Overview:
The winter ECMO conference is a forum for the presentation and discussion of current therapies and techniques in Extracorporeal Life Support and advanced therapies for respiratory failure.

This conference will address the educational needs of Pediatric Healthcare Workers involved in care of the neonatal or pediatric patient in respiratory &/or cardiovascular failure. State-of-the-art presentations on the use and latest technologies related to Neonatal and Pediatric ECMO, nitric oxide, and state-of-the-art ventilation techniques will be presented. Didactic presentation will be combined with panel discussions, and short research presentations to enhance the audiences knowledge in the area of the latest treatments for respiratory &/or cardiovascular failure, while enhancing their knowledge in the latest known in the pathophysiology of disease in this population. Outcome data for neonatal and pediatric respiratory failure patients will also be presented. Limitations and complications of new therapies will be discussed by experts in the field.

Who Should Attend:
The conference is focused on the educational needs of following healthcare providers taking care of the neonatal/pediatric patient in respiratory &/or cardiovascular failure: Neonatologists, Pediatric Critical Care Physicians, Pediatric Surgeons, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeons, Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses, Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses, Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Therapists, and Pediatric Cardiovascular Perfusionists.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be better able to:

• Discuss the latest equipment and new uses of extracorporeal support
• Discuss safety issues related to ECLS, i.e., how to measure outcome and intervene to prevent adverse events
• Discuss the latest approaches to lung transplant and use of ECLS
• Discuss the latest knowledge on the molecular and cellular pathophysiologic events involved in the development of persistent pulmonary hypertension
• Discuss recent controversial issues in extracorporeal support, proving evidence for clinical treatment modalities
• Discuss the therapeutic measures needed for the patient on ECMO for cardiac support
• Discuss the known outcome of the ECMO patient
• Discuss the latest knowledge on the treatment of the older child in respiratory failure
• Discuss the appropriate use of pain and sedation medications in the acutely ill patient
• Discuss the known treatment for septic shock
• Discuss the potential use of pediatric cardiac support devices other than ECMO
• Discuss the approach to the cardiac patient requiring ECLS support, best support method, coagulation issues, catheter issues.

Sponsorship:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC. The Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The conference committee would like to thank the following organizations for their educational grant support of this ECMO conference:

           OriGen Biomedical


Contact Us:

Department of Neonatology
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC, USA 20010

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