SCAI SHOCK 2026 PRECON: The Essentials of a Building a Cardiogenic Shock Program/Team Workshop: Team Application

This course is designed for a multi-disciplinary team of cardiogenic shock leaders who have real world experience running and participating in a cardiogenic shock program. Topics to include:

Review of Heart Team Journey
Contemporary Look at the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock
Nuts and Bolts of Implementing a Shock Team
The Finances of a Shock Team
Interactive Team Discussions

Is your hospital looking to improve or formalize your shock program?
If yes, then this is a fantastic opportunity you do not want to miss!

SCAI is inviting a limited number of multi-disciplinary teams to join us at SCAI SHOCK 2026 for a sponsored workshop, “Building a Cardiogenic Shock Program.”
Teams from different backgrounds and level of experience will come together to share their ideas, struggles and lessons learned.

Details:

We are looking for teams local to St. Louis and non-local teams
Teams must include at least three people and include multi-disciplinary team members including but not limited to cardiologists, intensivists, surgeons, nurses, APP and hospital administration

Schedule:

Pre-Conference Webinar: Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7 pm ET
Exclusive Team Workshop: Thursday, September 17, 12 pm – 5 pm
Post-Conference 3-month and 9-month follow up sessions: December 17 and June 17 at 6 pm ET

Funding:

This workshop is pending industry funding. If supported, invited teams will receive free registration for up to 7 team members and a two (2) night stay for up to 4 team members at our host hotel.

Deadline: All applications must be submitted no later than Tuesday, July 14.

1. Point of Contact Name *This question is required.

2. Point of Contact Email *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

3. Point of Contact Phone Number *This question is required.

4. Name and Address of Facility *This question is required.

6. Name of Health System *This question is required.

7. Device Types Used On-site (check all that apply) *This question is required.

ECMO
Balloon Pump
Impella
Other (please explain)

Comments

8. Team members' names, credentials, specialty. Keep in mind that this course is designed for a multi-disciplinary team of cardiogenic shock leaders who have real world experience running and participating in a cardiogenic shock program. Specialties should include:

Interventional Cardiologist
Surgeon
Heart Failure
Critical Care
Hospital Leadership Administrator
Emergency Medicine
Other (please elaborate)

PLEASE NOTE: All fields in this section must contain text. If your team will have less than 7 members, please mark other boxes with a zero or N/A to submit without error. *This question is required.

Space Cell	First Name	Last Name and Credentials	Title	Specialty	Email
Team Member 1	Team Member 1: First Name	Team Member 1: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 1: Title	Team Member 1: Specialty	Team Member 1: Email
Team Member 2	Team Member 2: First Name	Team Member 2: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 2: Title	Team Member 2: Specialty	Team Member 2: Email
Team Member 3	Team Member 3: First Name	Team Member 3: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 3: Title	Team Member 3: Specialty	Team Member 3: Email
Team Member 4	Team Member 4: First Name	Team Member 4: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 4: Title	Team Member 4: Specialty	Team Member 4: Email
Team Member 5	Team Member 5: First Name	Team Member 5: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 5: Title	Team Member 5: Specialty	Team Member 5: Email
Team Member 6	Team Member 6: First Name	Team Member 6: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 6: Title	Team Member 6: Specialty	Team Member 6: Email
Team Member 7	Team Member 7: First Name	Team Member 7: Last Name and Credentials	Team Member 7: Title	Team Member 7: Specialty	Team Member 7: Email

9. How long has your Shock program been in place? *This question is required.

10. Which barriers does your team face that this session can aid to improve its function? (check all that apply) *This question is required.

Financials
Inter-disciplinary Communication
Infrastructure
Other (please explain)

Comments

11. SCAI strives to ensure continuous improvement on its programs. The support for this workshop relies heavily on outcomes reporting. To that end, SCAI will host periodic check-in calls with the teams, faculty, and staff that are prompted with questions to discuss with the selected teams. If selected, please confirm that someone from your team will attend (dates are subject to change if necessary): *This question is required.

Pre-Conference Call (Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7 pm ET)
3-Month Post-Conference Call (Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 6 pm ET)
9-Month Post-Conference Call (Thursday, June 17, 2027 at 6 pm ET)