2019 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support
2 April, 2019 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST
Orlando, FL, USA
Mechanical circulatory support is a rapidly growing and rapidly evolving therapy for advanced heart failure. There are now several options approved for use to support patients both acutely in the short term, as well as for durable support. Optimizing outcomes and survival in these complex patients requires mastery of the identification of cardiogenic shock phenotypes, knowledge of device choice and timing, as well as pre-operative optimization of these patients. Multidisciplinary teams are an essential part of modern day mechanical circulatory support management. This Class is designed to meet the target audience’s need for an advanced learning opportunity that explores and seeks to address the unique clinical challenges faced by specialists and developing experts in the field of MCS for treatment of heart failure patients.
This course has been developed for cardiac and mechanical circulatory support surgeons, advanced heart failure cardiologists, VAD Coordinators, and allied health professionals with at least 5 years of experience in the field of mechanical circulatory support or who have attended a prior ISHLT core competency course in mechanical circulatory support.
Academy Chairs
Susan Joseph, MDAcademy Chair
Baylor University and Vascular Hospital
Dallas, TX USA
Daniel Zimpfer, MD, MBAAcademy Co-Chair
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Case Moderators
Jens Garbade, MD, PhD, MHBA, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Scott Silvestry, MD, Florida Hospital Transplant Network, Orlando, FL USA
Melana Yuzefpolskya, MD, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Case Discussants
Peter Eckman, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN USA
Kelsey Flint, MD, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO USA
P. Christian Schulze, MD, PhD, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada