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12th Annual Neonatal and Pediatric ECLS Educational Conference
Welcome to the 12th Annual Neonatal & Pediatric ECLS Educational Conference at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. We dedicate this conference to providing educational opportunities for clinicians caring for children requiring Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) therapy including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and ventricular assist device (VAD) support.
We are excited to have transitioned to an all-virtual platform that allows us to continue to provide one-of-a-kind educational opportunities through interactive high-fidelity simulation activities, interesting case discussions, and live “hands-on” training demonstrations. The virtual platform provides increased opportunity to reach those that would be unable to attend in person.
Our goal is to provide clinicians of all levels a chance to enhance their knowledge of managing pediatric patients requiring ECLS. We are delighted to have you join us and hope that you enjoy this engaging and comprehensive program.
Target Audience
This ECLS educational event is designed for ECMO specialists, pediatric and adult critical care physicians, pediatric and adult surgeons, perfusionists, neonatologists, advanced practice providers, registered nurses and respiratory therapists, and any other professionals interested neonatal and pediatric ECLS.
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this course is to provide a didactic and “hands-on” based education in an interactive multidisciplinary format for health care providers who care for patients receiving extracorporeal support. After participating in this educational activity, participants should:
• Be able to discuss appropriate inclusion/exclusion criteria for ECPR for out of hospital cardiac arrest
• Be able to discuss patient selection ECLS for procedural support
• Be familiar and comfortable with different strategies for physical therapy for patients on ECLS
• Be able to provide appropriate family resources and support for families with loved ones on ECLS
• Have an appreciation for the benefits of having a multidisciplinary ECLS team
• Understand different strategies for ECLS management for specific patient populations
Additional Information
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 CHP522639_PedECLSConferenceAgenda_FNL2.pdf | 4.17 MB |
The conference is now all virtual.
Course Directors:
Melita L. Viegas, MD
Director, Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Marit Aspenleiter, BS, CCP, LP
ECMO Coordinator-Researcher
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
David A. Palmer, EdD, CCP, LP
Director, Perfusion, ECMO
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Faculty:
Brittany Amori
Occupational Therapist OTR/L
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rajesh K. Aneja, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael Anselmi, BS, CCP, LP
Director, ECMO
UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth R. Betancourt, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Christine Bishop, MD, MA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Perinatal Supportive Care
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matthew J. Bochkoris, MD
Co-Medical Director, Pediatric Transport Team
Director, Cardiac ICU Fellowship Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Andrew R. Brantner, BS, RRT-NPS, NRP
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mario Castro Medina, MD
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bailey Commander, BSN, RN, PHRN, CCRN
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Devin Corboy, BSN, RN, CCRN
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Holly Fogle, RN, BSN, CCRN
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rod Ghassemzageh, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Ibrahim, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Newborn Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Timothy Kaselitz, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Adult
and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Caitlin Keating, RN, BSN
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mary Keith, MD
NICU Fellow
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nahmah Kim-Campbell, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Donald Koch, CCP, LP
Senior Lead Perfusionist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Margaret Lewen, MD
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Burhanuddin Mahmood, MD, FAAP
Medical Director
Neonatal ECMO Program
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Newborn Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Donald Maloney, CCP, LP
Lead Perfusionist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mark Marafka, BS, RRT-NPS-ACCS
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Timothy M. Maul, CCP, FPP, PhD
Perfusionist
ECMO Co-Coordinator
Senior Research Scientist
Nemours Children’s Health
Orlando, Florida
Brittany Meyer, MM, MT-BC, NICU-MT, NMT
Music Therapist
CEAT Therapist I
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laura Nolen, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kevin Ordons, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Pace, MD
CICU Fellow
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Amber Palmer, MS, CCP
Perfusionist
UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Victor Paz Flores, MD
Visiting Observing Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Daniela Ortega Peraza, MS, CCLS
Child Life Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mark Pinchalk, MS, EMT-P
Assistant Chief
Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jonathan Rabatin, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Cardiology Department
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alice Randall, MD
NICU Fellow
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dan Ross, CCP, LP
Lead Perfusionist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James Sabia, DNP, RN, CCRN
ECMO Specialist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Joan Sanchez de Toledo, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Danielle Silverstein, PT, DPT
Inpatient Physical Therapist
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ravi Thiagarajan, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Cardiac Critical Care
Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Paul Waltz, MD
Surgical Director, NICU
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Leonard Weiss, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, STAT MedEvac
PHC Medical Director
Emergency Department Attending Physician
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matthew D. Zinn, DO
Pediatric Cardiologist – Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Transplant
Medical Director – Ventricular Assist Device Program
Medical Director – Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.
The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
• Timothy Maul, CCP, FPP, PhD is a consultant for Hemocue and MC3.
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 17.5 contact hours.
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.
Available Credit
- 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 17.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 17.50 Attendance
We gratefully acknowledge support from the following for this activity:
Educational Grant:
Abbott Laboratories
Price
All cancellations must be sent via email to Marit Aspenleiter at aspenleiterml@upmc.edu. Cancellations received before 08/15/21 will be refunded in full. After 08/15/21, a $50.00 fee will be assessed, and no refunds will be made after 09/06/21.