Saturday February 28th, 2026 

 

7:45am: Welcome and Announcements

Elizabeth Lucci

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Perfusion Management

8:00am: Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury in cardiopulmonary bypass: a focus on sex differences and preventive strategies

Tabby Kuthinee

8:30am: International Perfusion Survey: Identifying Global Practice Variations

Sharon Rajadhas (Student)

9:00am: Vasoplegia after CPB

John Ingram

9:30am: Intraoperative Hyperlactatemia: Prognostic Tool or Red Herring?

Rachel Gambino

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Intraoperative Anesthetic and Surgical Management

10:00am: Blood Product Management Post-CPB

Dr. Karuna Rajkumar

10:30am: Case Report: Malignant Hyperthermia

Justin Baker

11:00am: TEG: Utilization During Cardiac Surgery

Jessica Warrick

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Intraoperative Anesthetic and Surgical Management

11:30am: Mosquito, Pigsticker, Mr. Wiggly? A Review of Surgical Instruments and local OR Vernacular

Sally Paul

12:00pm: Literature Review: Postoperative Delirium

Willie Dauch

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Mechanical Circulatory Support and Procurements

12:30pm: Adapting to NRP: One Perfusionist's Experience

Randy McGregor

1:00pm: Pediatric TANRP: Changing little lives in a big way

Alex Chappell

1:30pm: ECMO Case Report

Kaylee Quick

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Beyond the Pump

2:00pm: Mission Work: The Belize Experience

Mindy Couper

2:30pm: Cybersecurity: Role in Modern Practice

Kara Lung

3:00pm: The Use of Virtual Reality Technology in Teaching Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) to Cardiovascular Perfusion Students: A Comparative Study Design

(Students) Melina Cordero and Jonathan Vissman

3:30pm: Perfusion: Challenges in a Changing Landscape

Tony Shackelford

4:00pm:  Closing remarks, state of the society

Liz Lucci

4:30pm: NCSP Business Meeting

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