2022 and Older Events

PBLD #7: Unexpected Intraoperative Echo Findings: When Your Exam Should Change the Surgical Plan (Or Not)
Moderators: Douglas Shook, MD, FASE and Anne Cherry, MD

PBLD #8: Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Noncardiac Surgery – No Need to be Afraid
Moderators: Jochen Steppan, MD and Sinead Shaefi, MD

PBLD #9: Role of ECMO in COVID 19
Moderators: Lilibeth Fermin, MD and Shahzad Shaefi, MD

PBLD #10: How to Launch a Successful Peri-Operative Cardiac Surgical Home at Your Institution?
Moderators: Harikesh Subramanian, MD and Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE

PBLD #11: Aortic Arch Reconstruction and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest – Perioperative Considerations (Cerebral Protection, Coagulopathy and Many More)!!
Moderators: Samhati Mondal, MD and Kenichi Tanaka, MD

PBLD #12: You WANT That Rhythm!? Navigating Anesthetic Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in the Electrophysiology Laboratory
Moderators: Matthew Vanneman, MD and Diana Anca, MD

PBLD #13: Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation: What Do We Do Now?
Moderators: Sreekanth Cheruku, MD and Sharon McCartney, MD

PBLD #14: Cerebral Protection in Cardiac Surgery- Pitfalls and Plans
Moderators: Choy Lewis, MD and Charles Hogue, MD

PBLD #15: Tricks, Tips, Troubleshooting – Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair of Mitral Valve
Moderators: Nelson Thaemert, MD and Pingping Song, MD, MS

PBLD #16: Perfusion Catastrophes – How to Avoid, How to Handle
Moderators: Vidya Rao, MD, FASE and Tjorvi Perry, MD, MMSc

PBLD #17: Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Non-Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Austin Adams, MD and Gregory Janelle, MD

PBLD #18: Moral Distress in Physicians: Ethical Framework and Practical Solutions
Moderators: Elvera Baron, MD and Charles Napolitano, MD

PBLD #19: Severe Right Heart Failure After CPB; Everyone’s Nightmare
Moderators: John G.T. Augoustides, MD, FASE, FAHA and Marisa Hernandez-Morgan, MA, MD

PBLD #20: Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair – Spinal Cord Protection Strategies
Moderators: Harendra Arora, MD and Wanda Popescu, MD, FASE

PBLD #21: High Risk TAVR- What Could Go Wrong?
Moderators: Choy Lewis, MD and Eric Nelson, MD

PBLD #22: Anesthetic Challenges of Bilateral Lung Transplantation for Patients after COVID-19 Infection
Moderators: Yong Peng, MD and Michael Franklin, MD

PBLD #23: LVAD Implantation: Perioperative Management and Troubleshooting Strategies
Moderators: Kiran Belani, MD, FASE and Vidya Rao, MD, FASE

PBLD #24: How to Conduct an STS/SCA Database Study Using the STS RESEARCH CENTER – PARTICIPANT USER FILE (PUF) RESEARCH PROGRAM
Moderators: Nirvik Pal, MD and Miklos Kertai, MD, PhD

PBLD # 25:Thoracic Anesthesia Misadventures
Moderators: Megan Kostibas, MD and Diana Anca, MD

PBLD# 26: Hemostasis After Cardiovascular Surgery: When Hope is Not a Strategy
Moderators: Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD and Prakash Patel, MD

PBLD #27: Perioperative Management of a Patient on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Moderators: Meena Bhatia, MD and Priya Kumar, MD

PBLD #28: Optimizing and Managing an Obstetric Patient for Non-Cardiac Surgery with Acute Right Heart Failure
Moderators: Raja Rama Mohana Palvadi, MD and Gavin Best, MD

PBLD #29: Fontan Physiology in the Cath Lab- Failing or Functional?
Moderators: Elena Zupfer, MD and Martina Richtsfeld, MD

Workshop #3: Perioperative Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Management Workshop

Description: This workshop will address the design, functions, and programming of implantable pacemakers and ICDs. We will also discuss the current guidelines for the perioperative management of CIEDs during non-cardiac surgeries. Using case-based discussions, in a small group format, participants will apply these concepts in perioperative device management including lead extraction procedures. This will include interactive hands-on use of device programmers to interrogate and perform basic programming of pacemakers and ICDs. 

Workshop #4: Regional Workshop

Description:  Get ready for the regional anesthesia workshop on chest wall blocks.  In this hand-on workshop, participants will be introduced to the most up to date regional anesthesia techniques in cardiothoracic surgery. This expert-led workshop centers on the basics of the chest wall innervation, regional anesthesia techniques for different surgical approaches, advanced strategies for ultrasound image optimization, and understanding the best practices for patient safety. In this workshop, participants will get a first-hand experience in imaging the newest regional anesthesia techniques, tips on how to improve ultrasound guidance of these fascial plane blocks and they will be given the tools to incorporate regional anesthesia into their future practice.   

Workshop #5: Interventional Workshop

Description: Structural heart interventions are here to stay! Learn the intricacies of these percutaneous procedures: TAVR, edge-to-edge MV repair, and LAA exclusion. Leaders from the field will provide tricks of the trade and tips for troubleshooting.  Special emphasis is placed on procedural steps, communication, TEE image correlation, and collaborative practice.  

Workshop #6: Advanced TEE Workshop

Description: Do not let numbers scare you! Learn advanced quantification with the echo experts at this cased based, TEE workshop that will discuss advanced methods of quantitative cardiac assessment.  Participants will learn to recognize the role of quantitative echocardiography in clinical decision-making and discuss real-world applications of quantitative analysis.  Learn today and put these techniques into practice tomorrow.

Workshop #7: 3D TEE Workshop

Description: Applications of 3D echocardiography have advanced greatly in the last few years.  This technology offers unique and critical solutions to clinical problems. This virtual workshop provides practical, problem based, and easy to understand sessions to help physicians master necessary 3D skills for daily practice. 3D ventricular function quantification, detailed 3D valvular analysis and 3D procedural guidance will be reviewed with renowned echocardiography experts in the field.  

Description: Do not let numbers scare you! Learn advanced quantification with the echo experts at this cased based, TEE workshop that will discuss advanced methods of quantitative cardiac assessment. Participants will learn to recognize the role of quantitative echocardiography in clinical decision-making and discuss real-world applications of quantitative analysis. Learn today and put these techniques into practice tomorrow.

Description: Come learn from the experts about Percutaneous Procedures, including TAVR, MitraClip and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Led by leaders in the field, physician-instructors will provide all the necessary tips and tricks to learn about these procedures. Special emphasis is placed on procedural steps, communication, TEE image correlation, and collaborative practice.

Description: Get the 2021 view of mechanical circulatory support from a multidisciplinary team: perfusionists, critical care physicians, and anesthesiologists. Learn the nuts and bolts of cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO, and VADs in an interactive workshop environment with the experts. Critical issues in placement and perioperative management of these devices will be addressed, with special emphasis on ECMO: cannulation strategies, venting, and troubleshooting.

Description: Practical point of care ultrasonography is becoming more accessible to a growing number of providers. This expert-led workshop is centered on the basics of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). In addition to cardiac evaluation, the workshop will cover the use of lung ultrasound, vascular access, shock states, as well as the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) protocol. Special emphasis is placed on clinical applications of these techniques, as well as tips and tricks for image acquisition of these various modalities of POCUS.

Description: Ready for advancement but not sure of your next step? This unique, interactive workshop will integrate expertise from both the academic and business world to help SCA members navigate and succeed in both the academic and private practice landscape, with the goal of fostering future leaders. Specifically, attendees will work on skill development in networking, mentorship, negotiation, and presentation. Take homes include how to perfect the “elevator pitch”, cultivate healthy mentor and sponsor relationships, negotiate for time and compensation, and create and deliver an effective presentation.

Description: Get ready for Enhanced Recovery after cardiac surgery at your institution. In a virtual workshop format, participants will discuss the ins and outs of a cardiac surgical Enhanced Recovery program with the experts, with a focus on programmatic development. Special emphasis is also placed on strategies for managing key measures, including opioid use, acute kidney injury, and incorporation of regional techniques.

PBLD #7 – SOLD OUT – Perfusion Secrets
Moderators: Karen Jones-Smith, MSHA, CCP, LP and Vidya Rao, MD, PhD, FASE

PBLD #8 – SOLD OUT – Managing Adult Congenital Patient for Elective Surgery
Moderators: Alexander Mittnacht, MD, FASE and Tiffany Williams, MD

PBLD #9 – Nuts and Bolts of EP Ablations: Experts Share Their Secrets….and Their Fears
Moderators: Diana Anca, MD and Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, FASE

PBLD #10 – SCA/STS Database Reporting & Dashboard: Adding Value to Perioperative Care
Moderators: Jose Mauricio Del Rio, MD, FASE, Miklos Kertai, MD and Carole Krohn, MPH, BSN, RN

PBLD #11 – SOLD OUT – Stop the Bleeding: Our 2021 Guide to Hemostasis for Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Kamrouz Ghadimi and Prakash Patel, MD, FASE

PBLD #12 – SOLD OUT – VA ECMO: Periop Management
Moderators: Meena Bhatia, MD and Priya Kumar, MD

PBLD #13 – SOLD OUT – VAD Emergencies
Moderators: Rebecca Aron, MD and Jenny Kwak, MD, FASE

PBLD #14 – Guidelines for Valvular Disease
Moderators: Reed Harvey, MD and Stan Shernan, MD, FASE

PBLD #15 – SOLD OUT – Cerebral Protection in Cardiac Surgery – Pitfalls and Plans
Moderators: Charles Hogue, MD and Choy Lewis, MD

PBLD #16 – SOLD OUT – Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Noncardiac Surgery – No Need to Be Afraid
Moderators: Sinead Nyhan, MD and Jochen Steppan, MD

PBLD #17 – Watchman Procedures: Conundrums, Complications, and the Role of the Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Moderators: Theresa Gelzinis, MD and Noah Rolleri, MD

PBLD #18 – Role of ECMO in COVID-19 Disease
Moderators: Lillibeth Fermin, MD and Megan Kostibas, MD

PBLD #19 – SOLD OUT – Severe Right Ventricular Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery – Everyone’s Nightmare
Moderators: Sreekanth Cheruku, MD and Heather Hayanga, MD, MPH, FASE

PBLD #20 – SOLD OUT – Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy – What to Do When You are Taking Care of Two
Moderators: Draginja Cvetkovic, MD and Sarah C. Smith, MD

PBLD #21 – Destination to Where: Ethical Dilemmas in Mechanical Circulatory Support
Moderators: Elvera Baron, MD, PhD and Michael S. O’Connor, MD

PBLD #22 – Recurrent Anaphylaxis: An Update on Perioperative Allergic Reactions for the Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Moderators: Jonathan Kay, MD and Richard L. Wolman, MD

PBLD #23 – CIED Management in Cardiac Surgery and Beyond
Moderators: Greg Blair, MD and Peter Schulman, MD

PBLD #24 – MR – Part of the Team and Making an Impact
Moderators: Anne Cherry, MD, FASE and Douglas Shook, MD, FASE

PBLD #25 – SOLD OUT – Aortic Valve Repair – How Can a Comprehensive Aortic Valve TEE Assessment Improve Long Term Results
Moderators: Ravi Joshi, MD, FASE and Benjamin Sohmer, MD

PBLD #26 – They Want to Stent What?!: Navigating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) of Chronic Total Occlusion (CTU)
Moderators: Amanda Fox, MD and Matthew Vanneman, MD

PBLD #27 – SOLD OUT – Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair – Spinal Cord Protection Strategies
Moderators: Harendra Arora, MD, MBA, FASA and Wanda Popescu, MD

PBLD #28 – SOLD OUT – HIT and CPB
Moderators: Michael Eaton, MD and Roman Sniecinski, MD, FASE

PBLD #29 – SOLD OUT – High Risk TAVR – What Could Go Wrong?
Moderators: Sanjay Dwarakanath, MD, FASE and Komal Patel, MD