PENNSYLVANIASTATE PERFUSION SOCIETY CONFERENCE
October 25 & 26, 2014
Mohegan Sun, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Saturday October 25, 2014
07:00 – Registration / Breakfast
07:50 – Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session 1Moderator,Carmen Sciandra CCP, LP
08:00 – 08:45
Antithrombin III
Stephen Bader, MDGrifols, Inc.
08:45 – 09:30
Thromboelastography in Patient Blood Management
Robert L. Thurer, MDMedical Director of Blood Management, Haemonetics Corp.
09:30 – 10:15
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Surgical Management
James Wu, MDCardiothoracic Surgeon, LehighValleyHospital and Health Network
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
Session 2Moderator, Carmen Sciandra CCP, LP
10:30 – 11:15
The Role of Antithrombin in Coagulation Management during ECMO and Cardiac Surgery
Al Stammers, CCP, LPPoconoMedicalCenter
11:15 – 12:00
A Look at TAVR
Deepak Singh, MDCardiothoracic Surgeon, GeisingerMedicalCenter-WyomingValley
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH LECTURE
PennsylvaniaState Licensure Update
John Mitchell, CCP, LPPSPS-Government Relations Committee
Session 3Moderator, David Burak, CCP, LP
13:00 – 13:45
VADs and Non-Cardiac Surgery
Ramesh Kodavatiganti, MDCardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
13:45 – 14:30
How to Pump an Alligator - A Comparative Anatomy Approach to Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cody Trowbridge, CCP, LPChief Perfusionist, GeisingerMedicalCenter - Danville
14:30 – 15:15
Developing a Culture of Safety
Kellie L. Schiavo, CCP, LP
15:15 – 15:30 BREAK
Session 4Moderator, David Burak, CCP, LP
15:30 – 16:15
VADS “R” Us – Not Just For Adults Anymore
Talya K. E. Frey, CCP, LP
16:15 – 17:00
Challenging Case Discussion / Forum
James P. Yi, CCP, LP & Brandon Shade, CCP, LP
17:00 – 18:30 VENDOR RECEPTION
Sunday October 26, 2014
07:00 Registration / Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30
PSPS Business Meeting
NJSPS Business Meeting
Session 1 Moderator, Brandon Shade, CCP, LP
08:30 – 09:15
Student Presentation #1
CooperUniversitySchool of Perfusion
09:15 – 10:00
Student Presentation #2
PSPS Scholarship Award Recipient
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
Session 2Moderator, Steven Nussear CCP, LP
10:15 – 11:00
Contemporary Perfusion Education
Edward Darling, MS, CCP
11:00 – 11:45
Perfusion Management: Things to Consider When Practicing Overseas
Nikki Ipaye, CCP, LP
11:45 – 12:30
The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Outcomes of Aortic Dissection Surgery
Carla Altomare, CCP, LP
Faculty –
Carla Altomare, CCP, LP
Staff Perfusionist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Stephen Bader, MD
Anesthesiologist
Grifols, Inc.
Edward Darling, MS, CCP
Program Director
StateUniversity of New York
Talya K. E. Frey CCP, LP, FPP
Staff Perfusionist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Nikki Ipaye, CCP, LP
Staff Perfusionist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Ramesh Kodavatiganti, MD
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
John Mitchell, CCP, LP
Kellie L. Schiavo, CCP, LP, FPP
Staff Pediatric Perfusionist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Brandon C. Shade, CCP, LP
Staff Pediatric Perfusionist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Deepak Singh, MD
Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery
GeisingerHealthSystem-WyomingValley
Al Stammers MSA, CCP, LP
Perfusionist
PoconoMedicalCenter
Dr. Robert Thurer, MD
Medical Director, Blood Management Solutions
Haemonetics Corporation
Cody Trowbridge CCP, LP
Chief of Perfusion
Geisinger Health System
Dr. James Wu, MD
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
LehighValley Health Network
James P. Yi, CCP, LP
Chief of Perfusion
RegionalHospital, Scranton, PA
Summit Perfusion