2026 Annual Meeting
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| Registrant Type | Early Rates Ends Dec. 31 |
Standard Rates Jan. 1 - Apr. 20 |
Onsite Rates Begins Apr. 21 |
| ASCA Member/Affiliate |
$698 | $798 | $998 |
| SAMBA Member/Affiliate |
$698 | $798 | $998 |
| SAMBA Member Resident, Fellow or Medical Student | $295 | $295 | $295 |
| Non-Member | $999 | $1,099 | $1,199 |
| Guest | $305 | $305 | $305 |
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Schedule
Thursday, May 14, 2026
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM | Welcome Breakfast (w/ASCA) | |
| 7:00AM - 8:00AM | Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME) | |
| 8:00AM - 8:05AM | President's Welcome | Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 8:05AM - 8:10AM | Introductions and Housekeeping | Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 8:10AM - 9:00AM |
Panel: Cancel Culture, Do You Really Want to Cancel this Case? |
Moderator: BobbieJean Switzer, MD, FACP, SAMBA-F, FASA Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, FASA,SAMBA-F Leopoldo V. Rodriguez, MD, MBA, FAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F Dawn J. Schell, MD, SAMBA-F BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD, FACAP, SAMBA-F, FASA |
| 9:10AM - 10:10AM | Panel: Pediatric Anesthesia in the ASC Too Much, Too Little, or Just Right? Navigating Sedation in Kids From Emergence to Discharge: Managing Pediatric Post-Op Challenges Autism–Let's Cope Together When Kids Aren't Routine: Managing Pediatric Emergencies in a Mixed ASC |
Moderator: Steven Butz, MD, SAMBA-F, FASA |
| 10:15AM - 11:00AM | Break and Exhibit Hall (w/ASCA) | |
| 11:00AM - 12:30PM | ASA/ASCA Update | |
| 12:30PM - 2:20PM | Lunch in Expo Hall (w/ASCA) | |
| 12:45PM - 2:00PM | Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME) | |
| 2:20PM - 3:35PM | Former Presidents' Rapid Fire Topics How Well an ASC Can Use AI ASC Medical Director Responsibilities How to Break in to the C-suite How to Cancel the Canceller? Knowing and Mending the Gaps in Routine Anesthesia Practice |
Moderator: Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Kumar Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F Leopoldo V. Rodriguez, MD, MBA, FAAP, FASA, SAMBA-F Steven Butz, MD, SAMBA-F, FASA Alan P. Marco, MD, MMM, SAMBA-F Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FCAI, SAMBA-F |
| 3:45PM - 4:30PM | Panel: New Practice Guidelines DVT and PE Prophylaxis at Your ASC Anesthesia for OBA Perioperative Cannabis Q&A |
Moderator: Basem B. Abdelmalak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Niraja Rajan, MD, SAMBA-F, FASA Fred E. Shapiro, DO, FASA Gary Schwartz |
| 4:30PM - 5:00PM | Accreditation: Common Missed Concepts | Michon Mayfield, MHA |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM | Cocktail Reception with Sponsors & Exhibitors (w/ASCA) | |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM | Moderated Poster Session | |
| 6:30PM - 9:00PM | VIP Dinner |
Friday, May 15, 2026
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
| 7:30AM - 8:30AM | Breakfast (w/ASCA) | |
| 8:00AM - 9:00AM | Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME) | |
| 8:30AM - 8:35AM | Welcome & Morning Announcements | Simon Lee, MD |
| 8:35AM - 9:30AM | Panel: NORA Peds NORA Topic–PACU Anesthesia? Patient Triaging, Who Needs NORA? Incentivising Efficiency at NORA |
Moderator: Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 9:30AM - 10:00AM | Pro/Con Debate: Is Locum the Right Thing for My Facility? Locums is the Best Solution for the Anesthesia Shortage Locums is Destroying Anesthesia Practice and ASC Business |
Moderator: Anoushka Afonso, MD, FASA |
| 9:30AM - 11:30AM | Networking Break with Exhibitors (w/ASCA) | |
| 11:30AM - 12:30PM | Panel: Dilemmas in the PACU Common Issues: Non-Arrousal, Delirium 23 Hours Stay Common Issues: HTN, Urinary Retention, Hypoxia |
Moderator: Kelly Lebak, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F Basavana Goudra, MD, FRCA, FCARCSI, FASA Hanae K. Tokita, MD Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 2:05PM - 2:40PM | Ambulatory Anesthesia Literature; Year in Review | Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FCAI, SAMBA-F |
| 2:40PM - 3:25PM | International Panel Ambulatory Care in India: Regulation, Safety, Managing Unplanned Admissions and Other Issues Ambulatory Care in South Korea: Regulation, Safety, Managing Unplanned Admissions and Other Issues |
Moderator: Kumar Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F Saneesh PJ, MBBS, MD, DNB (Anesthesiology), FICA Seokyung (Seakyung) Shin, MD, PhD |
| 3:25PM - 3:45PM | Networking Break | |
| 3:45PM - 4:30PM | OBA in 2026 Ketamine: An Old Drug in a New Bottle Is OBA the Right Place for Wholistic Care? Controlled Substance Handling |
Moderator: Meghan Valach, MD Srinivas Pyati, MBBS, MD, FCARCSI Meghan Valach, MD Christina M. Menor, MD, MS, FASA |
| 4:30PM - 5:00PM | Pro-Con Debate: Should We Have a Policy for This? Policies Rule! You Should Always Commit to Writing! Policies are Terrible! They Can't Account for Everyday Decisions! |
Moderator: Anoushka Afonso, MD, FASA Cassie Dietrich Victor Davilla, MD, SAMBA-F |
| 6:00PM - 10:00PM | Social Event (w/ASCA) |
Saturday, May 16, 2026
| Time | Topic | Presenter(s) |
| 7:30AM - 8:30AM | Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME) | |
| 7:30AM - 8:30AM | Breakfast (w/ASCA) | |
| 8:30AM - 8:35AM | Welcome & Morning Announcements | Steven Butz, MD, SAMBA-F, FASA |
| 8:35AM - 9:45AM | Research Award Nominee Presentations | Moderator: Kara M. Barnett, MD, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 9:45AM - 10:00AM | Break (w/ASCA) | |
| 10:00AM - 11:30AM | Panel: "Cases from the Real World" Case Presenters Case Presenters Case Presenters Oral Board Participant Oral Board Participant Oral Board Participant |
Moderator: Michael Walsh, MD, SAMBA-F |
| 11:30AM - 12:00PM | Perioperative Management of the Ambulatory Surgery Patient with Uncontrolled Hypertension | BobbieJean Sweitzer, MD, FACP, SAMBA-F, FASA |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | SAMBA Business Meeting and Luncheon (ASCA's Held Concurrently) | Alberto Ardon, MD, MPH, FASA, SAMBA-F |
| 1:00PM - 1:45PM | Navigating Risks: Regional Anesthesia Complications and Wrong-Sided Blocks Wrong side Complications |
Hanae K. Tonikta, MD vs. Alberto Ardon, MD, MOH, FASA, SAMBA-F Jihye Ha, MD Charles Luke |
| 1:45PM - 2:15PM | What to Expect in a Cardiac ASC | Deb Yoder, RN, MHA, CNOR, CASC |
| 2:15PM - 2:45PM | Pro/Con Debate: Checklist Checklists are Not Worth the Paper They are Written On Checklists are the Gold Standard for Patient Safety |
Anoushka Afonso, MD, FASA Michael O'Rourke, MD, FASA Gustavo A. Lozada, MD, MSEd, MBA |
| 3:00PM - 5:00PM | PBLDs 1 – A Patient with ALS for PEG Tube Placement in IR 2 – Too Hot to Handle: Delivering Safe Anesthesia in Extreme NORA Environments 3 – Chronic Renal Failure and Ambulatory Anesthesia 4 – Extended Recovery in the Ambulatory Setting After Total Joint Arthroplasty 5 – Pregnant Women for ACLS Repair 6 – Peds Obesity and Ambulatory Anesthesia 7 – Patient on Subaxone Coming to Your ASC |
Olga Vornovitsky, MD Justin Routman, MD, MSHA James Moore, MD Sonia Pyne, MD, MsHA, FASA Melissa Kreso, MD, MsBA, FASA Chhaya Patel, MD, SAMBA-F Karlyn Powell, MD, FASA |
| 3:00PM - 5:00PM | POCUS Workshop | Siva Arumugam, MD, FASA Hari Kalagara, MD |
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