Bridging Life Symposium: The Lifeline - Advancing Critical Care & Rescue

Sharpen your skills and empower your practice through immersive ECMO learning that elevates confidence, mastery, and clinical impact.
About this Event

Join us for a premier two-day immersive experience dedicated to advancing excellence in critical care, extracorporeal life support, and rescue medicine. This high-impact symposium brings together frontline clinicians, innovators, and critical care leaders committed to transforming outcomes for the most complex and critically ill patients.
Set in Fresno, California, at the heart of Central California’s rapidly evolving medical ecosystem, this symposium highlights a uniquely positioned region where academic medicine, trauma systems, and pediatric excellence converge to serve a vast and diverse patient population.

LIFELINE is a professional medical conference based in Fresno, California, that focuses on providing high-level critical care within regions where medical resources are limited. The program examines the complexities of managing life-saving technologies like ECMO and mechanical circulatory support for a diverse patient range, including neonatal, maternal, and adult populations. Experts discuss the logistical challenges of emergency transport by air and ground, emphasizing the need for rapid decision-making and adaptability during patient stabilization. By utilizing case-driven insights, the seminar teaches clinicians how to bridge the gap between initial rescue and long-term recovery in a tertiary center. Ultimately, the gathering highlights innovative strategies for delivering exceptional outcomes when time is short and equipment is scarce.

Nov. 6, 2026

🕑: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Registration / Check In Breakfast served
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:25 AM
The Intelligent ICU: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform ECMO and MCS
🕑: 09:25 AM - 09:55 AM
A Multi-Layered Approach to Advancing ECMO and Critical Care Services
🕑: 09:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Time is Precious and Complex: ECPR’s Role in Surviving Cardiac Collapse
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Global ECMO: Lifelines Across Borders—Challenges, Innovation, & Saving Lives
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Two Hearts, Three Lives: An ECMO Journey Through High-Risk Twin Pregnancy
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Advancing Critical Care and Rescue for Patients with Mechanical Cardiac Suppor
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
A Clockwork Heart: ECLS and Mechanical Circulatory Support
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Shunts, Saturations, and Systemic Flow A Guide to Single Ventricle Physiology
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
PARDS and ECMO: From Pre-Cannulation Strategies to Lung Recovery
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
POCUS PT: Principles of ECMO Mobility
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Clinical Practice Protocol: Safe Mobility for Adults Receiving ECLS
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Liver Transplant and ECMO
Nov. 7, 2026

🕑: 07:00 AM - 07:30 AM
Check-In / Breakfast
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Lifeline Hemodynamics Guidance for MCS & ECMO
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Reducing Staff Injury and Improving Mobility in ECMO Patients Using a Tilt Bed
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Closing the ECLS Education Gap Through Just-in-Time Microlearning: A Nurse-Led
🕑: 09:45 AM - 02:00 PM
ECMO Essentials Simulated Sessions

Info: Participants will rotate through each immersive workshop.
Simulation Lab A
Managing Complications POCUS PT
Simulation Lab B
From Cannulation to Ambulation
Simulation Lab C
THE T.H.R.E.A.T.
When the Lifeline Becomes the Threat: Sepsis, Cannulation & Infection in ECMO/MCS
Development of a Unified ECMO Cannula Care Kit
Simulation Lab D
Maternal Lifeline: Cannulation, ECMO & Critical Care in Pregnancy
Managing the Pregnant ECMO Patient
Simulation Lab E
Magic Carpet Ride: The Reality of Transporting on
ECLS