Programming - Resuscitation Science Symposium

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Please note: All sessions (except lunch sessions and poster sessions) will be available virtually as live streaming content with playback within 24 hours. 

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#ReSS25 Schedule-at-a-Glance

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Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 #ReSS25 Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
Time Activity
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ReSS Welcome Reception
(Ticketed event; Location: The Court of Two Sisters)
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 #ReSS25 Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
Time Activity
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Learning Studio
Room: Great Hall C
7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Welcome Remarks
Room: Great Hall A

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

7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Resuscitation Guidelines Session: Process, Pioneering, Presumptuous
Room: Great Hall A

7:45-8:00
Process: Overview of new AHA Guidelines
TBD

8:00-8:15
Pioneering: New and controversial guidelines
Jason Bartos, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota, USA

8:15-8:30
Presumptuous?: What we do on the other side of the pond!
Gavin Perkins, MD, University of Warwick, UK

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

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

9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

BREAK/Newtorking

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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

11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

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

11:30-11:40
Resuscitation Champion

11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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

 

Early Career Investigator Luncheon (by invitation only)
Co-Chairs: Alexis Steibberg, MD; Ryan Moran, MD
Room: Great Hall C

**By Invitation Only**

1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Break/Transition
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.

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

2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Break/Networking

2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"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?
Marina Del Rios, MD, MS, University of Chicago
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

4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Break/Networking

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

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

 

5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Poster Session 1
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 3CPR Council Networking Session
2nd Floor Patio (access near Great Hall)

Funding Opportunities

 

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 #ReSS Activities – all times are CST (UTC -6)
Time Activity
7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Learning Studio
Room: Great Hall C
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

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

8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

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

9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Break/Networking/Exhibits

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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

Moderators:
TBD
TBD

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

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Oral Abstract Session: Clinical
Room: Great Hall A

Moderators:
TBD
TBD

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 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Break/Networking/Exhibits
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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

Moderators:
Pavitra Kotini-Shah, MD, University of 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

12:00 p.m. to 12:10 p.m. Break/Grab Lunch
12:10 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Women in Resuscitation
Room: Great Hall C

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

12:10 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Funding Opportunities

1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Poster Session 2
3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

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

Moderators:
Adam Gottula, MD, University of Minnesota
TBD

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

4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Break/Networking
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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

5:30 p.m.

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

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The following sessions and events are part of Scientific Sessions 2025 on Monday, November 10:

Bringing to Life the HEARTS Act
Monday, Nov. 10, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Room: 278-282
Sana M. Al-Khatib, Sara M. Perman

The Latest in Scientific Statements for Arrhythmia Care and Management 2025
Monday, Nov. 10, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Room: 244
Paul J. Wang

Don't Risk It: AF Related Stroke Prevention
Monday, Nov. 10, 9:45 to 11:00 a.m.
Room: Main Event 2
Janet K. Han, Renato D. Lopes, Natalia Trayanova

Managing Arrhythmias and Cardiac Implantable Devices in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Recipients
Monday, Nov. 10, 9:45 to 11:00 a.m.
Room: 278-282
Henri Roukoz, Kamala Tamirisa

New Frontiers in the Management of Cardiac Dysautonomias
Monday, Nov. 10, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Michael D. Ezekowitz, Satish R. Raj

Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Structurally Normal Heart: The Emerging Role of Autoimmune Cardiac Channelopathies
Monday, Nov. 10, 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Room: 278-282
Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Nipavan Chiamvimonvat

Resuscitation Science Symposium Program Committee

 
Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, FAHA

Sarah Perman, MD, MSCE, FAHA
Program Committee Chair
Yale University

Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA

Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA
Program Committee Vice Chair
Baylor College of Medicine

Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FAHA

Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FAHA
Immediate Past Chair
University of Pennsylvania

Members

  • Janet Bray, RN, PhD, Monash University
  • Rebecca Cash, PhD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Marina Del Rios, MD, MS, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
  • Jonathan Elmer, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
  • Samantha Fernandez, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Bryan Fischberg, BSEE, Rutgers University
  • Ameera Haamid, MD, University of Chicago Medicine
  • Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, UNC Chapel Hill
  • Rudolph Koster, MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center
  • Jing Li, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Carolina Maciel, MD, MSc, University of Florida
  • Ryan Morgan, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Laurie J. Morrison, MD, MSc, FRCPC, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
  • Ari Moskowitz, MD, Montefiore, MPH, Montifiore Einstein
  • Theresa Olasveengen, MD, PhD, Oslo University Hospital
  • Cecelia Ratay, DNP, ARNP, University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine
  • Michael Saryre, MD, FAHA, University of Washington
  • David Seder, MD, Maine Medical Center
  • Willard Sharp, MD, PhD, University of Chicago

Liaisons

  • Tom Aufderheide, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Erin Bohula, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Jeanette Previdi, MPH