For more informations regarding the Course you can contact:

Mr. Cristian Talmaciu ECCP,
Perfusionist, Thoraxanæstesiologisk Klinik
afd. 3043, Rigshospitalet
Blegdamsvej 9, 2100
Copenhagen, Denmark
phone: +45-3545 3070
email: cristian.talmaciu@rh.regionh.dk

The Foundation European Congress on Extracorporeal Circulation Technology (FECECT) was established with the aim to create an International Platform for the exchange of knowledge in regard to Extracorporeal Circulation Technology and related areas for Perfusionists, Clinical, and Non-Clinical researchers in co-operation with representatives of Eastern and Western European countries or representatives of areas within Europe, with the same Language or Cultural background. The concern was to improve the quality of care for patients treated with the use of the above mentioned technology.

The European Board of Cardiovascular perfusion is an Organization which unites European perfusionists in their efforts to establish and maintain equality of standards in education, training and examination for perfusionists in European countries.

The Society of Perfusionists was formed in 1974 and its main objectives are to promote the advancement of perfusion technology and to represent the interests of Clinical Perfusionists.

A Clinical Perfusionist is a blood circulation specialist who fulfils a unique role in the field of cardiac surgery. S/he operates heart and lung bypass equipment during heart surgery to keep the patient alive while the surgeon is repairing the heart. During heart surgery the Clinical Perfusionist is totally in charge of the patient’s blood circulation. The patient’s blood enters the heart and lung bypass equipment and is processed by removing carbon dioxide and oxygenating the blood, and finally, after correcting its temperature, it is then returned via a pump back to the patient’s arterial tree. During the procedure, the Clinical Perfusionist is required to manage the patient’s temperature, blood gases, pressures, flows, haematology, electrolytes and other physiological parameters.

Welcome to Cardiovascular Perfusion at the Medical University of South Carolina. An information source about perfusion.