Topics in Cardiovascular Surgery for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

PREOPERATIVE TOPICS

Preoperative Medication Considerations
William Joppa, PharmD, R.PH. and Elissa Yaw, APRN, CNP

Preoperative Anemia
Bethany Longtin, APRN, CNP, MS

Preoperative Anemia Management and Bloodless Surgery
Matthew Warner, MD and Allan Klompas, MD

Radiology Pre-op CV Surgery: CT & MRI
Phillip Young, MD

Echo 101
Merri Bremer, Ed.D, RN, RDCS

The Cath Lab for the Surgery Team
Patricia Best, MD

SURGICAL TOPICS

Mitral Valve Disease and Robot Assisted Valve Surgery
Joanna Gullickson, APRN, CNP and Phillip Rowse, MD

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Subaortic vs Apical Myectomy
Steve Ommen, MD and Gabor Bagameri, MD 

Considerations in Thoracic Aorta Disease
Sarah L. Grota, APRN, CNP, DNP

Aortic Surgery
Alberto Pochettino, MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Elizabeth Stephens, MD and Marty Unruh

Coronary Artery Revascularization
John Stulak, MD

Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): A Treatment Option for Advanced Heart Failure
Sarah Schettle, PA-C, MBA

POSTOPERATIVE TOPICS

Postoperative Pericarditis
Melissa Erdman, PA-C and Juan Crestanello, MD

Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Katie Benike, APRN, CNP, DNP and Nathaniel Martin, PharmD, R.Ph

Infectious Diseases
Daniel DeSimone, MD and Natalie Ough, PA-C

Postoperative Pain Management
Erica Wittwer, MD, PhD

Postoperative ICU Management
Randy Mielke, MD and Carrie Pratt, APRN, CNP

Emergency Response
Ralph (Tommy) Perry and J. Kyle Bohman, MD

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Enhanced Recovery after Surgery-Cardiac (ERAS-C)
Gabor Bagameri, MD, Benjamin Hickox, APRN, CNP, DNP and Marci Newcome, APRN, CNP, DNP

Lipid Management in Cardiovascular Surgery: Non-Statin Therapy
William Joppa, PharmD, R.PH.

Lipid Management in Cardiovascular Surgery: Statin Therapy
William Joppa, PharmD, R.PH.

Burnout
Colin West, MD

ECMO Anticoagulation Management
Patrick Weieruxzewski, PharmD

Building an Elite Cardiac Surgery Team
Marci Newcome, APRN, CNP, DNP, Juan Crestanello, MD and Joseph Dearani, MD