AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course
Enhance your pediatric cardiovascular intensive care skills with hands-on training and expert guidance
Join the AEPC Cardiovascular Intensive Care Training Course for a unique, immersive learning experience that brings pediatric cardiovascular critical care to life.
Over two dynamic days, challenge your clinical reasoning alongside international experts, engage in thought-provoking debates, witness live clinical demonstrations, and step onto the stage to manage complex scenarios through high-fidelity team simulations
Upon completing the course, you 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.
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Contents
Thursday March 18th, 2027
Monitoring and physiology. Which number tell the truth, and which one fool us?
Raul Montero Yéboles. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Reina Sofía. Córdoba, Spain.
A complicated relationship. Who's really in control?
Joan Sanchez de Toledo. Heart Institute. SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Barcelona, Spain. Cardiac Critical Care Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, US
How can a single ventilator adjustment change everything?
Rebecca Anderson de la Llana. Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. Zurich University Hospital. Zurich, Switzerland.
Three experts debate: are we helping the heart or making things worse?
Watch a clinical team take the stage and race to understand what went wrong.
Raul Montero Yéboles. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Reina Sofía. Córdoba, Spain.
Rebecca Anderson de la Llana. Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. Zurich University Hospital. Zurich, Switzerland.
Joan Sanchez de Toledo. Heart Institute. SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Barcelona, Spain. Cardiac Critical Care Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, US
What would an expert look for first? Live scanning reasoning and tips.
Nicole Sekarski. Pediatric Cardiology. Department of Pediatrics. CHUV | Centre hospitalier universitaire Vaudois. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cecile Tissot. Pediatric Cardiology, Clinique des Grangettes. Geneva, Switzerland & Co-director of the swiss targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) program.
Lungs, veins, congestion and VeXUS. The ultrasound beyond the heart.
Nadya Yousef. Pediatrics and Neonatal Critical Care. Hospital Antoine-Béclère. Clamart, France.
Daniel Palanca Arias. Pediatric Cardiology & Pediatric Intensive Care. Miguel Servet University Hospital. Zaragoza, Spain.
Watch ultrasound-guided procedures come to life through simulation on stage.
Javier Gavela. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. London, UK.
Daniel Palanca Arias. Pediatric Cardiology & Pediatric Intensive Care. Miguel Servet University Hospital. Zaragoza, Spain.
2 intensivists & 2 cardiologists
More images, more information… but better decisions?
Can you choose the right treatment before the clock runs out?
Andrea Greco. Pediatric Cardiology. SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Barcelona, Spain.
When, why and how to initiate temporary transvenous pacing. Procedure live.
Cruzalegui JC. Pediatric Cardiology. SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Barcelona, Spain.
Can surgeons, cardiologists and intensivists work together?
Friday March 19th, 2027
Yesterday's toughest decisions are back. What did we learn?
Leadership, teamwork and handovers. What goes wrong in CICU?
What should every intensivist know before receiving the patient?
Alejandro Fernandez-Cisneros. Cardiac Surgery. Center for Congenital Heart Diseases. SJD Barcelona. Children’s Hospital & Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain.
Watch experts troubleshoot mechanical circulatory support live.
Cho Ng. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. London, UK.
Javier Gavela. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. London, UK.
2 surgeons & 2 intensivists.
When should we escalate? Experts debate timing, selection and no return.
What makes the transplanted heart different?
Dimpna Calila Albert. Pediatric Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Program. Heart Center. KFSH & RC. Riyadh, KSA.
Why can small physiological changes have major consequences?
Ricardo Munoz. Cardiac Criticar Care Medicine and Tele ICU services. Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christie. Texas, US.
When, why and how to perform emergency resternotomy. Live simulation.
Javier Gavela. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. London, UK.
Alejandro Fernandez-Cisneros. Cardiac Surgery. Center for Congenital Heart Diseases. SJD Barcelona. Children’s Hospital & Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain.
What happens when the balance is lost?
Javier Gavela. Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. London, UK.
2 intensivists & 2 cardiologists
How should management change with cardiac physiology?
Can we recognise and prevent neurological injury in critically ill patients?
Marta Camprubí-Camprubí. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Barcelona, Spain.
The patient needs sedation, but the circulation is fragile.
Montse Fontanals Caravaca. Pediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiology. SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital.
Barcelona, Spain.
New technologies, emerging challenges and the future of paediatric cardiac intensive care.
Ricardo Munoz. Cardiac Criticar Care Medicine and Tele ICU services. Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christie. Texas, US.
ROX ZONE | The Cardiac Intensive Care Skills Arena
4 Stations · 4 Challenges · 4 Teams
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.
The course is available both in-person and online, offering you flexibility in how to participate.
Spaces are provided to share experiences and network among participants.
Enhance your practical skills in simulation workshops with realistic and dynamic scenarios.
Put into practice, in person, your knowledge of Advanced Trauma Life Support in pediatric patients.
Refine your teamwork skills in adverse situations and share knowledge and experiences with your peers.
Training options: choose the learning experience that fits you best
This training is not currently available for purchase.
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.
Location:
Auditorium Dr. Plaza
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital
Plaza Auditorium
Passeig Sant Joan de Déu 2,
08950, Esplugues de Llobregat
Barcelona
Accredited training
European EAACME (SEAFORMEC) accreditation has been requested
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Do you need futher information?
Contact us, and we will answer your questions about the program.