Courses

Noninvasive Ventilation: Basic Concepts

Target audience

Pulmonologists, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, physiotherapists

Educational aims

Following this course, participants will be able to treat patients of mild to moderate severity in varying settings. They will be provided with the basic knowledge to start a NIV programme either in the hospital or home setting.

Course on noninvasive ventilation: course preparation resources, compiled educational materials and answers to evaluation questions

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NIV: past, present and future
W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany)
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NIV in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
B. Schönhofer (Hanover, Germany)
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NIV in hypoxemic respiratory failure (excluding acute pulmonary edema)
R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
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NIV in acute and chronic cardiac diseases
T. Köhnlein (Hanover, Germany)
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Indications for long-term NIV in chronic respiratory failure
J.P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Basic principles of ventilators – all you need to know
T. Köhnlein (Hanover, Germany)
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How do I choose the interface?
J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain)
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Air leakage during NIV: How important, how to avoid, how to handle?
P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Troubleshooting - what to do when NIV is not going well?
J.P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Monitoring of NIV in the acute setting
R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
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Monitoring of NIV in the chronic setting
P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Ventilators used for NIV
J.P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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How to start NIV in the acute setting
R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), B. Schönhofer (Hanover, Germany)
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How to start NIV in the chronic setting
W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Secretion management in neuromuscular patients
N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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Specific problems when using NIV in COPD
W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany)
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How to discharge patients with NIV?
J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain)
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