9th Pulmonary Medicine Update Course Egypt

Pulmonary Medicine Update Course is the premier Egyptian educational course for educators, researchers, practitioners and providers of health care in the field of Respiratory Care.

Pulmonary Medicine Update Course Series features:

• The latest knowledge of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
• A renowned inspirational faculty
• Exhibits featuring the latest in health care products and technology

Venue:
Kasr El-Eini Teaching Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Course Dates:

4-5 February, 2009

Faculty

• Laurent Brochard, MD, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
• Andres Esteban, MD, Getafe University, Madrid, Spain
• Niall Ferguson, MD, University of Toronto, Canada

• [ About the Faculty]

Lectures:

• Changes in Mechanical Ventilation in the last years, and future directions - Andres Esteban
  
• High- Frequency Oscillation in Adults - Niall Ferguson
  
• PEEP in ARDS: A long story - Laurent Brochard
• Airway Pressure Release Ventilation: Friend or Foe? - Niall Ferguson
  
• Tracheostomy: How useful it is? Early vs late? - Andres Esteban
  
• Noninvasive Ventilation for acute exacerbation of COPD - Laurent Brochard
  
• Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Status Asthmaticus - Niall Ferguson
  
• Polymyoneuropathy of critical care patients after Mechanical Ventilation. Is it possible to prevent? - Andres Esteban
  
• Automated Weaning - Laurent Brochard