Programming - Resuscitation Science Symposium

Learning Studio: The changing landscape of post-arrest care **
Room: Great Hall C
Speakers: Benjamin Abella MD MPhil, Jonathan Elmer MD MS

Post-cardiac arrest care remains a major challenge, despite decades of research efforts to find improved treatment strategies. This session will review several key aspects of the current landscape of post-arrest care, including post-arrest targeted temperature management and management of brain assessment and neurologic recovery. Content will focus on clinically actionable evidence, with a target audience of emergency medicine, cardiology and critical care physicians and other care providers. Speakers will include Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil, Professor and System Chair of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Jonathan Elmer, MD Ms, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Attending Physician on the Attending Physician on the Post-Cardiac Arrest Service at the University of Pittsburgh.
Sponsored by: Mount Sinai
This event is not part of the official Resuscitation Science Symposium 2025 as planned by the American Heart Association Committee on Scientific Sessions Programming

Welcome Remarks
Room: Great Hall A

Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, FAHA, Yale University
Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA, Baylor College of Medicine

Resuscitation Guidelines Session: Pioneering and/or Presumptuous?!
Room: Great Hall A

7:45-8:05
Pioneering: New and controversial guidelines
Jason Bartos, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota, USA

8:05-8:15
Presumptuous?: What we do on the other side of the pond!
Gavin Perkins, MD, University of Warwick, UK

8:15-8:30
Q&A/Discussion

Goal Directed CPR – What's the Target?
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Tommaso Scquizzato, MD, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Italy
Amanda O’Halloran, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Speakers:
8:30-8:45 am
Is the 2-minute CPR Rule a Dogma?
Janet Bray, RN, PhD, Monash University, Australia

8:45-9:00 am
Doppler Guided CPR Measurement
Daniel Rolston, MD, Northwell Health, USA

9:00-9:15 a.m.
Speaking from the Grave: Consciousness and Brain Blood Flow During CPR
Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, NYU Langone Health, USA

9:15- 9:30 a.m.
Push Hard and Fast…. But where? Optimizing Compressions
Hal Harry Shaffner Jr, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA

9:30-9:45 a.m.
Q&A/Discussion

BREAK/Networking

Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Anne Grossestreuer, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA
Ari Moskowitz, MD, MPH, Montefiore Einstein, USA

10:00-10:15
The effectiveness of heart attack education in regions at highest-risk on cardiac arrest incidence and survival –the Heart Matters Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial
Janet Bray, RN, PhD, Monash University, Australia

10:15-10:30
Association Between the Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program for CPR Training and Cardiac Arrest Survival in Hospitals
Paul Chan, MD, MSc, Mid-America Heart Institute, USA

10:30-10:45
Goal-Directed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Using a Novel Physiological Target: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Sam Parnia, MD, NYU Langone Health, USA

10:45-11:00
The Hemodynamic Effects of Adding Active Decompression to Standard Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with a Piston-based Device. A Randomized Out-of-Hospital Clinical Study
Lars Wik, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

ReSS Awards
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, FAHA, Yale University
Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA, Baylor College of Medicine

11:00-11:25
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gavin Perkins, MD, University of Warwick, UK

11:20-11:30
Ian Jacobs International Collaboration Award
CanROC
Sheldon Cheskes, MD, University of Toronto, Canada

11:30-11:40
Resuscitation Champion
Joan Mellor, USA

Early Career Investigator Luncheon ** (by invitation only)
Co-Chairs: Alexis Steibberg, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Ryan Morgan, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Room: Great Hall C

**By Invitation Only**

American Heart Association/Japanese Circulation Society Joint Session
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Lance Becker, MD, Northwell Health, USA
Tsukasa Yagi, MD, PhD, Nihon University Hospital, Japan

Improvement of Outcome in Shockable Cardiac Arrest Patients in Japan: Results from the All Japan Utstein Registry
Tsukasa Yagi, MD, PhD, Nihon University Hospital, Japan

ECG Screening in Sudden Cardiac Death: Japan vs US
Dianne Atkins, MD, University of Iowa, USA

Heterogeneity in the Effect of Epinephrine Administration
Mitsuaki Nishikimi, MD, Hiroshima University, Japan

Dose Effect of Peri-Arrest Bolus Epinephrine for Acute Hypotension in Critically Ill Children
Catherin Ross, MD, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA

AI-Powered Life Saving: Revolutionlizing Resuscitation Science
Room: Great Hall A
Moderators:
Dana Edelson, MD, University of Chicago USA
Michael Sayre, University of Washington, USA

1:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Using Computational Models to Predict Cardiac Arrest in High-risk Populations
Natalia Trayanova, MS, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA

1:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Early Detection of Cardiac Arrest
Jacob Hutton, The University of British Columbia, Canada

1:45 to 2:00
AI in CPR Optimization
Cindy Hsu, MD, PhD, MS, University of Michigan, USA

2:00 to 2:15 p.m.
Ballistocardiography and Artificial Intelligence: A Promising Breakthrough for Detecting the Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Lars Wik, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

2:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Q&A

Break/Networking

"Shock"-ing Debates in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago, USA
Ian Drennan, ACP,PhD, University of Toronto, Canada

****Resuscitation Guidelines: take’em or leave’em?
Ashish Panchal, MD, PhD, Ohio State University, USA
vs.
Michael Donnino, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA

****An Electrical Brawl: Standard defibrillation vs. Dual sequential
Charles Deakin, MD, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
vs.
Sheldon Cheskes, MD, University of Toronto, Canada

Break/Networking

Best of the Best Oral Abstracts
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Paul Chan, MD, MSc, Mid-America Heart Institute, USA
Alexis Topjian, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

4:15-4:30
Automated cardiac arrest detection incorporated into a wristband: validation in patients with induced ventricular fibrillation
Roos Edgar, MSc, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands

4:30-4:45
The Benefits of Proactive Versus Reactive Rapid Response Activations
Patty Gessner, DNP, Ascension Alexian Brothers, USA

4:45-5:00
“If it Can Help Someone, Then They Want to Do It”: Demonstrating Feasibility of End-of-Life Studies to Support Development and Validation of Cardiac Arrest Detection Technologies with Consumer Smartwatches
Jacob Hutton, University of British Columbia, Canada

5:00-5:15
Beyond blood-brain barrier disruption and molecular weight: Compartmental kinetics of S100B and NSE for neurological prognostication after cardiac arrest
So Young Jeon, MD, Chungnam National University, South Korea

Poster Session 1 **
Great Hall D

5:20-5:50 p.m.
Moderated Digital Poster Session Theater 1 and Theater 2
Great Hall C

6:00-6:45 p.m.
Poster Rounds with Professors

Beating the Unexpected: Predicting and Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Persons
Room: Great Hall C

Moderators:
Sana Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, Duke University, USA
Sara Stephens, PhD, MPH, Baylor University, USA

8:00 to 8:15 a.m.
What’s the Big Deal? Epidemiology and Public Health Responsibilities in SCD
Christina Miyake, MD, Baylor University, USA

8:15 to 8:30 a.m. A Tale of Mandatory Screening in Non-Professional Athletes
Enrico Baldi, MD, University of Pavia, Italy

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Behind the scenes: Autopsy, Molecular Autopsy and Referral for Family Screening
Gregory Webster, MD, MPH, Lurie Children’s, USA

8:45 to 9:00 a.m. Novel Targeted Therapies for Arrhythmogenic Sudden Cardiac Death
Bjorn Knollmann, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University, USA

9:00 to 9:15 a.m.
Q & A

Targeting Inflammation to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Tiffany Ko, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Teresa May, DO, MS, Maine Medical Center, USA

8:00 to 8:15 a.m.
Targeting Innate Immunity in Cardiac Arrest
Edy Kim, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA

8:15 to 8:30 a.m.
Protective Adaptive Immunity in Cardiac Arrest
David Seder, MD, Maine Health, USA

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Immunosuppression after Cardiac Arrest
Wei Yang, PhD, Duke University, USA

8:45 to 9:00 a.m.
Glucocorticoids after Cardiac Arrest: Outcomes from the STEROHCA Trial
Laust Obling, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, Denmark

9:00 to 9:15 a.m.
Q&A

Break/Networking/Exhibits

Concurrent Oral Abstract Session: Basic/Translational
Room: Great Hall C

Moderators:
Willard Sharp, MD, PhD, University of Chicago, USA
Alexandra Weissman, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA

9:30-9:45
Neuroprotective Effects of Delayed Mitochondrial Transplantation After Cardiac Arrest in Rats
Jun Hagiwara, MD, PhD, Northwell Health, USA

9:45-10:00
Divergent Biventricular Mechano-Energetic Responses to VA-ECMO Flow Ramping After Cardiac Arrest: A Preclinical ECPR Swine Model
Clark Owyang, MD, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, USA

10:00-10:15
Lactate-Pyruvate Ratio is Associated with Noninvasive Optical Measures of Cerebral Oxygenation in an Experimental Pediatric Model of Cardiac Arrest
Luiz Silva, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

10:15-10:30
Jugular Venous to Arterial Carbon Dioxide Gradient is Associated with Treatment-responsive Phenotypes of Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury
Laura Faiver, MD, University of Pittsburgh, USA

10:30 - 10:45
Pediatric Airway Opening Index: Novel Description and Association with Cardiac Arrest Physiology and Outcomes
Robert Sutton, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Concurrent Oral Abstract Session: Clinical
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Audrey Blewer, MD, Duke University, USA
Ryan Coute, DO, University of Alabama, USA

9:30-9:45
Using mixed methods to refine a resilience intervention for cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers, Recovering Together after Cardiac Arrest
Alexander Presciutti, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

9:45-10:00
Brain Oxygen and ICP Optimization in Severe post Cardiac Arrest (BOOSCA)
David Seder, MD, Maine Health, USA

10:00-10:15
Rescue Breathing Makes a Difference: Superior Neurological Outcomes with Conventional CPR in Drowning-Related Cardiac Arrest
Kunihiko Maekawa, MD, Hokkaido University Hospital, Japan

10:15-10:30
Return of spontaneous circulation immediately after defibrillation detected by continuous hands-free carotid Doppler
Guro Kruger, MD, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway

10:30-10:45
Ventilation Monitoring in Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care
Tom Aufderheide, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA

Max Harry Weill Competition and Mid-Career Award
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
Alexander Presciutti, PhD, MSCS, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

10:45-11:00
Time to Bystander CPR and Survival Outcomes in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Mohammad Abdel Jawad, MD, St Luke’s Hospital, USA

11:00-11:15
Association of Ventilation Rate with Outcomes of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Lindsay Shepard, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

11:15-11:30
Differences in Survival by Resuscitation Response in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Population-Based Study of 900 Children in Houston, Texas
Sara Stephens, PhD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Mid-Career Award Lecture

Moderator:
Sarah Perman, MD, Yale University, USA

11:30 to 12:00 p.m.
Advancing post-arrest care: Hopes for the next 10 years
Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Women in Resuscitation **
Room: Great Hall C

Chairs:
Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR, University of Florida, USA
Melissa Vogelsong , MD, Stanford University, USA

Funding Opportunities
Room: Great Hall A

Speakers:
Glenn Dillon, PhD, American Heart Association, USA
Norman Paradis, MD, CPR Therapeutics, USA

Pumped Up - Unveiling the Opportunities of ECPR
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
Adam Gottula, MD, University of Minnesota
Anna Condella, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA

3:15 to 3:30
Controlled Automated Reperfusion of the Whole Body (CARL): A New Method of E-CPR
Georg Trummer, MD, University of Freiburg, Germany

3:30 to 3:45
Implementation challenges in ECPR: Patient selection, Timing and Cannulation
Andrea Elliott, MD, University of Minnesota, USA

3:45 to 4:15
An Extra Debate! ECPR for OHCA in the field: "Ready, set, go" or "no-go"?
Pro: Melissa Vogelsong, MD, Stanford University, USA
vs.
Con: Jose Cabanas, MD, MPH, Wake County Government, USA

Year-In-Review
Moderator:
Karen Hirsch, MD, Stanford University, USA

4:15 to 4:45
Adult
Rudy Koster, MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center, Netherlands

4:45 to 5:15
Pediatrics
Javier Lasa, MD, UTSouthwestern, USA

ReSS Adjourns, extension into #AHA25
Speaker:
Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, Yale University, USA