ECMO Training Program
ECMO stands for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Extracorporeal is defined as "outside of the body" and a membrane oxygenator is a piece of equipment which acts as a lung to deliver oxygen into the patient's blood. ECMO is a modified heart-lung machine that does the work of the heart and lungs allowing the organs to rest.
This training is for those interested in managing patients requiring ECMO therapy in the acute care setting. Three days of training by Extracorporeal Life Support Organization’s (ELSO) Instructors will feature didactic and hands-on clinical modules based upon the ELSO Standards and Guidelines. Training participants will gain the skills and knowledge necessary for managing the adult populations requiring Veno-Veno (V-V) and Veno-Arterial (V-A) ECMO.
Target Audience
Perfusionists, Nurses with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience, Respiratory Therapists (RRT) with exposure to patients on ECMO, Critical Care Physicians and Fellows.
3-Day ECMO Specialist Training
This 3-day training program is designed as an ECMO Specialist Training course. Participants have the opportunity for "hands-on" experience.
Date: TBD
Price: $2,595
Employee discount available upon request. For more information, email IEHP-Info@jefferson.edu.
Program Details
Schedule
Friday - Sunday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(Optional Happy Hour on Saturday starting at 5:30)
Topics
- History of ECMO: Past, Present and Future
- Weaning and Decannulation from ECMO
- ECMO Physiology
- Ethics
- Cardiac ECMO
- Case Study
- Pulmonary ECMO
- ECMO Economics and Program Development
- Introduction to Simulation
- Mega Simulation Session
- Circuit Checks
- PT and Circuit Management
- Indication/PT Selection
- Anticoagulation
- Cannulation/Initiation
Travel Accommodations
Location
Dorrance Hamilton Building
1001 Locust Street, Suite 306
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Parking
Valet Parking
Valet parking is available for access to the following Jefferson buildings:
- Gibbon Building, 11th Street entrance of the Gibbon Building, between Chestnut & Sansom Streets
- Main Building & Thompson Building, 10th & Sansom Streets entrance to the Emergency and Trauma Center
- 925 Chestnut Street, 10th & Ludlow Streets entrance
Self Parking
If you do not wish to use Jefferson Valet Parking Service, there are a number of parking lots and garages in the area. Patients may be dropped off at either the 11th or 10th Street entrance of the Gibbon Building.
Suggested Parking Locations
- Jefferson Neurosciences Garage (Self Park)
9th Street between Walnut & Locust Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours - Hamilton Parking Garage (Self Park)
11th Street between Walnut & Locust Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours - 10th & Walnut Streets Garage (Valet Park)
Entrance on 10th & Sansom Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours - 10th & Chestnut Streets Garage (Self and Valet Park)
10th & Chestnut Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours - 12th & Sansom Garage (Valet Park)
12th & Sansom Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours - Philadelphia Parking Authority Garage (Self Park)
10th & Ludlow Streets
Open: 7 days, 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. - Walnut Towers Garage (Self Park)
9th Street between Walnut & Locust Streets
Open: Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
- Parkway Garage (Self Park)
12th & Walnut Streets
Open: 7 days, 24 hours
Hotels
The University has preferred hotels, with special Jefferson rates:
- Double Tree Hotel, Broad Street at Locust
Reservations: 215-893-1600 or 1-800-222-8733 - The Holiday Inn Express, 1305 Walnut Street
Reservations: 215-735-9300 or 1-800-5MIDTOWN - Marriot Downtown Courtyard, 21 North Juniper Street
Reservations: 215-496-3200 - Loews Hotel, 1200 Market Street
Reservations: 215-627-1200