The Management of Pleural Diseases including Medical ... - CME
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HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Continuing Education<br />
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6th Annual<br />
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS<br />
MEDICAL CENTER<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Pleural</strong> <strong>Diseases</strong> <strong>including</strong><br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Thoracoscopy<br />
and Other Procedures<br />
Course Location<br />
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Program Director<br />
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Co-Director<br />
GGaaeettaannee MMiicchhaauudd,, MMDD<br />
December 11 - 12, 2008
Course Objectives<br />
This course is designed for the practicing<br />
Pulmonologist and Chest Surgeon, as well as<br />
other health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals interested in the<br />
topic. <strong>The</strong> course is intentionally limited to a<br />
small number <strong>of</strong> participants to allow for<br />
maximum benefit <strong>of</strong> small groups in the handson<br />
sessions. <strong>The</strong> objective <strong>of</strong> the course is<br />
to review pertinent pleural physiology and<br />
minimally invasive procedures useful in the<br />
diagnosis and therapeutic intervention <strong>of</strong> pleural<br />
diseases. At the conclusion, participants will<br />
have a good understanding <strong>of</strong> the work-up <strong>of</strong><br />
pleural effusions, the indications, contraindications<br />
and patient selection for procedures such<br />
as closed pleural biopsy, pleural manometry,<br />
chest tube placement, PleurX catheter management<br />
and medical thoracoscopy. All procedures<br />
will have been practiced on animal models.<br />
<strong>The</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> this course include:<br />
• review principles <strong>of</strong> pleural disease<br />
• review the continuum <strong>of</strong> invasive work-up<br />
<strong>of</strong> pleural diseases<br />
• obtain skills to perform pleuroscopy<br />
Accreditation<br />
Harvard <strong>Medical</strong> School is accredited<br />
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Education (AC<strong>CME</strong>) to provide<br />
continuing medical education for physicians.<br />
Harvard <strong>Medical</strong> School designates the<br />
Complete Course for a maximum <strong>of</strong> 12.25<br />
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM , and Day 1 -<br />
Lectures Only for a maximum <strong>of</strong> 6.25 AMA<br />
PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should<br />
only claim credit commensurate with the extent<br />
<strong>of</strong> their participation in the activity.
Course Directors<br />
Armin Ernst, MD<br />
Chief, Interventional Pulmonology<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
Gaetane Michaud, MD<br />
Associate Director<br />
Chest Disease Center<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
Faculty<br />
Philippe Astoul, MD, PhD<br />
Chief, Chest Unit<br />
Marseille, France<br />
Malcolm DeCamp, MD<br />
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
David Feller-Kopman, MD<br />
Director, Interventional Pulmonology<br />
Hopkins University, Baltimore<br />
R. Scott Harris, MD<br />
Assistant in Medicine<br />
Massachusetts General Hospital<br />
Kevin Kovitz, MD<br />
Chest Disease Center<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
Adnan Majid, MD<br />
Interventional Pulmonology<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
Gaetane Michaud, MD<br />
Interventional Pulmonary<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
Andrew G. Villanueva, MD<br />
Director, <strong>Medical</strong> Intensive Care Unit<br />
Lahey Clinic <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
Momen Wahidi, MD<br />
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine<br />
Duke University <strong>Medical</strong> Center
Course Schedule<br />
December 11, 2008<br />
7:45 - 8:30 Registration & Continental<br />
Breakfast<br />
8:30 - 8:40 Introduction<br />
Armin Ernst, MD<br />
8:40 - 9:00 Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pleural</strong> Anatomy<br />
and Physiology<br />
David Feller-Kopman, MD<br />
9:00 - 9:20 Work-up <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pleural</strong> Effusions -<br />
Light’s Criteria and Beyond<br />
R. Scott Harris, MD<br />
9:20 - 9:50 Thoracentesis and<br />
Ultrasound Guidance<br />
Adnan Majid, MD<br />
9:50 - 10:10 PleurX Catheter use<br />
and Placement<br />
Gaetane Michaud, MD<br />
10:10 - 10:30 Break<br />
10:30 - 10:50 Closed <strong>Pleural</strong> Biopsy<br />
Kevin Kovitz, MD<br />
10:50 - 11:10 Chest Tube Placement<br />
Momen Wahidi, MD<br />
11:10 - 11:50 <strong>Medical</strong> Thoracoscopy -<br />
Indications and Technique<br />
Philippe Astuol, MD<br />
11:50 - 12:00 Q&A<br />
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch<br />
1:15 - 1:40 <strong>Medical</strong> Thoracoscopy and<br />
VATS - A Surgeon’s View<br />
Malcolm Decamp, MD<br />
1:40 - 2:10 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pneumothorax<br />
Andrew Villanueva, MD<br />
2:10 - 2:30 Break<br />
To register or view course inform<br />
www.cme.hms.harvard.ed
ation online, visit our homepage:<br />
u/courses/pleuraldiseases<br />
Course Schedule<br />
December 11, 2008 continued...<br />
2:30 - 3:00 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> Unclear<br />
Exudates<br />
Gaetane Michaud, MD<br />
3:00 - 3:30 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Parapneumonic Effusions<br />
and Empyema<br />
Kevin Kovitz, MD<br />
3:30 - 4:00 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> Malignant<br />
<strong>Pleural</strong> Effusions<br />
Philippe Astoul, MD<br />
4:00 - 4:15 Coding and Reimbursement<br />
Armin Ernst, MD<br />
4:15 - 4:30 Q&A<br />
4:30 Adjourn<br />
6:00 - 9:00 Dinner for Faculty<br />
and Participants<br />
December 12, 2008<br />
9:00 - 4:00 (with a one hour break 12-1 for lunch)<br />
All procedures will be hands-on and practiced<br />
at the Animal Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Center, Boston, Massachusetts.<br />
Course Location<br />
Beth Israel Deaconess <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
East Campus - Shapiro Clinical Center
General Information<br />
Registration Information<br />
• Complete Course - $900 (USD)<br />
• Day 1 - Lectures Only: $450 (USD)<br />
Register early, space is limited to 25!<br />
All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a<br />
United States Bank or by Visa or MasterCard. If paying<br />
by check, please make payable to Harvard <strong>Medical</strong><br />
School and mail with completed registration form to<br />
Harvard <strong>Medical</strong> School-Department <strong>of</strong> Continuing<br />
Education, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If<br />
paying by credit card, please register online at<br />
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/pleuraldiseases.<br />
Telephone or mail-in registration with credit card<br />
payment is not accepted. Inquiries should be directed<br />
to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384-8600,<br />
Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM (EST), or by email:<br />
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu. Upon receipt <strong>of</strong> registration<br />
a confirmation will be mailed to the address listed<br />
on the form.<br />
Refund Policy<br />
A handling fee <strong>of</strong> $60 is deducted for cancellation.<br />
Refund requests must be received by mail or fax one<br />
week prior to the course. No refunds will be made<br />
thereafter.<br />
Course Location and Accommodations<br />
Hotel rooms in Boston are limited. You are urged to<br />
make your reservations early. A limited number <strong>of</strong><br />
rooms have been reserved at <strong>The</strong> Brookline<br />
Courtyard by Marriott (Telephone: 866-296-2296)<br />
until November 11, 2008. Please specify that you are<br />
enrolled in this course to receive a reduced room rate <strong>of</strong><br />
$159 Single/Double per night. A limited number <strong>of</strong><br />
rooms have also been reserved at <strong>The</strong> Hotel<br />
Commonwealth (Telephone: 617-933-5000) until<br />
November 11, 2008, <strong>of</strong>fering a reduced room rate <strong>of</strong><br />
$239 Single/Double per night. A map <strong>of</strong> Boston<br />
listing local hotels will be sent with your confirmation <strong>of</strong><br />
enrollment. For additional housing assistance, call<br />
Boston Reservations at (617) 332-4199.<br />
Travel<br />
For information on reduced airfare, call Harvard<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> School’s Department <strong>of</strong> Continuing Education<br />
at (617) 384-8600, Monday - Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM<br />
(EST).<br />
Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
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