PGI is organizing CME on Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care on 24th-25th March

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 24^th March:- Advanced Cardiac center PGI is organizing a one and half day CME on pediatric cardiac critical care on 24^th-25^th march 2017 at ACC. The scientific content is focused on fostering, learning and collaboration for the care provided to children with critical illness and their families. Featuring a collaborative and multidisciplinary program, this is the ultimate meeting place for Physicians, Allied Health Care Professionals and Researchers. A team of critical care staff from Boston Children’s Hospital are joining the CME to discuss their protocols. Advanced Cardiac Centre at PGIMER Chandigarh is performing more than 1500 cardiac surgical cases every year. Out of these the kids comprise more than 40% of surgeries (more than 600 children) and half of them i.e. more than 250 cardiac surgeries are of less than one year kids. Advanced cardiac center cater to various congenital heart diseases starting from tiniest of babies of 1 day till 12 years. Complexities ranging  from Pacemaker insertion in a 1 day old neonate for complete heart block to a 3 day old neonate for arterial switch operation for complete transposition of great arteries to a 12 year kid with single ventricle for Fontane operation. The commonest procedure offered is intra cardiac repair for tetralogy of fallot. Results of pediatric cardiac surgeries at PGI are matching international standards. This CME under the able guidance of Dr. GD Puri (Organizing Chairperson) is being organized by Dr Banashreeas an endeavor to improving standards of pediatric cardiac care.  Children Heartlink, a non - profit organization is supporting this program. One should attend the CME to know about the techniques of critical care, get the contemporary knowledge and know about the global advances. Consultants, Fellows & Residents from Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery disciplines,  ICU Nursing Professionals from Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery intensive care unit, Pediatric intensive care unit and  Neonatal intensive care unit, Perfusionists  are attending the  CME. Dr Ravi Thiagarajan from Boston Children Hospital is presenting his experience of ECMO at Boston to the delegates. Ms Anna Fisk the nursing manager from Boston Children Hospital will teach non technical skills to the ICU staff. She is also giving training on motivating the ICU staff for improving the patient outcomes.  We wish for a great time over these days at the CME.