Endobronchial ultrasound has quickly become the standard of care, along with advanced peripheral bronchoscopy techniques, in the diagnosis and staging of thoracic malignancy, including primary and metastatic disease, as well as benign disease, such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. Optimally performing these procedures, in appropriate patients, is paramount. Suboptimal procedures greatly impair diagnostic yield. Furthermore, handling and processing the acquired specimens is often an afterthought by the bronchoscopist. This well-received annual CME course reviews these crucial advanced diagnostic and staging procedures, how to optimize performance in a multidisciplinary fashion and provides hands-on workshops with expert faculty. 

This educational program is endorsed by the AABIP (American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology).

Target Audience
This course is intended for practicing Pulmonologists, Intensivists and Thoracic Surgeons, as well as trainees, nurses and techs, interested in advancing their understanding of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), interventional bronchoscopy for diagnostics, including radial endobronchial ultrasound and navigation, and cytologic specimen processing.

Hands-On Workshops
The workshops will be limited to 25 participants to allow for maximum interaction with course faculty and ample hands-on experience. After the 25 hands-on slots are filled, participants may register for the lecture-only portion. Workshop topics include: 

• EBUS-TBNA
• Cytology & Specimen Processing
• Radial EBUS
• Navigation

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for providing educational grants, financial support, or in-kind equipment donation for this live activity:

• Boston Scientific
• Cook Medical, LLC
• Medtronic
• Olympus Corporation of the Americas
• Veran Medical Technologies
• VIDA

1. Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Endobronchial Ultrasound and Lymph Node Staging
2. Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions,including radial endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy
3. Improved understanding of the science, application and performance of Cytology and Specimen Processing

Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks. Please contact us at least one week prior to the course if you have any special dietary needs.

• 30% Discounted Rate for MSK Alumni and MSK Alliance Members 
  MSK offers a discounted rate to all MSK Alumni and MSK Alliance members to attend a CME course. Please contact cme@mskcc.org for more information or to register.
• MSK Staff Registration 
  Registration is complimentary for MSK staff who wish to attend this course. However, you must complete course registration to attend this course. 

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your participation in this course, your registration fee, less a $75 administrative fee, will be refunded when email notification is received by the MSK Office of Continuing Medical Education (MSK CME) at least 7 days prior to the first day of the course (cme@mskcc.org).

Cancellations or no-shows after this date are not eligible for a refund. MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, we will refund the registration fee in full, but are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies. At any time, you may substitute another registrant in your place after contacting MSK CME with the relevant information.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MSK Course Director

Mohit Chawla, MD
Director, Section of Interventional Pulmonology
Co-Director, Complex Airway Diseases
Program Director, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship

MSK Course Co-Directors

Catherine Bautista, RN, BSN, OCN
Clinical Nurse II
Section of Interventional Pulmonology
Pulmonary Medicine Service

Robert P. Lee, MD
Assistant Director, Section of
Interventional Pulmonology
Director, Pleural Diseases 
Pulmonary Medicine Service

Nicholas Vander Els, MD
Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratories
Section of Interventional Pulmonology
Pulmonary Medicine Service

MSK Faculty

Bernard J. Park, MD
Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs
Thoracic Service

Alberto Revelo, MD
Fellow, Interventional Pulmonology

Invited Faculty

Sergio Bures, MD
CareMount Medical, Katonah, NY

Bryan Husta, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Andre Moreira, MD, PhD
New York University, New York, NY

David Ost, MD, MPH
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Angel Rolando Peralta, MD
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Michael Simoff, MD
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Daniel Sterman, MD
New York University, New York, NY

Faculty Disclosures (All Faculty)

Friday, September 15, 2017