2nd Annual Perioperative MCS Symposium

February 16 - 17, 2024 | Hybrid Symposium + Workshop

2nd Annual Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium (Adult & Pediatric) &

Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echocardiography Workshop

The 2nd Annual Perioperative MCS Symposium is a 2-day hybrid course. The symposium will take advantage of modern educational concepts to provide clinically relevant material through an interprofessional and multidisciplinary approach to the perioperative management of patients undergoing mechanical circulatory support (MCS). In addition, a complementary advanced critical care echocardiography (CCE) workshop will be offered. The highly interactive approach puts the learner in the position of the clinician needing to make both simple and more complex decisions commonly faced when providing MCS and utilizing CCE.

The evolving MCS experience through pediatric and adult populations has led to its further application in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients. Therefore, this year, we have collaborated with one of the world’s most respected Pediatric MCS teams – from Texas Children’s Hospital, within our Baylor College of Medicine community. We are very excited to share an MCS continuum of care for patients of all ages.

Agenda
Interactive Learning & Hands-on Training

Multidisciplinary Approach to Clinical Decision-Making

On Day 1, concurrent tracks will cover the use of perioperative mechanical circulatory support in adult and pediatric patients.

On Day 2, participants will experience highly interactive learning in small groups (1:4 ratio). Hands-on training will be used to expose the learner to a range of typical diagnostic approaches to specific scenarios with advanced critical care echocardiography in refractory shock and ultrasound procedural guidance.

Special sessions will provide an opportunity for participant education on perioperative complications of MCS in select populations of patients.

Program Overview

The 2nd Annual Perioperative MCS Symposium is a 2-day hybrid course. The symposium will take advantage of modern educational concepts to provide clinically relevant material through an interprofessional and multidisciplinary approach to the perioperative management of patients undergoing mechanical circulatory support (MCS). In addition, a complementary advanced critical care echocardiography (CCE) workshop will be offered. The highly interactive approach puts the learner in the position of the clinician needing to make both simple and more complex decisions commonly faced when providing MCS and utilizing CCE. There will be greater emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach to complex clinical decision-making. The evolving MCS experience through pediatric and adult populations has led to its further application in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients. Therefore, this year, we have collaborated with one of the world’s most respected Pediatric MCS teams – from Texas Children’s Hospital, within our Baylor College of Medicine community. We are very excited to share an MCS continuum of care for patients of all ages.

On Day 2, participants will experience highly interactive learning in small groups (1:4 ratio). Hands-on training will be used to expose the learner to a range of typical diagnostic approaches to specific scenarios with advanced CCE in refractory shock and ultrasound procedural guidance. Lastly, special sessions will provide an opportunity for participant education on perioperative complications of MCS in select populations of patients.

Faculty

José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD, FCCM, FASE, NCC (UCNS) Course Director

The Texas Heart Institute
Senior Faculty
Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, Transplant, Cardiovascular, and MCS Critical Care
Program Director, Anesthesia/ Critical Care Fellowship
Director, Critical Care Echocardiography
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

James M. Anton, MD Course Director

The Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Chief, Cardiovascular Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Sri Kartik A. Valluri, MD Co-Course Director

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular, Transplant & MCS
Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Pablo Motta, MD, MPA, FAAP Co-Course Director

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Arthur S. Keats Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Associate Director of the Heart Center International Program
Section Head, Anesthesia for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Iki Adachi, MD

Surgical Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate Professor
Surgery and Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Salman Bandeali, MD

Texas Heart & Vascular Specialists
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

Lauren Barron, MD

The Texas Heart Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Education Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Patricia Bastero, MD

Medical Director, Simulation
Associate Director of Simulation – Faculty Development
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate Professor
Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Diego Casali, MD

Critical Care
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Cesar Castillo, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

The Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Surgery
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Thoracic Surgical ICU & ECMO Program
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Andrew Civitello, MD

The Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor
Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director
Heart Transplant Program
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Joshua Cohen, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Jeffrey Collins, MHA, BSRC, RRT

Registered Respiratory Therapist
Adult Critical Care Specialist
St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Stephanie Coulter, MD, FACC

Assistant Medical Director
Director, Center for Women's Heart & Vascular Health
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
The Texas Heart Institute
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Cameron Dezfulian, MD

Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, ICU
Texas Children's Hospital
Senior Faculty
Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Juan C. Diaz-Soto, MD

Anesthesiologist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

David Faraoni, MD

Cardiovascular Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor
TCH Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Saul Flores, MD

Critical Care
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate Professor
Pediatrics - Critical Care-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Yunuen Aguilera Garcia, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Srinath Gowda, MD

Interventional Cardiology Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Senior Faculty
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Astrid Grouls, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine - Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Alec Hendon, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Edward Hickey, MD

Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate Surgeon
Congenital Heart Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Kyle Hope, MD

Cardiology and Heart Transplant
Texas Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Stephanie Ibekwe, MD

Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, Texas

Jared Kersey, RN

Cardiovascular Critical Care
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Ali Khalifa, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Asra Khan, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist
Texas Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Srikanth Koneru, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas

Timothy Kraeter, MSN, RN, MBA

St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Nobuyuki Kurita, PhD

Associate Professor
TCH Congenital Heart Service
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Andrés Bacigalupo Landa, MD

Cardiovascular Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Texas Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Woo Kyung Lee, MD

Dual CCM/EM Fellow
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Scott Leikin, DO

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Daniel A. Lichtenstein, MD

Medical Intensivist and Visiting Professor
Ambroise-Paré Hospital ICU
Paris-West, France

Gabriel Loor, MD

The Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Transplant & Circulatory Support
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Anna Marcos, AGACNP-BC

Instructor - Nurse Practitioner
BCM/BSLMC Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Ajith Nair, MD

Associate Professor
Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Ali Omranian, MD

Assistant Professor
Critical Care Medicine
Medicine - Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Vicky Pappas-Vissariou, RN

Critical Care Nurse Manager, CVICU
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Yangseon Park, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Gabriel Patarroyo-Aponte, MD

Assistant Professor
Critical Care Medicine
McGovern Medical School
UTHealth Houston
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, Texas

Pablo Perez d'Empaire, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesia
Staff Cardiovasclar and Perioperative Echocardiography Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
University of Toronto
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario Canada

Michael Pinsky, MD, CM, Dr hc, FCCP, MCCM, FAPS

Vice Chair Emeritus
Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Bioengineering, Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Clinical & Translational Science
Director Emeritus, Cardiopulmonary Research Laboratory
Senior Advisor, Center for Military Medicine Research
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thomas Powell, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Kriti Puri, MBBS

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Athar Qureshi, MD

Medical Director
CE Mullins Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor
Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Asma Razavi, MD

Clinical Quality Lead, Cardiac ICU
Texas Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Juan G. Ripoll, MD

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Robin Rae Schlosser, PT, DPT, CKTP

Inpatient Specialty Therapy Coordinator, Critical Care
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Priyanka Sen, MD

Texas Heart & Vascular Specialists
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Mourad Senussi, MD, MS

The Texas Heart Institute
Assistant Professor
Medicine - Cardiology & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director of CICU
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Ralph Serenio, MSN, APRN-CNP, AGACNP-BC

Advanced Practice Nurse
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Alexis Shafii, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Transplant & Circulatory Support
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Surgical Director
Heart Transplant and Left Ventricular Assist Device Program
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Raymond F. Stainback, MD, FACC, FASE

The Texas Heart Institute
Associate Professor
Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Hall-Garcia Cardiology
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Orlando Suero, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology - BSLMC
CV Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Jun Teruya, MD

Chief, Division of Transfusion Medicine & Coagulation
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Katherine Timmins, MD

Renal Specialists of Houston, PA
Kidney Transplant Program Director
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas

Daniel Tolpin, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Hari Priya Tunuguntla, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Robert Webster, RN, BSN, MPAS, PA-C

Clinical Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Program
Baylor College of Medicine
Critical Care/Anesthesia
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Lola Xie, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of each lecture in the series, the participant should be able to:

  • Analyze the most prevalent complications of temporary MCS.
  • Describe approaches to address candidacy factors associated with worse LVAD implantation outcomes.
  • Describe interventions to effectively treat intraoperative complications associated with worse LVAD implantation outcomes.
  • Describe a systematic diagnostic approach and aggressive management to perioperative RV failure, including RVAD support commencement.
  • Analyze a cost-effective and safe advanced practice provider-driven model of perioperative care in patients receiving MCS.
  • Describe clinical scenarios in which comprehensive echocardiography by a cardiologist is preferable in MCS support. Describe scenarios in which an intensivist can perform critical care echocardiograms, leading to more timely and safer MCS management than consultative echocardiography.
  • Identify different types of VADs and their indications and discuss recent innovations in VAD design.
  • Evaluate the risks and benefits associated with VAD therapy in individual cases.
  • Understand the unique challenges associated with ACHD VAD implantation.
  • Explain the principles of anesthesia for pediatric VAD implantation.
  • List potential complications of pediatric VAD implantation and implement effective strategies for their prevention and management.
  • Engage in ethical discussions about the use of VADs in pediatric patients.

Agenda (Day 1 - Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium)

Agenda Subject to Change

Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium

(Runs Concurrently With Pediatric MCS Agenda)

 

7:30 – 7:45   Welcome Announcements/Opening Remarks | James Anton, MD, and José Díaz-Gómez, MD

Management of Temporary to Durable MCS Transition

7:45 – 8:00    Temporary MCS for High-Risk Cardiac Surgery | Lauren Barron, MD
8:00 – 8:20    Assessing Heart Transplant and LVAD Candidacy in Patients on Temporary MCS | Andrew Civitello, MD
8:20 – 8:40    Temporary to Durable MCS Transition: Surgical Considerations | Alexis Shafii, MD
8:40 – 9:00    Panel Discussion | José Díaz-Gómez, MD (Moderator)
9:00 – 9:15     Prevention of Complications in Temporary MCS | Salman Bandeali, MD
9:15 – 9:30      How To Develop a Proficient Nursing Team in Temporary MCS | Timothy Kraeter, RN, MBA
9:30 – 9:50     Temporary MCS Device Management Pearls | Ajith Nair, MD
9:50 – 10:00   Panel Discussion | Yangseon Park, MD | Jared Kersey, RN (Moderators)

10:00 – 10:30   Break | Exhibitor Hall

Intraoperative Management of LVAD Patients

10:30 – 10:45   Preoperative LVAD Optimization | Stephanie Ibekwe, MD | Daniel Tolpin, MD
10:45 – 11:00    Surgical Considerations | Gabriel Loor, MD
11:00 – 11:15     Anesthesiology Considerations | James Anton, MD
11:15 – 11:30      Early Recognition and Intraoperative Management of Right Ventricular Failure | Thomas Powell, MD
11:30 – 11:45      Multi-Modality Imaging in LVAD Implantation | Srikanth Koneru, MD
11:45 – 12:00     Panel Discussion | José Díaz-Gómez, MD | Pablo Perez d’Empaire, MD (Moderators)

12:00 – 12:45   Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Assessing Right Ventricular Function Under Pressure | Michael Pinsky, MD, CM, Dr hc, FCCP, MCCM, FAPS

Post-Operative Management of LVAD Patients

12:45 – 1:00   Management of Right Ventricular Failure Following LVAD Insertion: The Intensivist Perspective | Cesar Castillo, MD
1:00 – 1:15      Management of Vasoplegic Shock in LVAD Insertion Procedures | Subhasis Chatterjee, MD
1:15 – 1:30       Contemporary Prevention Strategies for Acute Renal Failure Following LVAD Placement | Katherine Timmins, MD
1:30 – 1:45       Panel Discussion | José Díaz-Gómez, MD (Moderator)
1:45 – 2:00     Anticoagulation Management in Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices | Yangseon Park, MD
2:00 – 2:15     Essential Interpretation of ROTEM in LVAD Procedures | Joshua Cohen, MD
2:15 – 2:30      MCS in Perioperative RV Failure | Ali Khalifa, MD
2:30 – 2:45      Panel Discussion | Sri Kartik Valluri, MD | Robert Webster, BSN, PA-C (Moderators)

2:45 – 3:30    Break | Exhibitor Hall

Humanizing and Long-Term Care of MCS Patients

3:30 – 3:45    Palliative Medicine in Temporary MCS Patients – Reframing the Bridge to Nowhere | Astrid Grouls, MD
3:45 – 4:00    How To Wean Temporary MCS Support | Priyanka Sen, MD
4:00 – 4:15     ICU Liberation in MCS Patients | Sri Kartik Valluri, MD
4:15 – 4:30     Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After MCS | Scott Leikin, DO
4:30 – 4:45     Effective Respiratory Therapy Interventions in High-Risk MCS Patients | Jeffrey Collins, MHA, BSRC, RRT
4:45 – 5:00    Post-Operative LVAD Hemodynamic Optimization | Lola Xie, MD
5:00 – 5:15     Panel Discussion | Yunuen Aguilera Garcia, MD | Vicky Pappas-Vissariou, RN (Moderators)

5:15 – 5:30     Wrap-Up/Final Comments | James Anton, MD | Followed by Reception (For All Participants and Faculty)

Agenda (Day 1 - Pediatric MCS Symposium)

Agenda Subject to Change

Pediatric MCS Symposium

(Runs Concurrently With Perioperative MCS Agenda)

7:30 – 7:45    Welcome Announcements/Opening Remarks | Iki Adachi, MD, and Pablo Motta, MD

Intraoperative Management of VAD Patients

7:45 – 8:00    Introduction to Pediatric VADs: Overview of Pediatric VAD Technology, Indications, and Current Advancements | Iki Adachi, MD
8:00 – 8:20    Patient Selection and Evaluation: Criteria for Selecting Pediatric Patients for VAD Therapy, Pre-Implant Evaluation, and Patient Selection Considerations | Hari Priya Tunuguntla, MD
8:20 – 8:40    Surgical Implantation Techniques for Pediatric VADs and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Including Cannulation Methods and Device Placement | Edward Hickey, MD
8:40 – 9:00    Panel Discussion | Iki Adachi, MD (Moderator)
9:00 – 9:30    The Anesthetics Considerations for Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) VAD Implantation | Pablo Motta, MD
9:30 – 9:50     Intraoperative Management of Coagulopathy | David Faraoni, MD
9:50 – 10:00   Panel Discussion | Iki Adachi, MD | Pablo Motta, MD (Moderators)

10:00 – 10:30   Break | Exhibitor Hall

The Role of Interventional Cardiology in VAD Patients

10:30 – 10:50  Percutaneous VAD, What Is the Role of the Interventional Cardiologist? | Athar Qureshi, MD
10:50 – 11:10  The Role of Cath-Based LA Decompression | Srinath Gowda, MD
11:10 – 11:30    VAD Optimization in the Catheterization Lab | Asra Khan, MD
11:30 – 11:45    Myocardial Recovery With VAD | Kyle Hope, MD
11:45 – 12:00   Panel Discussion | Athar Qureshi, MD (Moderator)

12:00 – 12:45   Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Assessing Right Ventricular Function Under Pressure | Michael Pinsky, MD, CM, Dr hc, FCCP, MCCM, FAPS

VAD Innovations and ICU Management

12:45 – 1:00    VAD support for SV | Kriti Puri, MBBS
1:00 – 1:15       Pediatric VAD Device Innovation: Updates on the Latest Advancements and Ongoing Research in Pediatric VAD Technology | Iki Adachi, MD
1:15 – 1:30     Pediatric VAD Device Innovation: Updates on VAD Development and Design | Nobu Kurita, PhD
1:30 – 1:45     Panel Discussion | Iki Adachi, MD | Pablo Motta, MD (Moderators)
1:45 – 2:00    Pediatric VAD Complications and ICU Management | Asma Razavi, MD
2:00 – 2:15    ACHD VAD Complications and ICU Management | Saul Flores, MD
2:15 – 2:30     Anticoagulation Protocols in Pediatric VAD Patients | Jun Teruya, MD
2:30 – 2:45    Panel Discussion | Pablo Motta, MD | Saul Flores, MD (Moderators)

2:45 – 3:30   Break | Exhibitor Hall

Humanizing and Long-Term Care in VAD Patients

3:30 – 3:50   Anesthetics Consideration for the Pediatric VAD Patient Undergoing Non-Cardiac Procedures | Andrés Bacigalupo Landa, MD
3:50 – 4:10   Ethical and Psychosocial Considerations: Addressing the Ethical Considerations Surrounding Pediatric MCS Therapy, Decision-Making in Complex Cases, and the Psychosocial Impact on Patients and Families | Patricia Bastero, MD
4:10 – 4:30   Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach in Providing Comprehensive Care for Pediatric VAD Patients | Cameron Dezfulian, MD
4:30 – 4:45   Patient Care and Rehabilitation: Comprehensive Care of Pediatric VAD Patients, Including Post-Operative Management, Rehabilitation, Psychosocial Support, and Transition to Home | Robin Schlosser, PT, DPT, CKTP
4:45 – 5:00   Panel Discussion | Pablo Motta, MD | Patricia Bastero, MD (Moderators)

5:00 – 5:15    Wrap-Up/Final Comments | Iki Adachi, MD | Pablo Motta, MD | Followed by Reception (For All Participants and Faculty)

Agenda (Day 2 - Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echocardiography Workshop)

Agenda Subject to Change

Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echocardiography Workshop

(Concurrent Sessions)

WORKSHOP A: Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography & POCUS

 

7:45 – 8:00    Welcome Announcements/Opening Remarks | José Díaz-Gómez, MD, and Raymond Stainback, MD

CCE in Mechanical Circulatory Support

8:00 – 8:15    Usefulness of 3D Critical Care Echocardiography in 2024 | Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD
8:15 – 8:40    Critical Care Echocardiography in Left-Sided Temporary MCS and LVAD Cases | Raymond Stainback, MD
8:40 – 8:55    Essential Interpretation of an LVAD Ramp Examination | Lola Xie, MD
8:55 – 9:15     Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography in VA ECMO Weaning | Orlando Suero, MD
9:15 – 9:30     Panel Discussion | Juan C. Diaz-Soto, MD | Ali Khalifa, MD (Moderators)

9:30 – 10:00   Break | Exhibitor Hall

CCE-Driven Hemodynamic Assessment in the ICU

10:00 – 10:20   Critical Care Echocardiography for Fluid Tolerance Assessment | Mourad Senussi, MD
10:20 – 10:40   FALLS Protocol in 2024 | Daniel A. Lichtenstein, MD
10:40 – 11:00   Non-Invasive Right Heart Catheterization With CCE | Juan C. Diaz-Soto, MD
11:00 – 11:20    Secrets of Diastology | Stephanie Coulter, MD
11:20 – 11:40    Panel Discussion | Yunuen Aguilera Garcia, MD (Moderator)

11:40 – 12:30   Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Current Misconceptions in Lung Ultrasound | Daniel A. Lichtenstein, MD

Skill Stations 1-4

12:30 – 2:30   CCE in MCS, Diastology, Fluid Tolerance, Right Heart Hemodynamics, and Lung Ultrasound

2:30 – 2:45     Break | Exhibitor Hall

Resuscitative TEE

2:45 – 3:05     Resuscitative TEE in 2024 | Juan G. Ripoll, MD
3:05 – 3:15      Panel Discussion | Diego Casali, MD (Moderator)

3:15 – 3:30     Break | Exhibitor Hall

Skill Stations

3:30 – 5:30    Resuscitative TEE

5:30 – 5:45     Wrap-Up/Final Comments | José Díaz-Gómez, MD

WORKSHOP B: Essential Critical Care Echocardiography & POCUS

7:45 – 8:00   Welcome Announcements/Opening Remarks | Robert Webster, RN, BSN, MPAS, PA-C

Essential Critical Care Ultrasonography

8:00 – 8:20    Basic Knobology | Ali Omranian, MD
8:20 – 8:40    Fundamentals in Critical Care Echocardiography: Views | Yunuen Aguilera Garcia, MD
8:40 – 9:00    Fundamentals in Critical Care Echocardiography: Assessment of Shock | Yangseon Park, MD
9:00 – 9:30    Lung Ultrasonography Assessment in Critically Ill Patients | Mourad Senussi, MD

9:30 – 9:45    Break | Exhibitor Hall

Hands-On Training

9:45 – 11:40   Skill Stations 1-4 | Anna Marcos, AGACNP-BC | Diego Casali, MD | Gabriel Patarroyo-Aponte, MD | Ralph Serenio, MSN, APRN-CNP, AGACNP-BC | Yangseon Park, MD | Woo Kyung Lee, MD | Alec Hendon, MD

11:40 – 12:30  Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Current Misconceptions in Lung Ultrasound | Daniel A. Lichtenstein, MD

Applications and Competence in Essential CCE & POCUS

12:30 – 1:00   How To Mitigate Diagnostic Errors With POCUS | Gabriel Patarroyo-Aponte, MD
1:00 – 1:45      Must-Know Cardiac and Lung POCUS Cases for a Safer Critical Care Practice | José Díaz-Gómez, MD | Woo Kyung Lee, MD
1:45 – 2:15      Competence Evaluation and Potential Certification for APCs | Robert Webster, RN, BSN, MPAS, PA-C
2:15 – 2:30      Panel Discussion | All Faculty

2:45 – 3:00     Wrap-Up/Final Comments | Robert Webster, RN, BSN, MPAS, PA-C

 

Accreditation

The Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Credit

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 18.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Successful completion is a passing grade of 70% on the assessment in the CME evaluation.

The deadline to complete the MOC section of the CME evaluation is 2 weeks after the day of the symposium.

Nursing Approval Statement

Approved Provider Unit (APU) statement: CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002068.

Registration Fees

In-Person Registration fee includes all course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and afternoon break.

Physicians:

Conference Day 1 (MCS Session ONLY) – $200.00
Conference Day 1 (Pediatric Session ONLY) – $200.00
Both Days – Live/In-Person – $550.00
Both Days – Virtual Only – $275.00

 

Non-Physicians (Nurses/Dieticians/PA/Sonographers):

Conference Day 1 (MCS Session ONLY) – $125.00
Conference Day 1 (Pediatric Session ONLY) – $125.00
Both Days – Live/In-Person – $300.00
Both Days – Virtual Only – $150.00

 

Residents/Fellows:

Conference Day 1 (MCS Session ONLY) – $100.00
Conference Day 1 (Pediatric Session ONLY) – $100.00
Both Days – Live/In-Person – $250.00
Both Days – Virtual Only – $125.00

 

Medical Students:

Conference Day 1 (MCS Session ONLY) – $50.00
Conference Day 1 (Pediatric Session ONLY) – $50.00
Both Days – Live/In-Person – $100.00
Both Days – Virtual Only – $50.00

 

Cancellation Policy

The Texas Heart Institute Office of CME must receive written notification of a refund request postmarked and dated no later than Friday, February 9, 2024. A $100.00 processing fee will be assessed for each cancellation. Refunds cannot be made for those who register but do not attend the scheduled activities. Refunds will not be provided for cancellations made within 48 hours of the symposium. The Texas Heart Institute reserves the right to cancel this activity if registration is deemed insufficient.

Location

The symposium will be held at the:

Houston Marriott Medical Center
6580 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030

Information for a discounted hotel room rate can be found below under “Hotel Accommodations.”

Hotel Accommodations

Hotel Information for Out-of-Town Attendees:

Click here for a discounted room rate for those attending the symposium: Group Rate for Houston Marriott Medical Center

Discover Houston: Home of the Largest Medical Center in the World

Since our founding by Dr. Denton A. Cooley in 1962, The Texas Heart Institute has remained dedicated to improving the standard of care through education and research. Located in the heart of the largest medical complex in the world—in one of the largest and most diverse cities in the United States—our trainees gain unparalleled experience through sophisticated local, national, and global training networks.

“It’s the largest collection of doctors on the planet.”

— Dr. Billy Cohn

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Eateries

III BY WOLFGANG PUCK
6550 Bertner Ave 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77030

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Waterside Food Hall
6550 Bertner Ave, 1st Floor, Houston, TX 77030


Attractions

Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030

Hermann Park
6001 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030

Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030

Theater District
Downtown Houston, TX


Hotels

Blossom Hotel Houston
7118 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030

InterContinental Houston, an IHG Hotel
6750 Main St, Houston, TX 77030

Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District
6580 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030