ERAS CARDIAC surgery symposium is about to begin at AATS2018 in San Diego, CA. This groundbreaking session will be vital in improving patient outcomes in cardiac surgery, thanks to the efforts of its members. Enhanced Recovery

1. Symposium Agenda April 28, 2018
1:00 – 2:00 PM Session 1 - Background and Overview
Moderators: Daniel Engelman and Ed Boyle
1:00 – 1:15 PM Introduction and Overview of ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Goals
Daniel Engelman, MD, FACS
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
1:15 – 1:30 PM Fast Track Cardiac Surgery Revisited and Enhanced
Richard Engelman, MD, FACS
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
1:30 – 1:45 PM The History of ERAS® and Why it is the Standard of Care for all Specialties
Gudrun Kunst, MD, PhD, DEAA, FRCA
King’s College Hospital, London, UK
1:45 – 2:00 PM Modeling and Validating: Economic Justifications for ERAS® Cardiac Surgery
Interventions Using Real World Data
Ed Boyle, MD, FACS
St Charles Medical Center. Bend, OR
2:00 – 2:15 PM Networking and Refreshment Break
2:15 – 3:15 PM Session 2 - Select ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Iterative Expert Consensus Statements
Moderators: Louis Perrault and Marc Gerdisch
2:15 – 2:30 PM Evidence or Entrenched
Kevin Lobdell, MD
Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC
2:30 – 2:45 PM Prehabilitation: “The Impact of Frailty and the Value of PREHAB in the Older
Adult Undergoing Cardiac Surgery”
Rakesh Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:45 – 3:00 PM Perioperative Glycemic Control and Early ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Data Including
Preoperative Carbohydrates
Judson Williams, MD, MHS
WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC
3:00 – 3:15 PM Enhanced Recovery by Minimizing Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery
Eric Roselli, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
3:15 – 3:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM Session 3 - Near Future Directions in ERAS® Cardiac Surgery
Moderators Kevin Lobdell and Eric Roselli
3:30 – 3:45 PM Multimodal Approaches to Reduce Postoperative AKI
John Kellum, MD, FACP, MCCM
University of Pittsburgh Critical Care, Pittsburgh, PA
3:45 – 4:00 PM Options for Sternal Closure and Prevention of Wound Infection “An Economic
Imperative”
Marc Gerdisch, MD, FACS
St Francis Heart Center, Indianapolis, IN
4:00 – 4:15 PM Modern Chest Drainage Strategies to Reduce Complications and Costs
Louis Perrault, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Institute of Cardiologie de Montreal Montreal, Quebec
4:15 – 4:30 PM Reducing ICU Re-Admission After Cardiac Surgery
Daniel Engelman, MD, FACS
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
4:30 – 4:45 PM Implementing an ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Program
V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBA, FACS
Centennial Heart & Vascular Center, Nashville, TN
4:45 – 5:00 PM ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Symposium Wrap-Up
5:00 – 6:00 PM Cocktail Reception and Networking
Symposium Agenda May 1, 2018
2:00 – 3:00 PM Session 1 - ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Past and Present
Moderators: Dan Engelman, et al
2:00 – 2:15 PM ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Overview and Mission
Past: Fast Track Surgery
Present: Introduction, Overview
Daniel Engelman, MD, FACS
Richard Engelman, MD, FACS
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
2:15 – 2:25 PM Consensus Guidelines Grading Process and Structure
Rakesh Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:25 – 2:50 PM 2018 ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Consensus Guidelines
Marc Gerdisch, MD, FACS
Saint Francis Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD, FACS, FHRS
Long Beach Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach, CA
Louis Perrault, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Institute of Cardiologie de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Eric Roselli, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
2:50 – 3:00 PM Guidelines, Consensus, and Opinions:
Secrets of High-Performance Organizations
Kevin Lobdell, MD
Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC
3:00 – 3:30 PM Session 2 - ERAS® Cardiac Surgery Results, Future Consensus Work
and Open Discussion
Moderators: Daniel Engelman, et al.
3:00 – 3:15 PM Clinical Results: Real-World Incorporation of ERAS Cardiac
V. Seenu Reddy, MD, MBA, FACS
Centennial Heart & Vascular Center, Nashville, TN
Judson Williams, MD, MHS
Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, NC
3:15 – 3:30 PM Preview and Voting for 2019 Collaborative Efforts and Open Forum of
Best Practices in Enhanced Recovery
For more information:
www.erascardiac.org,
or contact
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alan@erascardiac.org | 360.852.4507
PO Box 55244, Portland, OR 97238
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