The student will be able to:

1. Understand the general principles of endoscopic imaging
2. Explain bronchoscopy design for advanced procedures
3. Identify quality control procedures and general care of the bronchoscope
4. Describe diagnostic interventional pulmonology procedures
5. Describe therapeutic interventional pulmonology procedures
6. Explain thoracoscopy procedures
7. Describe airway access techniques
8. Describe other endoscopy and novel techniques

1. General principles of endoscopic imaging
   1. Rigid bronchoscope
      1. General design of the rigid bronchoscope
      2. Application and use
   2. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy
      1. General design of the fiberoptic flexible bronchoscope
         1. Image system
         2. Mechanical system
         3. The channel or plumbing system
            1. Suction channel port
            2. Instrument channel port
         4. Electrical component
2. Bronchoscopy design for advanced procedures
   1. Image-guided bronchoscopy
   2. Conventional biopsy techniques
3. Quality control procedures and general care of the bronchoscope
   1. Proper care of the bronchoscope
   2. Pre-procedure care
   3. Intra-procedure care
   4. Post-procedure care
   5. Reprocessing of bronchoscopes and autoclaving
   6. Equipment damage and considerations
4. Diagnostic procedures
   1. Laryngoscopy
      1. Indications for direct laryngoscopy
   2. Diagnosis of vocal cord function and voice disorders
   3. Biopsy techniques
   4. Bronchoalveolar lavage
   5. Endobronchial ultrasound
   6. Esophageal ultrasound
   7. EBUS guided biopsies
   8. Autofluorescence and imaging techniques
   9. Optical coherence tomography
   10. Image-guided bronchoscopy
       1. Virtual bronchoscopic navigation
5. Therapeutic procedures
   1. Therapeutic bronchoscopy for airway obstruction
      1. Foreign body removal
   2. Airway stents
      1. Metallic stents
      2. Tube stents
      3. Hybrid stents
   3. Electrosurgery
   4. Cryotherapy and cryodebridement
   5. Microdebriders
   6. Laser bronchoscopy
   7. Brachytherapy
   8. Photodynamic therapy
   9. Balloon dilation techniques
   10. Radiation therapy
       1. Fiducial placement
   11. Thermoplasty for severe asthma
   12. Management of subglottic stenosis
   13. Treatment and management of fistulas
   14. Role of bronchoscopy in the management of hemoptysis
   15. Lung volume reduction surgery
       1. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
       2. Surgical lung volume reduction
   16. Ablation treatment
   17. Endoscopic lung abscess drainage
   18. Airway reconstructive surgery
   19. Management of post-transplant disorders
6. Thoracoscopy procedures
   1. Thoracentesis
   2. Chest tube placement
   3. Drain placement
   4. Thoracoscopy and pleuroscopy procedures
   5. Pleurodesis
   6. VATS surgical procedures
   7. Management of empyema and pleural effusions
7. Airway access techniques
   1. Percutaneous tracheostomy
   2. Cricothyroidotomy
   3. Transtracheal oxygen catheter placement
8. Novel procedures
   1. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)
   2. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement
   3. Whole lung lavage

Not applicable.

Discussion board posts
Quizzes
Midterm
Comprehensive final examination for knowledge of subject matter

Lecture
Discussion
Online modules and tutorials

Ernst and Herth. Principles and Practice of Interventional Pulmonology. 2013.

Despite being older than five years, this is a seminal textbook in this area of study.

1. Weekly reading from the textbook
2. Cooperative learning exercises
3. Online content