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FAAA 6th Annual Conference Preliminary agenda

The FAAA Annual Conference provides an outstanding forum for the exchange of information and the advancement of the ideologies of the anesthesia care team in a relaxed and collegial setting. 

Session topics have been carefully selected to bring you the highest quality, innovative CME, designed and presented by thought leaders in anesthesiology. 

Be sure to review the full event schedule and then mark your calendar for a meeting you won't want to miss.

**Schedule subject to change


REGISTRATION HOURS
The registration desk is located at the Grand Registration Desk.

Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, February 7, 2025 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2025 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM


Session Title

Thursday, FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Time (EST) Session Title
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Exhibitor Assembly
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm FAAA Board Meeting

Friday, FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Time (EST) Session Title
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 pm

CME Lecture: TBD

9 :00 am - 10: 00 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyBasics of ECMO
Speaker: T. Everett Jones, MD - University of Florida

 10:00 am - 10:30 am

 Break with Exhibitors

 10:30 am - 11:30 am 

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyFlaws of Standard Emergence Practice
Speaker: John Stillings, CAA

 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

 Break for Lunch/Exhibit Hall

 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyKeeping the Rhythm: Intraoperative Management of Pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT Devices
Speaker: Sarah Whitfield, CAA - AspiringCAA.com
 1:30pm - 2:30 pm 

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyMalignant Hyperthermia
Speaker: Thomas Fuhrman, MD

 2:30 PM - 3:00pm

 Break with Exhibitors

 3:00 pm - 4:00pm

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyFrailty Assessment and Intraoperative Management
Speaker: Peggy White, MD - UF Health

 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyEssentials of Ultrasound Guided Regional Access Workshop
Facilitator: Mark Leonard, CAA - Nova Southeastern

 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Your Home Base for All Things Radiology Complications of Neuraxial Anesthesia
Speaker: Dean P. Cirilla, MD - Baycare
 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Welcome Reception

Saturday, FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Time (EST) Session Title
7:00 am - 8:00 am  Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:30 am - 8:00 am President's Address
Heather Schenck, CAA
FAAA 2025 President

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyNavigating Ethical Dilemmas in Anesthesia
Speaker: Steven Bradley, MD - Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyExtubation of the Difficult Airway: a Review of National and International Guidelines
Speaker: Laura Cavallone, MD - The University of Chicago

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Break with Exhibitors

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyTechnological Advances in Medicine, Will Anesthesia be Replaced by AI?
Facilitator: Mark Leonard, CAA - Nova Southeastern

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyNeurodevelopmental Effects of Anesthetic Drugs in Kids
Speaker: Cole Dooley, MD - UF Health

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break

 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm  Legislative Update
Speaker: David Biel, CAA - FAAA Legislative Committee Chair
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm  Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyEssentials of Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Workshop
Facilitator: Mark Leonard, CAA - Nova Southeastern

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyOperating Room Fires: An Update
Speaker: John Heinbockel, MD, MSEE - UF Health

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyAnesthesia Lecture
Speaker: Bradley Hansen, MD

 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyAirways Workshop
Facilitators:
Dr. Lauren Berkow, Dr
Isaac Luria, Dr. John Heinbockel, Dr. Peggy White, Dr. Tim Feldheim, Dr. David Hutchinson, Dr. John Heinbockel

 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Break with Exhibitors
 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Student Jeopardy
 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Student Career Fair
Sponsored by USAP
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm President's Reception (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University

Sunday, FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Time (EST) Session Title
7:00 am - 8:00 am   Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am - 9:00 am  Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyPostpartum Hemorrhage: Prevention, Management, and Advances in Treatment
Speaker: Andrea Regan, CAA

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyNeuroanesthesia in 50 minutes: What You Need to Know and What is New
Speaker: Lauren Berkow MD FASA - UF Health

10:00 am - 10:30 am

 Break with Exhibitors
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Exhibitors Disassembly

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Your Home Base for All Things RadiologyPediatric Anesthesiology: Making a Big Difference in Little Lives
Speaker: 
 Emily Heffinger, CAA, Douglas Thompson, MD, and Haley Cook  - NEMOURS CHILDRENS SPECIALTY CARE

11:30 am  Adjourn


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