Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Annual Meeting 2024

▶︎ Included Content

‣ Includes: 1 video + 1 PDF
‣ Total Size: 19.2 GB
‣ Format: Continuous conference recordings
👨‍⚕️ 👩🏾‍⚕️ Target Audience: Anesthesiologists and multidisciplinary cardiac care professionals

The annual scientific meeting of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) highlights the crucial role of teamwork in delivering exceptional clinical care, advancing scientific knowledge, and enhancing patient outcomes for those with congenital heart disease.

The program recognizes that congenital cardiac anesthesiologists function as integral members of a large multidisciplinary team, united by a shared mission to deliver the highest standard of care across fetal, neonatal, pediatric, and adult congenital populations.

Educational Focus & Program Highlights

Teamwork, Culture, and Leadership

The meeting opens with a dedicated session titled “There’s No ‘I’ in Team,” which explores the principles of effective teamwork, safety culture, and high-functioning clinical teams. This session includes expert perspectives on:

• Team dynamics and performance

• Surgical culture and patient safety

• Leadership in the cardiac operating room

Renowned experts such as Dr. Lauren Kennedy-Metz, a leader in surgical team culture research, and Dr. Lori Riegger, who addresses leadership in the cardiac OR, guide this foundational discussion.

Focused Clinical Theme: Borderline Neonatal Left Ventricle

The central clinical focus of the meeting is the neonatal patient with a borderline left ventricle, highlighting the complexity of care required for these fragile patients. This session brings together diverse specialists involved in diagnosis, surgical planning, and anesthetic management.

📌 Key highlights include:

• The Dolly D. Hansen Lecture by Dr. Wayne Tworetzky, reviewing the current state of fetal interventions for evolving left heart hypoplasia

• Surgical strategies for neonatal aortic hypoplasia and LVOT obstruction

• Anesthetic considerations for neonates with small left-sided cardiac structures

Cardiac Arrest: Prevention Before Crisis

Another major highlight is the session “Cardiac Arrest: Let’s Choose an Ounce of Prevention.” This session focuses on prediction and prevention strategies in:

• The cardiac operating room

• The cardiac intensive care unit

Experts discuss risk factors, early warning signs, and systems-based approaches aimed at reducing intraoperative and postoperative cardiac arrest events.

Advanced Topics, Equity, and Expert Panels

The afternoon program features:

• An Ask the Experts Panel, driven by controversial topics from the CCAS Poll of the Month

• Practical lectures on:

  • Lactate interpretation during cardiopulmonary bypass

  • Racial and ethnic disparities in congenital heart surgery outcomes

  • ERAS protocols in congenital cardiac surgery

• Recognition of outstanding research through Best Poster presentations

• The CCAS Lifetime Achievement Award

👩🏼‍💻 🧑🏾‍💻 Target Audience

This program is designed for:

• Anesthesiologists caring for pediatric cardiac patients or adults with congenital heart disease

• Cardiac surgeons, intensivists, perfusionists, and perioperative team members

• Clinical and basic science researchers focused on pediatric cardiac anesthesia or congenital heart disease

 ✧ Course Content Included

Files Provided:

• April 11.mp4 — Full-day continuous conference video recording

• CCAS 2024 Annual Meeting – Printable Program.pdf

🗒 Detailed Program Agenda

Thursday, April 11, 2024

SESSION I – There’s No “I” in Team

Moderators: Manchula Navaratnam, MD; Luis M. Zabala, MD

• High-Functioning Teams Don’t Happen By Chance – Kenneth Catchpole, PhD

• The Role of Culture in Patient Safety and Surgical Outcomes – Lauren Kennedy-Metz, PhD

• Leadership in the Cardiac OR – Lori Q. Riegger, MD

• Q&A Discussion

• Coffee Break with Exhibitors

SESSION II – The Borderline Neonatal Left Heart: It Takes a Village

Moderators: Viviane G. Nasr, MD; Chinedu Otu, MD

• Dolly D. Hansen Lecture – Wayne Tworetzky, MD

• Surgical Options in Neonatal Aortic Hypoplasia – Glen Van Arsdell, MD

• Anesthetic Considerations for Neonates – Kristin L. Richards, MD

• Q&A Discussion

SESSION III – Cardiac Arrest: Let’s Choose an Ounce of Prevention

Moderators: Branden Engorn, MD; Nischal K. Gautam, MD

• Predictors and Prevention of Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest – Morgan L. Brown, MD, PhD

• PCICS Lecture: Preventing Postoperative Cardiac Arrest – Christine Riley, MSN, APRN

• Q&A Discussion

• Lunch with Exhibitors

SESSION IV – Best Posters & Lifetime Achievement Award

Moderators: Irfan Kathiriya, MD; Koichi Yuki, MD

• Best Poster Presentations

• CCAS Lifetime Achievement Award

SESSION V – Top of Mind for Team Members

Moderators: Rania K. Abbasi, MD; Dheeraj Goswami, MD; Andrii Vysotskyi, MD

• Lactate and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Justin Sleasman, MS, CCP

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes – Faith J. Ross, MD

• ERAS in Congenital Cardiac Surgery – Rachel Clopton, MD

• Q&A Discussion

SESSION VI – Ask the Experts: Many Paths to the Same Place

Expert Panelists: Andreas W. Loepke, MD, PhD; Peggy P. McNaull, MD; Alexander C. Mittnacht, MD

• Hyperglycemia During Cardiac Surgery – Devon Aganga, MD

• Anesthesia for Electrophysiology Ablation – Reese Murray-Torres, MD

• Central Venous Line Placement for Norwood & Glenn Procedures – Devon Aganga, MD

• Panel & Audience Discussion

SESSION VII – Professor Poster Rounds