Annual ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure Meeting

This conference is jointly sponsored by Children’s National Health System’s Division of Neonatology and George Washington University School of Medicine. The conference will address the educational needs of Pediatric and Adult Healthcare Workers involved in care of the neonatal, pediatric/adult patient in respiratory &/or cardiovascular failure. 

State-of-the-art presentations on the use and latest technologies related to Neonatal, Pediatric, and adult extracorporeal life support (ECLS), nitric oxide, and state-of-the-art ventilation techniques will be presented. Didactic presentation will be combined with panel discussions, and short research presentations to enhance the audiences knowledge in the area of the latest treatments for respiratory and/or cardiovascular failure, while enhancing their knowledge in the pathophysiology of diseases in these populations. Outcome data for neonatal, pediatric, and adult respiratory failure patients will also be presented. Limitations and complications of new therapies will be discussed by experts in the field.