Pulmonary fellowship training programs currently require 50 bronchoscopies for pulmonary trainees to achieve competency. However, new research suggests performance-based metrics can be used to ...

This article discusses the development of a new clinical nurse specialist role that includes performing bronchoscopy to help diagnose, manage and treat patients with chronic cough Manchester ...

3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy, researchers have found. The study compared the ...

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has had a substantial increase in referrals of patients with chronic cough in recent years, which has led to delays in diagnosis and treatment in this group.

Background: Learning medical procedures relies predominantly on the apprenticeship model, and competency is established based on the number of performed procedures. Our study aimed to establish ...

Jaipur: With increasing prevalence of lung cancer and tuberculosis, Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital’s Institute of Respiratory Disease is taking lead to help developing bronchoscopy facilities in other ...

The ability to perform procedures is one of the defining characteristics that attracted so many of us to fellowships in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and thoracic surgery. In fact, ...

Nairobi — Kenya has taken a major step in boosting its capacity to diagnose and treat respiratory diseases with the launch of an Advanced Bronchoscopy Training Programme at Kenyatta National Hospital ...

Commenting on the partnership, Koji Wada, Managing Director, FUJIFILM India, said, " Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, has immensely supported the healthcare ecosystem, and we wish that this partnership ...

Fujifilm India has partnered with Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) to provide training in onco-pulmonology and interventional-pulmonology. The equipment, donated by Fujifilm, will serve cancer patients and ...