Monday, May 5, 2025
Sugantha Sundar, MD
Elevating Quality of Care in the Perioperative Arena
Moderator: Keira P. Mason, MD
Jaideep Pandit, MA, BM, DPhil, FRCA, FFPMRCA, DM
James P. Rathmell, MD, MBA
Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, PhD
Shawna Pandya, MD, MSc
Drs. Marques-Quinteiro, Mason, Pandit, Pandya, and Rathmell
Innovations in 2025
Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, MD
Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD
Jaideep Pandit, MA, BM, DPhil, FRCA, FFPMRCA, DM
Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD
Drs. Kharasch, Pandit, and Sundar
Lunch and Learn Roundtable (optional)
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
Anastasia Katsiampoura, MD and Sankalp Sehgal, MD
(Limited to a maximum of 25 participants.)
Cutting-Edge Topics
Moderator: Assia T. Valovska, MD
Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
Susan Goobie, MD, FRCPC
Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
Drs. Cannesson, Goobie, and Valovska
Practice Parameters: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, MD
Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Rebello, MD, FACHE, FASA, CPPS, CMQ
Steven Greenberg, MD
Drs. Greenberg, Methangkool, and Rebello
Drs. Greenberg, Methangkool, Rebello, and Sundar
Course Reception
Join colleagues and faculty for networking and refreshments
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
The High-Risk Obstetric Patient: Evidence-Based Practice
Moderator: Philip Hess, MD
Philip Hess, MD
Emily Naoum, MD
Lawrence Tsen, MD
Michaela K. Farber, MD, MS
Drs. Farber, Hess, Naoum, and Tsen
Airway Management in 2025
Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, MD
Ellen O’Sullivan, MD, FRCA, FCAI, FCPSP(Hon), FCANECSA(Hon)
Shawna Pandya, MD, MSc
Ellen O’Sullivan, MD, FRCA, FCAI, FCPSP(Hon), FCANECSA(Hon)
Drs. Ellen O’Sullivan, Pandya, and Sundar
Lunch and Learn Roundtable (optional)
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
Ion Hobai, MD, PhD
(Roundtable limited to a maximum of 25 participants.)
Clinical Conundrums: Session 1
Moderator: Assia T. Valovska, MD
Beverley A. Orser, OOnt, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS, FRSC
Douglas Shook, MD
Beverley A. Orser, OOnt, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS, FRSC
Drs. Orser, Shook, and Valovska
Clinical Conundrums: Session 2
Moderator: Jeremi R. Mountjoy, MD, FRCPC
Gennadiy Fuzaylov, MD
Jonah Rubin, MD
Michael G. Fitzsimons, MD
Houman Javedan, MB ChB
Drs. Fitzsimons, Fuzaylov, Javedan, Mountjoy, and Rubin
Optional Evening Activity
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
Susan Vassallo, MD and Jeremi R. Mountjoy, MD, FRCPC
(Limited to 50 in-person attendees)
Includes transportation and refreshments
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Thinking Outside the Box
Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, MD
Monty Mythen, MD, FRCA, FFICM
Jamie Sparling, MD
Monty Mythen, MD, FRCA, FFICM
Drs. Buggy, Mythen, and Sundar
Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Perioperative Setting: Here to Stay
Moderator: Samir Kendale, MD
Hannah Lonsdale, MBChB
Alan F. Simpao, MD, MBI
Samir Kendale, MD
Ornella Piazza, MD
Drs. Kendale, Lonsdale, Piazza, and Simpao
Lunch and Learn Roundtables (optional)
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
(Choose one of the options below. Each roundtable limited to a maximum of 25 participants.)
Rapid-Fire Session
Moderator: Jeremi R. Mountjoy, MD, FRCPC
Arthur R. Formanek, MD
Riccardo Pinciroli, MD
Louisa J. Palmer, MBBS
Aidan Sharkey, MD
Drs. Formanek, Mountjoy, Palmer, Pinciroli, and Sharkey
Regional Anesthesia: Making It Safer
Moderator: Kamen Vlassakov, MD
Vishal Uppal, MBBS, MSc, FRCA
Kamen Vlassakov, MD
Vishal Uppal, MBBS, MSc, FRCA
Brinda Kamdar, MD
Drs. Buggy, Kamdar, Uppal, and Vlassakov
Optional Evening Workshop
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
Karen Boretsky, MD and Kamen V. Vlassakov, MD
(Limited to 50 in-person attendees)
Includes dinner
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Clinical Practice Impact
Moderator: Keira P. Mason, MD
Pedro Marques-Quinteiro, PhD
Darren F. Hight, PhD
Donal J. Buggy, DSc, MD, MSc, FRCPI, FFSEM, FRCA, FESA-IC, FCAI
Darren F. Hight, PhD
Drs. Buggy, Hight, Marques-Quinteiro, and Mason
Care of the Critically Ill Patient
Moderator: Keira P. Mason, MD
Christian Wunder, DEAA
Ornella Piazza, MD
Christian Wunder, DEAA
Drs. Mason, Piazza, and Wunder
Lunch and Learn Roundtables (optional)
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
(Choose one of the options below. Each roundtable limited to a maximum of 25 participants.)
Critical Thinking
Moderator: Sugantha Sundar, MD
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
Satya Krishna Ramachandran, MD, MBA
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
Drs. Kheterpal, Ramachandran, and Sundar
Keeping Our Children Safe
Moderator: Jeremi R. Mountjoy, MD, FRCPC
Jennifer Dearden, MD
Karen Boretsky, MD
Monica Kleinman, MD
Lynne Ferrari, MD
Keira P. Mason MD
Drs. Boretsky, Dearden, Ferrari, Kleinman, Mason, and Mountjoy
Optional Evening Workshop
Available to in-person attendees for an additional fee.
Jennifer Dearden, MD, Bhavani Shankar Kodali, MBBS, MD, FASA, and Stephanie Yacoubian, MD
(Limited to 50 in-person attendees)
Includes dinner
Friday, May 9, 2025
Something Old, Something Current: But Still Very Relevant
Moderator: Keira P. Mason, MD
Robert Holzman, MD
Emery Brown, MD, PhD
Olivia Gosseries, MD
Donal J. Buggy, DSc, MD, MSc, FRCPI, FFSEM, FRCA, FESA-IC, FCAI
Olivia Gosseries, MD
Drs. Brown, Gosseries, Holzman, Mason, and Sparling
End-of-Life Care
Moderator: Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH
Ornella Piazza, MD
Richard E. Leiter, MD, MA
Natsu (Fukui) Matsuya, MD
Lannie C. Santo, MD, MPH
Sue Morris, PsyD
Drs. Leiter, Lin, Matsuya, Morris, Piazza, and Santo
Sugantha Sundar, MD