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Postgraduate Course - Perfusion

Sunday 12 September 2010

Organisers: A Wahba, Trondheim

Session 1 Management of ECC

Moderators: A Liebold, Rostock, J Horisberger, Lausanne 

09:30 PH management in ECC – state of the art
09:50 Cerebral monitoring during extracorporeal circulation by near infra red spectroscopy
10:10 The use of tranexamic acid to avoid abnormal bleeding
10:30 Endotoxin adsorption during ECC – theoretical advantages and clinical experience
10:50 Coffee

Session 2 Hypothermia

Moderators: A Wahba, Trondheim

11:20 Extracorporeal circulation in accidental hypothermia
11:40 The International Hypothermia Registry (IHR)
12:00 Lunch

Session 3 Next Generation Training of Perfusionists

Moderators: F Beyersdorf, Freiburg

13:00 CPB-simulation in perfusion training
13:30 Interventional cardiology - the role of perfusionists
 

Session 4 Mechanical Assist

Moderators: G Gerosa, Padua - F Merkle, Berlin
Guidelines for use of ECLS

13:50  Extracorporeal support as a bridge to lung transplantation
14:00  Clinical experience with mini-ECC (LifeBridge) in extracorporeal life support
14:20 Permanent assist devices state of the art and future perspectives.
14:40  Ex vivo lung perfusion in lung transplantation
15:10 Adjourn

Programme subject to change

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