TRAINING AND
EDUCATION

NUWELLIS ACADEMY

Nuwellis is dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals with training and education designed to advance understanding of fluid overload management and provide techniques for achieving optimal outcomes.

ULTRAFILTRATION TRAINING

The ultrafiltration certification program is an interactive, online course focused on fluid overload management using the Aquadex SmartFlow® System.

Interactive certification

OBJECTIVES

  • Understand the causes and impact of hypervolemia (fluid overload)
  • Understand current therapies for treating fluid overload and related clinical evidence
  • Describe how the Aquadex SmartFlow therapy can achieve treatment goals
  • Understand patient selection, venous access, anticoagulation, and UF/blood flow rate considerations
  • Perform Aquadex SmartFlow System setup and troubleshooting

Resources

Visit our resource center to access additional information on the Aquadex SmartFlow System.

VENOUS ACCESS TRAINING

The Aquadex SmartFlow venous access certification program is focused on optimal catheter selection and placement.

Interactive certification

OBJECTIVES

  • Keys to therapy optimization
  • Dual lumen Extended Length Catheter (dELC) specifications
  • dELC placement, insertion, positioning, patency, and stabilization considerations
  • Alternative venous access options for adults and pediatric patients
  • Anticoagulation considerations

Resources

Visit our resource center to access additional information on the Aquadex SmartFlow System.

WEBINAR SERIES

Nuwellis is honored to partner with respected thought-leaders and prominent institutions to deliver relevant insights and engaging conversations on ultrafiltration therapy.

Heart failure

Precision Medicine for the treatment of fluid overload in patients with acute heart failure

PANELIST
John L. Jefferies MD
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center

September 2020

Real-world experience using ultrafiltration in the management of heart failure patients

MODERATOR
John L. Jefferies MD
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center

PANELISTS
Abington Jefferson Health

  • Robert A. Watson III, MD, FAAC
  • Donald C. Haas, MD
  • Maureen Hummel, CRNP
  • Patti Barrella, MSN, CHFN

January 2021

Critical care

Use of ultrafiltration for volume management in COVID-19 patients

PANELISTS
Amir Kazory, MD, FASN
University of Florida, Gainesville

Maria DeVita, MD, FACP, FASN
Lenox Hill Hospital (New York, NY)

Mehdi Oloomi, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York, NY)

April 2020

Cardio-pulmonary-renal management of patients with COVID-19

MODERATOR
Daniel Goldstein, MD, FACS, FACC
Montefiore Medical Center (New York, NY)

PANELISTS
Maria DeVita, MD, FACP, FASN
Lenox Hill Hospital (New York, NY)

Mehdi Oloomi, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York, NY)

Giovanni Piovesana, MD
Phoebe Putney Hospital (Albany, GA)

April 2020

COVID-19 and intravascular volume management strategies in the critically ill

MODERATOR

Ravi Mehta, MD
UC San Diego Health-Jacobs Medical Center

PANELISTS

Peter McCullough, MD
Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas, TX)

Claudio Ronci, MD
International Renal Research Institute
St. Bortolo Hospital (Vicenza, Italy)

April 2020

Pediatric

Managing Fluid Overload in Pediatric Patients (≥ 20 kg)

PANELIST
David Askenazi, MD
University of Alabama
Birmingham Children’s of Alabama

July 2020

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