The Alfred ICU & Perfusion Adult ECMO Course 2018

The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Perfusion Adult Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Course is organized by The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and will be held during Apr 17 - 20, 2018 at AMREP Education Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

CPD points have been allocated by the above organisations as :
Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CCIM) :
• Cat 2A - 1 point per hour (9Hr 55Mins) on Lectures and Cat 3B - 3 points per hour (3Hrs 45Mins) on Skills Station for ECMO Course.
• Cat 3B - 3 points per hour (3Hrs ) on Skills Station For ECMO Cannulation.

Conference Description :
The Alfred Adult ECMO Course is for doctors, nurses and perfusionists seeking to provide ECMO support to patients with severe forms of cardiac and respiratory failure. It is designed for participants with little prior experience in the provision of ECMO. All aspects of care required by these patients are addressed.

Participants are provided with copies of Alfred Hospital educational, protocol and point-of-care resource to adapt for use in their own centres. This information is provided to candidates via an online link which will be distributed just prior to the commencement of the course.

The 2 day course will take place on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 April 2018. The two day course content includes :
• didactic lectures
• hands-on' practical sessions with equipment
• simulation laboratory exercises

Training for doctors wanting to perform percutaneous cannulation for ECMO is provided over one day and you can select either Cannulation one day prior to the 2-day course on Tuesday 17 (or) Cannulation B one day post the 2-day course on Friday 20.

The Alfred ECMO Cannulation Training Courses provide the opportunity for medical practitioners to learn the practical manual skills for performing percutaneous ECMO cannulation using the Seldinger Technique. Structured teaching in groups of 4 is provided with a live animal model. Participants are instructed on all stages of venous and arterial cannulation using large cannulae without cutting (from set-up and staffing to securing lines).

Safe practices for overcoming tissue resistance and prevention of blood loss will be emphasized. Participants will perform 1-2 cannulation, assist in 1-2 cannulation and observe 6 each. Participants will also perform circuit connections and circuit modifications for different ECMO modalities. An array of available cannulae are used and advantages and disadvantages of each are explained.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.