Summer school of paediatric respiratory medicine

Target audience

The Paediatric Summer School provides a comprehensive update of paediatric respiratory medicine for professionals at all levels. The programme is designed to challenge participants and provide a learning framework including interactive sessions and MCQ discussion sessions. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to prepare for the European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine.

Educational aims

Participants will gain detailed knowledge of:

Different fields of paediatric medicine
Best practice in how to prepare for the European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine
How to answer MCQ questions

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Programme
Reading list
Practical tips on the examination
Blood gas analysis – introduction to respiratory physiology M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Inflammatory markers M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Static and dynamic lung volumes M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Rigid and flexible bronchoscopy: diagnostic and interventional F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Acute viral bronchiolitis F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Practical approach to preschool wheezing and bronchial asthma A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden)
Treatment of bronchial asthma and wheezing disorders: chronic E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Treatment of bronchial asthma and wheezing disorders: acute F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Acute and chronic respiratory infections J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom)
Multiple breath washout techniques M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany)
Reversibility testing M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany)
Congenital malformations E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Advantages and disadvantages of imaging techniques M. Beer (Ulm, Germany)
Endoscopy (Workshop) E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Endoscopy (Workshop) F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Lung function testing (Workshop) M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany), M.Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Imaging (Workshop) M. Beer (Ulm, Germany)
Primary ciliary dyskinesia and non Cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Genetics, pathophysiology and diagnosis of Cystic fibrosis A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Cystic fibrosis lung disease and lung transplantation A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Extrapulmonary Cystic fibrosis A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Adult Cystic fibrosis I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary)
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and latent Tuberculosis M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany)
Acute and chronic respiratory failure R. Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)
Home oxygen therapy, invasive ventilation and NIV R. Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)
Interstitial lung diseases and systemic disorders with lung involvement A. Hadchouel-Duvergé (Paris, France)
Surfactant dysfunction and alveolar proteinosis A. Hadchouel-Duvergé (Paris, France)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and chronic lung disease of prematurity A. Hadchouel-Duvergé (Paris, France)
Diagnostic in sleep medicine tests R. Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)
OSAS and CSAS R. Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)