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Welcome! Please find the current preliminary program for the 2026 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.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
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7:00 - 7:30 AM
MEAL
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BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS Zilker Ballroom 1 |
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MORNING COFFEE/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (SPONSORED IN PART BY HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS INSTITUTE) Zilker Ballroom Foyer |
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7:00 - 7:30 AM
MEETING
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS - SIGS (ALL ARE WELCOME) Zilker Ballroom 2 Group meetings include OB, Geriatrics, POCUS, Peds, Med Ed & Preop Clinics |
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7:30 - 8:00 AM
CORPORATE SYMPOSIA
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BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY HDAI Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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7:30 |
AI Risk Stratification for Preoperative Optimization Preethi Patel, MD1, Nassib Chamoun2 1Cleveland Clinic . 2Health Data Analytics Institute |
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8:15 - 8:35 AM
WELCOME!
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OPENING REMARKS & SPAQI - 20 YEARS LATER Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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8:15 |
Opening Remarks Dana Oprea, MD Yale School of Medicine |
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8:20 |
SPAQI - 20 Years Later Angela Bader, MD, MPH1, 2 1Brigham and Women's Hospital . 2Harvard Medical School |
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David Hepner, MD, MPH1, 2 1Brigham and Women's Hospital . 2Harvard Medical School |
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8:35 - 9:35 AM
KEYNOTE
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FRANK MICHOTA MEMORIAL LECTURE Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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8:35 |
Leveraging the Perioperative Period to Address Population Health Michael Englesbe, MD University of Michigan |
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9:20 |
Q&A |
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9:35 - 10:10 AM
LECTURE
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SESSION 4 Chair/Organizer: Paul Grant, MD Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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9:30 |
Perioperative Nutrition Chelsia Gillis, RD PhD McGill University |
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10:00 |
Q&A |
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10:10 - 10:30 AM
BREAK
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COFFEE BREAK Zilker Ballroom Foyer |
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10:30 - 11:25 AM
LECTURE
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SESSION 5 Chair/Organizer: Paul Grant, MD Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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10:30 |
Perioperative Anticoagulation - 2025 ASRA Guidelines Angela Selzer, MD, DFPM University of Colorado |
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10:55 |
Q&A |
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11:05 |
Immunosuppressants Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, DFPM Cleveland Clinic |
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11:20 |
Q&A |
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11:25 - 12:10 PM
LECTURE
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GO/NO-GO Chair/Organizer: Sunil K. Sahai, MD Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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Panel Discussion Paul Grant, MD1, BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD2, 3, Michael Englesbe, MD1 1University of Michigan . 2Inova Health . 3University of Virginia |
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12:20 - 1:20 PM
MEETING
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COMMUNITY-BASED PERIOPERATIVE PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEETING Hill Country D |
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GUIDELINES COMMITTEE MEETING Zilker Ballroom 1 |
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12:30 - 1:15 PM
CORPORATE SYMPOSIA
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CORPORATE LUNCH SPONSORED BY LEANTAAS Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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12:30 |
Scaling the Perioperative Surgical Home: Customer-Led Transformation to Reduce Cancellations and Restore Access Kristen Lund, RN1, Philip Lau, MD2, Rami Karjan3 1Oregon Health a Science University (OHSU) . 2Huntington Health, Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai . 3LeanTaaS |
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1:35 - 3:05 PM
LECTURE
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SESSION 6 Chair/Organizer: Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM, FACP, DFPM Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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1:35 |
Clinical Pearls in Perioperative Echocardiography Josh Zimmerman, MD, MD, FASE University of Utah |
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2:00 |
Q&A |
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2:05 |
Respiratory Muscle Training Rebecca Gerlach, MD University of New Mexico |
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2:20 |
Q&A |
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2:25 |
Music Therapy Emmanuelle Duceppe, MD, PhD, FRCPC University of Montreal |
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2:40 |
Q&A |
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2:45 |
Value of Perioperative Medicine Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University |
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3:00 |
Q&A |
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3:05 - 3:25 PM
BREAK
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COFFEE BREAK Zilker Ballroom Foyer |
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3:25 - 4:10 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2A: CAREER DEVELOPMENT Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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Career Development Angela Bader, MD, MPH1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital . 2Harvard Medical School |
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Heather Nye, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco |
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Richard Urman, MD, MBA The Ohio State University |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2B: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING DISORDERS Hill Country B |
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Perioperative Management of Bleeding Disorders David Hepner, MD, MPH1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital . 2Harvard Medical School |
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Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM Medical College of Wisconsin |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2C: PERIOPERATIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT Hill Country C |
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Perioperative Medication Management Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, DFPM Cleveland Clinic |
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Sunil Sahai, MD University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
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Christopher Whinney, MD, FACP, SFHM Cleveland Clinic |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2D: PERIOPERATIVE CARE IN UNDER RESOURCED LOCATIONS Hill Country D |
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Perioperative Care in Under Resourced Locations Cheryl Orr, MD, FASA, DFPM Barton Health |
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Holly Ray, MD, DFPM, SFHM Novant Health |
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Karina Vazquez-Narvaez, MD National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2E: PERIOPERATIVE BILLING 101 Big Bend |
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Perioperative Billing 101 Christopher Berner, PA-C Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc |
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Angela Edwards, MD, DFPM, FASA University of North Carolina Health Systems |
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Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2F: HOW TO SET UP YOUR ANEMIA CLINIC Hill Country A |
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How to Set Up Your Anemia Clinic Marjorie Gloff, MD University of Rochester |
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Mandeep Kumar, MD Hartford HealthCare |
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BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD1, 2 1University of Virginia . 2University of Virginia |
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4:15 - 5:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3A: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER Hill Country A |
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Substance Use Disorder Lily Ackermann, ScM, MD Thomas Jefferson University |
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Manish Patel, MD Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
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Garret Weber, MD Westchester Medical Center |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3B: PEDIATRICS Hill Country B |
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Pediatrics Moises Auron, MD Cleveland Clinic |
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Marjorie Gloff, MD University of Rochester |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3C: CARDIAC CONUNDRUMS Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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Cardiac Conundrums Steven Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
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Emmanuelle Duceppe, MD, PhD, FRCPC University of Montreal |
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Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM, FACP, DFPM Medical College of Wisconsin |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3D: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PREHABILITATION PROGRAM Hill Country D |
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Practical Tips for Patients Without Access to a Prehabilitation Program Teresa Cafaro, MD McGill University |
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Beth-Ann Cummings, MDCM, MSc (HPE) McGill University |
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Chelsia Gillis, RD PhD McGill University |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3E: PERIOPERATIVE BILLING 201 Big Bend |
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Perioperative Billing 101 Christopher Berner, PA-C Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc |
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Angela Edwards, MD, DFPM, FASA University of North Carolina Health Systems |
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Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University |
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BREAKOUT SESSION 3F: PERIOPERATIVE ANTICOAGULATION Hill Country C |
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Perioperative Anticoagulation Paul Grant, MD University of Michigan |
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Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc Henry Ford Health |
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Angela Selzer, MD, FASA, DFPM University of Colorado |
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5:15 - 6:15 PM
SOCIAL
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PERIOPERATIVE TRIVIA Zilker Ballroom 3&4 |
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Email: [email protected]
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