Our faculty and trainees will present the following work at the upcoming Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) meetings in Toronto, Canada – the Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium & Workshops (TAS) on Friday, April 26, 2024, the Cardiovascular Outcomes Research in Perioperative Medicine (COR-PM) Conference from Saturday, April 27 - Monday, April 29, 2024, and the SCA Annual Meeting and Workshops, which will take place from Saturday, April 27 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
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Theresa Gelzinis, MD, (faculty) will present TAS problem-based learning discussion #4, “It’s Only a Simple Procedure – Segmentectomy in a Patient with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction” on April 27, 7:00 - 8:00 am. |
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Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FASE, (faculty) will present “Dreaded MR Following Mitral Valve Repair – When is Too Much MR Too Much?” at SCA on April 29, 7:30 - 9:00 am. Dr. Howard-Quijano will also serve on the SCA panel “Multidisciplinary Mitral Valve Extravaganza: Diagnosis, Outcomes, and Everything in Between” on April 30, 9:45 - 11:45 am. In addition, Dr. Howard-Quijiano will moderate the COR-PM session “Innovative New Methodologies for Clinical Outcomes Research” on April 28, 7:30 – 8:30 am. Finally, Dr. Howard-Quijiano will present a late breaking research presentation at COR-PM on April 28, 5:00 – 6:15 pm. |
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Luca La Colla, MD, MSHI, D.ABA, ABPM-CI, (faculty) will moderate three regional anesthesia workshops on April 26 (TAS Workshop #1, 10:00 – 11:00 am, TAS Workshop #2, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, and TAS Workshop #3, 4:30 – 5:30 pm). Dr. La Colla will also present “ESP” as part of the SCA Regional Workshop “Integrating Regional Anesthesia into a Cardiac Anesthesiology Practice” on April 29, 2:30 - 5:30 pm. |
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Christopher Lacomis, MD, (adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow) will present the poster “Prognostic Value of Intraoperative Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Liver Transplant Recipients” (co-authors: David Wang, MD; Ahmad Mousa, MBBCh, MSc; Samuel Crowley, BS; Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc) as part of SCA Scientific Poster Session 3 on April 29, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. |
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Michael Massey, MD, (adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow) will present the poster “Left Atrial Strain Echocardiography Does Not Predict Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation” as part of Scientific Poster Session 1 on April 27, 12:00 – 1:00 pm (SCA PS 1 - Kiosk 2 - Poster 5). |
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Megan (Rosie) McClain, MD, (adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow) will present the poster “Impact of Intraoperative IV Methadone on QTc Interval and Arrhythmias in Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) Pathways” as part of SCA Scientific Poster Session 2 on April 28, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. |
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Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, (faculty) will present, “Have Efforts to Expand the Organ Donor Pool in Heart and Lung Transplantation Been Safe and Successful – What Does the Evidence Say?” at SCA on April 28, 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Dr. Subramaniam will also present “Cardiac Deformation/Strain” as part of the SCA Advanced TEE Workshop “Advanced Echo Modalities for Practical Use” on April 29, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. |
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Pooja Tallapaneni (medical student) will present a poster by lead author Emuejevoke Chuba, MBBS, MS (adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow), “Disparities in Sex, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in Patients with Diastolic Dysfunction Following Noncardiac Surgery” (other authors: Pooja Tallapaneni, Rosario-Rivera Bedda, PhD; Kimberly Howard-Quijiano, MD, MS, FASE) as part of Scientific Poster Session 2 on April 28, 12:00 – 1:00 pm (SCA PS 2 - Kiosk 2 - Poster 1). |
The following faculty members are also serving on SCA committees:
- Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc, FASE: Blood Management Subcommittee
- Michael L. Boisen, MD, FASE: Guidelines & Standards Committee (Chair); Scientific Program Planning Committee (SCA Annual Meeting and Workshops)
- Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD: Transplantation Subcommittee
- Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FASE: Cardiac Outcomes Research Committee (Vice Chair); COR-PM Planning Committee
- Joshua Knight, MD, FASE: ERACS Subcommittee
- Quratulain Samoon, MD: Guidelines & Standards Committee
- Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE: Cardiac Anesthesia SCA Director's Council; ERACS Subcommittee
- Harikesh Subramanian, MBBS, MS, D.ABA, ABPM-CI: SCA-STS Database Committee: (Vice Chair, 2024-2025)