An 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