Welcome to the homepage of the International Symposium on Extracorporeal Support in Critical care.

This meeting is a unique opportunity in the Australasian Region for technical, industry and clinical staff involved in the provision of Extracorporeal Support for cardiac, respiratory, renal and hepatic failure in Intensive Care to meet and review the latest developments and optimal implementation of mechanical support. The meeting will provide a multidisciplinary audience with a unique opportunity to hear from local and international leaders in clinical implementation and preclinical development of mechanical support.

Last year’s International invited speakers were Dr. Aly El-Banayosy and Dr. Giles Peek.  This year we are delighted to have Professor Robert Bartlett from Michigan, USA and Professor Bart Meyns from Leuven, Belgium. In late breaking news we are delighted to announce that Dr. Aly El-Banayosy will be returning to present at this years meeting.

The international faculty we have assembled includes Dr.David Farrar from Thoratec USA, Dr.Johannes Mueller from Berlin Heart Germany and Mr.Doug Godshall from Heartware USA.

The meeting targets Intensive Care Specialists, Anaesthetists, Cardiac Surgeons, Cardiologists, Perfusionists, ICU Nurses, Researchers, Allied Health Specialists, Retrieval and Patient Transport service providers

The Alfred Hospital, which will host this meeting, is a National leader in the provision of Extracorporeal Support. It is one of the largest lung transplant hospitals in the world and performs over 40 cardiac transplants annually. It has a continuous ECMO experience since 1990 and currently provides ECMO support for 30 adult patients annually with a success rate of ECMO weaning of 80% and hospital discharge rate of 60%.

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An ECMO cannulation wetlab will be held at a satellite site.
To register your interest in attending this meeting and or the wetlab please follow this link Workshop . Workshop Update! The ECMO workshop is filling fast register now and avoid disappointment