Ventilation Workshop

  • Thursday 3 September 2026
  • Afternoon Workshop (13:00 - 17:00)
  • Workshop Lead: Sithembiso Velaphi
  • Instructors: Delania Lawrence, Thomas Mailula, Khakhu Mathivha , Noela Kamanga
  • PAX: 40 Delegates

Workshop Details

  • Neonatal Ventilation
    • Conventional Neonatal Ventilation
    • Volume Guarantee Ventilation
  • Neonatal Oscillation
  • Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Advanced CPAP/ Non-Invasive
    • NIV
    • Advanced CPAP Machine
    • Neonatal High Flow
  • Ventilator waveforms and graphics

Workshop Outline

  • Mastering neonatal ventilation across disease states
  • Practical invasive and non-invasive ventilation strategies, with systematic troubleshooting for newborn respiratory care.
    • Hands-on training in neonatal ventilation
    • Practical application of invasive and non-invasive ventilation strategies
    • Disease-specific management of respiratory support in newborns
    • Systematic identification and troubleshooting of common ventilation problems
    • Case-based learning using realistic neonatal scenarios
    • More than two hours of supervised practical experience
  • A clinically focused workshop designed to strengthen decision-making and practical skills in neonatal respiratory care.
12:45 – 13:00Registration 
13:00 – 14:00The best approach to neonatal ventilation
• What about VG
• Should we use non-invasive HFOV
• When to escalate to HFOV?		Sithembiso Velaphi
 Neonatal Ventilation.
• Physiology
• Compliance curve
• Different pathologies
• Different approaches when high resistance vs low compliance		 

 

12:45 – 13:00Registration
13:00 – 14:30Lectures:  Prof Velaphi
13:30 – 14:00The best approach to neonatal ventilation
  • What about VG
  • Should we use non-invasive HFOV
  • When to escalate to HFOV?
Neonatal Ventilation
  • Physiology
  • Compliance curve
  • Different pathologies
  • Different approaches when high resistance vs low compliance

4 Groups with 10-12 delegates per group

 Station 1Station 2Station 3Station 4
 Conventional Neonatal Ventilation & Volume GuaranteeOscillation

Ventilator waveforms and graphics 

Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) / Advanced CPAP / Neonatal High Flow 
14:00 – 14:35Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
14:35 – 15:10Group 4Group 1Group 2Group 3
15:10 – 15:25Tea
15:25 – 16:00Group 3Group 4Group 1Group 2
16:00 – 16:35Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 1
16:35 – 17:00

Withdrawal from life-sustaining therapy: How to work through the difficult decision-making process: Case to be presented by a Facilitator
Expert panel: Prof Velaphi, Delania Lawrence, Thomas Mailula, Noela Kamanga, Khakhu Mathivha

Register for the Workshop