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March 1, 2018
Abstract submission deadline
Video Festival submission deadline
WABIP Awards nomination deadline
April 1, 2018
Early registration discount ends
May 15, 2018
Special hotel rates offer ends
June 13, 2018
WABIP Board of Regents meeting
Opening ceremony
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Target Audience
Physicians and care providers who care for patients with disorders of the larynx, pharynx, esophagus, and lungs. This event is designed to provide education for otolaryngologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, and thoracic surgeons.
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Describe the appropriate strategies for diagnosis, staging, tissue acquisition preparation and interpretation, and treatment, including standard chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy and immunotherapy, for late stage lung cancer
- Describe the appropriate evaluation and diagnosis of pulmonary nodules including various navigational technologies, and bronchoscopic ablation technologies.
- Describe the latest approaches to the diagnosis and management of diffuse lung disease including the use of imaging, cryobiopsies, surgical lung biopsies and anti-fibrotic therapy.
- Define the proper management of malignant and benign airway diseases including tracheobronchial esophageal fistulas, tracheobronchomalacia, idiopathic subglottic stenosis, and tuberculosis induced stenosis using various airway stents, lasers and surgical options including tracheal transplantation.
- Describe the appropriate management of pleural diseases including complicated pleural effusions, malignant pleural effusion, empyema, and exudative pleural effusions of uncertain etiology using small bore chest tubes, tunneled pleural catheters, lytic therapy, pleuroscopy and video assisted thoracic surgery.
- Describe the implementation of a lung cancer screening program in high risk populations.
- Describe the appropriate evaluation and treatment of various pediatric benign and malignant airway disorders including airway foreign bodies, tracheobronchomalacia, tracheobronchostenosis, and tracheobronchial fistulas.
- Define the appropriate management of various esophageal disorders including gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal strictures and eosinophilic esophagitis.
- Describe the management of difficult asthmatics including the use inhalation strategies, monoclonal antibodies and bronchial thermoplasty.
- Define the use of the various bronchoscopic lung volume reduction devices in the management of severe emphysema.
- Define the educational requirements for Interventional Pulmonary training programs, and curriculum for pulmonary procedure courses.
- Describe the evaluation and management strategies for disorders of the mediastinum including fibrosing mediastinitis.
- Describe the current approaches to management of laryngotracheal stenosis and vocal cord dysfunction.
- Define the airway complications of lung transplantation and their appropriate management.
Visit the official congress site at:
www.wcbip.org
We look forward to seeing you in Rochester next June.
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