Opening Session: Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture and Keynote Address
Saturday, October 17 | 8 – 10 a.m.
Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture:
Reinvention, Stewardship, and the Making of an Anesthesiologist
Presented by:
James P. Rathmell, MD
Keynote Session:
Humor and Humanity in Medicine
Presented by:
Will Flanary, MD aka Dr. Glaucomflecken
Revolutionary Research in Blood: The Vital Organ
Presented by:
Bruce D. Spiess, MD
Society for Airway Management Ovassapian Lecture: Laryngoscopy, the Next Ten Years
Presented by: Sim Jagannathan, MD, FASA and Felipe Urdaneta, MD, FASA
Saturday, October 17 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Ellison C. Pierce Lecture: Scaling up: Perioperative Pathways to Improve High Risk Patient Outcomes
Presented by: Carol J Peden, MBChB, MD, MPH, FRCA, FFICM, FACHE
Saturday, October 17 | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
FAER-Helrich Research Lecture: The Prepared Mind
Presented by: Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD, PhD
Saturday, October 17 | 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
WLM Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: The Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement in America
Presented by: Mark A. Warner, MD
Sunday, October 18 | 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
35th Journal Symposium: Innovations in Perioperative Medicine
Presented by: Chad M. Brummett, MD and Kristin L. Schreiber, MD, PhD
Sunday, October 18 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
History Panel Part 1: From Ether to Engagement – Inspiring Innovations in Anesthesia Education
Presented by: Melissa L. Coleman, MD
Sunday, October 18 | 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
History Panel Part 2: From Ether to Engagement – Inspiring Innovations in Anesthesia Education
Presented by: Douglas Bacon, MD, MA, FASA
Sunday, October 18 | 4 – 5 p.m.
26th Annual Celebration of Research
Presented by: James P. Rathmell, MD
Monday, October 19 | 9:15 – 11:15 a.m.
WLM Patrick P. Sim Forum: Creative Minds: Ingenuity in Anesthesiology
Presented by: Jane Moon, MD, Kevin M. Youssefzadeh, MD, and Martin London, MD
Monday, October 19 | 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Date of last update: March 9, 2026
