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11/21/24 - Anesthesiology Grand Rounds- Intraoperative Management of the V-V ECMO Patient: A Primer - David Convissar MD

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Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Implement knowledge of cardiopulmonary physiology and how it affects the V-V ECMO circuit function and flow.
  • Be familiar with the different parts, normal values, and how the ECMO circuit works as a whole to better manage patients undergoing surgery while on V-V ECMO
  • Troubleshoot problems that arise with the V-V ECMO circuit during surgery so as to prevent complications intraoperatively

Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

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Authors:
David Convissar, MD — Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Owner: MastertheMachines LLC - Educational course on mechanical circulatory support
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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