Learning Objectives:

1. Examine and review regional anesthesia options for abdominal organ transplantation.
2. Describe the recommendations from SATA’s upcoming white paper for point-of-care ultrasound utilization in abdominal transplantations.
3. Summarize anesthetic considerations for intestinal transplantation.
4. Discuss the challenges of pediatric liver transplantation and compare special considerations in pediatric/adult liver transplant.
5. Summarize the role of preoperative evaluation tools in predicting outcomes following heart transplant.
6. Review outcomes data in cardiac transplantation based on donor type and examine special considerations for normothermic regional perfusion in cardiac transplantation.
7. Summarize and evaluate outcomes in heart transplantation in patients with mechanical circulatory support.

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists, intensivists, surgeons, fellows, residents, medical students, nurse anesthetists, advanced practice nurses, anesthesiologist assistants, physician assistants, and nursing staff who are involved in the perioperative care of transplant patients.

Faculty Listing: 

• Richa Dhawan, MD,MPH, FASA, FASE – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Cale Kassel, MD, FASA – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 
• Brian Cacioppo, MD  – University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
• Maireen Miravite, MD  – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE  
• Ryan Grell, MD – University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 
• Charles Walcutt, MD – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
• Trevor Wilke, MD  –  University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE   
• Katherine Kozarek, MD – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI           
• Gebhard Wagener, MD – Columbia University, New York NY
• Kristin Trela, MD – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Danisa Daubenspeck, DO – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Jeffrey Songster, MD – University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
• Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed, FASE – UCI Health, Orange, CA

2025 Program organizing institution 

University of Nebraska (Meeting Chair: Cale Kassel, MD FASA)

Senior Meeting Regional Chair: Richa Dhawan, MD MPH FASA FASE

Platform:  Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation

Registration Link:  SATA – 2025 Midwest Regional Meeting

Registration Fee:  Free

PROGRAM

8:55 – 9:00 AM            Welcome and Introduction

                                    Richa Dhawan MD, MPH, FASE & Cale Kassel MD, FASA

9:00 – 9:50 AM            Liver Transplantation Session

(Moderator: Brian Cacioppo MD)

9:00 – 9:25 AM            Pediatric Liver Transplantation

                                    Maireen Miravite MD

9:25 – 9:50 AM                        POCUS for Transplant Anesthesiologists

                                    Ryan Grell MD

9:50 – 10:40 AM           Abdominal Organ Transplantation Session

                                        (Moderator: Richa Dhawan MD, MPH, FASE)

9:50 – 10:15 AM          Anesthetic Considerations for Intestinal Transplantation

                                    Charles Walcutt MD

10:15 – 10:40 AM        Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal Transplantation

                                    Trevor Wilke MD

10:40 – 10:50 AM        SATA President Address

                                    Gebhard Wagner M.D.

10:50 – 11:05 AM        BREAK

11:05 AM-12:20 PM   Heart Transplantation Session

(Moderator: Sudhakar Subramani MD, MMed, FASE, Kristin Trela MD)

11:05 – 11: 30 AM      Pre-Operative Evaluation & Outcomes after OHT

                                    Danisa Daubenspeck DO

11:30 – 11: 50 AM      Donor Type and Clinical Outcomes in OHT

                                    Jeff Songster MD

11:50 AM–12:20 PM   Outcomes after Heart Transplantation in Patients with MCS

                                    Katherine L. Kozarek MD

12:20-12:30 PM          Closing Remarks

Cale Kassel MD

SATA WEST COAST
ANNUAL LIVER TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA
MEETING 2024
SATURDAY, DEC 14TH, 2024, 9:00 – 15:00 (PST)

Course Syllabus
Course overview:
This SATA regional meeting is a hybrid (in-person and 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 review the useful ultrasound techniques (POCUS/TTE) for liver transplantation.
2. To review the normothermic regional perfusion in liver transplantation.
3. To review the anesthesia management for complex transplantations.
4. To understand the practice management strategy for liver transplant in major academic centers.
5. To share and understand how to create and manage liver transplant rotation for anesthesia resident
6. To review the various research in 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, nursing students).
Registration: https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/m1iwlb71mvqhqa/

Registration Fee:
US $35 (* Free registration for trainees, medical students, or nursing specialists).

Meeting format: Hybrid (In-person and virtual)

(* You will receive the meeting access to virtual format after registration).

Meeting venue:
Room CS-0101,
UCSF Clinical Science Building
521 Parnassus Ave,
San Francisco, CA 94143

Organizing institutions and program committee members:
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Alexandra Ruan – Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Nicholas Mendez – University of California, San Francisco, CA

Timetable:
09:00 – 09:10
(10 min)
Welcome & Introduction
Kyota Fukazawa – University of Washington

CT 09:10 -09:50
(40 min)
Session 1: POCUS/TEE Technique in Liver Transplantation
Moderator: Ruan Alexandra – Stanford University

09:10 – 09:40
(30 min)
POCUS/TEE Technique in Liver Transplantation
Marianne Chen – Stanford University

09:40 – 09:50
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

09:50 – 10:30
(40 min)
Session 2: Preservation Techniques in Liver Transplantation
Moderator: Nicholas Mendez – University of California San Francisco

09:50 – 10:20
(30 min)
Update on Advanced Liver Preservation Techniques
Garrett Roll – University of California San Francisco

10:20 – 10:30
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

10:30 – 10:40
(10 min)
Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:30
(70 min)
Session 3: Anesthesia Management for Complex Transplantation
Christine Nguyen-Buckley – University of California Los Angeles

10:40 – 11:00
(20 min)
Combined Heart – Liver Transplantation
Colby Tanner-University of California Los Angeles

11:00 – 11:20
(20 min)
Multi-organ Transplantations
Michael Chen – Stanford University

11:20 – 11:30
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

11:30 – 12:00
(30 min)
Lunch Break

12:00 – 13:40
(40 min)
Session 4: Expert Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kate Kronish – University of California San Francisco

12:00 – 13:00
(60 min)
PART 1: Practice Management in Liver Transplant Anesthesia
Moderator: Chris Wray – University of California Los Angeles
● Chris Wray – University of California Los Angeles
● Jennifer Cutler – Cedars-Sinai
● Ashraf Sedra – University of Southern California
● Alexandra Ruan- Stanford University
● Kate Kronish – University of California San Francisco
● Joshua Cohen – California Pacific Medical Center
● Malik Sunny – US Anesthesia Partners

13:00 – 13:40
(40 min)
PART 2: Liver Transplant Rotation for Anesthesia Resident
Moderator: Marianne Chen – Stanford University
● Christina Ma – University of California Los Angeles
● Coby Tanner – University of California Los Angeles
● Steve Vanhoy – University of Washington
● Marianne Chen – Stanford University
● Cara Crouch – University of Colorado

13:40 – 13:50
(10 min)
Discussion & Questions

13:50 – 14:05
(15 min)
Coffee Break

14:05 – 14:50
(45 min)
Session 5: Frontiers in Transplant Research
Moderator: Dieter Adelmann – University of California San Francisco

14:05 – 14:20
(15 min)
PART 1: Updates for SATA Transplant Database Project
Dieter Adelmann – University of California San Francisco

14:20 – 14:50
(30 min)
PART 2: Research Abstract Presentations
1. Esophageal warming reduces intraoperative hypothermia during liver
transplantation: a single-center post-hoc analysis of the MHALT clinical trial
Anthony Phero – University of California San Francisco
2. Navigating Anesthetic Complexities: Liver Transplantation in Budd-Chiari
Syndrome
Asad H Bashir – University of Florida

14:50 – 15:00
(10 min)
Closing Remarks/President’s Address
Gebhard Wagener – SATA President

Sponsors
Thank you for supporting the 2024 SATA West Coast Annual Liver transplant Anesthesia Meeting: