PROGRAM
Day 1: June 11, 2026 (Thursday)
Room 1 (5F Main Hall A)
8:15-9:45
OP Opeing Ceremony
- OP-1
- Welcome to APELSO 2026 in Tokyo
Shigo Ichiba
APELSO2026 President - OP-2
- Current and future of APELSO
Pranya Sakiyalak
APELSO President - OP-3
- The birth and maturation of APELSO
Graeme MacLaren
First APELSO President/Past-President, ELSO - OP-4
- Research and the next frontier of ECLS
John Fraser
Ex-Past-President, APELSO - OP-5
- Shaping the global future of ELSO
Daniel Brodie
ELSO President - OP-6
- Global, innovation and resilience
Christine Stead
ELSO Chief Executive Officer - OP-7
- Current and future of Latin America ELSO
Fernando Antoniali
Latin America ELSO President - OP-8
- Current and future of SWAAC ELSO
Huda Alfoudri
SWAAC ELSO President - OP-9
- Current and future of EuroELSO
Matthieu Schmid
EuroELSO President - OP-10
- Current and future of EuroELSO
Justyna Swol
EuroELSO Scientific Committee Member
10:00-11:30
SY01 Symposium Respiratory ECMO 1 (Joint with the Japanese Society for Cardio-Pulmonary Support Therapeutics (JCAP))
Opening Remarks Prof. Tetsuya Sakamoto
President, JSICM
- SY01-1
- Femoro-femoral vv ecmo - from cannulation to patient management
Nicholas Barrett
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London - SY01-2
- From protective to ultra-protective: Ventilation in the ECMO era
Matthieu Schmidt
Sorbonne University, Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, France - SY01-3
- How to assess lung recoverability during VV ECMO: Current evidence and clinical practice
Yoshihiro Hagiwara
Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Tochigi Prefectural Emergency and Critical Care Center, Imperial Foundation Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Japan - SY01-4
- ECMO during pregnancy
Cara Agerstrand
Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, USA - SY01-5
- A novel F(SVC) configuration in V-V ECMO: From hypoxemia to hyperoxemia
Tomoyuki Nakamura
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University, Japan
13:00-14:30
SY02 Symposium ECPR 1
- SY02-1
- ECPR - current evidence
Jan Belohlavek
General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic - SY02-2
- Cost effectiveness of ECPR vs. CCPR in Korea: National wide data analysis
Jae Seung Jung
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea - SY02-3
- ECPR strategy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Who, where, and How?
Akihiko Inoue
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Japan - SY02-4
- The minnesota mobile ECMO program
Charles A. Bruen
University of Minnesota, USA - SY02-5
- Prehospital ECPR in JAPAN: Extending the chain of survival beyond the hospital
Kensuke Fujita
Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Tochigi Prefectural Emergency and Critical Care Center, Imperial Foundation Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Japan - SY02-6
- Prehospital ECPR down under
David Anderson
Ambulance Victoria, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University
Room 2 (5F Main Hall B)
10:00-11:30
SY03 Symposium Pediatrics ECMO１
- SY03-1
- Key parameters for recovery and successful outcome Pediatric Respiratory ECMO
Hoskote Aparna
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, UK - SY03-2
- Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in congenital heart disease
Kazuhiro Shoya
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan - SY03-3
- Hot topics in Neonatal ECMO
Natalie Rintoul
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA - SY03-4
- Pediatric post-cardiotomy ECMO: Translating adults concepts into pediatric practice
Fernando Antoniali
Clinica Cardio Cirúrgica Campinas and Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil - SY03-5
- Optimizing outcomes in Neonatal Cardiac ECMO
Anuradha Menon
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore - SY03-6
- Toward comprehensive pediatric ECMO care: Contributions from a pediatric cardiac surgeon
Masatoshi Shimada
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
13:00-14:30
SY04 Symposium Pediatrics ECMO 4
- SY04-1
- From surveillance to system design: Nationwide pSARI monitoring and facility selection for pediatric
respiratory ECMO
Hiroshi Kurosawa
Center for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital - SY04-2
- Immunne dysfunction in ECMO Patients
Thomas Brogan
University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital, USA - SY04-3
- Pulmonary vascular management in Pediatric ECMO: Nitric oxide, right ventricular failure, and
weaning
Muneyuki Takeuchi
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan - SY04-4
- Keeping watch: Neurologic monitoring strategies in Pediatric ECMO
Melania M. Bembea
Johns Hopkins University, USA - SY04-5
- ECMO in practice: Decision-making from initiation to end-of-life
Hye Won Kwon
Seoul National University Children's Hospitalm Republic of Korea
14:45-16:15
SY05 Symposium ECMO Registry
- SY05-1
- ELSO Registry
Peter T. Rycus
ELSO - SY05-2
- Using the ELSO registry for research
Joseph E. Tonna
University of Utah Health, USA - SY05-3
- How can Asia-Pacific make its mark on registry data
Pauline Yeung Ng
Critical Care Medicine Unit, The University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY05-4
- Pediatric studies using observational analyses from ELSO registry
Hoskote Aparna
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, UK - SY05-5
- ECMO registry
Chenglong Li
Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, China - SY05-6
- J-CARVE registry: Past and future
Mitsuaki Nishikimi
Aichi Medical University/Hiroshima University, Japan
Room 3 (5F Large Hall A)
10:00-11:30
SY06 Symposium Simulation
- SY06-1
- Educational foundations of instructional design applied to simulation-based education
Yasuhiro Mandai
The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan - SY06-2
- Training for the unexpected: High-fidelity simulation in ECMO
Catalina Alvarado Neves
Clinica RedSalud Santiago, Chile - SY06-3
- T.B.A.
- SY06-4
- Fundamental design of interprofessional simulation for sustainable patient safety
Machiko S. Yagi
Jichi Medical University, Japan - SY06-5
- T.B.A.
Yasuharu Okuda
USF Health CAMLS
13:00-14:30
SY07 Symposium Nurse 1 Education
- SY07-1
- Towards high-reliability ECMO care: Regional priorities for advancing nursing education in the
Asia-Pacific
Chan Ricky Wai Kit
Department of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY07-2
- What is my role in Peri-ECMO care?
Weiting Chen
UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center, USA - SY07-3
- Precision anticoagulation in a Global ECMO Network
Raj Ramanan
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA - SY07-4
- ECMO training in a Mixed Pediatric-Adult Cardiac ICU
Mai Kawakami
Department of Nursing, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan - SY07-5
- The role of the ECMO coordinator in nursing education: Experience from Samsung Medical Center
Suhyun Cho
Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea - SY07-6
- From bedside to brilliance: Enhancing clinical judgment in ECMO nursing through E-learning and
simulation
Michiko Nakano
Japan Institute for Health Security; Graduate School of Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Japan
14:45-16:15
SY08 Symposium Perfusionist VA
- SY08-1
- Current status and chellenges of VA-ECMO in Japan -Tips for improving ECPR outcomes-
Takahiro Miki - SY08-2
- How to wean VA ECMO with pump-controlled retrograde trial off
Fung Ming Brian Lau
Department of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY08-3
- The current status and future directions of Pediatric VA? ECMO in Japan
Akihiro Umezu
Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center - SY08-4
- Optimizing VA ECMO Mmanagement: A coordinator’s perspective from Samsung Medical Center
Suhyun Cho
Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea
16:30-17:30
SY09 Symposium Perfusionist Transport (Joint with the Japanese Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology in Medicine (JaSECT))
- SY09-1
- ECMO transportu under adverse conditions
Catalina Alvarado Neves
Clinica RedSalud Santiago, Chile - SY09-2
- Optimizing ECMO transport through interhospital collaboration
Takeshi Goto
Hirosaki University School of Medicine and Hospital, Japan - SY09-3
- ICU based ECMO retrieval teams
Paul Nixon
Alfred Care Group, Bayside Health, Australia - SY09-4
- Establishing a regional ECMO transport system in Hokkaido: Experience and challenges
Masumi Kishimoto
Department of Clinical Engineering Sapporo Medical University Hospital
Room 4 (5F Large Hall B)
10:00-11:30
SY10 Symposium Anticoagulation
- SY10-1
- Heparin alternatives on VA ECMO
Poonam Malhotra Kapoor
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Critical Care, AIIMS, India - SY10-2
- Current perspectives in ECMO anticoagulation
Wincy Ng
Adult Intensive Care Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY10-3
- Anticoagulation use in Pediatric ECMO
Eva Miranda Marwali
National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Indonesia - SY10-4
- Anticoagulation during ECMO
Justyna Swol
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany - SY10-5
- Association of thromboelastographicreaction time components with bleeding during extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation
Yoshihiko Takahashi
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan - SY10-6
- A pragmatic study of heparin vs bivalirudin (Cancelled due to the flight cnacel)
Bishoy Zakhary
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, USA - SY10-7
- Beyond heparin in ECMO-induced coagulopathy: The therapeutic potential of factor XII inhibition
Nao Umei
Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
13:00-14:30
SY11 Symposium VAD
- SY11-1
- Heparin alternatives on VA ECMO
Poonam Malhotra Kapoor
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Critical Care, AIIMS, India - SY11-2
- The current results of transition from temporary MCS/ECMO to VAD
Roberto Lorusso
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)/Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), The Netherlands - SY11-3
- T.B.A.
Yih-Sharng Chen
National Taiwan Univeristy Hospital, Taiwan, China - SY11-4
- VA ECMO transition to LVAD
Hitoshi Hirose
Cleveland Clinic, USA - SY11-5
- Current status of VAD treatment in Japan; Impella LVAD bridge
Yuki Ichihara
Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan - SY11-6
- Heart transplantation versus Durable LVAD in Korea
Yang Hyun Cho
Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea - SY11-7
- RVF after LVAD implantation, hidden harm after bridging with V-A ECMO
Hideaki Nonaka
Critical Care Research Group
14:45-16:15
SY12 Symposium Cardiac ECMO 1
- SY12-1
- Echocardiography evaluation in patients on V-A ECMO
Wincy Ng
Adult Intensive Care Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY12-2
- Can we know at 24 hours? Neuroprognostication after ECPR
Charles A. Bruen
University of Minnesota, USA - SY12-3
- Clinical challenges in long-term management of cardiogenic shock supported by IMPELLA: A case series
highlighting dilemmas in weaning and bridging to left ventricular assist device
Motoko Kametani
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan - SY12-4
- Patient factors and outcomes after ECPR
Chih-Hsien Wang
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan, China - SY12-5
- Macro-level hemodynamic simulation
Kei Sato
Department of Cardiovascular Dynamics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan - SY12-6
- Simulation in the cardiothoracic operating theatres
Bevan Vickery
CVICU, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
Room 7 (6F Conference Room C)
14:45-16:15
SY13 Symposium Neuro Management
- SY13-1
- Long-term post-ECLS neurologic complications and related healthcare burden
Hwa Jin Cho
Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea - SY13-2
- Biomarkers for the detection of acute brain injury during ECMO
Kotaro Noda
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Neurology, Surgery, Anesthesia, and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA - SY13-3
- Using portable MRI in patients with ECMO support
Sung-Min Cho
Johns Hopkins University, USA - SY13-4
- Verticalization therapy: From cognitive stimulation to rehabilitation
Stephen C. Ramsey
Critical Care Rehabilitation, Piedmont Hospita, USA - SY13-5
- Rehabilitation during and after ECMO
Hergen Buscher
Department of Intensive Care, St Vincent‘s Hospital/School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, St Vincent’s Clinical Campus, Australia
Room 8 (6F Meeting Room 1)
13:00-14:30
SY14 Symposium Heterogeneous
- SY14-1
- The efficacy of ECMO rewarming therapy for accidental hypothermia
Shuhei Takauji
Department of Acute and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan - SY14-2
- Neurological injury after ECPR
Sung-Min Cho
Johns Hopkins University, USA - SY14-3
- Pediatric post-cardiotomy ECMO: Translating adults concepts into pediatric practice
Rodrigo Diaz
Hospital Celso Pierro, Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC) de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil - SY14-4
- Bridge to lung transplant using total artificial lung system following bilateral pneumonectomy for
ARDS
Chitaru Kurihara
Northwestern University, USA - SY14-5
- Clinical application of ECMO in special scenarios
Liangshan Wang
Beijng Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, P. R. China - SY14-6
- Extracorporeal life support management for poisoning
Tatsuki Uemura
ECMO Center, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan
13:00-14:30
SY15 Symposium ECMO Center
- SY15-1
- Centralize or not? The ECMO volume? Outcome dilemma
Matthieu Schmidt
Sorbonne University, Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, France - SY15-2
- Establishing ECMO centers based on regional needs
Kota Hoshino
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center, Japan - SY15-3
- Recent update of ECMO in Indonesia
Eva Miranda Marwali
National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Indonesia - SY15-4
- Sustainable training for ECMO: Cannulation, management, and transport
Noriyuki Hattori
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan - SY15-5
- ECMO Center in developing country: Expanding access while mMaintaining quality
Son Ngoc Do
Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam
Day 2: June 12, 2026 (Friday)
Room 1 (5F Main Hall A)
8:00-9:30
SY16 Symposium Cardiac ECMO 2
- SY16-1
- Optimal timing of VA ECMO for cardiogenicshock
Joseph E. Tonna
University of Utah Health, USA - SY16-2
- Cardiogenic shock: Which device and when?
Kollengode Ramanathan
National University Hospital, Singapore - SY16-3
- EcPELLA: Integrating Impella for left ventricular venting in ECMO support
Tammy Sin Kwan Ma
AICU, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY16-4
- VA-ECMO with left ventricular unloading in Japan: Current practice, evidence, and future directions
Shoji Kawakami
Division of Cardiac Care Unit, Advanced Emergency Medical Services Center, Kurume University Hospital, Japan - SY16-5
- The role of VA-ECMO in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention
Liangshan Wang
Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, China - SY16-6
- History and current status of VA-ECMO in Japan
Shunichi Kato
Department or Cardiology/Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Japanese Red Cross Saitama Hospital, Japan
9:45-11:15
SY17 Symposium ECPR 2
- SY17-1
- ECPR paradigm shift?
Su Jin Kim
Korea University Medicine, Republic of Korea - SY17-2
- Efforts toward establishing an experimental ECPR model
Shinichi Ijuin
Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia/Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Japan - SY17-3
- ECPR anticoagulation: What the eidence really says
Pranya Sakiyalak
Siriraj Hospital, Thailand - SY17-4
- Keypoints of RCT
Jordi Riera
Critical Care Department, VHUH Barcelona, Spain - SY17-5
- The impact of realworld ECPR data from Japan: Insights from SAVE-JⅢ
Yuta Tsunemi
Sapporo Cardiovascular Center/St. Luke’s International Hospital, Japan - SY17-6
- Who should go on pump? Rethinking patient selection in ECPR
Tammy Sin Kwan Ma
AICU, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR
12:45-14:15
SY18 Symposium Respiratory ECMO 2
- SY18-1
- T.B.A.
- SY18-2
- PEEP 10: The 'perfect' ten that doesn't work
Bishoy Zakhary
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, USA - SY18-3
- Precision critical care for ARDS requiring V-V ECMO
Mitsuaki Nishikimi
Aichi Medical University/Hiroshima University, Japan - SY18-4
- Mechanical ventilation during VV ECMO: How low can we go?
Eddy Fan
University of Toronto, Canada - SY18-5
- Fluid balance assessment and monitoring during VV-ECMO: Current tools and emerging technologies
Jun Hamaguchi
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan
14:30-16:00
SY19 Symposium ECMO Transport
- SY19-1
- Establishment of an in-hospital transport system for patients on ECMO at an center in Tokyo, Japan
Kaoru Shimada-Sammori
ECMO Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan - SY19-2
- ECLS transport- military lessons and apecial considerations
Valerie G. Sams
Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, US Air, USA - SY19-3
- ECMO transport across islands: The Okinawa experience
Kota Hoshino
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center, Japan - SY19-4
- Why we perfirn ECMO transports
Vincent Alfred Pellegrino
Intensive Care Specialist, Alfred Hospital, Australlia - SY19-5
- International ECMO transportation, experience from Bangkok Heart Hospital, Thailand
Wirangrong Kaobhuthai
Bangkok Heart Hospital, Thailand
16:15-17:15
SY20 Symposium Trauma ECMO
- SY20-1
- ECMO in trauma
Justyna Swol
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany - SY20-2
- Military experience with ECMO in trauma patients
Valerie G. Sams
Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, US Air, USA - SY20-3
- Beyond damage control: The role of extracorporeal life support in severe trauma
Dowan Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Republic of Korea - SY20-4
- Single-center experience with Veno-Venous ECMO in trauma patients: Outcomes and the impact of age
Yuita Fukuyama
Shock and Trauma Center. Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokuso Hospital, Japan
Room 2 (5F Main Hall B)
8:00-9:30
SY21 Symposium Respiratory ECMO 3 (Joint with the Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine (JSRCM))
Opening Remarks Prof. Muneyuki Takeuchi
President, JSRCM
- SY21-1
- ECMO use in lung transplant
Jordi Riera
Critical Care Department, VHUH Barcelona, Spain - SY21-2
- ECMO bridge to transplantation
Ramsy Dsouza
The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia - SY21-3
- An open lung strategy in patients receiving respiratory ECMO
Yoshitaka Ogata
Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Unit, Osaka General Medical Center, Japan - SY21-4
- The conundrum of patient selection for respiratory ECMO
Raj Ramanan
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA - SY21-5
- Bridging respiratory care and ECMO: JSRCM’s collaboration and clinical support
Aiko Tanaka
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan - SY21-6
- From lung-protective ventilation to lung rest: Reconsidering the threshold for ECMO initiation
Naofumi Bunya
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
9:45-11:15
SY22 Symposium Pediatrics ECMO 3
- SY22-1
- From smallsteps to lifesaving transport: The evolution of Pediatric ECMO transport in Tokyo
Kenji Morimoto
Paediatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Centre, Japan - SY22-2
- Beyond survival: The hidden burden of neurologic complications after Pediatric ECLS
Hwa Jin Cho
Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea - SY22-3
- Developing ECMO competencies: Toward a sustainable educational model
Gisela Ponce
Hospital de Pediatria Juan P Garrahan, Argentina - SY22-4
- High-fidelity ECMO cannulation training without high costs: A practical simulation approach
Juan Manuel Torrillas
Hospital of Pediatrics S.A.M.I.C. Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Argentina - SY22-5
- Nationwide trends in pediatric ECPR in Japan and insights from a regional pediatric ECMO referral and
transport program
Takanari Ikeyama
Center for Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Japan - SY22-6
- T.B.A.
Michael McMullan
Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine/Heart Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, USA
12:45-14:15
SY23 Symposium Post Cardiotomy
- SY23-1
- Towards improvedresults in post-cardiotomy ECLS/MCS: The new EACTS expert consensus document on
protected cardiac surgery
Roberto Lorusso
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)/Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), The Netherlands - SY23-2
- ECMO for heart transplantation
Pranya Sakiyalak
Siriraj Hospital, Thailand - SY23-3
- T.B.A.
- SY23-4
- When support isn’t enough: Managing Ccomplications and driving reintervention after cardiac surgery
Hiroo Kinami
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA - SY23-5
- Management strategies for postcardiotomy ECMO
Kayo Misumi
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan - SY23-6
- T.B.A.
Jae Seung Jung
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea
14:30-16:00
SY24 Symposium VA ECMO
- SY24-1
- Same support, different risks: VA ECMO complications in children versus adults
Michele Domico
Children's Hospital of Orange County- Rady Children's Health, California USA - SY24-2
- Coagulation management and complications associated with V-A ECMO in adults
Hergen Buscher
Department of Intensive Care, St Vincent‘s Hospital/School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, St Vincent’s Clinical Campus, Australia - SY24-3
- Understanding patient-centered outcomes after ECMO
Pauline Yeung Ng
Critical Care Medicine Unit, The University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY24-4
- Post-cardiotomy VA ECMO
Boonlawat Homvises
Thammasat Hospital, Thailand - SY24-5
- Establishing VA-ECMO as a core domain in the new Japanese Cardiopulmonary Support Specialist
Certification: Essential components and international comparison
Keisuke Oyama
Kawaguchi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospital, Japan - SY24-6
- A deep dive into LV unloading in VA-ECMO: Evidence and outcomes
Inseok Jeong
Chonnam National University Hospital, Republic of Korea
16:15-17:15
SY25 Symposium ECCO2R Pros Cons
- SY25-1
- ECCO2R - not yet ready for routine clinical practice
Nicholas Barrett
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London - SY25-2
- ECCO2R: Too early for clinical practice? How to maximize CO? Removal while minimizing risk
Naofumi Bunya
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
Room 3 (5F Large Hall A)
8:00-9:30
SY26 Symposium Nurse 2 Ethics
- SY26-1
- Challenges faced by nurses in ECMO care and the need for specialized ECMO nurses in Japan
Saki Matsui
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan - SY26-2
- Ethics and ECMO, a bedside perspective
Gretchen Lawson
Michigan Medicine, USA - SY26-3
- Shared decision making in ECMO care: A multidisciplinary approach to ethics, communication, and
withdrawal of care
Chie Hatozaki
Department of Nursing, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan - SY26-4
- Whole team care for the difficult ECMO cases
Gail M. Annich
The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada - SY26-5
- Ethics and caring for each other
Jayne Sheldrake
Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Australia - SY26-6
- Shared decision-Making in ECMO
Emmanuel Hei-Lok Cheung
School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
9:45-11:15
SY27 Symposium Nurse 3 Complication
- SY27-1
- Strategy to manage ECMO complications for nurses
Yuen Tin Mok
Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR - SY27-2
- Global Opportunities through Collaboration
Erin August
ELSO Coordinator Liaison& ECMO Coordinator at Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA - SY27-3
- ECMO is not the goal: Safe mobilization and comfort care toward recovery
Aya Umeda
National College of Nursing, Japan - SY27-4
- Continuous nursing practice for V-A ECMO in our hospital: Initiatives in educational rrameworks and
continuous Multidisciplinary Interventions Focused on QOL and Exit Strategies
Mitsuo Ishizaka
St. Marianna University Hospital, Japan - SY27-5
- Troubleshooting on the move
Jayne Sheldrake
Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Australia
12:45-14:15
SY28 Symposium Nurse 4 Transport
- SY28-1
- The role and practice of nurses in ECMO transport
Mai Yasutake
Fukuoka University Hospital, Japan - SY28-2
- Critical care without walls: Managing ECMO patients in transit
Weiting Chen
UCLA Medical Center and Cedars Sinai Medical Center, USA - SY28-3
- Interhospital transport of the ECMO patient – A nursing perspective
Barbara Wilson
GSTT NHS Foundation Trust, UK - SY28-4
- Overcome ECMO transport
Ryusuke Okuzaki
Intensive Care Unit, Chiba University Hospital, Japan - SY28-5
- Moving ECMO safely: Principles and practice
Fung Ming Brian Lau
Department of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY28-6
- ECMO transportation: A New Zealand nurse experience
Philippa Neal
Auckland City Hospital, Te Toka Tumai, New Zealand
14:30-16:00
SY29 Joint Symposium with the SEECMO 1
- SY29-1
- Current practices of circuit checks in ECMO centers in Japan
Ryo Ishizawa
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama ECMO Center, Japan - SY29-2
- Circuit replacement strategies
Ka Yu Fung
Department of Critical Care Unit, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong and Critical Care Medicine Unit, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - SY29-3
- Challenging liberation: Physiologic weaning strategies in ECMO
Ken Katsuta
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Japan - SY29-4
- CRRT configuration overview
Erin August
Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA - SY29-5
- Decannulation practices & post-ECMO decannulation care
Joseph E. Tonna
University of Utah Health, USA - SY29-6
- Managing the ECMO circuit: Before and after ECMO
Erin August
Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA
16:15-17:15
SY30 Joint Symposium with the SEECMO 2
- SY30-1
- Double oxygenator and double circuit configurations
Vadim Gudzenko
UCLA Medical Center, USA - SY30-2
- Nitric oxide delivery via the ECMO circuit
Giles Peek
University of Florida, USA - SY30-3
- Mechanical circulatory support combinations
Loren D. Anderson
AdventHealth Orlando, USA - SY30-4
- New insights over the pulmonary artery cannulation in ECLS
Roberto Lorusso
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)/Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), The Netherlands
Room 4 (5F Large Hall B)
12:45-14:15
SY31 Symposium Basic Research
- SY31-1
- Repurposing a therapy from sepsis to cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass
Yugeesh Lankadeva
Florey Institute and Austin Hospital, Australia - SY31-2
- The impact of ECMO on blood: A blood loop study
Jacky Suen
Critical Care Research Group, The University of Queensland, Australia - SY31-3
- Development of a thoracic space? Creating central PA? LA ECMO model for implantable artificial lung
evaluation
Masaki Anraku
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan - SY31-4
- T.B.A.
Hwa Jin Cho
Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea - SY31-5
- Effects of hydrogen gas administration via the extracorporeal membrane oxygenator sweep gas: A rat
study
Toshiyuki Aokage
Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Medical Center, Okayama University Hospital, Japan - SY31-6
- Unloading LV in VA ECMO: experimental insights
Jan Belohlavek
General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
14:30-16:00
SY32 Symposium Ethics
- SY32-1
- Confronting ethical uncertainties in ECMO practice
Emmanuel Hei-Lok Cheung
School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - SY32-2
- Hard choises
Len Y. Tanaka
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, USA - SY32-3
- Beyond medical indications: Cultural and social determinants of end-of-life decision in Japan
Takako Akimoto
Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Japan - SY32-4
- T.B.A.
Gail M. Annich
The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada - SY32-5
- Ethical application of ecmo - from commencement to withdrawal, a UK perspective
Nicholas Barrett
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Room 8 (6F Meeting Room 1)
8:00-9:30
SY33 Symposium Perfusionist Complication
- SY33-1
- Clinical factors associated with outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction supported by V-A
ECMO: A survival tree and mediation analysis
Yusuke Okadome
Department of Clinical Engineering, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital/Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan - SY33-2
- Mechanical complication during ECMO
Ibnu Sofa
Harapan Kita, Indonesia - SY33-3
- ECMO complication - Haemolysis
Anne Hoo
National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore - SY33-4
- Multidisciplinary team simulation for ECMO complication prevention
Yoshihisa Seki
Department of Clinical Engineering, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Japan - SY33-5
- Approaches to managing ECMO related complication based on clinical cases
Sunhee Lee
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Republic of Korea
9:45-11:15
SY34 Symposium Perfusionist Training
- SY34-1
- Creating a circle of safety together: Educational initiatives at the Tama ECMO Center
Masahisa Tagawa
Department of Clinical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan - SY34-2
- Role of the ECMO specialist
Sunhee Lee
Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Republic of Korea - SY34-3
- ECMO training at National Heart Centre
Anne Hoo
National Heart Centre, Singapore - SY34-4
- Indonesia ECMO perfusion and training
Ibnu Sofa
Harapan Kita, Indonesia - SY34-5
- Strengthening perfusionist competency through high-fidelity simulation: Preparing for high-stakes ECMO
practice
Chan Ricky Wai Kit
Department of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY34-6
- ECMO education at our institution: Strategies, tools, and outreach
Takayuki Mizogcuhi
Department of Clinical Engineering, Oita University Hospital, Japan
12:45-14:15
SY35 Symposium Education
- SY35-1
- Global and regional development in the last decade
Simon Wai Ching Sin
Critical Care Medicine Unit, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - SY35-2
- Building a high-functioning Pediatric ECMO team in a high-volume heart center with limited intensivist
availability
Kazuhiro Shoya
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan - SY35-3
- Education and the bedside care giver
Jayne Sheldrake
Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Australia - SY35-4
- Development of ECMO training program in Taiwan
Bowei Fong
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan, China - SY35-5
- ECMO education in a Japanese Emergency and Critical Care Centerc
Tokuji Ikeda
Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan - SY35-6
- The ECMO simulation illusion: Performance vs. learning
Mark T. Ogino
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
14:30-16:00
SY36 Symposium Infection
- SY36-1
- ECMO in crisis: Team dynamics under pressure
Catalina Alvarado Neves
Clinica RedSalud Santiago, Chile - SY36-2
- ECMO management in infectious diseases: Facility-based strategies derived from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tatsunori Ogawa
Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, National Research and Development Agency, Japan - SY36-3
- Prophylactic antibiotics in ECMO patients – Yes or No?
Tze Hui Yeoh
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY36-4
- Pharmacists’ involvement in ECMO? Effect of drug clearance and adsorption?
Yuya Hokabe
Division of Pharmacy, Chiba University Hospital, Japan - SY36-5
- ECMO in fulminant leptospirosis
Joann Kathleen Ginete Garcia
National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippines
Day 3: June 13, 2026 (Saturday)
Room 1 (5F Main Hall A)
8:00-9:30
SY37 Symposium Clinical Research
- SY37-1
- ECMO research networks: Observational data and platform trials
Eddy Fan
University of Toronto, Canada - SY37-2
- The REDUCE-ECMO Trial: Accelerated vs standard CRRT in cardiogenic shock on VA-ECMO
Jeong Hoon Yang
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea - SY37-3
- ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan: Real-world data and ongoing research
Akihiko Inoue
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Japan - SY37-4
- Comparing ECMO configurations with RV dysfunction in a bridge-to- lung transplantation
Sang Bum Hong
Asan Medical Center, Univ of Ulsan, Republic of Korea - SY37-5
- Functional vascular reconstruction in decellularized lungs using a mouse-scale perfusion bioreactor
Fumiko Tomiyama
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Miyagi Cancer Center/Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Japan Tohoku University
9:45-11:15
SY38 Symposium ELSO Guideline
- SY38-1
- The global roadmap
Kollengode Ramanathan
National University Hospital, Singapore - SY38-2
- Circuit & monitoring
Giles Peek
University of Florida, USA - SY38-3
- Guidelines for VA ECMO and ECPR in adults
Joseph E. Tonna
University of Utah Health, USA - SY38-4
- Cardiac (including ECPR) guidelines for neonatal and pediatric ECMO
Peta Alexander
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA - SY38-5
- Guideline for adult respiratory failure: Annotations and thoughts
Thomas Müller
University Hospital Regensburg, Germany
Room 2 (5F Main Hall B)
8:00-9:30
SY39 Symposium Blood Purification
- SY39-1
- Extracorporeal blood purification treatment experience
Bowei Fong
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan, China - SY39-2
- Blood purification in intensive care unit
Yoshitaka Hara
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan - SY39-3
- A mechanism-guided diagnostic to improve kidney health outcomes after cardiopulmonary bypass
Yugeesh Lankadeva
Florey Institute and Austin Hospital, Australia - SY39-4
- Blood purification in cardiogenic shock requiring VA ECMO
Ryoung-Eun Ko
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Republic of Korea - SY39-5
- Anticoagulation strategies for combined V-V ECMO and CRRT
Ryo Ishizawa
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama ECMO Center, Japan - SY39-6
- T.B.A.
9:45-11:15
SY40 Joint Symposium with the Japanese Society of the Intensive Care Medicine (JSICM)
Opening Remarks Prof. Nobuaki Shime
President, JSICM
- SY40-1
- Case 1: ECMO candidacy in elderly patients
Yusuke Seino
Department of Critical Care Medicin, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan - SY40-2
- Case 1: ECMO candidacy in elderly patients
T.B.A. - SY40-3
- Case 2: Continuation or withdrawal of ECMO in irreversible lung injury
T.B.A. - SY40-4
- Case 2: Continuation or withdrawal of ECMO in irreversible lung injury
Wataru Iwanaga
Urasoe General Hospital, Japan - SY40-5
- Case 3: Technical challenges such as extreme obesity
Arne Diehl
Clinical Lead ECMO Service, Department of Intensive Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, Monash University, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Austlaria - SY40-6
- Case 3: Technical challenges such as extreme obesity
Bevan Vickery
CVICU, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
Room 8 (6F Meeting Room 1)
8:00-9:30
SY41 Symposium Pediatrics ECMO 2
- SY41-1
- Pediatric and neonatal ECMO cannulation: Challenges and lessons from Latin America
Juan Manuel Torrillas
Hospital de Pediatria Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Argentina - SY41-2
- T.B.A.
Michael McMullan
Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine/Heart Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, USA - SY41-3
- Designing support to fit physiology: SVAD concepts and hybrid ECMO/VAD in children
Hiroo Kinami
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA - SY41-4
- T.B.A.
- SY41-5
- Machine learning based prediction of ECMO circuit exchange in pediatric patients: An initial
analysis
Tatsuya Hasegawa
Nagoya City University, Japan
9:45-11:15
SY42 Symposium Cannulation
- SY42-1
- Deep dive into ECPR cannulation: Technique, timing, and teamwork
Yuichi Horikoshi
Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Japan - SY42-2
- When one is not enough
Raj Ramanan
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA - SY42-3
- Cannulation in ECMO
Justyna Swol
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Germany - SY42-4
- Distal perfusion is not optional - but prophylactic distal perfusion catheter maybe (DPC)
Tammy Sin Kwan Ma
AICU, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR - SY42-5
- Benefits of ICU lead peripheral cannulation
Vincent Alfred Pellegrino
Intensive Care Specialist, Alfred Hospital, Australlia - SY42-6
- ECMO via pulmonary artery cannulation: Mechanisms and experience
Xin Li
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, China
