Courses

Hands-on Course on Paediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy

Target audience

Pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons who want to train in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology.

Educational aims

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 have the opportunity to practice live bronchoscopy using pigs and sheep.


Equipment needed to set up a bronchoscopy
A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Anatomical findings: upper and lower airways
E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Anaesthesia and sedation
J. De Blic (Paris, France)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Tolerance and side effects
J. De Blic (Paris, France)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Bronchoalveolar lavage (techniques, indications, results)
F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Other techniques: brush, biopsy and transbronchial biopsy
P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation
Flexible Bronchoscopy in paediatric ICU
IJ Doull (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Slide presentation
Slide presentation