Annual Congress Barcelona 2010

Saturday, 18.09.2010
Sunday, 19.09.2010
Monday, 20.09.2010
Tuesday, 21.09.2010
Wednesday, 22.09.2010

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, abstract number.

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PG6 Postgraduate Course: Techniques in noninvasive mechanical ventilation

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: P. Pelosi (Milan, Italy), W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
Aims: After the course participants will have improved knowledge concerning NIV techniques. In particular, they will improve their knowledge about the ventilators for NIV (ICU or portable), the interfaces (conventional or unconventional), and the clinical use of NIV in difficult clinical settings (such as hypoxaemic respiratory failure) and at home.

HERMES SYLLABUS LINKS: A.1.3 Physiology, A.1.4 Pathophysiology, B.1.4 COPD (chronic obstructive bronchitis and/or emphysema), B.9 Acute injury, B.10 Respiratory failure, B.10.1 Acute respiratory distress syndrome, B.10.2 Obstructive lung disease, B.10.3 Neuromuscular disease, B.10.4 Chest wall disease, B.10.5 Other restrictive diseases, E.1.5 Oxygen therapy, E.1.6 Ventilatory support (invasive/non-invasive/CPAP).

TYPE OF COURSE: Lecture based

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Ventilators for NIV: ICU or portable? M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain)
Interfaces: conventional and unconventional P. Pelosi (Milan, Italy)
NIV in ALI/ARDS and in the post-operative period S. Jaber (Montpellier, France)
News in NIV at home W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)