Hypothermia Training Institute at Penn

A 2 Day CME Workshop

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Therapeutic Hypothermia is one of the most promising new therapies in the treatment of cardiac arrest, yet hospitals have been slow to utilize this therapy. Less than 30% of hospitals implement therapeutic hypothermia protocols and those hospitals that do are often underutilizing the valuable potential of the treatment.

In order to provide medical professionals with the tools needed to confidently implement this process, The Center for Resuscitation Science at the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania is hosting a 2 day CME workshop in the administration and use of Therapeutic Hypothermia.

We held our first ever HTIP October 29-30, 2009. The covered the following topics and speakers: Click here for example course program

Stay tuned for future HTIP courses and dates. We plan on hosting the next HTIP in March 2010, with quarterly courses following on a regular basis.

Additionally, in a few months we will have our Therapeutic Hypothermia Manual available for those interested.

The Course

Participants will become proficient in Therapeutic Hypothermia through:

Practical, intensive training and education sessions
- The Hypothermia Training Institute at Penn (H-TIP) will be a two-day "boot camp" that will offer didactic and hands-on training in Therapeutic Hypothermia. It is a first-of-its-kind training course targeted at hospital-based resuscitation champions. The small class size will allow for close interaction between participants and faculty as well as provide crucial hands-on time with TH devices and protocol materials.

Opportunities for application in our state-of-the-art Penn Medicine Clinical Simulation Center
- The Penn Medicine Clinical Simulation Center provides human patient simulators set in realistic hospital settings for an unparalleled training experience. H-TIP will utilize this remarkable technology to provide the best possible Therapeutic Hypothermia instruction for participants.

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