ESAP

Indonesia

Jakarta
9-10 December 2006

This ESAP event was organized by Professor Faisal Yunus, Chairman of the Indonesian Society of Respirology, and supported by the APSR. The proceedings were opened by Professor Norbert Berend, President of the APSR. The initial plan had been to hold this educational event in June, 2006. However, the earthquake in Java on 27th May 2006 forced postponement to December, 2006.

Interventional Pulmonology Course on Bronchoalveolar Lavage & Medical Thoracoscopy

Day 1

Venue: Golden Boutique Hotel

The first day of the event was attended by 140 pulmonologists from across Indonesia (Aceh, Padang, Bandung, Semarang, Solo, Surabaya, Kalimantan, and Bali). The programme is reproduced below and the main topics were:

Bronchoalveolar lavage: overview
Novel microsampling method to analyse epithelial lining fluid
- comparison with BAL method
Infectious lung disease and BAL
- Is there any place for it?
The use of BAL in respiratory care and obstructive airway disease
Bronchoalveolar lavage: How I do it
- Handling & processing the sample (VTR)
Medical thoracoscopy
- overview
Anatomy & physiology of pleural space
How to prepare the patient & thoracoscopy techniques
- (one port, 2 or 3 port of entries)
Pleural biopsy techniques & pleurodesis
Managing empyema & pneumothorax
Pleural malignancy, mesothelioma and other pleural diseases
New development in interventional bronchology

Some of the ESAP delegates in the packed hall

Day 2

Venue: Persahabatan Hospital

On the second day, there was a hands-on seminar, held in Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in Asthma Clinic Persahabatan Hospital.

This was attended by 40 pulmonologists from across the country, who engaged in:

How to handle and prepare the BAL sample
How to instal the thoracoscope to patient
Pleural biopsy techniques & pleurodesis

(Click a photo to enlarge)

Day 1 (December 9, 2006)

Venue: Golden Boutique Hotel
Jl. Angkasa No.1, Jakarta 10720, Indonesia

Time	Topics	Speaker
07:00‑08:00	Registration
08:00‑08:10	Opening speech	Norbert Berend (Australia)
08:10‑08:30	Bronchoalveolar lavage: overview	Akitoshi Ishizaka (Japan)
08:30‑08:50	Novel microsampling method to analyze epithelial lining fluid - comparison with BAL method	Akitoshi Ishizaka (Japan)
08:50‑09:10	TBA	Martin Phillips
09:10‑09:30	Infectious lung disease and BAL: Is there any place for it?	Yoshiki Ishii (Japan)
09:30‑10:00	Bronchoalveolar lavage: How I do it BAL: Handling & processing the sample (VTR)	Yoshiki Ishii (Japan)
10:00‑10:10	Discussion
10:10‑10:30	Coffee break
10:30‑10:50	What is good sample: A clinical Pathologist's point of view	Lia Gardenia (Indonesia)
10:50‑11:10	Medical thoracoscopy: overview	T. Miyazawa (Japan)
11:10‑11:30	Anatomy & physiology of pleural space	Boedi Swidarmoko (Indonesia)
11:30‑11:50	How to prepare the patients & thoracoscopy techniques	Alan Ng WK (Singapore)
11:50‑12:10	Discussion
12:10‑13:00	Lunch
13:00‑13:20	Pleural biopsy techniques & pleurodesis	Menaldi Rasmin (Indonesia)
13:20‑13:40	Managing empyema & pneumothorax	Alan Ng WK (Singapore)
13:40‑14:00	Pleural malignancy, mesothelioma and other pleural diseases	Yoshiki Ishii (Japan)
14:00‑14:20	TBA	Martin Phillips
14:20‑14:40	New development in interventional bronchology	T. Miyazawa (Japan)
14:40‑15:00	Discussion

Day 2 (December 10, 2006)

Venue: Persahabatan Hospital
Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta City 13230, Indonesia

08:00‑09:00: Preparation & breakfast
09:00‑12:30: Workshops:

Station 1:	Station 2:
BAL	How to handle and prepare the BAL sample
Yoshiki Ishii (Japan) and Faisal Yunus (Indonesia)	Akitoshi Ishizaka (Japan) and Budhi Antariksa (Indonesia)

Station 3:	Station 4:
How to instal the thoracoscope to patient	Pleural biopsy techniques & pleurodesis
T. Miyazawa (Japan) and Boedi Swidarmoko (Indonesia)	Alan Ng WK (Singapore) and Menaldi Rasmin (Indonesia)

Rotation of participants to the 4 stations. Each station duration 45 minutes (includes demonstration)