Announcements

In conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)

 

Place:  The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort, Hawaii

Time:    Monday, March 21, 2022 (8:30 AM to 3:30 PM PST)  

 

8:30 – 8:45:              Welcome and Introduction of SATA

Ted Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA (University of Pittsburgh)

Gebhard Wagener MD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

 

8: 45 – 9:45:            Panel-1: New Topics in Abdominal Transplant Anesthesiology

                                          Moderator: Adrian Hendrickse MD, MMEd (University of Colorado)

• Considerations for liver transplant in metabolic syndromes (SPA)

Andrew J Costandi, MD, MMM (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

In collaboration with the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)

• ECMO and Liver Transplantation (SOCCA): getting out of the OR is not everything

Lovekesh Arora, MBBS, MD (University of Iowa)

In collaboration with the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA)

• Transplantation and the obese patient

Katie Forkin, MD (University of Virginia)

 

9:45 – 10:45:           Panel-2: The Practice of Transplant Anesthesiology

Moderator: Ranjit Deshpande, MD (Yale University)

• National LT practice survey: adult (12 min)

Cara Crouch, MD (University of Colorado)

• National LT practice survey: pediatrics (12 min)

Marina Moguilevitch, MD (Montefiore Medical Center)

• Adult liver transplantation anesthesia practice management and the role of the transplant anesthesia director (12 min)

Aalok Kacha, MD, PhD (University of Chicago)

• UNOS and organ allocation: adult and pediatrics (8 min)

Gebhard Wagener, MD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

 

10:45- 11:15 :           Break

 

11:15 – 12:15:          Keynote Address

Moderator:      Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (MedStar Georgetown University Hospital)

How do we use data to advance research and clinical practice in transplantation

Dieter Adelmann, MD (University of California – San Francisco)

 

12:15 – 13:00:         Pro/Con Debate

Moderators:    Ramona Nicolau-Raducu, MD, PhD (University of Miami)

                                          Sher-Lu Pai, MD (Mayo Clinic Jacksonville)

My goal is to avoid perioperative opioids for adult liver transplant recipients

• Pro: Natalie Smith, MD (Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai)
• Con: Sathish Kumar, MD (University of Michigan)

 

13:00 – 14:00:         Panel-3: Thoracic Organ Transplantation

                            Moderators:    Barbara Wilkey, MD (University of Colorado)

Kathir Subramaniam, MD, MPH (University of Pittsburgh)

• DCD Transplantation: what is it and is it feasible for heart transplants?

Megan Chacon, MD (University of Nebraska Medical Center)

• Lung transplant for pulmonary hypertension and the role of circulatory support

Andrea Miltiades, MD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

• Thoracic Transplantation for COVID-19

Yong Peng, MD (University of Florida)

 

14:00  – 14:15:        Closing remarks

Ted Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)

Gebhard Wagener MD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

 

14:30  – 15:30:        Council meeting

Open to members

 

The MidWEST SATA Meeting

Saturday, JANUARY, 22, 2022

08:55 Am – 12:30 PM (CST)

 

Course Syllabus (updated)

Program overview:

This SATA regional meeting is to provide the audience the updated knowledge on several critical management issues in liver, heart and thoracic transplant patients.

 

Learning objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to

 

1. Determine immediate and long-term outcome differences in the liver transplant recipients between living donor and brain-dead donor
2. Analyze the importance of intraoperative echo cardiography and POCUS in liver transplantation
3. List advantages of various regional anesthesia techniques in lung transplantation
4. Determine the role of various extra corporeal cardiopulmonary support in lung transplantation
5. Understand the current status of heart transplantation in DCD donors
6. Identify potential benefits and challenges with ERAS in heart transplantation
7. Identify perioperative contributing factors for the development of early graft dysfunction following 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.

 

Faculty listing

 

Elizabeth A. Townsend, MD, PhD

Clinical Instructor,

Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Wisconsin,

Madison, WI

 

Richa Dhawan, MD

Clinical Associate Professor,

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care,

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

 

Megan Chacon, MD

Associate Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Nebraska Medical Center,

Omaha, NE

 

Prema Raj Jeyaraj, MMed, FRCS, FAMS

Senior Consultant, Professor of Surgery,

Director Sing Health Transplant,

Deputy Director National Liver Transplant Program, Singapore

Katherine L. Kozarek, MD

Assistant Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Wisconsin,

Madison, WI

 

Michael B. Majewski, MD

Associate Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine,

Loyola University Medical Center,

Chicago, IL

 

Sundar Reddy, MD, MBA

Clinical Associate Professor

Director Transplant Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Iowa,

Iowa City, IA

 

 

Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE

Clinical Associate Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Iowa,

Iowa city, IA

 

 

Daniel Lotz, MD

Associate Professor,

Department of Anesthesiology,

University of Minnesota,

Minneapolis, MN

 

Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD

Professor of Surgery

Surgical Director Lung Transplant Program,

Interim Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

University of Iowa,

Iowa City, IA

 

Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA

President SATA,

Professor, Vice Chair for Professional Development,

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Michael Viray, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Division of Heart failure program

University of Iowa,

Iowa City, IA

 

Accreditation and CME credit designation:

SATA (The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 

Program organizing institution  

University of Iowa (Meeting Chair: Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE)

 

Platform: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMufumqqjwqE9bIoWx58RmECtT1VKEU57K3

Password will be provided upon registration below

 

Registration:  https://cce.upmc.com/midwest-sata-meeting (UPMC CME office)

 

Registration Fee:

• US $30.00 at registration to SATA via cce.upmc.edu, if you need CME credits
• Free registration for:
  • Current SATA members and members of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA)
  • Lecturers and moderators of the meeting
  • Trainees, medical students, international medical personals, or nursing specialist who do not need CME credits

 

PROGRAM

 

8:55 AM – 9:00 AM        Welcome and Introduction

                                              Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE

 

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM       Adult Liver Transplantation Session (Moderator: Sundar Reddy, MD, MBA)

                                                           

9:00 AM-9:25 AM            Outcome differences between living and brain-dead donor in liver

                                              transplantation

                                           Prema Raj Jeyaraj, MMed, FRCS, FAMS

                                             

9:25 AM -9:50 AM         Impactness of Echocardiography in liver transplantation

                                           Elizabeth A. Townsend, MD, PhD

                                         

9:50 AM – 10.40 AM      Lung Transplantation Session (Moderator: Kalpaj R. Parekh, MD)

 

9:50 AM – 10:15 AM       Updates on regional anesthesia in lung transplantation

                                              Michael B. Majewski, MD

 

10:15 AM – 10:40 AM    Current role of extracorporeal cardio pulmonary support in lung 

                                            transplantation

                                            Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE

 

10:40 AM – 10:45 AM    SATA President Address

                                              Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA

 

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM     Break

 

10:55 AM – 12:20 PM    Heart Transplantation Session

                                              (Moderators: Katherine L. Kozarek, MD & Michael Viray, MD)

 

10:55 AM – 11:20 am    Update on Heart Transplantation of DCD Donors with the

                                              Normothermic Regional Perfusion Technique.

                                            Megan Chacon, MD

 

11:20 AM – 11:55 AM     Current Status of ERAS in Heart Transplantation

                                            Daniel Lotz, MD

 

11:55 AM – 12.20 PM     Perioperative Predictors of Early Graft Dysfunction Following

                                            Heart Transplantation

                                            Richa Dhawan, MD

 

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM    Closing Remarks

                                           Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE

 

Continuing Education Credit

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Other Health Care Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certification of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

 

Faculty Disclosure

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:

• Richa Dhawan, MD (Renibus Therapeutics, INC)
• Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA (Book royalty, Springer Inc.)

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

  

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and 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 educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in 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.