Update in Interventional Pulmonology and Board Review Course
October 23rd, 2015
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada.
Course Chair: Roberto F. Casal, MD
Course Co-Chairs: Moishe Liberman, MD, PhD
Septimiu Murgu, MD
7:15
7:40
Registration
Welcome
Lung Cancer and Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
7:45
8:00
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:00
Lung cancer screening
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, M.D
Staging of lung cancer
Moishe Liberman, M.D., PhD
Mediastinal and hilar anatomy
Moishe Liberman, M.D., PhD
Mediastinal staging of lung cancer
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, M.D.
Convex-Probe EBUS: technical aspects and clinical applications
Roberto F. Casal, MD
Approach to the patient with SPN
Alexander Chen, MD
Guided- bronchoscopy for peripheral nodules
Alexander Chen, M.D.
Imaging in lung cancer
David Sonetti, M.D.
Pathology and molecular markers of lung cancer
David Sonetti, M.D.
Questions/Break
Airway Disorders and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
10:30
10:45
11:00
Malignant airway obstruction
Shaheem Islam, M.D.
Rigid bronchoscopy
Shaheem Islam, M.D.
Mechanisms for tissue destruction
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00
12:15
George Eapen, M.D.
Stents
George Eapen, M.D.
Non-malignant causes of airway obstruction
Septimiu Murgu, M.D.
Tracheobronchomalacia
Septimiu Murgu, M.D.
Percutaneous tracheostomy and trans-tracheal oxygen therapy
Donald R. Lazarus, M.D.
Lunch Break
Pleural Disorders
13:00
13:15
13:30
13:45
14:00
14:15
14:30
14:45
15:00
Pleural effusions of unusual etiologies
Maher Tabba, M.D.
Medical thoracoscopy
Maher Tabba, M.D.
Thoracentesis and chest tubes
Erik Folch, M.D.
Pleural space infections
Erik Folch, M.D.
Malignant pleural effusions
Alain Tremblay, MD
Pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheters
Alain Tremblay, MD
Ultrasound evaluation of the pleural space
Colin Gillespie, M.D.
Pneumothorax
Colin Gillespie, M.D.
Questions/Break
Disease Specific Treatments
15:30
15:45
16:00
16:15
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for emphysema
Andrew Haas, M.D.
Management of bronchopleural fistula
Andrew Haas, M.D.
Bronchial thermoplasty for asthma
Michael Machuzak, M.D.
Airway complications following lung transplant
Michael Machuzak, M.D.
Other Topics
16:30
Basics of billing in pulmonary procedures
Momen Wahidi, MD
16:45
Sedation in bronchoscopy
Mona Sarkiss, MD
17:00
Questions/Closing Remarks