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ANNOUNCEMENT: Event - Pleura & Pleuroscopy course 2010

Date: 7th-8th April 2010
Venue: Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Block 6 Level 1,Singapore General Hospital

Course Description
Controversies in pleural disease management, imaging, and diagnostic tests will be reviewed by experts in lively pro-con debates. As 2010 marks a hundred years since the inception of thoracoscopy by Jacobaeus, the symposium will dedicate a full day to pleuroscopy with didactic lectures and hands-on training on models and animals. Different techniques of pleuroscopy using the flex-rigid and rigid instruments as well as video-assisted thoracic surgery will be demonstrated.

Who should attend?
Specialists and trainees in Pulmonary Medicine, Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Internal Medicine as well as Allied Health interested in pleuroscopy. CME points will be awarded.

Contact
Tel: (65) 63214700/ 4685,  Fax: (65)62271736
pynglee16@gmail.com

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Essential Bronchoscopist : http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/com/pulmonary/bronchoscopy
Global Initiative for Asthma : http://www.ginasthma.com
Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease : http://www.goldcopd.com
International Pleural Newsletter : http://www.musc.edu/pleuralnews
TB Education : http://findtbresources.org/
Pneumonia management (BTS guidelines) - http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/c2/uploads/MACAPrevisedApr04.pdf
Asthma management (BTS guidelines) - http://www.enterpriseportal2.co.uk/filestore/bts/asthmaupdatenov05.pdf
COPD management (BTS guidelines) - http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/CG012_niceguideline.pdf
Air travel guidelines from the BTS - http://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/c2/uploads/FlightPCsummary04.pdf
Asthma management (MOH clinical practise guidelines) - http://www.moh.gov.sg/cmaweb/attachments/publication/asthma.pdf
Smoking cessation (MOH clinical practise guidelines) - http://www.moh.gov.sg/cmaweb/attachments/publication/smoking_cessation.pdf