Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in the Pandemic Era
Format
This course will be offered in a hybrid format.
Virtual live session: Tuesday, September 20 from 9:00 to 12:30 CET
Onsite Live session: Saturday, October 15, from 8:30 to 17:00 CET
For who
Senior trainees / Consultants in their first 5 years
Objectives
- Understanding the pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure and the effects of Non-Invasive respiratory support in COVID19 and non-COVID19 acute respiratory failure.
- Understanding indications and contraindications of the various methods
- Apply problem-solving to manage ventilators troubleshooting
- Understand pros and cons of Non-Invasive respiratory support in COVID19 patients
Faculty
Course Director: Roberto Cosentini, IT
- Erwan L’Her, FR
- Nicolas Peschanski, FR
- Paolo Groff, IT
- Roberta Marino, IT
- Rodolfo Ferrari, IT

Educational Material
Provided as part of the virtual session.
Registration
The costs for this course are xxxx
Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. Within the module you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.
September 20 from 9:00 to 12:30 CET
Online live sessions to be held one afternoon in September
- The global impact and the importance of NIV in the Emergency Department.
Patrick Plaisance - Why NIPPV works. Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Devices. Paolo Groff
- NIMV in the pre-Hospital Setting. Nicolas Peschansky
- Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Erwan L’Her
- Pneumonia (non-COVID19) and Pulmonary Contusion. Roberta Marino
- COPD exacerbation. Clinical cases. Rodolfo Ferrari
- COVID19 Pneumonia – Lessons learned from Covid19 Pandemic. Roberto Cosentini
Morning Session_Hands-on
8.30-9.00 The ‘How to’ of Awake self Re-Positioning/Proning_All Speakers
9:00-10:30 Each Station will run simultaneously. The participants will change station
every 45 minutes
STATION COVID1_From O2 to HFNCO in COVID19 Pneumonia. Groff, Peschanski
STATION COVID2_CPAP & NIPPV in COVID19 Pneumonia. Cosentini
10.30-11.00. Coffee Break
11:00-12:30
STATION 3_ACPE & Hypoxemic syndromes. Roberta Marino
STATION 4_ COPD, Hypercapnic syndromes & Ventilator Troubleshooting. Rodolfo Ferrari
12.30-13.00. LUNCH
Afternoon Session_Hi-Fi Simulation
Four simulated Scenarios on different clinical cases:
13.00-13.45. Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
13.45-14.30. Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
14.30- 15.30. COVID19 acute respiratory failure
15.30-15.45. Coffee Break
15.45-16.30. Final mega code
16.30-17.00. FINAL RECAP – Test
Each scenario will be run by 4 participants under the supervision of 2 teachers
At the end of each scenario a debriefing will focus on main take home messages
- The global impact and the importance of NIV in the Emergency Department. Patrick Plaisance
- Why NIPPV works. Non-Invasive Respiratory Support Devices. Paolo Groff
- NIMV in the pre-Hospital Setting. Nicolas Peschansky
- Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Roberto Cosentini
- Pneumonia (non-COVID19) and Pulmonary Contusion. Roberta Marino
- COPD exacerbation. Clinical cases. Rodolfo Ferrari
- COVID19 Pneumonia. Lessons learned from Covid19 Pandemic. Roberto Cosentini