AmSECT Webinar Library
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Current Challenges Facing Cardiac Surgery Mission Trips
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm CT
This session covers critical insights on site evaluation, host program assessment (including programs in various stages of development), and strategies for care delivery in developing countries. Learn how to select cases, ensure proper follow-up care, and assess which programs are in need of assistance or are not yet ready to benefit from mission support.
Panelists:
- Dr. Juan Alejos, Pediatric Cardiologist, UCLA Children's Heart Center, Founder of Hearts with Hope Foundation
- Dr. Mikaela Allen, Perfusionist, Department of Health Abu Dhabi
- Iris Chacon, Perfusionist, Vice President of Perfusion.com
- Hayden Dando, Perfusionist, Managing Director of Australian Blood Management
- Dr. Emily Farkas, CT Surgeon, CardioStart International
- Bryan Lich, Perfusionist, International Perfusion Association
- Dr. Jeffrey McNeil, CT Surgeon, VOOM Foundation
- Dr. Rodrigo Soto, CT Surgeon, Gift of Life International
Every Drop Counts: How the autoLog™ IQ has Transformed the Cleveland Clinic’s Autotransfusion Program
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
Speaker:
- Matt Wittenauer CCP, MEd, Staff Perfusionist – Cleveland Clinic
Moderators:
- Rich Smith, Senior ECT Sales Rep and ECLS Manager, Medtronic
- Alisha Carroll CCP, MBA, ECT Sales Rep, Medtronic
The Gritten Report and its Relevance Today
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Introduction by Billy Marks, MS, CCP, LP
Speakers:
- Justin P. Farr, MS, CCP, FPP
- Jacqui Simmons, LP
ECMO in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Speaker:
- Alan L. Gass, MD
Section Chief, Heart Failure, Department of Cardiology
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplant
Westchester Medical Center
Nautilus™ ECMO Oxygenators — The European Experience
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Speakers:
- Kalynne Royds, Senior Clinical Perfusionist
- Mauro Cotza, Chief of Perfusion
Checking the Checklist: Too Little or Too Much? What's Best for Safety and Quality
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Speakers:
- Billy Marks, BS MS
- Bharat Datt, MSc CCP CPC FPP MBA
- Mike Colligan, BS CCP RN
Guest Speaker:
Medtronic Webinar: Blood Conservation Strategies and Outcomes with the Medtronic HMS Plus System: A 4-year Data Review
Date: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Speaker:
- Junaid H. Khan, M.D., FACC, FACS
Moderators:
- Ashley Walczak MBA, CCP, FPP
- Benjamin W. Smith
Abbott Webinar: Challenging the Status Quo on Oxygenation
Date: Monday, August 21st, 2023
Speakers:
- Lucian Durham III, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Flavio Cavallari, Cardiopulmonary Perfusion Manager, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Medtronic Webinar: Smart Changes in ECMO: Sharing Center Experience
Date: Thursday, September 22 2022
Speakers:
- Larry Garrison Ph.D., MBA, CCP, FAACP, Director of Cardiovascular Perfusion- Franciscan Health Indiana
- Brandon D’Aloiso CCP, Lead Perfusionist and ECMO Education Manager- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Moderators:
- Nitasha Joyner, Senior Medtronic Education Program Manager for Perfusion and ECMO
PWOB Webinar Series #1 - The Novick Cardiac Alliance: Creating Pediatric Cardiac Services in Low and Middle Income Countries
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021
Faculty:
- William Scott Snider, CCP, LP. Clinical Staff Perfusionist at Duke Heart Center
Speakers:
- William M. Novick, M.D. Medical Director, CEO and Founder of William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance Professor of Surgery and International Child Health University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Global Surgery Institute
- Marcelo Cardarelli, MD, MPH Cardiac Surgeon and Co-Founder of The William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance
Moderators:
- Brian C. Forsberg, MPH, CCP, FPP The William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance
- Deborah Lowery Adams, CCP. Director and Clinical Coordinator at Texas Heart Institute School of Perfusion Technology
Building a Center of ECMO Excellence: A Demonstration of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
This webinar highlights the beneficial alliance of non-MD ECLS providers in creating a successful ECMO Program at the specialist level. Two experienced ECMO Coordinators of varying professional backgrounds share lessons learned from their respective institutions. Topics include:
Lastly, the panel examines the growth of ECMO and the need to incentivize perfusion, nursing, and respiratory programs to include the ECLS curriculum in undergraduate and graduate studies.
Faculty:
- William J. DeBois, CCP, MBA New York Presbyterian Hospital (New York , NY)
- Justin Sleasman, MS, CCP, FPP Stanford Children's Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto, CA)
Speakers:
- Ben Swanson MPS, CCP. Co ECMO Coordinator at The University of Kansas Hospital for Advanced Heart Care (Kansas City, KS)
- Elizabeth Moore RN, BSN, MBA. Associate Director, Clinical Functions- University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center (Iowa City, IA)
Circuit Selection and Design for ECMO Support
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
This webinar provides an overview of the commonly used circuits. Experts from some of the country's top ECMO Centers of Excellence share techniques for delivering care to over 250 ECMO patients annually. Additionally, they discuss some less than optimal methods to avoid.
After the presentation, a panel of perfusionists from active centers discuss their experience, followed by questions from the audience. The entire program lasts 60 minutes.
Faculty:
- William J. DeBois, CCP, MBA New York Presbyterian Hospital (New York , NY)
- Cory Alwardt, CCP, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Panelists:
- Erica Beach, CCP, MS, Perfustionist, Mayo Clinic, MN, Centrimag System
- George Justison, CCP, Manager Perfusion Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO, Revolution System
- Pat Grady, CCP, Director Perfusion Services, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cardiohelp System
Cannulation Strategies for ECMO Support: A Perfusionist's Perspective
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
This webinar provides a focused review of cannulation techniques for a wide array of ECMO therapies. Experts from some of the country's top ECMO Centers of Excellence share techniques for delivering care to over 250 ECMO patients annually. Additionally, the panel discusses some less than optimal methods to avoid.
Faculty:
- Desiree Bonadonna, MPS CCP FPP LP, Director of Extracorporeal Life Support, Duke University Hospital and Health System
- Dana Apsel Mullin, MS CCP LP, Chief, Clinical Perfusion, ECMO Services & Education, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center;
- William DeBois, CCP MBA, Director, Peri-operative Services, Chief Perfusionist, New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Cory Alwardt, Ph.D. CCP, Chief Perfusionist, ECMO Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona