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