The Texas-Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES) and Penn Medicine TTM Academy present:

State-of-the-Art Cardiac Resuscitation: From BLS to ECMO to Post-Arrest Care

 

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem that tests EMS systems and hospitals more than any time-sensitive medical condition. Resuscitation requires early CPR and defibrillation, rapid transport, and high-quality post-arrest care in the hospital. There are roughly 26, 800 OHCAs per year in Texas – nearly 75 per day. Less than 7% of patients survive with good or moderate functional outcomes. Instructional activities, led by expert faculty from UTHealth-Houston,  Penn Medicine, and local EMS agencies will cover topics of interest to both prehospital and in-hospital providers in plenary sessions and separate breakout tracks.

Plenary session topics include:

  • Improving Care: The Texas Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES)
  •  Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Post-Arrest Catheterization

Prehospital topics include:

  • Use of Video in Telecommunicator CPR
  •  High-Performance CPR
  • Common CPR Quality Issues
  • High-Performance CPR Quality Improvement
  • Shock Refractory VF/pVT
  • Administration of drugs in prehospital care

In-hospital topics include:

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Post-Arrest Catheterization
  • Targeted Temperature Management
  • Maintaining Homeostasis: Supportive Care
  • Neuroprognostication
  • Improving Care: the Texas-Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (TX-CARES)

When: Friday, November 11, 2022, 9 AM-4 PM

Where: McGovern Medical School Building, UTHealth-Houston

What: Comprehensive, practical instruction for saving lives in our communities

Who: EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians & PAs involved in cardiac chain of survival

 

5.5 CME CREDITS or 5.5 CNE CREDITS/Registration $50