HFOV and HFJV Course in Edmonton 30th of April 2014

“Old and New Concepts in the Application of High Frequency

Oscillatory and High Frequency Jet Ventilation”

HFOV and HFJV remain important modes of respiratory support today. Experience has shown that the

successful use of HFOV and HFJV is more operator-dependent than other modes of ventilation. This may be

due to difficulty in achieving and maintaining optimal lung volume, and also because of the need to tailor

ventilation to the individual patient’s lung disease.

Despite multiple clinical trials and other experimental data, the optimal application of HFOV and HFJV

remains challenging, even for experienced users.

Recognizing this, the Div. of Neonatology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Univ. of Alberta would like to invite you to the

inaugural hands-on interactive courses in the use of HFOV and HFJV, from which we hope both experienced

and novice users will benefit. We have prepared a program of lectures, hands-on workshops and interactive

scenarios.

When and Where

The course will be held in the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, on Wednesday April

30th 2014.

Registration

$150 Registration $50 Animal Laboratory Demonstration Supplement

Program:

0830 Registration

0900 Session 1: How does HFOV work?

1000 Morning Tea

1015 Session 2: Respiratory Physiology relevant to HFOV & HFJV

1130 Lunch

1200 Session 3: Workshops / Demonstrations

1500 Afternoon tea

1515 Session 4: Optimizing the Application of HFOV & HFJV

1645 Close

Workshops:

Animal laboratory demonstration of physiological principles underpinning HFOV

• Demonstration of recruitment using a plastinated lung

• Demonstration of physiological concepts in a test lung

• Oscillator set up including iNO administration

• Oscillator operation and trouble shooting

• High frequency jet ventilation demonstration

The animal laboratory workshop is designed for experienced HFOV users and limited to 30 registrants. The

animal laboratory workshop involves a demonstration of HFOV in anesthetized piglets. No delegate should

feel obliged to attend this workshop.

Speakers:

David Tingay, Neonatologist Po-Yin Cheung, Neonatologist

Georg Schmölzer, Neonatologist Ann Hudson-Mason,

Respiratory Therapist

Mark Rimkus, Respiratory Therapist Evan Richards, Bunnell Inc.

Neonatal Respiratory Therapists, Technologists and Biomedical Engineers

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