Bronchoscopy Procedures for the ICU May 2018

Bronchoscopy Procedures for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is organized by American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and will be held during May 05 - 06, 2018 at American College of Chest Physicians, Glenview, Illinois, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Physicians and health-care professionals from pulmonary and critical care medicine, anesthesia, intensive care medicine, trauma, and thoracic surgery are encouraged to attend. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference Description:
Learn new skills in this 2-day interactive and hands-on course on cadavers led by experts in bronchoscopy and procedure-related training. Course content will cover managing massive hemoptysis, bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy, foreign body extraction, and bronchoscopy for critically ill patients requiring diagnostic bronchoscopy supported by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV).

The course was designed using the experiential learning model. Flipped classroom methodology will be used with online pre- and postcourse didactic materials to enhance knowledge gain and retention. The live event is focused on interactive case-based discussions and hands-on sessions. Cognitive and technical skills assessments will be implemented to validate training.

Experience :
• Hands-on practice, including various techniques for bronchoscopic intubation, foreign body removal using flexible bronchoscopic techniques, endobronchial blockers for massive hemoptysis, bronchoscopy for guiding percutaneous tracheostomy, and techniques for performing NIPPV-assisted bronchoscopy
• Cognitive testing on issues pertinent to bronchoscopy in the ICU
• Skills testing on managing massive hemoptysis and bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy.
• Interactive, audience participation in case-based sessions to encourage honest, individual responses. Group responses allow expert faculty to focus on the group, as well as each individual’s learning needs. Only interactive lectures are used in this course as they lead to better retention, better knowledge gain, and learner’s satisfaction

Learning Objectives :
After participating in this educational activity, you should be able to:
• Outline and demonstrate the various techniques for bronchoscopic intubation for difficult airway.
• Demonstrate foreign body removal using flexible bronchoscopic techniques: forceps, basket, and cryoprobe.
• Define the role and demonstrate the use of endobronchial blockers for massive hemoptysis.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.