8th International Conference on Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic Respiratory Failure: the Long Summaries

Nicolino Ambrosino; Richard Casaburi; Alfredo Chetta; Enrico Clini; Claudio F. Donner; Michael Dreher; Roger Goldstein; Amal Jubran; Linda Nici; Caroline A. Owen; Carolyn Rochester; Martin J. Tobin; Guido Vagheggini; Michele Vitacca; Richard ZuWallack

doi:10.4081/mrm.2015.324

8th International Conference on Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic Respiratory Failure: the Long Summaries

Authors

Nicolino Ambrosino Pulmonary and Critical Care, St Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT
Richard Casaburi Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Alfredo Chetta Respiratory Diseases & Lung Function Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma
Enrico Clini DU of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena, Ospedale Villa Pineta, Pavullo n/F (MO)
Claudio F. Donner Mondo Medico, Multidisciplinary and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Borgomanero (NO)
Michael Dreher Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Aachen
Roger Goldstein West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto
Amal Jubran Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL
Linda Nici Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Brown University, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI
Caroline A. Owen Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Institutes of Medicine Building, Boston, MA, USA; Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
Carolyn Rochester Yale University School of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT
Martin J. Tobin Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital and Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Hines, IL
Guido Vagheggini Weaning and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Centre, Volterra, PI
Michele Vitacca Weaning and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Centre, Volterra (PI)
Richard ZuWallack Pulmonary and Critical Care, St Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.324

Keywords:

Asthma and COPD therapy,, COPD exacerbations, Ethics, Long-term ventilation, NIV, Palliative care, Telemonitoring, Weaning

Abstract

This paper summarizes Part 1 of the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic Respiratory Failure, held in Pescara, Italy, on 7 and 8 May, 2015. It summarizes the contributions from numerous experts in the field of chronic respiratory disease and chronic respiratory failure. The outline follows the temporal sequence of presentations. This paper (Part 1) includes sections regarding: Advances in Asthma and COPD Therapy (Novel Therapeutic Targets for Asthma: Proteinases, Blood Biomarker Changes in COPD Patients); The problem of Hospital Re-Admission following Discharge after the COPD Exacerbation (Characteristics of the Hospitalized COPD Patient, Reducing Hospital Readmissions Following COPD Exacerbation).

This paper summarizes Part 2 of the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic Respiratory Failure, held in Pescara, Italy, on 7 and 8 May, 2015. It summarizes the contributions from numerous experts in the field of chronic respiratory disease and chronic respiratory failure. The outline follows the temporal sequence of presentations. This paper (Part 2) includes sections regarding: Promoting Physical Activity across the Spectrum of COPD (Physical activity: definitions, measurements, and significance; Increasing Physical Activity through Pharmacotherapy in COPD); Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Critical Illness (Complex COPD with comorbidities and its impact during acute exacerbation; Collaborative Self-Management in COPD: A Double-Edged Sword?; and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Critical Illness.

This paper summarizes Part 3 of the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Management and Rehabilitation of Chronic Respiratory Failure, held in Pescara, Italy, on 7 and 8 May, 2015. It summarizes the contributions from numerous experts in the field of chronic respiratory disease and chronic respiratory failure. The outline follows the temporal sequence of presentations. This paper (Part 3) presents a section regarding Moving Across the Spectrum of Care for Long-Term Ventilation (Moving Across the Spectrum of Care for Long-Term Ventilation, New Indications for Non-Invasive Ventilation, Elective Ventilation in Respiratory Failure - Can you Prevent ICU Care in Patients with COPD?, Weaning in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals in the United States, The Difficult-to-Wean Patient: Comprehensive management, Telemonitoring in Ventilator-Dependent Patients, Ethics and Palliative Care in Critically-Ill Respiratory Patients, and Ethics and Palliative Care in Ventilator-Dependent Patients).