Bao Catteau, M4 – TTU Amarillo
“Emergent Robotic Surgery: Bridging Technology with Urgent Surgical Needs”

OBJECTIVES:  As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Discuss the emerging phenomenon of robotic surgery being performed for urgent surgical indications.

2. Describe the benefits and concerns of non-elective robotic use.

3. Review the statistics in my presentation and compare it to anecdotal and/or personal experiences/research in this topic.

Kamran Darvesh, M4 – UNTHSC TCOM
“Atrial Pacing Resolves New, Severe Ventricular Pacing Induced-Mitral Regurgitation”

OBJECTIVES:  As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Explain the association between mitral regurgitation post-cardiopulmonary bypass and mortality.

2. Discuss the concept of the left ventricular dyssynchrony.

Zachary Tye Norman, M4 - UTEXAS
“Obstetric Anesthetic Considerations for Fontan Physiology”

OBJECTIVES:  As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Review Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome diagnosis.

2. Discuss staged heart reconstruction and its indications and describe post- palliation Fontan physiology.

3. Discuss specific anesthetic considerations for obstetric patients giving birth who have undergone Fontan procedure.

Allison Pryor, M4 – UTEXAS
"When Lightning Strikes Twice: Case Discussion of Concurrent Tetralogy of Fallot & Medulloblastoma."

OBJECTIVES:  As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Review Tetralogy of Fallot anatomy and pathophysiology. 

2. Discuss approaches to treatment of concurrent medulloblastoma and TOF and anesthetic considerations.

3. Discuss palliation of TOF with modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt and associated anesthetic considerations.

Hunter Tassone, M4 - UIWTX
“Gastric Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Exploring the Utility in Preoperative Evaluation of High-Risk Patients”

OBJECTIVES:  As a result of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1.     Describe how gastric point-of-care ultrasound is performed and interpreted.

2.     Describe the process and difficulty of learning how to perform gastric point-of-care ultrasound

3.     Discuss the validity and significance of gastric point-of-care ultrasound.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Drs. Catteau, Darvesh, Norman, Pryor and Tassone have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: The planners have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For information, please contact Amy Sanders. Amy.Sanders@BSWHealth.org