Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem that tests EMS systems and hospitals more than any time-sensitive medical condition. Resuscitation requires early CPR and defibrillation, rapid transport, and high-quality post-arrest care in the hospital. There are roughly 26, 800 OHCAs per year in Texas – nearly 75 per day. Less than 7% of patients survive with good or moderate functional outcomes. Instructional activities, led by expert faculty from UTHealth-Houston, Penn Medicine, and local EMS agencies will cover topics of interest to both prehospital and in-hospital providers in plenary sessions and separate breakout tracks.
Plenary session topics include:
Prehospital topics include:
In-hospital topics include:
When: Friday, November 11, 2022, 9 AM-4 PM
Where: McGovern Medical School Building, UTHealth-Houston
What: Comprehensive, practical instruction for saving lives in our communities
Who: EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians & PAs involved in cardiac chain of survival
5.5 CME CREDITS or 5.5 CNE CREDITS/Registration $50
In-Hospital Registration Prehospital Registration
For more infromation about the Texas-Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survial (TX-CARES) please click here. For any questions regarding the Cardiac Resuscitation Symposium, please contact Micah Panczyk.