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8th European Conference on Weaning and Rehabilitation in Critically-ill Patients

Programme

Programme

Content, speakers, and schedule (days/times) subject to change. Please note this programme includes an overview of session topics. Specific title of speaker talks may be updated at the time of presentation.

Saturday 22nd April 2023

Time

Session

Speaker

8.00am

Registration

 

8.45am

Welcome and conference info

Bronwen Connolly

9.00am

 

 

 

State of the Art

 

Mechanical ventilation

 

Early mobilisation

 

Critical illness survivorship

 

Prolonged mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 Patients

 

 

Danny McAuley

 

Sabrina Eggmann

 

Joanne McPeake

 

Nicholas Hart

10.30am

Break, poster viewing

 

11.00am

 

 

Topics in rehabilitation I

 

Medication challenges in patients surviving critical care

 

Interactive gaming

 

The value of SLT expertise in critical care

 

 

Richard Bourne

 

 

Peter Spronk

 

Sallyanne Duncan

12.30pm

Lunch, poster viewing

 

1.45pm

 

 

 

Oral abstract presentations

 

6 x 15 minutes (10 min talk, 5 min questions)

 

Selected from abstract submissions

 

 

1.45-2.00pm

Impact of early out-of-bed mobilization on functional outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

Adela Foudhaili

2.00-2.15pm

Course of Recovery of Respiratory Muscle Strength and Associations with Physical Functioning: A Prospective Cohort Study Among Critical Illness Survivors

Mel Major

2.15-2.30pm

Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Caroline Mól

2.30-2.45pm

Feasibility and safety of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation (VRR) for critically ill patients on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): preliminary results of a proof-of-concept clinical trial

Eline Haghedooren

2.45-3.00pm

Improving swallowing outcomes for people with acute spinal cord injury: A service evaluation across three spinal centres

Jackie McRae

3.00pm

Break, poster viewing

 

3.30pm

 

 

Cultivating practice

 

Implementation

 

Fostering leadership culture

 

Optimising aspects of care

 

 

Bronagh Blackwood

 

Rachael Moses

 

Peter Nydahl

5.00pm

Close of Day 1

 

Social drinks (included)

 

Sunday 23rd April 2023

Time

Session

Speaker

8.00am

Poster viewing

 

9.00am

 

 

The onwards journey

 

Rehabilitation pathways

 

Follow-up clinics

 

The role of primary care

 

 

Brenda O’Neill

 

Bronwen Connolly

 

Johnny Stewart

10.00am

 

 

Oral abstract presentations

 

2 x 15 minutes (10 min talk, 5 min questions)

 

Selected from abstract submissions

 

10.00-10.15am

Predictive factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms three months after intensive care unit admission

Klara Friberg

10.15-10.30am

Functional status trajectories of ICU survivors the first year after ICU admission: A multicenter prospective cohort study

Renato S. Mesina Jr

10.30am

Break, poster viewing

 

11.00am

 

 

Topics in rehabilitation II

 

Respiratory muscle training

 

Role of occupational therapy

 

Nutrition therapy

 

 

Rik Gosselink

 

James Bruce

 

Emma Ridley

12.30pm

Lunch, poster viewing

 

1.30pm

 

 

Humanising the ICU

 

Does Fresh Air Matter

 

Animal Assisted Activity in the ICU: What, Why, and How

 

End of life care

 

 

Kate Tantam

 

Megan Hosey

 

 

France Clarke

3.00pm

 

 

Keynote

Supporting family and caregivers

 

 

Joanne McPeake

3.30pm

 

 

Summary, evaluation, conference resource portal

                                    

Close of conference

Bronwen Connolly

The Conference is endorsed by the Dutch society of Internal Medicine and the Dutch Society of Intensive Care