Welcome/Morning Moderator - Maggie Jeffries, MD, FASA, OAS President
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Precision Sedation for Ophthalmic Surgery
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
Keynote Presentation: 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 and its Impact on Patient Care
Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA
Orbital Compliance Group, LLC, Sausalito, CA
&
Maggie Jeffries, MD, FASA
Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Houston, TX
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Hot Topics in Anesthesia Revenue Cycle Management
Rhonda K. Koehn, CPC, CPPM
Sr. Director Revenue Optimization, Copractica, Dallas, TX
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion - What's New in HR? Hiring Trends, Pay and Bonuses, Staff Retention and Recruitment
Moderator: Brenton Rains, APRN, CRNA, Owner, Co-founder, BZ Anesthesia Partners; Adjunct Faculty, Nurse Anesthesiology Program, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, OAS Treasurer, Sarasota, FL
&
Ann Jones, MD, MBA
Oklahoma City, OK
& Matt Springer, DNAP, CRNA Lincoln Surgical Hospital & DreamMaker Anesthesia, Lincoln, NE
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Afternoon Moderator - George Dumas, MD, OAS Director and Past President
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, & Procedures
Shannon Vogel
Associate Vice President, Health Information Technology
Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Pediatric Ophthalmic Anesthesia: Updates and Controversies
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
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 & OAS Member Meeting (all are welcome)
Morning Moderator - Neil Masters, MD, OAS President-Elect
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Panel Discussion: NPO Status and GLP1 Pro / Con
Keren Ziv, MD
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center,
Los Angeles, CA
&
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
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Brainstem Anesthesia and Retrobulbar Block
Sruthi Jaishankar, MD, PGY-2
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
&
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
&
Jeremiah Brown Jr, MS, MD. FASRS
Board Member, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company
Retina Consultants of Texas, San Antonio, TX
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) and Dementia
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
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Afternoon Moderator - Brenton Rains, CRNA, OAS Treasurer
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
My Personal Experience Starting with Office-Based Surgery
Matthew C. Caldwell, MD
Eye Associates, 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 Which Techniques to Use
Maggie Jeffries, MD, FASA
Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Houston, TX
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
The Three Difficult Personalities That You Meet in Every OR - And How to Deal With Them
Ann Jones, MD, MBA
Oklahoma City, OK
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Dessert Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Facial Plastics with Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
Brenton Rains, APRN, CRNA, Owner, Co-founder, BZ Anesthesia Partners; Adjunct Faculty, Nurse Anesthesiology Program, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, OAS Treasurer, Sarasota, FL
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Research Presentation: Gender Representation in Ophthalmology Clinical Trial Leadership: A 20-Year Analysis
Gina Zhu, MD Student, Class of 2027, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Research Presentation: Development of A Novel Ophthalmic Anesthesia Curriculum for an Ophthalmology Interns
Sophia Yu, MD Candidate, Class of 2028, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion with the OAS Board: Real World Solutions to Challenges in the Anesthesia Trenches
Maggie Jeffries, MD, FASA, OAS President Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA, OAS Meeting Co-Chair Brenton Rains, APRN, CRNA, OAS Treasurer Matt Springer, DNAP, CRNA. OAS Secretary Neil Masters, MD, OAS Vice-President Chiewlin Liew, MD, FRCA, OAS Director
