2018 Current Paradigms in Interventional Pulmonology: Endobronchial Ultrasound and Lung Cancer Staging

2018 Current Paradigms in Interventional Pulmonology: Endobronchial Ultrasound and Lung Cancer Staging is organized by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and will be held on Sep 07, 2018 at Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, New York City, New York, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Pulmonary Medicine, Surgical Oncology, Surgical Pathology, Thoracic Medical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonologists, Intensivists and Thoracic Surgeons, as well as trainees, interested in advancing their understanding of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), interventional bronchoscopy for diagnostics, including radial endobronchial ultrasound and navigation, and cytologic specimen processing. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :
Endobronchial ultrasound has quickly become the standard of care, along with advanced peripheral bronchoscopy techniques, in the diagnosis and staging of thoracic malignancy, including primary and metastatic disease, as well as benign disease, such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. Optimally performing these procedures, in appropriate patients, is paramount. Suboptimal procedures greatly impair diagnostic yield. Furthermore, handling and processing the acquired specimens is often an afterthought by the bronchoscopist. This well-received annual CME course reviews these crucial advanced diagnostic and staging procedures, how to optimize performance in a multidisciplinary fashion and provides hands-on workshops with expert faculty.

Conference Objectives are :
• Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Endobronchial Ultrasound and Lymph Node Staging
• Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions,including radial endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy
• Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Cytology and Specimen Processing

Hands-On Workshops :
Space is limited to 30 attendees only in order to allow each participant sufficient opportunity to interact with faculty - please be sure to register early. After the 30 hands-on slots are filled, attendees may register for the lecture-only portion. Additional fees do apply for the workshop; please see registration for details.

Workshop topics will include:
• EBUS-TBNA
• Cytology & Specimen Processing
• Radial EBUS
• Navigation