PG17 - The present and future of noninvasive ventilation: technical and practical aspects

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), P. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Aims: This course will provide participants with an update on the indications for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and on technical aspects of the procedure. At the conclusion of this course, the participants will understand the new indications for, and the limits of, noninvasive ventilation, the new technological developments and the ?human? skill needed to ventilate patients in difficult situations.

Human “cost” of NIV: how important is staff training? S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Causes of NIV: failure and success M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
New and unconventional applications of NIV (i.e. weaning, endstage diseases, immunocompromised patients, post-surgical respiratory distress): potential benefits and risks B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
The importance of technical aspects for NIV success C. Gregoretti (Moncalieri, Italy)