17-19 September 2012
(Paris, France)

Paediatric flexible bronchoscopy course

New course dates 25-27 March 2013

Course programme

Practical information

COURSE INFORMATION

This course is aimed at pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons who want to train in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology. As a rule, two-thirds of the course is devoted to "hands-on" workshops and one-third to the theoretical aspects of bronchoscopy. The participants will have the opportunity to practice live bronchoscopy (using pigs and sheep). The working language will be English. 

This event has been granted 17 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

• 25% of the course will be devoted to theoretical aspects of FB in children
  Topics include:
  Equipment needed to set up a bronchoscopy in children                   
  Indications, contraindications
  Anaesthesia, sedation, tolerance, side effects
  Anatomical findings : upper and lower airways (normal/abnormal)
  Bronchoalveolar lavage (techniques, indications, results)
  Bronchial brushing, biopsy, transbronchial biopsy
  FB in NICU
  
  
• 25 % of the course will be devoted to discussions of cases during video sessions
  
  
• 50 % of the course will be devoted to hands on sessions
  Participants will work on anaesthetised animals in operating room under supervision of international recognised tutors. Six sessions lasting 90 minutes will focus on: 
  Practical handling
  Bronchoalveolar lavage
  Bronchial biopsy
  Transbronchial biopsy
  Intubation with flexible bronchoscope

ORGANISER

Jacques de Blic

VENUE

Ecole de chirurgie de l'Assistance Publique
Rue du Fer a Moulin
75005 Paris, France

DATES 

17-19 September 2012

25-27 March 2013

CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note, as many doctors will be on the waiting list we cannot accept any cancellation of participation at the last minute. Therefore, there will be no reimbursement if cancellation occurs within 6 weeks preceding the course. Thank you for your understanding.