Program

Time

Topic

0830 - 0900 Registration

0900 - 0945

Respiratory mechanics

  • Tidal volume, minute ventilation
  • Compliance, resistance
  • Physiologic goals of mechanical ventilation
  • Peak inspiratory pressure and Pplat
  • PEEP, intrinsic PEEP
  • Driving pressure

0945 - 1030

Modes of mechanical ventilation

  • Appropriate settings for initiation of ventilation (controlled vs spontaneous, pressure vs volume targeted)
  • Phases of a breath cycle, triggering
  • Trouble-shoot ventilator alarms

1045 - 1130

Sedation and analgesia in mechanical ventilation

  • Sedation, pain control, neuromuscular blockers

1130 - 1215

Weaning from mechanical ventilation

  • Criteria for extubation, spontaneous breathing trial
  • Tracheostomy (advantages, disadvantages, timing, complications)

1215 - 1300

Heart-lung interaction during positive pressure ventilation

Concurrent workshops

1415 - 1515

Ventilator graphics & PV asynchrony

NIV + High flow nasal cannula

  • Set up of HFNC and indications
  • Trouble-shoot common issues with NIV
  • NIV interfaces including helmet

1535 - 1635

ARDS

  • VILI & lung-protective ventilation strategies
  • Permissive hypercapnia
  • Lung recruitment and setting PEEP
  • Adjunctive therapies in patients with refractory hypoxemia: Proning, iNO, indications/complications of ECMO

Obstructive lung disease

  • Intrinsic PEEP
  • Pneumothorax and its effect on MV

1635 - 1730

Post-course assessment and evaluation

 

Faculty

Dr CHAN King Chung Kenny, FHKAM(Anaesthesiology), Consultant, Tuen Mun Hospital

Dr CHANG Li Li, FHKAM(Medicine), Associate Consultant, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr LAM Koon Ngai Philip, FHKAM(Medicine), Consultant, North District Hospital

Dr LAM Sin Man Grace, FHKAM(Medicine) , Associate Consultant, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr LAU Chun Wing Arthur, FHKAM(Medicine) , Associate Consultant, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr SIN Kai Cheuk, FHKAM(Medicine), Associate Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Dr SIN Wai Ching Simon, FHKAM(Medicine), Associate Consultant, Queen Mary Hospital

Dr SO Hui Kei Dominic, FHKAM(Anaesthesiology), Consultant, Princess Margaret Hospital

Dr TANG Kin Bong, FHKAM(Anaesthesiology) , Associate Consultant, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr TANG Miu Yee Michele, FHKAM(Medicine), Associate Consultant, Caritas Medical Centre

Dr TONG Chak Kwan, FHKAM(Medicine), HKU-Shenzhen Hospital

Dr TSANG Chi Chung, FHKAM(Medicine) , Associate Consultant, North District Hospital

Dr WAN Tsz Pan Winnie, FHKAM(Anaesthesiology), Associate Consultant, Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr YAP Hiu Yi Florence, FHKAM(Anaesthesiology), Consultant, Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr YEUNG Wai Tak Alwin, FHKAM(Medicine) , Associate Consultant, Ruttonjee Hospital

Dr YIM Kin Ming Anfernee, FHKAM(Emergency Medicine) , Associate Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital


The course is FULL already.