Paediatric respiratory infections

Target audience

Paediatric pulmonologists and pediatricians
Trainees in the field of respiratory disease

Educational aims

Recognize, summarise and apply the state-of-the-art evidence and advances in the epidemiology, diagnosis, management and prevention of acute and chronic pediatric respiratory infections across settings
Identify, interpret and make rational use of key diagnostic tests and treatment interventions in pediatric respiratory infections
Consider perspectives and input from different disciplines when managing pediatric respiratory infections

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Mechanisms of acute and chronic airway infection Jayesh M. Bhatt (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Microbiological and viral testing Pieter Fraaij (Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bronchiolitis Jürg Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Acute preschool viral wheeze Fernando Maria De Benedictis (Ancona (AN), Italy)
Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia Jürg Hammer (Basel, Switzerland)
New treatments for RSV and other viruses, including update on vaccines Marijke Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Case-based clinical and microbiological discussions Pieter Fraaij (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Pearls and pitfalls of imaging in LRTI in children Thomas Semple (London, United Kingdom)
Fungal infections Adilia Warris (Exeter, United Kingdom)
Rational use and stewardship of antibiotics in pediatric respiratory disease Adilia Warris (Exeter, United Kingdom)
Emergent respiratory infections in migrant children Refiloe Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa)
Case-based clinical and radiological discussion Thomas Semple (London, United Kingdom), Marijke Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis Jürg Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Respiratory infections in primary ciliary dyskinesia and non-CF bronchiectasis Marielle W.H. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Long term outcomes of respiratory infections Fernando Maria De Benedictis (Ancona (AN), Italy)
Workshop 1 - Diagnosis and management of complicated pneumonia Thomas Semple (London, United Kingdom), Marielle W.H. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Workshop 2 - Approach to TB in children Refiloe Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa), Jürg Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Workshop 3 - Respiratory infections in children with neurodevelopment disorders Jürg Hammer (Basel, Switzerland), Marijke Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Workshop 4 - Respiratory infections in immunocompromised children Jayesh M. Bhatt (Nottingham, United Kingdom)