SATA WEST COAST LIVER TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA MEETING
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2021 09:00 AM – 13:20 PM – PST
Course Syllabus
Program overview:
This SATA regional meeting is a virtual meeting that has been designed to provide a broad spectrum of clinicians a review of the latest updates on a variety of intra-operative and critical care management topics in Liver Transplant Anesthesia.
Learning objectives:
1. To understand the concept of transfusion free liver transplantation and its limitations.
2. To understand the concept of Extended Criteria Donors (ECD) in liver transplantation, and the effect of using grafts from ECD on perioperative and postoperative outcomes.
3. Discuss liver transplantation in patients with COVID related acute liver failure.
4. Review of current developments in liver transplant anesthesia fellowship training.
5. To understand the potential for research and quality improvement using electronic medical data.
6. To understand challenges of performing prospective clinical trials in liver transplantation.
7. To review the perioperative management of liver transplant recipients with hyponatremia.
8. To review the concept of simultaneous cardiac surgery (such as aortic valve replacement) and liver transplantation.
Target audience:
Specialists working in organ transplantation (e.g., transplant anesthesiologists, intensivists, transplant surgeons, other transplant medicine specialists, and CRNAs) and trainees (e.g., residents, fellows; medical students, SRNAs, and nursing students).
Accreditation and CME credit designation:
SATA – The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Organizing institutions and program committee members:
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Dieter Adelmann – University of California, San Francisco, CA
Platform: Zoom – virtual Webinar
Registration: Registration link to follow. There will be no registration fee.
Program:
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome & Introduction
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington
9:10 am – 10:00 am Clinical Challenges I
Moderator: Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington
Transfusion Free Liver Transplant
Sherif H. Kandil – University of Southern California
Extended Criteria Donors in Liver Transplantation
David M. Rosenfeld – Mayo Clinic Arizona
10:00 am – 10:05 am Break
10:05 am – 11:00 am Current Concepts
Moderator: Andrea Olmos – University of California, San Francisco
Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure in A Patient With COVID
Kristin Kidson and Jei Park – The University of British Columbia
Liver Transplant Anesthesia Fellowships
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 am – 11:10 am Break
11:10 am – 11:15 am SATA Address
Tetsuro Sakai – President, SATA – University of Pittsburgh
11:15 am – 12:10 pm Research
Moderator: David M. Rosenfeld – Mayo Clinic Arizona
The Use of Electronic Medical Data for Research and Quality Improvement in Liver Transplantation.
Rishi P. Kothari – University of California, San Francisco
Prospective Clinical Trials in Liver Transplantation
Dieter Adelmann – University of California, San Francisco
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm Break
12:15 pm – 1:10 pm Clinical Challenges II
Moderator: Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California, Los Angeles
Management Of Hyponatremia During Liver Transplantation
Michael Lin – University of California, Los Angeles
Combined Cardiac Surgery & Liver Transplantation
Colby Tanner – University of California, Los Angeles
1:10 pm – 1:20 pm Closing Remarks
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington
NOTE:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the UPMC and SATA. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters. It does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for the educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions, including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.