Courtney Bennett, DO, FACC, FASE (she/her/hers)
Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Mayo Clinic
Allentown, Minnesota
Steven Hollenberg, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care
Emory Heart & Vascular Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
Aniket Rali, MD, FACC (he/him/his)
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
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Sean Smith, MSc, CCRN
Humanitarian/ Flight Nurse-Paramedic / Critical-Care Emergency Medicine Educator
Critical-Care Professionals Int.
Graham, Florida
Hernando Gomez, MD, MPH, MPH (he/him/his)
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Andre Holder, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia
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Lakshmi Sridharan, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Medical Director of Cardiac ICU
Emory University
Cameron Dezfulian, MD (he/him/his)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
This full-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to hemodynamics monitoring in critically ill patients. The course consists of two blocks of presentations, each followed by skill stations designed to reinforce and elaborate on concepts introduced in the presentations. The morning block introduces basic principles of hemodynamics and shock management, the concept of functional hemodynamic monitoring and assessment of fluid responsiveness, and cardiovascular pharmacology. Skill stations focus on hemodynamics monitoring devices, including noninvasive devices, invasive pulse volume devices, and pulmonary artery catheters, with interactive experience with the devices in simulation. The afternoon block addresses assessment of tissue perfusion, technical aspects of monitoring, and a fuller consideration of strengths and weaknesses of various invasive and noninvasive monitoring devices. The afternoon skill stations will present interactive cases in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” format.