Conference Program


Join us LIVE September 29, September 30 and October 1, and participate in panel discussions with presenters. Attendees will have on demand access to view presentations for 30 days. Please find the current preliminary program for the 2020 virtual conference listed below.

To access the virtual meeting platform, registrants will receive a welcome email with instructions a few days prior to the meeting start date.

Note that time is listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and any aspect of this program is subject to change.

  Thu - Sep 19      Fri - Sep 20      Sat - Sep 21   

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

8:00 - 8:10 AM
SYMPOSIUM
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
CPB Ballroom

8:10 - 9:45 AM
SYMPOSIUM
PREPPED & PRIMED: OPTIMIZING PATIENTS FOR PERIOPERATIVE SUCCESS
Chair/Organizer: Matt McEvoy
CPB Ballroom


8:15

SPECIAL LECTURE: NUTRITION FOR THE SURGICAL PATIENT
Paul Wischmeyer. Duke University School of Medicine


8:45

BRIDGING SCIENCE IN THE PREHABILITATION ARENA
An Ngo-Huang. MD Anderson Cancer Center


9:00

PREOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT: WHAT IS DIFFERENT?
Shannon Popovich. MD Anderson Cancer Center


9:15

GLP-1 MEDS AND SURGERY: REVIEW OF DRUGS, DIATRIBES, AND DATA
Matthew McEvoy.


9:30

Q&A PANEL.

9:45 - 10:15 AM
BREAK
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS: EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT
CPB Foyer

10:15 - 11:45 AM
SYMPOSIUM
BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT, IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR PATIENTS?
Chair/Organizer: Ashish Khanna
CPB Ballroom


10:15

DATA REGISTRIES: LEVERAGING TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE OUTCOMES
Patrick McCormick. Duke University Medical Center


10:30

ERAS 2. 0 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE PERIOPERATIVE SETTING: FRIEND OF FOE?
Michael Burns. University of Michigan


10:45

ENHANCED SURGICAL EXCELLENCE WITH AI AUGMENTATION: REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE AND PREDICTIVE MODELING
Hongfang Liu. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston


11:00

THE BIG DATA & AI ENTREPRENEURSHIP STORY: HOW CAN WE HELP OUR PATIENTS?
Piyush Mathur. Cleveland Clinic


11:15

Q&A PANEL.

12:00 - 12:45 PM
CORPORATE SYMPOSIUM
INDUSTRY LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (NON-CME)
CPB Ballroom

1:00 - 2:40 PM
SYMPOSIUM
SURGICAL UPDATES IN ENHANCED RECOVERY
Chair/Organizer: Kyle Cologne
CPB Ballroom


1:05

SPECIAL LECTURE: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAMS: LESSONS LEARNED
Elizabeth Wick. University of California


1:35

ENHANCING AN ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM: OPIOID-FREE PANCREATIC SURGERY
Ching-Wei Tzeng. MD Anderson Cancer Center


1:50

BEYOND THE KNIFE: PATIENT ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
Daniel Chu. University of Alabama at Birmingham


2:05

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND ENHANCED RECOVERY: DOES TECHNIQUE MATTER?
Marianne Cusick. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston


2:20

Q&A PANEL.

2:40 - 3:00 PM
BREAK
COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBITS: EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT
CPB Foyer

3:00 - 4:30 PM
SYMPOSIUM
BRIDGING THE GAP: ALIGNING LEADERSHIP FOR OPTIMAL PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Chair/Organizer: TJ Gan
CPB Ballroom


3:05

SPECIAL LECTURE: HOW C-SUITE VISION DRIVES PERIOPERATIVE EXCELLENCE
David Lubarsky. University of California, Davis


3:35

VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE, IS IT SUSTAINABLE?
Thomas Aloia. Ascension


3:50

BUILDING A BETTER CULTURE IN THE CLINICAL ARENA
Elizabeth Pratt. Barnes-Jewish Hospital


4:05

Q&A PANEL.

4:30 - 5:30 PM
POSTER SESSION
POSTER SESSION & WELCOME RECEPTION
CPB Ballroom and Foyer