Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Essential Practical Approaches

Antonio M. Esquinas MD, PhD, is critical care specialist and staff physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia. Spain. He is International fellow of the American Association Respiratory Care (AARC), fellow of the American Collage Chest Physicians. (ACCP) and Fellow of the International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation. Director of the International School of Non Invasive Ventilation, President of the International Non Invasive Ventilation Fellowship Program, President of the International Association of Non Invasive Ventilation and of the International Non Invasive Ventilation College of Experts. His main research activities are related to noninvasive mechanical ventilation in pulmonary and critical care, and currently he is very keen on humidification and impact and effect of high frequency chest wall compression in critically ill undergoing to mechanical ventilation. Dr. Esquinas is author of more than 50 books (inEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish and translated in Chinese), numerous articles (750) and chapters (180) and participate in international meetings related to education and research in noninvasive ventilation. Main publications are related to acute respiratory failure and noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation (weaning mechanical ventilation, COPD exacerbation, hypoxemic respiratory failure and acute cardiac diseases). Dr. Antonio Esquinas, as Director of the School of noninvasive mechanical ventilation, also promotes educational courses and activities related to Respiratory Medicine in Europe, Asia and Ibero-America.

Andrea Fabbo, is the Director of Geriatric Service-Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Unit, Primary Care Department, Health Authority and Services of Modena (AUSL), Modena, Italy. Specialist Consultant at Public Health Authority of Emilia-Romagna Region (Dementia and Frailty in Aging People) and: Specialist Registrar and professor in Health Psychologic of Elderly at Department of Psychologic, University of Bologna, Italy; Specialist Registrar and professor in Psychogeriatrics for School of Psychiatric Rehabilitation at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; Specialist Registrar and professor in Psychogeriatrics for School of Occupational Therapy at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; Specialist Registrar and professor for School of Occupational Therapist and Psychiatric Rehabilitation University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; professor in Psychogeriatric for Department of Psychologic- University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy.

Filiz Koc is a psychiatrist and neurologist at the Cukurova University Medical School of Adana in Turkey. He is Head of Neuromuscular Disease and Clinical Neurophysology Department

Agnieszka Prymus works at the Psychoneuroimmunology and Psychopharmacology Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. She has attended the University of Edinburgh, Centre For Clinical Brain Science, Brain Imaging Research Centre for Scotland. Dr. Prymus is member of Polish Society of Psychiatr; member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (award for ECNP Workshop for Young Scientists In Europe) as well as member of the European Huntington's Disease Network (EHDN) and the American Sleep Association.

Malgorzata Farnik after qualifying in Medicine has started her position at the Silesian University of Medicine at the Department of Pneumonology in Katowice Poland. She has completed fellowship program in Internal Medicine and then in Pulmonology and Allergology. She awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Silesian University of Medicine in Katowice and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (field medical psychology). The main research and publications concerns using scales and quality of life assessment in medicine. Dr. Farnik is author of a scale addressed to parents of the child with chronic diseases, which was translated into 10 language versions. Awarded by Silesian University of Medicine for her input in quality of life researches and students education

安東尼奧·M·埃斯基納斯（Antonio M. Esquinas）醫學博士（MD, PhD）是西班牙穆爾西亞莫拉萊斯·梅塞古醫院重症監護單位的重症醫學專家及醫師。他是美國呼吸護理協會（AARC）的國際研究員、美國胸科醫師學會（ACCP）的研究員，以及國際非侵入性通氣協會的研究員。他是國際非侵入性通氣學校的主任、國際非侵入性通氣研究計畫的主席、國際非侵入性通氣協會的主席以及國際非侵入性通氣專家學院的主席。他的主要研究活動與肺部及重症護理中的非侵入性機械通氣有關，目前他特別關注於重症病人進行機械通氣時的加濕及高頻胸壁壓縮的影響和效果。埃斯基納斯博士著有超過50本書（以英語、葡萄牙語、西班牙語撰寫並翻譯成中文）、數百篇文章（750篇）和章節（180篇），並參加與非侵入性通氣相關的國際會議。主要出版物涉及急性呼吸衰竭及非侵入性和侵入性機械通氣（機械通氣撤離、慢性阻塞性肺病惡化、低氧性呼吸衰竭及急性心臟疾病）。作為非侵入性機械通氣學校的主任，安東尼奧·埃斯基納斯博士還推廣與歐洲、亞洲及伊比利亞美洲的呼吸醫學相關的教育課程和活動。

安德烈亞·法博（Andrea Fabbo）是意大利摩德納健康局初級護理部老年醫學服務-認知障礙及癡呆單位的主任。他是艾米利亞-羅馬涅地區公共衛生局的專家顧問（針對老年人的癡呆和虛弱），並在意大利博洛尼亞大學心理學系擔任老年心理學的專科註冊醫師及教授；在意大利摩德納和雷焦艾米利亞大學精神康復學校擔任精神老年學的專科註冊醫師及教授；在意大利摩德納和雷焦艾米利亞大學職業治療學校擔任精神老年學的專科註冊醫師及教授；在摩德納和雷焦艾米利亞大學職業治療師及精神康復學校擔任專科註冊醫師及教授；在意大利博洛尼亞大學阿爾瑪·馬特大學心理學系擔任精神老年學教授。

菲利茲·科克（Filiz Koc）是土耳其阿達納恰庫羅瓦大學醫學院的精神科醫生和神經科醫生。他是神經肌肉疾病及臨床神經生理學部門的負責人。

阿格涅茲卡·普里穆斯（Agnieszka Prymus）在波蘭卡托維茨的西里西亞醫科大學的心理神經免疫學和心理藥理學部門工作。她曾就讀於愛丁堡大學臨床腦科學中心，並參加過蘇格蘭的腦成像研究中心。普里穆斯博士是波蘭精神科醫學會的成員；歐洲神經心理藥理學學院的成員（獲得ECNP年輕科學家工作坊獎）以及歐洲亨廷頓病網絡（EHDN）和美國睡眠協會的成員。

馬爾戈扎塔·法爾尼克（Malgorzata Farnik）在獲得醫學學位後，開始在波蘭卡托維茨的西里西亞醫科大學肺病學系任職。她完成了內科及隨後的肺病學和過敏學的研究員計畫。她獲得了西里西亞醫科大學的醫學博士學位及醫學心理學領域的哲學博士學位。她的主要研究和出版物涉及在醫學中使用量表和生活品質評估。法爾尼克博士是針對慢性病兒童父母的量表的作者，該量表已被翻譯成多種語言。