Texas Heart Institute 1st Annual Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium & Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echo Workshop 2023
Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support, Critical Care Echocardiography & Perioperative Cardiac Care
Texas Heart Institute 1st Annual Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Symposium & Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echo Workshop 2023 is a specialized educational program focused on the rapidly evolving fields of mechanical circulatory support (MCS), critical care echocardiography, and perioperative cardiovascular management. This comprehensive course combines expert-led lectures, multidisciplinary case discussions, hands-on echocardiography training, and practical workshops designed to improve the management of critically ill cardiac patients requiring advanced circulatory support.
Featuring 42 videos and 1 PDF, the symposium emphasizes collaborative decision-making among cardiologists, intensivists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, sonographers, and advanced practice providers involved in the care of patients receiving temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support. Participants gain practical experience in diagnosing and managing perioperative complications, advanced hemodynamic instability, refractory shock, right ventricular failure, and echocardiography-guided interventions.
A unique highlight of the program is its highly interactive workshop format, utilizing small-group learning, hands-on critical care echocardiography training, ultrasound-guided procedures, and real-world MCS case scenarios.
Course Overview
Mechanical circulatory support technologies such as LVADs, RVADs, ECMO, and temporary support devices have transformed the treatment of advanced heart failure and cardiogenic shock. However, successful outcomes require expertise in perioperative management, hemodynamic assessment, complication recognition, and echocardiographic monitoring.
This symposium provides a comprehensive review of perioperative MCS management, focusing on patient selection, device-related complications, advanced critical care echocardiography, and multidisciplinary approaches to complex cardiovascular care.
Attendees learn how to integrate advanced imaging, hemodynamic assessment, and evidence-based interventions into the care of patients with severe cardiac dysfunction and refractory shock.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Analyze the most common complications associated with temporary mechanical circulatory support devices.
- Identify patient factors associated with adverse LVAD outcomes.
- Implement interventions to prevent and manage perioperative LVAD complications.
- Develop systematic approaches to diagnosing and treating right ventricular failure.
- Recognize indications for RVAD initiation and support strategies.
- Apply advanced critical care echocardiography techniques in complex cardiac patients.
- Utilize ultrasound-guided procedures in critically ill cardiovascular patients.
- Compare cardiologist-performed comprehensive echocardiography with intensivist-performed critical care echocardiography.
- Improve multidisciplinary decision-making in perioperative MCS management.
- Optimize patient outcomes through timely diagnosis and intervention.
Key Topics Covered
Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
- Temporary mechanical circulatory support
- Durable LVAD therapy
- RVAD support
- ECMO fundamentals
- Patient selection and candidacy
- Device management strategies
- Hemodynamic optimization
LVAD Management
- LVAD physiology
- Perioperative management
- Device complications
- Bleeding and thrombosis
- Right ventricular dysfunction
- Long-term outcomes
Right Ventricular Failure
- Diagnosis of RV failure
- Echocardiographic assessment
- Hemodynamic evaluation
- RVAD indications
- Treatment algorithms
Critical Care Echocardiography
- Advanced CCE techniques
- Bedside cardiac ultrasound
- Shock assessment
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Ventricular function analysis
- Device-related imaging
Refractory Shock
- Cardiogenic shock
- Mixed shock states
- Advanced diagnostic approaches
- Echocardiographic-guided management
- MCS escalation strategies
Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
- Vascular access
- Hemodynamic procedures
- Procedural safety
- Ultrasound-guided interventions
Multidisciplinary Care
- Team-based decision making
- Cardiology and critical care collaboration
- Surgical and procedural coordination
- Advanced practice provider-driven care models
Perioperative Complications
- Device-related complications
- Surgical complications
- Hemodynamic instability
- Emergency management protocols
Workshop Highlights
Cutting-Edge Critical Care Echo Workshop
- Small-group interactive training
- 1:4 instructor-to-learner ratio
- Hands-on echocardiography scanning
- Advanced shock assessment
- Real-world ICU scenarios
- Procedural ultrasound guidance
MCS Case-Based Learning
- Complex perioperative cases
- Echocardiographic interpretation
- Device troubleshooting
- Clinical decision-making exercises
Patient Education Sessions
- Perioperative complication awareness
- LVAD patient management
- Long-term support considerations
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
- Cardiologists
- Cardiac Intensivists
- Critical Care Physicians
- Cardiac Anesthesiologists
- Cardiac Surgeons
- Heart Failure Specialists
- Echocardiographers
- Sonographers
- Cardiology Fellows
- Critical Care Fellows
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Advanced Practice Providers involved in MCS care
Why This Course Stands Out
✔ Specialized focus on mechanical circulatory support
✔ Advanced critical care echocardiography training
✔ Hands-on workshop experience
✔ Small-group learning format
✔ Real-world MCS case discussions
✔ Expert faculty from Texas Heart Institute
✔ Comprehensive LVAD and RVAD management
✔ Refractory shock assessment and treatment
✔ Ultrasound-guided procedural training
✔ Multidisciplinary cardiovascular care approach
Topics:
- Brochure.pdf
- Day 1 Anesthesiology Considerations.mp4
- Day 1 Anticoagulation Management in Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.mp4
- Day 1 Assessing Heart Transplant Candidacy in Patients on Temporary MCS & Assessing LVAD Candidacy in Patients on Temporary MCS.mp4
- Day 1 Cutting-Edge Physical Therapy in MCS.mp4
- Day 1 Early Recognition and Management of Right Ventricular Failure.mp4
- Day 1 End of Life Issues in LVAD Patients.mp4
- Day 1 Keynote The Artificial Heart History and Current Reality.mp4
- Day 1 LVAD Optimization.mp4
- Day 1 Management of Acute Renal Failure Following LVAD Placement.mp4
- Day 1 Management of Acute Respiratory Failure Following LVAD Insertion.mp4
- Day 1 Management of Coagulopathy in LVAD Insertion Procedures.mp4
- Day 1 Management of Right Ventricular Failure Following LVAD Insertion The Intensivist Perspective.mp4
- Day 1 Management of Vasoplegic Shock in LVAD Insertion Procedures.mp4
- Day 1 Nursing Interventions to Prevent Complications in Temporary MCS.mp4
- Day 1 Nursing Priorities in the Care of LVAD Patient With Post-Operative Complications.mp4
- Day 1 Pearls in the Anticoagulation Management of LVAD Patients.mp4
- Day 1 Plan Execution, Effective Communication, and Escalation by APCs in LVAD Patients Management.mp4
- Day 1 Preoperative LVAD Optimization.mp4
- Day 1 Prevention and Management of Device Related Complications.mp4
- Day 1 Surgical Considerations.mp4
- Day 1 Temporary MCS Device Management Pearls.mp4
- Day 1 Temporary MCS Device Selection as a Bridge to Advanced Heart Failure Therapies.mp4
- Day 1 Temporary to Durable MCS Transition Surgical Considerations.mp4
- Day 2 Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography in Challenging LVAD Cases.mp4
- Day 2 Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography in VA ECMO Weaning.mp4
- Day 2 Basic Knobology.mp4
- Day 2 Competence Evaluation and Potential Certification for APCs.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography for Fluid Responsiveness Assessment in 2022.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography for Fluid Tolerance Assessment.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography in Left-Sided Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography in Right-Sided Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography Must-Know Interactive Cases.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Echocardiography Stretching the Limits.mp4
- Day 2 Critical Care Lung Ultrasonography Must-Know Interactive Cases.mp4
- Day 2 Framework to Mitigate Diagnostic Errors With POCUS.mp4
- Day 2 Fundamentals in Critical Care Echocardiography Assessment of Shock.mp4
- Day 2 Fundamentals in Critical Care Echocardiography Views.mp4
- Day 2 Lung Ultrasonography Assessment in Critically Ill Patients.mp4
- Day 2 Non-Invasive Right Heart Catheterization With CCE.mp4
- Day 2 Real-Time Critical Care Ultrasonography in Procedural Guidance.mp4
- Day 2 Resuscitative TEE.mp4
- Day 2 Secrets of Diastology.mp4








