EM2206H "Robotic assisted bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of lung nodules" (IM GR-061722)

Purpose and Overview

The purpose is to educate medical professionals regarding current advances in advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy including robotic assisted bronchoscopy with adjunct advanced imaging modalities for the evaluation and diagnosis of lung nodules.

Target Audience

UT Southwestern faculty, fellows, residents and medical students, community physicians, nurse clinicians, physician assistants and nurses.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Discuss the clinical importance of lung nodules and describe the initial evaluation of patients with lung nodules suspicious for malignancy including obtaining clinical history, prior imaging and assessing malignancy risk.
  • Describe the utility of different advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy techniques combined with adjunct advanced imaging modalities in sampling lung nodules.
  • Identify patients that may benefit from undergoing robotic assisted bronchoscopy to sample lung nodules.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
Course opens: 
06/23/2022
Course expires: 
07/22/2022
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Photo: Kim Styrvoky, M.D.Kim Styrvoky, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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