Resus Chat with Matt Siuba! #FOAMed #interfaces #FOAMcc #FOAMer

Every resus doc needs to have a holistic approach to shock – MAP and forward flow simply isn’t enough. Here, Matt and I chat a bit about recent things we’ve heard in the world around us, as well as how we use and see the use of the interface concept.

Don’t forget to come up your game at #HR25!!! https://thinkingcriticalcare.com/2024/06/05/hr2025-the-hospitalist-the-resuscitationist-montreal-may-21-24-2025-hr25/

Interfaces with Rory Spiegel (@EMnerd)! #FOAMed, #FOAMcc, #FOAMer

So over the years I’ve learnt invaluable stuff from each and every one of the colleagues I’ve managed to build a network with, and certainly I have learnt – and unlearnt – a lot from this guy. Here, Rory and I discuss the concept of interfaces that a group of us painstakingly crafted over the last year.

So I hope this starts to spark some interest. Recently I’ve heard of a few discussions around sepsis and shock resuscitation that took place at pretty respectable and large conferences, and, to be frank, I was fairly aghast at what was being taught, especially to the young trainees. This type of pure forward-flow/fluid responsiveness obsession with no regard for tissue perfusion, congestion, etc is really distressing to hear… We have a lot of teaching to do.

If you want to master a global approach to hemodynamics, come learn how to understand, analyze interfaces and generate a coherent management plan for your shock patients. Oh yeah, and also learn a lot about congestion! https://thinkingcriticalcare.com/2024/06/05/hr2025-the-hospitalist-the-resuscitationist-montreal-may-21-24-2025-hr25/

cheers!

P

Technology in Health Care: Virtual Evening Rounds at Santa Cabrini ICU. #FOAMed, #FOAMcc

(version francaise ci-dessous)

At our hospital, typical of community hospital intensive care units that do not have an extensive structure of junior and senior trainees who generally staff the university hospitals after hours, medical coverage depends on collaboration between nurses and intensive care doctors as well as their emergency room colleagues. If there is an immediate requirement for a doctor to handle a situation, the emergency room doctor will come right away, and handle things until the ICU on call doctor – who takes call from home – can make it in to take over, which is within 30 minutes.

A typical day for our intensivists consists of rounding on the patients in the ICU as well as handing the consults and procedures that originate from the wards or the emergency department. There are usually two doctors who divide up this work. For the evenings and nights, these two alternate during the week as to who covers emergency situations. However there are many clinical issues which simply reflect ongoing care of acute issues, such that the intensivists generally do evening “rounds” with the charge nurse, going over these issues and resolving whatever can be resolved. According to a recent poll on X (formerly Twitter), among over 400 intensivists who do home call, around 60% had a similar practice of evening or “before bed” telephone rounds.

Our team would often ask the nurses or respiratory therapists to describe curves or features in the vital signs, or at times nurses would like the doctor’s opinion on something about the patient. They then verbally describe as well as possible these findings. While generally excellent, there are inherent limitations to verbal description.

The recent release of the Apple Vision Pro AR/VR headset gave the team an idea for a pilot project: could the use of these on both ends improve the quality of these night rounds? Following a discussion with Mr. Ronald Davidson of our hospital foundation, we decided it was worth giving it a try, given the particularly impressive resolution of these headsets.

How it works: the nurse in the ICU can put on the Vision Pro and proceed to facetime the on-call intensivist, who puts his or her device on at home. The nurse then shares her view, such that the intensivist is now seeing an immersive and ultra-hi resolution view of the ICU, wherever the nurse is looking.

ICU Nurse sharing her view of the monitors using Apple Vision Pro/Infirmiere des soins intensifs partageant sa vue des moniteurs avec le Apple Vision Pro:

ICU On-Call Physician Virtually doing evening rounds / Medecin de garde faisant sa tounee virtuelle de soiree:

Armed with a myriad of additional visual cues, as well as the ability to ask the nurse or respiratory therapist to perform a maneuver or modification to certain parameters, for example on a mechanical ventilator, this makes for, in certain cases, a significant increase in the quality of the discussion and medical decisions taken. This enables the nurse or other health care practitioner to make sure issues and concerns are transmitted in the most reliable way to the on-call intensivist.

What’s Next? Our ICU team at Santa Cabrini always strives to be innovative and at the cutting edge of the care that can be offered to our patients, and has pioneered several medical advances in the last decade. This high level VR open many possible developments for remote medical consultations and assistance, both intra- and inter-hospital, as well as several possible educational application. We are looking forward to seeing what else we will come up with in the next years with this technology!

PS – Because this is part of the public domain, and because doctor-bashing is a popular sport, we feel it is necessary to nip pundits’ enthusiasm in the bud for certain issues. Firstly, during Facetime, recording is disabled in the Apple Vision Pro, as there is no image stockage, so patient confidentiality is at no risk, or at least no more risk than during a phone conversation. Secondly, this in no way decreases the physician presence at the bedside. Our team has a low threshold to come to the hospital and assess patients or do necessary procedures, and this has in no way impacted this aspect. It has, so far, only enhanced the quality of the exchanges.

The biggest thanks for this project goes to the Santa Cabrini Hospital Foundation (www.fondationsantacabrini.org) who have the vision, the drive and the personality to help Santa Cabrini Hospital remain innovative for the benefit of its community!

Dans notre hôpital, typique des unités de soins intensifs des hôpitaux communautaires qui ne disposent pas d’une structure étendue de stagiaires juniors et seniors, généralement présents dans les hôpitaux universitaires après les heures de service, la couverture médicale dépend de la collaboration entre les infirmiers et les médecins des soins intensifs, ainsi que leurs collègues des urgences. S’il y a un besoin immédiat d’un médecin pour gérer une situation, le médecin des urgences interviendra immédiatement et prendra en charge les choses jusqu’à ce que le médecin des soins intensifs de garde – qui est d’astreinte à domicile – puisse arriver, ce qui se fait généralement dans un délai de 30 minutes.

Une journée typique pour nos intensivistes consiste à faire le tour des patients dans l’USI ainsi qu’à gérer les consultations et les procédures qui proviennent des services ou du service des urgences. Il y a généralement deux médecins qui se répartissent ce travail. Pour les soirées et les nuits, ces deux médecins alternent au cours de la semaine pour couvrir les situations d’urgence. Cependant, de nombreux problèmes cliniques reflètent simplement la prise en charge continue de problèmes aigus, de sorte que les intensivistes effectuent généralement des “tours” en soirée avec l’infirmière en chef, abordant ces problèmes et résolvant ce qui peut l’être. Selon un récent sondage sur X (anciennement Twitter), parmi plus de 400 intensivistes qui font des astreintes à domicile, environ 60 % avaient une pratique similaire des tours téléphoniques en soirée ou “avant le coucher”.

Notre équipe demande souvent aux infirmières ou aux thérapeutes respiratoires de décrire les courbes ou les caractéristiques des signes vitaux, ou parfois les infirmières souhaitent connaître l’avis du médecin sur quelque chose concernant le patient. Elles décrivent ensuite verbalement ces constatations du mieux qu’elles le peuvent. Bien que généralement excellentes, ces descriptions verbales présentent des limites inhérentes.

La récente sortie du casque AR/VR Apple Vision Pro a donné à l’équipe une idée pour un projet pilote : l’utilisation de ces dispositifs des deux côtés pourrait-elle améliorer la qualité de ces rondes nocturnes ? Suite à une discussion avec M. Ronald Davidson de notre fondation hospitalière, nous avons décidé qu’il valait la peine d’essayer, compte tenu de la résolution particulièrement impressionnante de ces casques.

Comment cela fonctionne : l’infirmière de l’USI peut enfiler le Vision Pro et procéder à un appel FaceTime avec l’intensiviste de garde, qui met son appareil en marche chez lui. L’infirmière partage alors sa vue, permettant à l’intensiviste de voir une vue immersive et ultra-haute résolution de l’USI, selon l’endroit où l’infirmière regarde.

Infirmière de l’USI partageant sa vue avec l’Apple Vision Pro :

Médecin de garde en soins intensifs effectuant virtuellement des rondes en soirée :

Équipé d’une multitude d’indices visuels supplémentaires, ainsi que de la possibilité de demander à l’infirmière ou au thérapeute respiratoire d’effectuer une manœuvre ou une modification de certains paramètres, par exemple sur un ventilateur mécanique, cela permet, dans certains cas, d’augmenter de manière significative la qualité des discussions et des décisions médicales prises. Cela permet à l’infirmière ou à un autre professionnel de santé de s’assurer que les problèmes et les préoccupations sont transmis de la manière la plus fiable possible à l’intensiviste de garde.

Quelles sont les prochaines étapes ? Notre équipe de l’USI de Santa Cabrini s’efforce toujours d’être innovante et à la pointe des soins offerts à nos patients, et a été pionnière de plusieurs avancées médicales au cours de la dernière décennie. Ce niveau élevé de réalité virtuelle ouvre de nombreuses possibilités de développement pour les consultations et l’assistance médicale à distance, tant intra- qu’inter-hospitalières, ainsi que plusieurs applications éducatives possibles. Nous sommes impatients de voir ce que nous allons encore inventer dans les prochaines années avec cette technologie !

PS – Étant donné que cela fait partie du domaine public, et parce que critiquer les médecins est un sport populaire, nous estimons qu’il est nécessaire de tempérer l’enthousiasme des commentateurs sur certains sujets. Tout d’abord, pendant FaceTime, l’enregistrement est désactivé sur l’Apple Vision Pro, car il n’y a pas de stockage d’image, donc la confidentialité du patient n’est pas en danger, ou en tout cas pas plus qu’au cours d’une conversation téléphonique. Deuxièmement, cela n’enlève en rien la présence du médecin au chevet du patient. Notre équipe a un faible seuil pour se rendre à l’hôpital et évaluer les patients ou réaliser les procédures nécessaires, et cela n’a en rien impacté cet aspect. Cela a, jusqu’à présent, uniquement amélioré la qualité des échanges.

Les plus grands remerciements pour ce projet reviennent à la Fondation de l’hôpital Santa Cabrini (http://www.fondationsantacabrini.org) qui a la vision, la motivation et la personnalité pour aider l’hôpital Santa Cabrini à rester innovant au bénéfice de sa communauté !

The Cabrini Critical Care Team

HR2025 – Pre- and Post-Courses #HR25

These are without a doubt some of the hidden gems of any boutique conference. At H&R we’ve always had a great time with these, time for instructors to pass on some really actionable, hands-on skills to a small group of really motivated clinicians.

BJJ or Self-Defense for Humans & Health Care Workers – we feel that BJJ is a natural companion to medicine. On all levels the mental and physical benefits far transcend its martial core, and we’re happy to see more and more practitioners in medicine. We always have a lot of fun with it and are fortunate to have some black belts to lead this activity along with a few other aficionados. Even if you have no experience, join us for some basics and learn a few tips to protect yourself and buy time in a few bad scenarios. (Max 30 participants, FREE) – Faculty – SPIEGEL/MILLER/ROLA May 21st

The VExUS Course & Doppler Masterclass – Unbelievable how much VExUS has exploded. This is the original course, given by some of the absolute very best instructors on the plant, including several of its creators. It’s a 3-4 hour hands on course after participants have gone thru the online material. Here we not only show you how to perform it, but more importantly the nuances. Participants will get plenty of Q&A time with the leaders of the field of venous congestion, and will also explore other Doppler techniques which complements the venous side such as VTI, carotid Doppler, splenic Doppler and more. There may be many VExUS courses and workshops going on but this is THE One. Faculty – ARGAIZ/HAYCOCK/SPIEGEL/ROLA/DENAULT/KENNY/ASSAVAPOKEE & more (Half-day, MAX 40 participants) Wednesday May 21st Morning.

ArrestTEE Sim Cases – You’ve done your ResusTEE Course, hopefully a few live cases in your practice. Come and warm up those skills with a series of SIM cases and sharpen up not only your image generation, but also your clinical interpretation skills. Gotta get that muscle memory! FACULTY TBA (Half-day, MAX 12 participants) Wednesday May 21st Afternoon.

The Great Presenter – ED doc and educator extraordinaire Marco Garrone of Italy goes thru the science and skills to up your presentation game! Wednesday May 21 afternoon.

Sauv Life (eCPR) by Paris’ Lionel Lamhaut! – The French experience in prehospital ECPR is unparalleled. Participants will get to tap into these pioneers’ extensive experience and learn the ins and outs of starting an ECPR programme and the required skills! Specific programme TBA! FACULTY: LAMHAUT, TBA, Saturday May 24th Full Day.

SEVA Ventilator Course by The Cleveland Clinic’s Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila – His social media vent rounds have an immense following on X/MedTwitter, and for good reason! No one breaks it down like Eduardo does. And he’s distilled it into one of the top courses in the world on mechanical ventilation. No matter your level, take your vent curve analysis to a whole other level with this full-day course. FACULTY: MIRELES-CABODEVILA/CHATTERJEE Saturday May 24th Full Day.

Basic Bedside EEG for Intensivists – Technology is rapidly bringing the EEG to the point-of-care realm. With several devices having the ability to provide the raw EEG signal, it is time for the clinicians to have some understanding of brain waves! Half day, May 21. FACULTY: TBA

Resuscitative TEE course by Felipe Teran – May 24th full day, follow resuscitativetee.com/workshop for registration which is opening soon!

Bookmark this page for more info, programs and further additions to the courses!

Registration is open! https://ccusinstitute.wixsite.com/ccus/events/hr2025-fluid-tolerance-all-things-vexus-shock-hemodynamics

For link to registration and main conference day info: https://thinkingcriticalcare.com/2024/06/05/hr2025-the-hospitalist-the-resuscitationist-montreal-may-21-24-2025-hr25/

The HR25 Scientific Committee

Interfaces w/Sara Crager! #FOAMed #FOAMcc

Here, Sara Crager takes a few minutes to discuss the hemodynamic interfaces with me. Over the next months, I’ll be picking the brains of my co-authors for the fantastic angles they can all bring to our “Trilogy in 4 Parts” (creative title by of course @EMnerd) which we all feel can be a really useful mental model for both learners and veterans and even better for patients!

Note that we are planning #HR25 around congestion and the hemodynamic interface model – so if you want to master the interfaces, be sure to come join us! https://thinkingcriticalcare.com/2024/06/05/hr2025-the-hospitalist-the-resuscitationist-montreal-may-21-24-2025-hr25/

cheers

Philippe

VExUS and Doppler Masterclass Toronto 2024!

HR 2024 Invite

We are excited to announce this year’s evolution of our H&R conference, the Hospitalist & Resuscitationist VExUS and Doppler Masterclass

This exclusive event, produced in collaboration with Flosonics Medical, will take place on September 28th, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This masterclass is designed for those who seek a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques of venous congestion, Doppler ultrasound, and fluid resuscitation. Our curated one-day workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn from world experts in an intimate, hands-on environment with a fantastic faculty-to-participant ratio. 

What to Expect:
Pre-course Content: Over 5 hours of lectures covering the theory, evidence, and practical tips for venous congestion.
Live Content: Hands-on VEXUS course taught by the creators of the VEXUS score, small group discussions on integrating perfusion, fluid responsiveness, and fluid tolerance, and hands-on fluid responsiveness practice using carotid Doppler and cardiac echo-VTI.
Bonus Content: Faculty and participant dinner/social event on the evening of September 28th and hotel discounts.
Certificate of Attendance: Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance (non-CME) and an optional certificate of VEXUS proficiency for those who complete the online content, in-person workshop, and pass a post-workshop quiz.

Limited-Time Offer: Register before August 15th and receive $200 off the registration fee using promo code HR200! Don’t miss this opportunity to secure your spot and benefit from this exclusive discount. 

As always, we aim to create an incredibly high-quality and tailored learning experience for all participants, which is why we are capping registrations. 

Spots are filling up fast, so act now to secure your place at this unique event.

 Register Now For any questions or further information, please feel free to reach out. Looking forward to seeing you there! 

Philippe & The HR Family & The Flosonics Gang!

H&R2025 – The Hospitalist & The Resuscitationist, Montreal, Main conference May 22-23, pre-post courses 21 and 24, 2025. #HR25 – REGISTRATION is OPEN !!!

A few words about it…

HR2025 is about putting it all together. We’ve been talking about the venous side for a long time and it has been fantastic seeing how much it has taken off – at least in the #medtwitter #foamed and PubMed community. There’s enough data out there to show a real clinical utility of consciously examining the venous compartment. This applies to any hospitalized patients, whether in the ED, the wards or the ICU, so that’s why this year, the H and the R will spend the first day together doing all things VExUS and venous congestion, along with the corresponding workshops, again so that participants can leave with some actionable knowledge and skills. Whether you’re a beginner at this or a seasoned veteran, there should be something to learn.

On Day 2, we’ll divide into two tracks. The R side will deep-dive bedside hemodynamics and our 4-interface model of shock management. Of course there will also be some pearls and late-breakers as this is still a year away and there will undoubtedly be some really interesting things cooked up by the crew by then! 

Meanwhile on the H side, Katie and Gigi are thrilled to have put together a top-notch lineup of speakers to teach everyone how to become Inpatient Medicine Jedis. We have some big names in attendance this year, including both new and familiar faces – The Clinical Problem Solvers themselves will take us through some challenging cases; Frederik Verbrugge will drop diuretic truth-bombs; the ever-fabulous @NephroPOCUS will discuss a Bedside Approach to AKI; and Allison Bond will share the Top 10 Infectious Disease Mistakes on the ward, among many others! Day 2 Workshops will be focused on high-yield test interpretation: think EKGs, PFTs and sleep studies, urine microscopy, peripheral blood films, and more! 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/1022725950?h=825106f34a&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479


And as always, the ethos of H&R is about putting together physiological clinicians who love to both push the envelope and share their knowledge and experience. The energy that comes out of this is really quite unique, and the sheer number of successful collaborations that have stemmed from it since 2018 is really impressive. The unplanned, unscheduled small group discussions are the true gems of this conference… Many of the usual suspects will be there, and as always some new additions to the H&R family!

Who? I can’t say enough about the H&R crew. Brilliant, open minded, eager to both learn and teach, no large fragile egos here. So expect to learn from and hang with Sara Crager, Korbin Haycock, Rory Spiegel, Matt Siuba, Eduardo Argaiz, Gigi Liu, Ross Prager, Frederic Verbrugge, Vimal Bhardwaj, Glenn Hernandez, Andre Denault, Jon-Emile Kenny, Ashley Miller, Segun Olusanya, Max Hockstein, Ben Daxon, Abhilash Koratala, as well as some new faces to the live event, very much looking forward to meeting Trina Augustin from Mayo as well as another critical care icon, Professor Jan Bakker, and I’m happy to announce the return of the true father of POCUS, Daniel Lichtenstein, and we will even have the amazing opportunity to (virtually) hear from Dr. Geoff Parkin, one of the pillars of hemodynamic physiology! There are a few more to confirm and we promise they will bring the same enthusiasm and unique experience to the event!

So the most important thing for you to do is to mark your calendars and make sure you don’t miss being a part of it! Bookmark this page as the registration link (november 1) will appear as well as developing programme information! Note that registration fees will be in USD given the international nature of the conference.

Montreal, May 21-24. Core conference May 22-23, Pre and Post-courses May 21 and 24.

Pre/Post congress preliminary courses

  1. BJJ or Self-Defense for Humans & Health Care Workers (May 21st pm)
  2. The VExUS Course (May 21st am)
  3. ArrestTEE Sim Cases (May 21st)
  4. The Great Presenter by Marco Garrone (May 21st am)
  5. Sauv Life (eCPR) by Paris’ Lionel Lamhaut! (May 24th)
  6. Bedside EEG for EDCritters? (TBA)
  7. SEVA Ventilator Course by The Cleveland Clinic’s Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila! (May 24th)
  8. ResuscitativeTEE Workshop by Felipe Teran (May 24)

for more on these see https://thinkingcriticalcare.com/2024/10/26/hr2025-pre-and-post-courses-hr25/

if there’s a course you want, go ahead and get in touch with us! hospresusconference@gmail.com or via twitter with #HR25 tag.

Schedule 

Day 1 – May 22 

Time Talk/Workshops Faculty 
0800-0815The Concept of Fluid ToleranceRory Spiegel 
0815-0845Bedside Cheat Code – Femoral DopplerVimal Bhardwaj and Andre Denault 
0845-0915An update on the Hepatic VeinEduardo Kattan 
0915-0945Understanding Portal Vein Doppler  William Beaubien-Souligny  
0945-1015Coffee Break
1015-1045Renal Venous Doppler – RVSI and VExUS Eduardo Argaiz (virtual) 
1045-1115eCPR and Organ DonationLionel Lamhaut 
1115-1215Workshops:Mastering the IVC assessment


Hepatic and Portal vein assessments 

Intrarenal hemodynamics

Femoral vein

How I assess congestion at the bedside (Virtual workshop) 

Rory Spiegel, Juliana Kan and Audrey Lacasse Eduardo Kattan and William Beaubien-Souligny
Abhilash Koratala and Korbin Haycock 
Vimal Bhardwaj and Andre Denault 
Ross Prager 
1215-1300Lunch 
1300-1330 Keynote Lecture – The Evolution of Venous Congestion AssessmentAndre Denault 
1330-1400Pulmonary congestion: Mastering lung USDaniel Lichtenstein 
1400-1430 Practical Diastology: Will my Pt get Pulmonary Edema?Frederik Verbrugge
1430-1530Workshops:Diastology, E/e’ and LA size


CVP using Jugular POCUS  (Virtual and in person workshop) 

Lung US

RV assessment (TAPSE, S’, RVH, PASP)

Beside Cerebral Oximetry in congestion

Frederik Verbrugge and Max Hockstein

Jon Emilie Kenny and Korbin Haycock

Daniel Lichtenstein and Marco Garrone 
Matt Siuba, Andre Denault, Juliana Kan and Audrey Lacasse
Phil Rola and Masimo 
1530-1545Coffee break 
1545-1615Fluid Tolerance in the ED – Is It Pertinent? Marco Garrone 
1615-1645Minute Ventilation: Physical Exam Hack?Rory Spiegel
1645-1715Clinical Cases: CongestionAbhilash Koratala

Day 2 – May 23

Time H side talks Faculty R side talks Faculty 
0800-0830 Clinical Problem Solvers: Challenging CasesReza Manesh and Rabih Geha Intro to the circuit & interfaces Sara Crager 
0830-0900Clinical Problem Solvers: Challenging CasesReza Manesh and Rabih Geha0830-0850: What is Coupling?Jon Emilie Kenny 
0900-0930Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

0930-0940: Buffer 
Laura Cappelli 0850-0910: Understanding MSFP

0910-0940: Resurrecting Blood Pressure. Curious Cases of B12 for Vasoplegia
Ashley Miller and Korbin Haycock 

Ben Daxon 
0940-1040Workshops:Approach to acid-base problems (Virtual and in person workshop) 

Rory Spiegel 



Workshops:LVOT VTI 



Capillary refill time


POCUS AMA





Hemodynamic Pearls Part 1 

Sara Crager, Trina Augustin and Jeff Scott  
Glenn Hernandez and Eduardo Kattan

Jay Chatterjee, Jon Emilie Kenny and Marco Garrone
Ashley Miller
1040-1110Coffee break 
1110-1140Oncologic EmergenciesAditi Singh Interface 1: LV-VA coupling & How I Measure it Max Hockstein 


1140-1210Bedside Approach to AKIAbhilash KoratalaInterface 2: Macro-Micro Glenn Hernandez  
1210-1300Lunch 
1300-1330Keynote Lecture –  “Fill him up to his eyeballs.” Jan Bakker 
1330-1400Acute decompensated heart failureFrederik VerbruggeInterface 3: Capillary-Venular Eduardo Kattan
 
1400-1430High output heart failureEduardo Argaiz – (virtual)Interface 4: RV to PAMatt Siuba 
1430-1530Workshops: Urine electrolytes and microscopy  
POCUS AMA

Abhilash Koratala 


Daniel Lichtenstein and Sara Crager  
Workshops: POCUS RV-PA coupling
PA catheter (3 simulators)



Hemodynamic Pearls Part 2 (Virtual and in person workshop)

Matt Siuba and Korbin Haycock 
Katrina Augustin, Jeff Scott and Andre Denault
Ashley Miller 
1530-1545Coffee break
1545-1615Management of Non-Insulin medications in the hospitalized patient Elias Spanakis Can Starling and Guyton Collaborate at the Bedside? Geoff Parkin and Segun Olusanya (virtual) 
1615-1645Next level BiPAP and CPAPSegun Olysanya (virtual)Impella in Cardiogenic Shock – What Every ER and ICU Doc oughtta know!Katrina Augustin 
1645-1715Top 10 Infectious Disease Mistakes on the WardsAllison Bond Putting it All Together Rory Spiegel 

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

There will be a number of different registration options so please select carefully. Please note that for online-only registrants, we will follow a fee scale using the World Bank country classification system, so click the link below if you’re not sure what applies to you (this applies to where you live/work, not your country of origin).

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/world-bank-country-classifications-by-income-level-for-2024-2025#:~:text=Explore%20the%20updated%20World%20Bank%20country%20income%20classifications%20for%202024-2025,

Scientific Committee – Dr. Philippe St-Arnaud (Santa Cabrini Hospital, Montreal), Dr. Benjamin Daxon (Mayo Clinic, Minnesota), Dr. Rory Spiegel (Medstar Health, Washington, DC), Dr. Katie Wiskar, (University of British Columbia).

Cancellation policy: Cancellations until April 15th will be accepted and refunded minus a 5% administrative fee. Cancellations until May 1st st will receive 50% refund, and after that date no cancellations will be possible.

Hotel Information: as the hospital is in a residential area there really isn’t very much around. We suggest finding a hotel on the east side of downtown Montreal (east of University ave) or in Old Montreal, for the enjoyment of the city after the conference, especially if travelling with companions. We have found that better deals can be had using websites rather than for us to secure a conference rate (usually +30%). Priceline/expedia/booking.com are fairly reasonable. The hospital is about 20 minutes by uber/cab from these areas.

Thanks to our Sponsors!!!!!

Shifting the Paradigm: Macro to Micro – Grand Rounds for Lennox Hill, April 2024. #FOAMed

Had the honour of being invited to give grand rounds by Dr. Paul Mayo and share some thoughts on fluid tolerance and venous congestion. Starts around the 17min mark – sorry I have no editing capabilities!

cheers

Philippe

HR24: Acute Inpatient Medicine – Next Level

June 15, 2024, 10-4 EST – Online Webinar Only

Due to the tremendous amount of work required to put together a large live event, we’ve decided to skip 2024 in terms of a full-fledged H&R, but HR23’s Inpatient Medicine section, put together by none else than Katie Wiskar, was a real firecracker, and we felt that the spark to bring high level bedside physiology to the clinician on the wards should not be allowed to fizzle. So, while waiting for HR25 (May 2025), Katie once again worked her magic to put together a one-day webinar that packs a academic and clinical punch.

Preliminary Schedule:

H&R 2024 Outline: Acute Inpatient Medicine – Next Level! 

Date: June 15 10am-4:30pm EST (7am-1:30pm PST) 

Format: 

  • one-day, 6.5 hours, online only
  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Live Q&A

The Day

  • 10am-10:15am: Intro and welcome (15min)
  • Track 1 (90min) – POCUS et al
    • 10:15am-10:35am: POCUS for shock – Ross Prager
    • 10:35am-10:55am: VEXUS tips and tricks – Abhilash Koratala
    • 10:55am-11:15am: Ventilators 101 – Segun Olusanya
    • 11:15am-11:35am: Q&A 
  • Track 2 (90 min) – Fluids and physiology
    • 11:35am-11:55am: Dysnatremias in cirrhosis – Eduardo Argaiz
    • 11:55am-12:15pm: Top 10 diuretic mistakes – Frederik Verbrugge 
    • 12:15pm-12:35pm: Physiology of the shock patient – Ashley Miller 
    • 12:35-12:55pm: Q&A
  • 12:55pm-1:30pm: Break (35min)
  • Track 3 – The decompensating ward patient
    • 1:30pm-1:50pm: The sick aortic stenosis patient – Trina Augustin
    • 1:50pm-2:10pm: The sick pulmonary HTN patient – Matt Siuba
    • 2:10pm-2:30pm: The seizing ward patient – Casey Albin
    • 2:30pm-2:50pm: Q&A
  • Track 4 – Practical pearls
    • 2:50pm-3:10pm:  Palliative Medicine pointers – Brittany Rance
    • 3:10pm-3:30pm:  Top 5 Geriatric Pearls on the ward – Gurmeet Sohi
    • 3:30pm-3:50pm: Sepsis: what we should be doing – Sara Crager
    • 3:50pm-4:10pm: Q&A
  • 4:10-4:30pm: Concluding remarks (20min)

Also some online-only BONUS lectures – How-To VExUS by Dr. Taweevat Assavapokee!

Registration is OPEN! https://ccusinstitute.wixsite.com/ccus/events/hr2024-acute-inpatient-medicine-next-level-online-webinar

Cheers!