Houston Shock Symposium

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Houston Shock Symposium 2023

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Notification icon Friday, April 14, 2023 1 PM - Sunday, April 16, 2023 12:30 PM America/Chicago

Location Icon 2222 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027

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OVERVIEW

In just five short years, the Houston Shock Symposium has become one of the largest and most comprehensive cardiogenic shock events in the nation. Join us on April 14, 15 & 16 to draw on this momentum and help catalyze the next generation of care providers to continue to learn, teach, train, and network with experts in the field.

This year, the Houston Shock Symposium’s theme of Breaking Boundaries will focus on the five areas of shock management:

  • Cardiac ICU
  • Cath lab
  • Medical ICU
  • Operating room
  • Surgical ICU

TARGET AUDIENCE

It is our aim to have world renowned experts in this field to share and advance knowledge, expertise, and vision to save lives and reduce shock’s unacceptable high mortality rate. To contribute to this advancement, this symposium is designed for:

  • Cardiologists
  • Advanced heart failure cardiologists
  • Cardiothoracic surgeons
  • Intensivists
  • Nurses
  • Perfusionists
  • Residents/fellows
  • Advanced practice providers
  • Medical staff interested in the physiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiogenic shock

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Learn and network with national and international experts in the field of shock
  • Hands-on training and troubleshooting of all percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices in the state-of-the-art Shock Skills Lab
  • Receive ABIM MOC, Continued Medical, Nursing, ASRT, and Perfusion Education Credits

ACCREDITATION

Memorial Hermann Health System is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

For this activity a maximum of 13.49 contact hours will be awarded. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. For this activity a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion designates this live activity for a maximum of 29.8 AMA Category 1 Credits™.

For more information please visit the official event page.

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