Events

Course Description

Attendees of the 2024 STS Perioperative & Critical Care Conference will explore the latest techniques and management strategies in cardiovascular and thoracic (CVT) critical care and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). This two-day event features dynamic and interactive presentations, hands-on demonstrations, scientific abstracts, and expert panel discussions designed for all members of the CVT perioperative and critical care team.

Experience this conference with your entire team!

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to

• Describe the elements of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), including how to implement an enhanced recovery protocol, patient blood management, avoiding acute kidney injury, and reducing opioids for perioperative analgesia.
• How to measure the effectiveness of an ERAS program.
• Evaluate strategies for optimizing the interaction and engagement of the interdisciplinary team during ICU rounds.
• Discuss newer metric of evaluation of healthcare team performance.
• Demonstrate techniques in ECMO management, use of ultrasound for cardiac and intravascular volume status in postoperative patients, and management of postoperative cardiac emergencies.
• Describe elements of contemporary perioperative management of the heart failure patient.
• Explain the organization of the shock team.
• Describe the diagnosis and management of vasoplegia and advanced ventilation strategies for the post-operative cardiac surgery patient.

Agenda

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The two-day program will include topics, "Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery" and "ERAS - Implementation Utilizing Turnkey Order Sets."

Breakout sessions include: "Sedation and Ventilation Challenges", "Fundamentals of Waverforms and Monitoring", and Fireside Chat: Improving Communication in the CTICU.

Target Audience

This conference is designed for all members of the cardiothoracic critical care team, including but not limited to surgeons, cardiologists, interventionalists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, perioperative registered nurses, physician assistants, catheter lab technicians, perfusionists, pharmacists, nutritionists, administrative leads, physical/occupational therapists, respiratory therapists. In addition, surgical residents and cardiothoracic surgical fellows in training are encouraged to attend.

Join members of the ERAS Cardiac Society at a networking reception during EACTS 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Email admin@erascardiac.org if you are interested in attending.

From the EACTS website:

" Join us as we navigate new horizons at the 38th EACTS Annual Meeting – the world’s largest meeting of the cardiothoracic surgical community.

Explore breakthrough innovation and scientific research with global experts, enjoy unrivalled networking opportunities and discover new techniques and ways of working.

Developed by global experts, our exciting scientific programme is packed with world-class science and hot topic debates."

See the EACTS 2024 Scientific Programme

10th World Congress of the ERAS® Society

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. ERAS® invites you to join us in Malaga Spain for the 10th World Congress.

ERAS is a multimodal perioperative care pathway designed to achieve early recovery for patients undergoing major surgery.