Agenda

Monday, March 16, 2026

Morning Presentations

6:30 – 6:55 AM
Registration & Check-In

7:00 AM
Breakfast Pick-Up

6:55 – 7:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Chris Giordano, MD

7:00 – 7:30 AM
Is Universal Videolaryngoscopy Really More Expensive?
Felipe Urdaneta, MD (University of Florida)

7:30 – 7:40 AM
Q&A

7:40 – 8:10 AM
Innovations in lung transplantation
Mindaugas Rackauskas, MD (University of Florida)

8:10 – 8:20 AM
Q&A

8:20 – 8:50 AM
Put a Magnet on It: Perioperative Management of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Douglas B. Atkinson, MD (Harvard Medical School)

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Q&A

Evening Presentations

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Après-Ski Refreshments

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Anesthesia in Search & Rescue Operations
Tomas Kucera, MD

4:30 – 4:40 PM
Q&A

4:40 – 5:10 PM
Anesthesia Afloat: Lessons from Continuing Promise 2025 Aboard the USNS Comfort
Matthew McGee, MD

5:10 – 5:20 PM
Q&A

5:20 – 5:50 PM
Navigating Natural Disasters: Hurricane Helene and One Health System’s Approach to Keeping our Patients Safe in the Face of Limited Resources
Laurie K. Davies, MD (University of Florida)

5:50 – 6:00 PM
Q&A

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Morning Presentations

6:30 – 6:55 AM
New Arrival Check-In
^{Check-In for those arriving on-site for their first day/single day registrants}
7:00 AM
Breakfast Pick-Up

7:00 – 7:30 AM
A DILEMMA WE FACE IN CARDIAC SURGERY: LIFE or ECMO or DEATH?
Eric I. Jeng, MD (University of Florida)

7:30 – 7:40 AM
Q&A

7:40 – 8:10 AM
Pulmonary Hypertension: What the RV Wants You to Know
Barbara Wilkey, MD
8:10 – 8:20 AM
Q&A
8:20 – 8:50 AM
Perioperative Spine Surgery Planning – A Surgeons Perspective
Matthew Decker, MD (University of Florida)

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Q&A

Evening Presentations

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Après-Ski Refreshments

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Gastric Ultrasound Snapshot
Meghan M. Brennan, MD, MS (University of Florida)

4:30 – 4:40 PM
Q&A

4:40 – 5:10 PM
Anemia, Frailty, and Patient Blood Management at UF
Keith A. Howell, MD (University of Florida)

5:10 – 5:20 PM
Q&A

5:20 – 5:50 PM
TBD

5:50 – 6:00 PM
Q&A

6:00 – 8:00 PM
Reception – Families Welcome!

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Morning Presentations

6:30 – 6:55 AM
New Arrival Check-In

7:00 AM
Breakfast Pick-Up

7:00 – 8:10 AM
Operating Room Tragedy – 10 Years Later
Saurin J. Shah, MD (University of Florida)

8:10 – 8:20 AM
Q&A

8:20 – 8:50 AM
Physician Burnout
Kathleen McDonald, DO, MA (University of Florida)

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Q&A

Evening Presentations

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Après-Ski Refreshments

4:00 – 4:30 PM
A Patient’s Inquiry About Surgical Procedures Abroad: What advice can you offer?
Felipe Urdaneta, MD (University of Florida)

4:30 – 4:40 PM
Q&A

4:40 – 5:10 PM
Medical Outreach, Tips for Success
Steven A. Robicsek, MD (University of Florida)

5:10 – 5:20 PM
Q&A

5:20 – 5:50 PM
Endoscopic Techniques for Painful Spinal Pathologies
Sanjeev Kumar, MD (University of Florida)

5:50 – 6:00 PM
Q&A

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Morning Presentations

6:30 – 6:55 AM
New Arrival Check-In

7:00 AM
Breakfast Pick-Up

7:00 – 7:30 AM
An Uncommon Complication of a Common Procedure
Felipe Urdaneta, MD (University of Florida)

7:30 – 7:40 AM
Q&A

7:40 – 8:10 AM
Pediatric Difficult Airways –Increasing Your First-Pass Success Rate
Christopher Edwards, MD (University of Florida)

8:10 – 8:20 AM
Q&A

8:20 – 8:50 AM
TBD

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Q&A

Evening Presentations

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Après-Ski Refreshments

4:00 – 4:30 PM
The Changing Landscape in Residency Training
Nicholas Nedeff, MD (Envision Healthcare)

4:30 – 4:40 PM
Q&A

4:40 – 5:10 PM
Buprenorphine in Acute Pain
Relin Yang, MD (Orlando VA Healthcare Center)

5:10 – 5:20 PM
Q&A

5:20 – 5:50 PM
Whole Blood vs. Component Therapy in Trauma
Sripad Rao, MD (University of Miami)

5:50 – 6:00 PM
Q&A

Friday, March 20, 2026

Morning Presentations

6:30 – 6:55 AM
New Arrival Check-In

7:00 AM
Breakfast Pick-Up

7:00 – 7:30 AM
Pediatric Cancer Pain: Perioperative Considerations
Bobbie Riley, MD (Harvard Medical School)

7:30 – 7:40 AM
Q&A

7:40 – 8:10 AM
Navigating Conflict
Chris Giordano, MD (University of Florida)

8:10 – 8:20 AM
Q&A

8:20 – 8:50 AM
Being the EXAMPLE
Glenn Paige, MD

8:50 – 9:00 AM
Q&A

9:00 AM
Adjourn