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
SPEAKERS/TOPICS:
“Channelopathies and Anesthesia”
Chandra Srinivasan, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
“Temporary Pacing: Tips and Tricks”
Kara Motonaga, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
“Ablation Procedures: What Anesthesiologists Should Know”
Elizabeth DeWitt, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital
MODERATORS:
Nischal Gautam, MD and Jamie M. Schwartz, MD
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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.
