Welcome to our first episode in a series on Cardiac Intensive Care, recorded live at the Critical Care Canada Forum 2024. We kick off by looking at the latest Clinical Practice Update on post cardiac arrest care and refractory cardiac arrest.

The "Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Clinical Practice Update on Optimal Post Cardiac Arrest and Refractory Cardiac Arrest Patient Care" CCS was published in 2024, and provides comprehensive recommendations for the management of patients following cardiac arrest.

Join us as Dr Janek Senaratne unpacks this Clinical Practice Update (CPU), and guides us through the evidence for the recommendations made.

Dr. Janek Senaratne is a dual-trained cardiologist and intensivist based in Edmonton, Alberta. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta. University of Alberta In his clinical roles, Dr. Senaratne practices at the University of Alberta Hospital and Grey Nuns Hospital, and is one of the Vital Heart Response physicians for the province.

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