UPMC Procirca Adult ECMO Training Course Spring 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.
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
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
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.