NEUMOLOGY AND
INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
"SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA" HOSPITAL

Location:
COMPLEJO CULTURAL "SAN FRANCISCO"
CÁCERES

FOR:
Neumologists, Intensive Care and Emergency Physicians
Neumology and Intensive Care Residents

REGISTRATION:
70.000 pts
60.000 pts (members of scientific societies sponsorizing the Symposium)
5.000 pts NIMV workshop (limited to 40 pupils)

ORGANIZATION:
Neumology and Intensive Care Units
"San Pedro de Alcántara" Hospital. Cáceres

SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES:
Spanish Society of Neumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)
Respiratory Society from Extremadura (SEAR)
Spanish Society of Intensive Care (SEMICYUC)
Portuguese Society of Neumology (SPN)
Portuguese Society of Intensive Care (SPCI)

DATE:
October 28 - 30, 1999

Languages:
Spanish / English

LOCATION:
Complejo Cultural "San Francisco"

Technical secretariat:
VIAN (Servicios Turísticos Especializados)
C/ San Antón 2, 2º dcha.
10003 Cáceres
Telf. y Fax 927 220693

I INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
NON INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
PROGRAM

THURSDAY, 28 OCTOBER
Afternoon
16:00 - 16:30 Registration documents
16:30 - 18:30 NIMV Workshop
First steps on NIMV
Initial adjustment of NIMV
18:30 - 19:00 Coffee break
19:00 - 20:00 Parallel Symposium
20:00 - Opening Ceremony
21:00 - Wellcome Cocktail

FRIDAY, 29 OCTOBER
Morning
8:30 - 9:00 Documentation
SESSION I: NON INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION: general terms.
Chairman: Dr J. Escarrabill
9:00 - 9:20 Home Mechanical Ventilation: present, past and future.
Dr M.W. Elliott
9:20 - 9:40 Theoretical Basis of Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Dr D.O. Rodenstein
9:40 - 10:00 The Role of Polysomnography in Home Mechanical Ventilation
Dr J. Terán
10:00 - 10:20 Types of Ventilation and Ventilators
Dr J. Quiroga
10:20 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

SESSION II: NIMV IN RESTRICTIVE DISEASES
Chairman: Dr. Joaquim Moita
11:30 - 11:50 NIMV in stable or slowly progressive neuromuscular diseases.
Dr. C. Villasante
11:50 - 12:10 NIMV in kyphoescoliotic patients and chest wall alterations.
Dr R.J.E. Leger
12:10 - 12:30 NIMV in TBC sequelae.
Dra E. Barrot
12:30 - 12:50 NIMV in ALE and quickly progressive neuromuscular diseases.
Dr M.W. Elliott
12:50 - 13:30 Discussion
14:00 Working lunch

Afternoon
SESSION III: NIMV IN OTHER INDICATIONS
Chairman: Dra E. Barrot
16:30 - 16:50 HMV in Hypoventilation-Obesity
Dra P. De Lucas
16:50 - 17:10 NIMV in patients without respiratory failure
Dr J.F. Masa
17:10 - 17:30 HMV in stable COPD with Hypercapnia.
Dr J.A. Wedzicha
17:30 - 17:50 Acute COPD in neumological room.
Dr F. Barbé
17:50 - 18:30 Discussion
18:30 - 19:00 Coffee break
19:00 - 20:30 I "MEET THE PROFESOR" SEMINAR
Necessary tools for NIMV (cannula, masks and ventilators)
Which ones and why? (1)
Nasal ventilation to tracheotomy and ventilation through tracheotomy to nasal ventilation.
When and how? (2)
Chairman: Dr J. Escarrabill
ROOM A (1) Dr J.A. Wedzicha, (2) Dr J. Escarrabill
Chairman: Dr F. Barbé
ROOM B (1) Dr D.O. Rodenstein, (2) Dr F. Barbé
Chairman: Dr E. Barrot
ROOM C (1) Dr M.W. Elliott, (2) Dra E. Barrot

SATURDAY, 30 OCTOBER
Morning
SESSION IV: MANAGEMENT OF NON INVASIVE VENTILATION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Chairman: Dr. C. França
9:00 - 9:20 Acute COPD treated with NIMV in Intensive Care Units
Dr Mancebo
9:20 - 9:40 The role of NIMV in patients with difficulties for the "weaning".
Dr J. Quiroga
9:40 - 10:00 Efficacy of NIMV in other respiratory diseases.
Dr Ambrossino
10:00 - 10:30 Discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

SESSION V: MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HMV.
Chairman: Dr C. Villasante
11:00 - 11:20 Initial evaluation of the patient being candidate to HMV.
Dr E. Servera
11:20 - 11:40 Home follow up of patients with nocturnal ventilation and 24 hours ventilation.
Dr R.J.E. Leger
11:40 - 12:00 Problems and failures of HMV
Dr D.O.Rodenstein
12:00 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 12:45 Break

SESSION VI: ORGANIZING MODELS OF HOME VENTILATION
Chairman: Dr J. F. Masa
12:45 - 12:55 Experience in the United Kingdom
Dr J.A. Wedzicha
12:55 - 13:05 Experience in France
Dr R.J.E. Leger
13:05 - 13:15 Experience in Italy
Dr Ambrosino
13:15 - 13:25 Experience in Portugal
Dr F. Rua
13:25 - 13:35 Experience in Spain
Dr J. Escarrabill
13:35 - 13:50 Discussion
14:15 Working lunch

Afternoon
16:30 - 18:00 II "MEET THE PROFESOR" SEMINAR.
TROUBLES AND SOLUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIMV (1)
Necessary tests for the evaluation of NIMV efficacy (2)
Chairman: Dr.J. Quiroga
ROOM A (1) Dr Ambrossino, (2) Dr J. Quiroga
Chairman: Dr Mancebo
ROOM B (1) Dr E. Servera, (2) Dr Mancebo
Chairman: Dr J. Terán
ROOM C (1) Dr D.O. Rodenstein, (2) Dr J. Terán
18:00 - 18:30 Coffee break
18:30 - 19:30 INTERACTIVE SESSION
CLOSING CEREMONY

22:00 CLOSING DINNER