Category: Perfusion School

January 2024 Perfusion Webinar: Areas of CPB Practice & AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gub8muMlfiI Our ability to increase knowledge, calculate risk, and detect perioperative events associated with surgery and CPB is improving through our interaction with data and artificial intelligence (AI). The application of predictive AI models offers the...

September 2023 Webinar: “Great Documentation-Not Something to Bypass!”

Join us in discussing clinical documentation with Debra Weinrich, LLP. Learning Objectives Include: -Identify some common documentation problems and issues -Identify some possible negative impacts associated with poor documentation -Identify several ways to improve your clinical…

August 2023 Webinar: “May 6, 1953, Operative Report: Closure of a large interatrial septal defect…easily closed”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGWKyeTdAhM Join Mark Kurusz as he shares an appreciation of history in the context of current CPB technology. Mr. Kurusz worked as a clinical perfusionist for 40 years and is an expert in cardiopulmonary bypass, intra-aortic balloon...

July 2023 Webinar: Jehovah’s Witness Patients Undergoing Complex Cardiac Surgery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK1y-FCmLSg Join us in discussing the principles and procedures of the bloodless protocol for patients who decline blood transfusion. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe the principles and procedures of the bloodless protocol for patients who decline blood transfusion....

Perfusion Webinar Series: April 2023

We welcome you to join Frank Merkle, Ph.D., ECCP, and Benjamin Haupt, M. Sc., ECCP, to discuss the development of demographics and morbidities in Germany, the development of extracorporeal technology and new aspects in patient treatment,…

Perfusion Webinar Series: January 2023

Join us in assessing the impact of pulsatile perfusion on cerebral hemodynamics, vital organ injury, and clinical outcomes compared to non-pulsatile perfusion. Our speaker is Akif Ündar, MS, MSE, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, and Biomedical…

“Can Stress Be Managed or Just Tolerated?” Webinar

"Can Stress Be Managed or Just Tolerated?" Webinar

An emerging crisis in the healthcare environment inflicting illness and hardship on untold numbers of individuals. This silent epidemic is not being borne by patients treated at clinics and hospitals, but by those charged with administering…

Neurocognitive Dysfunction after Aortic Surgery

Neurocognitive Dysfunction after Aortic Surgery

We welcome you to join Michael S Firstenberg, MD, FACC, FAIM, a board-certified thoracic surgeon at The Medical Center of Aurora, who will discuss why neurocognitive complications after aortic surgery continue to be a challenging problem…

The History of Perfusion Schooling

The Early Years of Perfusion Education  The Cleveland Clinic established the first organized perfusion program in 1963, followed by the first university-affiliated program at Ohio State in 1969. Once the ’70s hit, interest in perfusion grew,…