Education & Training
Our in-depth courses and interactive training modules offer guidance for how to implant and operate the HeartMate 3™ LVAS.
We curated the following collection of courses and modules from the Abbott Education Network (AEN) for quick reference, so you know right where to find the information you need.
Access modules and courses for best practices and techniques related to patient care with an LVAD.
AEN COURSE
HeartMate 3 LVAS Clinical Operation & Patient Management
The HeartMate 3 LVAS Clinical Operation and Patient Management Course is designed to show you how to properly and safely operate the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System. This course includes 9 interactive online training modules.
Note: New users should read the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System Instructions for Use document in its entirety. As with all prescription medical devices, clinical procedures should be conducted under the direction of the prescribing physician.
Category: HeartMate 3 LVAS
Therapy: Heart Failure
Course Duration: 4 hours
AEN COURSE
HeartMate Touch App Simulator
The HeartMate Touch™ App Simulator is designed to provide users with the opportunity to practice using the HeartMate Touch App with a HeartMate 3™ Left Ventricular Assist Device patient in the operating room and patient follow-up settings. The simulations are fictional and designed for general education purposes. The information does not measure or represent specific patient clinical conditions and is not intended to constitute medical advice. It is the responsibility of the medical professional to exercise their clinical judgment in any patient situation.
Category: HeartMate 3 LVAS
Therapy: Heart Failure
Course Duration: 30 minutes
Intended For: Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist, VAD Coordinator, Perfusionist, OR Personnel
AEN COURSE
HeartMate Touch Communication System
The HeartMate Touch™ Communication System eLearning training course is designed to give you the information you need to properly and safely operate the HeartMate Touch Communication System with a HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System. This course includes three interactive online training modules.
Category: HeartMate 3 LVAS; HeartMate II™ LVAS
Therapy: Heart Failure
Course Duration: 1 hours
Intended For: Educator; Nurse
AEN WEBINAR
HeartMate 3 LVAS Understanding Pump Parameters
Presented by Chris Cotter, this previously recorded webinar provides a short review of how rotary pumps work, focusing specifically on HQ curves and power curves. It also covers HeartMate 3 LVAS parameters and how they are determined. Lastly, the webinar discusses potential clinical scenarios and the related HeartMate 3 LVAS parameter behavior.
Category: HeartMate 3 LVAS
Therapy: Heart Failure
Course Duration: 58 minutes
Intended For: Educator; Nurse; VAD Coordinator
On-Demand Webinars
Watch on-demand webinars that offer insights into the HeartMate 3™ LVAS, such as implant considerations and surgical strategies.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Thoracotomy Implant Considerations for the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
In this webinar, surgeons discuss surgical techniques for implanting the HeartMate 3 LVAD via lateral thoracotomy.
Faculty:
Igor Gosev, MD (University of Rochester) Akinobu Itoh, MD (Medical Center, Rochester, NY) Robert Kormos, MD
This device is commercially available for use in select international markets.
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