15th Annual Neonatal and Pediatric ECLS Educational Conference

Pittsburgh, PA US
October 10, 2024 to October 12, 2024

This exciting course is designed to provide an interactive educational activity that brings together a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that embrace the challenges of caring for patients receiving ECLS therapies.  The virtual platform allows providers worldwide to participate in the interactive sessions.  We have a multitude of sessions planned, including sessions on:

  • Ethics and ECMO
  • ECMO Beyond the Cannulas
  • ECMO Use in Trauma
  • Brain Death Testing on ECMO
  • DCD & ECMO
  • ECMO Algorithms
  • Using 3D Models to Demonstrate Proper Cannula Placement
  • Fireside Chats with Interactive Case Scenarios

Target Audience

This ECLS educational conference is intended for ECMO Specialists, Neonatologists, Pediatric and Adult Critical Care Physicians, Pediatric and Adult Surgeons, Perfusionists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and any other professionals interested in neonatal and pediatric ECLS.

Course summary
Course opens: 
05/29/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
10/10/2024 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/12/2024 - 4:00pm EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh John G Rangos Sr. Research Center
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

This activity is approved for the following credit:  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, AAPA Category 1 CME, and ASWB. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Please login or register to take this course.

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION CLICK HERE

OR

VIRTUAL REGISTRATION CLICK HERE

 

We are excited to be offering 2 options for attendance this year. 

Virtual Attendance: Attend the 2-day virtual conference free of charge.  The conference will be live streamed on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th.

In Person Attendance with ECMO Simulation ($200):  Only 24 spaces available for this in-person option with a complete day of Neonatal & Pediatric ECMO simulation.  In addition to the didactic sessions on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th, in person attendees will have a full day of Neonatal & Pediatric ECMO Simulation on Saturday, October 12th.  Following ELSO’s Guidelines for Training and Education for ECMO Specialists, simulations will be focused on air embolism, pump failure, gas failure, membrane lung failure, drainage insufficiency, and accidental decannulation.