Advances in Quality & Outcomes:
A Data Managers Meeting

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Section II: Sessions Attended

Intermacs-Pedimacs
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Intermacs-Pedimacs New Data Managers
Surgeon and Data Manager Panel

10:05 AM - 10:35 AM

Intermacs-Pedimacs High-Level Overview
Francis Pagani, MD, PhD

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Intermacs Patient Profile
Francis Pagani, MD, PhD

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM

Preview of the Intermacs Adverse Event Revision
Nancy Honeycutt, BSN, RN
Patricia Potter, BSN, RN

12:35 PM - 1:00 PM

Platform Upgrade
Rama Rudraraju, PhD

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Utilizing Intermacs Data in Custom PowerBi Builds
Autumn Bivens, BS
Jodie Schmitz, MS
Rachel Wright, BS, BSN, RN

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

Intermacs-Pedimacs Dashboard - Kirklin Solutions
Brandon Singletary, PhD, MPH

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

Intermacs-Pedimacs Dashboard - User
Kerry Schindler, MSN, RN, CCRN-K

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Implant Form: How to Interpret the Operative Report for Submission
Rebecca Harap, BSN, RN-BC

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

Temporary Devices: RVAD, ECMO, Balloon Pump
Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD

3:45 PM - 4:10 PM

How to Code Devices in the Intermacs-Pedimacs Database
Sylvia Laudun, DNP, MBA, RN

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

How to Use Intermacs Data for Quality Improvement at Your Site
Sheena Lamon, BSN, RN

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Intermacs-Pedimacs Wrap-Up
Nancy Honeycutt, BSN, RN
Patricia Potter, BSN, RN

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

Live Data Download
Devin Koehl, MS

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM

Tips and Tricks for Data Abstraction
Tausha Vaseliades-Sidbury

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM

Practical Data Application
John Pennington, MSHI

6:00 PM - 6:20 PM

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6:20 PM - 6:40 PM

Transfers
Carmelita Runyan, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN

General Thoracic Surgery Database
Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:05 AM - 8:40 AM

Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Christopher Seder, MD

8:40 AM - 9:15 AM

Pre-Operative Section: Version 5.26.1
Andrew Feczko, MD, MA

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Lung Cancer Section: Version 5.26.1
Stephen Broderick, MD, MPHS
Christopher Seder, MD

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Esophageal Cancer Section: Version 5.26.1
Onkar Khullar, MD, MSc

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Lung Cancer and Esophageal Cancer Anatomy
Andrew Feczko, MD, MA

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lung Cancer and Esophageal Cancer Nodes
Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lung and Esophageal Cancer Histology
Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

Lung Cancer 101
Christopher Towe, MD

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

Lung Cancer 101: Case Examples
Ruth Raleigh, BSN, RN

2:20 PM - 2:45 PM

Esophageal Cancer 101
Audrey Pendleton, MD

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Esophageal Cancer 101: Case Examples
Kellie Knabe, MSN, RN, CCRN

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Post Op Complications: Version 5.26.1
Matthew Inra, MD

3:55 PM - 4:20 PM

Post Op Complications: Case Examples
Laura Shultz, BSN, RN

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

Abstract Presentations
Surgeon and Data Manager Panel

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

Paraesophageal Hernia
David Shersher, MD

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM

Tracheal Resection
Paul Schipper, MD

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM

Thymus Resection
Elliot Servais, MD, FACS

6:00 PM - 6:20 PM

GTSD Audit
William Burfeind, MD

6:20 PM - 6:40 PM

GTSD Research
Elizabeth David, MD

Congenital Heart Surgery Database
Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:05 AM - 8:35 AM

CHSD High-Level Overview
James OBrien, MD, FACS

8:35 AM - 9:10 AM

Ventricular Assist Devices
Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD

9:10 AM - 10:00 AM

Ventricular Assist Devices: A Complex Case
Leslie Wacker, BS
Chasity Wellnitz, MPH, BSN, RN

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

CHSD Research, Mortality-Morbidity-Length of Stay Model
Constantine Mavroudis, MD, MSc, MTR

11:10 AM - 11:35 AM

A Map to MAPCAs
Subhadra Shshidharan, MBBS

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

A Map to MAPCAs: Case Scenarios
Dawn Boughton, BSN, RN

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM

General Education Review
Leslie Wacker, BS
Chasity Wellnitz, MPH, BSN, RN

1:40 PM - 2:15 PM

IQVIA Harvest Reports
Cassandra Davidson, MHA, BSN, RN

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

CHSD Audit
Christopher Mascio, MD

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Double Outlet Right Ventricle
David Overman, MD

3:55 PM - 4:20 PM

Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Case Scenarios
Ashley Dunser, BSN, RN, CPN, CCRN

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

How to Use CHSD Data in Real Time
Rebecca Sam, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRN-K
Carmen Watrin, MSN, RN

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

CHSD Anesthesia
Justin Long, MD

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM

What I Wish I Knew: A New Data Manager Experience
Robin Keyser

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM

Common Congenital Cardiac Conditions
Rebecca Sam, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRN-K
Carmen Watrin, MSN, RN

6:00 PM - 6:20 PM

Procedure Specific Factors
Meena Nathan, MD, MPH, FRCS

6:20 PM - 6:40 PM

CHSD Audit: How to Get Ready, Trends, Pitfalls
Angela Ebel, MSN, RN
Diane Hersey, BSN, RN

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
Friday, September 26, 2025

8:05 AM - 8:45 AM

Adult Cardiac High-Level Overview
Michael Bowdish, MD, MS

8:45 AM - 9:20 AM

Valve Replacement or Repair after Transcatheter Valve Therapies
Dawn Hui, MD

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

Valve Replacement or Repair after Transcatheter Valve Therapies: Case Scenarios
Melinda Offer, MSN, RN
Molly Whittenburg, BSN, RN

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Aorta
Karen Kim, MD, MS

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Aorta: Case Scenarios
Kali Carroll, RN

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Division of Responsibility: Data Manager vs Surgeon Leader
Erin McCabe, BSN, RN

1:25 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout Discussion Groups (In-person attendees only)
Surgeon and Data Manager Panel

3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

Breakout Discussion Reporting
Surgeon and Data Manager Panel

4:05 PM - 4:40 PM

Unfolding the Mysteries of Mitral Valve Procedures
Robert Smith, MD

4:40 PM - 5:05 PM

Unfolding the Mysteries of Mitral Valve Procedures: Case Scenarios
Meetali Mahendrakar, MBBS, MS, CCP

5:10 PM - 5:35 PM

ACSD Wrap-Up and Looking to the Future
Dawn Hui, MD
Carole Krohn, MPH, BSN, RN, LSSBG

5:35 PM - 5:55 PM

The Canadian Experience with the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
Nadia Clarizia, MD

5:55 PM - 6:15 PM

ACSD Audit: Lessons Learned
Annie Kouchoukos, BSN, RN

6:15 PM - 6:35 PM

Mechanical Assist Device Overview
Mani Daneshmand, MD

6:35 PM - 6:55 PM

Surgical Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Alex Iribarne, MD, MS

6:55 PM - 7:15 PM

What Does the Future Hold for the Treatment of Structural Heart Disease
Yoshi Kaneko, MD

7:15 PM - 7:35 PM

30-Day Follow-Up: Tips and Tricks for Staying Off the 2 Percent Missing List
Carley Hanmer
Alla Kaner, MSN, RN

General Session
Friday, September 26, 2025

7:35 PM - 7:55 PM

Principles of Effective Communication
Ann Herold, RN
Sue Schneeberger

7:55 PM - 8:15 PM

CMS Updates
Keith Horvath, MD

8:15 PM - 8:35 PM

How to Start a Quality Program at Your Hospital
Kevin Lobdell, MD

8:35 PM - 8:55 PM

The Importance of the STS National Database from the Heart Team Perspective
Vicki Morton

Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting

Advances in Quality & Outcomes:
A Data Managers Meeting