About Us
About Guardia
Guardia ECMO Training (GET) is a leader in quality ECMO training for Critical Care Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Perfusionists and other related medical professionals. We offer a unique and affordable ECMO training program combining simple, effective and innovative solutions when taking care of patients on ECMO.
Guardia is committed to adult ECMO training by offering a state of the art ECMO simulator with the ability to run various scenarios that deal with complex ECMO challenges.
With over 60 years of combined clinical ECMO experience, our staff provides unsurpassed clinical expertise and brings patient-centered, quality-focused care to our customers and their patents.
Our Clinical Director has 42 years of ECMO monitoring experience and has been educating the national and international community for over 15 years. Our Medical Director is a cardiothoracic surgery specialist trained at the Texas Heart Institute with over 18 years of clinical practice experience. Our Medical Staff includes a CV Surgeon, Intensivist, Cardiologist and Pulmonologist.
Our training program is a 5-day event with 2.5 days of didactic instruction and 2.5 days of training on our state-of-the-art ECMO simulator. Guardia provides 48 ABCP Category Level 1 Perfusion CEU’s for those that complete the ECMO training program. We provide ongoing clinical support to our graduates.
Our Mission
At Guardia, our mission is to provide superior ECMO training to extend the life of every patient, while working with our customers to create custom solutions that yield clinical and economic benefits.
Our philosophy is to put patients first by combining integrity and experience with innovating technologies that help to extend the lives of patients. We want to be your trusted advisor and valued partner by providing clinical expertise while bringing patient-centered, quality focused care to our partners.