Learning objectives:
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
1. Understand techniques used in liver transplantation for blood conservation
2. Identify the optimum preoperative cardiopulmonary workup in the liver transplant
patient
3. Understand new techniques for pain control in the lung transplant recipient
4. Identify the effects of hyperammonemia in the lung transplant patient
5. Understand changes in allocation policy in heart transplantation
6. Assess the intraoperative management of coagulopathy during heart transplant
7. Recognize the difference in outcomes between NRP and OSC DCD heart transplantation
Target audience:
Anesthesiologists, intensivists, surgeons, fellows, resident, medical students, nurse anesthetists,
advanced practice nurses, anesthesiologist assistants, physician assistants, and nursing staff who
are involved in the perioperative care of transplant patients
PROGRAM
8:55 – 9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction
Chris Cassara, MD
9:00 – 9:50 AM Liver Transplantation Session
(Moderator: Lovkesh Arora MD, FASA, E-AEC)
9:00 – 9:25 AM Blood Conservation techniques in liver transplantation
Alexandra Anderson MD
9:25 – 9:50 AM Preoperative Cardiopulmonary Workup
Elizabeth Townsend MD, PhD
9:50 – 10:40 AM Lung Transplantation Session
(Moderator: Bob Arrigo MD & Chris Cassara MD)
9:50 – 10:15 AM Cryoablation for Pain Control in Lung Transplantation
Tim Guenther MD
10:15 – 10:40 AM Hyperammonemia in Lung Transplantation
Micah Long MD
10:40 – 10:50 AM SATA President Address
Gebhard Wagener MD
10:50 – 11:05 AM BREAK
11:05 AM-12:20 PM Heart Transplantation Session
(Moderator: Richa Dhawan MD, MPH & Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed)
11:05 – 11: 30 AM Management of Coagulopathy during Heart Transplantation
Anthony Panos MD
11:30 – 11: 55 AM Outcomes with NRP vs OSC DCD Heart Transplantation
Lucas Skoda MD
11:55-12:00 PM Closing Remarks
Chris Cassara MD
Registration Fee:
• US $30.00 at registration, if you need CME credits.
• Free registration for:
o Current SATA members and members of the Society of Cardiovascular
Anesthesiologists (SCA)
o Lecturers and moderators of the meeting
o Trainees, medical students, international medical personals, or nursing specialist who do not need CME credits
Registration: https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/m16ogtwl14e2f5y/
Time & Date:
Saturday, January 27, 2024 – 8:55AM – 12:30PM CST
Faculty Listing
Chris Cassara, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Lovkesh Arora MD, FASA, E-AEC – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Alexandra Anderson MD – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Elizabeth Townsend MD, PhDc – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Bob Arrigo, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Tim Guenther, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Micah Long, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Gebhard Wagener, MD – Columbia University, New York, NY
Richa Dhawan MD, MPH – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Anthony L. Panos, MD – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Lucas Skoda, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI