Outcomes of the Seventh International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion and Second Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support.
Outcomes of the Seventh International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion and Second Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support.
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第七届国际儿科机械循环支持系统和儿科心肺灌注会议和国际儿科机械心肺支持学会第二届年会的成果。
作者:
A. Undar;C. Ravishankar;J. Gaynor;Larry D. Baer;J. B. Clark;Gil Wernowsky;J. Myers
The Seventh International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion was held at the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 5–7, 2011 (Fig. 1). Chitra Ravishankar,MD,was the scientific chair of the conference (Fig. 2).The scientific cochairs of the pediatric event were Larry D. Baer, CCP, Joseph Brian Clark, MD, J. William Gaynor, MD, John L. Myers, MD, Akif Ündar, PhD, and Gil Wernowsky, MD (Fig. 3). Over 240 participants from 20 countries participated at the 7th Annual Event. Ninety-five formal presentations including a Key Note Lecture, 42 Invited Lectures, and 33 oral and 20 poster presentations began on Thursday morning, May 5, 2011, and continued through Saturday evening, May 7, 2011. This year, conference participants had the distinct pleasure of hearing Dr. Leonard L. Bailey, Surgeon-in-Chief, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, deliver the Key Note Lecture on “The Evolution and Current Status of Infant Heart Transplantation” (Fig. 4). Platform presentations took place in 2-h blocks during the morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Additional oral and poster presentations were chosen from submitted abstracts. Plenary sessions were held throughout the conference focusing on key topics including “Pediatric VAD Support: Unique Features and Outcomes” (led by Cochairs Nancy Ghanayem, MD and Chitra Ravishankar, MD), “Anticoagulation: Challenges in Neonates and Children” (led by Cochairs David R. Jobes, MD and Leslie Raffini, MD),“E-CPR—What’s New” (led by Vinay M. Nadkarni, MD), “Challenges at the Bedside with ECMO and VAD” (led by Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD, and James T. Connelly, BS, RRTNPS), “Outcomes of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery” (led by John L. Myers, MD), “Pediatric Perfusion” (led by Talya Frey, CCP and Larry Baer, CCP), and “Bioengineering Approaches in Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine” (led by Akif Ündar, PhD). Two additional special sessions on Friday afternoon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were added to this year’s program (Fig. 5).