21st Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit

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Conference Program

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.

Wed - Feb 25

Thu - Feb 26

Fri - Feb 27

Sat - Feb 28

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026

7:00 - 7:30 AM

MEAL

BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS
Zilker Ballroom 1

MORNING COFFEE/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (SPONSORED IN PART BY HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS INSTITUTE)
Zilker Ballroom Foyer

7:00 - 7:30 AM

MEETING

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS - SIGS (ALL ARE WELCOME)
Zilker Ballroom 2

Group meetings include OB, Geriatrics, POCUS, Peds, Med Ed & Preop Clinics

7:30 - 8:00 AM

CORPORATE SYMPOSIA

BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY HDAI
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

7:30

AI Risk Stratification for Preoperative Optimization
Preethi Patel, MD¹, Nassib Chamoun² ¹Cleveland Clinic . ²Health Data Analytics Institute

8:15 - 8:35 AM

WELCOME!

OPENING REMARKS & SPAQI - 20 YEARS LATER
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

8:15

Opening Remarks
Dana Oprea, MD Yale School of Medicine

8:20

SPAQI - 20 Years Later
Angela Bader, MD, MPH^{1, 2} ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital . ²Harvard Medical School

David Hepner, MD, MPH^{1, 2} ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital . ²Harvard Medical School

8:35 - 9:35 AM

KEYNOTE

FRANK MICHOTA MEMORIAL LECTURE
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

8:35

Leveraging the Perioperative Period to Address Population Health
Michael Englesbe, MD University of Michigan

9:20

Q&A

9:35 - 10:10 AM

LECTURE

SESSION 4
Chair/Organizer: Paul Grant, MD
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

9:30

Perioperative Nutrition
Chelsia Gillis, RD PhD McGill University

10:00

Q&A

10:10 - 10:30 AM

BREAK

COFFEE BREAK
Zilker Ballroom Foyer

10:30 - 11:25 AM

LECTURE

SESSION 5
Chair/Organizer: Paul Grant, MD
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

10:30

Perioperative Anticoagulation - 2025 ASRA Guidelines
Angela Selzer, MD, DFPM University of Colorado

10:55

Q&A

11:05

Immunosuppressants
Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, DFPM Cleveland Clinic

11:20

Q&A

11:25 - 12:10 PM

LECTURE

GO/NO-GO
Chair/Organizer: Sunil K. Sahai, MD
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

Panel Discussion
Paul Grant, MD¹, BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD^{2, 3}, Michael Englesbe, MD¹ ¹University of Michigan . ²Inova Health . ³University of Virginia

12:20 - 1:20 PM

MEETING

COMMUNITY-BASED PERIOPERATIVE PROGRAMS COMMITTEE MEETING
Hill Country D

GUIDELINES COMMITTEE MEETING
Zilker Ballroom 1

12:30 - 1:15 PM

CORPORATE SYMPOSIA

CORPORATE LUNCH SPONSORED BY LEANTAAS
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

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

1:35 - 3:05 PM

LECTURE

SESSION 6
Chair/Organizer: Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM, FACP, DFPM
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

1:35

Clinical Pearls in Perioperative Echocardiography
Josh Zimmerman, MD, MD, FASE University of Utah

2:00

Q&A

2:05

Respiratory Muscle Training
Rebecca Gerlach, MD University of New Mexico

2:20

Q&A

2:25

Music Therapy
Emmanuelle Duceppe, MD, PhD, FRCPC University of Montreal

2:40

Q&A

2:45

Value of Perioperative Medicine
Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University

3:00

Q&A

3:05 - 3:25 PM

BREAK

COFFEE BREAK
Zilker Ballroom Foyer

3:25 - 4:10 PM

BREAKOUT SESSION

BREAKOUT SESSION 2A: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

Career Development
Angela Bader, MD, MPH¹ ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital . ²Harvard Medical School

Heather Nye, MD, PhD University of California, San Francisco

Richard Urman, MD, MBA The Ohio State University

BREAKOUT SESSION 2B: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING DISORDERS
Hill Country B

Perioperative Management of Bleeding Disorders
David Hepner, MD, MPH¹ ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital . ²Harvard Medical School

Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM Medical College of Wisconsin

BREAKOUT SESSION 2C: PERIOPERATIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Hill Country C

Perioperative Medication Management
Kenneth Cummings, MD, MS, DFPM Cleveland Clinic

Sunil Sahai, MD University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Christopher Whinney, MD, FACP, SFHM Cleveland Clinic

BREAKOUT SESSION 2D: PERIOPERATIVE CARE IN UNDER RESOURCED LOCATIONS
Hill Country D

Perioperative Care in Under Resourced Locations
Cheryl Orr, MD, FASA, DFPM Barton Health

Holly Ray, MD, DFPM, SFHM Novant Health

Karina Vazquez-Narvaez, MD National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran

BREAKOUT SESSION 2E: PERIOPERATIVE BILLING 101
Big Bend

Perioperative Billing 101
Christopher Berner, PA-C Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc

Angela Edwards, MD, DFPM, FASA University of North Carolina Health Systems

Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University

BREAKOUT SESSION 2F: HOW TO SET UP YOUR ANEMIA CLINIC
Hill Country A

How to Set Up Your Anemia Clinic
Marjorie Gloff, MD University of Rochester

Mandeep Kumar, MD Hartford HealthCare

BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD^{1, 2} ¹University of Virginia . ²University of Virginia

4:15 - 5:00 PM

BREAKOUT SESSION

BREAKOUT SESSION 3A: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
Hill Country A

Substance Use Disorder
Lily Ackermann, ScM, MD Thomas Jefferson University

Manish Patel, MD Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Garret Weber, MD Westchester Medical Center

BREAKOUT SESSION 3B: PEDIATRICS
Hill Country B

Pediatrics
Moises Auron, MD Cleveland Clinic

Marjorie Gloff, MD University of Rochester

BREAKOUT SESSION 3C: CARDIAC CONUNDRUMS
Zilker Ballroom 3&4

Cardiac Conundrums
Steven Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM, FRCP University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Emmanuelle Duceppe, MD, PhD, FRCPC University of Montreal

Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM, FACP, DFPM Medical College of Wisconsin

BREAKOUT SESSION 3D: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PREHABILITATION PROGRAM
Hill Country D

Practical Tips for Patients Without Access to a Prehabilitation Program
Teresa Cafaro, MD McGill University

Beth-Ann Cummings, MDCM, MSc (HPE) McGill University

Chelsia Gillis, RD PhD McGill University

BREAKOUT SESSION 3E: PERIOPERATIVE BILLING 201
Big Bend

Perioperative Billing 101
Christopher Berner, PA-C Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc

Angela Edwards, MD, DFPM, FASA University of North Carolina Health Systems

Avital O'Glasser, MD, FACP, SFHM, DFPM Oregon Health a Science University

BREAKOUT SESSION 3F: PERIOPERATIVE ANTICOAGULATION
Hill Country C

Perioperative Anticoagulation
Paul Grant, MD University of Michigan

Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc Henry Ford Health

Angela Selzer, MD, FASA, DFPM University of Colorado

5:15 - 6:15 PM

SOCIAL

PERIOPERATIVE TRIVIA
Zilker Ballroom 3&4