We are pleased to announce that a paper created by a WABIP taskforce on behalf of our organization has recently been published in Respiration. The full article is currently available online as free access (link below).

Title:
Guideline for the Acquisition and Preparation of Conventional and Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Specimens for the Diagnosis and Molecular Testing of Patients with Known or Suspected Lung Cancer

Authors (WABIP Specimens Guidelines Taskforce):
Erik van der Heijden, MD (Taskforce chair)
Roberto Casal, MD
Rocco Trisolini, MD
Daniel Steinfort, MD
Bin Hwangbo, MD
Takahiro Nakajima, MD
Birgit Guldhammer-Skov, MD
Giulio Rossi, MD
Maurizio Ferretti, MD
Felix J. Herth, MD
Rex Yung, MD
Mark Krasnik, MD

Link:
http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/368857 (Free access)

We would like to thank the above taskforce members for their hard work and dedication in making this important paper, a permanent addition to the WABIP Academy where you may also find our Webcast pertaining to small tissue acquisition for lung cancer diagnosis and molecular testing (http://www.wabipacademy.com).