Program

8:15 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome & Introduction
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee
8:55 Standard Techniques of Lung Cancer Staging
Dr. Andrew Pierre
9:15 EBUS-TBNA (Procedure and Results)
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
9:35 Cytopathologic Diagnosis of EBUS-TBNA Samples: Rapid On-Site
Evaluation and Final Sign-Out
Dr. William Geddie
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. Question & Answer
12:00 Lunch Break (Lunch provided)
1:00 Hands-On Session (Wet Lab)

There will be a 15-minute refreshment break in the middle of the session.

  1. Anatomy of the Mediastinum of Pigs
  2. Demonstration
  3. EBUS-TBNA in Pigs
  4. Question & Answer
4:30 Closing Remarks
Dr. Kazu Yasufuku
4:45 Evaluation and Adjournment