Target audience
Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons
Educational aims
The aim of this ERS course was to train in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology. One third of the course was devoted to "hands-on" workshops and two-thirds to the theoretical aspects of bronchoscopy or thoracoscopy.
Pleural anatomy
D. Trousse (Marseille, France)
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Physiology of the pleural space
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Percutaneous pleural biopsies
E. Roca (Brescia, Italy)
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Imaging the pleura: HRCT and PET scan
J.Y. Gaubert (Marseille, France)
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Thoracoscopy by pulmonologist: an overview
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Anesthesia for thoracoscopy
Ch.H. Marquette (Nice, France)
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Pleural effusions: role of thoracoscopy
F. Rodriguez-Panadero (Seville, Spain)
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Medical thoracoscopy: What is necessary to start (European point of view)
D. Breen (Galway, Ireland)
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Non-diagnostic thoracoscopy
P. Astoul
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Complications of thoracoscopy
F. Rodriguez-Panadero (Seville, Spain)
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PSP: a non-invasive and modern approach
Ch.H. Marquette (Nice, France)
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PSP: place for thoracoscopy and talc poudrage
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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New tools for thoracoscopy: ultrasound-guided thoracoscopy,
D. Breen (Galway, Ireland)
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Case presentations - interactive session
E. Roca (Brescia, Italy), P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Management of pleural infection: state of the art
D. Breen (Galway, Ireland)
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Thoracoscopy and empyema
G.F. Tassi (Brescia, Italy)
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Pleural symphysis by talc through three important papers
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Management of MPM: why thoracoscopy is so important to perform?
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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Thoracoscopy in short term hospitalisation
D. Breen (Galway, Ireland)
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The future of medical thoracoscopy
P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
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