ASPIRE Collaborative Meeting
Friday, July 18, 2025
Henry Center for Excellence - Lansing, Michigan
8:00 - 9:00
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome and Updates
Nirav Shah, MD – MPOG
9:15 – 10:00
Can We Assess Quality in Perioperative Regional Anesthesia and
Analgesia in Orthopedic Patients?
Christopher Wu, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
10:00 – 10:20
Q&A and Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges in
Regional Anesthesia
Joseph Kochan, MD – Sparrow Health
Christopher Wu, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
Ashley Screws, MD – Trinity Health Grand Rapids
10:20 – 10:45
Quality Improvement Stories from Michigan Hospitals
QI Story #1 – Ketan Chopra, MD – Henry Ford Health
QI Story #2 – Blake Wilson, MD – MyMichigan Health
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:45
Point of Care Ultrasound: What You Should Know in 2025
Matt Sigakis, MD – University of Michigan
11:45 – 1:00
Lunch and Ultrasound Workshop
1:00 – 1:45
MSHIELD Presentation
Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSC, FACP – University of Michigan
Selena Tran, MS – University of Michigan
1:45 – 2:45
Performance Review
2:45 – 3:00
Wrap Up
Nirav Shah, MD - MPOG
