Zhuang T. Fang, MD, MSPH, FASA, Medical Director, UCLA Stein Surgical Center, Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Retina Disease, Eye Injury, & Venous Air Embolism
Robert E. Morris, MD, President, Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, AL
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
The History of OAS
Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA, Orbital Compliance Group, LLC, Sausalito, CA
Maggie Jeffries, MD, Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, President, Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society, Houston, TX
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion - What's New in HR? Hiring Trends, Pay and Bonuses, Staff Retention and Recruitment
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Hot Topics in Anesthesia Revenue Cycle Management
Rhonda K. Koehn, CPC, CPPM, Sr. Director Revenue Optimization, Copractica, Dallas, TX
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
How to Avoid Getting Sued and What to do When it Happens
Laura A. Cavaretta, JD
Cavaretta, Katona & Leighner, PLLC
San Antonio, TX
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
AI in Health Care: Planning, Policies, and Procedures
Shannon Vogel Associate Vice President of Health Information Technology Texas Medical Association Austin, TX
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Pediatric Update
Neil Masters, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Dessert Break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Charitable Mission Work with SEE International
Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA, Orbital Compliance Group, LLC, Sausalito, CA
Pete Spitellie, MD
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Latest Tips and Tricks for Administrators
Kayla Schneeweiss-Keene, BSN, RN, CASC, ASC Administrator, Mann Eye Institute, Houston, TX
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Opening Reception
6:00 PM
Dinner on Your Own
DAILY TOTAL CE
Saturday, February 28, 2026
agenda subject to change
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
MOCA 2.0®
CRNA
Class A
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome & Member Meeting
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Panel Discussion: NPO Status and GLP1 Pro / Con
Moderator: Chris Bender, CRNA
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Brainstem Anesthesia and Retrobulbar Block
Chiewlin Liew, MD, FRCA, Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Mitigating Anesthesia Risk for the OR Team
Jeannette Domask, MPH, CPHRM
Risk Manager, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company
San Francisco, CA
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
MAC and Dementia in Patients Undergoing Ophthalmic Surgery
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
My Personal Experience Starting with Office-Based Surgery
Matthew Caldwell, MD
San Antonio, TX
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Revisiting Sub-Tenon Anesthesia: Fresh Alternatives for the Anesthesia Provider
Howard Palte, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Eye Blocks - When to do Them and What Techniques to Use
Maggie Jeffries, MD, Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, President, Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society, Houston, TX
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Choosing the Right Lenses in Eye Diseases
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Dessert Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Facial Plastics with MAC
Brenton Rains, CRNA, Sarasota, FL
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Tips & Tricks to Save Money and Increase Efficiency
