The Section of Medical Education hosted a webinar entitled "Bronchoscopy Training and Competency Evaluation" on February 8th 2016 at noon EST. We discussed the current state of bronchoscopy training with an international panel of experts and discussed the pros and cons of the various methods available for both teaching and evaluating competency in bronchoscopy.
Discussion panelists:
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Lars Konge, MD, PhD, cardio-thoracic surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michael Simoff, MD, pulmonologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA
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Pasupathy Sivasothy, MB BS, pulmonologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Anna Brady, MD, pulmonary fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Moderators:
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Rosemary Adamson, MB BS, pulmonologist at the Seattle Veterans Affairs Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Garth Garrison, MD, pulmonologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
During the webinar we referred to the following journal article:
Ernst et al. Adult Bronchoscopy Training. Current State and Suggestions for the Future: CHEST Expert Panel Report. CHEST 2015;148(2):321-332
During the webinar, we discussed a number of resources. Please click here to view some of them.
