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Ten sessions within ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2026 have been identified by the Center as CPMed Supported Sessions. These sessions will provide learners with an understanding of the principles of developing and implementing multidisciplinary perioperative care pathways while highlighting the value of the specialty. To review the full list of CPMed Supported Sessions, see below. You can also look for the CPMed Supported Sessions tag within the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026 Program Planner.
| Number | Title | Presenter | Presentation | ||
| PN405 | Expanding the Scope of Preoperative Optimization - You Can Do That in a Preoperative Clinic? | Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, FASA, DFPM Cleveland Clinic |
Moderator | ||
| Angela Selzer, MD, FASA University of Colorado |
Anticoagulation Management and Bridging in the Preoperative Clinic | ||||
| Silvia Perez-Protto, MD Cleveland Clinic |
Advance Care Planning in the Preoperative Clinic | ||||
| Avital O'Glasser, MD Portland, OR, USA |
Incorporating Wearable Technology into Preoperative Optimization | ||||
| Description: As perioperative medicine increases in scope and continues to progress from evaluation to optimization, new and innovative roles for preoperative clinics are being developed. This panel will explore three advanced uses for preoperative clinics: anticoagulation management and bridging, advance care planning, and the incorporation of wearable technology into preoperative evaluation and optimization. | |||||
| PN223 | Frailty Assessment: Bridging the Path from Advisory to Implementation | Sheila Barnett, MD, BSc, FASA Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center |
Frailty Assessment: Bridging the Path from Advisory to Implementation |
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| Michael Lewis, MD, FASA Henry Ford Health System |
Frailty Assessment: The Patient’s Perspective and institutional Financial Impact |
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| Itay Bentov, MD, PhD University of Washington |
Choosing the Right Frailty Tool for Your Practice | ||||
| Heather Lander, MD University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA |
From Theory to Practice: Implementing Frailty Assessment at Our Institution | ||||
| Description: Frail older adults face heightened risks of postoperative complications such as cognitive dysfunction and loss of independence. The ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and the Committee on Practice Parameters collaborated on a practice advisory and accompanying educational program (https://www.asahq.org/brainhealthinitiative). Which highlights frailty assessment as a cornerstone of preoperative evaluation. Despite widespread agreement on its importance, many clinicians report difficulty translating this recommendation into practice. Limited time, staffing, and institutional support remain common barriers. This panel will bridge that gap by presenting both patient-centered and economic rationales for frailty assessment, while offering practical strategies for integrating validated tools into diverse clinical environments. Participants will gain insight into selecting the most suitable instruments, understanding their operational impact, and fostering team engagement for successful implementation. This session will provide attendees with evidence-based rationale and implementation frameworks to help integrate frailty assessment into perioperative pathways effectively. | |||||
| RCL202 | Hot topics in Perioperative Medicine: top publications of 2025-2026 that will change your perioperative practice |
Adriana D. Oprea, MD Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine |
Year in review in perioperative medicine | ||
| Jacob Schaff, MD White Plains Hospital- A Montefiore Network Affiliate |
Year in review in perioperative medicine | ||||
| Description: Perioperative medicine is an ever-changing field. This panel will review recently published papers in anesthesia, medicine, and surgical journals relevant to advancing perioperative clinical care. | |||||
| PN401 | Perioperative Medication Controversies: Managing Antihypertensives, Anticoagulants, and Glycemic agents: Using Evidence to Manage Medication Conundrums |
Garret Weber, MD White Plains, NY, USA |
Moderator | ||
| Elena Koepke, MD, MBA, MSc. Arlington, VA, USA | Perioperative ACEi and ARBs: Harmful or Helpful? | ||||
| Claire Bentley, MD WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA |
Perioperative DOAC and Antiplatelets: More Bleeding or more Thromboses? | ||||
| Lindsey Gouker, MD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
Glycemic management and Surgery: Optimizing blood sugars and Cardiovascular Outcomes rather than fretting over eDKA | ||||
| Description: This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest evidence and recommendations for perioperative management of medications, including yet not limited to antihypertensives, DOAC, antiplatelets, SGLT2 inhibitors, and biologic agents. Participants will gain insights into the pros and cons of modifying these medications in the perioperative setting and learn strategies for tailoring management to individual patients based on comorbidities and surgical risks. By exploring key controversies and reviewing cutting edge literature, the session will foster interdisciplinary collaboration and equip attendees with practical tools to enhance patient safety and optimize outcomes. | |||||
| PN115 | The 2024 ACC/AHA Perioperative Guidelines: Solving Cardiac Challenges in Non-Cardiac Surgery |
Miklos D. Kertai, MD, MMHC, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Elevated Cardiac Biomarkers and Urgent Non-Cardiac Surgery: Optimize or Operate? | ||
| Adriana Oprea, MD Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine |
Heart Failure and SGLT2 Inhibitors: Hold or Continue in the Perioperative Period? | ||||
| Galina Dimitrova, MD Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
Post-PCI and Recent MI: Timing Non-Cardiac Surgery—Delay or Dive In? | ||||
| Description: This perioperative panel will highlight essential strategies for optimizing care and managing high-risk cardiac patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, guided by the latest recommendations from the 2024 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management. | |||||
| PN434 | Risk Prediction Scores in Anesthesiology; how do they add value? | Maged Argalious, MD, MBA, MEd, MSc, FASE, FASA Cleveland Clinic |
Perioperative Risk Prediction Scoring Tools to optimize staffing solutions and resource utilization | ||
| Marjorie Gloff, MD, FASA Hilton, NY, USA |
Leveraging risk prediction scoring systems for preoperative optimization, postoperative disposition, and discharge planning | ||||
| Ursula Galway, MB, BCh Cleveland Clinic |
Tailoring anesthetic and perioperative monitoring based on the results of risk prediction scoring toolsMalnourishment Affects the Mind and the Body: Feeding the Patients Well Is a MustWe All Agree It Needs to Be Done, but How? | ||||
| Description: A multitude of risk prediction tools exist in anesthesiology to guide decision making. They assess the severity of illness, predict overall postoperative morbidity and mortality as well as organ specific risk. Examples of risk prediction scores include the revised cardiac risk index (RCRI), the surgical risk calculator (ACS NSQQIP), the physiological and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity (POSSUM), the CHA2DS2-VASc score for stroke prediction in patients with atrial fibrillation, the ARISCAT score for prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications, and the Health Data Analytics Institute prediction model for postoperative morbidity and mortality. These risk prediction scores are also utilized in the ICU to predict mortality (APACHE II and III) and the risk of delirium (PRE-DELERIC). This panel will provide a roadmap on pertinent perioperative risk prediction scores, how to leverage these scores for preoperative planning and patient optimization, for operating room scheduling and optimal resource utilization, for tailoring perioperative anesthetic and monitoring, and for disposition and discharge planning. | |||||
| RLC103 | Optimal high-value anesthesia care starts before the day of surgery | BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD, SAMBA-F, FACP, FASA Medical Education, University of Virginia |
Optimal high-value anesthesia care starts before the day of surgery | ||
| Description: Anesthesiologists add value to preoperative evaluation and optimization of patients by anticipating surgery and procedures. In addition, anesthesiologists need to be aware of conditions that increase the risks of anesthesia and surgery. They also need to be prepared to participate and add to preoperative evaluation and optimization strategies for all patients, but especially for high risk, elderly, or frail individuals planning major surgeries. | |||||
| PN117 | Preoperative Conundrums: How do we know when its safe to proceed with surgery?
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Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, FASA, DFPM Cleveland Clinic |
My cystectomy patient has a bifascicular block, now what? | ||
| Angela Selzer, MD, FASA University of Colorado |
General strategies for addressing incidental findings in preoperative patients. | ||||
| Obianuju Okocha, MD Northwestern University. |
My whipple patient is a hemophilia carrier, now what?? | ||||
| Erin Stewart, MD, MS Stanford University. |
My hip arthroplasty patient has thrombophilia, now what?? | ||||
| During preoperative evaluation, anesthesiologists can be faced with incidental findings which create complex clinical conundrums. Based on these findings, the anesthesiologist must decide whether to proceed with surgery or postpone for further workup. Through a case-based format, the management of conditions often discovered incidentally will be discussed. National experts in preoperative medicine will review current guidelines for the management of patients who are carriers for hemophilia, have bifascicular blocks, or thrombophilia, thereby giving anesthesiologists an important context within which to better approach these complex clinical scenarios. | |||||
| CF204 | Beyond Survival: Preserving Cognition, Mobility, and Independence After Surgery |
Sascha Beutler, MD, PhD, FASA Brigham |
Your Patient’s Brain and the 4Ms Framework: Biomarkers, Risk Prediction, and Intraoperative Strategies for Cognitive Protection | ||
| Frances Chung, MB, BS, FRCPC Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada |
Recognizing Frailty: Practical Strategies to Impact What Matters and Mitigate Risk | ||||
| Michelle Humeidan, MD, PhD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
Cognitive Screening and Prehabilitation: Advancing Brain Health in Alignment with the CMS Healthy Aging Initiative | ||||
| Description: Protecting brain and functional health in older surgical patients is increasingly recognized as a central goal of perioperative medicine. This session reframes perioperative risk reduction through four key focus areas — What Matters, Mentation, Mobility, and Medications — a practical adaptation of the 4Ms framework for anesthesiologists. Building on this foundation, faculty will discuss how to assess and intervene on risks related to frailty, cognition, and mobility, drawing on recent advances in prehabilitation, delirium prevention, and perioperative brain health. Case-based discussions will illustrate actionable strategies that align with the CMS Healthy Aging Initiative and hospital quality efforts, helping anesthesiologists protect what truly matters to their patients: independence, recovery, and cognitive well-being. | |||||
| RCL108 | Transforming Perioperative Medicine: Emerging Trends and Innovative Technologies |
Tong Joo (TJ) Gan, MD, MBA, MHS, FRCA, FASA UT Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Perioperative Medicine. The Future for Anesthesiology | ||
| Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles |
Innovative Technologies in Perioperative Medicine | ||||
| Description: Perioperative medicine is undergoing a revolutionary transformation driven by technological innovation and evolving clinical paradigms. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are enhancing preoperative risk stratification, enabling personalized surgical planning and predicting postoperative complications with unprecedented accuracy. Wearable devices and remote monitoring systems now facilitate continuous patient assessment, extending care beyond hospital walls into homes and communities. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have fundamentally reshaped perioperative pathways, reducing complications and hospital stays through evidence-based, multidisciplinary approaches. Prehabilitation and preoperative optimization are playing an increasing important role in better preparing our patients for surgery. These include exercise, nutrition, anemia management, and smoking cessation. As these technologies mature, perioperative medicine is evolving from a reactive, episode-based discipline into a proactive, patient-centered continuum of care that optimizes outcomes while enhancing safety, efficiency, and patient experience throughout the entire surgical journey. | |||||
Curated by: the ASA Center for Perioperative Medicine
Date of last update: June 25, 2026
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