Focus on ‘BIPAP’ and CPAP
The practical, hands-on, all you need to know, intensive course on NIV and CPAP
for the practising physician organised by Infomed Research and Training,
on Tuesday 4 December 2007,  at The Centre for Postgraduate Professional Education, Sherman Education Centre, 4th Floor, Thomas Guy House, Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Street, London

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A Consultant-based multidisciplinary Faculty:

• Dr Luke Howard, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London

• Dr Tim Harris, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal London Hospital

• Dr Richard Lloyd, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Ipswich Hospital

• Dr Dan Ellis, Consultant in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

About the conference

• Aimed at a level suitable for Consultants and Registrars who are responsible for the prescription and application of Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) and CPAP.

• A course that has been continuously improved and updated during the last two years. It gives you opportunities to discuss grey cases.

• Lectures delivered by leading Consultants in Respiratory, Acute, General, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine who are committed to the effective, safe and disseminated use of NIV and CPAP.

• Practical focus on all aspects of the day to day use of NIV and CPAP, including hands-on experience to learn the settings, troubleshooting and monitoring.

What attendees said about the event

What attracted you most to this event?

• Refresh knowledge

• To treat patients with CPAP/NIV

• My lack of knowledge with this product

• Colleague recommendation

• Need to understand more of BIPAP/NIV

• NIV has a role in management of high spinal cord injury - I wanted to learn more about setting up the support

• Mix of theory and practical

• Workshops

• Balance of theory plus hands-on

• Appropriate tutors. Hands on practice. Location

• Good topic. One day event, Close to London Bridge (easy commute)

• Appeared a well structured course

What three things did you like most about the event?

• Practical approach, time for questions

• The workshops and lecture sessions

• Clarity and evidence base + Workshops

• Excellent for ICU + AD doctors

• Lectures in the morning. Being able to try the equipment

• Quality and experience of speakers

• Interactive sessions post lunch. Information presented in a basic way - easy to understand.

• NIV workshop (BIPAP). BTS Clinical lecture. NIV the Practicalities of use

• Balance of topics, hands on, "cutting edge information"

• Good lectures, demonstration, workshops

• Competent speakers. Focused presentations. Get complete coverage

• No underground/taxi needed. Excellent content, excellent venue

• Quality of lectures and speakers. Venue. Catering

• Workshops, second lecture - Dr Luke Howard, Coffee

What impact will this event have on your future?

• Helps me manage acute respiratory failure with more confidence

• More directly involved with use of CPAP/NIV in my hospital

• Should help to modify my clinical practice

• I will be able to give future management of NIV of fact not memory

• Use NIV on more patients. Feel more confident to talk about NIV

• Better understanding of practicalities of NOV

• Will help a great deal with patients on BIPAP

• More confident in using NIV and CPAP

• More confidence, try new implementation locally.

• More confidence as a clinician with respiratory patients

• Very useful. Helps to improve service to patients of A&E, ICU and wards.

• Much more confidence in clinical practice

• Further understanding of the principal/practical points about BIPAP and CPAP as a respiratory physician

• Perhaps more support of colleagues delivering this type of care.

• Will try to setup NIV services within the ED

Faculty, Topics and Workshops

• Getting the Terminology Straight
  Dr Richard Lloyd, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, Ipswich Hospital

• BTS Guidelines for NIV and Oxygen Therapy
  Dr Luke Howard, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Hammersmith Hospital, London

• CPAP – the Practicalities of Use
  Dr Tim Harris, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal London Hospital

• NIV – the Practicalities of Use
  Dr Dan Ellis, Consultant in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

• Workshop: Non-Invasive Ventilation – the BiPAP System
  Station 1 facilitated by Dr Richard Lloyd, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine,Ipswich Hospital
  Station 2 facilitated by Dr Dan Ellis, Consultant in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

• Workshop: CPAP Boussignac System
  Facilitated by Dr Tim Harris, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal London Hospital

• Workshop: CPAP Flow Generator – the WhisperFlow System
  Facilitated by Dr Luke Howard, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Hammersmith Hospital, London