https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qDo4WR3UQPqp9sJ-6NflfA

Moderator: Mary Beth Brady, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Re-defining pulmonary hypertension: Do the experts agree?
Paul M. Heerdt, MD, PhD
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Roadmap for Perioperative Management – Crystal Clear Advice
Jochen Steppan, MD, DESA, FAHA, FASA
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Cases, Cases, Cases – How to recognize Dangers and Avert Disaster!
Stephanie Ibekwe, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Moderator Discussion and Q&A

Pulmonary hypertension is a challenging disease, particularly in the perioperative period. This session will address the most recent findings of the World Symposium of Pulmonary Hypertension, including changes to the hemodynamic and clinical classification of the disease. The expert panel will review the latest guidelines for perioperative optimization of these patients. Importantly, this panel will provide concrete roadmaps for the perioperative management of these patients.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XysBfVusRqaK-G5rJuHm3w

Moderator: Sakura Kinjo, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Update on Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors
Atul Ag. Gupta, Mbbs, University of Chicago

ASA Consensus-Based Guidance on Preoperative Management of Patients on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists
Girish P. Joshi, MBBS||MD, University of Texas

Perioperative Management of Insulin Pump
Sakura Kinjo, MD, University of California, San Francisco

 The ASA guideline on preoperative management of patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists was recently published (June 29, 2023). One of our Speakers, Dr. Joshi, was the lead author of this guideline, and he will discuss the details of the guideline. In addition, we will discuss a hot topic; perioperative management of SGLT2 inhibitors. Finally, we will discuss important considerations in caring for patients on an insulin pump.