2026 Spring Meeting

Friday, April 24, 2026 to Sunday, April 26, 2026
Live! by Loews St. Louis — St. Louis, Missouri
Theme: Beyond the Anesthesia Machine: Finding Your Professional Purpose
Co-Chairs: Anoop Chhina, MD; John Mitchell, MD; and Heather Ballard, MD

Registration – Now Open!

Lodging Information

Agenda

Chief Leadership Workshop Information

Registration

Category	Early-Bird Rate (Before March 24th, 2026)	Rate
SEA Member	$625.00	$725.00
Non-Member	$924.00	$1024.00
International Non-Member	$655.00	$755.00
Emeritus Member	$275.00	$375.00
Resident, Fellow or Medical Student Member	$150.00	$150.00
Resident, Fellow or Medical Student Non-Member	$165.00	$165.00

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Lodging

Live! by Loews - St. Louis
Ballpark Village
799 Clark Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63102

Guest Room Rates: Starting from $239 plus tax
Group Block Closes: April 2, 2026
Book your reservations online here.

It is strongly recommended you make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. The hotel is expected to sell out as it is directly across the street from Busch Stadium and the Cardinals scheduled to play.

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Agenda

Day 1 - Friday, April 24, 2026

8:00AM - 8:55AM	Breakfast Roundtables
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Welcome and Announcements	Moderators: Anoop K. Chhina, MD Heather Ballard, MD, MS
9:15AM - 10:00AM	Keynote: Wellness in Training and Beyond	Yue Yung Hu, MD, MPH
10:00AM - 10:15AM0	Keynote Q&A
10:15AM - 10:30AM	Break
10:30AM - 11:00AM	Presidential Address	Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd
11:00AM - 12:00PM	Rewriting the Why: When Life Reshapes Passion	Lauren K. Licatino, MD Samuel D. Yanofsky, MD, MSed, ACC Mitchell Phillips, MD, MBA
12:00PM - 1:30PM	Business Meeting & Luncheon	Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, MBA, FAAP
1:30PM - 3:00PM	Workshops: Set 1
	Level Up Your Purpose: A Gamified Approach to Wellness Curriculum	Rachel Danowit, MD Megha Patel, MD Ilana Fromer, MD Wendy Nguyen, MD, MEd Lisa Sun, MD Elena H. Zupfer, MD
	Beyond Balance: Work-Life Integration for Anesthesiology Educators - Building Agency, Boundaries, and Purpose	Zerghona Wadood, MD Samuel D. Yanofsky, MD, MSed, ACC Rebecca Margolis, DO, FAOCA
	Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Anesthesiology Training	Aminah Williams Chantal Pyram-Vincent, MD, MPH, FASA Barbara Orlando, MD, PhD, FASA
	From Curiosity to Calling: Guiding Medical Students to Discover Anesthesiology	Lara India, MD, FASA Timothy T. Webb, MD Christine Vo, MD, FASA
	Design Your Own Educational Escape Room: A Hands-On Workshop to Unleash Your Inner Creative Spirit - Presented by the SEA Simulation Committee	Jeffrey Huang, MD, MS, CHSE Garrett W. Burnett, MD Lauren K. Licatino, MD Lisa Caplan, MD, FASA Daniel Kinney, MD Priscilla J. Garcia, MD, MHA
	Beyond the Evaluation Form: Using Kirkpatrick's Four Levels to Measure Educational Impact	Rena Gresh, C-TAGME Kaitlyn Mitchell, MD Aria Soltani, MD Meghan O'Keefe, MD
3:00PM - 3:15PM	Coffee Break
3:15PM - 4:45PM	Top Oral Abstract Presentations	Moderators: Bridget M. Marroquin, MD, MSHPEd Benjamin T. Houseman, MD, PhD, FASA
	Abstract 1 – Association of demographic characteristics with evolution of interest in anesthesiology during medical school	Max Y. Lu, BS
	Abstract 2 – Optimizing POCUS Training: Hand Motion-Tracking Accelerates Procedural Efficiency	Noah Kos
	Abstract 3 – Virtual Reality (VR) Training for Anesthesiologists in Invasive Procedures (VR TAIP) - a Single Center Randomized Controlled Trial	Jacqueline Hannan, PhD
	Abstract 4 – Incorporating Formal Didactics on Pain Management into the Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum	Thomas G. Derezes
	Abstract 5 – Peer-Led Teaching Workshops for Anesthesiology Clinician-Educators: A Model for Impactful Faculty Development	Lukas H. Matern, MD
	Abstract 6 – Simulation-Based Gastric POCUS Training for Faculty: Enhancing Preoperative Safety in Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists	Karin H. Vangura, MD, PhD, DABA
6:00PM - 9:00PM	Dine Around – Register Here

Day 2 - Saturday, April 25, 2026

8:00AM - 9:00AM	Breakfast & Networking/Committee RoundTables
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Morning Remarks & Announcements	Moderators: Anoop K. Chhina, MD Heather Ballard, MD, MS
9:15AM - 10:00AM	Fireside Chat with Jerome Adams: Finding Your Professional Purpose Fireside Chat	Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, FASA
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Q&A
10:15AM - 10:30AM	Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Chief Leadership Workshop	Separate Agenda (RSVP Required – Space Limited)
10:30AM - 12:00PM	Workshops: Set 2
	Practical Tips to Find your Professional Purpose and Academic Promotion	David A. Young, MD, MEd, MBA, FAAP, FASA Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd Herodotos Ellinas, MD, MHPE Tracey Straker, MD, MS, MPH, CBA, FASA
	Finding Purpose, Building Profiles: Exploring Best Practices for Advising Medical Students with Diverse Academic Background and Experiences	Timothy T. Webb, MD Lara India, MD, FASA Wendy Nguyen, MD, MEd Connie K. Tran, MD Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
	Crafting Your Educational Leadership Philosophy: Defining values, Identity, and Impact in Medical Education	Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA Lara Zisblatt, EdD, MA, PMME Fei Chen, PhD, MStat, MEd
	From Surviving to Thriving: Coaching Skills for Professional Well-being and Purpose	Christine Mai, MD, MS-HPE Veronica P. Carullo, MD, MBA, FAAP, FASA Lauren K. Licatino, MD Teeda Pinyavat, MD Mirjana Vustar, MD Meredith A. Albrecht, MD, PhD
	Strategic Play: Using Board Games to Teach Protocols and Purpose	Jacqueline Hannan, PhD Dario Winterton, MD Federico Puerta-Martinez, MD Noor Dirini, MD
	Finding the Right Words: Preparing Trainees for High-Stakes Conversations	Talia Scott, MD Garrett W. Burnett, MD Benjamin Hyers, MD Patrick Maffucci, MD, PhD Michael M. Le, MD Madeline Lui, MD
12:00PM - 12:30PM	Award Presentations
12:30PM - 2:00PM	IDEA Labs
	Faculty Development & Teaching Strategies	Moderators: Sally Mitchell, EdD, MMSc, CAA Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA
	Medical Student Pipeline & Early Exposure	Moderators: Phillip S. Adams, DO, FASA Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
	Technology & Innovation	Moderators: Jeffrey Huang, MD, MS, CHSE Deborah A. Schwengel, MD
	Wellbeing, Communication & Professional Identity Faculty Development & Teaching Strategies	Moderators: Herodotos Ellinas, MD, MHPE Benjamin T. Houseman, MD, PhD, FASA
2:00PM - 3:00PM	Moderated Poster Viewing
	Curricula for Clinical Practice	Moderators: Bridget Pulos, MD Elizabeth R. Vogel, MD PhD
	Curricula for Equity and Outreach	Moderators: Dario Winterton, MD Fei Chen, PhD, MStat, MEd
	Designed Studies for Clinical Competency	Moderators: Mitchell Phillips, MD, MBA Phillip S. Adams, DO, FASA
	Designed Studies on Professional Issues	Moderators: Shilpadevi S. Patil, MD, MBA, FASA Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA
	Designed Studies on Technology in Education	Moderators: Cullen Jackson, PhD Sally Mitchell, EdD, MMSc, CAA
	Innovative Curricula	Moderators: X Sharon Luo, MD Haobo Ma, MD MSc
3:00PM - 3:15PM	Coffee Break
3:15PM - 4:45PM	Workshops: Set 3
	Having IMPACT: Leading Without Labels – A Smarter Way to Advance DEI	Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, MBA, FAAP Herodotos Ellinas, MD, MHPE Wendy Nguyen, MD, MEd Samuel D. Yanofsky, MD, MSed, ACC
	Making Teaching Visible in the OR: Using Situated Learning Theory to Bridge Faculty and Resident Perspectives	Lara Zisblatt, EdD, MA, PMME Mehran Ebadi-Tehrani, MD, FASE Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA
	Find Your Professional Purpose by Becoming a Peer Coach	David A. Young, MD, MEd, MBA, FAAP, FASA Lisa Caplan, MD, FASA Carol B. Diachun, MD, MSEd Tracey Straker, MD, MS, MPH, CBA, FASA
	Utilizing and Leveraging Virtual Reality for Anesthesiology Trainees	Alexander Meshel, MD Garrett W. Burnett, MD Talia Scott, MD Benjamin Hyers, MD Patrick Maffucci, MD, PhD
	Empowering Educators: Facilitator training for The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Novel Web-Based Well-Being Curriculum–No Experience Necessary!	Ji Yeon J. Kang, MD Leelach Rothschild, MD Rebecca Margolis, DO, FAOCA Lauren K. Licatino, MD
	Six Steps to Curriculum That Actually Works	Rena Gresh, C-TAGME Kaitlyn Mitchell, MD Raymond Zollo, MD Forrest Potter, MD Aria Soltani, MD
5:00PM - 6:00PM	President's Reception, SEA Member Celebration

Day 3 - Sunday, April 26, 2026

8:00AM - 9:00AM	Breakfast & Networking/Committee Roundtables
9:00AM - 9:15AM	Morning Remarks & Announcements	Moderators: Anoop K. Chhina, MD Heather Ballard, MD, MS
9:15AM - 10:00AM	The Best of Anesthesiology Education Research: Highlights from 2025	Lara Zisblatt, EdD, MA, PMME Phillip S. Adams, DO, FASA Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA Fei Chen, PhD, MStat, MEd Dawn Dillman, MD
10:00AM - 10:15AM	Coffee Break
10:15AM - 11:00AM	From Curiosity to Impact: Finding Your Passion in Research	Audrey Rosenblatt, PhD, CRNA John D. Mitchell, MD Dante A. Cerza, MD, MACM
11:00AM - 11:30AM	Meeting Wrap-Up	Moderators: Anoop K. Chhina, MD Heather Ballard, MD, MS