Meeting

Learning objectives – On completion of this activity the participants will be able to

1. Learn about the concept of frailty and its importance in evaluation/management and outcomes for abdominal transplant recipients
2. Discuss indications and practical considerations for use of veno-venous bypass in liver transplantation and advanced hepatobiliary surgery
3. Review strategies for prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury in liver transplantation
4. Learn about strategies to improve graft quality in donation after circulatory determination of death in organ transplantation, including machine perfusion
5. Review ethical and practical considerations in organ donation after circulatory determination of death
6. Discuss administrative considerations in managing a transplant anesthesiology service line and fellowship

Target audience

Transplant anesthesiologists, intensivists, transplant surgeons, residents, and fellows.

Time and Location:

SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2023: 9 AM – 2 PM, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE

1300 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10065 WEILL AUDITORIUM (C-200)

Virtual Venue:

https://weillcornell.zoom.us/j/97750761082?from=addon

Meeting ID: 977 5076 1082

Schedule:

9:00 – 9:30: Breakfast and Welcome: Christine Lennon M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine

9:30 – 10:30: Perioperative considerations

Frailty in abdominal transplant – Joseph Scarpa, M.D. and Rohan Panchamia M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine

Veno-venous bypass in liver transplantation – Juan Rocca M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine

ICU Management: postoperative acute kidney injury in liver transplantation – Christopher Tam M.D., Montefiore Medical Center

10:30 – 10:45: Break

10:45 – 11:30: Donor considerations

DCD donation and NRP – Zeeshan Akhtar M.D., The Mount Sinai Hospital

DCD practical and ethical considerations –  Christine Lennon M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine

11:30 – 12:15: Lunch

12:15 – 1:15: Administrative considerations

Anesthesiologist as the perioperative physician: the transplant anesthesiology model –  Nikhil Chawla M.D., Yale New Haven Hospital

Transplant anesthesiology service considerations – Joseph Yeh M.D., NYU Langone Health

Transplant anesthesiology fellowship considerations – Natalie Smith M.D., The Mount Sinai Hospital

1:15 – 1:45: Keynote address: Tetsuro Sakai M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

1:45 – 2:00 Closing Remarks: Gebhard Wagener M.D., Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Registration Fees and Link:
Complimentary Registration if no CME credits are required
$30.00 for SATA and SCA Members – CME Credits Needed
$60.00 for Non-SATA and SCA Members – CME Credits Needed
 
https://sata2022.wufoo.com/forms/zid5tgc0d8hdb3/ 
 

Organizing committee members (alphabetical):

• Ranjit Deshpande, MD, FCCM (Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT)
• Christine Lennon, MD (Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY)
• Marina Moguilevitch, MD (Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY)
• Natalie Smith, MD (The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY)
• Gebhard Wagener, MD (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY)
• Joseph Yeh, (NYU Langone Health, New York, NY)

Directions to Weill Auditorium (C-200)

Enter the medical school at 1300 York Avenue.

After you go through security, proceed to the second floor via the stairs or elevator.

As you exit the staircase, make a left and walk down the hall. C-200 will be on the right.

Program overview:

This SATA regional meeting will provide discussion of novel areas of interest in liver, heart, and lung
transplantation.

Learning objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:
1. Determine the potential benefits and challenges of ECMO in liver, heart and lung transplantation
2. Understand risk and benefit of postponing abdominal closure after liver transplantation
3. Learn the different antimicrobial strategies adopted in abdominal and cardio-thoracic transplant
patients to protect them from infection in the perioperative period
4. Understand the potential complication of vascular cannulation for V-V bypass
5. Understand the challenges of managing blood products reserve for a patient with antibody
6. Determine the best approach to liver transplant for a patient with Severe AS

Target audience:

Anesthesiologists, Intensivists, Surgeons, Hepatologists, Cardiologists, 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.

Core Faculty

Lorenzo De Marchi, MD, FASE (Chair)
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital
Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD, MHS, FCCM
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Katie Forkin, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Chief, Liver Transplant Anesthesia
University of Virginia Health
Sergio Navarrete, DO
Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University

Additional Faculty listing:

Promise Ariyo, MD MPH
Assistant Professor
Divisions of Cardiac Anesthesia & Critical Care
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Zachary Janik, MD
Anesthesia Resident
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Olivia S. Kates, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Shane Ottman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University

Pedjman Radkani, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital

Gregory Serrao, MD, MSE, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Benjamin Wilson, MD
Anesthesia Resident
MedStar-Georgetown University Hospital

Hamy Kassahun, MD
Anesthesia Resident
University of Virginia Health

SATA-DMV 2023 10:25 am – 3:30 pm

10:25 am – 10:30 am Welcome and Introduction – Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (MGUH)

10:30 am -11:20 am ECMO in Transplant – Moderator: Aliaksei Pustavoitau, MD (JHH)

10:30 am – 10:50 am ECMO in liver transplant – Gregory Serrao, MD (Mount Sinai)

10:50 am – 11:10 am ECMO in CT transplant – Promise Ariyo, MD (JHH)

11:10 am – 11:20 am Q&A

11:20 am – 11:30 am Presidential address

11:30 am – 11:35 am Break

11:35 am – 12:30 pm Management of open abdomen in Liver Transplant (Pro/ Con) – Moderator: Sergio Navarrete, DO (VCU)

11:35 am – 11:55 am Con – Pejman Radkani, MD (MGUH)

11:55 am – 12:15 pm Pro – Shane Ottmann, MD (JHH)

12:15 am – 12:35 pm The CCM Perspective – Aliaksei Pustavoitau (JHH)

12:35 pm – 12:50 pm Q&A

12:50 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch break

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm Third Session – Moderator: Lorenzo De Marchi, MD (MGUH)

1:50 pm – 2:10 pm Perioperative Antimicrobial Therapy in Abdominal Transplant – Olivia Kates, MD (JHH)

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Q&A

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Challenging Cases – Moderator: Katherine Forkin, MD (UVA)

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm LDLT in a patient with Severe AS – Hamy Kassahun , MD (UVA)

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Blood management for patients with antibodies-Zachary Janik,MD (JHH)

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Complication V-V bypass cannulation – Ben Wilson, MD (MGUH)

3:15 pm – 3:25pm Q&A

3:25 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks