ECMO Specialist Course

Sessions: February 11-13, 2026 & August 3-5, 2026
Simulation Center, Health Space | Cleveland, OH

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Agenda

Day 1
All times in Eastern Time

6:40–7:00
Registration
7:00–7:20
Pre-Test
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
7:20–7:35
Welcome
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
7:35–8:10
Back to Med School – Basic Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
8:10–8:40
What Next? Management of Refractory Respiratory Failure (Pre-ECMO)
Abhijit Duggal, MD
8:40–8:50
Break (10 mins)
8:50–9:35
Introduction of ECMO (Physiology and Circuit)
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
9:35–10:10
ECMO Cannulation
Hitoshi Hirose, MD
10:10–10:55
VV ECMO for Lung Transplant
Balaram Anandamurthy, MD
10:55–11:25
Pre-ECMO Management of Cardiogenic Shock
Ran Lee, MD
11:25–12:05
VA ECMO for Heart Failure
Brett Wakefield, MD
12:05–1:05
Lunch (1 hour)
1:05–1:40
Daily Patient Care
Mani Latifi, MD
1:40–3:40
Skill Stations (30 mins each station)
Adam Troy, CCP
Linda Moldovan, CCP
Patrick Grady, CCP
Jason Indorf, CCP
Sherry Fisher, RRT
Ewa Leszczak-Lesko, RRT
  • Group A – Cannulation
  • Group B – Centrimag
  • Group C – Circuit Priming & De-Airing
  • Group D – Mechanical Ventilation & ECMO
3:40–3:50
Break (10 mins)
3:50–5:20
Skills Stations (30 mins each station)
  • Group F – Liva Nova
  • Group G – Vital Flow

5:20
Adjourn

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Day 2
All times in Eastern Time

6:40–7:00
Registration
7:00–7:30
ECMO Emergencies
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
7:30–8:05
ECMO CPR
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
8:05–8:25
Simulation Pre-Brief
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
Chase Donaldson, MD
Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD
Trent Nicholes, RRT
Samin Mujanovic, RRT
8:25–8:35
Break (10 mins)
8:35–9:20
Sim Scenario 1 – Group A
9:20–10:05
Sim Scenario 2 – Group B
10:05–10:50
Sim Scenario 3 – Group C
10:50–11:35
Sim Scenario 4 – Group D
11:35–12:35
Lunch (1 hour)
12:35–1:20
Sim Scenario 5 – Group E
1:20–2:05
Sim Scenario 6 – Group F
2:05–2:50
Sim Scenario 7 – Group G / Rest Station
2:50–3:00
Break (10 mins)
3:00–4:00
Round Table with Experts
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
4:00
Adjourn

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Day 3
All times in Eastern Time

6:40–7:00
Registration
7:00–7:30
Cardiac Transplant Cases
Emanuel Finet, MD
7:30–8:00
Lung Transplant Cases
Shruti Gadre, MD
8:00–8:30
Cath Lab Cases
Ran Lee, MD
8:30–9:15
Small Group Discussion 1
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
9:15–9:25
Break (10 mins)
9:25–10:10
Small Group Discussion 2
Abhishek Sharma, MD
10:10–10:55
Small Group Discussion 3
Justin Hanks, DO
Dani Dhimant, MD
10:55–11:05
Break (10 mins)
11:05–11:50
Small Group Discussion 4
Michael Kot, MD
11:50–12:50
Lunch (1 hour)
12:50–1:15
Physiotherapy with the ECMO Patient
Shawn Burns, DPT
1:15–1:45
Transport with the ECMO Patient
Justin Lonczak, CCT-NP
1:45–2:15
Palliative Care
Krista Dobbie, MD
2:15–2:45
ECMO History
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
2:45–2:55
Break (10 mins)
2:55–3:10
Feedback
3:10–4:10
Final Exam
Sudhir Krishnan, MD
4:15
Certificate Presentation

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