ESAP

Singapore

PGMI, Block 6 Level 1, Singapore General Hospital
7-8 April 2010

Faculty

• Henri Colt (University of California, Irvine, USA)
• James Jett (Mayo Clinic, USA)
• Gary Lee (University of Western Australia)
• Pyng Lee (Singapore General Hospital)
• Lim Tow Keang (National University of Singapore)
• T Agasthian (National Cancer Center)
• Cheah Foon Koong (Singapore General Hospital)
• Yap Wee See (Tan Tock Seng Hospital)
• Lim Chong Hee (National Heart Center)
• David Ng (Singapore General Hospital)
• Constance Lo (Singapore General Hospital)
• Khoo Kay Leong (National University Hospital)
• Devanand (Singapore General Hospital)

Pleural Controversies

• Separating transudates from exudates. Pro: Light's criteria are good enough
• Separating transudates from exudates. Con: More tests are needed
• Closed pleural biopsy for pleural effusion. Pro: Closed pleural biopsy is easy to do
• Closed pleural biopsy for pleural effusion evaluation. Con: Bury the closed pleural biopsy
• Imaging of the Pleura. Pro: Current Imaging tools (CXR, U/S, CT, MRI) are good enough
• Imaging of the Pleura. Con: Advanced Imaging tools (PET, CT-PET) are needed
• Bulla in pneumothorax. Pro: Surgical bullectomy, they are causative
• Bulla in pneumothorax. Con: Surgical bullectomy unnecessary, they are bystanders
• Management of Early Empyema. Pro: Early thoracoscopy improves outcome
• Management of Early Empyema. Con: Still time for tubes and fibrinolytics
• Pleurodesis. Pro: Talc is all we need
• Pleurodesis. Con: We need new agents

• New Staging Classification of Lung Cancer

• Dinner Symposium: Early detection and Targeted Therapy of Lung Cancer

Centennial Celebration of Pleuroscopy since Jacobaeus

• Pro-Con of Flex-rigid Pleuroscopy (Pyng Lee)
• Pro-Con of Rigid Pleuroscopy (Henri Colt)
• Pro-Con of VATS (T Agasthian)

• Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion and Mesothelioma

• Hands-on practice (Models and animals):
  • Case discussions
  • Patient positioning
  • Chest tube
  • Techniques of Flex-Rigid Pleuroscopy
  • Rigid Thoracoscopy and VATS

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