Simulation: Critical situations under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

About Foch Hospital (Hôpital Foch):

With 2,000 staff members (including 300 doctors) and 600 beds, Foch Hospital is one of the most effective and renowned non-profit university-hospitals with a public service mission in France.

The Foch Hospital indeed provides a wide range of treatments to adult patients in almost all of the medical and surgical domains and commits to education and research, while paying crucial attention to patient care, including through the investment in cutting-edge medical technology.

Foch hospital stands out from the French medical offer by being the leader in the field of neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, gynaecology, urology, anaesthesia, ICU, internal medicine and oncology through innovative treatments.

Training at Foch Hospital is covered by:

• 50% of ward heads at Foch Hospital who also are University professors

• 1 nursing school with 60 students per promotion

• 1 midwifery school with 28 students per class

• 1 continuing education institute, “Foch Santé Formation”

• 1 simulation platform of 600 m2

ICU doctor, ICU nurse

Critical situations under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Language: French or English

Duration: 1 day - can be combined with other trainings

Programme :

Scenario on 5 clinical cases on HF simulator and on a real ECMO circuit in the presence of expert ICU doctors.

Training manager :

Dr Charles CERF, Head of the intensive care unit – Foch Hospital