2015 AATS General Thoracic Skills Course Minimally Invasive Approaches to Diagnosis and Staging Ara Vaporciyan, MD

Course Objectives Describe innovative technical approaches in response to the changing presentation of lung cancer. Existing techniques with expanding penetration New techniques potentially on the horizon

Instructional Methods Short presentations Minimize “death by bullet points” Primary focus on video demonstrations Sharing of ideas An opportunity for hands-on practice

Early Morning Session Minimally Invasive Approaches to Diagnosis and Staging Changing Presentation of Lung Cancer –Screening –GGO’s –Second primaries Smaller lesions

Early Morning Session Minimally Invasive Approaches to Diagnosis and Staging –Navigational Bronchoscopy –Radial miniprobe assistance of TBLx

Early Morning Session Minimally Invasive Approaches to Diagnosis and Staging –Navigational Bronchoscopy –Radial miniprobe assistance of TBLx –Tips and Tricks for EBUS for TBNA –NIR-SLN Mapping –What does a mediastinal node dissection look like? –VAMLA

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