Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society

Friday, February, 27, 2026

agenda subject to change

		AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™	MOCA 2.0®	CRNA MAC Ed CE
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Breakfast and Registration
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM	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	0.5	0.5	0.5
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Keynote Presentation: The Normal Eye, the Aging Eye, and the Injured Eye Robert E. Morris, MD President, Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, AL	0.5	0.5	0.5
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, Past President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Houston, TX	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.75	0.75	0.75
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	1.25	1.25	1.25
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Supported by *ImprimisRx*
	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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	1.0	1.0	1.0
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM	Opening Reception
6:00 PM	Dinner on Your Own
	DAILY TOTAL CE	6.5	6.5	6.5

Saturday, February 28, 2026

agenda subject to change

		AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™	MOCA 2.0®	CRNA MAC Ed CE
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 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	0.75	0.75	0.75
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.75	0.75	0.75
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.75	0.75	0.75
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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, Past President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Houston, TX	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.5	0.5	0.5
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	0.15	0.15	0.15
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	0.15	0.15	0.15
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Discussion with the OAS Board: Real World Solutions to Challenges in the Anesthesia Trenches Moderator: 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	0.70	0.70	0.70
6:00 PM	Evening Event
	DAILY TOTAL CE	6.25	6.25	6.25

Orbital Block Workshop
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Separate Add On

		AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™	MOCA 2.0®	CRNA MAC Ed CE
7:00 - 7:30 AM	Breakfast & Registration
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Orbital Anatomy Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA Orbital Compliance Group, Sausalito, CA	2.0	2.0	2.0
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Break
9:45 - 11:45 AM	Ophthalmic Blocks Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA Orbital Compliance Group, Sausalito, CA	2.0	2.0	2.0
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Lunch
12:15 - 2:15 PM	Simulation Training Randy Harvey, BS, RRT, APRN, CRNA, FAANA Orbital Compliance Group, Sausalito, CA & Matt Springer, DNAP, CRNA Lincoln Surgical Hospital & DreamMaker Anesthesia, Lincoln, NE	2.0	2.0	2.0
2:15 PM	Workshop Concludes
	DAILY TOTAL CE	6	6	6

Accreditation and CE

Continuing Medical Education

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and the Ophthalmic Anesthesia Society.

The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Ophthalmologists, Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, PAs, AAs, RNs, Administrators, Surgical Techs.

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