July 23 & 24, 2027 · Houston, Texas
Critical Care
& Transport,
Workshop
+ Symposium
+ MCS Academy
Two days of hands-on mechanical circulatory support, ECMO and resuscitative TEE for the clinicians who run the sickest patients in Texas. The MCS Academy runs as day two, and as a standalone course.
2
Full days
8
Core topics
12
Hands-on stations
CME
Credit provided
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Who should attend
Built for the people at the bedside
Trainees and practising clinicians in critical care, cardiology, emergency medicine, anaesthesiology and internal medicine, alongside the transport crews, nurses and advanced practice providers who move these patients. Sessions run case-first: you see the physiology, then you work the device.
Curriculum
Topics covered
01
VA ECMO
Cannulation strategy, flow targets, weaning and the failing left ventricle.
02
VV ECMO
Refractory hypoxaemia, recirculation, transport of the ECMO patient.
03
Impella
Device selection, placement signals and troubleshooting at the bedside.
04
LVAD
The LVAD patient who arrives in shock, and what to do in the first hour.
05
Resuscitative TEE
POCUS TEE views, probe handling and its evolving ICU applications.
06
Hemodynamics
A structured approach to advanced shock physiology and pressors.
07
PE Therapies
Obstructive shock, catheter-directed options and when to escalate.
08
PH / RV Failure
Recognising the failing right ventricle before it takes the patient.
Within the symposium, or on its own
MCS Academy
The Academy is the hands-on day inside Lone Star Resuscitation, and it also runs as a standalone course for clinicians who want the mechanical circulatory support training without the full symposium. Same faculty, same workstations, same CME.
As part of the symposium
Saturday 24 July, included in the two-day registration with a guaranteed station slot.
As a standalone course
Run separately through the year for departments and training programmes. Dates announced as they are set.
Beyond the symposium
More training
Critical Care Echocardiography Workshop
MCSPerfCon, hosted by Baylor College of Medicine.
Southwest Regional Bootcamp
Pulmonary and critical care fellowship bootcamp at UTHealth Houston.
ACEP ECPR Training
Foundations of cannulation, run by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
CHEST ECMO Simulation
Hands-on and simulation training from the American College of Chest Physicians.
Houston Shock Symposium
Annual shock and mechanical circulatory support meeting in Houston.
REVIVE
Resuscitation and critical care conference.
From the floor
What two days
actually looks like
The two days
At a glance
Day one
07:30
Registration, breakfast and exhibits
08:30
Opening keynote: shock in 2027
09:30
Hemodynamics and the failing right ventricle
13:00
Transport of the patient on support
16:00
Case panel and faculty reception
Day two
08:00
Academy orientation and station briefing
08:45
ECMO circuit workstation, rotation one
10:30
Impella and LVAD troubleshooting stations
13:30
Resuscitative TEE hands-on with simulators
15:30
Crisis simulation and closing remarks
Faculty
Taught by people who do this daily
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Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
-
Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Farah Kazzaz, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
-
Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Ghazi Rizvi, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Advanced Heart Failure
UTHealth Houston
Harish Devineni, MD
Advanced Heart Failure
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
UTHealth Houston
Ismael Salas De Armas, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
-
Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Jeremy Walder, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
-
Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Kha Dinh, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
-
Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Khalid Ahmed, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Advanced Heart Failure
UTHealth Houston
Marwan Jumean, MD
Advanced Heart Failure
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Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Maulin Patel, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Nick Villalobos, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Pushan Jani, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Pulmonary & Critical Care
UTHealth Houston
Rahat Hussain, MD
Pulmonary & Critical Care
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Advanced Heart Failure
UTHealth Houston
Sana Shoukat, MD
Advanced Heart Failure
Registration
Secure your seat
Symposium only
$295
Early
Day one, all didactics, exhibits, lunch and the faculty reception.
Full two days
Best value
$545
Early
Symposium plus the MCS Academy hands-on day, with a guaranteed station slot.
Trainee & nurse
$125
Early
Residents, fellows, nurses, APPs and paramedics. Verification required.
MCS Academy only
$245
Early
The Saturday hands-on day as a standalone course. Stations only, no didactic day.
Sending trainees? Programs bringing residents, fellows or nursing staff can attend at a reduced rate — email [email protected] and we will sort it out.
Group discount. Departments and teams booking together get a group rate, with invoicing if you need it. Email [email protected] for a quote.
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Group invoicing on request
Lecture library
Teaching materials, free to download
Lecture decks and reference sheets from past sessions, kept as PDFs you can bring to your own teaching. New material is added after each symposium.
July 23 & 24, 2027. Two days that change how you run a shock patient.