We are pleased to share details of an upcoming session at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 that may be of interest to SAGA members:
Session Title: Geriatric Anesthesia: Exploring the Essential, yet Often Overlooked Aspects Beyond Cognition and Frailty
Date & Time: Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Session Type: Snap-Talk | Track: Fundamentals of Anesthesiology (FA)
Location: ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025, San Antonio, TX
Speakers:
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Marek Brzezinski, MD, PhD, FASA (UCSF) – State-of-the-Art Perioperative Care in the Elderly
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Jinlei Li, MD, PhD, FASA (Yale University) – The Role of Regional Techniques
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Robert Schonberger, MD (Yale) – Risk Stratification and Decision-Making
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Itay Bentov, MD, PhD (University of Washington) – Best Practices in Fluid Management
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Yiying (Laura) Zhang, MD, PhD (Massachusetts General Hospital) – Nutrition, Gut Microbiota, and Outcomes
This session goes beyond the usual focus on cognition and frailty, offering practical, evidence-based insights into optimizing anesthesia care for elderly patients—covering risk assessment, regional techniques, fluid therapy, and nutrition-related strategies.
We encourage SAGA members to attend and share with colleagues interested in advancing perioperative care for older adults.