Event Schedule

Thursday, January 22
Noon - 5 p.m.	Registration
Friday, January 23	Title	Speaker(s)
7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Registration
7 - 7:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8 - 9 a.m.	Keynote: The State of the Industry in 2026	Ford Koles, MA
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Navigating Healthcare in a Free Market System	Gordon Morewood, MD, MBA, FASE, FASA; Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA, FASA; Jonathan Gal, MD, MBA, MS, FASA; Diana Mosquera, MD, MBA, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Partnership with your Hospital Leadership: Key Strategies for Anesthesiologists	James Mesrobian, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Steven Schulman, MD, MHA, FASA; Sheila Barnett, MD, BSc, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Can We Move the Needle on 30-Day Mortality? What Can AQI and ASA Do To Make a Difference?	Vilma Joseph, MD, MPH, FASA; Juliana Barr, MD; Randall Clark, MD, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Key Revenue Cycle Management Metrics: How to Benchmark Your Practice	Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC; Kelly Dennis, CPC, MBA
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Financial Implications of Adverse Events in Anesthesiology	Emily Methangkool, MD; George Tewfik, MD, FASA; Monica Harbell, MD, FASA
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Shark Tank for Regular Anesthesiologists	Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA; Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA; Neil Ray, MD
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Fight or Flight: When and How to Fight Back on Payer Policy	Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC; Kelly Dennis, CPC, MBA
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Win-Win Negotiations	Shena Scott, MBA, FACMPE; Mark Weiss, JD; Yolanda Marzan, MD
Noon - 12:30 p.m.	Roundtables and Discussion Forums
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Center Stage Presentations
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Is Medicare Really Paying for Quality	Johnathan Pregler, MD, FASA; Sheila Barnett, MD, BSc, FASA; Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, FASA
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Latest and Greatest Anesthesia Compensation Models	Joseph Staggenborg, MD, MBA, FASA; Marie McHenry, MD; Jack Dillon, MA, MBA
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Practical Application of OR Management Principles	Mark Hudson, MD, MBA, FASA; Cynthia Wells, MD
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Interactive Workshop on Change Management in Anesthesia	Jue Wang, MD; Cathie Jones, MD, FASA; David Leachman, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	AQI AIRS Safe Tables: Session 1	Patrick Guffey, MD; Randall Clark, MD, FASA
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Real Solutions to our Anesthesia Workforce Challenges	Emily Drennan, MD; John Hodgson, MD, FASA; Angela Milosh, CRNA
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Professional Liability: Things Every Anesthesiologist Should Know	Vilma Joseph, MD, MPH, FASA; Alan Marco, MD, MMM; Brian Thomas, JD
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	The Future of NACOR with Direct EHR Integration	Jonathan Wanderer, MD, MPhil, FASA; Patrick Guffey, MD; Randall Clark, MD, FASA
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Follow the Money: Demystifying Support Models	Lisa Leffert, MD; Shena Scott, MBA, FACMPE; Matt Belanger
4 - 4:30 p.m.	Roundtables and Discussion Forums
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Saturday, January 24	Title	Speaker(s)
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Registration
7 - 7:45 a.m.	Breakfast
7 - 8 a.m.	Building Your Story, Advice for Your Leadership Journey	James Hill, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Mada Helou, MD, FASA
8 - 9 a.m.	Keynote: How to Learn from Failure: Redefining Resilience	Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE, FASA
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	NORA Operations: Challenges and Solutions Private Practice vs Academics	Patricia Mack, MD, FACHE, FASA; Diana Anca, MD; Tony Tsai, MD, MBA, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Keeping Tabs: How to Audit Your Billing Company	Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC; Padmaja Upadya, MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	From OR 7 to the C-Suite: The Anesthesiologist’s Guide to the Big Table	Ranjit Deshpande, MBBS, MBA, FCCM; James Hill, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Ruben Azocar, MD, FCCM, FASA; Claude Brunson, MD, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Game Theory and Negotiation for Anesthesiologists	Jennifer Yuan, MD, MBA; Alan Marco, MD, MMM; Ron Howrigon
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	AQI AIRS Safe Tables: Session 2	Patrick Guffey, MD; Randall Clark, MD, FASA
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	The Present and Future of Anesthesia Quality Improvement	Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, FASA; Avery Tung, MD, FCCM
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	Negotiating Win-Win Partnerships with ASCs: Strategies for Anesthesiologists	James Mesrobian, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Robert Stiefel, MD; Katherine Grichnik, MD, MS
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Don't Gamble on Your Billing & Coding - the Basics to the Latest!	Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA; Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.	OUCH! Did That Happen Again?! Toxic Workplace Behaviors: How to Move the Dial-- An Immersive Train-the Trainer Experience	Alexander Hannenberg, MD; Della Lin, MD, FASA; Randolph Steadman, MD, MS
Noon - 12:30 p.m.	Roundtables and Discussion Forums
Noon - 1 p.m.	Poster Session in Exhibit Hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Center Stage Presentations
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Engaging Anesthesiologists for Growth: Compensation Strategies in a Value-Based Era	James Mesrobian, MD, MBA, FACHE, FASA; Alexander Choi, MD, MPH, FASA; Jen Krentel
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	An Update on the State of Anesthesia Practice	Jonathan Gal, MD, MBA, MS, FASA; Jack Dillon, MA, MBA; Steven Schulman, MD, MHA, FASA; Moeed Azam, MD, MBA, FASA
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Integrating AI into Your Personal and Professional Life	Michael Burns, MD, PhD; Christopher Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA; Feyce Peralta, MD, MS, FASA
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.	Roundtables and Discussion Forums
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.	Perils of Maintaining Patient Safety during Natural Disasters: Wildfires, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes	Johnathan Pregler, MD, FASA; Andrew Pham, MD; Philip Levin, MD, FACHE, FASA
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.	A Deep Dive into Anesthesia Denials and Claim Delays	Shannon Cameron, MBA, MHIIM, CPC; Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.	Staff May Come and Go, But Patient Safety is Forever	George Tewfik, MD, FASA; Jennifer Feldman-Brillembourg, MD, FASA; Uma Munnur, MD
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.	How Many Hours a Day do I Have to Work to Earn ZZZ Dollars?	Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA, FASA; Antonio Hernandez-Conte, MD, FASA; Rishi Taneja, MD
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	ASA Leadership Forum	Brian Reilly, MBA; Patrick Giam, MD, FASA; Manuel Bonilla, MS
Sunday, January 25	Title	Speaker(s)
7 - 9 a.m.	Registration
7 - 7:45 a.m.	Breakfast
8 - 9 a.m.	CMS Bundled Payments: Role of Anesthesiologists in Aligning Quality & Economic Goals	Patricia Mack, MD, FACHE, FASA; Diana Mosquera, MD, MBA, FASA; Amy Lu, MD, MPH
8 - 9 a.m.	Building a Thriving Team Amongst Chaos	Jason Cheng, DO; Jonathan Cohen, MD, FASA; Jennifer Feldman-Brillembourg, MD, FASA
8 - 9 a.m.	Different Perspectives on the Transition from Independence to Employment	Feyce Peralta, MD, MS, FASA; Saadia Sherwani, MD, FASA; Moeed Azam, MD, MBA, FASA; Alexander Choi, MD, MPH, FASA
8 - 9 a.m.	Payor Negotiations in a Post NSA World	Ron Howrigon; Gary Mullen, MD; Elmer Choi, MD, MBA, PhD, FASA
9 - 9:15 a.m.	Refreshment Break
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Stronger Together: Aligning Hospitals & Anesthesia for OR Efficiency and Financial Sustainability	Steven Schulman, MD, MHA, FASA; Samuel Wald, MBA, MD, FASA
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Show Me the Money: Commonly Misreported Anesthesia Services	Kelly Dennis, CPC, MBA; Padmaja Upadya, MD
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Advanced OR Management	Mark Hudson, MD, MBA, FASA; Cynthia Wells, MD; Matt Belanger
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.	Solution Design Workshop: Solving Operational Problems	Yasdet Maldonado, MD; James Abernathy, MD, MPH; Reem Khatib, MD, FASA; Jessica Chapman
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Using Real World Data for Quality Improvement and Education and Beyond	Johnathan Pregler, MD, FASA; Emily Methangkool, MD
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	ASA Centers Working for You: CAPE, CAWS and CPMed	Mary Peterson, MD, MSHCA, FACHE, FASA; Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD; Matthew Popovich, PhD; Gordon Morewood, MD, MBA, FASE, FASA; Roseanne Fischoff
11:30 a.m.	Adjournment