On behalf of the Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) Education Committee and the entire MSA Board of Directors, we invite you to join us for this year’s MSA Annual Conference, held September 27-28, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Mall of America. This year’s theme is, “Clinical Controversies in Anesthesia” and includes many engaging speakers in a variety of learning formats including lectures, resident oral presentation sessions, problem based learning discussions (PBLDs), and a hands-on workshop.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in September! To keep effective facilitator-to-participant ratios, our PBLDs and hands-on workshops will have a limited number of participant slots available, so make sure to register early!
Schedule of Events
2025 Annual Conference: Clinical Controversies in Anesthesia
Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:00-8:00am: Registration & Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00-8:05am: Welcome Remarks
Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA
Mayo Clinic
Education Committee Chair
8:05-8:30am: Talk TBA
8:30-8:55am: Continuation vs. Discontinuation of ARB/ACEi
Before Non-Cardiac Surgery
Ben Gorbaty, MD
University of Minnesota
8:55-9:05am: Question & Answer Panel
9:05-9:35am: Break with Exhibitors
9:35-10:00am: Perioperative Methadone Use
Benish Fatima, MBBS
Mayo Clinic
10:00-10:45am: Perioperative Ethics for Anesthesiologists: Defining our Role
Rachel Hadler, MD
Emory
10:45-10:55am: Question & Answer Panel
10:55-11:20am: Legislative Update
Daniel Pollock, JD
Lockridge Grindal Nauen
11:20-11:50am: MSA Annual Business Meeting
Erica Wittwer, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
MSA President
11:50-1:00pm: Luncheon & ASA Update: Working For You
Jeffrey Mueller, MD, FASA
First Vice President
American Society of Anesthesiologists
1:00-1:30pm: Moderated Best of MARC Resident Presentations: Mayo Clinic
Moderator: Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA
1:00-1:10pm: Mind Over Matter: Perioperative Pain Management and the Power of a Patient’s Resolve - Kalli Fautsch, MD
1:10-1:20pm: Patching the Gaps: Scopolamine’s Role in Preventing PONV in Clinical Practice – Mariam ElSaban, MBBS
1:20-1:30pm: Navigating the Physiologically Difficult Airway: A Case of Hemorrhagic Shock and Cardiac Dysfunction – Thomas Blankespoor, MD
1:30-2:00pm: Break with Exhibitors
2:00-2:30pm Moderated Best of MARC Resident Presentations: UMN
2:30-2:55pm Talk TBA
2:55-3:20pm: Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Safe Management of
Intrathecal Catheters
Mingchun Liu, MD
Mayo Clinic
3:20-3:30pm: Question & Answer Panel
3:30-5:30pm: Problem Based Learning Discussions
Mark Rollins, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
5:30pm: Reception
Sunday, September 28, 2025
7:30-8:00am: Registration & Breakfast
8:00-8:45am: Off Label Use of PCCs in Cardiac and Liver Transplant
Dustin Palm, MD
University of Minnesota
8:45-9:00am: Question & Answer Panel
9:00-11:00am Regional Anesthesia and Ultrasound Workshop
Roberto Blanco, MD
University of Minnesota
Hotel Reservations
Book by September 3, 2025
Radisson Blu Mall of America
2100 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN
A discounted room rate has been secured at the Radisson Blu Mall of America for the Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 for $189/night. To make your reservation, visit THIS LINK or call 800-333-3333 and book your room under the "MSA 2025 Annual Conference" block.
