2026 Full Conference Agenda

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Faculty & trainees attend

8:30am - 9:00am

Welcome and Introductory Remarks with Breakfast

Andrea Elliott, MD FACC; UMN

Vrinda Trivedi, MD FACC; University of Missouri-Columbia

Jason Bartos, MD PhD FACC; UMN

TBD

9:00am - 12:00am (Hands-On)

Session A

Clamp, Tie, Cauterize: Navigating Post-procedural Bleeding 

-Chest tube placement, Atrium Management and CT Removal 

-Tracheostomy & cricothyroidotomy insertion and post-procedural bleeding management

-Surgical Knot Tying & hemostatic agents for bleeding control

HSEC - 6th Floor

Session B

Red Flags: Ventilation Decisions in the Bleeding Airway

Introductory Lecture on Ventilator Management:

“Hemodynamics and Hemoptysis: Ventilation in the Cardiac ICU”

TBD

Hands-on Simulation

-Choose your own adventure case-based ventilator simulation

-Navigate escalating airway challenges as you manage ventilators for unstable, complex, and actively bleeding patients

HSEC - 6th Floor

12:10pm - 12:40pm

Lunch & Lecture

The Coagulation Chronicles: Physiology & Diagnostic Strategies

TBD

12:45pm - 1:15pm

The Right Product at the Right Time: Are We Hurting or Helping? 

     TBD

1:20pm - 1:50pm

The DIC Dilemma and Other ICU Coagulopathies

TBD

2:00pm - 5:00pm (Hands-On)

Session C

“Breath Interrupted: Management of Airway Bleeding in the CICU”

Introductory Lecture on Airway Management: 

“Breathe Easy: Airway Mastery in the setting of bleeding”

TBD

Hands on Simulation:

- Navigating bleeding while securing airway  

- Bronchoscopy: Hemoptysis & DAH management; Inhaled-TXA, bronchial blockers and cryotherapy 

- Pharmacy lecture: The Antidote Arsenal: Reversal Agents Demystified

HSEC - 6th Floor

Session D

Find the Flow, Stop the Bleed: VA ECMO Cannulation

VA ECMO Introductory Lecure:

"Fast Flow, High Stakes: ECPR Cannulation Skills"

HSEC - 6th Floor

Hands-on Simulation:

-VA ECMO Cannulation

-Wet to Wet Connections

-Pericardiocentesis

        HSEC - 6th Floor

5:05pm - 5:10pm 

Adjourn

Join Us!

6:30pm - 10:00pm  -  Evening Reception & Sponsor's Dinner

Attendees: All faculty, trainees, and staff

Dress: Business Casual

Location: Mosaic Hall - Mosaic Hall & Montage Hall

817 5th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Evening Event Timeline

7:30 - 7:45pm 

Introduction and Welcome

8:00 - 8:30pm 

The Hemostasis Hot Seat: When to Anticoagulate and Handling Bleeding Complications in Diffcult CICU Situations

8:30 - 9:00pm 

Designing the Future: Training Pathways and Careers in CCC

9:45 - 10:00pm

Closing Remarks

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Faculty & trainees attend

8:30am - 8:55am

Breakfast & Networking

Andrea Elliott, MD FACC; UMN

Vrinda Trivedi, MD FACC; University of Missouri-Columbia

Jason Bartos, MD PhD FACC; UMN

TBD 

9:00am - 11:00am (Hands-on)

Session E

Trouble in the Circuit: Hematologic Emergencies on MCS

IABP

Imeplla

VA-ECMO

LVAD

  TBD

11:00am - 11:25am

(Don’t) HIT Me Baby One More Time 

TBD

11:30am - 12:00pm

Prove It: The Evidence (or Lack Thereof) Behind our Daily Decisions

TBD

12:15pm - 12:45pm

Lunch & Lecture

Between a Clor and a Hard Place: Anticoagulation After Cardiac Surgery

TBD

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Session F

Rise of the Machines: Transfusers, Retrievers & Circuit Defenders

1. Rapid Volume Restoration: Tools, Triggers, Technique: Rapid transfusers and cellsaver/autotransfusion devices

2. PE Rescue: Cases & Clot Retrieval Devices

3. Circuit Keepers: Setup Essentials + How to Stop the Circuit From Clotting

4. Curve Appeal: Viscoelastics & Anti-Xa at the Bedside

5. Deep Dive Doppler: Visceral Organ Doppler Assessment of Volume

TBD

3:35pm - 4:00pm

Bleed Now or Clot Later? Anticoagulation in High Stakes Situations

TBD

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Think Fast, Clot Faster 

TBD

4:30pm - 4:45pm

Adjourn & Post Conference Survey

     TBD

6:30pm  -  CCCES Faculty Dinner

Attendees: 2026 CCCES Faculty and Planning Committee

Mosaic Minneapolis - Montage Hall

817 5th Avenue, Ste #300

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Friday, June 5, 2026

Only faculty & planning committee attends

9:0am - 9:10am

Welcome Breakfast and Networking

Montage Hall

9:15am - 10:15am

Stronger Together: Building Global Alliances in Acute Cardiac Care (with ACVC)

Montage Hall

10:15am - 11:30am

The Elephant in the ICU: Reconciling Competing Identities (CCC, HF & Anesthesia CCM) in the Modern CICU

Montage Hall

11:35pm - 12:30pm

Lunch & Lecture

State of the Field 2026 – Workforce, Burnout & System Design

Montage Hall

12:35pm - 2:30pm

The CICU Research Reset: Doing Big Science in a Burned-Out, Underfunded World

Montage Hall

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Adjourn

Travel to airport (~20 minutes)