ECMO Retrieval Program Foundation

Part 1. Scientific, technical and clinical background of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.- 1. History of Extracorporeal Life Support: From cardio-pulmonary bypass towards ECMO.- 2. Variety and classification of ECMO systems and cannulation strategies.- 3. Is it time to move on? Discrepancies between official Guidelines and real life clinical scenarios.- 4. Left Ventricular (LV) Decompressing and Venting Strategies - The Game Changers in ECMO Support.- 5. ECMOlogy as the new medical discipline - the way towards interdisciplinary approach of ECMO therapy.- Part 2. From zero to hero: matters and challenges of launching an ECMO retrieval program.- 6. Teamwork makes the dream work: creating interdisciplinary synergies among cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, pulmonology and anaesthesiology.- 7. Financial aspects and negotiations with manufacturers.- 8. Add-on Modules, Quality Assessment Issues and Specific Arrangements inIntensive Care Units (ICU) Sector: Demand of Infrastructure and Staff.- 9. Brainstorming: personnel education and planning stage of the service.- 10. Assign the Parts: Aspects of ECMO Team Building.- 11. Check Lists, Retrieval Protocols and Internal Guidelines.- 12. As little as possible and as much as necessary: supplementary equipment and "ECMO suitcase" for retrieval service.- 13. Do you really need an ECMO coordinator? Strategies to optimize communication.- 14. Round-the-clock operation: trips and tricks to help achieve flexibility and realizability.- Part 3. Specifics of the propaganda machine: how to get referrals and what is the best way to draw attention to the program.- 15. Professional web presence as an indispensible module of the current information dissemination.- 16. Are printed media still holding their own against the electronic competition?.- 17. Show your face: personal introduction and direct communication with

Anton Sabashnikov, born 1983, received his medical degree from the Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Intensive care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany, and at the Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. In 2014, Anton Sabashnikov introduced and developed the ECMO retrieval program at the University Hospital of Cologne and became a Co-Director of this division with membership of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). Furthermore, Anton Sabashnikov has been in charge of the Sector of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at the University Hospital of Cologne. In 2016, Anton Sabashnikov became Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in his filed of expertise being responsible for student education and state examinations.Being responsible for therapy of critically ill heart and lung failure patients with extracorporeal life support, Anton Sabashnikov serves as the fellow of the interdisciplinary working group on shock of the German Interdisciplinary Society of Intensive and Emergency Medicine.



The main focus of his clinical and experimental research and expertise is in the field of cardiothoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support that also resulted in over 200 publications in peer-reviewed journals and over 60 contributions to international conferences. Anton Sabashnikov is also one of the founders and board members of the international scientific society Integrated Meta-analysis on Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology (IMCSC) group. He has reviewed over 250 papers for over 30 journals.

 

Thorsten Wahlers, born 1958, is a University Professor and the Director of the Heart Center for Cardiovascular