The GOSH Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Course 2025

The GOSH Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Course 2025 is organized by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children NHS Foundation Trust and will be held from May 15 - 16, 2025 at Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom.

Description:
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.