Welcome/Morning Moderator - Maggie Jeffries, MD, 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 Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center 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
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
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 in the Exhibit Hall
Afternoon Moderator - Neil Masters, MD, OAS President-Elect
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 & Pete Spitellie, MD Anesthesia Associates of Vermont, Winooski, VT
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: Chiewlin Liew, MD, FRCA, OAS Director
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
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 & Sruthi Jaishankar, MD, PGY-2 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
Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Avanti Anesthesia, President, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Houston, TX
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
TBA
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 - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Tips & Tricks to Save Money and Increase Efficiency
Kayla Schneeweiss-Keene, BSN, RN, CASC, ASC Administrator, Mann Eye Institute, Houston, TX
