Plan to attend the ECMO Experts Comprehensive Course in January 2026

ECMO Experts Comprehensive Course

ECMO-January-26-Egypt-Critical-Care- This is a 3-day intensive ECMO course being held January 29-31, 2026 at the Critical Care Department, Kasr Al Ainy, Cairo University.

The course is co-organized by the Egyptian ECMO Working Group (A division of ECCCP) in collaboration of the Critical care Departement , cairo University and led by Prof. Akram Abdel Bary and team.

Course Content Overview

The program combines theoretical lectures with extensive hands-on practical training covering:

Fundamental ECMO Concepts:

ECMO physiology, modes, and circuit components
Cannulation techniques and recirculation management
VV ECMO (Veno-Venous) for respiratory failure
VA ECMO (Veno-Arterial) for cardiac support
ECPR (Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

Clinical Applications:

ARDS management
Cardiac failure and mechanical circulatory assistance
Mechanical ventilation strategies during ECMO
Awake ECMO protocols
ECMO transport considerations

Advanced Topics:

Complications and troubleshooting
Monitoring parameters and techniques
Medication management on ECMO
Physiotherapy for ECMO patients
Procedures and renal replacement therapy (RRT)
ECMO weaning strategies

Practical Skills:

Circuit priming and de-airing
Console operation
Oxygenator failure management
Accidental decannulation scenarios
Multiple simulation scenarios

Learning Objectives

By attending this course, participants will be able to:

Understand ECMO Fundamentals – Explain the physiological principles, different ECMO modes, and indications for VV and VA ECMO support
Master Circuit Management – Demonstrate proficiency in circuit assembly, priming, de-airing, and identifying circuit components
Perform Safe Cannulation – Understand cannulation strategies, recognize recirculation, and manage cannula-related complications
Manage ECMO Patients – Apply appropriate ventilation strategies, medication adjustments, and monitoring techniques for patients on ECMO support
Handle Emergency Situations – Respond effectively to critical complications including oxygenator failure, accidental decannulation, and circuit emergencies
Troubleshoot Technical Problems – Identify and resolve common ECMO-related issues through systematic troubleshooting approaches
Implement ECMO in Special Scenarios – Manage ECPR, ECMO transport, and awake ECMO protocols safely
Coordinate Multidisciplinary Care – Integrate physiotherapy, procedures, and RRT while maintaining ECMO support
Execute Weaning Protocols – Assess readiness for weaning and implement evidence-based weaning strategies
Apply Clinical Decision-Making – Synthesize knowledge through case simulations and scenario-based learning to make appropriate clinical judgments

The course includes pre- and post-testing to assess knowledge acquisition and provides extensive hands-on experience through simulation stations with expert supervision.

Featured Speakers of the Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Summit

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Featured Speakers of the Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Summit

The Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Summit will feauture a panel of Spanish and Egyptian Speakers who will present over the two days of the conference the latest knowledge in Critical Care medicine.

The scientific program will include besides lectures two workshops on:

Mechanical ventilation conducted by Dr Fernanado Sipmann and Dr Oscare Penuelas from SEMICYUC
ECMO Essentials conducted by Dr Mohamed Yousri from ECCCP

Egypt Spain Critical care Conference Speakers

ECCCP to co-organize with SEMICYUC the Third Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Summit

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ECCCP to co-organize with SEMICYUC the Third Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Summit

3rd-Egyptian-Spanish-Critical-care-conference The Egyptian College of Critical Care Physicians (ECCCP) will co-organize with the Spanish ICU society (SEMICYUC) the Third Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Medicine summit. The summit is hosted by the Critical Care Unit at Assiut Faculty of Medicine. and is scheduled on 1 and 2 October, 2025 and will be held at Assiut University.

The conference scientific program includes lectures and workshops delivered by a panel of Egyptian and Spanish faculty.

ECCCP has initiated with SEMICYUC the Egyptian Spanish Critical Care series in 2023 under the theme of Averroes (Ibn Rushd) The initiative aims to exchange knowledge and experiences between the two socities.

Lectures of the third critical care summit are :

Importance of Heart-Lung Interactions and pulmonary vascular dysfunction in ARDS
Update in non-invasive respiratory support in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Lung and diaphragmatic protection during assisted ventilation
How to manage difficult to wean patients
Ventilation strategies in cardiogenic shock
Steroids in ARDS: Is there still a role?
Lung Ultrasound role in critical care medicine
Pulmonary Emergencies in the ICU
Updated guidelines for the management of VAP
Defining the best fluid and pharmacological management strategies in cardiogenic shock
Mechanical Circulatory support modalities in Cardiogenic shock: options and evidences
Advanced management of Right Ventricular Failure.
Update in Myocardial dysfunction in sepsis
Severe Refractory Heart Failure: What’s New?
The Expanding role of Cardiac assist devices
Preserving the Ischemic Brain in Cardiac Arrest
Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure

The summit will provide as well two workshops on Mechanical Ventilation and ECMO

The Second Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Symposium

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The Second Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Symposium

ECCCP will organize the second Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Symposium on the 29th of February, 2024 in collaboration with the Spanish Intensive Care Society ( SEMICYUC )

The lectures to be delivered by Spanish speakers are:

Patient Ventilator Interactions. — Dr. Cande de Haro (Hospital Parc Pauli) Sabadell, Barcelona
Prone positioning beyond improving oxygenation —Dr. Oriol Roca (Hospital Parc Pauli) Sabadell, Barcelona
Recruitment maneuvers in ARDS — Dr. Fernando Suarez Sipmann (Hospital de La Princesa) Madrid
NIV support in hypoxemic patients — Dr. Gonzalo Hernández (Hospital de Toledo), Toledo
Weaning in Clinical practice — Dr. Maria del Mar Fernandez (Hospital De Terrassa) Terrassa, Barcelona

ECCCP to organize the Third Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium

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ECCCP to organize the Third Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium

The Egyptian College of Critical care Physicians (ECCCP) is proud to organize the third Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium scheduled on 11 January , 2024 at the Learning Resource Complex ( LRC) at Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine.

The symposium with guest an eminent panel of critical care medicine experts from Egypt and Italy.

Lectures and speakers are :

Antimicrobial properties of high-dose inhaled nitric oxide

Professor Lorenzo Berra, MD

Medical Director, Respiratory Care, Reginald Jenney Associate Professor

Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research, Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, USA

Updates to the Care of Hemorrhagic Stroke 2023

Professor Tamer Abdel Hak

Vascular Neurology & Neuro Critical Care, Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, USA

Awake prone position in hypoxemic patients: does one size fit?

Professor Domenico Luca Grieco

Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

More information is available at the symposium website : https://aida150.com

The First Egyptian Italian Critical care Symposium 2021

The Second Egyptian Italian Critical care Symposium 2022

ECMO Experts Comprehensive Made Easy course

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ECMO Experts Comprehensive Made Easy course

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ECMO Experts Comprehensive Made Easy course took place at the Critical Care Department, Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University from 9 till 11 November, 2023 followed by a cannulation Course on 12 November, 2023.

The three days featured lectures and skill stations delivered by the ECMO Unit of the Critical Care Department Cairo University and was directed by Professor Akram Abdel Bary, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University

The course is an ELSO endorsed course which is required for step 1 and step 2 ELSO specialist certification .

The course was also endorsed by the Egyptian ECMO Working Group (A division of the Egyptian College of Critical care Physicians – ECCCP)

Interesting Links

The Changing Role of the Coronary Care Cardiologist & The Emerging Role of Cardiac Intensive Care Specialists

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The Changing Role of the Coronary Care Cardiologist & The Emerging Role of Cardiac Intensive Care Specialists

Egypt-Critical-Care-Spain-Symposium-May-2023 Lecture presented by Professor Sherif Mokhtar, President of the Egyptian College of Critical Care Physicians at the Egyptian Spanish Critical Care Symposium.

Themed the Averroes symposium , the Egyptian Spanish Critical care Symposium was held on 11 May , 2023 in collaboration with the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine .

Mechanical Ventilation in Obesity Lecture

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Mechanical Ventilation in Obesity

Presented by Professor Lorenzo Berra and Dr Roberta Santiago , Harvard Medical School, USA at the Second Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium held on 29 December 2022 at the Learning Resource Center, Kasr Al Ainy School of medicine and organized by the Egyptian College of Critical care Physicians ( ECCCP)

Regional Ventilation/ Perfusion ratio and VILI Lecture

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Regional Ventilation/ Perfusion ratio and VILI Lecture

Dr-Pesenti-Critical-care-Egypt Lecture presented by Dr Antonio Pesenti at the Second Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium held at Cairo Egypt .

Professor Antonio Pesenti is Professor of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Milan, Italy.
He achieved his medical qualification and board certificate in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine from the University of Milan, cum laude.
After two years (1977-1979) spent as a Visiting Fellow at the NIH (USA) in the Section of Cardiac and Pulmonary Assist Devices, under the direction of Professor T. Kolobow, he came back to Italy subsequently becoming Assistant Professor.
He is the author and/or editor of numerous textbooks and of more than 400 published scientific and educational articles. He is one of the most distinguished researchers in the field of respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation and extra corporeal membrane oxygenation.

His research has always been focused on understanding the pulmonary physiology and management of acute respiratory failure, with an emphasis on mechanical ventilation, ARDS imaging and ECMO.

The Second Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium 2022

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The Second Egyptian Italian Critical Care Symposium 2022

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Attended by key Critical care specialists from Egyptian Universities , the second Egyptian Italian Critical care Symposium took place on 29 December , 2022 at the Learning Resource Center , Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University .

The symposium is organized by ECCCP in continuation of the Egyptian Italian Critical Care series organized in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Opera Aida last year.

The symposium featured a lecture from Ms Laila Ibrahim from Cairo Opera house highlighting the history of Opera Aida.

Then followed by presentations from Italian faculty as follows:

Regional Ventilation/ Perfusion ratio and VILI