Skills workshop
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
Treatment and follow up
Registration for this session is additional to the conference registration fee
Aims : To describe different types of positive pressure airway therapy; to assess the appropriate use of the different therapies; to list different types of positive pressure interfaces and how these may suit different patients; to recognise the concepts of compliance and adherence; to initiate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and select the appropriate device and interface.
Introduction by chairs
V. Roldao(Dalkeith, United Kingdom)
COI
D. Testelmans(Leuven, Belgium)
COI
1
164
Different PAP modes in noninvasive ventilation
F. Willekens(Antwerp, Belgium)
COI
D. Testelmans(Leuven, Belgium)
COI
2
165
Overview of different types of masks
C. Haesendonckx(Merksem, Belgium)
COI
3
166
Solutions for humidification and overview of different heated tubes
R. Staats(Lisbon, Portugal)
COI
4
167
Titration and monitoring compliance equipment
V. Roldao(Dalkeith, United Kingdom)
COI
5
168
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