PG15 Management of pleural disease in 2019: applying the evidence

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: N. Maskell (Bristol (Avon), United Kingdom), S. Zarogiannis (Larisa, Greece)
Aims: to describe current advances in the management of pleural disease; to identify best standards of care derived from the available latest evidence.

Malignant pleural effusion: drainage, talc and beyond K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom)
Pleural infection: are we getting it right? N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Management of pneumothorax: beyond the guidelines J. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Thoracic surgery for pleural disease: the earlier the better? M. Lucchi (Pisa (PI), Italy)
Group assignment K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. Lucchi (Pisa (PI), Italy), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)