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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, abstract number.

Weaning from mechanical ventilation: new insights

Symposium
Chairs: Cesare Gregoretti (Turin, Italy), Leo M.A. Heunks (Nijmegen, Netherlands), Marc Moss (Denver, United States of America)
Aims: To describe the concepts of simple, difficult, and prolonged weaning, the new weaning strategies in adult and paediatric populations; and the possible use of computer-driven protocols to facilitate weaning in paediatric patients.
Target audience: Pulmonologists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and paediatricians.

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What’s well established and what’s new in weaning: an update Laurent Brochard (Toronto, Canada)
COPD patients: weaning and beyond Nicholas Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Weaning in children: from basic physiology to a computer-driven extubation protocol Philippe Jouvet (Montreal, Canada)
NIV to facilitate weaning: not only COPD Miquel Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain)