PAST MEETINGS – 2021
SCA2021 Annual Meeting Workshops
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.
Advanced TEE Workshop - SOLD OUT!
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.
Interventional Workshop
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.
MCS Workshop
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.
POCUS Workshop
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.
Professional Development Workshop
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.
ERACS Workshop
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.
SCA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Problem Based Learning Discussions available!
Saturday April 24, 2021: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PBLD #1 – SOLD OUT – Lung Transplantation Management
Moderators: Archer Martin, MD and Rebecca Klinger, MD, MS
PBLD #2 – SOLD OUT – ECMO In Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Eleanor Vega, MD and Nazish Hashmi, MD
PBLD #3 – SOLD OUT – How to Design and Implement a Thoracic ERAS Program at Your Hospital
Moderators: Alessia Pedoto, MD, FASA and Amanda Kleiman, MD
PBLD #4 – SOLD OUT – Patient on LVAD for Thoracic Surgery
Moderators: Wanda Popescu, MD and Diana Anca, MD
PBLD #5 – SOLD OUT – Esophagectomy
Moderators: Jagtar Singh Heir, DO and Ju Mei Ng, MD
PBLD #6 – SOLD OUT – Airway Crisis in the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Moderators: Philip Hartigan, MD and Stephen Collins, MD
Sunday, April 25, 2021: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
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
Monday, April 26, 2021: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
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
Tuesday, April 27, 2021: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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
Tuesday, April 27, 2021: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
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
PAST MEETINGS ~ 2000 – 2020
42nd Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 18 – 22, 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida
Program Schedule
9th Annual Thoracic Symposium
April 17, 2020
West Palm Beach, Florida
3rd Perioperative Ultrasound Course
February 16, 2020
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
23rd Annual Comprehensive Echo Week Meeting
February 16 – 21, 2019
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Program Brochure
41st Annual Meeting & Workshops
May 18 – 21, 2019
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL
Meeting Program
Program Brochure
8th Annual Thoracic Symposium
May 17, 2019
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Program Brochure
3rd Perioperative Ultrasound Course
February 17, 2019
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
22nd Annual Comprehensive Echo Week Meeting
February 17 – 22, 2019
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
40th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 27 – May 2, 2018
JW Marriott Phoenix Ridge Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ
Program Brochure
7th Annual Thoracic Symposium
April 27, 2018
JW Marriott Phoenix Ridge Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ
Program Brochure
2nd Perioperative Ultrasound Course
February 25, 2018
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
21st Annual Comprehensive Echo Week Meeting
February 25 – March 2, 2018
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
39th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 22-26, 2017
Loews Royal Pacific, Orlando, FL
Program Brochure
6th Annual Thoracic Symposium
April 21, 2017
Loews Royal Pacific, Orlando, FL
Program Brochure
SCA Panels During IARS 2017 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium
May 6 – 9, 2017
Washington, D.C.
1st Perioperative Ultrasound Course
May 21, 2017
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
20th Annual Comprehensive Echo Week Meeting
May 21 – 26, 2017
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
38th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 2 – 6, 2016
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, CA
Program Brochure
5th Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
April 1, 2016
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, San Diego, CA
Program Brochure
19th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
May 1 – 6, 2016
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
SCA/ICCVA 2015 37th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 11-15, 2015
Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
Program Brochure
4th Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
April 10, 2015
Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
Program Brochure
2nd Annual SCA/STS Critical Care Symposium
April 10, 2015
Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.
18th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
March 23, 2015
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
EACTA ICCVA 2014
Appropriate Care in the Face of Reduced Resources and Increase Morbidity
September 17, 2014
Palazzo dei Congressi & Palazzo degli Affari, Florence, Italy
17th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
May 5, 2014
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
36th Annual Meeting & Workshops
March 29, 2014
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Program Brochure
3rd Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
March 28, 2014
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Program Brochure
SCA/STS Critical Care Symposium
March 28, 2014
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2013
Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE)
September 7, 2013
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
16th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
May 6, 2013
Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA
35th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 6, 2013
Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
2nd Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
April 5, 2013
Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
18th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
February 10, 2013
Aspen/Snowmass Village, Colorado
STS/SCA Intraoperative Echo & Decision Making in Cardiovascular Surgery
January 26, 2013
Los Angeles, California
2012 Combined Meeting of the 13th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and the New Zealand Anesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting
November 14, 2012
Auckland, New Zealand
Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE)
September 8, 2012
Loews Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
34th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 28, 2012
Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
April 27, 2012
Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
17th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass Meeting
March 11, 2012
Silvertree Hotel and Wildwood Hotel, Aspen/Snowmass, CO
15th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
February 6, 2012
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
SCA/STS Intraoperative Echo and Decision Making in Cardiovascular Surgery
January 28, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL
33rd Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 30, 2011
Westin Savannah and Savannah Convention Center, Savannah, GA
16th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 6, 2011
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
14th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
February 7, 2011
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
SCA/ASA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE): The Basic TEE Exam for Non-cardiac Surgery
February 5, 2011
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
32nd Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 24, 2010
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
SCA/ASA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE): The Basic TEE Exam for Non-cardiac Surgery
April 24, 2010
Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
15th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 21, 2010
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
113th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echo
February 8, 2010
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
SCA/ASA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE): The Basic TEE Exam for Non-cardiac Surgery
February 6, 2010
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
31st Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 18, 2009
Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas
SCA/ASA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (iTEE) for Non-cardiac Surgery
April 17, 2009
Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX
14th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 15, 2009
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
12th Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update
February 9, 2009
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
SCA/ASA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography: The Focused Basic Exam for Non-cardiac Surgery (FBE-TEE)
February 7, 2009
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
30th Annual Meeting & Workshops
June 18, 2008
Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 9, 2008
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
11th Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update
February 11, 2008
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina San Diego, San Diego, California
2007
29th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 21, 2007
Palais des Congrès de Montrèal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
12th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 18, 2007
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
10th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echocardiography
February 5, 2007
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California
28th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 29, 2006
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California
11th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 12, 2006
Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, BC Canada
9th Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update
February 13, 2006
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
27th Annual Meeting & Workshops
May 14, 2005
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland
10th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
March 13, 2005
Snowmass Village Resort, Snowmass, Colorado
8th Annual Comprehensive Review and Update of Perioperative Echocardiography
February 14, 2005
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, California
26th Annual Meeting & Workshops
April 24, 2004
Honolulu, Hawaii
9th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
March 14, 2004
Snowmass Village Resort, Snowmass, Colorado
7th Annual Comprehensive Review and Update of Perioperative Echocardiography
February 9, 2004
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA
25th Annual Meeting & Workshops
2003 Annual Meeting Silver Anniversary Celebrating 25 Years
April 26, 2003
Fontainbleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach, FL
8th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
March 16, 2003
Snowmass Village Resort, Snowmass, Colorado
6th Annual Comprehensive Review & Update of Perioperative Echocardiography
Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
February 10, 2003
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA
8th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
November 10, 2002
Tel Aviv, Israel
24th Annual Meeting and Workshops
April 20, 2002
New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
7th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
March 17, 2002
Snowmass Village Resort, Snowmass, Colorado
5th Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update:
Clinical Decision-Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
February 18, 2002
Gaylord Palms (formerly Opryland Hotel), Kissimmee, FL
23rd Annual Meeting & Workshops
May 5, 2001
Vancouver Trade and Convention Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada
6th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass
March 11, 2001
Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO
4th Annual Comprehensive Review & TEE Update:
Clinical Decision Making in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
February 12, 2001
Sheraton Harbor Island, San Diego, CA
22nd Annual Meeting and Workshops
May 6, 2000
Walt Disney World Dolphin, Orlando, FL
3rd Annual Comprehensive Review of Intraoperative Echo
March 8, 2000
Sheraton Harbor Island, San Diego, CA