Search © 2007-2008 CRRT Inc. CRRT 2008 Conference - Program and Workshops Complete CRRT Brochure PDF (728K) Wednesday, February 27 7:00am Registration for Wednesday's Hands-On Workshop 8:00-5:15 FULL DAY CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS Full Day Concurrent Workshops- H01 & H02 8:00-5:15 8:00-5:15 H01 Gambro Prismaflex Hands-On Workshop Training on setup, connections, operations, monitoring and troubleshooting for the Prismaflex platform systems for patients requiring various modalities of CRRT. 8:00-10:15 Session 1 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:30 Session 2 12:30-1:30 Lunch Hosted by Conference for Workshop Participants 1:30-3:15 Session 3 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-5:15 Session 4 8:00-5:15 H02 Fundamentals of CRRT This workshop offers an introduction to CRRT techniques and is developed to provide a core set of information on the principles and practice of CRRT. This workshop will cover the components and basic principles of continuous renal replacement therapy. The operating characteristics of CRRT techniques for solute and fluid management, drug management will be discussed along with the potential applications of these techniques. Requirements for developing a successful CRRT program and selecting machines will also be described. 8:00-8:40 Operating Principles of CRRT William R. Clark, MD 8:40-9:20 Access/Membrane and Circuit Michael A. Kraus, MD 9:20-10:00 Anticoagulation Andrew Davenport, MD, FRCP 10:00-10:15 Discussion 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-11:10 Solute Control and Dose William R. Clark, MD 11:10-11:50 Solutions: Replacement & Dialysate Michael A. Kraus, MD 11:50-12:15 Fluid Management Ravindra L. Mehta, MBBS, MD, DM, FACP 12:15-12:30 Discussion 12:30-1:30 Lunch Hosted by Conference for Workshop Participants 1:30-2:10 Drug Management Bruce A. Mueller, PharmD, FCCP 2:10-3:00 Patient Selections and Outcomes Emil P. Paganini, MD, FACP, FRCP 3:00-3:15 Discussion 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-4:10 Organizational and Financial Aspects Jorge Cerda, MD, FACP, FASN 4:10-5:15 CRRT Machine Comparisons 8:00-5:15pm HALF DAY WORKSHOPS (concurrent with HO1 and HO2) Half Day Concurrent Workshops-H03 8:00-12:30 8:00-12:30 H03 Pediatric CRRT Patrick D. Brophy, MD, FAAP, FRCPC Helen Currier, BSN, RN, CNN Stuart L. Goldstein, MD Michael Zappitelli, MD, MSc How to prescribe and deliver CRRT for neonates and pediatric patients, including machine setup, operations, monitoring and managing alarm conditions. 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:30 Pediatric CRRT (continued) 12:30-1:30 Lunch Hosted by Conference for Workshop Participants Half Day Concurrent Workshops-H04 1:30-5:15 1:30-5:15 H04 Baxter Healthcare Corporation Lee C. Ware, RN An in-depth review of the new Aquarius instrument for CRRT & TPE demonstrates how to treat a wide range of patients with advanced therapy options, backed by Baxter's clinical support, technical services and enhanced offerings. Competence, Constancy, Confidence. 3:15-3:30 Coffee Break 3:30-5:15 Baxter Healthcare Corporation (continued) Thursday Morning, February 28 7:00am-7:30pm Registration 8:00am-11:30am WORKSHOPS (open to all participants - applicable to physicians, nurses and allied personnel) (Codes: C= Core workshop, I = Intermediate, A = Advanced, N= Nurses, AP = of interest to nurses and allied personnel) Workshops designated by an asterisk (*) will be presented twice in different time slots. Workshops presented in a series are marked with a "1" for a primary workshop discussion in this area and "2" for a more complex or advanced discussion in this area. Please note that the series workshops 1 and 2 can be either taken subsequently (following each other) or they can each be taken independently (e.g. workshop 1 can be taken without taking workshop 2 and vice versa). Workshop Group 1 8:00-9:30 8:00-9:30 A01 CRRT Systems I I. B.Braun Diapact II John Barnes, RN, CCRN Device demonstrations of features, setup, operation, monitoring and discontinuation. Please note A01 is a two part workshop - 45 minutes in each (A01 I & A01 II) 8:00-9:30 A01 CRRT Systems I II. Baxter Healthcare Aquarius System Christopher Peticca, Sr. CRRT Account Exe Device demonstrations of features, setup, operation, monitoring and discontinuation. Please note A01 is a two part workshop - 45 minutes in each (A01 I & A01 II) 8:00-9:30 B02 Vascular Access /Membrane and Circuit 1 Nigel Fealy, RN, MN, ACCCN Michael A. Kraus, MD Eileen Lischer, RN BSN MA Principles of catheter choice, placement, maintenance, recognition and management of complications, selection and use of membranes for different applications, circuit design, setup and monitoring 8:00-9:30 C03 Dialysis Dose Prescription and Delivery William R. Clark, MD Claudio Ronco, MD Operational characteristics influencing solute removal in CRRT 8:00-9:30 D04 Critical Care Pharamacology: Vasopresors, and Ionotropes Patrick T. Murray, MD Andrew D. Shaw, MD FRCA FCCM Pathophysiology of shock and the principles and practical use of vasopressors, ionotropes , vasodilators in critically ill patients. 8:00-9:30 E05 Organizational Aspects of CRRT Programs Jorge Cerda, MD, FACP, FASN Emil P. Paganini, MD, FACP, FRCP Practical issues for organization and implementation of a CRRT program. Developing and implementing policies and protocols for CRRT. Multidisciplinary teams, collaborative precatice, Finanical models and other strategies for succsess 8:00-9:30 F06 Extracorporeal Techniques for Sepsis 1: Pathophysiology and Targets Hiroyuki Hirasawa, MD John A. Kellum, MD William L. Macias, MD, PhD Pathophysiology of sepsis and rationale for use of extracorporeal support in treatment of sepsis. Experimental models for high permeability membranes, HVHF, VHVHF and hybrid therapies" 8:00-9:30 G07 Biomarkers: Principles and Applications Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD Prasad Devarajan, MD Principles and classification of biomarkers and their application for diagnosis and management of diseases. Criteria for using biomarkers as surrogate end points. 8:00-9:30 H08 CRRT Systems II I. NxStage Therapy System Christopher Kontzen Device demonstrations of features, setup, operation, monitoring and discontinuation. Please note H08 is a two part workshop - 45 minutes in each (H08 I & H08 II). 8:00-9:30 H08 CRRT Systems II II. Gambro Device demonstrations of features, setup, operation, monitoring and discontinuation. Please note H08 is a two part workshop - 45 minutes in each (H08 I & H08 II). 9:30-10:00 Coffee Break Workshop Group 2 10:00-11:30 10:00-11:30 A09a CRRT Systems III Fresenius Christian Schlaeper, MS Device demonstrations of features, setup, operation, monitoring and discontinuation. Please note this workshop runs the full 1 1/2 hours and is simultaneous with A09b 10:00-11:30 A09b CRRT Systems III Solutions for CRRT 1: Practical Issues Edward Ross, MD Sheldon W. Tobe, MD, FRCP(C) Solutions of various compositions will be compared and the rational for selecting bicarbonate based solutions and electrolyte composition of solutions will be described. The effect of the composition of solutions on metabolic control particularly in higher flow prescriptions will be reviewed. These principles will be expanded in a case based format in Workshop A25. Please note this workshop runs the full 1 1/2 hours and is simultaneous with A09a 10:00-11:30 B10 Anticoagulation: Mechanisms and Techniques Andrew Davenport, MD, FRCP Ashita Tolwani, MD Anticoagulation regimens: Mechanisms, selection, prescription, monitoring and implementation 10:00-11:30 C11 Fluid Management Ravindra L. Mehta, MBBS, MD, DM, FACP Principles of volume assessment, fluid removal and fluid regulation with different CRRT equipment 10:00-11:30 D12 Critical Care Management: Nutrition Assessment and Delivery Oliver Joannes-Boyau, MD Greet Van Den Berghe, MD, PhD Pathophysiology of malnutrition in critically ill patients. Principles of nutritional assessment and support and adjustments for RRT. 10:00-11:30 E13 Competency Assessment in CRRT Patty Graham, RN, MS, CCRN, CS Eileen Lischer, RN BSN MA Description on training requirements, core curriclulum and skills assessment for CRRT care delivery. 10:00-11:30 F14 Liver and the Kidney 1: Principles of Hepatic Dysfunction Tarek Hassanein, MD Michael Joannidis, MD Pathophysiology of hepatic failure and rationale for use of different techniques for extracorporeal support techniques (Cell based systems, MARS, CRRT) for hepatic support 10:00-11:30 G15 Therapy Comparisons : SLED vs. CRRT vs. PD Rajasekara Chakravarthi, MD, DNB (Nephrology) Thomas A. Golper, MD Mark R. Marshall, MBChB, FRACP Comparisons of operational characteristics including anticoagulation, membranes, solutions and flows and approaches for ongoing and future research 10:00-11:30 H16 Pediatric CRRT: The Basics Steven R. Alexander, MD Patrick D. Brophy, MD, FAAP, FRCPC John J. Gardner, RN Stuart L. Goldstein, MD Michael Zappitelli, MD, MSc Technique requirement and application for use in children including neonates. Practical issues for setting up and maintaining a pediatric CRRT program. Policies and procedures and protocol based management 11:30-1:00 Lunch Hosted by Conference Thursday Afternoon, February 28 SESSION I: PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS 1:00-1:10 Opening Remarks Ravindra L. Mehta, MBBS, MD, DM, FACP Plenary 1 MINI-SYMPOSIA Organ Dysfunction in the Critically Ill Patient: Emerging Concepts 1:00-3:30 1:10-1:30 Glycemic Control: Does it Matter? Greet Van Den Berghe, MD, PhD 1:30-1:50 Endothelial Dysfunction: The Common Pathway to MODS? William L. Macias, MD, PhD 1:50-2:10 Acute Pancreatitis: Pathophysiology and Management Hiroyuki Hirasawa, MD 2:10-2:30 Disordered Tissue Perfusion Emanuel Rivers, MD 2:30-2:50 Liver Dysfunction in Critical Illness Tarek Hassanein, MD 2:50-3:15 SPECIAL LECTURE Endocrine Manifestations of Critical Illness Greet Van Den Berghe, MD, PhD 3:15-3:30 Panel Discussion 3:30-4:00 Coffee Break - Exhibits Open Plenary 2 MINI-SYMPOSIA Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): Pathophysiology 4:00-6:00 4:00-4:20 Pathogenesis of AKI: What Have We Learned From Biomarkers? Prasad Devarajan, MD 4:20-4:40 Contrast Nephropathy: Epidemiology and Prognosis Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH 4:40-5:00 Post Cardiac Surgery AKI: the EVOLVE Study Emil P. Paganini, MD, FACP, FRCP 5:00-5:20 What Happens in the Operating Room? Andrew D. Shaw, MD FRCA FCCM 5:20-5:45 SPECIAL LECTURE Sepsis-Induced AKI: Natural History and Relationship to Inflammatory Response John A. Kellum, MD 5:45-6:00 Panel Discussion 6:00 Adjourn 6:00-7:30 Exhibit Reception and Poster Session Friday Morning, February 29 7:00am-4:00pm Registration SESSION II: EMERGING CONCEPTS IN AKI AND CRITICAL CARE 7:25-7:30 Announcements Ravindra L. Mehta, MBBS, MD, DM, FACP Plenary 3 MINI-SYMPOSIA Controversies in Management of the Critically Ill Patient 7:30-9:45 7:30-7:50 Targeted Resuscitation: Strategies for Success Emanuel Rivers, MD 7:50-8:10 Multi Organ Failure or Multi Organ Success Mervyn Singer, MD 8:10-8:25 Lung Kidney Interactions: Clinical Correlations Stuart L. Goldstein, MD 8:25-8:40 Lung Kidney Interactions: Mechanisms and Pathways Hamid Rabb, MD, FACP 8:40-9:00 Maintaining Renal Perfusion:What Works? Patrick T. Murray, MD 9:00-9:30 SPECIAL LECTURE Sepsis Induced Organ Dysfunction: Strategies for Prevention and Treatment Mervyn Singer, MD 9:30-9:45 Panel Discussion 9:45-10:15 Coffee Break Plenary 4 MINI-SYMPOSIA Emerging Concepts in AKI 10:15-12:45 10:15-10:35 Bench to Bedside: What's New in AKI? Hamid Rabb, MD, FACP 10:35-10:55 Early Intervention in AKI: Is Erythropoietin Beneficial? Zoltan Endre, MD, PhD 10:55-11:15 Heart Failure and the Kidney Gregg C. Fonarow, MD 11:15-11:35 Cardiorenal Syndrome: Do We Know What it is? Claudio Ronco, MD 11:35-11:55 AKI in the Tropics: What Have We Learned? Emmanuel Burdmann, MD, PhD 11:55-12:15 Risk Assessment for AKI: The Evolving Toolkit Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD