The program in Birmingham will be filled with inspired and inspiring speakers, which might include you if you submit an abstract. The program will allow for plenty of opportunities for networking. During the next few months, the program will be updated and further details will be published here
Day 1, April 16
- Techniques for breathing management
- Overview of the diversity of techniques to deal with breathing motion
- Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in radiotherapy research and clinical practice
- What is achieved until so far with mechanical ventilation?
- Managing breathing with other techniques than ventilation
- Because there is more than mechanical ventilation.
- Breathing management: ongoing and starting international collaboration initiatives.
- Why collaborate? What is going on? What will start? And how can you join?
- Evening program with social activities
Day 2, April 17
- Diversity in mechanical ventilators
- An overview of the of ventilators types and what they mean for use in radiotherapy.
- Organizational and legal issues
- Who is responsible for the ventilator? How to organize this? What are the specific demands in radiotherapy?
- Training
- Training of new users, hands-on demonstration. Training of patients: how can it be done patient-friendly and quickly?