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2026 Annual Chicagoland Perfusion Foundation Meeting Agenda

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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Student Presentation: The Impact of Protamine on Activated Clotting Time

Ashley Fellows Rush University Perfusion Student

 

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Student Presentation: Atelectasis and Race: Does Race Have an Effect on CPB Outcome?

Nadine Kadadu Rush University Perfusion Student

 

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Student Presentation: The Effect of Intraoperative Hyperglycemia during Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Post-operative Complications

Haley Iriondo Rush University Perfusion Student

 

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Student Session Questions & Discussion

 

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

ECMO & Physical Therapy

 

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

My Japan Perfusion Experience

Greg Mork, CCP Rush University Medical Center

 

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Break

Please visit our sponsors

 

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Working Lunch: Advanced Perfusion Solutions with Spectrum Medical

John Holler Spectrum Medical Director of Perfusion Technology

 

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

The Use of Thromboelastograpy and Platelet Mapping in Cardiac Surgery

Michael Moront, MD

 

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Ethical Concerns with DCD Transplantation

Hanna Vollbrecht, MD Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Senior Fellow, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics University of Chicago

 

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Normothermic Regional Perfusion Program Overview: From Referral to the Operating Room

Shannon O'Connor, BSN, RN, CCRN Gift of Hope Surgical Services Supervisor

 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Break

Please visit our sponsors

 

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

NRP: Technical Applications

Dr. Kiumar Ranjabar Tabar, MD Surgeon Gift of Hope

 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

OrganOX Normothermic Perfusion

Catherine Rigney, BSN, CCRN OrganOX Clinical Specialist

 

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Introduction to Brio VAD

Sejal Loberg, MS, CCP Perfusion Technologists of Greater Chicago

 

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A Tribute to Dr. Robert Bartlett, the Father of ECMO

A tribute & discussion on ECMO with local perfusionists & surgeons

Mike Kotwas, CCP Perfusion Technologists of Greater Chicago

 

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Cocktails & Interactive Simulation Sessions

 

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Working Dinner: The Future of Heart Failure

A discussion on the future of heart failure with Dr. Duc Pham from Northwestern Memorial Hospital.