We are delighted to announce the 1st Joint Meeting of JIVD and ERCA which will take place in Barcelona from the 15th to the 17th of March 2012.

Both Associations are well known to Health Care professionals – JIVD in the field of home mechanical ventilation since 1989 and ERCA in the field of respiratory care since 2003. The common objectives of both associations are to promote the knowledge and understanding of disease, to educate and to share experience in order to ensure optimal patient respiratory care.

We aim to work closer together to enhance our respective knowledge and optimize our resources. With the help of an international advisory board, each association has drawn up its own scientific program reflecting their respective specificity, as well as organizing some joint sessions.

We look forward to combining our efforts and experience to offer a convivial meeting which will be of great scientific interest to all those involved in home mechanical ventilation and respiratory care – physicians, paramedical staff, technicians, home care providers, patients psychologists, administrative staff….

We hope many of you will join us for this unique exchange and learning experience in the fun city of Barcelona!

Congress venue: Fira Barcelona Conference Centre (Palau de Congressos de Barcelona), av. Reina Ma Christina, conveniently located in the centre of Barcelona, Montjuic district, close to the subway and airport shuttle buses. It offers rapid access to the historical and cultural city centre with its wide selection of hotels, many of which are within 1,000 metres.

Are invited to attend: medical doctors, nurses, therapists, ventilator users, technicians, pharmacists, manufacturers and suppliers.

Exhibition: all manufacturers, distributors, care suppliers and publishers interested in exhibiting can contact the congress secretariat for more information.