Train The Trainers – ECMO

Train the Trainers: registrations are now open for this first-time ELSO course, run by an amazing faculty of experts from all of the five Chapters of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, March 17-19 2020 Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus: save the date!! The course will be followed by an optional one-day workshop on March 20, 2020 with simulation & boot camp.

The faculty

Bishoy Zakhary – Intensivist at OHSU – Oregon Health & Science Universityin Portland OR. His primary interests are respiratory failure and the emerging role of ECMO support. He currently serves as the ELSO Chair of Logistics and Education. Twitter handle: @bishoy_zakhary
Camilo Pizarro – Director of the Adult Intensive Care Unit and co-director of the adult ECMO and ventricular Assist Device Unit of the Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia – FCV, Professor of Anesthesiology at Universidad Industrial de Santander, coordinador del Postgraduate School of Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care of the UDES-FCV.
Elizabeth Moore – Associate Director, University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center, former ECMO Coordinator, serves as member of ELSO Education and Logistics Committee. Member of the Endorsement and of the Courses WG of ECMOed. Twitter handle: @MooreElizabethA
Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan – Critical Care Director and ECMO Program Director at Hamad Medical Corporation and A/Prof of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, recently has been appointed as the Chair of SWAAC ELSO. Member of the Courses WG of ECMOed. Twitter handle: @IbrahimFawzyHa1
Jan Belohlavek – Cardiologist, intensivist in Prague, Czech Republic. Assoc. Prof. of Medicine, board certified in cardiology, angiology and critical care, licenced in invasive cardiology. In charge of cardiac intensive care, ECMO team coordinator. Main clinical and research focus on refractory cardiac arrest, ECMO reperfusion, microcirculation, different ECMO settings and reperfusion. Investigator of the Prague OHCA study comparing hyperinvasive approach – ECPR to standard therapy in refractory cardiac arrest. Participates also on ECMO-CS, cardiogenic shock study evaluating the role of ECMO in severe cardiogenic shock. Chair of the Czech Association of Acute Cardiology; he is the current President of EuroELSO. Twitter handle: @jan_belohlavek
Jenelle Badulak – Intensivist and emergency medicine physician, ECMO education director at the University of Washington & Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA. She is member of the Curriculum-Knowledge Workgroup and of the Online Education Workgroup of ECMOed. Twitter handle: @JenelleBadulak
Joan Balcells – Pediatrician dedicated to pediatric critical care, with an especial interest in pediatric cardiorespiratory failure, congenital heart disease and heart or lung transplantation in children, extracorporeal life support (ECMO and ventricular assist devices. Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Department since 2011 and of the Pediatric & Neonatal ECMO Program since 2007 at Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus.
Jordi Riera – Intensivist, Critical Care Department and ECMO team at Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, his priority is to achieve excellence in three areas: patient care, research and training of residents; he is resident tutor and researcher in the area of critical respiratory patients, especially in ECMO and lung transplant. Jordi is currently member of the EuroELSO Steering Committee. Twitter handle: @jrdelbrio
Leen Vercaemst – Currently working as a Nurse Specialist ECLS /Perfusionist in the University Hospital of Leuven (Belgium). Next to my clinical work as a perfusionist in a pediatric & adult cardiac surgery program, I’m involved in numerous educational projects such as coordinating the Leuven Perfusion School, leading national & international ECMO trainings as well as high fidelity simulation workshops related to ECMO/CPB. Currently member of the Board of EBCP and EuroELSO, as a liaison between the European perfusion society and EuroELSO, and member of the EuroELSO Steering Committee.
Mark Ogino – Chief Partnership Officer of the Nemours Children’s Health System at the Alfred – duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and Neonatology Chief, Nemours Delaware Valley. His academic appointment of Clinical Professor of Pediatrics is with the Sydney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Ogino is the current President of ELSO and served as the Chair of Logistics and Education from 2009 to 2015. His passion is helping clinical teams learn to deliver safe and quality ECLS care at the bedside. Twitter handle: @OginoMark
Mirko Belliato – Intensivist, Senior Consultant, Medical Director of the Advanced Respiratory ICU and leader of the multidisciplinary team for ECMO support at Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Italy. Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the University of Pavia, Member of the Steering Committee of EuroELSO, since 2016 he is involved in the ELSO activity as leader of the EuroELSO workgroup for “Innovation on ECMO and ECLS”, and as member of the ELSO adult ECMO and the EuroELSO workgroup for “Neuromonitoring on ECMO”. Twitter handle: @BelliatoMirko
Natalia Seguel – Critical Care Nurse and simulation coordinator in Clinica las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
Rodrigo Diaz – Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist, Master in Education, Master in Administration. Chief of the ECMO Unit in Clinica las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Former president of the Latin America Chapter of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, ELSO LATAM. Member of the Endorsement and of the Courses WG of ECMOed. Twitter handle: @EcmoDiaz
Simon Sin – Specialist in Critical Care Medicine, consultant of Department of Adult Intensive Care and ECMO program leader at Queen Mary Hospital (ELSO Center of Excellence – Gold level award), Hospital Authority, HK. Accredited fellowship in Critical Care Medicine (2008), Cardiology (2012), Advance Internal Medicine (2009) (Hong Kong College of Physicians). He is Education Co-Chair/member of the Steering Committee of ELSO Asia-Pacific Chapter (APELSO).
Velia Antonini – Critical Care Nurse for I° ICU/Procurement Team University Hospital of Parma, trained as ECMO specialist, Cardiovascular Perfusionist and Sonographer, is lecturer BS in Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology and Cardiovascular Perfusion at UNIMORE, Italy. Member of Online Education WG of the ECMOed and EuroELSO Steering Committee. Is ELSO Social Media Editor, & member of ASAIO Journal, ESIMC, IFAD SoMe Teams. Twitter handle: @foamecmo
Wallace Ngai – Critical Care Physician, Adult Intensive Care Unit, Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong. His special interests are ECMO Simulation Training and Cannulation Training. He’s the Co-Chairman of the ELSO Cannulation Workshop. Twitter handle: @wallacengai

Topics:
Adult learning model
Designing Effective Lecture
Crisis resource management
Learning objectives development
Simulation setups: Circuits, pumps
Design, set up, and perform simulations
Physiologic monitor set up and programming
Monitor and ECMO circuit manipulation practice
Scenario development & Debriefing techniques
Competency assessment ELSO ECMOed approach
Certification ELSO ECMOed approach
Endorsement Process ELSO ECMOed approach
Marketing and Social Media
Organization, finances and balances.