Scientific Program

Directors:
Jean-Paul Praud - Sherbrooke, Canada
Ioannis Tsanakas - Thessaloniki, Grece

8:30-8:45 Welcome Introduction.
Jean-Paul Praud – Sherbrooke, Canada
Ioannis Tsanakas – Thessaloniki, Greece

8:45-9:15 Long-Term Home Ventilation: Current State and Challenges.
Renato Cutrera - Rome, Italy

9:15-9:45 Titration and Patient Monitoring for Non-Invasive Ventilation.
Jean-Paul Praud - Sherbrooke, Canada

9:45-10h15 Non-Invasive Respiratory Support for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Elpis Hatziagorou - Thessaloniki, Greece

10:15-10:45  Coffee Break

10:45-11:15  Non-Invasive Ventilation for Neuromuscular Disorders.
Jean-Paul Praud - Sherbrooke, Canada

11:15-11:45 Non-Invasive Ventilation for Chronic Parenchymal Lung Diseases.
Aroonwan Preutthipan - Bangkok,Thailand

11:45 - 12:15  From Tracheostomy to Non-Invasive Ventilation.
Marti Pons-Odena – Barcelona, Spain
Ioannis Tsanakas - Thessaloniki, Greece

12:30 -14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 16:00 Hands-on Session.
Ioannis Tsanakas and colleagues - Thessaloniki, Greece

16:00 -17:00  Clinical Case Presentation: Patient and Family Experience.
Ioannis Tsanakas and colleagues - Thessaloniki, Greece

NB. The afternoon program will be held at the "Hippokratio" Hospital.

Director:
Paul Guillerman - Houston, USA

8:30 - 9:30 Foundations - Basic Anatomy and Imaging Techniques.
Paul Guillerman - Houston, USA
Savvas Andronikou - Philadelphia, USA

9:30 - 10:15 Non-Tuberculous Infection.
Radiologist: Paul Guillerman - Houston, USA
Pulmonologist: Andrew Colin - Miami, USA

10:15 – 11:00 Tuberculosis.
Radiologist: Savvas Andronikou - Philadelphia, USA
Pulmonologist: Heather Zar - Cape Town, South Africa

11:00 - 11:45 Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease.
Radiologist: Paul Guillerman - Houston, USA
Pulmonologist: Andrew Bush - London, UK

11:45 - 12:30 Neonatal Lung Disease.
Radiologist: Savvas Andronikou - Philadelphia, USA
Pulmonologist: Amir Kugelman - Haifa, Israel

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch-Break

14:00 - 15:00 Congenital Lung Malformations and Tumors.
Radiologist: Paul Guillerman - Houston, USA
Pulmonologist: Andrew Bush - London, UK

15:00 - 17:00 Hands-on Chest Ultrasound Technique and Interpretation.
Savvas Andronikou - Philadelphia, USA
Christodoulos Kaitartzis - Thessaloniki, Greece
Vivian Georgopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece

Directors:
Anastassios Koumbourlis - Washington, USA
Petr Pohunek - Prague, Czech Republic
Konstantinos Priftis - Athens, Greec

8:30-8:50 Introduction - History of Bronchoscopy: Rigid, Flexible, Pediatric.
Petr Pohunek - Prague, Czech Republic

8:50-9:10 How Bronchoscopes Work and Setting the Bronchoscopy Cart.
Anastassios Koumbourlis - Washington DC, USA

9:10-9:30 Indications for Bronchoscopy.
Konstantinos Priftis - Athens, Greece

9:30-9:50 Anesthesia/Sedation for Pediatric Bronchoscopy, Including Tolerance and Complications.
Petr Pohunek - Prague, Czech Republic

9:50-10:05 Normal Airway Anatomy.
Andrew Colin - Miami, USA

10:05-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:00 Main Airway Abnormalities - Nomenclature.
Petr Pohunek - Prague, Czech Republic

11:00-11:30 Bronchoscopy - Clinical Correlations.
Andrew Colin - Miami, USA

11:30-12:15 Procedures (BAL- Technique and Interpretation, Airway Brushing and Biopsy, Transbronchial Biopsy) Processing of Bronchoscopic Material.
Anastassios Koumbourlis - Washington DC, USA
Konstantinos Priftis - Athens, Greece

12:15-12:45 Bronchoscopy - Videos
All Faculty

12:45-13:00 Questions and Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-17:00 Hands-on-Session

18:00 - 18:40  Keynote Lecture: Andrew Bush - London, UK
Miracles of Modern Paediatrics - Skyrocketing Benefits, Skyrocketing Costs. How Can We Ensure All Eligible Children Benefit?

18:40 - 19:00 Petr Pohunek - Prague, Czech Republic
Being a Physician in Eastern Europe - Personal History

19:00 - 19:10 Welcoming Addresses:
CIPP XIX President: Sejal Saglani - London, UK
Greek Committee: Dimos Gidaris - Thessaloniki, Greece

19:10 - 21:00
Welcoming Cocktail and The Latin Jazz Ensembre - Robin Perssin