Modern Airway Clearance Therapy Across the Lifespan - May 2019
This course covers numerous aspects of modern airway clearance and incorporates theoretical components as well as practical sessions.
Event date
Event location
Education Centre Lecture Theatre, The Alfred, 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne
Speakers / Instructors
Clinical A/Professor Brenda Button
The Alfred, Monash University
Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Medicine
Janet Bondarenko
The Alfred and La Trobe University
Pulmonary Rehab and Respiratory Medicine
Lisa Wilson
The Alfred and Monash University
Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Medicine
Esta-Lee Tannenbaum
Royal Children’s Hospital and Melbourne University
Paediatric CF and Respiratory Medicine
Topics
- Lung physiology & pathophysiology
- Increasing lung volumes & expiratory flow: ACBT & Autogenic Drainage
- Expiratory resistive breathing techniques: PEP, HiPEP, Oscillating PEP, IPV using Metaneb
- Role of positioning, postural drainage & manual techniques
- Inhalational therapy adjunctive to airway clearance therapy (ACT): bronchodilators, mucolytics, timing in relation to ACT
- Positioning during inhalations & ACT to optimize effects
- Physical exercise as ACT
- ACT in the paediatric setting
- ACT in the adult setting including bronchiectasis and COPD
- PRACTICAL session for therapists using techniques & devices
- PRACTICAL session with patients using techniques & devices
- Outcome measures & implications for clinical practice
Cost
$500.00 (inc GST) includes course manual, lunch and refreshments.
Registration closing date
26 April 2019
Enquiries
Brenda Button, senior physiotherapist