Conferences

Opening session: Essentials of respiratory physiology

Symposium
Chairs: A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Demoule (Paris, France)
Aims: Understanding the basics of respiratory physiology is essential to deliver safe ventilatory support in patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure. This session will address some key concepts in respiratory physiology, that help clinicians to deliver optimal ventilatory support.

Introduction - #RFMV2022 L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Lessons learnt from COVID-19 N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Understanding respiratory mechanics to optimise mechanical ventilation L. Piquilloud (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Understanding respiratory drive to optimise mechanical ventilation L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Understanding patient ventilator interaction to optimise mechanical ventilation M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)
Discussion and Q&A