Professional resources
| 1 – General information | 6 – Aerosol devices – range and options |
| 2 – Performance of inhalers in real life | 7 – Choice of drug-device combinations to use at home |
| 3 – Pulmonary aerosol delivery | 8 – Choice of drug-device combinations to use in the emergency room and in hospital |
| 4 – Inhaler technique in adults – errors and solutions | 9 – Choice of drug-device combinations to use in special populations |
| 5 – Inhalers for children – choosing and using | 10 – Practical Issues |
General information
Scope of aerosol therapy. Advantages and disadvantages of aerosol therapy, Disadvantages of aerosol therapy
Richard Dekhuijzen
Performance of inhalers in real life
Clinical outcomes related to inhalers and technique
Mark Levy
Pulmonary aerosol delivery
Particle- and patient-related factors that influence aerosol deposition, lung disease and deposition, drug receptors, patient behavior
Nicolas Roche
Inhaler technique in adults – errors and solutions
Scope for errors, objective monitoring of patient performance
Christopher Corrigan
Inhalers for children – choosing and using
Choosing devices in children and outcomes of training and assessment of inhaler technique
Sören Pedersen
Aerosol devices – range and options
Pressurised, metered dose inhalers (pMDIs), breath-actuated pMDIs, spacers and holding chambers, dry powder inhalers (DPIs), soft mist inhalers, nebulisers
Federico Lavorini
Choice of drug-device combinations to use at home
Thomas Hausen
Choice of drug-device combinations to use in the emergency room and in hospital
Joaquin Sanchis
Choice of drug-device combinations to use in special populations
Elderly, intubated and mechanically ventilated patients and patients receiving non-invasive ventilation
Walter Vincken
Practical Issues
Instruction materials, training the trainers, modern media
Lorenzo Corbetta