The Conference on Paediatric and Neonatal mechanical Ventilation (EPNV) offers a unique opportunity for delegates to learn about leading edge innovations from all over the world. The format of the program includes keynote speakers, oral and E-poster presentations from peer reviewed submitted abstracts. The social program offers the opportunity for networking and meeting the delegates.
Scientific Program Committee
Peter Rimensberger (Congress Chairman), Switzerland
Martin Kneyber, The Netherlands
David Tingay, Australia
Anton van Kaam, The Netherlands
Why participate in the conference
Attend this conference if you are interested in various aspects of respiratory problems and mechanical ventilation in neonates, infants and children to:
- Share your experience
- Learn from leaders
- Expand your knowledge
- Improve your practice
- Network with colleagues
- Discover new products services
Main topics:
- Experts’ views on landmark papers on neonatal respiratory failure
- Experts’ views on landmark papers on paediatric respiratory failure
- Evolving concepts in mechanical ventilation
- Alternative ventilation modes and approaches
- Hemodynamic controversies and challenges in the NICU
- PARDS and nARDS: Update on the PALICC 2 recommendations
- Update on BPD
- Nutrition Management in respiratory care of the chronically supported and acutely supported infant/child
- Airway management in the NICU/PICU: Evolving concepts
- Pragmatic vs explanatory trials in paediatric and neonatal critical care
- Respiratory and hemodynamic challenges in non-cardiac patients
Tutorials:
- Neonatal physiology for the intensivist (PICU/CICU)
- Cardiopulmonary interactions
- Lung – Brain Interaction
- Update on oxygen therapy in the neonate
Workshops topics:
- Newer ventilation modes, strategies and concepts for neonatal ventilation
- Non-invasive ventilation for acture and chronic respiratory failure in children
- How to set the ventilator: A practical approach to CMV and HFOV
- Non-invasive respiratory support in prematurely born infants
- ECMO
- The use of various measure and monitoring concepts during mechanical ventilation in children and neonates
- Closed loop oxygenation and its clinical application
