Memorial Healthcare System & UPMC Procirca Winter Adult ECMO Academy 2025
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
Thursday, February 20, 2025
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
Friday, February 21, 2025
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
This activity is approved for the following credit AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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
- 0.00 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.
- 0.00 Attendance
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 $1,900 before January 20, 2025. After January 20, 2025, a $1,500 fee will be assessed, and no refunds will be made after February 14, 2025.