UPMC Procirca Adult ECMO Training Course Spring 2025

Pittsburgh, PA US
May 8, 2025 to May 10, 2025

UPMC Procirca is excited to announce our ELSO-endorsed Adult ECMO Training Course that meets step 1 and step 2 requirements for the ELSO Adult ECMO Certification Exam (E-AEC). The course will be held in person in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

This three-day course is designed for the bedside ECMO caregiver including physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, nurses,  nurse practitioners, ECMO specialists, and respiratory therapists. 

Didactic sessions, lead by clinical domain  experts from critical care medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, and perfusion services, along with high-fidelity, immersive simulations allows  UPMC Procirca to provide a truly comprehensive educational experience for providers of all backgrounds and disciplines.
 

Course summary
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
Course opens: 
11/05/2024
Course expires: 
08/31/2025
Event starts: 
05/08/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/10/2025 - 4:30pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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AGENDA

THURSDAY, MAY 8

0700-0730    BREAKFAST/REGISTRATION 

0730-0800    ECMO OVERVIEW - KERI HICKMAN, CCP 

•    ECMO OVERVIEW

0800-0830    PAST TO PRESENT: HISTORY & RECENT EVIDENCE - HOLT MURRAY, MD 

•    HISTORY OF ECMO 
•    HISTORICAL STUDIES
•    RECENT EVIDENCE FOR VV ECMO
•    RECENT EVIDENCE FOR VA ECMO 

0830-0900    CIRCUIT COMPONENTS - BRANDON D’ALOISO, CCP

•    CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
•    CANNULAS & TUBING
•    PUMP
•    MEMBRANE LUNG & BLENDER
•    PRESSURE MONITORING
•    OTHER CIRCUIT COMPONENTS

0900-0930    CONFIGURATIONS & CANNULATIONS - MICHAEL LAZAR, MD

•    CANNULATION
•    VV ECMO CONFIGURATIONS
•    VA ECMO CONFIGURATIONS
•    CANNULATION COMPLICATIONS

0930-0945    BREAK

0945-1030    ECMO PHYSIOLOGY - RAJ RAMANAN, MD

•    OXYGEN DELIVERY & UPTAKE
•    GAS TRANSFER IN MEMBRANE LUNG
•    HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING OF VV
•    HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING OF VA

1030-1100    INTERHOSPITAL TRANSPORT - FRANK GUYETTE, MD

•    INTERHOSPITAL TRANSPORT

1100-1130    DAILY MANAGEMENT FOR THE ECMO SPECIALIST - AMBER PALMER, CCP

•    RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY
•    INTRAHOSPITAL TRANSPORT

1130-1230    LUNCH 

1230-1300    DAILY MANAGEMENT FOR THE ECMO PROVIDER - TIM KASELITZ, MD

•    SEDATION 
•    PROCEDURES
•    PHYSIOTHERAPY

1300-115    INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION - KERI HICKMAN, CCP

1315-1345    PUZZLE BOX

1345-1515    CENTRIMAG KNOBOLOGY, PRIMING, CONSOLE EXCHANGE, AIR REMOVAL TECHNIQUES, CIRCUIT CHECK

1515-1530    BREAK

1530-1700    CARDIOHELP KNOBOLOGY, PRIMING, HAND CRANKING, AIR REMOVAL TECHNIQUES, CIRCUIT CHECK

SIMULATION FACULTY: RAJ RAMANAN, MD; TIM KASELITZ, MD; VERONICA GARVIA, MD; KERI HICKMAN, CCP; BRANDON D’ALOISO, CCP; TYLER EADIE, CCP; AMBER PALMER,CCP

FRIDAY, MAY 9
0700-0730    BREAKFAST/SIGN IN

0730-0800    RESPIRATORY FAILURE - TIM KASELITZ, MD

0800-0830    PATIENT SELECTION FOR VV ECMO - RAJ RAMANAN, MD

0830-0915    MANAGEMENT OF VV ECMO - RAJ RAMANAN, MD

•    INTIATION OF VV ECMO
•    VV ECMO MAINTENANCE
•    WEANING VV ECMO

0915-0930    BREAK

0930-1000    VV ECMO CASE VIGNETTES - RAJ RAMANAN, MD

•    DRAINAGE INSUFFIENCY
•    RETURN OBSTRUCTION
•    RECIRCULATION

1000-1030    CIRCUIT COMPLICATIONS - PETER ARLIA, CCP

•    (MECHANICAL) COMPLICATIONS OVERVIEW
•    PUMP FAILURE
•    MEMBRANE LUNG DYSFUNCTION
•    AIR EMBOLISM
•    CIRCUIT DISRUPTION
•    ACCIDENTAL DECANNULATION
•    COMING OFF ECMO EMERGENTLY

1030-1100    PATIENT COMPLICATIONS - VERONICA GARVIA, MD

•    (MEDICAL) COMPLICATIONS OVERVIEW
•    NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS
•    BLEEDING
•    THROMBOSIS
•    HEMOLYSIS
•    LIMB ISCHEMIA
•    CARDIAC ARREST DURING ECMO

1100-1130    CODING & BILLING FOR THE ECMO PROVIDER - JAMIE DEANGELIS, MSN, ANP-BC 

1130-1230    LUNCH

1230-1245    INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION - KERI HICKMAN, CCP

1245-1645    VV SIMULATION 
SIM 1 SCENARIO
SIM 2 SCENARIO
SIM 3 SCENARIO
SIM 4 SCENARIO

SIMULATION FACULTY: RAJ RAMANAN, MD; TIM KASELITZ, MD; VERONICA GARVIA, MD;  KERI HICKMAN, CCP; BRANDON D’ALOISO, CCP; TYLER EADIE, CCP; AMBER PALMER,CCP; ALYSSA MCCUNE, CCP

1715-1915    EXHIBITOR MEET & GREET


SATURDAY, MAY 10

0700-0730    BREAKFAST/SIGN IN 

0730-0800    CARDIAC FAILURE - DAVID KACZOROWSKI, MD

0800-0830    PATIENT SELECTION FOR VA ECMO - MICHAEL LAZAR, MD

0830-0900    MANAGEMENT OF VA ECMO - DAVID KACZOROWSKI, MD

•    INITIATION OF VA ECMO
•    VA MAINTENANCE
•    WEANING VA ECMO    

0900-0930    VA ECMO CASE VIGNETTES - RAJ RAMANAN, MD

•    LV DISTENTION
•    DIFFERENTIAL OXYGENATION

0930-0945    BREAK

0945-1015    ECPR - DAVID KACZOROWSKI, MD

1015-1045    ANTICOAGULATION - RYAN RIVOSECCHI, PHARMD

•    ANTICOAGULATION

1045-1100    INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION - KERI HICKMAN, CCP

1100-1200    LUNCH

1200-1600    VA SIMULATION 
SIM 1 SCENARIO
SIM 2 SCENARIO
SIM 3 SCENARIO
SIM 4 SCENARIO

SIMULATION FACULTY: RAJ RAMANAN, MD; TIM KASELITZ, MD; VERONICA GARVIA, MD; KERI HICKMAN, CCP; BRANDON D’ALOISO, CCP; TYLER EADIE, CCP; AMBER PALMER,CCP; ALYSSA MCCUNE, CCP

1600-1630    Q&A WITH FACULTY - RAJ RAMANAN, MD; TIM KASELITZ, MD; VERONICA GARVIA, MD; KERI HICKMAN, CCP

1630        COURSE ADJOURNMENT

University of Pittsburgh Simulation Center, Scaife Hall, Third Floor
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

Course Directors: 
Raj Ramanan, MD 
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine Department of Critical Care Medicine Medical Director, ECMO Director, Procirca ECMO Education  UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 

David Kaczorowksi, MD 
Associate Professor  of Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgical Director, Advanced Heart  Failure Center Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 

Michael Lazar, MD, MHA, FACC 
Executive Medical Director, UPMC Williamsport HVI Regional Director, HVI Cardiac Surgery UPMC Williamsport, Altoona and  Western Maryland UPMC, Williamsport, PA
 

Course Co-Directors
Timothy Kaselitz, MD
Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian 
       
Veronica Garvia-Bianchini, MD
Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian

Keri Hickman, CCP
Director, ECMO Management

Course Faculty
Pete Arlia CCP
Director, Perfusion Services, UPMC Presbyterian

Jamie DeAngelis MSN, ANP-BC
Improvement Specialist, Clinical Quality Capture, UPMC Wolff Center

Frank Guyette MD
Medical Director, Stat Medevac

Brandon D’Aloiso CCP
Lead Perfusionist, Education

Tyler Eadie CCP
Lead Perfusionist, Simulation

Ryan Rivosecchi PharmD
Cardiac, Transplant, and Critical Care Pharmacist

Holt Murray MD
Medical Director, CTICU, UPMC Presbyterian

Alyssa McCune CCP
Lead Perfusionist, ECMO

Amber Palmer CCP
Lead Perfusionist, Simulation

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

Cost:
$1.00
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Cancellation policy: All cancellations must be via email, nealka3@upmc.edu. Cancellations received before 4/8/25 will be refunded in full. After 4/8/25, a $1,500 fee will be assessed, and no refunds will be made after 5/1/25.