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SOAP is pleased to partner with OpenAnesthesia to present a monthly webinar series aimed at fellows and others with an interest in obstetric anesthesia topics. Webinars are free and recorded for later reference.

Webinars are held on the second Wednesday of the month. You can view past webinars on the OpenAnesthesia site up to December 2025. To view 2026 and future webinars visit the SOAP YouTube Channel.  To learn more about upcoming webinars, see the list below and visit our calendar of events.

Webinars 2027

January 2027 Clinical Trial Design and Statistical Analysis
Brandon Togioka, MD (Oregon Health and Science University)
February 2027 Predicting and Managing Epidural Failure for CD
Christine Warrick, MD (University of Utah)
April 2027 TBD
Loran Morrison, MD (Dalhousie University)
May 2027

The Role of Anesthesiology in Perinatal Fetal Loss
Kimberly Mendoza, MD
July 2027 Maternal SUD and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Joey Bryant-Huppert, MD (Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian)
August 2027 Management of Parturient with PPCM
Jay Im, MD (Montefiore)
October 2027 PAS
Shobana Bharadwaj (University of Maryland)
November 2027 Intrapartum Headaches
Rebecca Dunkailo, MD (Brown University)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webinars 2026

January 2026 No webinar 
February 2026 Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery
Claire Naus, MD (Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor School of Medicine)
April 2026 Maternal Sepsis
Emily Naoum, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital)
May 2026

Maternal Cardiac Arrest
Michael Furdyna, MD (Brigham & Women's Hospital)
July 2026 Maternal SUD and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Lindsay Warner, MD (Mayo Clinic)
August 2026 TBD
Rebecca Himmelwright, MD (Duke University)
October 2026 Neuraxial Analgesia for Labor
TJ Biel, MD (Oregon Health and Science University)
November 2026 Viscoelastic Testing in PPH
John Kowalczyk, MD (Brigham and Women's Hospital)

 

Webinars 2025

January 2025

Fellow Q&A
Emily Naoum, MD (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital)

February 2025

Trauma-Informed Care
Jamie Daly, MD (University of Colorado)

April 2025

The Brain in Pregnancy: Eclampsia
Anna G. Euser, MD, PhD (University of Colorado)

May 2025

 Transitioning to Inclusivity in Obstetric Anesthesia 
 Hilary MacCormick, BSC, MD, FRCPC (Dalhousie University) 
 James Damron, MD (University of Kentucky) 

July 2025

Spinal Pathologies in Obstetric Anesthesia: Neuraxial Risk Assessment and Decision- Making
Tural Alakbarli, MD, MSC (IWK Health Center, Dalhousie University)

August 2025

Global Perspectives on Obstetric Anesthesia: Challenges and Priorities for Advancing Maternal Health
Jake Gamboa, MD (University of Colorado School of Medicine)

October 2025

 Epidurals, Ethics, and Expectations: Talking Risks & Benefits in Obstetric Anesthesia
Joey Bryant-Huppert, MD, BA (Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital)

November 2025

A Primer on Backstabbing: Teaching Neuraxial Anesthesia
Stephanie K. Woodward, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

 

Webinars 2024

January 2024

Fellow Q&A
Agnes Lamon, MD (Penn Medicine Princeton Health)
Emily Naoum, MD (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital)

February 2024

Anemia in Parturients: Implications, Disparities and Outcomes
Sarah Nizamuddin, MD (University of Chicago)

April 2024

Obstetric Risk Stratification: Triumphs and Tribulations
Bushra Taha, MD (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

May 2024

Acute Cardiac Events in Pregnancy: A PBLD Approach
Jaime Daly, MD (University of Colorado)

July 2024

From Contraction to Action: Moving Toward Quality Improvement in Obstetric Anesthesia
Kelly Fedoruk, MD, FRCPC (Stanford University)

August 2024

Anesthetic Implications of Substance Use on Labor & Delivery
TJ Biel (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

October 2024

Fixing the Pipeline: How Assessment Bias Affects Trainees
Allison Mitchell, MD (Washington University in St. Louis)

November 2024

Pain During Cesarean Delivery
Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles)
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