Agenda

7:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
8:10 Standard Techniques of Lung Cancer Staging
Dr. Andrew Pierre
8:30 EBUS-TBNA (Procedure and Results)
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
9:10 Radial Probe EBUS
Dr. Kasia Czarnecka-Kujawa
9:30 Cytopathologic Diagnosis of EBUS-TBNA Samples:
Rapid On-Site Evaluation and Final Sign-Out
Dr. Joerg Schwock
9:50 Refreshment Break
10:00 Hands-On Session (Dry Lab)

  1. Handling of Equipment (Balloon Attachment, Needle,  etc)
  2. Training with a Phantom
  3. Questions & Answers
12:00 Lunch (Provided)
1:00 Hands-On Session (Wet Lab)

  1. Anatomy of the Mediastinum of Pigs
  2. Demonstration
  3. EBUS-TBNA in Pigs
  4. Questions & Answers
3:30 Pre-Recorded EBUS-TBNA Case
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
4:15 Questions & Answers
4:30 Closing Remarks
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
4:45 Evaluation and Adjournment