Building upon the Peter and Eva Safar Lectureship established in 1980 by Peter M. Winter, MD, (former chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine), this yearly event honors the late Dr. Peter Safar and his wife Eva for their contributions to the scientific community and highlights current research in areas spanning Dr. Safar’s scientific career and interests. The Trainees’ Research Day is a collaboration between the Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Neurological Surgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, as well as the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER).

DAY 1: Thursday, May 15, 2025, 8 AM-4 PM EDT | University Club |123 University Place

Safar Symposium - The Safar Vision II: Searching for Breakthroughs in Acute Brain Injury
22nd Annual Safar Symposium and Trainees’ Research Day

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

12:00 – 1:00 pm: 2025 Peter & Eva Safar Lecture

• Topic: TBA
• Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, Distinguished Professor of Critical Care Medicine; Ake N. Grenvik Professor and Vice Chair of Critical Care Medicine; Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science; and Director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research will serve as the 44th Peter and Eva Safar Lecturer for the Sciences and Humanities. Dr. Kochanek is an internationally recognized and highly respected expert in resuscitation from cardiac arrest with over 450 publications in the field.

2:00 – 4:00 pm: Multi-Departmental Trainees’ Research Day
 

DAY 2:  Friday, May 16, 2025 | WISER | 230 McKee Place

• Simulation Program. Program details to be announced.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

• Abstract submission deadline:  Monday, March 31, 2025, 5:00 pm

Please visit the Safar Center website for all event and abstract submission details.