Practical training course on Pediatric Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
- 16-17 January 2026
- Sidra Auditorium
Target Audience
Time:
• 16 January 2026 from 9:00AM to 5:30PM
• 17 January 2026 from 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Note: Registration time between 8:30 to 9:00 AM
Registration Fees
• General Attendees: QAR 50
• Sidra Medicine Pulmonology team (physicians & allied health) – Free of Charge
Maximum Seat Capacity: 200 Seats
Overview
The Pediatric Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) course is a specialized training program designed for healthcare professionals involved in the respiratory care of infants and children. This comprehensive course covers the principles, indications, and practical application of non-invasive ventilation techniques, including CPAP and BiPAP, in chronic pediatric respiratory conditions. Participants will gain the skills needed to initiate, monitor, and manage NIV safely and effectively, with a strong focus on patient comfort, interface selection, and troubleshooting common challenges in pediatric settings.”
Topics/Sessions
16 January 2026 (Day 1)
- Session 1: Scoring of respiratory events in children
- Session 2: Central sleep apnea
- Session 3: Drug-induced endoscopy and upper airway surgery
- Session 4: CPAP & NIV
17 January 2026 (Day 2)
- Session 5: CPAP and NIV (2)
- Session 6: CPAP and NIV (3)
Conference Objectives
- Demonstrate latest evidence-base concepts for pediatric non-invasive ventilation.
- Describe new modalities of non-invasive ventilation.
- Explain the use of the in-built software to follow patients on chronic non-invasive ventilation support.
Target Audience
Physicians & Allied Health professionals
Scientific Committee
- Ibrahim Janahi
- Ahmed Abushahin
- Amal Al-Naimi
- Abidan Muhayimana
Speakers
FAUROUX Brigitte
Professor and head of Pediatric noninvasive ventilation and sleep unit in Necker Enfants malades university hospital – France
Stijn Verhulst
Professor Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Director department of Pediatrics. Antwerp University Hospital – Belgium
Boudewyns, An
Prof Pediatric ENT at Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen – Belgium
Program Overview
Day 1
Friday, January 16, 2026
| Time | Session Title/Topic | Session-Specific Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| (6.5 hours – Category 1) | ||
| 8:30am – 9am | Registration | |
| Session 1: Scoring of respiratory events in children | ||
| 9am – 10am | Sleep studies in infants and children: from PSG to pulse oximetry – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Recognize pediatric sleep studies from PSG to pulse oximetry. |
| 10am – 10:45am | Limitations of the AASM scoring in children – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Describe limitations of the AASM scoring. |
| 10am – 10:45am | Questions | |
| 11am – 11:30am | Break | |
| Session 2: Central sleep apnea | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15pm | Deciphering loop gain complexity for an optimal management of central sleep apnea – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Learn how to decipher loop gain complexity. |
| 12:15pm – 12:45pm | Central sleep apnea in children – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Discuss thoroughly central sleep apnea. |
| 12.45pm – 1:45pm | Break and Lunch | |
| Session 3: Drug-induced endoscopy and upper airway surgery | ||
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Drug-induced sleep endoscopy: technique and scoring – Prof. An Boudewyns | Explain drug-induced sleep endoscopy techniques and scoring, DISE: Antwerp experience and surgical treatment of OSA. |
| 2:15pm – 3pm | DISE: Antwerp experience – Prof. An Boudewyns | Explain drug-induced sleep endoscopy techniques and scoring, DISE: Antwerp experience and surgical treatment of OSA. |
| 3pm – 3:30pm | Surgical treatment of OSA – Prof. An Boudewyns | Explain drug-induced sleep endoscopy techniques and scoring, DISE: Antwerp experience and surgical treatment of OSA. |
| 3:30pm – 4pm | Break | |
| Session 4: CPAP and NIV (1) | ||
| 4pm – 4:45pm | CPAP and NIV principles – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Elaborate about CPAP and NIV principles. |
| 4:45pm – 5:30 pm | Pediatric disorders that may benefit from CPAP or NIV – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Identify pediatric disorders benefitting from CPAP or NIV. |
Day 2
Saturday, January 17, 2026
| Time | Session Title/Topic | Session-Specific Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| (7 hours – Category 1) | ||
| Session 5: CPAP and NIV (2) | ||
| 9am – 9:30am | Initiation criteria, initiation location – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Demonstrate CPAP and NIV initiation criteria, recommended settings, follow-up and weaning. |
| 09:30am – 10am | Initial and recommended settings – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Demonstrate CPAP and NIV initiation criteria, recommended settings, follow-up and weaning. |
| 10am – 10:30am | Follow-up – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Demonstrate CPAP and NIV initiation criteria, recommended settings, follow-up and weaning. |
| 10:30am – 11am | Weaning – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Demonstrate CPAP and NIV initiation criteria, recommended settings, follow-up and weaning. |
| 11am – 11:30am | Break | |
| 11:30pm – 12:30pm | Clinical cases – Prof. Stijn Verhulst & Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Examine clinical cases. |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Break and Lunch | |
| Session 6: CPAP and NIV (3) | ||
| 1:30pm – 2pm | Which options when CPAP/NIV fails? Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Learn about options when CPAP and NIV fails, therapeutic discussion, OSA challenge in obese children and CPAP/NIV in palliative care. |
| 2pm – 2:30pm | Therapeutic education – Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Learn about options when CPAP and NIV fails, therapeutic discussion, OSA challenge in obese children and CPAP/NIV in palliative care. |
| 2:30pm – 3:15pm | OSA challenge in obese children – Prof. Stijn Verhulst | Learn about options when CPAP and NIV fails, therapeutic discussion, OSA challenge in obese children and CPAP/NIV in palliative care. |
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm | CPAP/NIV in palliative care- Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Learn about options when CPAP and NIV fails, therapeutic discussion, OSA challenge in obese children and CPAP/NIV in palliative care. |
| 3:30pm – 4pm | Break | |
| 4pm – 5pm | Clinical cases – Prof. Stijn Verhulst & Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Clinical cases – Prof. Stijn Verhulst & Prof. Brigitte Fauroux |
| 4pm – 5pm | Clinical cases – Prof. Stijn Verhulst & Prof. Brigitte Fauroux | Clinical cases – Prof. Stijn Verhulst & Prof. Brigitte Fauroux |
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