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Welcome! Please find the current preliminary program for the 2025 Summit listed below. Note that any aspect of this program is subject to change and the below program should not be considered final including presentation timings and poster numbers.


  Wed - Feb 25      Thu - Feb 26      Fri - Feb 27      Sat - Feb 28   

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 AM
WORKSHOP
EPIC WORKSHOP
Big Bend

EPIC GO LIVE- TIPS AND TRICKS FROM YOUR SPAQI SUPERUSERS
Stephen Breneman, MD, PhD University of Rochester

Marjorie Gloff, MD University of Rochester

Mandeep Kumar, MD Hartford HealthCare

BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD1, 2 1University of Virginia . 2University of Virginia

Robert Whitcomb, MD Advocate Health

7:00 - 7:30 AM
MEAL
MORNING COFFEE/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Zilker Ballroom Foyer

7:00 - 8:00 AM
PBLD
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DISCUSSIONS (PBLDS)
Zilker Ballroom 1

1
Rheumatologic Disorders and Perioperative Implications
Kenneth Hart, MD, MD Monument Health

2
Comanagement in Perioperative Medicine
David Boyte, MD, MBA Duke University

3
Patient with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Margo Hoyler, MD Weill Cornell Medical Center

Cheryl Orr, MD, FASA, DFPM Barton Health

4
Perioperative Care of Pediatric Patient Transitioning to Adulthood
Moises Auron, MD Cleveland Clinic

8:00 - 8:20 AM
MEETING
OPENING REMARKS & AWARDS SESSION
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

8:00
Opening Remarks
Dana Oprea, MD Yale University School of Medicine

8:05
Awards Presentation
Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health and Science University

Garret Weber, MD Westchester Medical Center

8:20 - 10:55 AM
LECTURE
SESSION 7
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

8:20
Perioperative Considerations for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease
Angela Edwards, MD, DFPM, FASA University of North Carolina Health Systems

Mehraneh Khalighi, MD University of Washington

8:45
Q&A

8:50
The Perioperative Lens for Inpatient Surgical Patients
Rebecca Gerlach, MD University of New Mexico

Edie Shen, MD, DFPM University of Washington

9:20
Q&A

9:30
Silver Tsunami: Navigation the rising tide of brain health in older surgical patients
Frances Chung, MD, FRCPC University of Toronto

9:50
Q&A

9:55
VTE Prophylaxis in Different Patient Populations
Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc Henry Ford Health

10:15
Q&A

10:20
Challenges and Opportunities in Caring for Underserved Populations
Ashley Mose, MSN, AGACNP-BC Grady Hospital

Jayne Pratt, MSN, FNP-BC Flagstaff Medical Center, Northern Arizona HealthCare

10:45
Q&A

10:55 - 11:15 AM
BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Zilker Ballroom Foyer

11:15 - 1:30 PM
LECTURE
SESSION 8
Chair/Organizer: Angela Selzer, MD, FASA, DFPM
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

11:15
Perioperative Liver Disease
Kay Johnson, MD, MPH University of Washington, Seattle

11:40
Q&A

11:45
Postoperative Transitions of Care: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Heather Nye, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco

12:10
Q&A

12:15
Are You Still Doing That?
Steven Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

12:35
Q&A

12:40
Who Needs a Preop H&P?
Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, DFPM Cleveland Clinic

12:55
Q&A

1:00
Perioperative Management of Patients Taking GLP-1 RAs
Dana Oprea, MD Yale School of Medicine

1:15
Q&A

1:20
Closing Remarks
Dana Oprea, MD Yale University School of Medicine