Pediatric extracorporeal life support systems: education and training at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
The following is a description of the training offered to extracorporeal life support (ECLS)-trained staff at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Changes with the ECLS circuit prompted the need for an initiative to train staff in the care of patients requiring ECLS support. In addition to didactic material, we incorporated a “hands-on” approach in designing the education. During the didactic portion, the circuit was demonstrated as a wet lab. The final step offered a voluntary visit to the animal research facility utilizing clinical case scenarios which allowed participants to articulate and demonstrate proper circuit management.The effort throughout this process was to build a competent ECLS team which will ultimately provide our patients with the greatest chance for a full recovery.
Heart and Vascular Institute, Perfusion Services, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.
Robert
R
McCoach
Bonnie
B
Weaver
Elizabeth
E
Carney
J Brian
JB
Clark
Linda
L
Pauliks
Yulong
Y
Guan
Feng
F
Qiu
Dennis
D
Chang
Deborah
D
Reed-Thurston
John L
JL
Myers
Akif
A
Ündar
D000818:Animals; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004867:Equipment Design; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008021:Life Support Systems; D008904:Miniaturization; D023421:Models, Animal; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D016730:Program Development; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*