Final Program

14 SATURDAY • MAY 14
Abdominal Ultrasound
L. Rapoport, MD, Santa Clara, CA
V.A. Dinh, MD, Loma Linda, CA
Z. Shaman, MD, Cleveland, OH
A. Leibowitz, MD, Boston, MA
J.E. Pittman, MD, Salt Lake City, UT
Ask the Expert
E. Hirshberg, MD, MS, Salt Lake City, UT
J. Kasal, MD, St. Louis, MO
X. Monnet, MD, PhD, Paris, France
M. Hamlin, MD, Burlington, VT
E. Teo, MD, Atlanta, GA
This session and the International Conference are supported by an in-kind grant from
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
All CME sessions have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
and are free of the control of commercial interests.
PG15
CLINICAL
POSTGRADUATE COURSE
CME Credits Available: 7.0
BRONCHOSCOPY COURSE AND WORKSHOP
Pre-registration and additional fees required. Continental breakfast and
box lunch included. Attendance is limited.
Member: $475 In-Training Member: $300
Non-Member: $550 In-Training Non-Member: $400
Registrants must bring a laptop to the
course to view the course material.
Assemblies on Clinical Problems; Behavioral Science and Health
Services Research; Thoracic Oncology
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. MOSCONE CENTER
Room 2005 (West Building, Level 2)
Target Audience
Pulmonary and thoracic surgery fellows in training, allied health professionals,
anesthesiologists and those interested in quality improvement and
implementation of clinical programs.Clinicians interested in skills in basic
bronchoscopy.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• understand how to apply the techniques and principles of bronchoscopy,
using both didactic teaching methods as well as hands-on training;
• support the standardization and the practice of bronchoscopy.
The bronchoscopy course and workshop addresses evidence-based
bronchoscopy topics pertinent to core skills in an accredited pulmonary
fellowship program. Techniques covered include various diagnostic skills with
airway examination, biopsy of lung parenchyma and lymph nodes,as well as
incorporating new technologies to apply to management of patients with chest
and/or airway diseases.
8:00 Airway Anatomy
C.R. Lamb, MD, Burlington, MA
8:20 Indications and Contraindications of Bronchoscopy
J.A. Gorden, MD, Seattle, WA
8:40 Management Pneumothorax and Hemoptysis: Risk Factors and
Management
M.G. Slade, MBBS, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
9:00 Coding and Documentation
K.L. Kovitz, MD, MBA, Elk Grove Village, IL
9:15 Lung Cancer Staging
K. Czarnecka, MD, MPH Toronto, Canada
9:35 Lung Cancer: EBUS/Radial EBUS
F.J.F. Herth, MD, Heidelberg, Germany
9:55 Break
10:05 Bronchoscopy in OB Patients and Patients
with Trauma
J.A. Akulian, MD, MPH, Chapel Hill, NC
10:20 Quality Improvement Tools
A.W. Sung, MD, Stanford, CA
S. Shojaee, MD, Richmond, VA
10:35 Bronchoscopy of the Child
A.G. Vicencio, MD, New York, NY
10:50 Surgical Management of Airways Disease
S.K. Ashiku, MD, Oakland, CA
11:05 Conscious Sedation
C. Gilbert, DO, MS, Seattle, WA
11:20 LUNCH
12:05 Practical Skills Sessions
J.A. Gorden, MD, Seattle, WA
A.W. Sung, MD, Stanford, CA
K.L. Kovitz, MD, MBA, Elk Grove Village, IL
C.R. Lamb, MD, Burlington, MA
M.G. Slade, MBBS, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
J.A. Akulian, MD, MPH, Chapel Hill, NC
K. Czarnecka, MD,MPH Toronto, Canada
This session and the International Conference are supported by educational grants from
AstraZeneca LP, Boston Scientific Corporation, Inc.
This session and the International Conference are supported by in-kind grants from
Boston Scientific Corporation, Inc., ERBE USA, Inc.,
Smiths Medical, Veran Medical Technologies.
All CME sessions have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
and are free of the control of commercial interests.
Chairing: J.A. Gorden, MD, Seattle, WA
A.W. Sung, MD, Stanford, CA
K.L. Kovitz, MD, MBA, Elk Grove Village, IL
ATS 2016 • San Francisco