Wednesday 6 February,2008
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
010:00-10:15 Welcome Address
Session I: 10:15-12:30
· COPD : State of the Art Review ( Dr. Albert)
· Medical and Surgical ARDS: Are they the same?
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
010:00-10:15 Welcome Address
Session I: 10:15-12:30
· COPD : State of the Art Review ( Dr. Albert)
· Medical and Surgical ARDS: Are they the same?
( Dr. Blanch)
· How useful is American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS?
· How useful is American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS?
(Dr. Esteban)
12:30-13:30 Break
12:30-13:30 Break
Session II:13:30-15:45
· Physiology of PEEP in ARDS (Dr. Albert)
. P-V curves in ARDS: are they useful? (Dr. Blanch)
· Low Tidal Volume in ARDS setting: How low?? (Dr. Esteban)
Thursday 7 February,2008
Session III : 09-30-12:15
- Course Memorial Lecture :
Identifying the Egyptian Royal Mummies (Dr.Fawzia Hussien)
· Brain- Lung Interactions in Critically ill (Dr. Blanch)
· Prone Ventilation in ARDS: Does it do more than improve oxygenation? (Dr. Albert)
· Did my patient have Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)? Lessons from Autopsy (Dr. Esteban)
12:15-13:15 Break
Session IV:13:15 -16:30
· Mechanical Ventilation of Patients with COPD & Asthma (Dr. Albert)
· Ventilation Induced Lung Injury : From Baro-trauma to Bio-trauma (Dr. Blanch)
· Weaning Evident Based (Dr. Esteban)
