VTE risk assessment and prevention in ambulatory surgery

December 3, 2026
7:30 pm ET

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Join us for an engaging, collaborative session exploring venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and prevention in ambulatory surgery. This session will provide practical guidance on assessing VTE risk, incorporating venous thromboprophylaxis pathways into ambulatory surgery centres, and evaluating the risks and benefits of prophylaxis. Through discussion and shared insights, participants will gain valuable knowledge to support informed clinical decision-making and improve patient safety and outcomes.

By the end of this collaborative session, participants will be able to: 

1) Assess VTE risk in ambulatory surgery patients 

2) Incorporate a venous thromboprophylaxis pathway at your ASC 

3) Discuss risks and benefits of VTE prophylaxis 

Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Eissa

Dr. Eissa is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Ottawa. With wide expertise in point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), Echocardiography, Sleep medicine and Obstetrical anesthesia, his main research interest is focusing on enhancing the use of PoCUS and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in obstetrical anesthesia which would provide a unique skillset in caring for high risk cardiac obstetrical patients as well as improving sleep health in obstetrical population. He is one of the few fellowship-trained obstetrical anesthesiologists with formal TEE certification and training in Canada. He is also interested in perioperative sleep medicine and research. Dr Eissa is the Vice Chair of the CAS Ambulatory Section. 

Speaker: Dr. Niraja Rajan

Dr. Rajan completed a residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Rajan has a special interest in ambulatory anesthesia and acute pain management. Dr. Rajan is currently Co- Chair of the Guidelines Committee and the past President of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. She is also vice chair of the ASA Sub-Committee on Ambulatory Anesthesia Education track and a member of the ASA Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care. Dr. Rajan has published several abstracts, research articles, review articles and book chapters.

She is the editor of the recently published book: A Manual of Practice management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers. She has spoken at various national and international meetings on topics related to ambulatory anesthesia. She is also on the Editorial Board of Anesthesia and Analgesia. She developed the ambulatory anesthesia curriculum on Toolbox Anesthesia, an online educational module for residents across the country. Dr. Rajan is also passionate about patient safety in the ambulatory setting and has worked with several national organizations including AHRQ on patient safety and quality improvement projects involving ASCs. Dr. Rajan is serving on the Institute Quality Advisory Committee of the AAAHC. 

Special Content Expert Guest: Dr. Bill Geerts

Bill Geerts is Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto in Canada and a Thromboembolism consultant at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. His clinical practice is restricted to thromboembolic disorders and his academic interests involve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of thromboembolic disease, as well as quality of care improvement.

From 1998-2008, he was Chair of the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism section of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy, the leading international guidelines on thrombosis. From 2007-17, he led the Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s Safer Healthcare Now! initiative to improve the use of thromboprophylaxis across the country. He has more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and has given more than 1,275 formal educational presentations locally, nationally and internationally.