Building on the success of previous courses in Dublin, York and London
8th 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 Thursday 10 July 2008, at Hammersmith Conference Centre,
Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
 

• 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.

• On call for medical emergencies?
• An old hand in need of an update?
• A General Medicine or Emergency Medicine Consultant
  who has patients on NIV and CPAP?
• An Intensivist/Anaesthetist seeking a practical guide
  to best practice?
• A Medical SpR responsible for NIV and/or CPAP?
• A SpR responsible for NIV and CPAP in the ED?
• A Respiratory SpR in need of a comprehensive update?
  .. If so, this Course is for you!

Course includes:

• When to use CPAP, when to use NIV
• Types of NIV machines, e.g. BREAS, BiPAP, etc.
• How to set up NIV and CPAP
• Flow generator or Boussignac CPAP systems
• How to wean NIV and CPAP
• When to escalate
• Evidence-based practice – Recognised Guidelines
• Oxygen Therapy – dispelling myths – NICE guidance
• Hypoxic Drive Dependence – the correct understanding
• Common and serious mistakes – starting too low,
  not enough oxygen, failure to escalate…
• The pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Doxapram – isolated use or NIV synergism

Faculty includes:

• 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

Equipment kindly provided by: