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Upcoming CME Webinars
Women of Impact in Anesthesiology: Advancing in Leadership | Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
This panel discussion aims to shed light on the academic and leadership achievements of women in anesthesiology while also addressing the hurdles they have encountered, including gender inequalities, unconscious bias, and work-life balance issues. By emphasizing the strategies employed by these women to surmount these obstacles and the pivotal role of mentors in advancing their careers, the discussion will offer invaluable insights and guidance for aspiring women in the field. Through sharing their experiences and offering words of wisdom, the panelists will inspire and empower future generations of women entering the realm of anesthesia.
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Moderator: Allison M. Fernandez, MD, MBA, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD Dr. Allison M. Fernandez specializes in pediatric anesthesiology and is the founder of the pediatric pain service at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2012, and in 2023, was honored for excellence and professionalism in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Her other interests include: quality improvement and safety, faculty development and physician wellness. Dr. Fernandez started the lecture series Women of Impact in Anesthesiology. In October 2022, she was awarded the Achievers Award for Hispanic Heritage Month by JHHS. Dr. Fernandez earned her medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York. She completed an internal medicine internship at North Shore University Hospital in New York and an anesthesiology residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She also completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship and advanced training in pediatric cardiac anesthesia at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fernandez holds a M.B.A. with a concentration in health care management from Boston University Graduate School of Management.
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Embarking on a Research Career: Mid-Career Anesthesiologists Embracing Research Opportunities Dr. Vidya T. Raman is a board-certified anesthesiologist with additional board certification in pediatric anesthesia. Although she transitioned to OSU from Nationwide Children’s in 2022, she held an appointment at OSU since 2007. Her research interests are in perioperative sustainability. Healthcare contributes 5-8% of the carbon footprint. She believes we must all do our part. This is not only her area of interest but a passion for her. Her other interest is value-based healthcare. These topics go together in improving patients’ lives and outcomes. Being a Buckeye is a source of pride for Dr. Raman from seeing the brand-new building from the highway taking the exit in the early am to walking with the undergraduates around mirror lake and celebrating special occasions at the faculty club. Not to mention the tremendous buckeye pride and spirit in the fall with the advent of football season. Her outside interests include tennis (more watching her kids than playing nowadays) and gardening.
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Rising to President of ASA: Lessons Learned Linda J. Mason, MD, FASA, FCAI, became a diplomate in the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1980, specialty board certification. She also has special qualifications in critical care with the American Board of Anesthesiology as a secondary specialty in September 1986. In October 2013, she passed her secondary specialty boards in Pediatric Anesthesiology also with the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Mason is a member of the following societies: She has been a member of the California Society of Anesthesiologists since 1979 and she served as the President of the Society from May 2004 thru May 2005. She is currently an ASA Past President (2019 ASA President) and has been a member since 1976; Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (1997-present); Association of University Anesthesiologists (2005-present); President of the Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors (AASPD) (2008-2010) and is still a member; she was a Member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee for Anesthesiology (2010-2016); American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology Question Writer (11/9/2011-12/31/2014); an Editor for the American Board of Anesthesiologist – Pediatric Anesthesiology Exam (1/1/2015-12/31/17); and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Appeals Panel – Anesthesiology (10/2021-2027); and she is currently the Board Chair for PALC. Dr. Mason has received numerous recognitions and honors: Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Digby Leigh Lectureship in honor of the founder of the Department at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (January 2008); California Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award (June 2016); Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA June 2017); D.C. Children’s National Hospital – 9th Annual Willis A. McGill Honorary Lecture (May 2022); and Distinguished Academic Award of Loma Linda University Health (2022). She has presented over 675 outside lectures and Visiting Professorships during her career.
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Mastering Career Transitions with Success Dr. Kelly McQueen is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at UW Madison. A professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, she previously served as the Director of Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health and Development, and as Director for the Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Fellowship. Dr. McQueen is the founder and the Inaugural President of the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence, a collective member society of the International Surgical Society. She currently serves on the UW Health Medical Foundation Board, the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) Executive Committee, and as the International Surgical Society Global Health Committee Chair and as a Member-at-Large. Previously, Dr. McQueen has also served as the President of the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Global Humanitarian Outreach. Dr. McQueen has volunteered for more than 30 years for several humanitarian organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiology’s Overseas Teaching Program, Operation Smile and Doctors without Borders. She currently conducts research in low-income countries assessing anesthesia and surgical infrastructure, the global burden of pain, perioperative mortality rates and patient safety. In 2005 Colorado College honored Dr. McQueen with the Benezet Lifetime Achievement Award for her humanitarian work. In 2010, the International College of Surgeons presented her with the Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award. In 2011, she received the Arizona Medical Association Humanitarian of the Year Award. In 2016, the University of Vermont College of Medicine honored her with a Service to Medicine and Community Award, and in 2017 she was honored with the American Society of Anesthesiologists Nicholas M Greene Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Service. |
Women of Impact in Anesthesiology: Advancing in Leadership | Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
This panel discussion aims to shed light on the academic and leadership achievements of women in anesthesiology while also addressing the hurdles they have encountered, including gender inequalities, unconscious bias, and work-life balance issues. By emphasizing the strategies employed by these women to surmount these obstacles and the pivotal role of mentors in advancing their careers, the discussion will offer invaluable insights and guidance for aspiring women in the field. Through sharing their experiences and offering words of wisdom, the panelists will inspire and empower future generations of women entering the realm of anesthesia.
Moderator: Allison M. Fernandez, MD, MBA, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Allison M. Fernandez specializes in pediatric anesthesiology and is the founder of the pediatric pain service at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2012, and in 2023, was honored for excellence and professionalism in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards.
Her other interests include: quality improvement and safety, faculty development and physician wellness. Dr. Fernandez started the lecture series Women of Impact in Anesthesiology. In October 2022, she was awarded the Achievers Award for Hispanic Heritage Month by JHHS.
Dr. Fernandez earned her medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York. She completed an internal medicine internship at North Shore University Hospital in New York and an anesthesiology residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She also completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship and advanced training in pediatric cardiac anesthesia at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fernandez holds a M.B.A. with a concentration in health care management from Boston University Graduate School of Management.
Presenters
Embarking on a Research Career: Mid-Career Anesthesiologists Embracing Research Opportunities
Vidya T. Raman, MD, MBA, Professor, Clinical in the Department of Anesthesia at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Dr. Vidya T. Raman is a board-certified anesthesiologist with additional board certification in pediatric anesthesia. Although she transitioned to OSU from Nationwide Children’s in 2022, she held an appointment at OSU since 2007.
Her research interests are in perioperative sustainability. Healthcare contributes 5-8% of the carbon footprint. She believes we must all do our part. This is not only her area of interest but a passion for her. Her other interest is value-based healthcare. These topics go together in improving patients’ lives and outcomes.
Being a Buckeye is a source of pride for Dr. Raman from seeing the brand-new building from the highway taking the exit in the early am to walking with the undergraduates around mirror lake and celebrating special occasions at the faculty club. Not to mention the tremendous buckeye pride and spirit in the fall with the advent of football season. Her outside interests include tennis (more watching her kids than playing nowadays) and gardening.
Rising to President of ASA: Lessons Learned
Linda J. Mason, MD, FASA, FCAI, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, and Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, CA
Linda J. Mason, MD, FASA, FCAI, became a diplomate in the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1980, specialty board certification. She also has special qualifications in critical care with the American Board of Anesthesiology as a secondary specialty in September 1986. In October 2013, she passed her secondary specialty boards in Pediatric Anesthesiology also with the American Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Mason is a member of the following societies: She has been a member of the California Society of Anesthesiologists since 1979 and she served as the President of the Society from May 2004 thru May 2005. She is currently an ASA Past President (2019 ASA President) and has been a member since 1976; Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (1997-present); Association of University Anesthesiologists (2005-present); President of the Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors (AASPD) (2008-2010) and is still a member; she was a Member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee for Anesthesiology (2010-2016); American Board of Anesthesiology – Pediatric Anesthesiology Question Writer (11/9/2011-12/31/2014); an Editor for the American Board of Anesthesiologist – Pediatric Anesthesiology Exam (1/1/2015-12/31/17); and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Appeals Panel – Anesthesiology (10/2021-2027); and she is currently the Board Chair for PALC.
Dr. Mason has received numerous recognitions and honors: Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Digby Leigh Lectureship in honor of the founder of the Department at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (January 2008); California Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award (June 2016); Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA June 2017); D.C. Children’s National Hospital – 9th Annual Willis A. McGill Honorary Lecture (May 2022); and Distinguished Academic Award of Loma Linda University Health (2022). She has presented over 675 outside lectures and Visiting Professorships during her career.
Mastering Career Transitions with Success
Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH, FASA, Ralph M Waters Distinguished Chair in Anesthesiology and Chair and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Dr. Kelly McQueen is the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at UW Madison. A professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, she previously served as the Director of Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health and Development, and as Director for the Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Fellowship. Dr. McQueen is the founder and the Inaugural President of the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence, a collective member society of the International Surgical Society. She currently serves on the UW Health Medical Foundation Board, the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) Executive Committee, and as the International Surgical Society Global Health Committee Chair and as a Member-at-Large. Previously, Dr. McQueen has also served as the President of the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Global Humanitarian Outreach.
Dr. McQueen has volunteered for more than 30 years for several humanitarian organizations including the American Society of Anesthesiology’s Overseas Teaching Program, Operation Smile and Doctors without Borders. She currently conducts research in low-income countries assessing anesthesia and surgical infrastructure, the global burden of pain, perioperative mortality rates and patient safety. In 2005 Colorado College honored Dr. McQueen with the Benezet Lifetime Achievement Award for her humanitarian work. In 2010, the International College of Surgeons presented her with the Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award. In 2011, she received the Arizona Medical Association Humanitarian of the Year Award. In 2016, the University of Vermont College of Medicine honored her with a Service to Medicine and Community Award, and in 2017 she was honored with the American Society of Anesthesiologists Nicholas M Greene Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Service.
Heparin and Hamburgers: Perioperative Implications of Alpha Gal Syndrome for the Anesthesiologist | Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Moderator: Matthias Riess, MD, PhD, FASA, TVHS VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Alpha-Gal Syndrome – What is it and why is this important for patient care
Basil Kahwash, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
My patient has Alpha Gal – what do I do?
Mazair Nourian, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Implications of AGS during cardiovascular surgery
Kara Siegrist, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS), commonly known as Acquired Red Meat Allergy, is an emerging threat to health that can lead to allergic reactions including anaphylaxis with many medications commonly used in the perioperative setting. This interdisciplinary panel will discuss epidemiology, diagnosis and strategies to avoid complications for AGS patients.
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Opioid Risk | Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Moderator: Rodney A. Gabriel, MD, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Predictive Analytics for Identifying Patients at Risk for Opioid Misuse
Sesh Mudumbai, MD, MS
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Identifying Risk Factors for Opioid Use Disorder from Clinical Notes Using Natural Language Processing
Ariana M. Nelson, MD
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
AI-based opioid monitoring and intervention tools designed to support patients after surgery
Rodney A. Gabriel, MD
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence in medicine, it is imperative to discuss how this technology may positively benefit practices in anesthesiology. This panel will specifically explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in addressing the opioid crisis.
Update on Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation | Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Moderator: Richa Dhawan, MD, MPH, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Using NRP and other novel techniques to increase the donor pool in cardiac surgery
Chris Salerno, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Outcomes in donation after circulatory death compared to standard donation after brain death in heart transplantation
Jennie Y. Ngai, MD
NYU Langone, New York, NY
Withdrawal of care and ethical considerations in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation
Kristin Trela, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Increased utilization of DCD allografts alongside advancing procurement strategies will have a substantial impact on heart transplantation. Clinicians will understand the unique considerations and new developments associated with this technique.
Precision Medical Education in Anesthesia: Harnessing Data to Advance Learning in the Digital Era | Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Moderator: Glenn Woodworth, MD, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR
Precision Education: What is it and why is it important to anesthesiologists?
McKenzie Hollon, MD, FASE
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Leveraging Data: Integrating Data Silos to Support Precision Education
Sumeet Gopawani
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
AI and Recommender Systems in Precision Medical Education
Gregory Booth, MD
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD
User Interface Design in a Precision Medical Education App for Anesthesiology
Khaled Kitana, MD
Anesthesiology training is becoming increasingly complex, yet traditional methods struggle to adapt to diverse learners. This session explores Precision Medical Education (PME), a data-driven approach that tailors learning to individual needs. PME creates a learner-centric ecosystem using data models, warehouses, and AI to optimize education delivery and empower anesthesiologists of all experience levels to thrive in the digital era of medicine. Join us to unlock the future of personalized learning in anesthesia!
Past CME Webinars
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Opioid Use Disorder and the Anesthesiologist: What You Need to Know to Impact This Escalating Crisis
Moderator:Eugene R. Viscusi, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, and Vice Chair of the Division of Pain Management, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Lynn Kohan, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Division Chief and Chronic Pain Program Director, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Senior Vice-Chair, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Chief, Pain Medicine and Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY; Eugene R. Viscusi, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, and Vice Chair of the Division of Pain Management, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Interesting Articles You May Have Missed from the Subspecialty ICU Literature
Moderator: Erin K. Hennessey, MD, MEHP, Professor of Anesthesiology in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Presenters: Ameeka Pannu, MD, Staff Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, and Program Director for the Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Boston, MA; Dragos Galusca, MD, Division Director, Critical Care, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; Nazish K. Hashmi, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Program Director, Critical Care Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Global Critical Care: The Crisis and Way Forward
Moderator: Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, DESA, FCCM, FASA, Professor, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Presenters: Ana M. Crawford, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Didi Odinkemelu, MD, Resident Physician, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, DESA, FCCM, FASA, Professor, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Current Controversies in Critical Care
Moderator: Brigid Flynn, MD, FCCM, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Chief, Division of Critical Care, Director, Cardiothoracic ICU, Director, ECMO Services TUKHS, Chair, Anesthesia Research Committee, Pro/Con Section Editor, JCVA, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS
Presenters: Kunal Karamchandani, MD, FCCP, FCCM, Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Ashish Khanna, MD, MS, FCCP, FCCM, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Critical Care Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC; Somnath Bose, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School; Staff Anesthesiologist, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Boston, MA; Kristen Carey Rock, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
The Crossroads of Hematology and Intensive Care Medicine
Moderator: Ingrid Moreno Duarte, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Children’s Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Presenters: Alberto Furzan, MD, Cardiac Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; Ian J. Welsby, MBBS, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Sreekanth R. Cheruku, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management and Co-Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Obstetric Anesthesia Quality: How to Measure It?
Moderator: Jill Mhyre, MD, The Dola S Thompson Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AK
Presenters: Ruth Landau, MD, Virginia Apgar Professor of Anesthesiology and Division Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia, Columbia University, New York, NY; Past-President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology (SOAP); Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesiology Program Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Past-President, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia; Past-President, California Society of Anesthesiologists; Chair, ASA Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia; and Vice-Chair, ASA Committee on Quality Management and Departmental Administration; and Kelly Fedoruk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Quality Lead, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Maternal Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Predict Intensive Care Unit Indices and Outcomes
Moderator: Andrew Barker, MD, Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Director, and the Co-Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Presenters: Ryan L. Melvin, PhD, Principal Data Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Jessica F. Schaedel, MD, MPH, CA-2 Resident in the Systemic Training in Anesthesia Research (STAR) Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Emily Wasson, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and Matthew Zapf, MD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology and Research Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Challenges in Managing Diabetic Patients-SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP1 Agonists, and Insulin Pumps
Moderator: Sakura Kinjo, MD, Clinical Professor, Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Presenters: Atul Gupta, MBBS, MPH, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and Attending Anesthesiologist, Parkland Health, Dallas, Texas; and Robert Rushakoff, MD, MS, Professor, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Pulmonary Hypertension Update: Definition, Dangers and Disasters
Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Presenters: Paul M. Heerdt, PhD, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology; Director of Applied Hemodynamics, Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, FAHA, FASA, Director of Perioperative Medicine, High Risk Cardiovascular Disease; Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Stephanie Ibekwe, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Division, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Preserving Brain Health in Older Adults: How Can We Help as Anesthesiologists?
Moderator: Nafisseh Warner, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Pain Research, and Director of Opioid and Pain Medicine Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Presenters: Deborah J. Culley, MD, Robert Dunning Dripps Professor in Anesthesia and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Miles Berger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neuroanesthesiology Division, Assistant Biomarker Core Leader, Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Junior Faculty Success: Leadership Development Tools that Work
Moderators: Mada F. Helou, MD; Associate Professor and Program Director for Anesthesiology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical, Cleveland, OH; and Mary J. Njoku, MD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Presenters: Nicholas Pesa, MD, Associate Program Director for Anesthesiology, Associate Program Director for Anesthesiology, Division Chief of Transplant Anesthesia and Chief Quality Officer of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; George W. Williams, II, MD, FASA, FCCM, FCCP, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; and Vice Chair for Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX; Muhammad Jaffar, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI; and Ayodele Oke, MD, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Fixing Hemodynamic Instability – Problems and Solutions – Co-Sponsored by the APSF
Moderator: Daniel J. Cole, MD, Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, and Vice Chair for Professional and Business Development, Anesthesiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Presenters: Michael Scott, MB ChB, Professor and Division Chief in Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; M. Alparslan Turan, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Vice Chairman at Department of Outcomes Research Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Matthew McEvoy, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Multispecialty Anesthesiology; Vice Chair, Perioperative Medicine; Fellowship Director Perioperative Medicine; Director, Perioperative Consult Service; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Allison Mary Janda, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Perioperative Brain Health – Insights from Young Investigators
Moderator: Bradley A. Fritz, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care & Division of Clinical and Translational Research, Associate Medical Director for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI
Presenters: Mitra Heshmati, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, with a joint appointment in the Dept. of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Kathryn R. Rosenblatt, MD, MHS, Director, Neurosurgical Anesthesia Fellowship, and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Michael J. Devinney, Jr., MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; and S. Kendall Smith, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Program Director for Residency Affairs, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Is Less Really More for the Brain in the ICU
Moderator: Christopher G. Hughes, MD, MS, FCCM, Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Multispecialty Anesthesiology, Chief, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Medical Director, Neuro ICU, Member, VUMC Institutional Review Board, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Presenters: Michael Devinney, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Christina Boncyk, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Informatics Research Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Christina Hayhurst, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine; Fellowship Director, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine; Director, Clinical Operations, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
“So, Doc, I Hear Anesthesia is Bad for My Brain”: Translating Research into Shared Decision-Making and Better Care for Older Patients Concerned about Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Moderator: Miles Berger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Associate Director of Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Biomarker Core; Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Presenters: Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Anesthesia & Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Stacie G. Deiner, MD, William LeRoy Garth Professor in Medical Science and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School, Lebanon, NH
Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Preparing the Mind for Surgery: Examining the Potential for Physical, Cognitive, and Mindfulness Training to Improve Postoperative Outcomes
Moderator: Christopher Hughes, MD, MS, FCCM, Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Multispecialty Anesthesiology, Chief, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Medical Director, Neuro ICU, Member, VUMC Institutional Review Board, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Presenters: Kimberly Rengel, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Michelle Humeidan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Neuroanesthesiology; Medical Director, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Associate Faculty, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research; The Ohio State University – Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Ellison “Jeep” Pierce Chair of Anesthesia, Director, Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet and Director of the Center for Anesthesia Research Excellence, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Brian O’Gara, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Attending Anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia; Program Director of the Anesthesia Resident Research Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Perioperative Teams: Mythical or Magical? How to Apply Organizational Psychology Research Findings to Enhance Perioperative Team Building and Performance
Moderator and Presenter: Elizabeth Duggan, MD, MA I&O Psychology, Univerisity of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Presenter: Neal Outland, PhD, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Biomarkers, Risk Factors and Practice Recommendations for Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Moderator and Presenter: Lisbeth Evered, BSc, Mbiostat, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, NY; Scientific Head of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Presenters: David Scott, MB, BS, PhD, Director of Anaesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Professor, Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; and Stacie G. Deiner, MD, William LeRoy Garth Professor in Medical Science and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School, Lebanon, NH
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Anesthesia Effects on Neuroplasticity in Developing Brain – Clinical Aspect and Research Insight
Moderator: Beverley Orser, MD, PhD, FRCPC, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Presenters: Laszlo Vutskits, MD, PhD, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Mary Ellen McCann, MD, MPH, Harvard University School of Medicine, Wellesley Hills, MA; Guang Yang, PhD, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Zhongcong Xie, M.D., PhD, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Sleep and Circadian Disruption: Risk Factors and Pathological Pathways for Delirium and Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Moderator: Lei Gao, MBBS, MGH/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Presenters: Michael Devinney, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Reine Ibala, BS, Cornell University, New York, NY; Melissa Knauert, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; and Elizabeth Wilcox, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women: Updates on Screening, Treatment, and Management – Co-Sponsored by the Society for Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine
Moderator and Presenter: Jennifer Dominguez, MD, MHS, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Presenters: Christine Won, MD, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Mahesh Nagappa, MD, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; and Ghada Bourjeily, MD, The Miriam Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Neurological Complication After TEVAR Procedures
Moderator: Hilary Grocott, MD, FRCPC, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Presenters: Thomas Lindsay, MD, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hamdy Awad, MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Sujatha Bhandary, MD, FASE, FASA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Theodore Wein, MD, FRCPC, FAHA, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Anesthesia Education in the Time of COVID – Co-Sponsored by the Society for Education in Anesthesia
Moderator: John Mitchell, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Presenters: Susan Martinelli, MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC; Julie Huffmyer, MD, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; Sara Neves, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; and Fei Chen, PhD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
SmartTots: Behavioral and Cognitive Changes in Children Following Anesthesia and Surgery: Assessment and Relevance
Moderator: Laszlo Vutskits, MD, PhD, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Presenters: Andrew Davidson, MBBS, MD, FANZCA, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Caleb Ing, MD, MS, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Kristen Uhl, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Cynthia Salorio, PhD, ABPP, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Airway and Gastric Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Anesthesia
Moderator: Kong Eric You-Ten, PhD, MD, FRCPC, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Presenters: Cristian Arzola, MD, MSc, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Naveed Siddiqui, MD, MSc, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; and Fabricio Zasso, MD, MBA, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
The Anesthesiologist’s Role in Reducing the Impact of the Opioid Crisis
Presenters: David Edwards, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; and Christina Hayhurst, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Controversies in Care of the Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient
Presenters: Shahla Siddiqui, MBBS, DABA, MSc, Beth Israel Deaconess Lahey Medical Center, Boston, MA; Natalia Ivascu, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; George Williams II, MD, FCCP, McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; and Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Continuing Medical Education Activity Information
Accreditation Statement
The IARS Webinar Series has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the providership of the International Anesthesia Research Society.
The International Anesthesia Research Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statements
The International Anesthesia Research Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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