Peri-Operative Optimization in Heart and Lung Transplantation

1 November, 2023 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) protocols have proliferated throughout surgical specialties, including cardiac surgery, with improvements in patient experience and outcomes. Heart and lung failure surgery is ripe with opportunities for collaborative quality improvement initiatives. In this special ISHLT CTS PC webinar, we are fortunate to have three talented and accomplished surgeons share their expertise on perioperative topics of blood conservation, temporary mechanical support, and analgesia.

Moderator

Dave Nagpal, MD

Presentations

Blood Conservation Strategies in Heart Transplant and LVAD Implantation: Single-Center Experience with >100 Jehovah's Witness Patients
Presented by Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD

Threshold for Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Heart and Lung Transplantation: Not Too Early, Not Too Late
Presented by Gabriel Loor, MD

Key Innovations on the Horizon: Heart Perspective
Presented by Kory Lavine, MD, PhD

Improving Pain Management in Thoracic Transplantation: Minimally Invasive Approaches, Pharmacologic Strategies, and Future Directions 
Presented by Dominick Megna, MD

Panel Discussion
Led by Alexander Bernhardt, MD and Feras Khaliel, MD, PhD

Speakers

Dave Nagpal, MD

London Health Sciences Centre

London, ON Canada

Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, IL USA

Gabriel Loor, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX USA

Kory Lavine, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO USA

Dominiock Megna, MD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA USA

Alexander Bernhardt, MD

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

Feras Khaliel, MD, PhD

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia