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AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course

Dates -
ModalityIn personOnline
Price100 - 750 €
Teaching Hours16 h
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Enhance your pediatric cardiovascular intensive care skills with hands-on training and expert guidance

Join the AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course and acquire cutting-edge skills in managing pediatric patients with critical cardiovascular conditions. Over two days, learn from international experts, participate in hands-on sessions, and tackle real-world scenarios through high-fidelity simulations.

Transform your approach to cardiovascular intensive care medicine and become a leader in this essential field. Be inspired, gain new skills, and be ready to make a difference.

Upon completing the course, participants will be able to

  • Acquire advanced skills in managing pediatric patients with critical cardiovascular diseases, enhancing the ability to make quick and precise decisions in high-complexity situations.
  • Develop competencies in the use of cutting-edge technologies and techniques for monitoring and treating cardiovascular conditions in the pediatric intensive care unit.
  • Promote interdisciplinary teamwork and effective communication in the intensive care setting, improving treatment quality and clinical outcomes for pediatric patients.

Improve your skills in:

Clinical Assistance ProceduresDecision makingKnowledge and understanding of pathologiesInterpreting resultsData analysis and managementMultidisciplinary collaboration

Contents

Thursday March 26, 2026

Module 1

Interactive Talks & Live Simulation

Topic 1
Basic Physiology and Monitoring
Topic 2
Cardiopulmonary Interactions
Topic 3
Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilatory Support

Module 2

Interactive Talks & Live Simulation

Topic 1
Echocardiography in the CICU
Topic 2
Looking outside the heart
Lunch lecture:
Postoperative arrhythmias & Challenging EKGs

Hands-on practice

Workout of the Day

Skill 1-2
4 stations
  • Cath Data
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Simulation Lab
  • POCUS & TEE

Friday March 27, 2026

Module 3

Interactive Talks & Live Simulation

Topic 1
The Basics of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Topic 2
Principles of MCS (ECMO & VADs)
Topic 3
The Transplanted Heart in the CICU

Module 4

Interactive Talks & Live Simulation

Topic 1
Care of the Neonate in the CICU
Topic 2
Neuromonitoring in the CICU
Topic 3
Single ventricle physiology and management. (Qp/Qs)
Topic 4
Sedation & Analgesia

Hands-on practice

Workout of the Day

Skill 3-4
4 stations
  • Cath Data
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Simulation Lab
  • POCUS & TEE
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Aimed at

  • Cardiologists.
  • Intensivists.
  • Intensive Care Nurses.
  • Cardiovascular Surgeons.
  • Cardiovascular Care Technicians.
  • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiotherapists.

Learning experience

We have designed a complete program, carefully prepared with the participation of expert speakers to guarantee you a high-level training experience.

Registration options

Training options: Choose the modality that best suits you
This includes course registration fee for 2 days, course material / hands-on, lunch & refreshments during coffee breaks & first-night dinner.
Juniors (AEPC, ESPNIC) or trainees (residents, fellows): 300 €
Seniors: 750 €
Virtual course: live lectures w/o hands-on: 100 €

ON SITE- AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course
Dates - 
Registration deadlineUntil
ModalityIn person
Teaching Hours16 h
LanguageEnglish
AccreditationEuropean EAACME (SEAFORMEC) accreditation has been requested
Places
40  Places left: 37
Juniors (AEPC, ESPNIC) or trainees (residents, fellows): 300 €
ONLINE- AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course
Dates - 
Registration deadlineUntil
ModalityOnline
LanguageEnglish
AccreditationEdition. AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course. On site. 2026
Places
Unlimited

Experts

You will train with international experts, leaders in the field of intensive cardiology, who bring their extensive experience and knowledge to provide you with top-quality training.

Joan Sánchez de Toledo
Pediatric Heart Center SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital. Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital
Nicole Sekarski
CHUV | Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois.
Director
David Ferri Rufete
SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Accredited training

European EAACME (SEAFORMEC) accreditation has been requested

Endorsed by:

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Do you need futher information?

Contact us, and we will answer your questions about the program.

Training Administration Office

Sant Joan de Déu Education C. Díaz de la Fuente, 1. 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona)
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