The new scenarios in anesthesia procedures in critically ill patients motivate us to propose new training programs that meet the real needs of experienced professionals, so that they can incorporate advances in Cardiovascular Anesthesia management into their medical practice”

Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Therapy, as a medica-lsurgical specialty has undergone significant development in the last 20 years. Pharmacological and biotechnological advances, intraoperative and postoperative monitoring, imaging techniques and new paradigms of safety and multimodal management, as well as sub-specialization by specific areas, have contributed decisively to this transformation, and help reduce the patient morbidity and mortality.

Knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular physiology is one of the cornerstones of hemodynamic and global management for patients undergoing surgical and anesthetic procedures. Likewise, knowledge of the pathophysiological processes involved in the different cardiovascular pathologies and their impact during anesthesia is a basic principle for the safe practice of anesthesia in general. Moreover, the recognition of the different surgeries that specifically address the cardiovascular apparatus, the particular monitoring and medication used in these procedures and, of course, the integration of this information will help anesthesiologists acquire the necessary knowledge to deal with cardiovascular surgery.

In this postgraduate certificate we aim to offer a global and continuous vision of the pre and intraoperative management of complex patients with cardiovascular pathology undergoing surgery. We have made a selection of the most frequent and complex procedures that require constant updating. There is also an introductory chapter on ventricular assist devices, which are of great importance at present and will play an significant role in the future. Lastly, we address the topic of multimodal rehabilitation applied to cardiac surgery, which is a very topical issue.rdamos el tema de la rehabilitación multimodal aplicada a la cirugía cardiaca, de destacada actualidad.

You will be able to learn, through the latest educational technology, the most recent advances in Cardiovascular Anesthesia”

This postgraduate certificate in Cardiovascular Anesthesia is the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the course are:

• Clinical cases presented by specialists in anesthesiology and other areas. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Real high-resolution images of pathologies, diagnostic imaging tests and guided procedures
• Presentation of practical workshops on procedures and techniques
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Technological University”

The teaching staff is made up of a team of leading anesthesiologists, who bring to this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists in other medical areas.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the physician with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of psychology with extensive teaching experience.

Incorporate the latest developments in Cardiovascular Anesthesia to your medical practice and improve patient prognosis"

It includes real clinical cases to bring medical practice as close as possible to the development of the program"

The main objective is to facilitate the incorporation of advances in Cardiovascular Anesthesia, so that specialists can update their knowledge in a practical way, using the latest educational technology and adapting the educational process to their real needs.

This refresher program will provide you with the skills to act safely in decision making during procedures in Cardiovascular Anesthesia, and will help you grow professionally”

General Objective

• Update specialist physicians on the procedures and techniques performed in Cardiovascular Anesthesia, incorporating the latest advances to increase the quality of their daily medical practice and improve patient prognosis

Specific Objectives

• Review cardiovascular anatomy and physiology as applied to cardiovascular surgery
• Update on the current use of cardiovascular drugs and their indications
• Review pre-anesthetic assessment in patients with cardiac pathology, estimating perioperative risk factors (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal neurological).
  Inquire into the different advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices
• Pulmonary artery catheter, pulse contour reading devices, cerebral oximetry, their applicability in cardiovascular procedures and their indications and contraindications
• Acquire knowledge and technical skills with transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiographic monitoring, establishing the new gold standard of hemodynamic monitoring
• Identify the pathophysiology of hemostasis associated with cardiovascular procedures. Pathophysiology of polytransfusion and adverse effects derived from transfusion
• Reflect on new transfusion therapy strategies, new blood product sparing programs and coagulation monitoring
• Review the pathophysiology of extracorporeal circulation and ECC systems and flows
• Reflect on anesthetic considerations during CPB
• Review aortic valve pathophysiology: stenosis and insufficiency, as well as its anesthetic implications of aortic pathology in perioperative management
• Highlight the new multimodal recovery protocols in cardiac surgery
• Review mitral valve pathophysiology, with emphasis on insufficiency and stenosis, as well as the pre-anesthetic assessment of patients with mitral pathology, and the management and diagnosis of complications after mitral valve replacement and repair
• Review pulmonary hypertension pathophysiology associated with mitral pathology
• Update on anesthetic management procedures in minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Evaluate chronic and acute aortic pathology: aneurysm and dissection, and its implications of hybrid and combined approaches with extracorporeal circulation support, as well as systemic protection measures (cerebral, medullary and renal)
• Describe the peculiarities of total circulatory arrest
• Update on the operation of ventricular assist devices with / without oxygenator
• Describe destination therapy devices and bridging devices for recovery or transplantation. Indications
• Analyze the pathophysiology of ventricular assist devices
• Update on anesthetic procedures during device implantation and their implications of TEE monitoring during implantation, as well as immediate complications after implantation
• Review the pathophysiology of pericardial pathology, implications and monitoring during the procedure
• Explain cardiovascular physiology in the pediatric age group and update on the procedures for pre-anesthetic assessment of cardiac surgery pediatric patients
• Determine perioperative risk estimation (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal neurological). Physiopathology of cyanotic and non-cyanotic pathology
• Update on the procedure of integral perioperative cardiovascular management in the pediatric age
• Update the procedure for pre-anesthetic assessment of patients with vasculopathy, as well as the estimation of perioperative risk (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal neurological)
• Update on perioperative management procedures of the abdominal aorta
• Aneurysm, Leriche syndrome
• Describe the characteristics of conventional vs. endovascular management of vasculopathy
• Update on the procedures of anesthetic management of carotid artery surgery and cerebral monitoring during the procedure
• Analyze the implication of anesthesiology in perioperative medicine, its contributions and interest
• Review updates on cardiac transplantation anesthetic management