Organizers: EACTAIC Educational Committee in collaboration with the EACTAIC CPB Subspecialty Committee.
Chair of the Session: Professor Gudrun Kunst (Chair of EACTAIC CPB Subspecialty Committee, London, UK)
IMPORTANT: We regret to inform you that this Webinar will be postponed to 2024 due to an unforeseen problem within the faculty of the webinar. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:
- Recognise the impact of perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery.
- Understand the correlations between perioperative hypotension and developing postoperative AKI after cardiac surgery.
- Identify the importance of monitoring urine output during and following the CPB in identifying AKI after cardiac surgery.
- Indicate the predictability of different biomarkers in diagnosing post-cardiac surgery AKI.
- Demonstrate the roles of anaesthesiologists in preventing postoperative AKI following cardiac surgery.
Target Audience
Cardiothoracic anaesthetists, perfusionists, cardiothoracic surgeons, intensivists, general anaesthetists, critical care certified nurses, anaesthesia certified nurses, nurses, interns, and medical students.
Scientific coordinator
Mohamed R. El Tahan, EACTAIC Education chair.
Moderators:
Dr Nandor Marczin (Imperial College London, UK).
Prof Gudrun Kunst (King’s College Hospital, London UK).
Talks:
- CPB and AKI – The View of the Perfusionist? (25 min)
Professor Filip de Somer (Ghent, Belgium)
- Hypotension and AKI. (25 min)
Professor Marlies Ostermann (London, UK)
- Diagnosis of AKI during and after CPB – how important is urine output? (25 min)
Professor John Kellum (University of Pittsburgh / Spectral Medicine, USA) Contents:
- Early biomarker diagnosis of cardiac surgery associated AKI. (25 min)
Professor Alexander Zarbock (Münster, Germany)
- Prevention of cardiac surgery associated AKI – the role of the anaesthetist. (25 min)
Professor Marco Ranucci (Milano, Italy)
- QA Session (20 min)
- Wrap-up and adjourn (5 min)
Professor Gudrun Kunst (Chair of EACTAIC CPB Subspecialty Committee, London, UK)
Accreditation:
The Acute kidney injury (AKI) and Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Risks – Causes – Prevention -Implementing Change, ROME, Italy, 05/12/2022-05/12/2022 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 2 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
