On behalf of the organizing and scientific committees, it is a great pleasure and distinct honor to invite you to the Asia-Pacific Extracorporeal Life Support Organization 2019 Conference (APELSO2019) in Bangkok.

The conference will be convened on November 20–22, 2019 at the Conference Hall, the Royal Golden Jubilee Building, Medical Association of Thailand. The main conference this year will be divided into two core parallel educational sections, one on advanced treatment for severe respiratory failure and the other on mechanical support for acute and chronic heart failure. For the cardiac support section, sessions on ventricular assist devices and other mechanical support devices will also be included. The pre-conference in-depth sessions will be comprised of the cannulation workshop, basic and advanced ECMO course, neonatal and pediatric ECMO course, and meet the expert interactive case-based discussions. There is also a special session for nurse and purfusionists offered.

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