ERS International Congress, Madrid 2019

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PG2 Thoracic ultrasound

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: S. Mongodi (Pavia, Italy), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Aims: to provide a solid theoretical framework for physicians who want to develop their ultrasonography skills; to encourage evidence-based practice where possible; to highlight the utility of thoracic ultrasonography for purposes other than identification of pleural fluid, including assessment of other thoracic structures; to demonstrate that physicians can safely perform thoracic interventions (including image-guided pleural biopsies) after suitable training; and to provide a solid background for the thoracic ultrasonography educational skills workshop.

The physics of ultrasound J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Thoracic ultrasonography artefacts V. Pinelli (Brescia (BS), Italy)
Assessment of parenchymal abnormalities C. Laursen (Odense, Denmark)
Pleural effusions and thickening N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Group assignment J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), V. Pinelli (Brescia (BS), Italy), C. Laursen (Odense, Denmark), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Pneumothorax R. Tazi Mezalek (Barcelona, Spain)
Basic echocardiography, vascular structures and volume status G. Barker (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Diaphragm assessment J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Advanced interventions I. Psallidas (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom)
Group assignment G. Barker (Oxford, United Kingdom), J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), I. Psallidas (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), R. Tazi Mezalek (Barcelona, Spain)