The Service of Intensive Medicine of Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (HUVH) celebrated successfully 'Ventilung', the course on basics of artificial ventilation and its main clinical applications. In the course participated 17 internationally renowned experts from Vall d’Hebron, Hospital Universitari Parc Mar, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Hospital Moisès Broggi Sant Joan Despí and Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, and assisted 65 specialists and internships interested in this treatment, from Spain, Argentina, Portugal and Colombia.During the 7th and 8th of March, they combined theoretical lessons with discussions of clinical cases and practical seminars with simulation. Dr. Rello, head of the group of Clinical Research/Innovation in Pneumonia & Sepsis (CRIPS) at VHIR, together with Dr. Morell, head of the Pneumology group at VHIR, and Dr. Gea, from the Pneumology Service at Hospital del Mar, led this third edition that took place at HUVH.The course is accredited by the Catalan Council for Continuing Medical training and the Commission of Continuing training of the National Health System with 2 credits. Furthermore, it is a module of the Master’s Degree in Respiratory Pathology organized by UPF-UB, and it has the scientific support of CIBERES, SEMICYUC, SEPAR, SOCMIC i SOCAP.