PG9 Postgraduate Course: An interactive course on paediatric respiratory emergencies

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), J. Hammer (Basel, Switzerland)
Aims: To present and discuss state-of-the-art treatments of paediatric respiratory emergencies based on interactive case presentations.

HERMES SYLLABUS LINKS: B.1 Airway diseases, B.9 Acute injury, E.1 Treatment modalities and prevention measures, H.3. Paediatric respiratory medicine.

TYPE OF COURSE: Case and problem based

Acute respiratory failure in children J. Hammer (Basel, Switzerland)
Management of acute severe upper airway obstruction E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Management of status asthmaticus M. De Hoog (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Management of a child with chest trauma J. Tovar (Madrid, Spain)