MEETING PROGRAM
Friday, October 21, 2022
All times are listed in Central Time.
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Jointly provided by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists.
| Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
| 0630-0830 | Registration | |
| 0700-0730 | Continental Breakfast | |
| 0730-0800 | Non-CME Symposium | |
| 0800-0830 | Breakfast Session: “Anesthesia Under Fire - Providing Patient Care in Ukraine Today” |
Professor Sergii Dubrov Anesthesiologist, Kyiv Municipal Clinical Hospital President of the Ukrainian Society of Anesthesiologists |
| 0830-0840 | USSA/AVAA Welcome |
Brooke Trainer, MD, FASA Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists Adam D. Lichtman, MD, FASA Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists Houman Amirfarzan, MD Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists Geoff Wilson, MD Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists |
| 0840-0855 | ASA Welcome and Opening Remarks | Randall M. Clark, MD, FASA President, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| 0900-0930 | Opening Keynote: "Wireless wearable monitoring - understanding evidence and real-world use" | Ashish K. Khanna MD, MS, FCCP, FCCM, FASA Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Critical Care Medicine Director Perioperative Outcomes and Informatics Collaborative (POIC) Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC |
| 0935-1020 | POCUS - State of Affairs and Utility in the Deployed Environment | CAPT Harold Gelfand, USN (Moderator) Director (Acting), Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences CDR Derek Lodico, USN Instructor, Trauma and Burn Anesthesia Naval Trauma Training Center, LA County+USC, Keck School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Dr. Joseph Kamassai, USAF COL David Ruffin, USA |
| 1020-1040 | BREAK | |
| 1040-1100 | “The cardiac studies that changed my practice in the last 10 years” | Hilary P. Grocott, MD, FRCPC Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada |
| 1105-1125 | “Practice-Changing Literature: 10 Years in Rapid Review” | Craig S. Jabaley, MD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
| 1125-1200 | “Anesthetic-sleep interactions: past, present and future” | Nadia Lunardi, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care University of Virginia Health |
| 1200-1240 | LUNCH | |
| 1240-1310 | Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy | Wanda M. Popescu, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Director, Thoracic & Vascular Anesthesia Section Yale School of Medicine |
| 1315-1345 | “Damage Control Resuscitation on the Battlefield: The state of the art and the future” | Colonel Andrew Cap Director of Research / Chief Scientific Officer US Army Institute of Surgical Research |
| 1350-1455 | USSA BREAKOUT SESSION State of Specialty – Special Leader Panel |
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| 1500-1545 | USSA BREAKOUT SESSION Skills Sustainment in a Low Operational Tempo |
Colonel Stacy Shackelford USAF Chief, Joint Trauma System United States Department of Defense United States Department of Defense |
| 1350-1410 | AVAA BREAKOUT SESSION “National Anesthesia Service (NAS) Update” |
Christina M. Matadial, MD Program Director, National Anesthesia Service, Veterans Affairs Chief Anesthesiology, Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center |
| 1415-1440 | AVAA BREAKOUT SESSION “How to Launch Your Own Research Program at the VA” |
Jose Huizar, MD Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development / Central Virginia VA Health Care System Director, Arrhythmia and Device Clinic / Central Virginia VA Health Care System Professor of Medicine / Virginia Commonwealth University / Pauley Heart Center |
| 1440-1450 | BREAK | |
| 1450-1515 | AVAA BREAKOUT SESSION “Funding Research at the VA” |
Alyssa Huizar Program Specialist, Cancer Center McGuire VA Medical Center |
| 1515-1545 | AVAA BREAKOUT SESSION “Observational Research Using the VA Corporate Data Warehouse” |
Karthik Raghunathan, MBBS MPH Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Veterans Affairs Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences Co-Director Critical Care and Perioperative Population Health Research (CAPER) Unit Duke University School of Medicine -- Staff Anesthesiologist | Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Director, Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation Clinic |
| 1545-1600 | AVAA BREAKOUT SESSION BREAK / Q&A |
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| 1545-1600 | BREAK | |
| 1600-1645 | Best Abstract Award & Presentation | Roman Schumann, MD, FASA (Moderator) Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Surgery Tufts University School of Medicine VA Boston Healthcare System Jong Lee, MD (Moderator) Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences |
| 1650-1720 | Closing Keynote: “Hemoglobin based oxygen carriers – the way of future” | Jeremy Cannon, MD, SM Professor of Surgery Trauma Program Medical Director and Section Chief, Trauma Surgery Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
| 1720-1730 | Joint Military Annual Academic Meeting Conclusion | |
| 1730-1830 | Happy Hour |
Accreditation and Designation Statements
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Society of Anesthesiologists® and the Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists, with the Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists. The American Society of Anesthesiologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has approved this activity for 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Statement of Need
As the only military component society of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the USSA represents and serves the unique needs and interests of uniformed anesthesiologists. Its purpose is to serve as a networking and educational platform for all branches of the service. The USSA fosters professionalism, education, and the exchange of ideas through its annual meeting with deployed service members practicing anesthesia in harm’s way.
Target Audience
Anesthesiologists, residents, and medical students who are currently serving in the armed forces, employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other practitioners interested in military anesthesiology, critical care, trauma, and practice improvement.
Disclaimer
The information provided at this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
Disclosure Statement
The American Society of Anesthesiologists remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence-based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of the American Society of Anesthesiologists to eliminate all situations of potential conflict of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with the American Society of Anesthesiologists to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the educational activity course director/chair to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, mitigated. The American Society of Anesthesiologists educational standards pertaining to conflict of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all American Society of Anesthesiologists activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.
Disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the activity.
Instructions on How to Claim Credit
Please follow these directions to access the course, claim your credits, complete the program evaluation(s) and print your certificate:
To retrieve a username or password, enter your email address at: https://www.asahq.org/member-center/forgot-password.
Note: Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. All credits for the meeting must be claimed by Dec. 31, 2022. You will NOT be able to claim credits after this date.
Commercial Support
This activity is supported by in-kind donations from: None.
