This is the first in a 2-part series on ECPR with Dr. Stephen Bernard.  In today’s episode, Joe and Zack interview Dr. Stephen Bernard about Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) and how they do it The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.   As most of you  know, Dr. Bernard has been a huge contributor to the critical care world.  While he is widely known for his work with therapeutic hypothermia (2002 NEJM ‘Treatment of Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardia Arrest with Induced Hypothermia), Dr. Bernard is now at the forefront of ECPR, reshaping pre-hospital dogma and intra-arrest management, including the use of ECMO during cardiac arrest.

Stephen Bernard MB BS, MD, FACEM, FCICM

Senior Intensive Care Specialist

The Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Australia

Medical Advisor, Ambulance Victoria

Member, Medical Advisory Committee, Ambulance Victoria

Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Review Committee, Ambulance Victoria

Member, Clinical Incident Review Committee, Ambulance Victoria

Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Register, Ambulance Victoria

Member, Clinical Committee, Council of Australasian Ambulance Authorities

Medical Officer, Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Medical Officer, Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Member, National Medical Advisory Committee, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

Supervisor of PhD students x2

Director of Intensive Care, Knox Private Hospital

Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, Knox Private Hospital

Member, Patient Care Review Committee, Knox Private Hospital

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