International Congresses Milan 2023

The ERS International Congress 2023, Milan

This annual event brings together the world's respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science.

The ERS
Congress 2024

7-11 September, 2024 | Vienna, Austria
Delegates can access session replays on the official congress platform.

Chair(s): Peter J. Wijkstra, Heleen Demeyer

Session type: Hot topics

Carolyn Rochester

Session content

to address issues pertaining to the optimal frequency, modality and timing of early rehabilitation in critically ill patients based on the results of a recent landmark multicentre trial; to discuss the role of respiratory muscle conditioning in improving weaning outcomes and functional recovery of mechanically ventilated patients based on the results of the recent IMPROVE randomised trial; to increase awareness of the complicated and persistent morbidity and resulting rehabilitation needs that follow critical illness, reviewing recent studies on outcomes after critical illness; to provide experts with guidance on how to design a personalised rehabilitation program for intensive care unit survivors.