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This symposium is designed as a two-day educational program with a series of lectures on adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanical circulatory support (ECMO/MCS). It will also offer the opportunity for training on extracorporeal technique to support cardiac and respiratory patients whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange to sustain life. Subject experts will present insights into the technical aspects of the use of ECMO/MCS along with risks, ...

Current Advances in Heart and Vascular Care 2023 will provide the most current, evidence-based strategies for managing cardiovascular disease. The goal is to increase the knowledge of the interprofessional and multidisciplinary care team to provide high quality, cost effective care leading to superior and improved patient outcomes. This activity has been designed for primary care physicians, interventional cardiologists, clinical cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, hospitalists,...

The 13th University of Pennsylvania Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium will highlight the advances in the treatment of IBD. Lectures by nationally and internationally recognized experts will be followed by interactive case presentations and panel discussions. A wide array of topics will be discussed including pharmacologic therapies and surgical interventions and optimal use of imaging and endoscopy. Participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the latest available research and clinic...

While the incidence of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has decreased, that of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) continues to rise, accounting for ~50% of heart failure hospitalizations. Patients with HFpEF suffer mentally and physically, similar to their HFrEF counterparts, and are markedly limited in terms of their functional capacity and quality of life. Yet in contrast to HFrEF, there are few effective pharmacologic treatments for HFpEF, despite numer...

This course will provide current approaches to caring for and improving the lives of patients with pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary embolism. Experts in the field who provide care for these patients at large specialty centers will present at this course which will be highly interactive with attendees.This activity has been designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, nurses, residents, fellows, students who may encounter patients with pulmonary ...

This course is designed to provide the audience with the most current clinical advances in ophthalmology and highlight on-going research taking place at the Scheie Eye Institute in the fields of glaucoma, anterior segment, retinal diseases, genetics, oculoplastic surgery, neuro-ophthalmology and ocular pathology.

Care of adult patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies is increasingly complex. Hospice and palliative care clinicians are asked to care for them earlier in the course of care, based on evidence that early palliative care improves survival, symptoms, mood, cost, and patient and caregiver satisfaction. To ensure success of upstream involvement, clinicians must be equipped to competently care for these patients and “speak the language” of the hematologist/oncologist and radiation oncolo...

In the last few years, there has been dramatic advancement in the diagnostic tools and treatment options available for neuromuscular disorders. While this is a welcome development, it may be challenging for neurologists taking care of patients with neuromuscular disorders to keep up-to-date with all of these advances. The purpose of the Penn Neuromuscular Symposium is to provide both a basic approach to patients with these disorders as well as an update on novel therapeutic agents and future dir...

The purpose of this educational activity is to teach relevant care providers about in-hospital care of cardiac arrest patients, most specifically post-arrest care, including the use of therapeutic hypothermia, cardiac catheterization, internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) consideration, and advanced ICU care. A key goal is to help each learner discover an integrated, multidisciplinary system of both cardiac arrest and post-cardiac arrest care, through hands-on experience with various cooling meth...