Maui Anesthesia Seminar
February 28 – March 7, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa
Lecture Schedule
| Saturday, February 28 | Optional Travel Day | |
| Sunday, March 1 | ||
| 5:30 PM–6:30 PM | Welcome Reception for Attendee and Spouse/Guest | |
| Monday, March 2 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Dr. Wolpaw | Vasopressors, Vasodilators and Inotropes: How to Get the Most Out of Them in the OR |
| 8:30 AM | Dr. Viscusi | Concepts and Controversies in Acute Pain Management |
| 9:45 AM | Dr. Gelfand | Essential TEE (and TTE) for the Non-Cardiac Anesthetist |
| 10:45 AM | Dr. Tsen | Finding Nemo: Neuraxial Techniques and Options for the "Difficult Back" |
| 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Tsen, Gelfand, Viscusi, and Wolpaw |
| Tuesday, March 3 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Dr. Tsen | Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA): Considerations and Complications |
| 8:30 AM | Dr. Wolpaw | Methadone: Why You Should Give Up on Fentanyl and Dilaudid |
| 9:45 AM | Dr. Viscusi | The Present and Future of Pharmacological Management for Acute Postoperative Pain |
| 10:45 AM | Dr. Wolpaw | Everything You Need to Know About Antibiotics for the Perioperative Period |
| 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Tsen, Viscusi, and Wolpaw |
| Wednesday, March 4 | No Lectures / Day Off... A Day to Enjoy Maui! | |
| Thursday, March 5 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Dr. Viscusi | Opioid Reduction for Multimodal Pain Management in the Perioperative Setting |
| 8:30 AM | Dr. Wolpaw | Management of Patients with Pacemakers and AICDs: More Than Magnets |
| 9:45 AM | Dr. Gelfand | Perioperative Management of the Trauma Patient: 2026 Updates |
| 10:45 AM | Dr. Wolpaw | How to Stay Organized and Efficient to Get the Most Success Out of the Time You Have at Work and in Life The Dr. Bill Smith Lecture Series Presentation Family and spouses welcome to attend this lecture |
| 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Tsen, Gelfand, Viscusi, and Wolpaw |
| Friday, March 6 | ||
| 7:30 AM | Dr. Gelfand | Management of Mechanical Circulatory Support Patients: VADs, IABPs... ECMO? |
| 8:30 AM | Dr. Viscusi | The Use of Ketamine for Acute and Chronic Pain Management |
| 9:45 AM | Dr. Tsen | Prevention and Management of Maternal Hemorrhage |
| 10:45 AM | Dr. Gelfand | Demystifying Pulmonary Hypertension |
| 11:45 AM | Panel Discussion | Drs. Tsen, Gelfand, and Viscusi |
| Saturday, March 7 | Optional Travel Day | |
*Please note that the lecture topics and/or schedule may change if necessary.
Holiday Seminars does not accept any funds from commercial interests and no one involved in the planning or choice of presentations has any commercial interests. All members of the faculty are evaluated in advance and in the opinion of Holiday Seminars have no commercial ties to ensure that the presentations are free from any bias from commercial interests.
Course Objectives
To review related physiology, pharmacology, agents and techniques that contribute to the art and science of anesthesiology. To discuss new agents, techniques, and controversies in the field, assisting the participant in preparing better patient care plans.
Lecture Objectives