Program Schedule

Monday September 24, 2018
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration, Poster Drop Off, & Breakfast (provided)
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcome and a Thanks to Shumway!
  Daniel Bernstein
8:40 – 10:25 a.m. Session 1: Medical Optimization of the Hospitalized Child in Heart Failure
  Moderators: David Peng and Jennifer Conway
8:40 – 8:55 a.m. Clinical Presentation and Epidemiology of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
  Christopher Almond 
8:55 – 9:10 a.m. Troubleshooting Diuretic Resistance
  Ayse Akcan Arikan
9:10 – 9:25 a.m. Vasoactive Infusion use in the Child with Heart Failure: Beyond Inotropes
  Aamir Jeewa
9:25 – 9:40 a.m. Arrhythmia Management in the Child with Heart Failure
  Doug Mah
9:40 – 9:55 a.m. Sedation and Anesthesia for the High Risk Child in Heart Failure
  Frank McGowan
9:55 – 10:25 a.m. Q&A
10:25 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Guest Lecture: Evolution of VAD Support for Univentricular Heart
  Yves D’udekem with facilitated discussion by David Rosenthal
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:30 – 2:15 p.m. Session 2: Hot Topics in Pediatric VADs and Heart Failure
  Moderators: Janet Scheel and Joseph Rossano
12:30 – 12:45 p.m. New and Upcoming Heart Failure Therapies
  Robert Shaddy
12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Temporary VADS: When to Use and How to Choose
  Iki Adachi       
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. WTF to do about Antithrombotic Monitoring!
  Lindsay May
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Minimizing Thrombotic Risk in Continuous Flow Circuits
  Shri Deshpande
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. ACTION Learning Network: Improving Outcomes by Iteration
  Angela Lorts
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Q&A
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Coffee Break  
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Session 3: Better Brains! MANAGING VAD Strokes
  Moderators: Jenna Murray and David Sutcliffe
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Case Illustration: Chaos Ensues: A Child on a VAD has a Stroke
  Matthew O'Connor
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Stroke in Children
  Lori Jordan
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Ischemic Stroke:  Medical and Transcatheter Options
  Daniel Licht
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. VAD Stroke Management from the Neurosurgeon's Perspective
  Gerald Grant
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Q&A
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Logistics for Dinner
5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner, Drinks, Posters and Music Reception
  Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts
328 Lomita Dr. Stanford, CA 94305
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Poster Presentations

Tuesday September 25, 2018
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (provided) 
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Session 4: Unique Challenges in the Univentricular Heart
  Moderators: Jodie Lantz and Sharon Chen
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. What ACTUALLY is Heart Failure in the Univentricular Heart?
  Jack Price
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Evaluation and Transplantation in the Child with a Failing Univentricular Heart
  Emilie Jean-St-Michelle
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Part 1: Small VADs in the Univentricular Heart
  Mark Bleiweiss
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Part 2: Big VADs in the Univentricular Heart
  Katsuhide Maeda
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Q&A
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Coffee Break
10:20 – 10:40 a.m. Abstract Awards
10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Mini Session: The Infant Jarvik: Case Presentation and Moderated Q&A
  Case Presenter: Nino Amodeo
  Moderators: Tim Baldwin & Robert Jaquiss
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Right Ventricular Failure: A Case Focused Panel Discussion
  Case Presenter: Kevin Daly
  Panelists: Sabrina Law, Robert Neiler and Jeffery Teuteberg
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Rapid Review of Enrolling Clinical Trials
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. DEBATE: PRO/CON: VADs can be replaced with a better organ allocation system!
  Moderator: Ryan Butts
  Con: David Morales
  Pro: Charles Canter
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Session 5: Bad Sauce: Reflecting on Ethical Conundrums
  Moderators: Mary Mehegan and Alyssa Burgart
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. How Do We Think about Ethical Issues?
  Alyssa Burgart
1:15 – 1:35 p.m. Case #1 and discussion
  Jeff Dreyer
1:35 – 1:55 p.m. Case #2 and discussion
  Beth Hawkins and Courtney Ventresco
1:55 – 2:15 p.m. Case #3 and discussion
  John Dykes
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Final Remarks
  Steve Roth