Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) Annual Meeting 2025 (Video + PDF)
Advanced Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery & Perioperative Management
Overview
The Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) Annual Meeting 2025 is a premier educational conference dedicated to advancing the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) through specialized anesthesia, perioperative management, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Designed for pediatric and adult congenital cardiac specialists, this meeting delivers the latest evidence-based updates, innovative anesthetic techniques, and expert perspectives on managing complex congenital cardiac patients across the perioperative continuum.
Held on March 27, 2025, at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida, the conference brings together internationally recognized anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensivists, perfusionists, and perioperative care teams to discuss current challenges and future directions in congenital cardiac anesthesia.
Through expert lectures, case-based discussions, clinical updates, and research presentations, participants gain practical knowledge that can be immediately integrated into everyday clinical practice to improve patient safety and surgical outcomes.
Course Highlights
- 1 High-Quality Conference Video
- 1 Comprehensive PDF Resource
- Advanced Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Updates
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Perioperative Cardiac Management
- Cardiac Intensive Care Collaboration
- Hemodynamic Monitoring Strategies
- Congenital Heart Disease Case Discussions
- Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Updates
- Expert Faculty Presentations
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Apply advanced anesthetic techniques for congenital heart disease surgery.
- Optimize perioperative care for pediatric and adult congenital cardiac patients.
- Evaluate contemporary research and innovations in cardiac anesthesia.
- Improve hemodynamic management during complex congenital heart procedures.
- Recognize challenges associated with adult congenital heart disease surgery.
- Integrate multidisciplinary approaches into perioperative decision-making.
- Apply lessons learned from complex congenital cardiac case discussions.
- Enhance patient safety and postoperative outcomes through evidence-based care.
Major Topics Covered
Congenital Heart Disease Anesthesia
The conference focuses on anesthetic management across the spectrum of congenital heart disease.
Topics Include
- Cyanotic congenital heart disease
- Acyanotic congenital heart disease
- Complex congenital lesions
- Single ventricle physiology
- Fontan circulation
- High-risk cardiac anesthesia
Faculty discuss anesthetic considerations unique to congenital cardiac patients.
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
A major component of the meeting addresses perioperative care in children undergoing cardiac surgery.
Covered Topics
- Neonatal cardiac anesthesia
- Infant cardiac surgery
- Pediatric congenital heart procedures
- Hemodynamic optimization
- Airway management
- Intraoperative monitoring
Participants review contemporary approaches to improving outcomes in pediatric cardiac patients.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
As more congenital heart patients survive into adulthood, specialized perioperative care has become increasingly important.
Topics Include
- Adult congenital heart disease surgery
- Reoperative cardiac procedures
- Pregnancy considerations in ACHD
- Arrhythmia management
- Long-term complications
Faculty review the unique challenges associated with adult congenital cardiac populations.
Perioperative Management
The course emphasizes comprehensive perioperative care strategies.
Topics Include
- Preoperative risk assessment
- Intraoperative monitoring
- Hemodynamic management
- Postoperative care pathways
- Multidisciplinary coordination
Participants learn practical approaches for optimizing surgical outcomes.
Hemodynamic Monitoring & Cardiac Physiology
Advanced cardiovascular monitoring plays a critical role in congenital cardiac anesthesia.
Covered Topics
- Congenital cardiac physiology
- Invasive monitoring
- Echocardiographic assessment
- Cardiac output monitoring
- Ventricular function evaluation
Faculty demonstrate how physiologic understanding guides perioperative management.
Cardiac Intensive Care & Postoperative Management
Specialized sessions review care following congenital cardiac surgery.
Topics Include
- Postoperative stabilization
- Ventilator management
- Low cardiac output syndrome
- Mechanical circulatory support
- ICU management strategies
The conference highlights collaboration between anesthesia and critical care teams.
Current Research & Emerging Innovations
Participants receive updates on the latest scientific advances in the field.
Topics Include
- Novel anesthetic techniques
- Research developments
- Enhanced recovery strategies
- Perioperative outcomes research
- Future directions in congenital cardiac care
Faculty discuss innovations that may influence future practice.
Case-Based Expert Discussions
Real-world clinical scenarios provide practical educational value.
Educational Features
- Challenging congenital heart cases
- Interactive expert discussions
- Decision-making strategies
- Perioperative problem-solving
- Complication management
These sessions reinforce clinically applicable learning points.
Educational Features
✔ Advanced congenital cardiac anesthesia education
✔ Pediatric and adult congenital heart disease coverage
✔ Perioperative management strategies
✔ Hemodynamic monitoring updates
✔ Cardiac intensive care discussions
✔ Research and innovation reviews
✔ Expert faculty presentations
✔ Case-based learning approach
✔ Evidence-based clinical recommendations
✔ Multidisciplinary cardiovascular care focus
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
- Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologists
- Cardiac Anesthesiologists
- Pediatric Anesthesiologists
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Congenital Heart Surgeons
- Cardiac Intensivists
- Pediatric Cardiologists
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Specialists
- Perfusionists
- Critical Care Physicians
- Anesthesia Fellows
- Perioperative Care Teams
Why This Course Stands Out
✔ Dedicated exclusively to congenital cardiac anesthesia
✔ Covers both pediatric and adult congenital heart disease
✔ Strong focus on practical perioperative management
✔ Expert-led discussions from leaders in the field
✔ Emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration
✔ Includes current research and clinical innovations
✔ Addresses complex congenital cardiac physiology
✔ Applicable to both academic and clinical practice settings
✔ Enhances patient safety and surgical outcomes
✔ Valuable resource for specialized cardiac anesthesia professionals
Topics:
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below
CCAS 2025 Annual Meeting – Printable Program.pdf
March 27 Full Live.mp4
* Detail:
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
| 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Registration
Location: Palms Registration |
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BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS
6:15AM – 7:15AM Location: Canary |
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| 7:15 AM – 7:40 AM |
Welcome/Board Change/Outline of Educational Program
Nischal K. Gautam, MD; Viviane G. Nasr, MD; Luis M. Zabala, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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Session I: The Developing Brain and Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: Rania K. Abbasi, MD; Kenneth M. Brady, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 7:40 AM – 8:00 AM |
Global Perspective on Cardiac ND Outcomes
Mike Seed, MBBS, MRCPCH, FRCR Learning Objectives |
| 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM |
Brain Injury: Risk Stratification and Potential Targets for Mitigation
Daniel Licht, MD Learning Objectives |
| 8:20 AM – 8:40 AM |
Neuromonitoring: Past, Present, and Future
Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD Learning Objectives |
| 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM |
Q & A Discussion
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COFFEE BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
9:00AM – 9:30AM Location: Canary |
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Session II: Cardiac Breakthroughs: Protection, Treatment, and Imaging
Moderators: Nischal K. Gautam, MD; Wanda C. Miller-Hance, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Arthur Keats Lecture: Myocardial Protection: Past, Present, and Future
Pedro J. del Nido, MD Learning Objectives |
| 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM |
Emerging Therapies for Heart Failure in Pediatric Patients
Jason Maynes, MD, PhD Learning Objectives |
| 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM |
Next-Gen Cardiac Imaging for CHD Patients
Shubhika Srivastava, MD Learning Objectives |
| 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM |
Q & A Discussion
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Session III: Lung and Kidney Protection
Moderators: James A. DiNardo, MD; Manchula Navaratnam, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM |
Newer Ventilation Strategy for Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Devon Aganga, MD Learning Objectives |
| 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM |
Advanced Strategies for Kidney Protection in CHD Patients
David J. Kwiatkowski, MD Learning Objectives |
| 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM |
Q & A Discussion
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LUNCH WITH EXHIBITORS
12:00PM – 1:00PM Location: Canary |
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Session IV: Best Posters and Research Award
Moderators: Nina A. Guzzetta, MD; Jamie Sinton, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM |
Best Posters
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| 1:40 PM – 1:50 PM |
DDH Research Award
Learning Objectives |
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Session V: Ask The Presidents/Experts
Moderators: Viviane G. Nasr, MD; Luis M. Zabala, MD Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 1:50 PM – 2:50 PM |
Panel Discussion – Pearls, Nightmares, & Lesions I Hate
James A. DiNardo, MD; Nina A. Guzzetta, MD; Wanda C. Miller-Hance, MD; Emad B. Mossad, MD; Chandra Ramamoorthy, MBBS, FRCA; Mark D. Twite, MD, BCh Learning Objectives |
| 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM |
Q & A Discussion
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ICE CREAM BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
3:05PM – 3:35PM Location: Canary |
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Session VI: Workshops (Optional)
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| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
WORKSHOP: Cardiac Crisis Conundrums: Navigating Complex Cardiac Scenarios through Simulation
Coordinator: Lenard Babus, MD; Lisa Caplan, MD; Reese Murray-Torres, MD Musa Bilal, MD; Anushree K. Doshi, MD; Victor Mendoza, CCP, LP; Elaine K. Ng, MD, FRCPC, MSHPE; Maricarmen Roche-Rodriguez, MD; Annette Y. Schure, MD; Devika Singh, MD; Premal Trivedi, MD; Chelsea A. Willie, MD Learning Objectives Location: Magnolia 15 Purchase Ticket
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| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
WORKSHOP: Management of Hemostasis and Coagulation for Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Coordinator: Elena Ashikhmina Swan , MD, PhD; Andrew Giustini, MD, PhD Anne Elisa E. Cossu, MD, MS, FASA; Kara E. Furman, MD PhD; Eduardo Javier J. Goenaga Diaz, MD; Sherry Kim, MD Learning Objectives Location: Magnolia 23 Purchase Ticket
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| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
WORKSHOP: When the Anesthesia Machine is No Longer Adequate: How to Effectively Use Alternative Modes of Invasive and Noninvasive Ventilation for Our Sickest Patients
Coordinator: Cori R. Banerdt, MD Destiny F. Chau, MD; Dupree Hatch, MD; Kareen Jones, MD; Thomas J. Long, MD, FAAP; Casie Smith, BS, RRT – NPS; Brian Tinch, MD; Richard Wendorf, MD Learning Objectives Location: Magnolia 10 – 11 Purchase Ticket
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| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
WORKSHOP: Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Failure: Hands-On VAD Workshop
Coordinator: Erica P. Lin, MD; Pablo Motta, MD Andres Bacigalupo Landa, MD; Annie Li, MD; Ingrid Moreno Duarte, MD, FASE; David Preston, DO; Ashraf Resheidat, MD Learning Objectives Location: Magnolia 22 Purchase Ticket
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| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
WORKSHOP: Regional Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery
Coordinator: Chris Denny, MD Walid Alrayashi, MD; Michael A. Evans, MD, FAAP, FASA; Carine Foz, MD; John G. Hagen, MD; Deepa Kattail, MD; Alexander C. Mittnacht, MD; Zoel Quinonez, MD, MPH; Saima Rashid, MD; Lauren Smith, MD; Kevin Spellman, MD Learning Objectives Location: Magnolia 24 Purchase Ticket
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Session VII: Back to Basics: Revisiting Landmark Trials
Moderators: Zhe Amy Fang, MD, MPH; Chandra Ramamoorthy, MBBS, FRCA Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 3:35 PM – 3:55 PM |
Landmark Papers – The SVR Trial
Katherine L. Zaleski, MD Learning Objectives |
| 3:55 PM – 4:15 PM |
Landmark Papers – The PRIMACORP Study
Edmund Jooste, MB, ChB Learning Objectives |
| 4:15 PM – 4:35 PM |
Bloodless Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Gregory J. Latham, MD Learning Objectives |
| 4:35 PM – 5:00 PM |
Q & A Discussion
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Session IX: Professor Poster Rounds
Location: Cypress 1A Ballroom |
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| 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM |
Professor Poster Rounds
Moderators: Rania K. Abbasi, MD; Morgan L. Brown, MD, PhD; Anne Elisa E. Cossu, MD, MS, FASA; Nischal K. Gautam, MD; Stephen J Gleich, MD, FAAP, FASA; Dheeraj Goswami, MD; Stephanie N. Grant, MD; Irfan Kathiriya, MD; Gregory J. Latham, MD; Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD; Carl L. McMullen, DO; Manchula Navaratnam, MD; Kirsten C. Odegard, MD; Faith J. Ross, MD; Jamie Sinton, MD; Eric Vu, MD |
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CCAS 20th Anniversary Reception
6:30PM – 8:00PM Location: Magnolia Lawn |
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