Medical Sciences Webinar | Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
17 December 2025
Welcome from the Chair
1st Webinar on Medical Sciences
Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Welcome to the corticosteroids webinar organized by the Journal of Medical Sciences.
This webinar will cover controversial topics such as the administration of corticosteroids in sCAP, a frequent respiratory infection and a very lethal disease.
After a short introduction by myself, Prof. Dr. Marco Confalonieri from Triestre will review the complex issue of the physiology of corticosteroids administration in critically ill patients, and Prof. Dr. Pierre-François Dequin from Tour will provide an in depth review on the current evidence, including the pros and the cons, for administering corticosteroids in sCAP.
Following the two presentations, there will be a debate and a Q&A session with our two speakers.
Date: 17 December 2025
Time: 5:00 pm CET | 11:00 am EST
Webinar ID: 836 7053 6137
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Event Chairs
1. Institut D investigacions August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universidad de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres is the Editor-in-Chief of Medical Sciences and a Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research focuses on community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired respiratory infections, sepsis, and mechanical ventilation. He has published extensively in leading international journals and has played a key role in shaping clinical guidelines for respiratory and critical care medicine. Prof. Torres is widely recognized as a leading authority in pneumonia and infectious diseases.
Invited Speakers
Prof. Dr. Marco Confalonieri is a Professor of Pulmonology and Head of the Department of Pulmonology at the University of Trieste, Italy. His clinical and research work focuses on community-acquired pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, and critical care medicine. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and contributed to international guidelines in respiratory and intensive care medicine. Prof. Confalonieri is widely recognized for his expertise in steroid therapy in pneumonia and for advancing non-invasive ventilation strategies in acute respiratory diseases
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Tours, France
Prof. François P. Dequin is a Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Tours, France, and a leading clinician–scientist within the CHRU Tours critical care network. His research focuses on sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe infections, and the optimization of critical care therapeutics. He has coordinated multiple multicenter clinical trials and contributed extensively to high-impact publications in critical care and infectious diseases. Prof. Dequin is widely recognized for his expertise in emergency and intensive care medicine and his leadership in evidence-based management of life-threatening conditions.
Registration
This is a FREE webinar. The number of participants to the live session is limited but the recording will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Certificates of attendance will be delivered to those who attend the live webinar.
Can’t attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.
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Program
| Speaker/Presentation | Time in CET |
|
Prof. Dr. Antoni Torres Chair Introduction |
5:00 - 5:05pm |
| Prof. Dr. Marco Confalonieri | 5:05 - 5:25 pm |
| Prof. Dr. Pierre François Dequin | 5:25 - 5:45 pm |
| Q & A | 5:45 - 6:00 pm |
