Day 1- Fireside Chat - Disasters in the OR resulting in lawsuits Accidents in the cardiac surgery suite are uncommon. However, when they do occur, they usually have devastating..
Read MorePerfusion training and service delivery in Thailand - Supapon Kulthinee International outreach of the ABCP - Ann Guercio, CCP Re-Entering the clinical perfusion - William Watson, CP Open discussion Joe..
Read MoreDay 1—Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry - Wolf, Parkinson White Syndrome Tammy Sparacino, CCP and the PerfWeb team lecture and discuss: Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry. John Ingram, CCP..
Read MoreDay 1—Preoperative Stroke Before Cardiac Surgery Does Not Increase Postoperative Stroke Tammy Sparacino, CCP and the PerfWeb team lecture on: Preoperative stroke before cardiac Surgery does not increase postoperative..
Read MoreDay 1—The future of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) Ann Guercio, CCP, President of the ABCP will discuss the future of the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion...
Read MoreDay 1—Air, Inflammation and Biocompatibility Tammy discusses the blood air interface, common to cardiopulmonary bypass and how this initiates the inflammatory cascade. Tammy also discusses biocompatible surfaces and how..
Read MoreDay 1—Safely Repositioning a Dual Lumen ECMO Cannula Tammy will discussed published data on how to safely reposition a dual lumen ECMO cannula without the need of interrupting flow..
Read MoreDay 1 - Brain MRI in Adult Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Tammy Sparacino, CCP reviews the latest peer reviewed publication on the effects of ECMO on the brain. Day..
Read MoreDay 1— Cytosorb® hemoadsorption of apixaban during emergent cardio-pulmonary bypass Tammy Sparacino, CCP describes the latest peer reviewed publications on the Cytosorb hemoadsorption technology. Day 2 - Journal..
Read MoreJoe will look at the economic side of perfusion. Hospital costs, reimbursements, salaries, and how perfusion service makes money for a hospital or as a business.
Read MoreThis program explores the factors that influence oxygen delivery to the tissues. This program examines the "art" of perfusion and how the perfusionist uses available data and techniques to provide..
Read MoreMatt Warhoover and the Vanderbilt team will review the heart transplant program at Vanderbilt. Tammy Sparacino will discuss an unusual case of neurologic recovery after protracted cardiac arrest. John Ingram..
Read MoreECMO usage, the number of patients being considered for ECMO therapy and the number of ECMO platforms has exploded during the last two years. Joe will explore the number of..
Read MoreVanderbilt University Medical Center; Department of CV Surgery: Faculty Forum: Perfusion department management: How to best utilize resources. Faculty: J. Hoffman, MD, Matt Warhoover, CCP, A. Lepore, CCP Tammy Sparacino..
Read MoreJoe will lecture and discuss what we have learned about the health-care delivery industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to offer provocative opinions, based on real world data,..
Read MoreVanderbilt University Medical Center; Department of CV Surgery: Faculty Forum Update on ECMO for COVID-19: What have we learned? Faculty: J. Hoffman, MD, Matt Warhoover, CCP, A. Lepore, CCP..
Read MoreVanderbilt University Medical Center; Department of CV Surgery: Faculty Forum. The effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) on Platelets. Program will discuss how the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit interacts with blood components..
Read MoreVanderbilt University Medical Center; Department of CV Surgery: Faculty Forum: Understanding alpha stat and pH stat Faculty: Katie Faella CCP, LCP, FPP, J. Hoffman, MD, Matt Warhoover, CCP, A. Lepore,..
Read MoreMinimally Invasive Mitral Valve surgery is an excellent technique to correct a problem with the valve that removes the risks associated with sternotomy. However, the technique continues to require manipulation..
Read MoreHigher or lower oxygen targets and survival and Predicting V-A ECMO survival with SAVE Lectures on lower or higher oxygen targets and survival in critical care patients. Using the SAVE..
Read MoreBACKGROUND Patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU) are treated with supplemental oxygen, but the benefits and harms of different oxygenation targets are unclear. We..
Read MoreThis program details the RESP and PRESERVE scores for predicting survival with the use of V-V ECMO in the ARDS patient. The program also details a single practice-multi, center program's..
Read MoreThe Vanderbilt Faculty team will discuss Single ventricle physiology and how this affects perfusion technique during surgical correction. Our Journal Club explores alternative techniques to long acting cardioplegia..
Read More“Extracorporeal Oxygenation and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic: Is the Membrane Fail-Safe to Cross Contamination?” - Tammy Sparacino Journal Club. Surfactant - John Ingram Knowledge Nuggets. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)..
Read MoreKeith Samolyk, CCP discusses the physiology of fluid management and the importance of maintaining Colloid Oncotic Pressure (COP).
Read MoreFluid, Volume, and Blood Management. A multidisciplinary approach to autologous blood.
Read MoreLectures and discussion on common congenital cardiac defects and the surgical correction of congenital cardiac defects. Perfusion techniques for pediatric perfusion. Best practices for pediatric ECMO.
Read MoreDelivery of Oxygen and Acute Renal Injury, Making the Connection Cardiopulmonary Bypass; is our use of Phenylephrine Causing Acute Kidney Injury? ECMO economics Discussion
Read MoreECMO and CRRT ECMO patient selection ECMO cannulation strategies Discussion
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