Achieving Excellence in Impella® Patient Management
Target audience: This event is intended for Pulmonary Critical Care, Cardiac Anesthesia and Heart Failure Intensivists, Critical Care, Pulmonary and Heart Failure Cardiology Fellows and the following APP's: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advance Practice Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. This course is intended for US HCPs only.
Wednesday Oct. 7
6:30 p.m. MDT
Thursday Oct. 8
3:30 p.m. MDT
Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Biltmore
2630 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ
Asad Usman, M.D., MPH
Hao "Howie" Tran, M.D.
Amanda Underwood
• Identify early escalation indicators and apply a standardized “golden day” pathway for patient triage and activation.
• Assess and manage complex physiology (RV dysfunction and LCOS) and implement surgical/medical optimization using case-based reasoning.
• Demonstrate device-specific skills for Impella CP, Impella 5.5, and RP Flex with SmartAssist® (repositioning, alarm troubleshooting, bedside handling).
• Execute safe weaning protocols that integrate echocardiographic assessment for position and weaning decisions.
• Contribute to ICU multidisciplinary workflows and use clinical data to inform device selection and program sustainability.