Thursday 15 May, 9:00-17:30: Online lectures
Friday 16 May, 9:00-17:30: Face-to-face (F2F) workshops at Holiday Inn Bloomsbury
A comprehensive 2-day course focusing on the care of children requiring long-term invasive or non-invasive ventilation
Day 1 virtual lecture based teaching on:
- Sleep disordered breathing in children
- Indications and epidemiology of long-term ventilation (invasive and non-invasive ventilation) in children
- From pathophysiology to the practicalities e.g., investigations, initiation, monitoring, escalating/weaning ventilation
- Long-term ventilation and ethical issues
Day 2 face-to-face workshop based teaching on:
- Choice of ventilator and interface, including hands on experience of equipment, mask fitting, circuits
- Clinical scenarios, troubleshooting clinical or equipment problems
- Tracheostomy care
- Introduction to cough assist
Learning objectives:
- Understanding of the indications and epidemiology of long-term ventilation (invasive and non-invasive) in children.
- Provide practical skills around initiation and care of long-term ventilation in children, including choices of ventilators, interface, mask fitting, tracheostomy care and circuits.
- Tips on troubleshoot clinical scenarios and equipment problems.
- Provide an overview of the multidisciplinary input to the care of long-term ventilated children.
Who should attend?
General/Respiratory Paediatric Resident Doctors, Paediatricians, Nurses, Allied Health Care professionals and Carers.
Programme:
The programme will be added closer to the time of the course.
Pricing:
Earlybird rates are in place until Tuesday 15 April, midday:
- £105: Day 1 ticket (15 May) - Nurses & AHP (earlybird, virtual, 1 day)
- £250: Both days ticket (15 & 16 May) - Nurses & AHP (earlybird, hybrid, 2 days)*
- £160: Day 1 ticket (15 May) - Doctors (earlybird, virtual, 1 day)
- £355: Both days ticket (15 & 16 May) - Doctors (earlybird, hybrid, 2 days)*
* Day 2 includes lunch and refreshments.
Please email events.gla@gosh.nhs.uk if you need to pay via invoice through your Trust/organisation. If paying by invoice, a PO from your Trust/Organisation is required 14 working days before the start of the event to confirm your place.
GOSH staff wishing to attend face-to-face can either a) pay via debit/credit card (if they plan to self-fund their ticket) or b) apply through the Study Leave Fund or departmental funds (where applicable). Those applying via route b should follow the process on the study leave application form. Please email events.gla@gosh.nhs.uk if you require assistance.
Standard rates, in place after the earlybird offer ends, are:
- £125: Day 1 ticket (15 May) - Nurses & AHP (virtual, 1 day)
- £275: Both days ticket (15 & 16 May) - Nurses & AHP (hybrid, 2 days)
- £175: Day 1 ticket (15 May) - Doctors (virtual, 1 day)
- £370: Both days ticket (15 & 16 May) - Doctors (hybrid, 2 days)
Registration:
Please note that registration will close on Thursday 15 May, 8:00 BST. Dietary requirements for day 2 must be submitted by Friday 25 April.
Recording:
Please note that day 1 (15 May) will be recorded (subject to speakers’ consent), with the recording shared with delegates for a short period (up to three months post-event). Day 2 (16 May) will not be recorded.
