28th Annual Specialist Education in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (SEECMO) Conference

Friday, May 18, 2018, 12:00 AM - Sunday, May 20, 2018, 1:00 PM, Westin Downtown Indianapolis


The ECMO program at IU Health Methodist Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health would like to invite you to participate in our upcoming Specialists Education in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (SEECMO) Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 18 - 20, 2018. This conference is designed with a focus on the bedside technical specialist and will attract specialists from the neonatal, pediatric and adult realm. These specialists may include advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, respiratory  therapists and perfusionists. Additional attendees will include neonatal, pediatric, cardiac and adult critical care physicians, as well as pediatric and adult surgeons.

Goals:

This conference will discuss current trends and management in the care of patients experiencing cardiac and respiratory failure requiring ECMO support. Themes of this conference include:

• Caring for the ECMO Specialist
• Multi-disciplinary rounding
• Ambulatory and Awake ECMO
• Ethics
• Quality and Safety within ECMO Programs
• Anticoagulation
• ECMO Program Growth
• ECMO and CRRT
  

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts are being accepted for all ECMO-related topics for poster presentations at the 28th Annual SEECMO conference. Suggested topics of interest include: case reports, quality improvement initiatives, ECMO-related research, ECMO transport, ambulatory ECMO, ethics, and anticoagulation.Abstracts should be typed on one 8 ½ x 11 page.  Abstracts are due Monday, April 30, 2018.  Notification of acceptance will be communicated by Wednesday, May 9, 2018.  Abstracts should be emailed to Gail Hocutt at [email protected].

1. Review anticoagulation basics and discuss alternative methods for anticoagulation
2. Identify ethical challenges in ECMO and discuss strategies for ECMO team members for coping through these challenges
3. Discuss quality and safety processes within ECMO programs
4. Outline decision-making processes related to ECMO initiation
5. Describe patient management strategies during ECMO therapy

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Methodist and Indiana University Health Riley. The Indiana University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education

Indiana University Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91) (OH-412, 6/1/2019)

Nurses will earn up to 15.5 contact hours for time in attendance and submission of the evaluation.

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (15.50 hours)

This conference will be held at The Westin Indianapolis located at 241 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN. 

Reservations for SEECMO 2018 attendees can be made online. Please use this link to make your reservation today!

If you are in need of transportation to/from The Westin Indianapolis and the Indianapolis International Airport, check out Go Express. This shuttle runs to/from the airport with a drop-off location across the street from The Westin at the Indiana Convention Center. The cost is $10 each way.

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. All faculty, authors, editors, and planning committee members participating in an IUSM-sponsored activity are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.

Interested in being a commercial exhibitor or sponsor at the SEECMO Conference, please click “Register Now” to complete the online form and payment.

Exhibit Booth Rates:

• Standard single booth for 3-day conference: $850
• Standard single booth for 3-day conference, non-profit: $650

Amenities include:

• Booth for duration of conference
• One, 6-foot table with two chairs
• Two complimentary exhibitor registrations
• Wireless internet access
• Power strip with one extension cord

  

Sponsorship Opportunities:

In addition to participating and supporting our conference as an exhibitor, there are opportunities for sponsorship.

Platinum Level Sponsor – $5,000

• Name on signage in exhibit area for duration of conference
• Recognition at the reception on Friday night
• Two complimentary sponsor registrations
• Two tickets to the reception on Friday night
• Two tickets to Indy 500 Qualifications on Saturday afternoon
• Recognition in conference program materials

Gold Level Sponsor – $3,000

• Name on signage in exhibit area for duration of conference
• Recognition at the reception on Friday night
• One complimentary sponsor registrations
• Two tickets to the reception on Friday night
• Recognition in conference program materials

Silver Level Sponsor – $2,000

• Name on signage in exhibit area for duration of conference
• One complimentary sponsor registration
  
• Recognition in conference program materials 

Conference Reception – Friday, May 18, 2018 – $2,000

• Name and logo on signage at reception
• Two tickets to the reception
• Name on signage at registration area for duration of conference
• Recognition in conference program materials

Audiovisual System Sponsor – $2,000

• Name on signage in exhibit area
• One complimentary sponsor registration
• Recognition in conference program materials

Transportation to Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Saturday, May 19, 2018 – $2,000

• Two tickets to Indy 500 Qualifications on Saturday afternoon
• Recognition in conference program materials

SEECMO Prospectus

For questions or technical issues not addressed online, please contact us at [email protected] or 317.274.0104.

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