ANESTHESIA

Day 1: 17 July, 2017 Monday

10:00 – 12:00 Anesthesia: Bleeding & Coagulation
10:00 – 10:40

Stop the bleeding! Monitoring of the coagulation system intra-operatively and the use of blood product protocols during congenital cardiac surgery should be a standard of care

  • Pro
  • Con
  • Rebuttals & Panel Discussion
10:40 – 11:00 Do anti-fibrinolytic drugs improve outcomes in children having congenital cardiac surgery?
11:00 – 11:20 What’s new to help stop bleeding in the cardiac operating room?
11:20 – 11:40 Balance of bleeding on ECMO and VAD)
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion

Day 2: 18 July, 2017 Tuesday

10:00 – 12:00 Anesthesia: Neonatal Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia
10:00 – 10:20 Limitations and vulnerabilities of the neonatal cardiovascular system: considerations for anesthetic management
10:20 – 10:40 Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
10:40 – 11:00 Low cardiac output syndrome in neonates with congenital heart disease
11:00 - 11:20 Renal dysfunction and the congenital cardiac anesthesiologist
11:20 – 11:40 Monitoring and protecting the infant brain during cardiac surgery
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion

Day 3: 19 July, 2017 Wednesday

13:30 – 15:30 Anesthesia: Key Note Lecture and Top 4 Scientific Abstracts
13:30 – 14:10 Top 5 Scientific Abstracts
14:10 – 14:50 Keynote Lecture: The impact of anesthesia on neuro-developmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease.
14:50 – 15:10 Discussion

Day 4: 20 July, 2017 Thursday

10:00 – 12:00 Anesthesia: Anesthetic Considerations in Congenital Heart Disease
10:00 – 10:20 Non-cardiac surgery and CHD: which patients are at increased risk and why?
10:20 – 10:40 Anesthetic considerations in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
10:40 – 11:00 Anesthetic considerations in the patient with pulmonary hypertension
11:00 – 11:20 Anesthetic considerations in the adult with congenital heart disease
11:20 – 11:40 Anesthetic considerations for mechanical support devices
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion