The Mechanical Circulatory Systems Module describes the introduction to mechanical circulatory support, general concepts of patient selection, and types of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
• Describe the role of hemodynamic support in patients with cardiac arrest
• Describe the key patient and arrest characteristics used to select patients for hemodynamic support in the setting of cardiac arrest
• Describe the hemodynamic support devices available to support patients suffering cardiac arrest
• Describe the process of removing hemodynamic support
• Describe the key quality metrics and registries available for cardiac arrest patients
This eLearning course features True Adaptive™ learning, where students follow a learning path personalized by their own inputs and self-reported confidence level.