October 13^th 
Pre-course: Optimizing the “chain of survival” of cardiac arrest

8:30 – 9 :00 : Coffee and Welcome

• 9:00 – 10:00: Global optimal CPR strategy: “systems save lives” : Pr L. LAMHAUT

• 10:00 – 10:30 : How to ventilate a patient in CA. Pr L. LAMHAUT

• 10:30 -11:00 Coffee break 

• 11:00 – 11:45 : What about ALS in last guideline: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dr Magret

• 11H45-12H30 : neuroprognostication per CA and after ( without ECPR )

• 12:30 – 13:00 : Morning debrief

13:00 – 14:30 : LUNCH BREAK 

• 14:30 – 15:00: REBOA in Trauma and in OHCA

• 15:00 – 15:45 :  REBOA HAND ON STATION: Dr Dagron and all 

• 15:45 – 16:00 :  Coffee break

• 16:00 -16:40 Post cardiac arrest care
  • Identifying reversible causes of cardiac arrest.: Dr Panebianco (20’)
  • Should we bring all patients to CA centers? (20’)

• 16:40- 17:00 : Optimizing the “chain of survival” of cardiac arrestwrap-up

19:00 – CA Team Course Welcome Drink!

October 14^th 

8:30 – 8:45 : Coffee and Welcome

• 8:45 – 9:00 : IntroPr L. LAMHAUT (FRA) (15’)

• 9:00 – 10:00: ECPR Session, what does the literature say?
  • ECPR Indications ? When? Where? Pr L. LAMHAUT (FRA)

• 10 :00 – 11:00: ECPR, different cannulation techniques
  • Percutaneous implementation w/ ultrasound: (20’)
  • Percutaneous implementation w/ fluoroscopy:  (20’)
  • Hybrid implementation: Pr Lamhaut (20’)

11:00 – 11:20 : coffee break

• 11:20 – 12:00 : ECPR Training (Percutaneous implementation) : Dr C. DAGRON (FRA)

• 12:00 – 13:00: Dealing with the machine: Perfusionist
  • Circuit components
  • Priming the machine

13:00 – 14:30 : LUNCH BREAK

• 14:30 – 15:00 :  Training (Hybrid implementation) : Dr C. DAGRON (FRA)

• 15:00 – 15:30 : Dealing with the machine:
  • Mechanical complications

• 15:30- 16:00 : Training and accreditation for ECPR: Dr Magaret

Coffe break

• 16:15 – 16:45 : Tips and pitfalls of ultrasound guided vascular access: Dr Panebianco

• 16:45- 17h30 Simulation 

20:00 – SPECIAL COURSE DINNER

October 15^th

• 9:30 – 9:45 : Etiology of refractory cardiac arrest 
  • Cardiac etiology of refractory CA treated by ECPR: (20’)
  • ECPR for PE: Dr Magaret(20’)  

• 9 45 – 10:30 : Priming of the machine Work shop

10:30 – 10:45 : coffee break

• 10:45 – 12:45 : post ECPR management 
  • Patient management in the ICU: (20’)
  • ECMO-related complications: (20’)
  • ECPR and organ donation: Pr L. Lamhaut (FRA) (20’)
  • Long term outcome after ECPR : Pr L. Lamhaut (20’)
  • Nursing after ECPR: (20’)
  • Discussion (20’)

12:45 – 14:00 : LUNCH BREAK

• 14:00 – 15:00 : ECPR implementation in different settings
  • Minneapolis: ECPR in the angio-truck : 
  • Netherlands: a Nationwide prehospital ECPR program : )
  • Paris: 12 years of prehospital ECPR 
  • São Paulo ECPR in Brazil 
  • Vienna: Program in ER
  • Panel discussion 

• 15:00 – 15:45 : Meet the sponsors

• 15:45 – 16:15 : interactive ECPR session 

16:15 – 16:30: coffee break

• 16:30 – 17:30: REBOA/ECPR Simulation cup