2009 SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
All presentations are Acrobat PDF files.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009
THE CARDIAC PA: WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING?
The Case for Specialty Certification in CV Surgery: Why or Why Not?
Edward C. Lopez PA-C MHA and
Daniel L. McNeill PhD PA-C
New Directions in Radial Artery and Vein Harvesting
Albert K. Chin MD
PATIENT SAFETY
Human Factors and CPB
Thoralf M. Sundt III MD
Transforming an Established Perfusion Service Work Group
Jeffrey B. Riley MHPE CCT
Congruent Dialog for Cardiac Surgery Teams
Ross M. Ungerleider MD MBA
BULLET ABSTRACTS AND UTLEY AWARD
Immediate Extubation and Early Ambulation after Open Heart Surgery: One-Year Experience with a Veteran Population (Slides not available; please check back soon)
LILIBETH FERMIN MD and Birger E. Rhenman MD
Utley Award Winner:
Clinical Performance and Biocompatibility of Novel Hyaluronan-Coated Heparin-Free Extracorporeal Circuits in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization
SERDAR GUNAYDIN MD PHD, Kevin McCusker, Tamer Sari, Ibrahim Ucar, Cemi Karabay, and Cem Yorgancioglu
A Randomized, Controlled Study of Internal Thoracic Artery Harvest with the PEAK PlasmaBlade vs. Harmonic Scalpel and Traditional Electrosurgery
Kai A. Ihnken MD, Steven M. Schwartz MD, Eric P. Huang MD PhD, and JOSHUA G. VOSE MD
Post-Infarct Interventricular Septal Defect: Surgical Experience
MAKAM NAGARAJ MBBS DNB, Dronamraju Dilip, Ravikrishnan Jayakumar, Sreeja Swamidass, Rajagopal P
Is Retrograde Cerebral Protection Obsolete?
ROBERT J. PICOTTE CCP, Alan C. Dubey CCP, Bree D. Eppel RN CCP, Robert B. McKinlay CCP, Eileen S. Savoy CCP, Mark J. Wante CCP, Christopher L. Bianchi PA-C, and Joseph M. Arcidi MD
Age Is Not a Contraindication for Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
GEORGE SILVAY MD PhD, Marc Stone, Bridig Flynn, Randall Griepp
High-Fidelity Simulator for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
RICHARD D. TALLMAN PHD and Jon W. Austin
Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cerebral Protection Management during Pulmonary Endoarterectomy: A Single-Centre Fourteen-Year Experience
Pasquale Totaro MD, Antonella Degani, Vito Piscione, Marco Maurelli, Elisa Milanesi, Salvatore Nicolardi, MARCO MORSOLINI, Andrea Maria D’Armini, Mario Viganò
Axillary Artery as Alternative Site of Cannulation for Minimally Invasive Hart-Port Assisted Mitral Valve Surgery
PASQUALE TOTARO MD, Antonella Degani, Fausto Martinelli, Claudio Pompei, Giuseppe Zattera, Barbara Cattadori, Francesco Pagani, Alessia Alloni, Andrea Maria D’Armini, Mario Viganò
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
BLOOD & BLEEDING I
From Experimentation to Innovation to Standard of Care: How Do We Demystify Dogma and Create Progress?
Ross M. Ungerleider MD MBA
Perioperative Thrombotic Complications and the Emerging Role of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
George J. Despotis MD
Hereditary and Acquired Defects that Predispose Patients to Excessive Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery
George J. Despotis MD
Controlling the Crimson Tide: Intelligent Blood Management
Robert C. Groom MS CCP
NEUROLOGICAL & END-ORGAN FUNCTION
CPB as Sailing: All Hands on Deck (Slides not available; please check back soon)
Christina T. Mora-Mangano MD
Mechanical Circulatory Support (Slides not available; please check back soon)
Richard J. Shemin MD
Brain Function and CPB
Guy M. McKhann MD
BLOOD & BLEEDING II
Predictive Value of Changes in Serum Creatinine and Transfusion after Cardiac Surgery
Jeremiah R. Brown PhD
The Antifibrinolytic Saga: Lessons and Questions (Permission to view slides denied by author/presenter)
Dennis T. Mangano MD PhD
Evidence: The Construct & Interpretation of Clinical Trials in Surgery (Permission to view slides denied by author/presenter)
Dennis T. Mangano MD PhD
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009
IMPROVING OUTCOMES: THE PERFUSIONIST'S ROLE
The Role of Perfusion in Off-Pump CABG
Michael J. Mack MD
Perfusion Considerations in New Technology
Michael J. Mack MD
The Reduction of Clinical Variability by Attention to Detail, Self-Reflection, and a Little Mathematics
Alfred H. Stammers MSA CCP PBMT
BASIC SCIENCE
Systematic Review from the ICEBP Perfusion Guidelines Committee on Anti-Inflammatory Agents Plus a Meta-Analysis on the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Aprotinin
Jeremiah R. Brown PhD
The Evolution of Heart Valves: What’s Old and What’s New? (Slides not available; please check back soon)
Jennifer K. White MD
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Surgery and Medical Care in War Time
LCDR Michael Tiller MD
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009
PERFUSION ISSUES FOR U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
Acid-Base Challenges: “Shift Happens”
Hamid Darban PhD CCP
Perfusion Exams: The Perioperative Blood Management Technologist (PBMT) Exam
Jeffrey B. Riley MHPE CCT
Malpractice Update: Working within Your Scope of Practice
James J. Ramsey LCP JD
CHALLENGING CASES
Fire in the Operating Room and You’re on CPB
Alfred H. Stammers MSA CCP PBMT, Julie A. Swain MD