Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Meetings & Events

Future Meetings

SCA’s live educational events offer cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiology education via the latest updates from subject matter experts and leaders in the field. Our meetings provide the opportunity to network with your peers while earning continuing medical education credits. Educational sessions are developed to address the needs of both novice and advanced researchers and clinicians in a wide range of topic areas.

Live Educational Events

Annual Meeting & Workshops

April 27 – 30, 2024

More than 1,200 attendees come together to discuss key issues involved in delivering care to patients undergoing cardiovacular and thoracic surgeries. Educational formats include didactic lectures, hands-on workshops and small-group Problem-Based Learning Discussions (PBLDs).

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Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium (TAS)

April 26, 2024

Held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, this is a unique educational activity entirely focused on thoracic anesthesia for academic and private practitioners.

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Cardiovascular Outcomes Research in Perioperative Medicine (COR-PM)

April 27 – 29, 2024

Advance our understanding of high-quality clinical outcomes research within the T2-T4 translational spectrum, Provide mentorship capacity for early- and mid-career participants by providing a small-sized conference that permits “face time” with recognized leaders in the field, including Drs. PJ Devereaux, Dan Sessler, Jessica Spence, Monica Vavilala, Eric Sun, and many more, and Create a personal, inclusive, and welcoming conference.

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Echo Board Review

June 1-2, 2024

This course prepares attendees for the Examination of Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (Advanced PTEeXAM®) through a series of ‘Mock Exams’ along with a comprehensive overview of Ultrasound physics.

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