Tag: perfusion

“From CardioVention to Comics”

From CardioVention to Comics

We welcome you to join fellow perfusionists to hear from Hans Seiler, RN, ECCP, consultant on mini-bypass applications in hospitals in Canada, South Africa, the Middle East, India and Western Europe. The presentation will review the…

Stories from the Heart of Africa

Stories from the Heart of Africa

We welcome you to join fellow perfusionists to hear from Bob Groom, MS, CCP, FPP, who is now working to improve cardiovascular perfusion service at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya after nearly forty years as a perfusionist…

Valuing Others with Actions

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SpecialtyCare is honored to share that one of our patients at Swedish Medical Center, Nate McWilliams, who spent 158 days in the hospital—91 of those on ECMO—was recently released from the hospital. We want to acknowledge…

“Update to STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Blood Management Guidelines for Cardiac Surgery”

Blood Mgmt Guidelines

We welcome you to join fellow perfusionists to hear from David Mazer, M.D, Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia and Physiology at the University of Toronto. The presentation will review evidence-based multidisciplinary and multimodal approaches to…

Perfusion Leaders Highlight with Artem Zhosan

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Artem Zhosan is an ECMO specialist at SpecialtyCare, currently working in the Los Angeles area. Here, we highlight his career path of being a perfusionist in Ukraine to becoming an RN and ECMO specialist in the…

Perfusion Ambassador: Courtney Novello

How Long Have You Been in the Field? ·    I have been a perfusionist for 18 years.          What are the Benefits of a Career in Perfusion? A career in perfusion fills you with satisfaction.  As a…

Perfusion Ambassador: Shannon Barletti

​​How Long Have You Been a Perfusionist? I’ve been a perfusionist for about a year and a half. I’m currently working with SpecialtyCare at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  What Led You to Become…

Perfusion Ambassador: Sarah Dyczewski

​​How Long Have You Been in the Field? I’ve been in healthcare recruitment for nearly seven years. What are the Benefits of a Career in Perfusion?  The benefits include impacting patients’ lives at what can be…

“FDA Regulation of Medical Devices – Abridged and Simplified”

We welcome you to join fellow perfusionists to hear from Catherine Wentz, M.S., from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The regulatory process for approving medical devices and reporting adverse events for marketed medical devices remains…

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,…