinal Neuromodulation to Treat Pain (QI)
Matt Mauck, MD, PhD, FASA
10:45 – 11:15 am
Difficult Conversations – Lessons Learned (QI)
Greg Balfanz, MD
11:15 – 11:45 am
One In a Million Could Be Your Patient: Updates for Alpha Gal, Mitochondrial Diseases, and Malignant Hyperthermia (PS)
Catherine Campbell DNP, CRNA / Meghann Runyon DNP, CRNA
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Rob Isaak, DO / Jacob Acton, MD
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Workshop / Problem-Based Learning Discussions
Workshop 1: EVD Management (QI)
Samuel N. Blacker, MD, FASA
PBLD 2: Ink, Paint, Paper, and Poetry: Processing the Hidden Burdens of Anesthesia Through Creative Arts (QI)
Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA
PBLD 3: Food for Thought: Updates on Perioperative Nutrition Considerations (QI)
Catherine Campbell DNP, CRNA / Meghann Runyon DNP, CRNA