16th Annual Neonatal and Pediatric ECLS Educational Conference_In Person

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

Annual ECLS conference for neonatal and pediatric health care providers that care for patients requiring ECLS. Conference covers new and emerging technologies and practices and includes simulation activities to aimed to improve provider competence with managing ECLS patients.

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.

Learning Objectives

Identify ECMO complications and follow an algorithm base approach to resolving complications.
Implement guidelines for neuro follow up for ECMO patients Establish a multidisciplinary approach to ECMO care.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 18.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 18.00 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.
  • 18.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 18.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/11/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
10/08/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/10/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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John G. Rangos Center -- CHP
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Faculty Disclosure:

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 healthcare team.

Physicians (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. 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 18.0 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 18.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

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

  • 18.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 18.00 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.
  • 18.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 18.00 Attendance

Thank you to our exhibitors:

Abbott
Medtronic Patient Monitoring
LivaNova

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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Virtual Attendance: Attend the 2-day virtual conference free of charge.  The conference will be live streamed on Wednesday, October 8th and Thursday, October 9th.

In Person Attendance ($200):  Only 24 spaces available for this in-person option.

Cannulation Workshop for Saturday, October 11th.  This workshop is targeted toward surgeons that cannulate for ECMO.  There is an additional cost for this workshop of $1500.