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Friday, May 2, 2025

3:00 – 5:00pm
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6:00 – 8:00pm
Welcome Reception

Saturday, May 3, 2025

7:00 – 7:50am
Breakfast, Check-In & Exhibits

7:50 – 8:05am
Welcome

8:05 – 8:45am
Keynote Lecture – Stay Hungry: Questions, Coffee, and Sharks
Meghan Brennan, MD, MS – University of Florida

Break-Out Sessions

8:50 – 9:05 a.m.

  • Efficiency Of A Structured Course Of Regional Anesthesia In Resource-Limited Setting In Guatemala (Original Research) – Eduardo Walker Pena, MD
  • A Novel Target Area for Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Refractory Cervical Neuralgia: A Case Series Report (Case Presentation) – Ken Nguyen, DO
  • Resuscitation, Ecmo, and the Unforeseen: Multidisciplinary Management in a Life-Threatening Surgical Crisis (Case Presentation) – Adedimeji Adepoju, MD

9:05 – 9:20 a.m.

  • Vasoplegia: A Case Of The Methylene Blues (Case Presentation) – Rachel Baker, MD
  • A Prospective, Observational Study on the Influence of Catheter Advancement Techniques on Needle Tip Movement During Intravenous Catheter Advancement (Original Research) – Syed Sagheer, MD
  • Impaired Vasomotor Response During Targeted Deliberate Hypertension for Carotid Clamping During a Carotid Subclavian Bypass Procedure (Case Presentation) – Jean Paul Lamour, MD

9:20 – 9:35 a.m.

  • The Battle of Perfusion and Prevention: Achieving Normotension in a Parturient after Correcting Iatrogenic Hypermagnesemia for Eclampsia Prophylaxis (Case Presentation) – Maia Young, MD
  • Hospitalization and Icu Outcomes Following Carotid Endarterectomy: The Role of Surgical Duration and Patient Risk Factors (Original Research) – Joon Yoo, MD
  • Right Mainstem Bronchus Rupture (Case Presentation) – Tiffany Summers, DO

9:35 – 9:50 a.m.

  • Advancing the Frontier: Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Complex Case Unsuitable for Traditional Techniques (Case Presentation) – Helena Krogman
  • Beyond the Blade: Airway Challenge in a Patient Undergoing Kidney Transplant (Case Presentation) – Rupashi Mukhia, MD
  • Simulation-Based Validation of AI Computer Vision for Quantitative Train of Four Assessment (Original Research) – Adam Wolach, MD

9:50 – 10:05 a.m.

  • Bilateral Staghorn Calculi Management Complicated by Life-Threatening Transfusion Reaction (Case Presentation) – Laura Furtado, MD
  • Safe Perioperative Management Of An Aggressive Patient With Development Delay: A Case Report (Case Presentation) – Nicholas Farrat, MD
  • Life-Threatening Trali Requiring Ecmo Following Postpartum Hemorrhage And Placenta Accreta (Case Presentation) – Brett O’Donnell, MD

10:05 – 10:20am
Coffee Break & Exhibits

Break-Out Sessions

10:20 – 10:35 a.m.

  • Outcomes Of Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression  To Treat Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (Original Research) – Natalie Lowe, MD
  • The Blue Towel: A Procedural Infection Barrier That Is Not What It Seems (Original Research) – Helena Krogman

10:35 – 10:50 a.m.

  • Top Three Principles Of Catheter Placement: Location, Location, Location (Case Presentation) – Michael Berentzen, MD
  • Balancing The Cut And The Clamp: Anesthetic Mastery In Fluid, Electrolyte, And Ischemic Management During The Whipple Procedure (Case Presentation) – Samina Ismail, MD
  • Rare and Serious: Epidural Abscess after Uncomplicated Labor Epidural (Case Presentation) – Vanessa Metellus, MD

10:50 – 11:05 a.m.

  • Transversus Abdominis Plane (Tap) Blocks: Anesthesiologists Versus Surgeons (Literature Review) – Dylan Irvine, DO
  • Paralyzed By Potassium Shift: A Pediatric Case Of Periodic Paralysis And Anesthetic Considerations (Case Presentation) – Kevin Lukose, MD
  • Stabbed in the Back: a Case of Pneumorrhachis After a Neuraxial Anesthesia Procedure (Case Presentation) – Cameron Myers, MD

11:05 – 11:20 a.m.

  • Mitraclip Matching: Mitigating Mitral Missteps (Case Presentation) – Michael Berentzen, MD
  • Intubating Conditions At Various Levels Of Neuromuscular Block: A Randomized Prospective Trial (Case Presentation) – Maria Estevez, MD
  • A Perfect Storm: Navigating Difficult Airway Management In A Patient With Lobulated Vocal Cord Polyps (Case Presentation) – Avetis Boyadzhyan, MD

11:20 – 11:35 a.m.

  • Blanching Erythema In Intraoperative Anaphylaxis (Case Presentation) – Terrique Pinnock, MD
  • “Your Next Patient Is Pretty Sick”: Urgent Upper Endoscopy Two Weeks After Drug-Eluting Stent Placement (Case Presentation) – Robert Hutnik, MD
  • The Role Of Endoscopy In Gastric Button Battery Ingestions: A Case And Literature Review (Case Presentation) – Mark Ambert, MD

11:35 – 11:50 a.m.

  • The Role Of The Anesthesiologist In Chronic Pain Management For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: A Case For Partial Opioid Agonist Therapy And Regional Anesthesia (Case Presentation) – Hannah Gregory, DO
  • Anaphylactic Bronchospasm Resistant To Epi 2/2 To Beta Blocker (Case Presentation) – Jacob King, DO
  • Undetected Antepartum Acute Aortic Dissection And Maternal Death: A Case Report (Case Presentation) – Tam Le, MD

11:50 – 1:30pm
Lunch on Your Own & Exhibits


Break-Out Sessions

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

  • Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma Of The Liver In An Obstetric Patient (Case Presentation) – Marc Martinez, DO
  • Navigating Sedation In Advanced Heart Failure: Remimazolam As A Hemodynamically Stable Alternative In Pre-Transplant Colonoscopy (Case Presentation) – Courtney Borg, MD
  • Should Spontaneous Ventilation Be Prioritized In The Anesthetic Management Of A Mediastinal Mass? A Case Of Severe Intraoperative Hypoxia (Case Presentation) – Joshua Stanton, DO

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.

  • Guidelines for Benzodiazepine Perioperative Use in Older Americans (Literature Review) – Anthony Hubbard, DO
  • Training Residents To Be Sustainability Leaders: A Pilot (Original Research) – Kevin Lukose, MD

2:00
Adjourn

6:00 – 8:00pm
Closing Reception

Sunday, May 4, 2025

9:00 – 11:00am
Awards Brunch