Material from 2008:
- 3952 Abstracts
- 658 Slide presentations
- 316 Webcasts
- 96 Handouts
- 1824 e-posters
- 316 Multimedia files
Material from 2008:
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- 3952 Abstracts
- 658 Slide presentations
- 316 Webcasts
- 96 Handouts
- 1824 e-posters
- 316 Multimedia files
PG19 - Ventilatory management and cough enhancement in patients with neuromuscular disease
Postgraduate CourseChairs: J. Bott (Chertsey, United Kingdom)
Aims: Respiratory management of neuromuscular disease is commonly overlooked, and simple measures and techniques that are not universally taught or used can make large differences to the patients' morbidity and quality of life, as well as to mortality. This course aims to provide participants with the tools and knowledge to better manage these patients by providing the following:
- knowledge of the main issues in mechanisms, diagnosis and management of respiratory failure and inadequate cough;
- an update in respiratory assessment and patient evaluation;
- an update in intervention and clinical management of chronic, and prevention of acute, ventilatory failure;
- updates of current evidence and practical descriptions for inspiratory and expiratory aids and techniques for secretion management.