80069482 - Third Annual Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation for the Practicing Intensivist

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:00 AM - Friday, April 17, 2026, 12:30 PM, Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD


The fundamentals of mechanical ventilation course will be an inperson 2.5 day course. The curriculum is founded in pulmonary physiology applied to the mechanical ventilator including concepts covering Ohms Law, the equation of motion, pulmonary resistance, pulmonary compliance, autoPEEP and ventilator asynchronies. The educational content will be delivered via a series of peer reviewed didactics, small group exercised and simulation. We have a ventilator simulator and a series of cases and pathologies for application of knowledge. This course has been previously delivered to Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows and has been modified and adapted for an attending knowledge base.

1. Explain the principles of Ohms law, the equation of motion, and the natural decay equation as they relate to mechanical ventilation.
2. Analyze ventilator waveforms using principles of Ohms law, the equation of motion, and the natural decay equation
3. Identify pathology and patient characteristics on the mechanical ventilator including resistance, compliance and autoPEEP.
4. Apply principles of the equation of motion to correct dangerous pathology on the mechanical ventilator.
5. Apply ventilator waveform analysis to identify abnormalities in resistance, compliance, and patient ventilator asynchrony.

Accreditation Statement

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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