Education & Training at LIVES 2023
State of the Art Content through Innovative Education & Training
LIVES 2023 is designed to meet the educational needs of our Intensive Care community, and facilitate best practice exchange for better clinical performance and patient outcome.
Following the technological advances, LIVES 2023 will integrate the digital innovation in the education dimension through Virtual Reality and Immersive Learning.
Thematic trainings and events will wait for you, from pre-congress courses to workshops planned during the congress.
Seize the opportunity to learn from international experts and peers in person! Secure your spot now - registrations are open!
We hereby would like to wholeheartedly thank all the companies who provided material support for our educational activities at the congress.
Pre-Congress Courses, October 21-22
Join our pre-Congress courses based on your topic of interest and level of expertise.
The following events will be held at LIVES 2023:
- Advanced Course on Critical Care Echocardiography (EDEC)
- Advanced Focus Session in ECLS/ECMO
- Advanced Master Course in ARF & Mechanical Ventilation
- Advanced Master Course in Haemodynamics
- EDIC II Preparation Course
- General Intensive Care Ultrasound
- Managing Health Care: A Health Policy and Economics Perspective
Max number of participants: 100
The ESICM Advanced Course on Critical Care Echocardiography is designed for intensivists who have achieved a basic level of education and training in the use of echocardiography in an intensive care setting and would like to obtain advanced knowledge and certification of their competency.
Complement this course with a practical workshop that you can book separately during the congress.
Max number of participants: 85
The joint EuroELSO & ESICM Advanced Focus Session in ECLS/ECMO will integrate at advanced level topics such as Key principles of ECMO; How to enhance lung protection on VV-ECMO; Preventing and treatment of pulmonary edema on VA-ECMO
Interactive lectures will alternate with clinical case discussions and practical demonstrations.
This event is part of a joint EuroELSO and ESICM learning programme to provide specialised training in extracorporeal techniques to healthcare professionals interested in the field. Certificates may be validated at EuroELSO on the path to the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification (E-AEC).
Requirements to join the course
Participants should have at least a basic understanding of, and preferably clinical experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. They can either be
- Intensivist (in training), Anesthesiologist (in training), Perfusionist (in training) or MD with at least 2 years of clinical experience in intensive care
OR - Registered ICU Nurse with at least two years of experience treating critically-ill patients
Complement this course with a practical workshop that you can book separately during the congress.
Max number of participants: 100
The ESICM Advanced Master Course in ARF & Mechanical Ventilation will integrate at an advanced level topics such as individualised PEEP-setting and transitioning from controlled and assisted ventilation in ARDS patients.
Interactive lectures will alternate with clinical case discussions, practical demonstrations and discussion of techniques.
The course will conclude with a friendly competition and awards.
Requirements to join the course
- Completed the ESICM Foundation course in ARF & MV
OR - Intensivist (in training), Anaesthesiologist (in training), or physician with at least 2 years of clinical experience in intensive care with ventilated patients
OR - Registered ICU Nurse / respiratory therapist with at least two years of experience treating ventilated patients
Max number of participants: 75
This ESICM Advanced Master Course in Haemodynamics will integrate and simulate at advanced level a management plan for the patient with septic shock.
To do so, participants will get immersed in realistic clinical scenarios through Virtual Reality, followed by discussions and specific theoretical insights.
Requirements to join the course
Participants should have at least a basic understanding of, and preferably clinical experience with, invasive arterial pressure monitoring and derived variables, transpulmonary thermodilution, continuous cardiac output monitoring by pulse contour analysis, pulmonary artery catheterization and critical care ultrasound.
Complement this course with practical workshops that you can book separately during the congress.
Max number of participants: 60
This is the official ESICM Preparation Course for the European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC). You will be able to sit the mock examination following the latest examination formats, and receive individual feedback from experienced EDIC examiners.
You will also know more about tips on how to pass the exam, including guidance on educational materials and other resources to best prepare for the Part II EDIC exam.
Content
- Computer-based Assessment on Curves, Biochemistry and Imaging
- Clinical Case Scenarios on Medical and Cardiothoracic topics
- Mock exams in small groups
Max number of participants: 60
The ESICM General Intensive Care Ultrasound (GENIUS) course is a comprehensive, learner-centric course which aims to support physicians in achieving the competencies described in the recently published ESICM guidelines on ultrasound competencies.
The two-day training programme will offer theoretical insights, hands-on learning and case discussions with experts in critical care ultrasound. There will be ample opportunities to discuss and interact with colleagues who share a passion for critical care ultrasound, building learning as well as research networks.
Max number of participants: 40
Built around four main lectures, the course will feature formal lectures, exercises, problem solving and group discussion around how health policy and economics relates to the challenges of leadership and management in healthcare organisations.
The course is organised in collaboration with the Department of Health Policy of the London School of Economics (UK).
Congress Workshops, October 23-24-25
Please note:Registration for the congress is a prerequisite for signing up for the below practical workshops carried out during the congress.
Workshops
Skill and upskill through practical hands-on and simulations.
Duration: 2,5 hour
Max number of participants: 120
While the pre-Congress Advanced Course on Critical Care Echocardiography combines interactive lectures, keynotes and case debates, the practical workshop to be carried out during the congress will help you to complement theory with practice through a two-component worskhop:
- Component 1: Manipulation of the probe in advanced CCE (1 h)
- Component 2: Image interpretation in advanced CCE (1,5h)
Please note: workshop slots may be booked also by participants who are not registered for the EDEC diploma.
Complement this practical two-component workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Course on Critical Care Echocardiography.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Number of available slots: 5
Number of participants: 32 max/workshop
Learning objectives:
- Select suitable patients suitable for awake tracheal intubation, preparation and performance using a flexible bronchoscope.
- Use of supraglottic airway devices in difficult airway management.
- Conduct percutaneous emergency cricothyroidotomy for rescue oxygenation.
- Carry out percutaneous tracheostomy in ICU.
Content
- Station 1. Supraglottic airway devices and video laryngoscopes
- Station 2. Awake tracheal intubation using the flexible bronchoscope
- Station 3. Emergency cricothyroidotomy and percutaneous tracheostomy
- Station 4: Diagnostic bronchoscopy
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Number of available slots: 5
Number of participants: 30 max/workshop
The AMS workshop will consist of a case-based, expert-led workshop that will immerse participants in realistic and safe learning environments through Virtual Reality. Participants will be empowered to enjoy the opportunities that come with the digital decade.
Learning objectives
- Identify the likely infection and initial empiric antimicrobial selection (including initial PK/PD considerations)
- Understand and analyze the role of diagnostics in identifying the microorganisms involved in infection and their resistance patterns
- Examine the modification of antimicrobial therapy in light of microbiology, clinical evolution and TDM (where appropriate)
- Understand and analyze the importance of source control in infection management, and how this contributes to AMS
- Discuss and evaluate the importance of multi-professional teams in each of the above steps – intensivists, nurses, pharmacists, microbiologists, surgeons.
- Report how individual patient data contributes to surveillance, and feeds into decision making and guidelines
Please note: The workshop is part of the AMS learning pathway, and is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from bioMérieux. Workshop slots may be booked by both AMS pathway participants and other participants interested in the topic.
Joint event ESICM & EuroELSO
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Number of available slots: 5
Number of participants: 32 max/workshop
Certification: Certificates are issued in collaboration with EuroELSO. Certificates may be validated at EuroELSO on the path to the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification (E-AEC).
Learning objectives
- Understand the respective indications and basic management of V-A and V-V ECMO
- Identify basic circuit components & mechanical troubleshooting
- Understand the physiology of ECMO-patient interactions
- Identify and manage drainage insufficiency
- Identify and manage recirculation (V-V)
- Identify and manage LV distension (V-A)
- Identify and manage differential oxygenation (V-A)
- Understand the basics of weaning from V-A and V-V ECMO-support
- Gain the basic skill set to perform an ultrasonographic vessel assessment and echo guided percutaneous ECMO cannulation (Seldinger technique)
Content
- Station 1: Cannulation demonstration
- Station 2: V-V station
- Station 3: V-A station
- Station 4: Normal pump physiology and troubleshooting
Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Focus Session in ECLS/ECMO.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Number of available slots: 5
Number of participants: 32 max/workshop
Learning objectives
- Remind the determinants of arterial pressure and explain how to interpret it at the bedside
- Underline how different cardiac output monitoring devices work and detail their respective indications
- Remind the means for assessing tissue oxygenation and to discuss their drawbacks and advantages
- Discuss the practical use of different haemodynamic variables during simulation and clinical cases
Content
- Station 1: Clinical case debate and practical demonstration: determinants of arterial pressure and their interpretation at the bedside; cardiac output monitoring devices simulation
- Station 2: Practical use of different haemodynamic variables
- Station 3: Assessment of tissue oxygenation
Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Master Course in Haemodynamics.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Number of available slots: 5
Number of participants: 32 max/workshop
Learning objectives hands-on :
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- Learn how to set up a CRRT circuit
- Identify practical issues associated with vascular access and filter
- Manage and understand common alarms
Content
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- Station 1: Alarms / troubleshooting
- Station 2 - Citrate regional anticoagulation
- Station 3 - Setup
- Station 4 - Setup
Baxter practical tutorial
If you wish to learn more about organ support therapies and expanded capabilities of the CRRT machine, we invite you to join Baxter's practical tutorial, free of charge.
The tutorial will be repeated twice, on Monday, Oct 23, and Tuesday, Oct 24, from 12:45 to 13:45 and will not overlap with the RRT workshop so that you can benefit from both. More information coming soon.
