6:45am | Registration Opens
7:00am - 8:00am | Industry Sponsored
Breakfast – Coffee with Dr. Carrillo
Dr. Sergio Carrillo; Jordan Voss, CCP
8:00am - 8:10am | Opening Remarks – App Review & Housekeeping
Dorothy Holt; Jordan Voss, CCP
8:10am - 9:30am | General Session: Special
Procedures and Novel Techniques
- The First Five Minutes — Madeline Loftin, CCP, FPP
- Slide Tracheoplasty — Emma Friel, CCP
- Neuromuscular Bypass Management — Leslie Gonzalez, CCP, FPP
- VA ECMO Retrograde Weaning Trial — Matt Medlin, CCP; Dr. Giles Peek (University of Florida, Gainesville)
- Pulmonary Artery Repair with MAPCAs: A Case Review — Cassandra Poulos, CCP, MP, LP (Lurie Children's Hospital)
9:30am – 10:30am | General Session: History
and Education in Perfusion
- History of Pediatric Perfusion (prerecorded) — Dr. Joe Sistino, PhD, CCP
- Update on Pediatric Education — Alex Hank, CCP, FPP
- Update on Pediatric Education — Dr. Laura Dell'aiera, DHA, CCP
10:30am – 11:00am | Break / Industry Exhibits
Open
11:00am - 12:00pm | Abstract Presentations
- Impact of Occlusion Technique on Roller Pump Flow Accuracy — John Becker, BS (Medical University of South Carolina)
- Hyperoxygenation or Normoxygenation: An Updated Review of Oxygen Strategies in Pediatric Perfusion — Lakshana Janakiraman Vijayalakshmi; Alex Berrett (University of Utah)
- Oxygen Extraction Ratio and Pediatric Heart Transplantation – What Does It Mean? — Nicole Michaud, MSP, CCP, LCP, CPBMT, FPP (Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt)
- Perfusionists in Pediatrics that Do Not Go the Extra Mile. Why? — Jorge Molina, CCP, FPP (Baylor Scott & White)
- 2026 AATS Expert Consensus Document: Diagnosis and Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Cardiac Surgery Patients — Jillian Holler, MS, CCP, LP (Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital)
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch sponsored by – LivaNova
1:00pm – 3:20pm | Simulation Session #1
- ECPR — Dr. Laura Dell'aiera; Dafne Chianella, CCP, FPP; Todd Ratliff, CCP, FPP
- HeartMate III — Kelli Garverick, BSN, RN, CCRN (VAD Coordinator); Dr. Louisa Sethi
- Cough Assist – Berlin Heart (in JECT) — Dr. Rick Fernandez; Laura Valido; Vicky Duffy, BS, RRT-NPS, CES-P, CES-A
- Treadmill with HeartMate III — Matthew Deitemeyer, RN (ECMO/MCS Coordinator)
- Concurrent – Room 1: Open Forum — AmSECT Peds Committee
- Concurrent – Room 2: Workup Workshop — Tom Klein, CCP, FPP; Leslie Gonzalez, CCP, FPP
3:20pm - 3:30pm | Break and Industry Visit
3:40pm – 5:00pm | ECMO Session
- Bivalirudin and Anticoagulation — Sean Lavelle, CCP
- Markers for ECMO/VADs with Predictors of Organ Failure and Outcomes — Dr. Andy Yates, ICU Attending (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- ECMO CCP Training for ECMO and Wet Labs – Who and What is Involved — Matt Medlin, CCP, FPP
- Prismaflex vs. Ultrafiltration — Stephanie Peters
- ECMO CCP: DKA on ECMO (Columbus) — Jordan Voss, CCP
5:00pm – 5:10pm | Closing Comments (Day 1
Wrap-Up)
5:10pm – 6:00pm | Industry Symposium
7:00am – 8:00am | Industry Sponsored
Breakfast – Spectrum Breakfast with Presentation, incl. Industry Letter & Open Forum
Dafne Chianella, CCP, FPP; Leslie Gonzalez, CCP, FPP
8:00am – 8:10am | Opening Remarks – App Review & Housekeeping
Dorothy Holt; Jordan Voss, CCP
8:10am – 9:40am | Heart Failure/MCS Session
- Oxygen Extraction Ratio and its Part in Goal-Directed Perfusion in Pediatric Transplantation — Nikki Michaud, CCP, FPP
- VAD Updates for a Busy Heart Failure Program — Molly Dreher, CCP, FPP
- Partial Heart Transplants in the Pediatric Population — Kelsey Navin, CCP
- VAD Settings for Perfusionists / Complex Congenitals — Katrina Fields, RN, BSN
- NRP / ReUP, Pittsburgh Style — David Palmer, CCP, FPP
9:40am – 10:00am | Industry Break
10:00am – 11:00am | Intraoperative
Optimization
- ROTEM Protocol — Dr. Kristin Chenault (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- Biomarkers to Evaluate and Anticipate Clinical Outcomes in MCS — Dr. Andy Yates, ICU Attending (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- DO2i and Postoperative Outcomes — Sonya Burrell
- Utilization of Berlin Heart Cannulas — James Neal, CCP, FPP
11:00am – 12:00pm | EMR/AI
- EMR – Spectrum: AI Starts with Data – Why Spectrum EMR Integration Matters — Mark Nuszkowski, CCP, FPP
- EMR – LivaNova / EPIC and ESSENZ — Holly Creel, CCP, FPP
- Cerebral Perfusion vs. Circulatory Arrest: A Follow-Up Discussion (prerecorded talk) — Dr. Joe Sistino, PhD, CCP
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch Sponsored by – Abbott – Managing Air Emergencies with the AMG and PediMag
Abbott; Nationwide Children's Hospital; Cleveland Clinic Children's
1:00pm – 3:30pm | Sim #2 (Flip Side)
- Concurrent – Room 1: Open Forum — AmSECT Peds Committee
- Concurrent – Room 2: Workup Workshop — Tom Klein, CCP, FPP; Leslie Gonzalez, CCP, FPP
- ECPR — Dr. Laura Dell'aiera; Dafne Chianella, CCP, FPP; Todd Ratliff, CCP, FPP
- HeartMate III — Kelli Garverick, BSN, RN, CCRN (VAD Coordinator); Dr. Louisa Sethi
- Cough Assist – Berlin Heart (in JECT) — Dr. Rick Fernandez; Laura Valido; Vicky Duffy, BS, RRT-NPS, CES-P, CES-A
- Treadmill with HeartMate III — Matthew Deitemeyer, RN (ECMO/MCS Coordinator)
3:30pm – 3:40pm | Break and Industry Visit
3:40pm – 5:00pm | Panel of Experts
- Expert Panel – Surgeon — Dr. Can Yerebakan, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- Expert Panel – Anesthesia — Dr. Kristin Chenault, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- Expert Panel – CCP — Jordan Voss, CCP, FPP (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
5:00pm – 5:10pm | Closing Comments
5:30pm – 7:30pm | Social at Pins Mechanical Co
Pins Mechanical Co.
141 N 4th St
Columbus, OH 43215
Tickets are sold separately and include food and drinks.
6:45am | Registration Open
7:00am – 8:00am | Breakfast – Nitrogen-Free Oxygenation for GME Removal – Clinical Implementation
Dr. Keith Gipson, MD, PhD
8:00am – 8:10am | Opening – App Review & Housekeeping
Dorothy Holt; Jordan Voss, CCP
8:10am – 9:30am | Heart Failure
- Heart Failure – Topic TBD — Dr. Patrick McConnell, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital – Heart Failure Update — Dr. Deipanjan Nandi, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
- ACTION Network — Katrina Fields, RN, BSN
- Active Driver Berlin Heart Update — Mark Nuszkowski, CCP, FPP
9:30am – 9:40am | Break
9:40am – 11:00am | Perfusion Topics
- The Impact of Sedation Strategy on Cardiopulmonary Bypass Physiology: Implications for Pump Management and Oxygen Dynamics — Dr. Joanna Paquin, MD (CCAS) (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)
- Mary Bridge Children's – Topic TBD — Brent Fare, CCP (MultiCare)
- Lack of FFP for Priming — Ron Angona, CCP, FPP
- Half Units — Todd Ratliff, CCP, FPP (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
11:00am – 12:00pm | Patient Story
Dr. Deipanjan Nandi, MD (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
12:00pm – 12:10pm | Closing Comments