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The UPMC Procirca Adult ECLS Training Course is a 3.5-day course designed for health care professionals interested in a foundational education in the care of the adult ECLS patient. Course content includes lecture on topics ranging from understanding the components of the ECLS circuit, patient selection, cannulation strategies, management of various ECLS patient groups to weaning and decannulation. Panel discussions with ECLS experts from UPMC will allow for exploration of topics including complex patient management as well as the more practical concerns related to creating and maintaining a successful ECLS program. Lecture will be supported with 12 hours of simulation-based learning, including ECLS circuit basics, a high fidelity ECLS cannulation simulation, handling ECLS emergencies, and high-fidelity case simulation scenarios to help develop patient management and troubleshooting skills. Hands on time with multiple ECLS systems will be available.
Target Audience
This course has been designed to follow the ELSO Guidelines for Training and Continuing Education for adult ECMO Specialists.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, learners should be able to:
- 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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Course Agenda
Day One: Wednesday November 6, 2019
0700 - 0800 Registration and Breakfast
0800 - 0830 Welcome and Overview of Cours
Michael Anselmi CCP
0830 - 0900 Physiology of ECLS
Brian Rosborough MD
0900 - 0930 Indications/Contraindications for Adult ECLS, Patient Selection Criteria
Penny Sappington MD
0930 - 0945 BREAK
09:45 - 1015 Management of the Cardiogenic Shock Patient
Christopher Sciortino MD
1015 - 1100 Cannulation
Pablo Sanchez MD
1100 - 1200 LUNCH
1200 - 1300 Management of the Respiratory Failure Patient
Penny Sappington MD
1300 - 1330 Principles of ECLS circuit, Components and Design
Brandon D’Aloiso CCP
1330 - 1345 BREAK
Hands on Learning: ECLS Circuit and Cannulation Basics: Visit 4 stations for 45 min each
1345 - 1430 Station 1: Centrimag
Wendy James CCP
1430 - 1515 Station 2: CardioHelp
Danielle Freeman CCP
1515 - 1525 BREAK
1525 - 1610 Station 3: Basic Cannulation Workshop
Penny Sappington MD, Brandon D’Aloiso CCP, Michael Anselmi CCP
1610 – 1655 Station 4: Rotaflow
Ryan Dzadony CCP
1700 ADJOURNMENT DAY ONE
Day Two: Thursday November 7, 2019
0700 - 0800 Breakfast
0800 - 0845 Anticoagulation
Penny Sappington MD
0845 - 0915 Case Study
Ryan Rivosecchi PharmD
0915 - 0945 Daily Management of the ECLS Circuit by the ECLS Specialist
Brandon D’Aloiso CCP
0945 - 1000 BREAK
1000 - 1030 Daily Patient Management of the ECLS Patient by the Bedside RN
Jenifer Rabuck RN, BSN
1030 - 1100 Transport on ECLS
David Palmer EdD, CCP
1100 - 1115 Intro to Simulation
Michael Anselmi CCP
1115 - 1215 LUNCH
Hands on Learning: Visit each of the 4 stations for 60 min each.
1215 - 1315 Station 1: Circuit Checks and Daily Maintenance
Danielle Freeman CCP, Megan Bayley RN, BSN
1315 - 1415 Station 2: Pressures 101/CRRT
Peter Arlia CCP, Jenifer Rabuck RN, BSN
1415 - 1430 BREAK
1430 - 1530 Station 3: Cannulation and Initiation of ECLS
Penny Sappington MD, Brandon D’Aloiso CCP, Michael P. Anselmi CCP
1530 - 1630 Station 4: Mechanical Circulatory Support - Temporary VADS
Oriana Hunter, MD, PhD
1630 ADJOURNMENT DAY TWO
Day Three: Friday November 8, 2019
0700 - 0800 Breakfast
0800 - 0830 Ethical Concerns
Richard Weinberg MD
0830 - 0900 Mechanical and Medical Emergencies: Troubleshooting on ECLS
Peter Arlia CCP, LP
0900 - 0935 ECLS Outcomes
Jane Guttendorf DNP
0935 – 0945 BREAK
0945 - 1030 Hybrid ECLS
Penny Sappington MD
1030 - 1100 Financial Impact of ECLS
Robert Dyga CCP Emeritus
1100 - 1200 LUNCH
High Fidelity Simulation Sessions – Visit each of the 4 stations for 60 min each.
1200 - 1300 Station 1:
Case Simulation 1 – Oxygenator Failure/Changeout
Danielle Freeman CCP, Ryan Dzadony CCP
1300 - 1400 Station 2:
Case Simulation 2 – Air Entrainment /Circuit Changeout
Melissa Grayson CCP, Wendy James CCP
1400 - 1415 BREAK
1415 - 1515 Station 3:
Case Simulation 3 – Hybrid ECLS
Penny Sappington MD, Brandon D’Aloiso CCP, Michael Anselmi CCP
1515– 1615 Station 4: Mechanical Circulatory Support - Durable VADS
Oriana Hunter MD, PhD
1615 ADJOURNMENT DAY THREE
1700 – 1900 Vendor Reception
Day Four: Saturday November 9, 2019
0700 - 0800 Breakfast
0800 - 0830 Rehabilitation on ECLS
Melissa Grayson CCP
0830 – 0900 Case Report
Wendy James CCP
0900– 0930 ECLS Program Structure and QI
Melissa Grayson CCP
0930 – 1000 Case Report
Daniel Rowan, MD
High Fidelity Simulation Sessions – Visit each of the 3 stations for 45 min each.
1000 - 1045 Station 1: Pump Failure
Ryan Dzadony CCP, Wendy James CCP
1045 - 1130 Station 2: ECLS Transport
Melissa Grayson CCP, Danielle Freeman CCP
1130 - 1230 LUNCH
1230 - 1315 Station 3: VA ECLS Scenario
Penny Sappington MD, Brandon D’Aloiso CCP
1315 - 1400 Station 4: TandemLife Demonstration
Michael Anselmi, CCP
1400 COURSE ADJOURNMENT, Q&A
Course Medical Director:
Penny L. Sappington, MD
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Procirca ECMO Division
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Course Co-Director(s):
Michael P. Anselmi, CCP, LP
ECMO Director, UPMC Procirca
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Brandon D. D’Aloiso, BSE, CCP, LP
Perfusionist, UPMC Procirca
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Stephen Winowich
President, UPMC Procirca
Faculty:
Pete Arlia MBA, CCP, LP
Director, Perfusion Services
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Megan Bayley RN, BSN
Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, CTICU
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Robert Dyga RN, CCP
Vice President, Perfusion Operations
UPMC Procirca
Ryan Dzadony M.Ed., CCP, LP
Director, UPMC School of Perfusion
UPMC Procirca Perfusion Services
Danielle Freeman CCP, LP
Perfusionist
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Melissa Grayson BS, CCP, LP
ECMO Coordinator
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Jane Guttendorf DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Assistant Professor, Pitt NP Program
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner SICU and CTICU
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Oriana Hunter MD, PhD
Engineer, Procirca
UPMC Artificial Heart Program
Wendy James BS, CCP, LP
Perfusionist
UPMC Procirca
David A. Palmer Ed.D. CCP, LP
Director, Perfusion, ECMO, CVOR, Cardiac Cath Lab
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Jennifer Rabuck RN, BSN
Clinician, CTICU
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Ryan Rivosecchi Pharm.D., BCCCP
Unit Based Clinical Pharmacist
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Brian Rosborough MD, PhD
Fellow PACCM
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Daniel Rowan, MD
Fellow PACCM
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Pablo Sanchez MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant and ECMO
UPMC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Christopher Sciortino MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Center
UPMC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Richard Weinberg MD
UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
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 entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals
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
- 24.50 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.
- 24.50 Attendance