Presenter: Ioannis (Yanni) Angelidis, MD, MSPH, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Co-Chair, SOCCA AMOC; Chair, OB-CCM Task Force, SOCCA Clinical Practice Committee

Continuing education credits are available.

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Presenter: Leah Acker, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Assistant Research Professor in Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine

CME credit available

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Presenter: Steven L. Orebaugh, MD, Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, Outpatient Orthopedic Anesthesiology, UPMC Montefiore; Co-Chair, UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Curriculum Committee

CME credit available

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Presenter: Amber Makani, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, UPMC; Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

CME credit available

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Why Attend?

Exclusive Access: Meet with top CRNA leaders and staff CRNAs from our department.

Get Answers: Speak directly with site leaders about your career path.

Be in the Know: Hear the latest updates and opportunities in CRNA careers.

Enjoy the Atmosphere: A laid-back, friendly environment where your career takes center stage.

Featured Presentation from Toni Orsino, MBA, CRNA, Senior CRNA Director

Information about enhanced CRNA compensation packages will also be shared.

Join us to explore exciting opportunities - now hiring through 2028.

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Join us for a night of appetizers, music, raffles, silent auctions, and a cash bar.

You can contribute to the Light of Life Rescue Mission by donating directly to our fundraising event or purchasing a ticket to the gala on the event website.To make a donation in-kind to be auctioned off at the event, please email David Brinton or Morgan Zopp.

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Presenters: PGY-2 residents Madison Newman, MD; and Leon Su, Md, PhD; with faculty mentor Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA

CME credit available

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Presenter: Marsha Ritter, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

CME credit available

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Program highlights:

Keynote lectures: Beth Darnall, PhD (Stanford University School of Medicine) and Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD (Harvard Medical School)Presentations by Pittsburgh scientists on recent advances in pain science and clinical practiceJudged poster session with awardsNetworking opportunities with colleagues and collaboratorsLunch provided with registrationAll researchers are welcome to present their work at the poster session!

Abstracts previously presented at another meeting may be submitted.

Deadlines & Notifications: Abstracts must be submitted by March 13th, 2026, to be eligible for review. Notifications regarding acceptance and the specific 2026 Pain Day Poster Session schedule and details will be sent by March 25th, 2026.

Please register and submit your abstract by March 13, 2026 using our online form.

For updates, please visit painday.pitt.edu.

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Wende A. Goncz, DO, MMM
Assistant Anesthesiology Site Chief, UPMC Passavant
Clinical Director of Anesthesiology, UPMC Passavant
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Department faculty members and trainees are invited to attend. This seminar series will feature many professional topics to aid your growth as an academic anesthesiologist. Junior anesthesiology faculty on the academic track especially will benefit the most from the seminar series.

CME credit available.

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Presenter: Alexandra Nicholas, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Medical Director, Obstetric-Cardiac Anesthesiology, UPMC

Continuing education credits are available.

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CME credit available

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Throughout this course, our faculty and presenters will discuss:

Gynecological, bladder, and bowel pelvic painPelvic pain managementMusculoskeletal pelvic pain, including pelvic floor physical therapy and orthopaedic considerationsGenetic and vascular sources of pelvic pain

The course directors for this symposium are Joanna Hersick, PT; Nicole Donellan, MD; Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD; and Danielle Zheng, MD.

Please contact hersickj@upmc.edu with any questions about the event.

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Presenter TBA

CME credit available

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Presenters: UPMC Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellows

CME credit available

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CME credit available

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CME credit available

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Presenter: Haani Jafri, MD, PhD, PGY-1 Resident (PANTHER Research Program), Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UPMC

CME credit available

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ABSTRACTS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, March 30, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Submissions will be accepted from:

Postdoctoral Research or Clinical FellowsInterns/ResidentsPre-doctoral StudentsMedical StudentsUndergraduates

AGENDA

23rd Annual Safar Symposium and Trainees’ Research Day
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Location: University Club in Oakland

The Intelligent Health System: Embedded Learning, Quality, and Action in Resuscitation Science

8:00 am – 11:30 am: Morning scientific sessions

12:00 – 1:00 pm: 2025 Peter & Eva Safar Lecturer: Vincent X. Liu, MD, MS

Vincent X. Liu, MD, MS, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and Chief Data Officer for The Permanente Medical Group. He also directs the Systems Research Initiative, a multidisciplinary team at the Division of Research supported by The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG). His work focuses on the intersection of sepsis, acute severe illness, informatics, and health care delivery with a goal of building towards a learning hospital system. He is a widely recognized expert in applied informatics.

This year’s symposium will highlight advances in learning health systems, digital safety nets, and AI-driven approaches to acute care that align closely with Dr. Liu’s groundbreaking work in research informatics and applied clinical informatics.

Lecture Title: TBA

2:00 – 5:00 pm: Multi-Departmental Trainees’ Research Day

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2026 Safar Symposium – WISER Simulation Program
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Location: WISER , 3702 Scaife Hall

Program details to be announced.

More information about the Safar Symposium program and speakers, as well as the abstract guidelines, can be found on the Safar Center’s website under 2026 Symposium

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Presenters: PGY-2 residents Nathan Hyre, MD; and Marcus Simmons, MD; with faculty mentor Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA

CME credit available

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ABSTRACTS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, March 30, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Submissions will be accepted from:

Postdoctoral Research or Clinical FellowsInterns/ResidentsPre-doctoral StudentsMedical StudentsUndergraduates

AGENDA

23rd Annual Safar Symposium and Trainees’ Research Day
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Location: University Club in Oakland

The Intelligent Health System: Embedded Learning, Quality, and Action in Resuscitation Science

8:00 am – 11:30 am: Morning scientific sessions

12:00 – 1:00 pm: 2025 Peter & Eva Safar Lecturer: Vincent X. Liu, MD, MS

Vincent X. Liu, MD, MS, is a Senior Research Scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and Chief Data Officer for The Permanente Medical Group. He also directs the Systems Research Initiative, a multidisciplinary team at the Division of Research supported by The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG). His work focuses on the intersection of sepsis, acute severe illness, informatics, and health care delivery with a goal of building towards a learning hospital system. He is a widely recognized expert in applied informatics.

This year’s symposium will highlight advances in learning health systems, digital safety nets, and AI-driven approaches to acute care that align closely with Dr. Liu’s groundbreaking work in research informatics and applied clinical informatics.

Lecture Title: TBA

2:00 – 5:00 pm: Multi-Departmental Trainees’ Research Day

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2026 Safar Symposium – WISER Simulation Program
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Location: WISER , 3702 Scaife Hall

Program details to be announced.

More information about the Safar Symposium program and speakers, as well as the abstract guidelines, can be found on the Safar Center’s website under 2026 Symposium

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Presenter: Marian Jarlenski, PhD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair for Practice; Associate Director, Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Continuing education credits are available.

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Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FASE
Associate Vice Chair for Research
Director of Translational Research
Academic Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Department faculty members and trainees are invited to attend. This seminar series will feature many professional topics to aid your growth as an academic anesthesiologist. Junior anesthesiology faculty on the academic track especially will benefit the most from the seminar series.

CME credit available.

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Presenter: Sarah Margerison, PhD, T32 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

CME credit available

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CME credit available

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Presenter: Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, FASE, Associate Vice Chair for Research; Director of Translational Research; Academic Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology; Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC

CME credit available

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CME credit available

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Presenter: May Pian-Smith, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Continuing education credits are available.

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Presenter: TBA

CME credit available

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