Overview
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Certification
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Eleanor Triana CPC, CPC

Coquitlam

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ECLS Coordinator

Vancouver General Hospital
02.2022 - Current
  • Participates in the planning and coordination of the ECLS program as well as development and maintenance of ECLS clinical standards.
  • Coordinates ECLS education for clinical perfusionists, ECLS specialists, non ECLS specialists, and allied health (RT's, physiotherapists, CT techs, Cath lab techs) which include high fidelity simulations and wet labs.
  • Participates in quality improvement/quality assurance initiatives and actively promotes ECLS program performance and competency measures to improve services.
  • Organizes interdisciplinary review of ECLS cases to develop individualized treatment plans, ensuring optimal patient care.
  • Organizes debriefs for ECMO initiations and end of life transitions.
  • Works with Biomedical engineering department and Perfusion Lead to maintain ECLS platforms and supplies.
  • Participates on intra and inter-hospital committees and provincial working groups by providing input, recommendations, and promoting the goals and objectives of the program.
  • Work with Biomedical engineering department and Perfusion Lead to maintain ECLS platforms and supplies.
  • Promotes the development of relevant clinical research opportunities for ECLS equipment and services.

Cardiovascular Perfusionist

Vancouver General Hospital
12.2008 - Current
  • Performs cardiopulmonary bypass with experience in DHCA, LHB, and MIS MVR.
  • Collaborates with members of the intraoperative team to optimize patient outcomes and safety.
  • Perform other skills such as cell savaging, HIPEC, IABP, and ECMO for lung transplants, liver transplants, and traumas.
  • Collaborates with the Core Lab to perform maintenance, QC, and proficiency testing on point of care testing (ABL blood gas analyzers, ACT machines).
  • Member of the Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion team.
  • Participates in the development of Normothermic Regional Perfusion and Impella implementation.
  • Preceptor perfusion students in a professional and conducive learning environment.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development conferences, workshops and in-services.
  • Periodically covers Perfusion Lead role to maintain and organize daily operations.

Education

Cardiovascular Perfusion

The Michener Institute For Applied Health Sciences
Toronto, ON
10.2008

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science -

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
04.2005

Medical Laboratory Science

British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby, BC
09.2003

Skills

    • Collaborative
    • Peer mentor
      • Program development and management
      • Time management and multitasking abilities

Accomplishments

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2023; Extracorporeal Life Support in Trauma: Indications and Techniques


Certification

Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion, CPC

American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, CCP

Timeline

ECLS Coordinator

Vancouver General Hospital
02.2022 - Current

Cardiovascular Perfusionist

Vancouver General Hospital
12.2008 - Current

Cardiovascular Perfusion

The Michener Institute For Applied Health Sciences

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science -

University of British Columbia

Medical Laboratory Science

British Columbia Institute of Technology

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