MLS LVAD - Papworth
Wed, 17 Jul
|Trumpington
This is suitable for all healthcare professionals who may encounter a patient with a LVAD. You will be taught everything you need to know on the course and no prior experience with LVADs is necessary. Accredited for 3.5 CPD points.
Time & Location
17 Jul 2024, 08:30 – 17:30
Trumpington, Papworth Rd, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK
About
Heart failure
a. Epidemiology
b. Diagnosis
c. Management
Advanced Heart failure
a. Medical and intensive care management
b. Temporary mechanical support devices
Heart Transplantation
a. Indications for routine, urgent, super-urgent listing
b. Perioperative and longer-term care
Ventricular assist devices
a. Anatomical considerations
b. Device types
c. Physiological changes
d. Perioperative & longer-term management
e. Common complications
LVAD Mechanical Life Support Algorithm
a. Algorithm rationale
b. Common emergency scenarios
c. Simulation experience
Registration:
To sign up for the courses please go to: [Link will be provided once Papworth places confirmed Jan 2024]
Email mls@rbht.nhs.uk with any questions or comments.
Programme
15 minutesIntroduction
20 minutesLecture: Advanced Heart Failure