7th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass

March 17-22, 2002

Snowmass Village Resort
Snowmass, Colorado

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the
Cardiac Surgery Patient

Co-Sponsored by

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusionists


An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

Please note new venue for 2002, new hotel cut-off date, new group lift ticket policy.


Sunday, March 17, 2002
5:00-7:00 pm Registration / Welcome Reception

Monday, March 18, 2002

The Role of Teamwork in Patient Safety
Moderator: Robert C. Groom, BS, CCP

6:30-7:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00-7:30 am Definitions and Values
Martin F. McKneally, MD
7:30-8:00 am

Case Simulation
Frederick A. Hensley, Jr., MD; Mark Kurusz, CCP;
Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

8:00-9:15 am

Bayer Safety Lecture: What Does "a Team" Mean?
John Nance, JD

9:15-9:45 am Discussion

M & M Conference
Moderators: John Nance, JD; Martin F. McKneally, MD, PhD

3:30-4:00 pm Refreshments with Exhibitors
4:00-6:15 pm

The Role of Teamwork Part 2/Case Studies
Judith A. Fabian, MD; Eugene A. Hessell, II, MD;
Alfred Stammers, MSA, CCP; Richard D. Weisel, MD

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Perioperative Organ Protection in Cardiac Surgery Moderators: Christina Mora Mangano, MD; Richard D. Weisel, MD

6:30-7:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00-7:30 am

Myocardial Protection On and Off the Pump
Richard D. Weisel, MD

7:30-8:00 am

Protecting the Brain and Spinal Cord in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Nancy Nussmeier, MD

8:00-8:30 am

Perioperative Risk of Hypertension: A New Look at an Old Problem
Solomon Aronson, MD

8:30-9:00 am

Do We Have New Strategies to Protect the Kidneys?
Christina Mora Mangano, MD

9:00-9:15 am Question & Answer
9:15-9:45 am Case Conference - Faculty

Pediatrics
Moderator: Laurie Davies, MD

3:30-4:00 pm

Refreshments with Exhibitors

4:00-4:30 pm

Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Patient
Richard A. Jonas, MD

4:30-5:00 pm

Limits of Miniaturization of CPB Circuits
Edward Darling, BS, CCP

5:00-5:30 pm

What is the Appropriate Hematocrit on Bypass?
Richard A. Jonas, MD

5:30-6:15 pm

Case Conference - Faculty
Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Off-Pump Revascularization
Moderator - Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

6:30-7:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00-7:30 am Anesthetic Management
Jack S. Shanewise, MD
7:30-8:00 am Enabling Technology
Andrew S. Wechsler, MD; Alfred Stammers, MSA, CCP
8:00-8:30 am

CNS Consequences of Off Pump vs On Pump
John W. Hammon, MD

8:30-9:00 am

Current State of the Art: Critical Assessment
Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

9:00-9:15 am Question & Answer
9:15-9:45 am Case Conference
Echocardiography
Moderator: Jack S. Shanewise, MD
3:30-4:00 pm Refreshments with Exhibitors
4:00-4:30 pm Epiaortic Echocardiography: How and Why To Do It
Jack S. Shanewise, MD
4:30-4:45 pm How Epiaortic Echocardiography Alters Surgical Technique
John W. Hammon, MD
4:45-6:15 pm

Intraoperative Echocardiography: Cases Where it Made the Difference
Solomon Aronson, MD; Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD;
Robert M. Savage, MD; Jack S. Shanewise, MD

6:15-7:30 pm Poster Presentations and Reception
Moderators: Nancy Nussmeier, MD; Christina Mora Mangano, MD

Thursday, March 21, 2002

Bypass Techniques and Technology
Moderators: Eugene A. Hessel, II, MD; Robert C. Groom, BS, CCP

6:30-7:00 am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:00-7:30 am

What is the Optimal Po2 during Bypass?
Richard A. Jonas, MD

7:30-8:00 am

Cerebral Protective Perfusion Strategies
Robert C. Groom, BS, CCP

8:00-8:30 am

Air Embolism during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Mark Kurusz, CCP

8:30-9:00 am Surface Coatings, Leukodepletion Filters
Alfred Stammers, MSA, CCP
9:00-9:30 am Safety Devices and Strategies
Mark Kurusz, CCP
9:30-9:45 am Question & Answer

Mitral Valve Surgery
Moderator: Andrew S. Wechsler, MD

3:30-4:00 pm

Refreshments with Exhibitors
4:00-4:30 pm Pathophysiology of the Mitral Valve
Tirone E. David, MD
4:30-5:00 pm Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: New Insights into its Mechanism
Solomon Aronson, MD
5:00-6:15 pm Mitral Valve Operations: Repair, Replacement and Special Circumstances
Tirone E. David, MD

Friday, March 22, 2002

Cardiac Assist Devices: OR and ICU Management
Moderator: Richard D. Weisel, MD

6:30-7:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00-7:30 am Basic Indications for Progressive Mechanical Support
Louis E. Samuels, MD
7:30-8:00 am Next Generation of Temporary Assist Devices
Louis E. Samuels, MD
8:00-8:30 am Permanent Univentricular vs Total Replacement
Louis E. Samuels, MD
8:30-9:30 am ICU Management
Robert Sladen, MD
9:30-9:45 am Question & Answer

Hematology
Moderator: Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD

3:30-4:00 pm

Refreshments with Exhibitors

4:00-4:30 pm Risks of Blood Transfusion
Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD
4:30-5:00 pm Current Status of Blood Substitutes
Bruce D. Spiess, MD
5:00-5:30 pm Colloid? Which One? When?
Eugene A. Hessel, II, MD
5:30-6:15 pm Case Conference
Bruce D. Spiess, MD; Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD

Saturday, March 23, 2002

Literature Review
Moderator - Frederick A. Hensley, Jr., MD

7:30-8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00-9:45 am

Articles for discussion will be distributed at the beginning of the week.


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