Annual Congress Vienna 2009

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PG11 Paediatric lung function testing - an interactive course

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Aims: Although textbooks and papers on principles of lung function measurements are readily available, there are considerable differences between practitioners in the application and interpretation of the results of such tests in clinical practice. This course intends to explore and discuss these differences in a highly interactive, case-based format. The initial presentation is a classical lecture highlighting usefulness and limitations of commonly applied pulmonary function tests in paediatric practice. The remainder of the course is dedicated to a discussion of individual cases with the delegates, which experts will intersperse with short mini-lectures. The course aims to review the principles of the most commonly available pulmonary function tests in daily paediatric practice including spirometry, bronchial challenge tests, FeNO, body plethysmography, Rint, and multiple breath washout techniques in children. At the end of the course, the participants will be able to discuss usefulness and limitations of each test approach and to apply these principles in case-based discussions of patients.

HERMES syllabus links: D.1: Pulmonary function testing; H.3: Paediatric respiratory medicine; Paediatric Syllabus.
Type of course: Case based
Level: Basic

Spirometry, lung volumes, airway hyperresponsiveness, and FeNO measurements: basic principles K. Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Bronchial challenge tests G. Piacentini (Verona, Italy)
FeNO M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Flow-volume curves/ spirometry P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Bodyplethysmography K. Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Rint measurements N. Beydon (Paris, France)
Multiple breath washout M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany)