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.

We are currently assembling the faculty for the meeting
Past faculty members:
2008 International Faculty members included Dr. Aly El-Banayosy and Dr. Giles Peek

2009 International Faculty members incuded Prof. Robert Bartlett, Prof Bart Meyns, Dr. Aly El-Banayosy, Dr.David Farrar, Prof Johannes Mueller,and Mr. Doug Godshall

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's ICU and Perfusion departments, who will host this meeting, are the National leaders in the provision of Extracorporeal Support. The Alfred 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 workshop will be held on Wednesday 21st July at a satellite site.
To register your interest in attending this meeting and or the wetlab please follow this link Cannulation Workshop .

CME Points:
JFICM and ANZCA:
We have applied to the JFICM and ANZCA for CME and MOPS points
Perfusionists:
We have applied to the ABCP for CME points