Join us on 18 June 2026 for a spirited point/counterpoint debate in the 6th webinar of the WFPICCS Pediatric Respiratory Critical Care Series: Choosing the Right Support – HHFNC vs NIV.
When a child needs respiratory support, how do you decide: Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula (HHFNC) or Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)?
This debate will bring the question to life through two case-based scenarios and two clinical questions, with expert faculty and researchers in the field arguing both sides.
Team HHFNC — Point Dr. Andreas Schibler and Dr. Christophe Milési will make the case for HHFNC, highlighting its physiology, ease of use, practical advantages, and role in different clinical and resource settings.
Team NIV — Counterpoint Dr. Marti Pons-Oden and Dr. Manu Sundaram will defend NIV, focusing on when greater ventilatory support is needed, where the evidence points, and how to match the intervention to the patient’s condition. Expect a lively exchange on the evidence, physiology, clinical judgment, resource realities, and the everyday decisions that shape respiratory care in the PICU and beyond.
The session will finish with audience Q&A, giving participants the chance to ask the experts real-world questions that often matter most in clinical practice. So… which team are you in: Team HHFNC or Team NIV?
