| Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | ||
 08:30 - 09:30 | Equation of motion: pressures, volumes and flow Laurent Brochard | |
| 09:35 - 10:00 | Introduction to Patient-Ventilator Interaction Ewan Goligher | |
| 10:05 - 10:30 | Spontaneous breathing under mechanical ventilation Takeshi Yoshida | |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | BREAK | |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Main modes of ventilation and ventilator settings Niall Ferguson | |
| 11:25 - 11:45 | Patient-ventilator synchrony Laurent Brochard | |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Interpreting ventilator waveforms Niall Ferguson | |
| 12:05 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 13:40 | Heart-lung interactions John Granton | |
| 13:45 - 14:05 | Ventilation and the brain Jeffrey Singh | |
| 14:10 - 14:35 | Ventilator-induced lung injury Brian Kavanagh | |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | PEEP and lung recruitment Ewan Goligher | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | BREAK | |
| 15:30 - 15:55 | Ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction Ewan Goligher | |
| 16:00 - 16:25 | Cases: Optimizing gas exchange in clinical practice Lorenzo Del Sorbo | |
| 16:30 - 16:55 | Interactive session on simulator: respiratory mechanics during volume and pressure ventilation Laurent Brochard | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Welcome Reception | |
| Thursday, April 27, 2017 | ||
| 08:30 - 08:55 | Determinants of inspiratory effort under mechanical ventilation Laurent Brochard | |
| 08:55 - 09:20 | Proportional assist ventilation Laurent Brochard | |
| 09:25 - 09:50 | Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist Christer Sinderby | |
| 09:55 - 10:20 | High-flow nasal cannula and non-invasive ventilation Thomas Piraino, Clinical Educator for Respiratory Therapy Services, St. Joseph's Healthcare | |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | BREAK | |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Testing the ability to be separated from mechanical ventilation Laurent Brochard | |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Difficult weaning: mechanisms and assessment Ewan Goligher | |
| 11:35 - 12:00 | Extubation vs tracheotomy Damon Scales | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Monitoring (I): Measuring Mechanics, lung recruitment Lu Chen | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Monitoring (II): Ultrasound monitoring - lung and diaphragm Alberto Goffi | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Monitoring (III): Monitoring inspiratory effort (esophageal pressure and diaphragm electrical activity) Ewan Goligher Matias Madorno, Buenos Aires Institute of Technology | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Monitoring (IV): Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony Laurent Brochard | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | Monitoring (V): Non-invasive ventilation Thomas Piraino, Clinical Educator for Respiratory Therapy Services, St. Joseph's Healthcare | |
| Friday, April 28, 2017 | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | ARDS: Evidence-based management of ARDS Dr. Gordon Rubenfeld, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto | |
| 09:05 - 09:30 | ARDS: Current global practices in mechanical ventilation for ARDS John Laffey, St. Michael's Hospital | |
| 09:35 - 10:00 | ARDS: Extracorporeal life support for ARDS patients Eddy Fan | |
| 10:05 - 10:30 | ARDS: Sedation for mechanical ventilation Sangeeta Mehta | |
| 10:35 - 11:00 | Long-term mechanical ventilation Ian Fraser, Respirologist & Director, Provincial Centre of Weaning Excellence | |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Long-term outcomes after mechanical ventilation Margaret Herridge | |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | BREAK | |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Interactive case presentation: ARDS Niall Ferguson Eddy Fan | |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Interactive case presentation: COPD Laurent Brochard Lorenzo Del Sorbo | |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Interactive case presentation: Difficult weaning Ewan Goligher Alberto Goffi | |
| 13:30 | END OF COURSE | |
