PROGRAM



Congress Program

 

Join us for ASER-Perioperative Medicine 2026! This two-day congress features an interactive multidisciplinary program, delving into the latest advancements in Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine. Explore key principles and practical strategies to improve patient outcomes in your hospital.

Key Highlights:

  • Professionalism and Wellness Mini Symposium: Join DACCPM at UT MD Anderson for an evening of meaningful conversation focused on professionalism, wellness and collaborative practice in academic medicine. This is a free CME event, with dinner included.
  • Multidisciplinary Sessions: Gain insights from a diverse range of healthcare professionals.
  • Interactive Discussions: Engage with experts and peers to accelerate learning.
  • Poster Session: Discover cutting-edge research and innovations.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with colleagues and expand your professional network.

Note that any aspect of this program is subject to change and this version of the program should not be considered final including presentation timings and poster numbers.


  Thu - Nov 12      Fri - Nov 13      Sat - Nov 14   

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

9:00 - 9:45 AM
CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
CORPORATE BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - VERTEX
Helix Hall

10:00 - 10:15 AM
LECTURE
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME
Helix Hall

10:20 - 11:50 AM
SYMPOSIUM
WORKFORCE, OPERATIONS & IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Chair/Organizer: Atilla Kett
Hermann Hall


10:20
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Patrick McCormick. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


10:40
BEYOND SHORTAGES: REDESIGNING CARE TEAMS (NURSING, APPS, ANESTHESIA MODELS)
Attila Kett. Northwell Health


11:00
DEMONSTRATING VALUE TO THE HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP: ERAS OPERATIONAL METRICS AND OUTCOMES
Miklos Kertai. Vanderbilt University Medical Center


11:20
Q&A PANEL.

12:00 - 12:45 PM
CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (NON-CME) : MASIMO
Helix Hall

1:00 - 2:30 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT
LESSONS LEARNED LEADERSHIP PANEL (NON-CME)
Chair/Organizer: TJ Gan
Helix Hall


PANELIST
Kim Slusser. MD Anderson Cancer Center


PANELIST
Carin Hagberg. MD Anderson Cancer Center


PANELIST
Conor Delaney. Cleveland Clinic


PANELIST
Paul Checchia. Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital

2:45 - 4:15 PM
SYMPOSIUM
NEXT-GENERATION PERIOPERATIVE MONITORING: FROM SIGNALS TO CLINICAL ACTION
Chair/Organizer: Ashish Kumar Khanna
Hermann Hall


2:45
WEARABLES + REMOTE MONITORING & DIGITAL TOOLS
Ashish Kumar Khanna. Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA


3:00
SMARTER ANESTHESIA WITH DEXMEDETOMIDINE: LEVERAGING MONITORING TO IMPROVE BRAIN HEALTH AND REDUCE OPIOID EXPOSURE
Garry Brydges. MD Anderson Cancer Center


3:15
PATIENT-CENTERED PRECISION CARE: THE SAFE BRAIN INITIATIVE APPROACH TO PERIOPERATIVE BRAIN HEALTH
Matthew Johnston. University of Minnesota


3:30
CROSSROADS BETWEEN APSF PATIENT SAFETY PRIORITIES AND ENHANCED RECOVERY
Steven Greenberg. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation


3:45
Q&A PANEL.

4:15 - 4:45 PM
BREAK
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS
Helix Hall

4:45 - 5:00 PM
LECTURE
ASER PM BUSINESS MEETING
Helix Hall

5:00 - 6:00 PM
LECTURE
THE PROFESSOR HENRIK KEHLET AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ENHANCED RECOVERY AND PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND LECTURE (NON-CME)
Helix Hall


THE PROFESSOR HENRIK KEHLET LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD LECTURE
Conor Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD, . Cleveland Clinic

6:00 - 7:30 PM
POSTER SESSION
POSTER SESSION AND ABSTRACT AWARDS CEREMONY
Helix Hall


1
OUTCOMES OF ELECTIVE AMBULATORY ONCOLOGIC SURGERY IN ADULTS ≥65: A DECADE-LONG, SINGLE-CENTER ANALYSIS
Rotem Agur1, 5, Melissa Assel2, Amy Tin2, Tiana Sepahpour3, Hanae Tokita1, Armin Shahrokni4, Anoushka Afonso1. 1Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 3Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 4Geriatrics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 5Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel


2
STRENGTHENING NURSING COMPETENCY TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ERAS PROGRAM ADOPTION AND OUTCOMES
Heidi Artalejo, Miranda McDonald. ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC, USA


3
IMPLEMENTING A PATIENT-CENTERED EARLY NUTRITION PILOT TO ENHANCE RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY IN POSTOPERATIVE PATIENTS
Nicole Awuah1, Vanessa Lopez1, Eric Thorsen 1, Mary Dinsdale2, Yoseline Pastor2. 1Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, USA. 2Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles, CA, USA


4
A NOVEL MEANS OF PERFORMING RESPIRATORY GATING IN AN INTUBATED AND MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENT UNDERGOING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE ABDOMEN
Neil Bailard1, Evan Bailard2, Thuy Chau1, Pablo Eusebio1, Acsa Zavala1. 1UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. 2Lone Star College, Houston, TX, USA


5
POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY DEBT: CUMULATIVE RECOVERY MILESTONE DEFICITS AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES AFTER ELECTIVE COLORECTAL SURGERY IN OLDER ADULTS
Jorge Gonzalez1, Isabel Vega1, Jeanette Jimenez1, Quintin Gonzalez2. 1Universidad Anahuac Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. 2Hospital San Angel Inn HMG, Mexico City, Mexico


6
IMPROVING RECOVERY AT THE BEDSIDE: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO ERAS IMPLEMENTATION IN A HIGH‑ACUITY TRAUMA SURGERY FACILITY
Deana Hamson 1, Samantha McCollum2. 1Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, TX, USA. 2Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, TX, USA


7
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND SELF-RATED HEALTH ACCORDING TO TIME SINCE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AMONG PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF CANCER SURGERY
Yonghwan Kim 1, 2, Jiyoung Lee 1, Yongchul Choi 1, Yoonjung Park 2. 1Department of physical education, Kangwon National University, Gangneung campus, Gangneung, Korea. 2Laboratory of Integrative Physiology, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA


8
PERIOPERATIVE REFERENCE AND INTELLIGENT SUPPORT FOR MEDICINE (PRISM): A CLINICIAN-BUILT, PHI-FREE SUITE OF POINT-OF-CARE WEB APPLICATIONS FOR PERIOPERATIVE CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT
TONY KIM. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, HOUSTON, TX, USA


9
ANKLE MUSCLE STRENGTH AND INTERLIMB ASYMMETRY ACCORDING TO POSTOPERATIVE REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR
Yonghwan Kim1, 2, Jiyoung Lee1, Yongchul Choi1, Yoonjung Park2. 1Department of physical education, Kangwon National University, Gangneung campus, Gangneung, Korea. 2Laboratory of Integrative Physiology, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, Houston, TX, USA


10
AUTOMATED MONITORING ALERTS TO SUPPLEMENT WARD SURVEILLANCE DURING POSTOPERATIVE INTRAVENOUS PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA: A SIMULATION STUDY
Cheng-Yu Ku1, Shih-Pin Lin1, 2. 1School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan. 2Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan


11
SUSTAINED REDUCTION IN CESAREAN SECTION SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS THROUGH STANDARDIZED SSI PREVENTION BUNDLE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENCHANCED RECOVERY PATHWAYS
Christine Lee, TaNisha Dickens. Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, USA


12
MAPPING THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY RECOMMENDATIONS IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
Ali Moinuddin1, 2, Maisara Morshed2, Yassine Bourenane2, Omar Fouda2, Abdulla Elyossef2, Fatimah Bemat2, Ahmed Al-Juboori2, Sana Fayyaz2. 1Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL, USA. 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada


13
NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PUBLISHED CASES AND ORTHOPEDIC MORBIDITY
Ali Moinuddin1, 2, SM Imran Faruqui2, Mairaaj Bhatti2, Muhammad Ali Qureshi3, Rafay Siddiqui1. 1Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL, USA. 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 3University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada


14
INTRAOPERATIVE EEG PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM AND NEUROCOGNITIVE OUTCOMES
Sofia Ordonez1, Isidora Jaramillo1, Jorge Gonzalez1, Jeanette Jimenez1, Quintin H. Gonzalez2. 1Universidad Anahuac Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. 2Hospital San Angel Inn HMG, Mexico City, Mexico


15
OPIOID STEWARDSHIP WITHIN ERAS CAN SUSTAINABLY REDUCE OPIOID USE WITHOUT COMPROMISING PAIN CONTROL
Crystal Parrish, Jennifer Jayaram, Claire Adkins, Miklos Kertai. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA


16
PERIOPERATIVE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1-BASED THERAPIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Mayte Rodrigues da Cunha1, Marco Tulio Rodrigues da Cunha2. 1Saint James School of Medicine, Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. 2Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil


17
PERIOPERATIVE ANEMIA, TRANSFUSION, AND STS RISK SCORE AS PREDICTORS OF PROLONGED ICU STAY AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY IN PATIENTS OLDER THAN 65
Raghad Said1, Charina Ballesteros1, Albert Lee2, Anas Ani2, Yuteng Wang2, Jennifer Rodriguez1, Deidre Williams1, Hayder Said1. 1Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA. 2Hackensack Meridian Medical School, Nutley, NJ, USA


18
ENHANCING ERAS COMPIANCE DOCUMENTATION THROUGH EDUCATION
Elizabeth Sappington. Wellstar Health System, Marietta, GA, USA


19
LEADING THROUGH VISIBILITY: NURSE LEADER ROUNDING IMPROVES OUTCOMES
Dulce A. Suchevich, Elaine Cheung, Jennifer S. Beltran, Ronel M. Ambrosio, Jaicom L. M. Nolan, Rhendyanno Santosa, Jacobett N. O. Wasonga-Agak. Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA


20
BUILDING A HIGH-RELIABILITY SURGICAL TEAM: ADVANCING SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE
Seema P. Talati, MSN/ED, RN, CNOR, Sabina Viteskic, MSN, RN, CNOR, Jennifer Schwartz, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSL. Kaiser Permanente Southern California a Hawaii Markets, Pasadena, CA, USA


21
IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESOURCE-ADAPTED ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM ACROSS PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN HONDURAS: EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIRST 5, 000 PATIENTS
Daniel Tapia1, Roberto Giron2. 1Adventist Medical Center, Hanford, CA, USA. 2Hospital San Felipe, Tegucigalpa, Honduras


22
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PATHWAY FOR PERIOPERATIVE GLYCEMIC MANAGEMENT IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Paul Uzodinma1, Herbert Adams1, Rahul Baijal1, Grace Kim1, Siripoom McKay2, Tracy Patel2, Cynthia Sanders2. 1Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 2Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 3Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 4Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 5Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 6Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 7Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA


23
BUILDING THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW: A REGIONAL PIPELINE INTITIATIVE
Sabina Viteskic, Allyssa M. Brimbuela, Yasith Wickramarachchi. Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, USA


25
ADVOCATING FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES: AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES TO ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM COMPETENCIES THROUGH GUIDED REFLECTION
Robert/L. Webster1, Stacy/R. Rose1, Kelley Arredondo1, Ellen/M. Friedman1, Nicholas/A. Webster1, JoAnn/M. Lewis1. 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 4Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 5Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, Barbados. 6Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

6:00 - 8:00 PM
SOCIAL
WELCOME RECEPTION WITH EXHIBITORS
Helix Hall