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Monday, 10/26/2009
Roundtable to discuss strategies for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia
The session is open to specialized staff in intensive care and will take place in the classroom 11 of the Faculty of Medicine from 17.00 to 19.00 on Tuesday 27 October 2009
The group Applied Research in Respiratory Diseases (IAMR) has organized a meeting with the support of COVIDIEN addressed to intensive care staff to put on the table the most controversial aspects of mechanical ventilation-associated pneumonia (VAP) and innovative strategies to prevent it.
Dr. Antonio Torres, as coordinator of the session, will moderate and open the debate with the situation of VAP in Europe. Dr. Francisco Alvarez, from the Hospital del Mar, will speak on the epidemiology of VAP. Then Dr. Jordi Valles, from Sabadell Parc Taulí, will present pharmacological measures to prevent this type of nosocomial infection. Finally, Dr. Gianluigi Li Bassi, who is currently in charge of several projects about VAP carried on the animal model of IAMR group, will discuss the role of the artificial aerial route preventing VAP.
The session is open to specialized staff in intensive care and will take place in the classroom 11 (5th floor) of the Faculty of Medicine (C / Casanova, 143
08036 Barcelona) from 17.00 to 19.00 on Tuesday 27 October 2009. At the end of the session COVIDEN will offer a cocktail to all attendees.
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