Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Learning objectives:
Define the goal of recruitment strategies in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
List techniques available at bedside to assess potential for lung recruitment in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
Perform at the bed side manoeuvres to lung recruitment in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
To select the optimal PEEP level limiting atelectasis and pulmonary over distension in patients with hypoxemic lung failure
Explain the goals and risks of mechanical support in patients with obstructive lung disease
Determine the optimal level of PEEP at the bed side in patients with obstructive lung disease under controlled and assisted ventilation
Determine the optimal level of inspiratory support w/o increasing risks associated with pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with obstracttive pulmonary disease.
Describe the rationale for monitoring respiratory drive and effort in patients with acute respiratory f
Demonstrate how to measure P0.1m Poccl, plateau pressure and dynamic transpulmonary pressure during assisted ventilation
Discuss the limitations of P0.1, Poccl, Pplateau and dynamic transpulmonary pressure measurement
Discuss how respiratory drive and effort can be modulated bedside
List the rational for advanced respiratory monitoring using ultrasound and EIT in patients with acute respiratory failure
Use ultrasound to assess respiratory muscle function in critically ill patients
Understand the role of lung ultrasound in patients with acute respiratory failure and apply this at the bedside
Content:
Station 1 – Lung recruitment: driving pressure, R/I ratio, AOP, lung hysteresis and APRV
Station 2 – Setting the ventilator in obstructive lung disease
Station 3 – Transition phase: P0.1, Pocc, ΔPlung,dyn
Station 4 – Demonstration of lung and diaphragm ultrasound, EIT
Joint event ESICM & EuroELSO
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Certification:
Certificates are issued in collaboration with EuroELSO. Certificates may be validated at EuroELSO on the path to the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification (E-AEC).
Learning objectives:
Understand the respective indications and basic management of V-A and V-V ECMO
Identify basic circuit components & mechanical troubleshooting
Understand the physiology of ECMO-patient interactions
Identify and manage drainage insufficiency
Identify and manage recirculation (V-V)
Identify and manage LV distension (V-A)
Identify and manage differential oxygenation (V-A)
Understand the basics of weaning from V-A and V-V ECMO-support
Content:
Station 1 – V-V station
Station 2 – V-A station
Station 3 – Normal pump physiology and troubleshooting
> Complement this practical workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Case Based ECLS/ECMO Course.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Learning objectives:
General Hemodynamic Principles
Recall the physiological determinants of arterial pressure and cardiac output, and interpret these variables at the bedside.
Understand how advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices (including transpulmonary thermodilution) work and identify their appropriate indications and limitations.
Assess tissue oxygenation using available clinical and biological markers, and discuss their respective strengths and limitations.
Apply key hemodynamic variables in simulated clinical scenarios to guide therapeutic decision-making.
Station 1 – Septic Shock Management
Describe the hemodynamic profile of septic shock.
Optimize fluid therapy using dynamic indices and advanced monitoring tools.
Initiate and titrate vasopressors and adjunctive therapies based on macro- and microcirculatory targets.
Interpret transpulmonary thermodilution variables (e.g., cardiac output, preload indices, EVLW) to personalize resuscitation.
Reassess treatment effects and adjust therapy accordingly.
Station 2 – Cardiogenic Shock Management
Recall the classifications and phenotypes of cardiogenic shock.
Identify the pillars of management: pharmacological therapies (inotropes, vasopressors), mechanical circulatory support, and interventional strategies.
Use hemodynamic monitoring to guide treatment selection, escalation, and de-escalation.
Evaluate treatment response and recognize criteria for weaning from inotropes and mechanical support.
Content:
Station 1 – Simulation & Demonstration: Septic Shock Management
Station 2 – Simulation & Demonstration: Cardiogenic Shock Management
> Complement this practical workshop with the pre-congress Refresher Course in Haemodynamics.
Duration: 4 hours/workshop
Learning objectives:
Station 1 – Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) & Acid–Base Abnormalities
Managing citrate protocols
Troubleshooting metabolic complications
Adjusting RRT dose/prescription
Station 2 – Optimising Circuit Performance: Alarms & Troubleshooting
Identify/resolve common alarms
Interpret pressures/TMP
Manage access problems
Station 3 – Hybrid/Advanced Extracorporeal Therapies CRRT + ECCO / Hemoadsorption / Plasma Exchange
Understand configuration options
Indications/contraindications
Circuit monitoring & complications
Station 4 – Dialysis & Dysnatremias (Hypo/Hypernatremia) on CRRT
Calculate safe correction rates
Adjust bags & machine settings
Integrate electrolytes into RRT prescription
Station 5 – Ultrasound in AKI
Renal & IVC ultrasound
Hydronephrosis recognition
Volume assessment in AKI
Content:
Station 1 – Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) & Acid–Base Abnormalities
Station 2 – Optimising Circuit Performance: Alarms & Troubleshooting
Station 3 – Hybrid/Advanced Extracorporeal Therapies CRRT + ECCO / Hemoadsorption / Plasma Exchange
Station 4 – Dialysis & Dysnatremias (Hypo/Hypernatremia) on CRRT
Station 5 – Ultrasound in AKI
Duration: 2,5 hours
While the pre-Congress Advanced Course on Intensive Care Echocardiography combines interactive lectures, keynotes and case debates, the practical workshop to be carried out during the congress will help you to complement theory with practice through a two-component workshop:
Component 1: Manipulation of TEE probe in advanced CCE (1 h)
Component 2: Image interpretation in advanced ICE (1,5 h)
> Please note: workshop slots may be booked also by participants who are registered for the EDEC diploma.
> Complement this practical two-component workshop with the pre-Congress Advanced Course in Intensive Care Echocardiography (EDEC)
