The Multidisciplinary PERT: A New Standard of Care for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Date and time
Location
Marquis Ballroom Salon 3/4
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW Washington, DC 20001Description
This breakfast program will broaden your understanding of pulmonary embolism and highlight state of the art treatments.
Agenda
Course Director: Christopher Kabrhel, MD
- Welcome and Agenda —Christopher Kabrhel, MD
- An Overview of PE: A Problem We Need to Solve —Christopher Kabrhel, MD
- A Call to Action: A Patient’s Story with World Champion Swimmer Katie Hoff —Christopher Kabrhel, MD
- ED Treatment of PE—From Outpatient Management to IV Thrombolysis —Jeffrey Kline, MD
- Catheter Based Interventions—When, how, why, and do they work? —Keith Sterling, MD
- Bridging Unstable PE Patients with ECMO
—Emily Gundert, MD - Surgical Thromboembolectomy—A lifesaving Option
—Brent Keeling, MD - The PERT Model: What is it and how do I start?
—Christopher Kabrhel, MD - PERT Follow up and Outcomes —Rachel Rosovsky, MD
- Case Presentation and Interactive Q/A with the Audience
—Faculty
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the scope of the problem of pulmonary embolism and the need multidisciplinary approaches to treatment.
- Learning about the full spectrum of treatments available for acute pulmonary embolism from a medical, surgical, and endovascular perspective.
- Recognizing the complication of CTEPH and what treatment options are available.
- Becoming familiar with the concept of a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) and how one might assemble such a team in one’s own clinical practice.
- Have the opportunity to ask questions to an expert panel regarding the spectrum of care and how various centers may approach acute pulmonary embolism.
Organized by
The first Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) was created by a multi-disciplinary team of physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in 2012. Their intent was to develop the necessary clinical, educational, and research infrastructure for the advancement of PE care. Since then, this multidisciplinary approach has allowed for the streamlined evaluation of patients, formulation of comprehensive treatment plans and the rapid mobilization of resources to provide the highest level of care to those in need. The MGH PERT model has since grown in popularity and continues to be adopted by institutions across the US.
In May of 2015, physicians and healthcare professionals from over 40 of these institutions convened in Boston, Massachusetts for the inaugural meeting of the PERT Consortium. The mission of the Consortium is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information related to the care of patients with PE, and to advance the science of PE care by performing research, developing advanced treatment protocols, and educating clinicians and community members.
The purpose of the PERT Consortium is to serve the general public by undertaking activities to advance the status of PE care and promote research in the treatment of pulmonary embolism.
Specifically, the Consortium’s purpose is to:
- Promote the adoption of the PERT model in healthcare institutions across the United States to ensure the prompt diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism.
- Expand the current body of scientific literature on the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism through the funding of scientific endeavors.
- Educate the general public and healthcare professionals regarding pulmonary embolism diagnosis, treatment, and care.
By focusing solely on the entity of pulmonary embolism – its etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, management approach, outcomes of specific treatments, and follow-up pathways – it is the intention of the Consortium to increase awareness of treatment options available to patients with PE, to reduce its incidence worldwide, to improve health outcomes, and to positively influence the impact of this terrible disease.
Find out more at, www.pertconsortium.org