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Johns Hopkins' Second Annual Conference on
Evaluation and Management of Pleural Disease -
December 8 - 9, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland
Evaluation and Management of Pleural Disease -
December 8 - 9, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland
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Lonny Yarmus, DO
Director, Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University
Christopher Gilbert, DO
Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth Wagner, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Stephen Yang, MD
Director, Thoracic Oncology Program and Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Hans Lee, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richard Light, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Najib Rahman, MD
Oxford Medical School, United Kingdom
Wes Shepherd, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Momen Wahidi, MD
Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy
Duke university School of Medicine
Agenda:
December 8, 2011
8 AM - 5 PM
Introduction
Review of Pleural Anatomy and Physiology - Dr Kopman
The evaluation of pleural effusions: does Light's criteria still apply? - Dr Light
Ultrasound guidance for pleural access - Dr Gilbert
Chest tube placement and thoracentesis pearls - Dr Wahidi
Medical thoracoscopy - Dr Yarmus
VATS 101 - Dr Yang
Parapneumonic effusion and empyema - Dr Rahman
Management of pneumothorax - Dr Baumann
Management of malignant pleural effusions - Dr Lee
Management of unclear exudates - Dr Gilbert
Closed pleural biopsy - Dr Shepherd
Novel insights into pleural biology - Dr Wagner
Coding and reimbursements - Dr Yarmus
December 9, 2011
8 AM - 12 pm
Hands -on in the animal Lab
Semi-rigid thoracoscopy
Rigid thoracoscopy
Pleurx placement
Tube thoracostomy
Pigtail placement
Closed pleural biopsy
Spiration intrabronchial valve placement
