Conferences
Past Conferences
POQI-9 - Perioperative Right Heart Function
New Orleans, LA. December 2022

Workgroups:
- Assessment of right ventricular function
- Management of right ventricular failure
- Physiology of right heart function
POQI-8 - Sacramento, CA. October 2021. Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery
Joint meeting with the Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery society (www.erascardiac.org)

Workgroups
- Minimizing opioid use in cardiac surgery
- Patient blood management before, during and after cardiac surgery
- Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated AKI
POQI 7 - Cambridge, UK. Sept 2019. Perioperative AKI
Joint meeting with the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI).

Workgroups:
- Epidemiology of peri-operative AKI
- Definitions of peri-operative AKI
- Prevention strategies for patients at high risk of peri-operative AKI.
- Prognosis and treatment for patients developing peri-operative AKI.
- Outcomes after peri-operative AKI and long-0term management.
POQI 6 - Dallas, TX. Dec 2018. Role of Neuromonitoring in Perioperative Outcomes

Workgroups:
- Postoperative Delirium Prevention
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
- Processed EEG
POQI 5 - Durham, NC. June 2018. Fluid Physiology

Workgroups:
- Fluid responsiveness and venous capacitance
- Total body water and electrolytes, modified Starling forces, and lymph drainage
POQI 4 - Nashville, TN. January 2018. Opioids and perioperative medicine.
