Interventional Pulmonology - The Thirtieth Year

This post-graduate course is designed for experienced thoracic endoscopists and will cover indications, contraindications, and clinical applications of various procedures in the field of interventional pulmonology including: rigid bronchoscopy, laser bronchoscopy, endobronchial stent insertion, transbronchial needle aspiration, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, cryotherapy, electrocautery, photodynamic therapy and medical thoracoscopy. Lung cancer detection with fluorescence bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound will also be addressed. Newer bronchoscopic therapies for emphysema and asthma and newer diagnostic methods for sampling nodules will also be discussed. Course format will include lectures, discussion sessions, video instruction and hands-on laboratory sessions. The goal of the course is to acquaint the attendee with the above procedures and the equipment required to perform the procedures.