Courses

Interventional Pulmonology

Target audience

Participants will gain knowledge of the different interventional techniques available, their indications and also how to manage with potential complications that may occur. Workshops will be dedicated to developing practical skills in different procedures and techniques including valve and stent placement, cryobiopsy, rigid intubation and thermoplasty.

Educational aims

Following this course, participants will:

  • be familiar with the indications for stenting
  • have the skills to correctly place stents
  • be able to use argon plasma coagulation and cryotherapy safely
  • be familiar with the indications for endoscopic lung volume reduction
  • will have practiced valve and coil placement

Programme

PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Rigid bronchoscopy
H. Dutau (Marseille, France)
PDF journal article, handout or slidesPDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slidesPDF journal article, handout or slides
Anaesthesia during rigid bronchoscopy
F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Tracheal stenosis – treatment algorithms
R. Eberhardt (Heidelberg, Germany)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Cold techniques (mechanical recanalisation, cryo)
A. Rosell (Barcelona, Spain)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Hot techniques (APC, electrocautery, laser)
A. Bugalho (Lisbon, Portugal)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Stent placement
C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Navigation techniques – radial EBUS and EMN
F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Endoscopic lung volume reduction
R. Eberhardt (Heidelberg, Germany)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Thermoplasty for severe asthma
M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Management of complications during interventional procedures
C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides
Setting up an interventional service
A. Bugalho (Lisbon, Portugal)
PDF journal article, handout or slides
PDF journal article, handout or slides