BTS Physiology Webinars 2024 - Series 2
BTS is pleased to offer the second series of free physiology webinar recordings. This series focuses on a patient journey, highlighting how physiological measurements support key decisions that are made on assessment, treatment, and monitoring.
All members of the multi-professional team are encouraged to watch the recordings.
The webinar recordings for this webinar series are available to watch for free below. CME accreditation will not be provided for the webinars and no CPD certificates will be issued upon finishing watching the recordings.
Series 1 is available to view by clicking here.
Please click on the relevant links below to jump to a specific recording:
1. Acute admission – tracking a patient from presentation at hospital to starting on acute NIV.
2. HOT-HMV –patient discharge and set up for care at home.
3. Managing patients with chronic respiratory failure.
4. Weaning – when, where and how?
1. Acute admission – tracking a patient from presentation at hospital to starting on acute NIV.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the first session of the BTS Physiology Webinar series 2 was cancelled and our speaker Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson has provided us with a pre-recorded version of her presentation.
This session provided an understanding of the importance of managing patients with acute respiratory failure in the right settings.
Speaker: Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson BSc, MSc, MCSP, Respiratory Physiotherapist and Assistant Professor of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, University of Birmingham.
2. HOT-HMV –patient discharge and set up for care at home.
This session highlighted considerations around management and monitoring of patients and when to refer people back to hospital care.
Date: Friday 20 September 2024.
Chair(s): Dr Rebecca D'Cruz BSc (Hons) PhD MBBS MRCP(UK), Consultant Respiratory Physician, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College London and Dr Katy Buchan PhD, MCSP, Joint Home NIV Lead/Senior Physiotherapist, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Speaker: Dr Phil Marino BSc MD FRCP DICM FFICM, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust.
3. Managing patients with chronic respiratory failure.
This session brought in multiple respiratory conditions including tracheostomy invasive ventilation and NIV. Discussion around the appropriate assessment and ongoing monitoring of patients in the community to improve quality of life.
Date: Friday 27 September 2024.
Chair(s): Alison Armstrong, Chair of BTS Education and Training Committee and Dr Ian Cliff, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Respiratory Physiology, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Speaker: Debbie Field, Consultant Nurse, Outreach Home Ventilation and Tracheostomy Care Royal Brompton Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
4. Weaning – when, where and how?
This session highlighted the role of the multi-professional team, and included tracheostomy weaning, Specialised Weaning Units, complex home ventilation, and again monitoring and assessment.
Date: Friday 11 October 2024.
Chair(s): Alison Armstrong, Chair of BTS Education and Training Committee and Verity Ford, Consultant Physiotherapist in Long Term Ventilation and Airway Clearance, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Speaker: Liam Campbell, Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Long Term Ventilation and Weaning, Aintree University Hospital.