2018 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Mechanical Circulatory Support
10 April, 2018 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The field of the mechanical circulatory support systems has experienced steady growth during the last years. The management of these complex patients remains challenging and starts prior to the surgical procedures. There is still a lack of adequate knowledge of proper patient selection, right ventricular assessment, and proper management of device-related complications. This course will address all important aspects in the management of these patients starting from patient selection and preparation for the assist device implantation. Further, several alternative implantation approaches and surgical pitfalls are presented. Finally, issues related to the home transition and adequate state of art management strategies of assist device related complication management are addressed.
While all members are invited to enroll, this course is primarily designed to benefit clinicians and allied professionals who are in the early stages of their careers, are in training and/or are part of a new program, or desire an update on the current state of the field.
Scientific ProgramAcademy Chairs
Diyar Saeed, MD, PhDAcademy Chair
Heinrich-Heine University
Dusseldorf, Germany
Palak Shah, MD, MSAcademy Co-Chair
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA USA
Jennifer Cook, MDAcademy Co-Chair
University of Arizona Heart Center
Tucson, AZ USA
Saima Aslam, MD, MS, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA USA
Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Arizona Heart Center, Tucson, AZ USA
Michael Dickinson, MD, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI USA
Jonathan Haft, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
Douglas Horstmanshof, MD, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
Susan M. Joseph, MD, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
Antonio Loforte, MD, PhD, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Nader Moazami, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Kavitha Muthiah, MBchB, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia
Samer Najjar, MD, Medstar Heart Institute, Washington, DC USA
Evgenij Potapov, MD, PhD, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Ryan Tedford, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA
Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD, Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany
Christopher Salerno, MD, St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN USA
Thomas Schloeglhofer,BSc, Medical University of Vienna,Vienna, Austria
Stephan Schueler, MD, PhD, FRCS, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Palak Shah, MD, MS, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA USA
Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA