PG19 Current issues on pleura and diaphragm
Postgraduate CourseChairs: D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Aims: At the conclusion of this session, the participants should be able to recognise the standard of care, the presented diagnosis, know how to handle patients and identify the benefits and also the limitations.
HERMES syllabus links: B.3.7: Parapneumonic effusion and empyema; B.10.3: Neuromuscular disease; B.11.1: Pleural effusion; B.11.5: Pneumothorax; D.2.8: Thoracentesis; D.2.10: Pleuroscopy; D.3.1: Thoracic imaging; D.3.5: Ultrasound; E.1.10: Intercostal tube drainage; E.1.11: Pleurodesis; H.1: Thoracic surgery.
Type of course: Lecture based
Level: Intermediate