Courses

Interventional bronchoscopy

Target audience

This course aims to develop practical skills and knowledge in the field of interventional bronchoscopy for practitioners who already have a basic level of training.

Educational aims

By the end of the course, participants will:

  • Recognise indications and contra-indications of major bronchoscopic modalities.
  • Perform TBNA in major lymph node stations.
  • Have knowledge of electrocautery and cryotherapy for endobronchial treatment or biopsies.
  • Be familiar with rigid bronchoscopy debulking techniques and stent placement.
  • Understand and practice with navigation technologies such as EBUS and electromagnetic navigation.

Essential anatomy: CT, endoscopic and EBUS perspective
N. Koufos (Athens, Greece)
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Endosonographic mediastinal assessment in Lung Ca staging and beyond
A. Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia)
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Benign mediastinal enlargements and the contemporary role of conventional TBNA
G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece)
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Rapid on site cytology evaluation by the pulmonologist
P. Emmanouil (Athens, Greece)
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Navigational bronchoscopy for diagnosing and treating peripheral lesions
N. Koufos (Athens, Greece)
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Combined interventional diagnostic modalities for central airway lesions
I. Athanasopoulos (Athens, Greece)
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Combined Therapeutic rigid/flexible bronchoscopy and stent placement for CAO
L. Freitag (Zurich, Switzerland
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Sedation and ventilation during therapeutic bronchoscopy
V. Vitsas (Athens, Greece)
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Airways stents for difficult/rare malignant and benign indications. Present and future challenges
L. Freitag (Zurich, Switzerland
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Bronchoscopic management of obstructive lung disease
A. Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia)
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Diagnosing Interstitial lung disease. The value of BAL and (cryo)biopsy
N. Koufos (Athens, Greece)
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Post intubation (iatrogenic) tracheal stenosis
G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece)
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Dynamic Airway Stenosis, malacia, EDAC and Post Pneumonectomy syndrome
V. Vitsas (Athens, Greece)
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Surgical complications to the IP specialist: BPF and prolonged air leak, TEF
P. Emmanouil (Athens, Greece)
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