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Beyond Basic – Mechanical Ventilation
12/11/15 - 13/11/15
$680An exciting 3-day instructor and 2-day provider course suitable for senior trainees and Consultants in
Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics, consisting of lectures and small group tutorials / skill stations.
Topics include:
• Applied respiratory physiology
• Acute respiratory failure
• Heart – Lung interactions
• Tracheostomy
• Humidi?ication
• Basics of mechanical ventilation
• Assist control modes: volume control, pressure control, pressure regulated volume control
• SIMV and assist modes including pressure support, volume support and NAVA
• Other modes: adaptive support ventilation, bi-level airway pressure
• Sedation and paralysis
• Troubleshooting
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Weaning
• Extubation
• Respiratory monitoring
• ARDS
• Unilateral lung disease
• Obstructive airways disease