We are happy to present the program. It covers a number of exciting topics, presented by speakers with extensive relevant clinical and research experience. Several representatives of the industry will be present. Also, a practical demonstration of non-invasive mechanical ventilation will be given.
Next to that, we reserved time for informal activities.
Note: detailed program, including time slots, is available as pdf.
| Title | Name | Affiliation | |
| Friday | |||
| 8:30-9:20 Coffee and registration | |||
| Chair: Irma van Dijk | Opening and welcome. Breathing control: from concept to clinical implementation | Arjan Bel | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands |
| The evolution of breathing motion management at University Hospital Birmingham | Stuart Green/Sofia Parveen | Birmingham, UK | |
| Mechanical ventilation: the Newcastle experience | Nick West | Newcastle, UK | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 Break | |||
| Chair: Arjan Bel | What 60% O2 and mechanical ventilation can offer for respiratory motion management in radiotherapy | Michael Parkes | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands |
| Mechanical ventilation at 2 breaths/minute for clinical use during breast cancer Radiotherapy | Geneviève van Oothegem | UCL, Louvain; St Luc, Brussels | |
| Rapid mechanical ventilation appears superior to high-frequency jet ventilation in respiratory motion reduction for radiotherapy | Jeffrey Veldman | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands | |
| 12:05 – 13:05 Lunch | |||
| Chair: Michael Parkes | Training of RTTs to operate a non-invasive mechanical ventilator | Loes van der Sluis/Mark van Drimmelen | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands |
| Progress towards the use of 60% Oxygen from the room-Oxygen supply in clinical practice at University Hospital Birmingham | Sofia Parveen | University Hospitals Birmingham, UK | |
| Surface imaging and implementation of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) in the clinic | Zvi Symon | Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| Clinical application of CPAP: safety issues, monitoring, workflow | Felegosh Rada | Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 Break | |||
| Chair: Zvi Symon | Application of CPAP in clinical practice | Sarit Appel | Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Precision and Accuracy in Respiratory Motion Management | Jan Jakob Sonke | The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| Challenges of breath-holding in Proton treatment for radiotherapy | Stephanie Peeters | Maastro Clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands | |
| Motion management in proton therapy, clinical applications and research | Giovanni Fattori | Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland | |
| 16:30 -17:15 Drinks | |||
| 17:15 End Friday session | |||
| Friday night: diner in a boat on the Amsterdam canals | |||
| Saturday morning | |||
| 8:30-9:00 Start coffee | |||
| Live demonstration of mechanical ventilation | Michael Parkes, Irma van Dijk and RTTs | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands | |
| 10:15 – 10:35 Break | |||
| Imaging lung ventilation properties with inhaled MR visible gases | Pete Thelwall | Newcastle, UK | |
| Active respiratory motion management on the MR-linac | Martin Fast | University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
| 11:50 -12:40 “Breath storm discussion” with panel, several propositions, including: – Breathing control is more effective than tracking or gating in radiotherapy – Proton therapy can only be safely implemented for thoracic tumors using NIMV (non-invasive mechanical ventilation) – Prolonged breath hold (>1 min) has a greater future than any other technique – How to overcome the psychological resistance and the reluctance to use noninvasive ventilation – both for the patients and the physicians | Panel, audience | ||
| 12:40 – 12:50 Closing remarks, end | |||
| Saturday afternoon: fill in according to our own preference. Amsterdam has a lot to offer! |