
Carolina Perfusion Symposium Agenda 2025 Coming Soon!
**Conference agenda subject to change up to the event**
Friday July 18th, 2025
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​12:00-3:00 p.m. AI Badge Creation Sponsored by LivaNova
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3:00-3:10 p.m. Opening Remarks
Adam Clark
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3:10-4:25 p.m. Case Reports
3:10-3:25 p.m. Jenna Cornibe, CCP Endo-aortic Balloon Occlusion for Reoperative Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement on Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump: A Case Report
​3:25-3:40 p.m. Alicha Gibbs, BSN, RN, ECMO Director MUSC, VA ECMO Mobility Checklist
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3:40-3:55 p.m. Brittany Guenther, LP, CCP Methylene Blue Administration Mimicking Acute Oxygenator Failure in VA ECMO
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3:55-4:10 p.m. Tyler Randolph IVC Tumor Case Report
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4:10-4:25 p.m. Q & A
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4:25-5:10 p.m. Fireside Chats
Dr. Tony Shackelford "Clinical Controversies"
Kelly Toiton "ECpella"
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5:10-5:50 p.m. "Managing Sweep and FIO2 on CPB
5:10-5:40 p.m. Phil Scott
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5:40-5:50 p.m. Q & A​
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5:50-6:40 p.m. Happy Hour w/ Appetizers and MUSC Poster Session
DLP Catheter Study, International Survey of Safety​​​
Saturday July 19th
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07:00-08:00 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by (TBD)
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08:00-09:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker
Dr. Marc Katz, MD, MPH
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9:00-9:20 a.m. Vendor Visitation/Break
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9:20-10:50 a.m. "Consensus Statement on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury"
9:20-9:30 a.m. Dave Fitzgerald DHA, MPH, CCP "Pathophysiology"
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9:30-9:40 a.m. Dave Fitzgerald DHA, MPH, CCP "Goal-Directed Therapy"
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9:40-9:50 a.m. Dave Fitzgerald DHA, MPH, CCP "Methodological Approaches for Assessing DO2 Thresholds"
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9:50-10:35 a.m. Jeremy Bolick RRT, CCP "ICEBP Consensus Statement"
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10:35-10:50 a.m. Q&A
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10:50-11:00 a.m. Vendor Visitation/Break
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11:00-11:30 p.m. "Coag Chaos: Controlling Clotting in Complex Cases"
11:00-11:15 a.m. Dr. David Caroll, DO, "HITT"
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11:15-11:30 a.m. Ashyln Strickland, FFP, CCP, "Timing of FFP"​
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11:30-11:40 a.m. Q & A
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11:40-12:10 p.m. Women In Perfusion
11:40-12:00 p.m. Dafne Chianella, FPP, CCP, "Women in Perfusion"​
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12:00-12:10 p.m. Q & A
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12:10-1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by LivaNova
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1:00-2:00 p.m. HM3 “Patient Centered Perfusion: The Human Side of Bypass”
Lindsey Bennett and Patients
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2:00-2:55 p.m. “Little Hearts, Big Challenges: Advances in Pediatric Perfusion”
2:00-2:15 p.m. Anthony Evangelista, CCP, "FFP Reduction in Blood Priming in the Pediatric patient Population"
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2:15-2:30 p.m. Dr. Reshma Reddy "Updates on Congenital Heart Disease"
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2:30-2:45 p.m. Madeline Loftin, CCP, "Bridging Time and Technique: The Perfusionist's Role in Pediatric Heart Procurement and Preservation" ​​
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2:45-2:55 p.m. Q&A​
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2:55-3:20 p.m. "AI, Automation, and the Perfusionist: Friend or Foe"
2:55-3:10 p.m. Dr. Anthony Shackelford, DHA, CCP "AI in Perfusion"
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3:10-3:20 p.m. Q&A
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3:20-5:00 p.m. "Consensus Statement on Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP)"
3:20-3:30 p.m. Micheal Hancock, CCP, "Keystone Perfusion CCP Perspective"
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3:30-3:40 p.m. Ashley Merkel, CCP, "ProCure CCP Perspective"
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3:40-3:50 p.m. Dr. Biddle, MD, "Surgeon Perspective"
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3:50-4:00 p.m. Michele Durfee "Sharing Hope SC Organ Procurement Organziation (OPO)"
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4:00-4:45 p.m. Jeremy Bolick, RRT, CCP, "ICEBP Consensus Statement"
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4:45-5:00 p.m. Q&A
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5:00 p.m. "Fireside Chat for Women Working in Perfusion - XXOO, Clamps, Concerns, Oh No's and Oh Yes's"
Randi Lackritz, CCP
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6:00-08:00p Dinner and Entertainment provided by Perfusion Life
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Sunday July, 20th
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8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by Spectrum Medical
Justin Resley, CCP "Spectrum Medical Technologies"
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9:00-10:00 a.m. “Perfusion Licensure: What it Means for You.”
9:00-9:45 a.m. Shelly Brown, CCP "AmSECT GRC Licensure"
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9:45-10:00 a.m. Stephen Melonas, CCP "SC Licensure"
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10:00-11:30 a.m. “Beyond the Pump: Financial Strategies for CCPs”
10:00-11:00 a.m. John Bruno, Financial Advisor "CCP Fincances"
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11:00-11:20 a.m. Dafne Chianella, FFP, CCP "SC Salary Survey"
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11:20-11:30 a.m. Q&A
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11:30-11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks
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