Aims of the day:

• To empower all practitioners to act with confidence to better treat our critically ill cardiac patients using well validated cardiac arrest protocols, safely managing the patient
• To promote a team approach in caring for the post cardiac surgical patient with positive results
• Discuss 5 point plan
• Demonstrate successful CALS re-sternotomy in 5 minutes

Day to include:

• EACTS Cardiac Arrest Protocols and applying them to clinical areas
• Practical sessions using the CALS protocol
• Lectures: tracheostomy emergencies, cardiovascular problems, transoesophageal echo, chest X-ray interpretation
• Workstations: chest opening, internal defibrillation, emergency airway management (inc. tracheostomy insertion), intra-aortic balloon device management, invasive monitoring, chest X-rays, transoesophageal echo and epicardial pacing
• ‘Scoop and Run’ guidelines review and mock transfer of cardiac arrest patient to theatre and chest opening
• Human factors in cardiac surgery

Who should attend:

• Critical Care and Anaesthetic
  Practitioners
• Theatre Nurses
• Surgeons
• Anaesthetists
• Alert Nurses
• Surgical Care Practitioners

Faculty led by:

Mr Marius Berman – Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Dr Kiran Salaunkey – Consultant Anaesthetist

Tracey Senycia – Matron and Clinical & Practice Educator