2023 Annual Convention/VAPOR Program

September 30 - October 3 in St. Pete Beach, Florida

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Saturday, September 30

7:00 AM - Registration

07:45 AM - Welcome & Outline of Educational Program

Session 1: Anesthesia Airway Management – Concurrent

08:00 AM - Critical Airways – Agnes Hunyady, MD

08:30 AM - New Technology and Equipment – Dane Grenda, DO

09:00 AM - My Journey in Bringing Airway Devices to Market – Robert Molnar, DO

09:30 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

Emerging Professional Program – Concurrent

08:00 AM - Money Grows, Just Not on Trees:  Financial Considerations for Future and Young Physicians – Brandon Barfield

08:30 AM - Conflict Collision-Strategies to Manage Difficult Conversations – Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

09:00 AM - So, You Had a Bad Day: Defensive Documentation and Proper Practice Protocols During Undesired Outcomes – Erica Mallon

09:30 AM - Interviewing for Residency 101 – Jennifer Hargrave, DO, FAOCA | Making the Best Choices: Keys to Success in Your First Job – David Ninan, DO, FAOCA

10:00 AM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

 Session 2: Keynote Speaker

10:30 AM - Osteopathy, Anesthesia, and the Future – Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD

Session 3: Scientific Abstracts Session Pt. 1

11:30 AM - Moderated Scientific Abstract Lunch Session

01:00 PM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

Session 4: Using Technology into the Future – Concurrent

01:30 PM - Cognitive Reserve: Is this Important Patient Characteristic Modifiable Before Surgery? – Michelle Humeidan, MD

02:00 PM - Using Data for Intraoperative Management – Calvin Gruss, MD, MS, MSACI

02:30 PM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

POCUS Workshop – Concurrent

01:30 PM - Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop – Elaina Lin, MD

Session 5: Scientific Abstracts Session Pt. 2

03:30 PM - Moderated Scientific Abstract Session

06:30 PM - Conclave Ceremony & Reception

Sunday, October 1

Session 1: Pediatric Anesthesia – Concurrent

07:00 AM - Updates in Malignant Hyperthermia and Pediatric Considerations  – Ryan Hamlin, MD

07:30 AM - Opioid Epidemic Updates – Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

08:00 AM - Point of Care Ultrasound and Anesthesia: Fifty Shades of Grey – Elaina Lin, MD

08:30 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

Session 1: Obstetric Anesthesia – Concurrent

07:00 AM - Select SOAP Consensus Statements – Suzanne Huffnagle, DO, FAOCA

07:30 AM - Obesity/Super Morbid Obesity and Pregnancy – Jane Huffnagle, DO, FAOCA

08:00 AM - Post-Dural Puncture Headaches – Sean Washek, DO

08:30 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

09:00 AM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

Session 2: Keynote Speaker

09:30 AM - Be the Best You Can Be and the Patient Wins – Robert Gaiser, MD

Session 3: Keynote Speaker

10:30 AM - From Polio to COVID-19: An Origin Story – Hannah Wunsch, MD

Session 4: AOCA Annual Business Meeting

11:30 AM - AOCA Annual Business Meeting & Lunch – AOCA Board of Governors

Session 5: ASA, AOA, and AOBA Updates

12:30 PM - ASA Updates – Ronald Harter, MD

12:50 PM - AOA Updates – Ira Monka, DO

1:10 PM - AOBA Updates – Raymond Depa, DO, FAOCA

01:30 PM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

Session 6: Keynote Speaker

02:00 PM - Anesthesia in the Austere Environment – Derek Lodico, DO

Session 7: Year in Review – Snap Sessions

03:00 PM - Learning From the Past to Drive the Future: A Historical Review of Anesthesiology, Osteopathic Anesthesiologists and Future Challenges – Jennifer Hargrave, DO, FAOCA

03:30 PM - Critical Care – Rafal Kopanczyk, DO, FAOCA

03:45 PM - Obstetric Anesthesia – Suzanne Huffnagle, DO, FAOCA

04:00 PM - Cardiac Anesthesia – Michael Fabbro, DO, FAOCA

04:15 PM - Pediatric Anesthesia – Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA

04:30 PM - Pain Medicine – Ashley Bailey-Classen, DO

04:45 PM - General Anesthesia – Michelle Daryanani, DO, FAOCA

Monday, October 2

07:00 AM - Timothy D. Ernst Memorial 5K Walk/Run

07:00 AM - PBLDs

Session 1: Wellness in the Post-COVID Era – Concurrent

08:00 AM - The Darkest Hour: Perioperative Adverse Events & The Second Victim Phenomenon – Melissa Byrne, DO

08:30 AM - Mindfulness in Medicine: Mumbo-Jumbo or Meaningful Practice? - Lynne Boone, DO

09:00 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

09:30 AM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

ACLS/BLS/PALS Recertification Workshop – Concurrent

08:00 AM - ACLS/BLS/PALS Recertification Workshop

Session 2: Education and Mentorship Considerations

10:00 AM - Early Career Industry Research: The Ins, Outs and Value – Danielle Horn, MD

10:30 AM - Non-traditional Career Paths for Anesthesiologists – David Ninan, DO, FAOCA

11:00 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

11:30 AM - Lunch Break

Session 3: Keynote Speaker

01:00 PM - Perioperative Considerations of Patients after Bariatric Surgery on Weight Loss Medications – Anupama Wadhwa, MD, MBBS, MSC, FASA

02:00 PM - Coffee Break with Exhibitors

Session 4: Critical Care in Anesthesia

02:30 PM - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) as a Rescue in ICU – Victor Gonzalez, DO

03:00 PM - My Patient Survived the ICU... Now What? – Chantel Gray, MD

03:30 PM - Perioperative Considerations for Adult Congenital Heart Patients for Non-Cardiac Surgery – Timothy Welch, MD, MSPH

04:00 PM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

05:30 PM - President’s Reception

Tuesday, October 3

07:00 AM - PBLDs

07:00 AM - AOCA Book Club, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable – Ursula Landman, DO, FAOCA

Session 1: Keynote Speaker

08:00 AM - The Power of No: The Importance of Setting Boundaries and Realistic Goals – Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

09:00 AM - Coffee Break

Session 2: Perioperative Efficiency and Engagement

09:15 AM - Driving Engagement – Joni Maga, MD, FASA

09:45 AM - Operational Efficiency in Perioperative Services – George Mychaskiw, DO

10:15 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A

Session 3: General Updates and Hot Topics

10:45 AM - New Horizons and Hurdles in Interventional Pain Management – Ashley Bailey-Classen, DO

11:45 AM - Panel Discussion, Q&A