Curriculum for Interventional Pulmonary Medicine (IPM)
Fellowship
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. Half day Clinics (3) with focus on evaluation of chest malignancy, pleural
disease, bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonary referrals.
 Tuesday PM (Stather)
 Monday PM (Tremblay) – Cancelled if Sunday Call.
 Wednesday AM – Dyspnea clinic (Tremblay/Stather/MacEachern)
2. Inpatient consultations for IPM as needed.
3. Procedures (~4 half days)
4. Attendance at TBCC Lung Tumour Group case review (Wednesday 4-5pm)
5. FMC Extender call 1 weeknight per week and one weekend per month.
Academic activities
1. Attendance at relevant academic rounds

Monday 12h00-1pm: FMC Resp JC (fellow will present 2-3 times during the
year)

Tuesday 8-9AM: Medicine Grand Rounds as appropriate

Thursday 4-5PM: Respiratory Research Rounds as appropriate

Friday 7-8AM: City-wide Respiratory Rounds

Friday 8-9AM: Division of Respirology Clinical Academic Rounds (fellow
will present one session late in the year)

Friday 12h00-1pm: Thoracic Surgery rounds

Quarterly City wide Respiratory Journal Club
2. IPM rounds (Wednesdays 1-4 PM (1-3pm Lung Cancer Cases, 3-4 IPM
Lecture - Friday 10AM for thoracic lectures). Rotation of:

IPM Fellow presents

IPM Guest lectures

Attendance at TS, Resp fellows’s seminars as appropriate

Morbidity/Mortality and Interesting Cases: We will meet on a bi-monthly
basis to discuss complicated and interesting cases. The interventional fellow
on service will be responsible for preparing and presenting cases for group
discussion. The emphasis will be placed on improving quality of care and
education
3. Research

Participation in ongoing research program of the Interventional Bronchoscopy
Service.

The fellow will be expected to initiate and complete an independent research
project with the aim of presenting data at an international meeting in the year
following the fellowship.
THORACIC SURGERY ROUNDS –
Every Friday at noon
IPM FELLOWSHIP CURRICULUM
GUEST SPEAKER
FELLOW’S SEMINAR
RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY
SIMULATION TRAINING
WEEK
Day/time
JULY 9/08
Wed
1-4PM
JULY
16/08
Wed
1-4PM
JULY
23/08
Wed
1-4PM
AUG 6/08
Wed
1-4PM
AUG 12/08
Tues
9-12AM
AUG 19/08
Tues
9-12AM
Sept 517/08
Sept 25/08
OCT 1/08
OCT 8/08
OCT 15/08
OCT 29/05
NOV 5/08
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
Topic
Speaker
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING
- Introduction Session
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING
- Foreign Body Removal
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING
- Self Expanding Metal Stents
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING
- Silicone Stents and SEMS
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING
- Bronchial Blockers
(Arnt,etc)
Rigid Bronchoscopy
SIMULATION TRAINING –
Stents and Massive
Hemoptysis
IPM Fellow writing RCPSC
Respirology Exams
Principles of Electrocautery
and APC
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Dr. David Stather
Locatio
n
ARC
Dr. David Stather
ARC
Approach to Malignant
Airway Stenosis
Lung Cancer Screening
Dr. Chris Hergott
Lung Cancer Surgery
Dr. Gary Gelfand
Endobronchial Stents –
Dr. Chris Hergott
Dr. David Stather
ARC
Dr. Alain Tremblay
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
ARC
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
ARC
Dr. David Stather
U61 –
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U61 –
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U61 –
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U61 –
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P. MacEachern
ARC
Principles and Practice
Endoscopic Approach to
Benign Airway Stenosis
Pre-op Assessment for
Surgery & Pulmonary
Function Tests
Chemotherapy in Lung
Cancer
TBNA/Closed Pleural Biopsy
-Pulmonary Fellows Session
EBUS
rm 680
Dr. David Stather
U61 –
rm 680
Dr. Alain Tremblay U61 –
rm 680
TBNA/Closed Pleural Biopsy
-Simulation Session
Laser and Cryotherapy
Dr. David Stather
Bronchoscopic treatment of
Asthma and Emphysema
Dr. P. MacEachern
Wed
3-4PM
Thurs
8-9AM
Wed
3-4PM
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
Dr. Chris Hergott
FEB 19/09
ALL
DAY
EBUS COURSE
FEB 20/09
ALL
DAY
EBUS COURSE
FEB 28/09
Wed
3-4PM
IPM Case Reviews
MAR 4/09
MAR
11/09
MAR
18/09
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Radiation Therapy in Lung
Cancer Part I
Radiation Therapy in Lung
Cancer Part II
IPM Case Reviews
MAR
25/09
Wed
3-4PM
PDT & Brachytherapy
NOV 12/08
NOV 19/08
NOV 26/08
DEC 3/08
DEC 10/08
DEC 17/08
JAN 7/09
JAN 14/09
JAN 28/09
FEB 5/09
FEB 11/09
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Mesothelioma
Bronchoscopy for peripheral
lesions / electromagnetic
navigation / fiducial
placement
Dr. Don Morris
Dr. David Stather
Dr. Chris Hergott
Dr. David Stather
U61 –
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U61 –
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U61 –
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ARC
U61 –
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U61 –
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U61 –
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Dr. Sean Grondin
U61 –
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Dr. Alain Tremblay U61 –
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Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. Elizabeth
Kurien
Dr. Elizabeth
Kurien
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. Chris Hergott
U of C
U of C
U61 –
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U61 –
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U61 –
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APR 01/09
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Massive Hemoptysis
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Anesthesia for Rigid
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy in
Immunocompromized Hosts
Dr. M. Chong
MAY
06/09
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
MAY
13/09
MAY
20/09
MAY
27/09
JUN 05/09
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
Fri 8am
Bronchoscopic Treatment of
Dr. P.MacEachern
Asthma and Emphysema
IPM topic of fellow’s choice – Dr. Chris Hergott
Topic TBA
IPM Case Reviews
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Autofluorescence
Dr. David Stather
Bronchoscopy
Medical Thoracoscopy /
Dr. David Stather
Pleurodesis
Lung Cancer Pathology
Pathologist TBA
JUN 10/09
Wed
3-4PM
Wed
3-4PM
APR 08/09
APR 15/09
APR 22/09
APR 29/09
JUN 17/09
Dr. David Stather
PRESENTATION AT
CLINICAL ACADEMIC
ROUND
IPM Topic TBA
Dr. Chris Hergott
IPM Case Reviews
Dr. David Stather
Dr.Alain Tremblay
Dr. P.MacEachern
Dr. David Stather
U61 –
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U61 –
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Johns
Theater
U61 –
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U61 –
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