It was so great to meet, hang out and talk ECPR with Paris’ SAMU ECPR leader Lionel Lamhaut last month in Montreal, a city we are actively trying to bring pre-hospital ECPR to, thanks to the relentless work of Lawrence Leroux.

For more about Lionel’s team: https://www.paris-ecmo.com/

In the meantime, we are super excited to host the North American Premiere of Lionel’s famous pre-hospital ECMO course and open the registration for a two day, small-group affair with hands on workshops, lectures and discussions with ECPR experts. There are only 20 spots, so don’t wait. Come learn from some of the world leaders including Lionel himself, of course! And we may even have a surprise lab in the works…

Register here: https://ccusinstitute.wixsite.com/ccus/events/hr2025-fluid-tolerance-all-things-vexus-shock-hemodynamics

This takes place at Santa Cabrini Hospital, May 24th and 25th, 2025. Registration is 1,699 USD +tx. Here is the schedule:

DAY 1

• 9 :00-9 :45 High quality CPR

• 9:45 – 10:45 : ECPR Session, what does the literature say?
  • ECPR Indications ? When? Where?

• 10:45 – 11:00 : coffee break

• 11 :00 – 11:45 : ECPR, different cannulation techniques
  • Percutaneous implementation w/ ultrasound
  • Percutaneous implementation w/ fluoroscopy
  • Hybrid implementation:

• 10:45 – 11:30 : ECPR Training on mannequin (Percutaneous implementation)

12:30 – 14:00 : LUNCH BREAK

• 14:00 – 15:00 :  Training on mannequin (Hybrid implementation)

• 15:00 – 16:00:ECPR implementation in different settings
  • PREHOSPITAL
  • ANGIO

 

DAY 2

• 9:00 – 10:00: Dealing with the machine

• 10 :00 – 11 :00 : ECPR and more
  • What about post ECPR Oxygen, MAP, … ? 
  • Patient management in the ICU
  • ECMO-related complications

• 11:00 -11:15 : Coffe break

• 11:15-11:45 Organ donation in ECPR

11:45 – 13:00 : LUNCH BREAK

• 13 00 1320 REBOA and cardiac arrest

• 13 20 – 1400 How to set up your ECPR program, Panel discussion
• 14:30 -14:30 : Priming devices
• 14 30 – 1530 Simulation

• 15 30  1600 Final discussion