2025 Full Program

6:30 AM – 5:00 PM | South Foyer
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Breakfast

8:10 AM – 8:20 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Greetings from the FSA President, Dr. Asha Padmanabhan

8:20 AM – 9:10 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Obstetric Anesthesia Committee Panel – Battle for the Best Labor Analgesia: The Old Standard (Epidural) vs. The Speedy (Combined Spinal Epidural) vs. The New Kid (Dural Puncture Epidural)
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Hochman-Cohn
Speakers: Dr. Brandon Lopez, Dr. Julie-Ann Thompson, and Dr. Adam Wendling

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Discuss the methods of initiating neuraxial labor analgesia
• Discuss complications associated with neuraxial labor analgesia
• Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of different methods to initiate neuraxial labor analgesia

9:10 AM – 9:45 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing for Major Surgery
Moderator: Dr. Yong Peng
Speakers: Dr. Everett Jones and Dr. Yong Peng

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Learners will be able to identify risk factors of coagulopathy during major surgery
• Learners will recognize challenges of coagulation management for patients with certain medical comorbidities that are undergoing major surgery
• Learners will gain knowledge of point-of-care coagulation testing and its application to guide transfusion
• Learners will be introduced to transfusion algorithms and other strategic approaches that are aimed at improving/standardizing clinical practice and patient outcomes
• Learner will be able to discuss the cost-effectiveness of different blood management approaches and the impact of these approaches on hospital resources

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Exhibit Hall / Ponce de Leon 4-6
Coffee Break

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Thinking Outside the Regional (Block) Box: New Blocks, New Service, No Problem
Moderator: Dr. Osama Hafez
Speakers: Dr. Matthew Colontonio, Dr. Roland Rizzi, and Dr. Barys Ihnatsenka
Individual Talks:

Erector Spinae Plane Block – Dr. Roland Rizzi

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Identify the indications for an ESP block
• Perform an ESP block
• Asses contraindications to an ESP block
• Recognize complications of an ESP block

High-Yield Head and Neck Blocks For Everyday Practice – Dr. Barys Ihnatsenka

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Learn about the benefits of these blocks, indications, anatomic landmarks, risks, etc.
• Teach useful but underutilized nerve blocks for common procedures

Growing Your Acute Pain Service: Where Do I Begin? – Dr. Matthew Colontonio

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Deliver a consistent quality of service across your practice
• Increase regional techniques and access to regional anesthetics for patients
• Improve team model and rapport with surgeons and patients

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Sustainability Talks: Strategies to Drive Cost Savings and Promote Sustainability in Your Anesthesia Practice
Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Houseman
Speakers: Dr. Lauren Berkow, Dr. Benjamin Houseman, and Dr. Veronica Zoghbi

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Review best practices for sustainability efforts in anesthesia practice, including those you can implement immediately
• Review materials for educating clinicians and system leaders on the impact of these efforts
• Discuss strategies to partner with pharmacy and other services to track cost savings and promote sustainability wins

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Exhibit Hall / Ponce de Leon 4-6
Lunch

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Venetian Ballroom
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop
Additional Registration Fee | Limited Space

Moderators: Dr. Yong G Peng and Dr. Peggy White
Faculty: Dr. Cameron Howard, Dr. Amanda Frantz, Dr. Richard Leshawn, Dr. Brian Osman and, Dr. Robyn Weisman

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Review the specific requirements and pathways for obtaining the ASA diagnostic POCUS certification, outlining the necessary knowledge and skills

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Making Big Career Changes the Right Way: Win-Win Contracts, Locums Pro/Cons, and Knowing When it’s Time to Transition Jobs
Moderator: Dr. Asha Padmanabhan
Speakers: Shena Scott, Judith Semo, Dr. Zachary Deutch and Dr. Keith Jenkins

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Identify “hot button” issues from facility and anesthesia practice perspectives
• Understand key contractual issues that need to be addressed to ensure the group’s protection
• Learn the types of employment, financial implications, how to navigate Locums contracts, how contracts are negotiated and transitioned
• Learn collaborative and sustainable ways to address these differences

1:55 PM – 2:55 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Clinical Grab-Bag Snap Talks
Moderator: Dr. Imani K. Thornton
Speakers: Dr. Fouad Souki, Dr. Leshawn Richards, Dr. Jonathan Cohen, Dr. Neil Masters
Individual Talks:

Perioperative Concerns in the Patient with History of Alcohol Use

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Formulate personalized anesthetic management plans
• Evaluate patients with a history of unhealthy alcohol use

Preventing Perioperative Infections: Beyond “Cefazolin 2g”

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Learners will be able to identify sources of infectious risk in the perioperative environment
• Learners will understand the impact of healthcare-associated infections on patient safety
• Learners will apply evidence-based strategies to minimize infection risk during tasks such as airway management, vascular access, drug preparation, and ultrasound use

Improving Safety for Free: Things You Can Begin Tomorrow, In Your Operating Room, That Will Make a Difference

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Discuss the role of curiosity in improving patient safety
• Summarize the antecedents of psychological safety in the anesthesia environment
• Identify the essential needs of an anesthesia professional after an adverse event

Anesthetic Considerations for Open Globe Injuries

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Review of the common mechanisms of injury and prevalence of open globe injuries
• Discuss the role of intraocular pressure in management of open globe injuries
• Review considerations for general anesthetic management of open globe injuries –
  LMA vs. ETT, use of neuromuscular blocking agents such as succinylcholine
• Review considerations for regional anesthetic management of open globe injuries –
  retrobulbar vs. peribulbar vs. sub Tenon’s block and accessory facial nerve block

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Frontiers and Perspectives in Patient Safety
Moderator: Dr. Scott Watkins
Speakers: Dr. Judit Szolnoki, Dr. Jonathan Cohen, and Dr. Anna M Varughese

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Describe several frameworks and approaches to patient safety and their application
  to current and future practice
• Gain an appreciation of the importance of culture in establishing a safe environment
  for patient care and practice improvement
• Develop skills to analyze safety and harm events using the lens of Human Factors
  Engineering
• Understand inequities in patient safety and identify opportunities to improve care
  for all patients regardless of race, ethnicity or gender

3:55 PM – 5:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Moderated Abstract Podium Session 1
Led By: Tom Fuhrman and Sherman Turnage
Moderator: Michael Smith

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Exhibit Hall | Ponce de Leon 4-6
Welcome Reception

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Ponce de Leon Foyer
Poster and Digital Poster Abstract Sessions 1

12:00 PM – 12:30 | Ponce de Leon Foyer
Poster and Digital Poster Abstract Sessions 2
Poster Information Coming Soon

3:55 PM – 5:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Moderated Abstract Podium Session 1
Led By: Dr. Tom Fuhrman and Dr. Sherman Turnage
Moderator: Dr. Michael Smith

6:30 AM – 5:00 PM | South Foyer
Registration Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
State of the Society: ASA President Update
Speaker: Dr. Donald E. Arnold

9:05 AM – 9:35 AM |  Ponce de Leon 1-3
From the Summit to the OR: Applying Lessons from Mountain Rescue to Anesthesiology
Moderator: Dr. Chris Giordano
Speaker: Dr. Tiffany Brainerd

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Discuss anesthesiology as a field of risk identification and mitigation
• Describe three human behaviors affecting critical decision making
• Identify critical features of the stress continuum for individuals and for teams

9:35 AM – 10:05 AM | Exhibit Hall / Ponce de Leon 4-6
Break

10:05 AM – 10:55 AM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Quality Improvement: Strategies for Moving from Identification to Implementation
Moderator: Dr. Anna Shapiro
Speakers: Dr. Michelle Fletcher, Michelande Ridore, and Dr. Paloma Toledo

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Identify the key elements of an effective SMART aim statement
• Identify three kinds of measures: process measures, outcome measures, and balancing measures
• Understand how data can be visualized in quality improvement
• Describe how interventions were selected for each of QI examples given

11:00 AM – 11:35 AM |  Ponce de Leon 1-3
Pediatric Anesthesia Committee Panel: Family-Centered Care in Anesthesia – Is Parental Presence During Induction of Anesthesia the Answer? A Pro/Con Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Rosalie Tassone
Speakers: Dr. Carmen Manresa and Dr. Luis I. Rodriguez

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Describe the importance of perioperative anxiety in the pediatric population and the different therapies available to decrease its impact during induction of anesthesia
• Discuss the potential risks or benefits of parental presence during induction of anesthesia in the operating room
• Recognize the importance of adequate screening for parental and child preoperative anxiety levels and the impact during induction of anesthesia
• Analyze the impact parental presence in the operating room has on Hospital/Care satisfaction surveys, and recognize the potential impact these have on hospital funding

11:40 AM – 12:05 PM |  Ponce de Leon 1-3
Surgical Tourism and Anesthetic Principles
Moderator:  Dr. Cindy Yeoh
Speaker: Dr. Felipe Urdaneta

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• After this session, Participants will be able to recognize the significance of surgical tourism and identify its ethical implications within the broader healthcare context.
• Participants will understand the factors driving surgical tourism and argue its risks, benefits, and impact on healthcare systems.
• Explore collaborative solutions between medical associations and healthcare stakeholders to address surgical tourism’s ethical and logistical challenges.
• Participants will understand the importance of integrating surgical tourism into medical school curricula and as a core subject in national and international medical conferences, promoting future healthcare professionals in a wider medical environment practice.

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Ponce de Leon 4-6
Lunch

12:05 PM – 1:05 PM | Gold Room
Women’s Lunch
(RSVP Needed)

1:05 PM – 1:55 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Committee on Professional Diversity Panel: Disparities in Anesthesia Care and our Roles as Anesthesiologists
Moderator: Dr. Rosemarie Garcia-Getting
Speakers: Dr. Nahida Chaktoura, Dr. Anastasia Jones, Dr. Sonia Deshmukh Mehta and Dr. Paloma Toledo

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• To outline differences in rates regional anesthesia associated with race and ethnicity
• To describe factors contributing to the differences in rates of regional anesthesia
• To identify association between socioeconomic status and perioperative outcomes in the pediatric population
• To understand the role of systems-based interventions on improving patient outcomes

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Cardiovascular Topics for Every Anesthesiologist
Moderator: Dr. Mo Azam
Speakers: Dr. Hong Liang, Dr. Yong G. Peng, and Dr. Michael Smith
Individual Talks:

Is your Heart Failure Patient Fluid Overloaded? Ask the CRT-Ds! – Dr. Hong Liang

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Learners will understand how the fluid status monitoring system functions.
• Learners will be able to identify the steps to retrieve and interpret an fluid status report.
• Learners will evaluate how fluid status data can guide clinical decision-making.

Atrial Fibrillation: An Old Clinical Dilemma and the Pursuit for Innovative Interventions – Dr. Yong G. Peng

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Define pathophysiological impact of atrial fibrillation
• Identify the clinical dilemma and perioperative challenges
• Review innovative treatment options and potential clinical obstacles

ACE Inhibitors- To Hold or Not to Hold? – Dr. Michael Smith

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Identify the risks and benefits to perioperative continuation of ACE inhibitors
• Review the literature available to guide management
• Appraise the recommendations of current guidelines in the setting of newly released evidence

2:55 PM – 4:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Moderated Abstract Podium Session 2
Led by: Dr. Tom Fuhrman and Dr. Sherman Turnage 
Moderator: Dr. Michael Smith

4:00 PM – 4:35 PM | Ponce de Leon 4-6
Break

4:35 PM – 5:45 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Florida Anesthesia Resident Jeopardy Competition
Moderator: Dr. Mariah Gosling
Speaker: Dr. Albert J. Varon

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, learners should be able to:

• Assess knowledge on various anesthesia topics in a competitive team setting
• Identify gaps on current state of basic anesthesiology knowledge
• Utilize enhanced knowledge in clinical practice

5:45 PM – 6:45 PM | Venetian
Networking Happy Hour

9:35 AM – 10:05 AM | Ponce de Leon Foyer
Poster and Digital Poster Abstract Sessions 3

12:05 PM – 12:35 PM | South Foyer
Poster and Digital Poster Abstract Sessions 4

2:55 PM – 4:00 PM | Ponce de Leon 1-3
Moderated Abstract Podium Session 2
Led by: Dr. Tom Fuhrman and Dr. Sherman Turnage 
Moderated: Dr. Michael Smith
Abstract Information Coming Soon

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Breakers Pickleball Court
Pickleball Tournament
Led By: Dr. Jeffrey Huang
Player Interest Form
Space is limited. Meeting registrants only.
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