Mechanical Ventilation Course 2025
April 1 - 3, 2025 / hybrid meeting
UHN BMO Education & Conference Centre, Toronto
Mechanical Ventilation course 2025
From Physiology to Clinical Practice
Presented by: The Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
organized by
37Speakers
24Sessions
8Hands-On Sessions
4Case Studies
3Days
1Panel Discussion
CSRT Accreditation
This activity has been approved for 18.5 CPD credits by the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists. The Mechanical Ventilation 2025 Symposium maintains all responsibility for this offering and its content
Goals
- Enhance ICU clinicians’ understanding of the physiological principles informing assessment and management of mechanical ventilation and strengthen their skills in assessing patient-ventilator interaction.
- Increase awareness of the many relevant aspects of conventional and novel invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation techniques.
- Enhance ICU clinicians’ knowledge of the management of specific clinical problems in mechanically ventilated patients: acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, and difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation.
What you will learn
By the end of the course, participants will be able to…
Explain and assess basic physiological aspects of patient-ventilator interaction: respiratory mechanics, respiratory muscle action, patient-ventilator synchrony, and ventilator-induced lung and respiratory muscle injury.
Determine why and when mechanical ventilation can be a treatment, a supportive therapy or a source of complications.
Describe the optimal approach to liberating patients from mechanical ventilation and conduct a comprehensive clinical assessment to and treat causes of difficult ventilator weaning.
Deliver evidence-based management of acute respiratory failure using both non-invasive and invasive ventilatory techniques for the following conditions: acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Course Directors
Laurent Brochard MD, HDR
St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Niall Ferguson MD, MSc
University Health Network & Sinai Health System
Ewan Goligher MD, PhD
Toronto General Hospital & Sinai Health System
Irene Telias PhD, MD
St. Michael’s Hospital
Faculty Members
Catherine Bellissimo
University Health Network
Vagia Campbell MSc, (Hons) BHA, RRT
University Health Network
Lu Chen MD
St. Michael’s Hospital
Lorenzo Del Sorbo MD
Toronto General Hospital
Jose Dianti MD
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
John Granton MD
Toronto General Hospital
Matias Madorno MD
Buenos Aires Institute of Technology
Laveena Munshi
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Peter Reardon MD
Scarborough Health Network
Jean-Christophe Richard MD PhD
Angers University Hospital
Luciana Rodriguez Guerineau Dr
University of Toronto
Annia Schreiber MD
St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Jeffrey Singh MD, FRCPC
Department of Medicine, University Health Network
Michael Sklar
St. Michael's Hospital
Arthur Slutsky MASc, MD
St. Michael’s Hospital
Jenna Spring MD
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Shaurya Taran
University of Toronto
Ricardo Teijeiro Paradis MD
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto
Manuel Tisminetzky MD, MSc
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine
Martin Urner MD
Toronto General Hospital
Course Schedule
This event will be taking place in EST (Eastern Standard Time).
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1TuesdayApr 2025
Physiological Principles.
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2WednesdayApr 2025
Modes of Ventilation
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3ThursdayApr 2025
Diseases, Syndromes, and Clinical Recommendations
- 8:30 am - 9:20 am
Equation of motion: pressures, volumes, and flow
Laurent Brochard
- 9:25 am - 10:10 am
Breathing: mechanics and monitoring
Ewan Goligher
- 10:10 am - 10:30 am
Break
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Determinants of respiratory drive and effort
Irene Telias
- 11:05 am - 11:35 am
Patient-ventilator synchrony
Laurent Brochard
- 11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Heart-lung interactions
Luciana Rodriguez Guerineau
- 12:10 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch break
- 1:15 pm - 1:50 pm
Lung and diaphragm-protective ventilation
Ewan Goligher
- 1:55 pm - 2:30 pm
PEEP and lung recruitment
Laurent Brochard
- 2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
Break
- 2:40 pm - 3:05 pm
Prone positioning and inhaled pulmonary vasodilators
Lorenzo Del Sorbo
- 3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
Renal-protective ventilation
Sean Bagshaw
- 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break
- 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Case discussion: managing refractory hypoxemia and ECLS
Laurent Brochard
Jose Dianti
Niall Ferguson
Ewan Goligher
John Granton
Ricardo Teijeiro Paradis
- 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
Special situations: unilateral lung injury, obesity
Laurent Brochard
- 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcome reception
- 8:30 am - 8:55 am
10th anniversary presentation: mechanical ventilation – past, present, and future
Arthur Slutsky
- 9:00 am - 9:25 am
Proportional Modes: PAV+ and NAVA
Laurent Brochard
- 9:30 am - 9:55 am
Non-invasive strategies – HFNO, NIV, Helmet
Bruno Ferreyro
- 10:00 am - 10:25 am
Oxygen setting: does it matter?
Laveena Munshi
- 10:25 am - 10:35 am
Break
- 10:35 am - 11:00 am
Mechanical ventilation during cardiac arrest
Jean-Christophe Richard
- 11:00 am - 11:25 am
How I do it: assessing readiness for liberation
Laurent Brochard
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
How I do it: assessing the difficult-to-liberate patient
Ewan Goligher
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
In-person only Hands-on sessions
35 minutes per station, 10-minute intermission between stations
Monitoring techniques (I): Measuring mechanics and lung recruitment
Lu Chen
Richard Greendyk
Monitoring techniques (II): Ultrasound to assess respiratory failure
Catherine Bellissimo
Annia Schreiber
Monitoring techniques (III): Monitoring patient inspiratory effort
Matias Madorno
Irene Telias
Monitoring techniques (IV): impedance tomography
Mattia Docci
Matthew Ko
Monitoring techniques (V): Esophageal manometry
Andrea Castellvi-Font
Jose Dianti
Simulated case: Diagnosing and managing patient-ventilator dyssynchrony
Laurent Brochard
Interventions: Setting up and troubleshooting non-invasive respiratory support
Georgie Roman-Sarita
Interventions: Managing mechanical ventilation in patients with obesity
Peter Reardon
- 8:30 am - 9:00 am
10th anniversary presentation: My journey with mechanical ventilation
Laurent Brochard
- 9:05 am - 9:50 am
Case Discussion: Evidence-based management of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS
Jose Dianti
Niall Ferguson
Matthew Ko
Jean-Christophe Richard
Ricardo Teijeiro Paradis
Irene Telias
Martin Urner
- 9:50 am - 10:05 am
Break
- 10:05 am - 10:35 am
Case discussion: Protective mechanical ventilation in acute brain injury
Shaurya Taran
- 10:40 am - 10:55 am
Sedation-ventilation interactions
Michael Sklar
- 11:00 am - 11:20 am
Ventilator-associated brain injury
Thiago Bassi
- 11:20 am - 11:30 am
Break
- 11:30 am - 11:55 am
Case discussion: Spontaneous breathing in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: who, when, how, and why?
Laurent Brochard
Lisa Burry
Jose Dianti
Ewan Goligher
Irene Telias
- 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Panel discussion: Enhancing quality of care for ventilated patients
Vagia Campbell
Peter Reardon
Jeffrey Singh
Jenna Spring
Manuel Tisminetzky
- 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch break
- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Challenging Clinical Problems
- 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Diaphragm neurostimulation
Thiago Bassi
- 1:25 pm - 1:55 pm
Interactive case: COPD
Laurent Brochard
- 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm
Interactive case: Difficult weaning
Ewan Goligher
- 2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Wrap up
- 3:00 pm -
End of the course
Rates
Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Mechanical Ventilation Symposium. In-Person Registration is now full and closed. Virtual registration remains open (all sessions with the exception of the hands-on sessions will be recorded).
If you are residing in a low- or middle-income country, you may qualify for a reduced rate. Please contact us for more information.
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Refund / Cancellation Policy
An administration fee of 10% applies to all cancellations by March 10, 2025. NO REFUND after this date. Replacement delegates are welcome at no additional charge. Please provide the name change to registration@criticalcarecanada.com before event start.
Venue
UHN BMO Education & Conference Centre
60 Leonard Ave,
Krembil Discovery Tower,
Toronto, ON M5T 0S8
The BMO Education & Conference Centre is housed on the Toronto Western Hospital Campus and it is on the first floor of the world-class research centre: the Krembil Discovery Tower.
PARKING
Parking is available at the BMO Education & Conference Centre via two lots off of Nassau Street. The first is located at the corner of Bathurst and Nassau and the second lot entrance is located on Nassau Street just east of Leonard Avenue.
The parking lots remain open, provided they are not at capacity. All standard payment methods are accepted. Parking rates are $10/hr or $45.50/day.
Streetcar
From the subway stations:
- ST. PATRICK: Take 505 and get off at Bathurst Street (about 12 minutes)
- QUEEN’S PARK STATION: Take 506 and get off at Bathurst Street (about 12 minutes)
UHN SHUTTLE
There is a free UHN shuttle service that runs between Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto General Hospital. The shuttle is convenient and easy to use. As Toronto General Hospital is on the Subway line (QUEEN’S PARK STATION), it makes it very easy to access the shuttle and arrive at Toronto Western Hospital (the shuttle is NOT wheelchair accessible).
The shuttle leaves Toronto General Hospital (University Avenue entrance) starting at 6:15am in the morning and runs until 8:15pm. Upon arrival at Toronto Western Hospital, walk north on Leonard Avenue to access the main entrance to the Krembil Discovery Tower where the BMO Education & Conference Centre is located.
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