Postgraduate Courses

Description: Basics of thoracic ultrasound in theory and practice
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 09:30 - 18:00 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 330.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 380.00)
Capacity: Limited to 16 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here
Accreditation: Accredited by several societes, more details can be found here

An interprofessional view on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 11:30 - 14:30 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 150.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 180.00)
Capacity: Limited to 12 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Reading traces 

Description: Get equipped with the skills to interpret and analyze traces from NIV (Non-Invasive Ventilation) and polygraphies/polysomnographies
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 11:30 - 14:30 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 150.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 180.00)
Capacity: Limited to 18 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Sleep disorders in children and transition to adulthood

Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 11:30 - 14:30 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 150.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 180.00)
Capacity: Limited to 20 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here
Accreditation: Accredited by the Swiss Society of Paediatrics with 3 credits

Serious games - simulation in the bronchoscopy lab

Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 15:00 - 17:45 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 150.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 180.00)
Capacity: Limited to 12 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Imaging in pneumology

Description: Hone your skills in interpreting findings in thoracic imaging from the purely descriptive point of view to the most likely interpretation under consideration of clinical information. 
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 15:00 - 17:45 CEST
Location: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Genève
Course fee: CHF 150.00 (until 26 May 2025, after CHF 180.00)
Capacity: Limited to 14 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Learning Centers 

Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology "Insomnia Workshop (CBT-I)"

Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025, 08:30 - 12:30 CEST
Location: Palexpo, Room "Zeta" 
Course fee: CHF 50.00 
Capacity: Limited to 30 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here
Accreditation: Accredited by the SSSSC with 5 credits

Swiss Lung Association SLA - Course 1 - Tests de fonction pulmonaire (Cabine de Pléthysmographie) pour Assistants médicals*

Description: Understand the principles of pulmonary function tests. Plus perform and interpret the basic results of cabin tests
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025, 10:00 - 12:15 CEST
Location: Palexpo, Room "F" 
Course fee: CHF 50.00 
Capacity: Limited to 30 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Swiss Lung Association SLA - Course 2 - Introduction et oxygénothérapie (O2) pour Assistants médicals*

Description: Understand the principles of oxygen therapy. Recognise the indications and contraindications. Plus handle oxygen therapy equipment and ensure effective follow-up
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025, 13:00 - 17:00 CEST
Location: Palexpo, Room "F" 
Course fee: CHF 50.00 
Capacity: Limited to 30 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Swiss Lung Association SLA - Course 3 - CPAP pour Assistants médicals*

Description: Discover the basics of CPAP treatment. Identify patients eligible for this treatment and respond to common problems associated with the use of CPAP
Date: Friday, 16 May 2025, 08:45 - 12:15 CEST
Location: Palexpo, Room "F" 
Course fee: CHF 50.00 
Capacity: Limited to 30 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

Swiss Lung Association SLA - Course 4 - Thérapie par aérosols (Aérosol à poudre, mèches, spray, compresseur) pour Assistants médicals*

Description: Learn about the different types of aerosol & their indications and how to educate patients on the correct use of inhalers 
Date: Friday, 16 May 2025, 13:45 - 16:30 CEST
Location: Palexpo, Room "F" 
Course fee: CHF 50.00 
Capacity: Limited to 30 PAX
Registration: Required and available here
Course details: More details can be found here

* The Swiss Lung Association SLA Courses are held in French.