Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Course for Anesthesiologists

The Advanced Mechanical Ventilation Course for Anesthesiologists was held from the 17 to 18 May in Johannesburg at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital (CMAH). This was the fifth time this course was hosted in South Africa and we were delighted to welcome delegates from Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as across South Africa.

Prof Javier Garcia Fernandez and Dr Antonio Romero Berrocal presented the course and are from the Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda Universitary Hospital in Madrid. Mr. Arne Lindy from Sweden and Dr Oliver Smith from CMAH were instrumental in the course preparations and running the animal lab during the course.

                                                                          

About the course activities

This two-day course has been fondly nicknamed the “Garcia Course” after the charismatic 

course director, Prof Javier Garcia Fernandez. It is unique in that it focuses on changing the practices of clinicians in the operating room, focusing on individualized, protective and effective lung ventilation.

The course includes lectures followed by an anesthesia machine workshop. One the second day there is an interactive hands-on animal workshop with different clinical scenarios followed by an isolated lung model.

 

Day 1 –Theory and anesthesia machine workshop

The lectures build on the required pre-reading, setting a theoretical base for the course going forward. In the afternoon an anesthesia machine workshop was held that included ventilatory modes, when and why to use them as well as monitoring and analyzing graphical patient data.

Day 2 – Putting theory into practice with animal lab and isolated lung model

All activities involving animals went through a stringent and comprehensive ethical compliance prior to the course.

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