| Thursday, February 5, 2026 | | |
| Special Scientific Panel Session: Adult Congenital Surgery: An Aging Single Ventricle. How Do We Handle Them? | | |
| Moderators: Karen Jones and Robert Grimmett | | |
| Surgical Considerations and Correction | Katsuhide Maeda, MD, PhD | View Video |
| Anesthesia Care Plan | Manchula Navaratnam, MD | View Video |
| Perfusion Management | Gerald Broniec, CCP, RRT-ACCS, CES-A | View Video |
| ICU Intensive Care Plan | Aaron G. DeWitt, MD | View Video |
| Panel Discussion | Maeda, Navaratnam, Broniec, and DeWitt | View Video |
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| Special Panel Session: Healthcare Economics With Industry Partners | | |
| Moderators: William Riley and William DeBois | | |
| Industry Partners and the Economics of Cardiac Surgical Supplies | Suzanne Osborne, Debbie White, Neil Nye and Ryan Casey | View Video |
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| Scientific Paper Session | | |
| Moderators: Chloe Bharat Datt and William Harris | | |
| Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Comparative Financial Considerations of Single Dose Cardioplegic Solutions in Coronary Artery Bypass Grating | Serdar Gunaydin, MD | View Video |
| The Impact of Protamine on ACT | Ashley Fellows | View Video |
| An Exploration in the Utilization of Visual Aids in Perfusion Education: A Randomized Control Trial | Kelly Russell | View Video |
| PediPERForm Database Analysis of HLHS Lesion Patients Regarding the Preoperative, Intraoperative and Postoperative Care Plan of the Norwood Procedure with Comparison of All PLN Centers | Justin Farr, CCP | View Video |
| Mission Trinidad: Tips, Trials and Tribulations | Bharat Datt, CCP | View Video |
| Are Micronanoplastics Accumulating in Our Patients? | Vedashree Meher | View Video |
| Hypotension During Cardioplegia Administration: Evidence for a Vagally-Mediated Cardiac Depressor Reflex | Michael Vespe, CCP | View Video |
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| Friday, February 6, 2026 2024 | | |
| Special Scientific Panel Session: Current State of NRP | | |
| Moderators: Kathryn Gary DeAngelis and Mark Martin | | |
| NRP - How to Measure Outcomes and Develop Best Practice | Frederick Hill, CCP | View Video |
| Physiology of NRP and Reperfusion Injury/Recovery | Scott Noesges, CCP | View Video |
| Ethical Considerations on NRP from a Clerical Point of View | Mark Martin, CCP | View Video |
| Story From Parents of a Donor Advocation for NRP | Gift of Life Video Courtesy of Kathryn Gray DeAngelis, CCP | View Video |
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| Special Scientific Panel Session: Innovative Pediatric Practice and Translational Research | | |
| Moderators: Ronald Gorney and Justin Farr | | |
| The Wisdom of LTOWB: Transforming Information and Knowledge Into Meaningful Pediatric Practice | Isaac Chinnappan, MS, MHA, CCP, FPP, FAACP | View Video |
| Three-Region Perfusion for Norwoods and Aortic Surgery | Richard Ginther, CCP | View Video |
| Neurometabolic Optical Monitoring for Brain-Directed Management of ECLS | Tiffany Ko, PhD | View Video |
| Panel Discussion | Chinnappan, Ginther and Ko | View Video |
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| Memorial Session | | |
| Moderator: Richard Melchior | | |
| Charles C. Reed Memorial Lecture | | |
| Six Whys. One Truth: My Journey and the Turning Points Which Shaped My Life | CMSgt. (Retired) Jeremiah Grisham, USAF | View Video |
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| Thomas G. Wharton Memorial Lecture | | |
| Introduction | Allison Weinberg, CCP | View Video |
| The Layers of Life Ignite Our Passion for Excellence | Richard Melchior, CCP | View Video |
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| Saturday, February 7, 2026 | | |
| Paper Presentations | | |
| Moderators: Isaac Chinnappan and William Nicotra | | |
| Decreased SERT Activity and Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation | Vivian Moreno, CCP | View Video |
| Does Race Effect the Prevalence of Atelectasis After Cardiopulmonary Bypass? | Nadine Kadadu | View Video |
| From Heuristics to Frameworks: A Patient-Specific Approach to Blood Exchange Planning During Cardiopulmonary Bypass | AnnMarie Marquis | View Video |
| Post-Menopausal Women and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass | Bailey Reitsma | View Video |
| Quantifying Cardiac Surgical Access Through Spatial Drive-Time Modeling | Alyssa Hickerson | View Video |
| De-Airing Techniques During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Perfusionist-Focused Survey | Mira Makanji and Erin Doherty | View Video |
| Can Virtual Reality Serve as a Stress-Inoculation Tool in Cardiopulmonary Bypass training? | Tommy Nguyen | View Video |
| Additional Q&A | | View Video |
