
Thursday, April 20– Saturday, April 22, 2023
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113
Room block is available April 19– April 23
Room Reservations can be made through the ASDA’s room block through March 17, 2023:
www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/MSYRN/G-ASDA or by calling (504) 561-1234 or (877) 803-7534 to speak directly to reservations
*Separate registration required for the Difficult Airway Management: Hands-on Course. In-person only, seating limited
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All times listed below are in Central Standard Time (CST)
Thursday, April 20, 2023
7:45-8:00 AM
Welcome, Introductory Remarks
Program Chair: Bryant Cornelius, DDS
8:00-9:00 AM
Pediatric Anesthesia – Title TBD
Speaker: Jennifer Lau, MD
9:00-10:00 AM
BREAK
Cuffed vs. Uncuffed Endotracheal Tubes (Point/Counter Point)
Speaker: Jarom Heaton, DDS
Speaker: Martin Boorin, DDS
10:15-11:15 AM
Sedation Approaches to Transgender Adolescent Patients
Speaker: Braxton Henderson, DMD
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
LUNCH
12:15 pm-1:45 pm (on your own)
Autism: Pre-operative Evaluation and Pre-medication Strategies
Speaker: Renata Miketic, MD
2:00-3:00 PM
John A. Yagiela, DDS, PhD Memorial Lecture: Anesthesia Provider Burnout
Speaker: Ronald Harter, MD
3:00-4:00 PM
BREAK
Anesthesia for Lactating Mothers
Speaker: Jennifer Lau, MD
4:15-5:00 PM
Leonard M. Monheim Distinguished Service Award Presentation and Lecture
2023 Award Recipient: Lois Jacobs, DDS
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception/ Happy Hour
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Review of Congenital Cardiac Defects
Speaker: Brian Blasiole, MD
9:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Personalizing the Ventilator for Your Patient
Speaker: Jed Wolpaw, MD, M. Ed
10:15 – 11:15 AM
PTSD and Emergence Delirium / Project Golden Eagle
Speaker: Amanda Kowalski, DNP, CRNA
11:15 – 12:15 PM
LUNCH
Geometric Principles to Increase the Safety of Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation and Difficult Peripheral IV Access
Speaker: James Riopelle, MD
1:30 – 3:00 PM
BREAK
American Dental Board of Anesthesiology Diplomate Meeting
Attendance limited to ADBA Diplomates (In-person attendance only)
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM
ASDA General Assembly of Members Meeting
Attendance limited to current ASDA members, only Active and Life members in good standing may participate in voting. (In-person attendance only)
Saturday, April 22, 2023
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Welcome
8:00 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
Dental Anesthesiology Resident Presentations
Speakers: TBD
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Review of Current Influential Journal Articles
Speaker: Alexi DeFreitas, DDS
Speaker: Christine Quinn, DDS, MS
Speaker: Cara Riley, DMD, MS
11:15 – 12:15 PM
The Importance of Being Humble
Speaker: Jed Wolpaw, MD, M. Ed
12:15- 1:15 PM
Breaking the Blood-Brain Barrier: Optimizing Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Relationships
Speaker: David Lam, DDS, MD, PhD
1:30- 4:15 PM
Lunch provided for course attendees
Difficult Airway Management; Hands on Course
This session requires separate course registration and has been approved for 2.5 additional hours of continuing education.
Course seating is limited to 24 participants. (In-person attendance only)
The ASDA designates this activity for 16 continuing education credits.
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standards for Commercial Support,
the ASDA has taken steps to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest with any course faculty

