Stephan Walterspacher MD

Dr. Stephan Walterspacher, MD is a Medical Doctor at the Klinikum Konstanz. Stephan does research in Respiratory Medicine with a special focus on respiratory muscles, respiratory drive, respiratory muscle training, and non-invasive ventilation. Furthermore, he has a special interest in breath-hold diving. He lectured online about "The difficult airway with a tracheostomy - algorithm for care based on a case study". In it, he describes the case of a patient for whom a special, individually adapted tracheostomy tube was successfully made at the Lung Center of the Konstanz Clinic together with the respiratory therapist using modern CT imaging and reconstruction, as well as a 3D-printed trachea model of the patient.

More than 400 people with ventilation, members of all professional groups who work in clinical and non-clinical care, as well as representatives of self-help groups, associations, health insurance companies, and medical technology companies met at the congress.