The Management of Pleural Diseases including Medical ... - CME

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
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MEDICAL CENTER
Department of Internal Medicine
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The Management of
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December 11 - 12, 2008

Course Objectives
This course is designed for the practicing
Pulmonologist and Chest Surgeon, as well as
other health care professionals interested in the
topic. The course is intentionally limited to a
small number of participants to allow for
maximum benefit of small groups in the handson
sessions. The objective of the course is
to review pertinent pleural physiology and
minimally invasive procedures useful in the
diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of pleural
diseases. At the conclusion, participants will
have a good understanding of the work-up of
pleural effusions, the indications, contraindications
and patient selection for procedures such
as closed pleural biopsy, pleural manometry,
chest tube placement, PleurX catheter management
and medical thoracoscopy. All procedures
will have been practiced on animal models.
The objectives of this course include:
• review principles of pleural disease
• review the continuum of invasive work-up
of pleural diseases
• obtain skills to perform pleuroscopy
Accreditation
Harvard Medical School is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
Harvard Medical School designates the
Complete Course for a maximum of 12.25
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM , and Day 1 -
Lectures Only for a maximum of 6.25 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should
only claim credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.

Course Directors
Armin Ernst, MD
Chief, Interventional Pulmonology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gaetane Michaud, MD
Associate Director
Chest Disease Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty
Philippe Astoul, MD, PhD
Chief, Chest Unit
Marseille, France
Malcolm DeCamp, MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David Feller-Kopman, MD
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Hopkins University, Baltimore
R. Scott Harris, MD
Assistant in Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kevin Kovitz, MD
Chest Disease Center
Chicago, IL
Adnan Majid, MD
Interventional Pulmonology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gaetane Michaud, MD
Interventional Pulmonary
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Andrew G. Villanueva, MD
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Momen Wahidi, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Course Schedule
December 11, 2008
7:45 - 8:30 Registration & Continental
Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 Introduction
Armin Ernst, MD
8:40 - 9:00 Review of Pleural Anatomy
and Physiology
David Feller-Kopman, MD
9:00 - 9:20 Work-up of Pleural Effusions -
Light’s Criteria and Beyond
R. Scott Harris, MD
9:20 - 9:50 Thoracentesis and
Ultrasound Guidance
Adnan Majid, MD
9:50 - 10:10 PleurX Catheter use
and Placement
Gaetane Michaud, MD
10:10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 10:50 Closed Pleural Biopsy
Kevin Kovitz, MD
10:50 - 11:10 Chest Tube Placement
Momen Wahidi, MD
11:10 - 11:50 Medical Thoracoscopy -
Indications and Technique
Philippe Astuol, MD
11:50 - 12:00 Q&A
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 1:40 Medical Thoracoscopy and
VATS - A Surgeon’s View
Malcolm Decamp, MD
1:40 - 2:10 Management of Pneumothorax
Andrew Villanueva, MD
2:10 - 2:30 Break
To register or view course inform
www.cme.hms.harvard.ed

ation online, visit our homepage:
u/courses/pleuraldiseases
Course Schedule
December 11, 2008 continued...
2:30 - 3:00 Management of Unclear
Exudates
Gaetane Michaud, MD
3:00 - 3:30 Management of
Parapneumonic Effusions
and Empyema
Kevin Kovitz, MD
3:30 - 4:00 Management of Malignant
Pleural Effusions
Philippe Astoul, MD
4:00 - 4:15 Coding and Reimbursement
Armin Ernst, MD
4:15 - 4:30 Q&A
4:30 Adjourn
6:00 - 9:00 Dinner for Faculty
and Participants
December 12, 2008
9:00 - 4:00 (with a one hour break 12-1 for lunch)
All procedures will be hands-on and practiced
at the Animal Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Course Location
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
East Campus - Shapiro Clinical Center

General Information
Registration Information
• Complete Course - $900 (USD)
• Day 1 - Lectures Only: $450 (USD)
Register early, space is limited to 25!
All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a
United States Bank or by Visa or MasterCard. If paying
by check, please make payable to Harvard Medical
School and mail with completed registration form to
Harvard Medical School-Department of Continuing
Education, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If
paying by credit card, please register online at
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/pleuraldiseases.
Telephone or mail-in registration with credit card
payment is not accepted. Inquiries should be directed
to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384-8600,
Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST), or by email:
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu. Upon receipt of registration
a confirmation will be mailed to the address listed
on the form.
Refund Policy
A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation.
Refund requests must be received by mail or fax one
week prior to the course. No refunds will be made
thereafter.
Course Location and Accommodations
Hotel rooms in Boston are limited. You are urged to
make your reservations early. A limited number of
rooms have been reserved at The Brookline
Courtyard by Marriott (Telephone: 866-296-2296)
until November 11, 2008. Please specify that you are
enrolled in this course to receive a reduced room rate of
$159 Single/Double per night. A limited number of
rooms have also been reserved at The Hotel
Commonwealth (Telephone: 617-933-5000) until
November 11, 2008, offering a reduced room rate of
$239 Single/Double per night. A map of Boston
listing local hotels will be sent with your confirmation of
enrollment. For additional housing assistance, call
Boston Reservations at (617) 332-4199.
Travel
For information on reduced airfare, call Harvard
Medical School’s Department of Continuing Education
at (617) 384-8600, Monday - Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM
(EST).
Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

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