CREF Product Theaters

CREF Product Theaters (PTs) give you a chance to explore commercial products and services that can shape your work environment, improve your practice, and promote better patient care. At CREF PTs, dine with friends and colleagues and discover the benefits of employing advanced technology, best practices, and specialized services.

Attend CREF Product Theaters to:

  • Gain practical understanding of products and services related to your practice
  • Hear about some of the latest findings in CPB care
  • Observe demonstrations of innovative equipment and technologies
  • Obtain hands-on experience with products related to your profession
  • Hear answers from key experts and industry representatives

PTs are organized independently by their industry hosts, and registered attendees pay no additional charge to attend. Most PTs are offered first come, first served. Those that request pre-registration are listed below. 

CEU credit, but not CME credit, is offered for all CREF Product Theaters.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

12:00 – 1:30 PM

Mueller Asset Strategies Lunch Product Theater:
How to Avoid the 9 Money Mistakes Healthcare Professionals Make

Alison Mueller BSc

MARINA BALLROOM DE  | 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER
If everything you thought to be true about your money were not true, when would you want to know?
This Masterclass is for you if:
  • You want to know the truth about taxes- today and the possible future
  • How the “mountain of cash” approach may or may not work for you
  • Allocation mix-how to look at your investment and tax risk more effectively
  • The 4 most important financial questions you should be asking to put YOU in control of your financial future
This Session is for you if:
  • You feel like you are paying too much in taxes
  • The harder you work, it seems the less savings you have to show for it
  • You don’t feel like you have a good grasp on your retirement numbers
  • You feel like too much of your investments are at risk in the market
  • You are worried that you can’t save enough to retire
  • You don’t know how much you need to retire

Secure your seat at the Lunch Product Theater by registering in advance! Sign up at https://learn.muellerassetstrategies.com/cref-home

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

6:00 – 8:00 PM

LivaNova Evening Product Theater
Patient-Tailored Care with the Essenz Perfusion System

Marloes van Hoeven CCP

MARINA BALLROOM DE  | 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER

Join LivaNova for an exclusive opportunity to hear from one of the first perfusionists to use the Essenz Perfusion System as she discusses her experience over the past several months and how she is using data for patient-tailored care. Explore configuration options at an Essenz hands-on station and learn about Goal-Directed Perfusion with the Essenz Patient Monitor. Event features cocktails and reception-style food stations.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

6:30 – 8:00 AM

Grifols Breakfast Product Theater:
Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency (hATd) and Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Gregory Mork FPP BA CCP LP

MARINA BALLROOM DE  | 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER

Engage with a nationally renowned expert about:

  • The role of antithrombin (AT) in anticoagulation
  • The impact of AT deficiency on thrombotic risk and on heparin action
  • Hereditary antithrombin deficiency (hATd) and why it is a unique, high-risk, frequently undiagnosed disorder
  • The risks of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period
  • The risks of developing VTE in the surgical setting
  • Patient cases

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12:30 – 2:00 PM

Medtronic Lunch Product Theater
Changing the Shape of ECMO Oxygenation

Martha McBride MSN CRNP and Natasha Crain BSN RN CCRN CES-A

MARINA BALLROOM DE  | 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER

Come enjoy a plated lunch and  listen to your fellow health care providers from two large ECMO centers as they highlight the integration and use of the Nautilus TM* ECMO Oxygenator in their programs.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

7:00 – 8:00 AM

HemoSonics Breakfast Product Theater:
Initial Experience with a Novel Hemostasis Management System in Cardiac Surgery

Asad A. Shah MD

MARINA BALLROOM DE  | 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH TOWER

Major bleeding during cardiothoracic surgery is a well-known risk factor for operative complications, increased OR time, and mortality. Dr. Asad Shah, Co-Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, CA, uses a novel Point-of-Care coagulation analyzer to assess, treat, and resolve bleeding with the collaboration of his perfusion team. Please join Dr. Shah and HemoSonics for breakfast to hear how he and his perfusionists have improved patients’ outcomes with the Quantra Hemostasis Analyzer.