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CCAS Webinar Series

UPCOMING WEBINARS

May 2025

Electrophysiology Update for the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologist: Keeping us all Grounded
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET (US)
1.5 CME Credits

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

SPEAKERS/TOPICS:

“Channelopathies and Anesthesia” 
Chandra Srinivasan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Disclosure: Medtronic – Research Funding

“Temporary Pacing: Tips and Tricks”
Kara Motonaga, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Nothing to disclose.

“Ablation Procedures: What Anesthesiologists Should Know” 
Elizabeth DeWitt, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital
Nothing to disclose.

MODERATORS:

Nischal Gautam, MD
Nothing to disclose.

Jamie M. Schwartz, MD
Nothing to disclose. 

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PAST WEBINARS


December 2025

Webinar Series: Inquiring Minds Mending Tiny Hearts – A Fireside Chat with Experts to Amplify your Research Success

Moderators:
Laura Downey, MD
Emory University

Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Nischal K. Gautam, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

Expert Guests/Topics:
Why is it important for Cardiac Anesthesiologists to engage in research or academic work?
David Faraoni, MD, PhD, FAHA
Boston Children’s Hospital

Finding time for Research in the Clinical Environment
Susan C. Nicolson, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Lessons learned along the way to independent funding
Neil Goldenberg, MD, PhD
Hospital for Sick Children

Foundation Grants – what are the options, how do I apply for them?
Jamie Sinton, MD
Dell Medical School / University of Texas – Austin

How to develop and implement a QI/Patient safety project
Phillip S. Adams, DO
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

How can I use bioinformatics (my EMR) to solve clinical questions?
Justin B. Long, MD, MHI, FAAP
Emory University

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording and slides


January 2024

CCAS Webinar Series: Pediatric combined heart and liver transplantation: A Growing Population

MODERATORS:
Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Erin Shea, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiologist; Duke University

PANELISTS:
Combined heart Liver transplantation: How the adult experience shaped pediatrics
Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery; University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Pediatric listing criteria for heart only versus combined heart liver transplantation
Sharon Chen, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University

Pediatric combined heart liver transplantation: En-bloc versus Sequential Implantation
Michael Ma, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Stanford University

Pediatric combined heart liver transplantation: Peri-operative Considerations
Manchula Navaratnam, MD
Clinical Associate Professor Anesthesiology; Stanford University

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording and slides


June 2023

CCAS Webinar Series – Research Programs in Cardiac Anesthesia: Real World Experience

Saturday, June 17, 2023
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

1.5 CME Credits

This webinar will feature a two panel discussions with the focus on providing usable strategies to support research in cardiac anesthesia.  First, a panel of senior division chiefs with track record of leading programs with successful research programs share their views on how to cultivate and maintain a culture of research. Next, a panel of researchers in cardiac anesthesia will share their tips on how to integrate research into your busy clinical work.

MODERATORS:
Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Gregory J. Latham, MD
Manchula Navaratnam, MD
Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD

PANELISTS:
Senior Faculty/Division Chiefs:
Jason Maynes, MD, PhD – Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

Nina A. Guzzetta, MD  – Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Chandra Ramamoorthy, MBBS, FRCA – Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Researchers:
Eric Vu, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL

Mona Momeni, MD – Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Faith J. Ross, MD – Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

At the completion of this Webinar, attendees will be able to:

  • List 2 strategies for creating a culture of inquiry and science within cardiac anesthesia
  • Describe challenges to researchers in different phases of his/her cardiac anesthesia career
  • Relate the importance of a research component to cardiac anesthesia programs and to individuals’ career development

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording and slides


February 2023

CCAS Webinar Series:Most Relevant Articles for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologists in 2022
Moderated by: Viviane Nasr, MD MPH and David Faraoni, MD PhD

Anesthesiology
Laszlo Vutskits, MD PhD

Anesthesia and Analgesia
James DiNardo, MD

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Alexander Mittnacht, MD

Pediatric Anesthesia
Chandra Ramamoorthy, MD

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording and slides


November 2022

CCAS Webinar Series: Updates in Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Monitoring
Moderated by: Viviane Nasr, MD MPH and David Faraoni, MD PhD

Monitoring the patient during DHCA & SCP
Jennifer Lynch, MD, PhD; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cardiopulmonary Bypass & Priming
Edmund Jooste, MB ChB; Duke University

Cardiopulmonary Bypass & Anticoagulation
Nina A. Guzzetta, MD; Emory University School of Medicine/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Left Heart Bypass
Katherine L. Zaleski, MD; Boston Children’s Hospital

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording.


June 2022
Multidisciplinary Approach of the
Child with Pulmonary Hypertension

Saturday, June 11, 2022; 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Moderators:
Viviane Nasr, MD, MPH: David Faraoni, MD, PhD

Current and future therapies: the basic science perspective
– Neil Goldenberg, MD, PhD, Hospital for Sick Children

The role of echocardiography, MRI, cardiac catheterization, and lung biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
– Mary Mullen, MD, PhD; Boston Children’s Hospital

Lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension and strategies to bridge to transplant
– Adam Stephens, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital

Anesthetic management of the child with pulmonary hypertension for diagnostic imaging and surgery
– Jochen Steppan, MD Johns Hopkins

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recording.


January 2022
CCAS Webinar: The Different Faces of Heart Failure – Las distintas caras de la falla cardíaca (NO CME offered)

This Spanish/English webinar reviews the medical management, surgical treatment and mechanical support in patients with heart failure as well as the anesthesia management.

Introduction: Luis M. Zabala, MD MBA
Moderators: Anna-Maria Manrique, MD; Pablo Motta, MD

Medical management; Manejo medico
Antonio G. Cabrera, MD, FAAP, FAHA, FACC

Transplant; Transplante
Enrique Teigell MD

Mechanical Support; Soporte mecánico
Carlos M. Mery, MD, MPH

Anesthetic management; Manejo anestésico
Lesly Gonzaliaz, MD

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recordings.


November 2021

CCAS Webinar: Training in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia: Where Are We Now?
Organized by Viviane Nasr, MD MPH and David Faraoni, MD PhD
Moderator: David Faraoni, MD PhD

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Training in the US and ACGME Pathway
Viviane Nasr MD MPH FASA

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Training in Europe and EACTAIC Pathway
Mohamed R. El Tahan MD

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Training in the UK
Daniel Taylor MD

Perspective of A Current Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellow
Christopher Denny MD

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recordings.

June 2021

CCAS Webinar: Quality and Safety in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia & Surgery
Organized by Viviane Nasr, MD MPH and David Faraoni, MD PhD
Moderated by: Jennifer Hernandez, MD and Tim Murphy, MA MBBS FRCACCAS

Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality Improvement in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Morgan Brown MD PhD

What Can a Cardiac Anesthesiologist Learn From Ambulatory Surgery Center?
Lynn Martin MD, MBA

Performance Rounds in Cardiac surgery
Christopher Haller MD

CCAS Members – Click here to access the recordings.

Poll of the Month

May 2025
At your institution, do you routinely send a TEG/ROTEM during the rewarming phase of cardiopulmonary bypass?
View Results
Total Answers 171
Total Votes 171

Upcoming Meeting Information


CCAS 2026 Annual Meeting

March 12, 2026
Sheraton Denver Downtown
Denver, CO

 

 

 

 

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