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Cognitive aids are designed to prompt users to complete a series of tasks and can take many different forms. We have designed a series of cognitive aids for congenital cardiac anesthesia for common and uncommon scenarios to try to capture experience and wisdom not published elsewhere. Congenital cardiac anesthesia involves taking care of very complex patients in many rare and challenging scenarios. Each individual cardiac anesthesiologist may only experience one or two of these emergency situations in a career. And for individuals who are training, our colleagues starting out in practice, or for those who have a low patient volume of cardiac anesthesia this resource may be invaluable. However, for even the most experienced amongst us, it can be helpful to review these aids to ensure that nothing has been forgotten. These cognitive aids are meant as a supplement to good clinical decision making, existing knowledge, and local experience. We encourage you to use them and to help us grow this resource over time. We have tried to be as accurate and complete as possible. However, if you notice any omissions or inaccuracies, please let us know so we can update the cards accordingly.

Thank you for downloading these cards. We encourage you to print, laminate, and post these in your operating rooms, cardiac cath labs, and other areas where you take care of patients with congenital heart disease.

CLICK HERE to access the aids. Member login is required.

Do you have an idea for a Workshop, Problem-Based Learning Discussion (PBLD) or Expert Round Table Discussion that would benefit the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) membership? If so, please see the requirements and submission information below for the CCAS 2023 Annual Meeting.

WORKSHOPS – Submission deadline is July 22, 2022

We are looking for workshops topics that will be of interest to those who provide anesthesia, sedation, pain management, and critical care services to patients with Congenital Heart Disease.

Requirements:

If your workshop will require equipment provided in-kind by vendors/commercial supporters such as ultrasound machines, VAD devices, etc. – please confirm with vendors that they are willing to provide/ship the equipment prior to submitting your proposal or make alternative arrangements to provide the equipment.
Please list all proposed faculty on your submission; confirm that they are willing to participate prior to submitting your proposal.
Only CCAS/SPA members may participate as workshop faculty – CCAS will not provide any compensation or reimbursement to non-member faculty for workshops and will not pay for transportation of any equipment.

Please click here for the workshop proposal form. We will also accept proposals for workshops that have been presented at past meetings or submitted previously (and not selected for presentation). If there are any specific barriers to address or resources we can help with please include those in your application. Submissions will be closely reviewed by the meeting planning committee.

Please complete and submit the form to [email protected] no later than July 22, 2022.

PBLDs – Submission deadline is July 22, 2022

Submissions may be a case or problem that is real or fictitious, and could focus on topics of interest to those who provide anesthesia, sedation, pain management, and critical care services to patients with congenital heart disease, as well as resident education, medical ethics, or professionalism related to our sub-specialty. The ‘Guidelines for PBLD Submission‘ document describes the format for submission in more detail. Reviewers will score submissions for interest, scientific accuracy, and clarity of thought and expression.

Two moderators must be named for each submission, and if accepted, both must agree to participate as moderators for the group discussion at the meeting. One moderator should be an experienced educator, and the other a junior faculty member or a fellow in-training. Senior moderators may not be included on more than TWO PBLD submissions. Institutions/hospitals may submit multiple PBLDs, however, no more than TWO PBLD submissions from an institution/hospital will be accepted for presentation at the meeting.

Please remember that the goal of the PBLD is for the LEARNER to participate in discussing the management options, not for the MODERATOR to tell participants how they actually did the case.

An effective PBLD:

is relevant to the practice of our subspecialty (i.e. not an extremely rare case)
has controversy and/or decision making that should be discussed/debated
has some surprises, “twists or turns”
has well-written objectives that are covered by the discussion
has well selected references

Many unusual cases are better suited to a Medically Challenging Case or Case Report/Scientific Abstract instead of a PBLD. Therefore, it is important for the author to demonstrate to the reviewers that the PBLD contains areas for discussion, such as different ways of managing clinical issues, among others.

It is crucial that submissions are carefully proofed for grammatical errors and typos, as carelessly written PBLDs are often automatically rejected. It is also required that authors disguise or redact any identifying information by changing demographic details and circumstances of the clinical scenario to avoid potential HIPAA violations.

For more information on how to create a great PBLD:

https://pedsanesthesia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/How-to-Design-and-Lead-a-PBLD.pdf

https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9371

The final deadline for receipt of submissions will be 3:00pm Eastern Time on Friday, July 22, 2022. No late submissions will be entertained. If accepted, you will be notified by email in late August. Submissions should be sent as a Word document to Jenny Patterson via e-mail at [email protected].

EXPERT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION – Submission deadline is July 22, 2022

If you have a suggestion for an Expert Round Table Discussion, please send the topic information, as well as suggested moderators/presenters to [email protected] by July 22, 2022.

We look forward to receiving your submissions! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions by emailing Jenny Patterson at the above email address.

Thank you.

David F. Vener, MD
Program Chair

Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Program Co-Chair

Nischal K. Gautam, MD
Program Co-Chair

Rania K. Abbasi, MD
Program Shadow

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