Targeted Temperature Management in Post-Arrest Care

Speaker:
Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, FACEP, FAHA
Director, Center for Resuscitation Science
Vice Chair for Research,
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Educational Objectives:

By the end of each program, the participant will be able to:

• Identify scientific data supporting TTM in specific populations
• Describe the impact of TTM on clinical outcomes
• Understand your role as a health care practitioner in the delivery of TTM

Disclosures for Dr. Abella: 
Grant funding: NIH, PCORI, DOD, Becton Dickinson, Neuroptics, Velano Vascular
Consulting: Becton Dickinson, Tersera Pharmaceuticals, VOC Health
Volunteer:  American Heart Association

Biographical Data:

Dr. Abella is the Director, Center for Resuscitation Science, and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His career has focused on cardiac arrest and post-arrest care for the past 20 years, with authorship of over 200 manuscripts pertaining to CPR, resuscitation team training, and post-arrest targeted temperature management (TTM), including works in JAMA, NEJM and Circulation. His scholarly efforts have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and American Heart Association, among other sources. He serves as the Co-Chair of the Resuscitation Science Symposium, the premier global American Heart Association meeting focused on cardiac arrest scholarship and clinical care advances. His work has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, and National Geographic.