Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:00-7:55am:
Registration & Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:55-8:00am:
Welcome Remarks
Bridget Pulos, MD, FASA
Mayo Clinic
Education Committee Chair
Mark Rollins, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Education Committee Vice Chair
8:00-8:45am:
The Workforce Equation: Balancing Supply, Demand, and Well-Being
Jina Sinskey, MD, FASA
University of California, San Francisco
8:45-9:15am:
The Anesthesia Mindset Beyond the OR: Why Anesthesiologists Are Built to Lead Healthcare Systems
Neel Kapoor, DO
University of Minnesota
9:15-9:25am:
Question and Answer
9:25-10:00am:
Break with Exhibitors
10:00-10:30am:
Trends and Predictors of Postoperative Opioid Use and the Implications for Practice: The Managing Pain After Laparoscopic Surgery Collaborative
Bronwyn Southwell, MD
University of Minnesota
10:30-11:00am:
Break with Exhibitors
11:00-11:30am:
Legislative Update
Daniel Pollock, JD
Lockridge Grindal Nauen
11:30-12:00pm:
18 Months of Lobbying: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities
Matthew Larson, MD
Ridges Anesthesiology
12:00-12:15pm:
Question and Answer
12:15-1:30pm:
Luncheon and MSA Annual Business Meeting
Jacob Eiler, MD
MSA President
1:30-2:00pm:
Best of MARC Presentation: Investigating the Role of Pain in Cognitive Aging: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Savannah Whitfield, DO
Mayo Clinic
Best of MARC Presentation: Neuromonitoring-Guided Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Thoracoadbominal Aortic Dissection Repair
Germán Medina-Rincon, MD
Mayo Clinic
Best of MARC Presentation: Extreme Opioid Sensitivity in Marie-Charcot-Tooth
Jacob Colombo, MD
University of Minnesota
Best of MARC Presentation: Combined Spinal Epidural for Elective Cesarean Section in a Parturient with Noonan Syndrome
Alexia Gagliardi, MD
University of Minnesota
2:00-2:25pm:
Guardians of the Mind
Vanessa Moll, MD, PhD, FCCM, FASA
University of Minnesota
2:25-2:30pm:
Question and Answer
2:30pm: Depart for Twins vs. Rangers Game
Sunday, September 27, 2026
7:30-8:00am: Registration & Breakfast
8:00-8:45am: Is It Pressure or Is It Pain? A Pragmatic Guide to Pain Management During Cesarean Section
Rochelle Pompeian, MD
Mayo Clinic
8:45-9:15am: Beyond Midazolam: Where Remimazolam Fits in Modern Anesthesia Practice
David Martin, MD, PhD, FASA
Mayo Clinic
9:15-9:25am:
Question and Answer
9:25-9:45am:
Break
9:45-11:45am:
CONCURRENT: Regional Anesthesia and Ultrasound Workshop
Roberto Blanco Duarte, MD
University of Minnesota
Blocks for Upper Extremity
James Flaherty, MD
University of Minnesota
POCUS in Gastric Ultrasound
Liliana Goelkel, MD
University of Minnesota
CONCURRENT: Problem-Based Learning Discussions
Mark Rollins, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
PDPH Best Practices in the Obstetric Patient
Patrice Vinsard, MD
Mayo Clinic
Desaturation in the GI Suite - ASA Monitoring Guidelines
Robert Owen, MD
Mayo Clinic
Best Practices for Regional Blocks and Knee Surgery
Aamil Patel, MD
Mayo Clinic
Considerations and Management of LVAD PTS Outside the OR
Krishnan Ramanujan, MD
Mayo Clinic
11:45am: Adjourn
