Education & Training at LIVES 2024
State of the Art Content through Innovative Education & Training
LIVES 2024 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 2024 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 05-06
Join our pre-Congress courses based on your topic of interest and level of expertise.
The following events will be held at LIVES 2024:
Limited availability!
The joint EuroELSO & ESICM Advanced Case Based ECLS/ECMO Course will reinforce at advanced level through case-based discussions and practical examples the key principles of ECMO such as VV-ECMO for adult respiratory failure, ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest (ECPR), ECMO for adult cardiac failure, weaning from VA-ECMO support, VA-ECMO versus other short-term circulatory support devices.
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), Anaesthesiologist (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.
Limited availability!
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.
Limited availability!
The ESICM Advanced Course in ARF & MV will integrate at an advanced level topics such as non-invasive respiratory support in acute hypoxemic failure and lung protective ventilation under assisted modes. 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
Complement this course with a practical workshop that you can book separately during the congress.
Limited availability!
This ESICM Advanced 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 using different methodologies including Virtual Reality.
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.
Limited availability!
The ESICM Fostering Sustainable Practices in Intensive Care Course aims to provide important insights in the importance of sustainability in the ICU and will finalize with a call for action.
The imperative to embrace environmental sustainability within healthcare is underscored by the many impacts of climate change on public health. The healthcare sector's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is in stark contradiction to its mission of promoting health, necessitating a critical look at how healthcare is delivered. Beyond the immediate and direct environmental consequences, the broader implications of climate change, including increased incidence of heat-related illnesses, respiratory conditions, and vector-borne diseases, place additional strain on healthcare resources, further amplifying the urgency for sustainable transformation.
As a leading and global society in intensive care medicine, ESICM acknowledges this critical moment to lead by example, showing that it is possible to maintain, and even enhance patient care standards while significantly mitigating environmental impact of the activities in the ICU.
Limited availability!
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.
Limited availability!
The ESICM Art of Trauma Care Course aims to provide realistic and pragmatic trauma teaching based on most recent evidence. It focuses on recognizing and managing a severely injured patient in the resuscitation room and ICU over the first 48 hours, strategies for organ failure in trauma, non-technical skills, team-work, communication, decision-making under uncertainty, use of cognitive support, SOP, checklists, stress and cognitive load management.
Congress Workshops, October 07-08-09
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 hours
Limited availability!
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 TEE 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
Limited availability!
Learning objectives:
- Use of supraglottic airway devices in difficult airway management
- Conduct percutaneous emergency cricothyroidotomy for rescue oxygenation.
- Carry out percutaneous tracheostomy in ICU
- Select suitable patients suitable for awake tracheal intubation, preparation and performance using a flexible bronchoscope.
Content
- Station 1 - Supraglottic device & video laryngoscopy
- Station 2 - Emergency front of neck airway
- Station 3 - Basics of bronchoscopy in the ICU
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Limited availability!
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 analyse 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 analyse 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
Limited availability!
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
Content
- Station 1 - V-V station
- Station 2 - V-A station
- Station 3 - Normal pump physiology and troubleshooting
Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Focus Session in ECLS/ECMO.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Limited availability!
Learning objectives
- Define the goal of recruitment strategies in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
- List techniques available a the bedside to assess potential for lung recruitment in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
- Perform at the bed side manoeuvres to lung recruitment in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
- To select the optimal PEEP level limiting atelectasis and pulmonary over distension in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
- Explain the goals and risks of mechanical support in patients with obstructive lung disease
- Determine the optimal level of PEEP at the bed side in patients with obstructive lung disease under controlled and assisted ventilation
- Determine the optimal level of inspiratory support w/o increasing risks associated with pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with obstracttive pulmonary disease.
- Describe the rationale for using oesophageal pressure as a surrogate for pleural pressure in patients with acute respiratory failure
- Perform valid measurements of oesophageal pressure in patients on mechanical ventilation
- Set PEEP based on oesophageal pressure at the bed side.
- Set inspiratory support based on lung protection using the oesophageal balloon
- Measure inspiratory effort in spontaneously breathing patients at the bedside using the oesophageal balloon.
- List the rational for advanced respiratory monitoring using ultrasound and EIT in patients with acute respiratory failure
- Use ultrasound to assess respiratory muscle function in critically ill patients
- Understand the role of lung ultrasound in patients with acute respiratory failure and apply this at the bedside
Content
- Station 1 - Lung recruitment: driving pressure, R/I ratio, AOP, lung hysteresis, APRV
- Station 2 - Setting the ventilator in obstructive lung disease
- Station 3 - Oesophageal pressure for assessment of effort and trans pulmonary pressure
- Station 4 - Demonstration of lung and diaphragm ultrasound, EIT
Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Course in ARF & MV
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Limited availability!
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
