Course Objectives

• Understand paediatric respiratory mechanics and respiratory failure.
• Apply ventilator settings, monitoring parameters and common ventilation modes.
• Recognise patient–ventilator synchrony and its impact on outcomes.
• Apply lung-protective ventilation and evidence-based weaning principles.
• Explore technologies and supportive therapies that enhance respiratory support.

Why Attend?

Build practical knowledge and confidence to safely manage ventilated paediatric patients and deliver evidence-based respiratory support tailored to their unique physiological needs.

Target Audience

Nurses, Clinical Technologists, Paramedics and other healthcare professionals caring for critically ill paediatric patients.

Clinical Trainer: Laraine

Laraine Anker is a highly respected Critical Care Nurse, Clinical Educator and Respiratory Product Specialist with extensive experience in neonatal, paediatric, and adult ventilation. A former Critical Care Unit Manager and currently the Product Manager and Clinical Educator for the Respiratory Divsion; Laraine combines decades of hands-on clinical experience with specialist expertise in mechanical ventilation and advanced respiratory technologies.

Delivering more than 40 courses annually across the country, Laraine is renowned for transforming complex respiratory concepts into practical, bedside knowledge that clinicians can immediately apply. Her engaging teaching style, exceptional clinical insight, and ability to bridge theory with real-world practice have made her courses some of the most sought-after and consistently well-attended educational programmes in critical care and respiratory medicine.