Introduction to Bronchoscopy and Pleural Procedures - 46th Annual Course Session Recording

Overview: Nicholas Wysham MD presents on Introduction to Bronchoscopy and Pleural Procedures. 

This recording will provide an overview of the variety of diagnostic and interventional procedures encountered in pulmonary medicine including flexible bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, forceps biopsy, endobronchial ultrasound, navigational bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, endobronchial stents, bronchial thermoplasty, endobronchial valve, thoracentesis, pleural catheters, and pleuroscopy.  Special emphasis will be made on the role of the nurses and assistants in performing the procedures and recognizing and responding to potential complications.

The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc., is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This course is worth 1.0 contact hour(s). Contact hour(s) expire on 4/16/2022.

SGNA is provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11579. Check with your state board of nursing for acceptability of education sessions for re-licensure.

CBSPD: According to the criteria of the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc. (CBSPD), 1 contact hour(s) earned in this activity are considered approved. 
IAHCSMM: According to the criteria of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), 1 hour(s) earned in this activity are considered approved.

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