Endobronchial Ultrasound and Navigation Bronchoscopy Course

Endobronchial Ultrasound and Navigation Bronchoscopy Course is organized by Duke Interventional Pulmonology and will be held on Sep 13, 2019 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™,

This course offers a unique opportunity to interact and learn from the country's leading experts on animals and state-of-the-art simulators. Space in hands-on stations is limited to 30 participants.

Course Overview:
This course is designed for pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and allied health professionals who are interested in enhancing their knowledge about lung cancer staging and more effectively utilizing existing tools and new technologies, particularly endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy in their care of lung cancer patients. The lectures and interactive didactic sessions will cover a range of topics including transbronchial needle aspiration, endoscopic ultrasound, navigational bronchoscopy, and staging of lung cancer.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, the participants should be able to:
• Discuss current guideless for lung cancer staging and molecular testing.
• Utilize existing tools and new technologies, particularly endobronchial ultrasound and navigation systems, in their care of lung cancer patients.

Course Director
Momen M. Wahidi, MD, MBA
Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Course Co-Director
Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Bronchoscopy Unit
Duke University Medical Center

Course Faculty
Jason Akulian, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Rabih Bechara, MD, FCCP
Director, Thoracic Oncology Programs
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Professor of Medicine Augusta University
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Alex Chen, MD
Director Interventional Pulmonology
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, MO

Carla Lamb, MD
Director Interventional Pulmonology
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
Burlington, MA

Hans Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Lonny Yarmus, DO, MBA
Clinical Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

George Cheng, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Interventional Pulmonology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Christopher Alley, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Scott L Shofer, MD, PhD
Director Interventional Pulmonology
Durham VA Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Coral Giovacchini, MD
Interventional Pulmonology
Duke Raleigh Hospital
Duke University Medical Center
?Durham, NC