Session Details
Date & Time
Friday, October 30, 2026, 2:55 PM - 3:35 PM
Name
F. Creating the Perioperative Home: Developments in Anesthesia
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Amod Sawardekar, MD, MBA, Associate Division Chief and Head, Perioperative Operations, Phoenix Children's Hospital
- Maher Kodsy, MD, MBA, Chairperson, Anesthesiology Department and Perioperative Physician Director, UH Elyria Medical Center; Medical Director, Amherst Beaver Creek Surgery Center
- Ruben J. Azocar, MD, Professor and the Merryl and Sam Israel Chair, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
- Stephen Esper, MD, MBA, Director, UPMC Center for Perioperative Care
Description
The perioperative home model continues to evolve, with anesthesia playing a central role. This panel explores recent developments in anesthesia care that support coordinated, patient-centered perioperative pathways. Leaders discuss care redesign, data integration, and team collaboration strategies that improve outcomes, efficiency, and continuity across the surgical episode.