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ForwardMemorial Healthcare System & UPMC Procirca Summer Adult ECMO Academy
Memorial Healthcare System and UPMC Procirca are excited to announce an Adult ECMO Simulation Course. The course will be held in person at the Memorial Regional Hospital Conference Center on August 29 and 30, 2024. This two-day simulation course is designed for the bedside ECMO caregiver including physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, nurses, nurse practitioners, ECMO specialists, and respiratory therapists. The Memorial Healthcare System and UPMC Procirca Summer Adult ECMO Academy provides high-fidelity simulation training to provide a well-rounded look at the care of the adult ECMO patient. The learner will be able to troubleshoot ECMO scenarios along with learning cannulation techniques with this high-fidelity course.
Target Audience
Intended for the bedside ECMO caregiver including physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, nurses, nurse practitioners, ECMO specialists,
and respiratory therapists.
Learning Objectives
• Understand basic principles of ECLS
• Identify indications and contraindications for ECLS support in the adult patient
• Have a foundational understanding of the function of the components of the ECLS circuit
• Understand concerns of managing patients on ECLS
• Describe complications that may occur while on ECLS support
• Understand the cannulation, weaning and decannulation of the ECLS patient
• Respond to the most common ECLS emergencies
• Demonstrate ECLS knowledge in high fidelity simulation scenarios
Additional Information
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
0700-0800 Registration/Breakfast
0800-0925 Centrimag Overview & Priming (Console Exchange, Air Removal Demo)
Instructors: Kristin Antoinette, Josh Caballero, Erin August
0925-0935 Break
0935-1100 Cardiohelp Overview & Priming (Handcrank, Air Removal Demo)
Instructors: Keri Hickman, Brandon D’Aloiso, Man Wai (Tiffany) Wynter
1100-1200 Lunch
1200-1220 Simulation Breakdown
Presenter: Erin August
1220-1230 Split into Sim Rooms
1230-1340 ECMO Consult/Scenario 1 + Debrief
1340-1430 ECMO Scenario 2 + Debrief
1430-1520 ECMO Scenario 3 + Debrief
1520-1600 Hands-on Wet Drill
Scenario Instructors: I-wen Wang, Shelly Miller, Moses Washington, Erin August, Kristin Antoinette, Josh Caballero, Man Wai (Tiffany) Wynter, Brandon D’Aloiso, Keri Hickman
1600 Adjournment
Wednesday, August 30, 2024
0700-0800 Breakfast
0800-0820 Review of Simulation Breakdown
Presenter: Erin August
0820-0830 Split into Sim Rooms
0830-0940 ECMO Consult/Scenario 1 + Debrief
0940-1030 ECMO Scenario 2 + Debrief
1030-1120 ECMO Scenario 3 + Debrief
1120-1200 Hands-on Wet Drill
Scenario Instructors: I-wen Wang, Shelly Miller, Moses Washington, Erin August, Kristin Antoinette, Josh Caballero, Man Wai (Tiffany) Wynter, Brandon D’Aloiso, Keri Hickman
1200-1300 Lunch/Q&A
Faculty: I-wen Wang, Shelly Miller, Moses Washington, Erin August, Kristin Antoinette, Josh Caballero, Man Wai (Tiffany) Wynter
1300-1600 Cannulation Course
Scenario Instructors: I-wen Wang, Shelly Miller, Moses Washington, Erin August, Kristin Antoinette, Josh Caballero, Man Wai (Tiffany) Wynter, Brandon D’Aloiso, Keri Hickman
1600 Adjournment
Course Faculty
I-wen Wang, MD, PhD, FACS
Chief, Adult ECMO Services, Adult Cardiac Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support, Memorial Healthcare System
Keri Hickman, LP, CCP
Director, ECMO Management
UPMC Procirca
Erin August, RN, MSN
Adult ECMO Coordinator
Memorial Regional Hospital
Kristin Antoinette, RN, BSN, CCRN, CHFN | ||||
Josh Caballero, RN, BSN, CCRN, CES-A | ||||
Brandon D’Aloiso, MS, CCP
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No 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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 health care team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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
- 14.25 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.
- 14.25 Attendance
We gratefully acknowledge the following exhibitors for their participation in this activity:
Abiomed
Abbott Laboratories
Vantive/Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Haemonetics
Medtronic ECLS
Spectrum Medical
Price
ELSO Foundations Adult ECMO Training Course is a pre-requisite required prior to this simulation course. Submission to eaugust@mhs.net of the certificate of completion is also required prior to attending this simulation course. The ELSO Foundations Course is an online, self-paced consisting of 53 modules that cover over 80 learning objectives foundational to Adult ECMO care. The course can be found by accessing this link, ELSO Academy Online | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation | ELSO, on the ELSO website. You will first have to log in or create an account in order to register. The cost of this foundational education course is $625, and the user has 90 days from the date of purchase to complete the course.
Cancellation policy: All cancellations must be sent via email, nealka3@upmc.edu. Learners will receive a partial refund of $2,150 before July 29, 2024. After July 29, 2024, a $1,850 fee will be assessed, and no refunds will be made after August 23, 2024.