The 20th Annual Children's National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure
Keystone, Colorado, USA       February 22nd - 26th 2004

Note: This is the program from 2004.

SUNDAY, February 22nd, 2004

    3:00 - 6:00 PM Registration (& Daily)
    4:00 - 6:00 PM Clinical Issues & Case Reviews: An Evening with the ECMO Specialist
Moderators: L Baker RN, D. Hansell RRT, S Norris RN, & G Mikesell CCP
    6:00 - 6:40 PM Opening Remarks - Dr. Short
    6:40 - 7:10 PM ECLS Life Time Achievement Award - Dr. Hirschl & Guest
  7:10 - 8:30 PM ELSO Standing Committee Meetings - rooms TBA


MONDAY, February 23rd

Morning Session:
   7:00 - 7:30 AMContinental Breakfast
   7:30 - 9:30 AMControversial Issues of ECLS - the Pro/Con Debates
Moderator: Dr. Hirschl
Speakers: Drs Bartlett, Hines, Peek, Powell, Lally, Stork, Stolar, Van Meur, Visser & Zwischenberger
Afternoon Session:
   4:00 - 5:00 PMHors D'oeuvres
   4:00 - 5:00 PMPoster Session A
   5:00 - 6:30 PM CDH: Genetic Alterations/Mechanisms Associated with Altered Lung Development -
Moderators: Drs. Hirschl & Tibboel
Speakers: Drs Greer & Wilson
    6:30 - 6:45 PM Break
    6:45 - 8:30 PM CDH: Clinical Management & Outcome
Moderator: Dr Hirschl
Speakers: Drs Kays, Lally, Powell & Stolar


TUESDAY, February 24th

Morning Session:
   7:00 - 7:30 AMContinental Breakfast
   7:30 - 10:00 AM Neonatal Lung: Science behind our therapies
Moderator: Dr Steinhorn
Speakers: Drs Albertine, Abman, Kinsella & Thebaud
Afternoon Session:
   4:00 - 5:00 PMHors D'oeuvres
   4:00 - 5:00 PMPoster Session B
   5:00 - 6:30 PM Coagulation Issues in ECLS
Moderator: Dr. Luban
Panel: Drs Peek, Van Meurs & Stork
   6:30 - 6:45 PMBreak
   6:45 - 8:45 PMBreakout Sessions:
Follow-up and Outcome of ECLS Patients
Moderators: Dr. Glass
Pediatric ECMO Case Reviews
Moderator: Dr. Bohn



WEDNESDAY, February 25th
Morning Session:
   7:00 - 7:30 AMContinental Breakfast
   7:30 - 9:30 AM

The Pediatric and Adult Lung: Science behind our therapies
Moderator: Dr. Bohn
Speakers: Kavanaug & Lacroix

Afternoon Session:
   4:00 - 5:00 PMHors D'oeuvres
   4:00 - 5:00 PMPoster Session C
   5:00 - 6:30 PM Ethical Issues in ECLS
Moderator: Dr. Lantos
Panel: Drs O'Rourke, Stolar, Hines & L. Rankin

   6:30 - 6:45 PMBreak
   6:45 - 8:30 PMBreakout Sessions:
Drug Pharmacokinetics & Pain Management on ECMO
Moderator: Drs. Van Den Anker & Tibboel
Equipment Issues in ECLS
Moderators: Dr Rais-Bahrami, O. Rivera & G. Mikesell, CCP
Neonatal Case Reviews
Moderators: Drs. Knight and Van Meurs


THURSDAY, February 26th

Morning Session
   7:00 - 7:30 AMContinental Breakfast
   7:30 - 10:00 AM Cardiac ECLS
Moderator: Dr. Martin
Speakers: Drs Berger, DiRusso & Hines
Evening Session
   6:00 - 7:00 PMWine and Cheese - $$$ Cash Bar $$$
   7:00 - 8:00 PMBanquet Dinner
   8:40 - 11:00 PM Crutch Award and Song Contest