{"id":1522,"date":"2024-12-06T17:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T08:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bronchologyfoundation.org\/?page_id=1522"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:40:24","slug":"congress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wabip.com\/es\/congress\/","title":{"rendered":"WCBIP World Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WABIP holds a biennial congress known as the World Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology<\/i> (WCBIP<\/strong>), with host sites rotating among the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, and Europe.<\/p>\n

Attendees participate in world-class scientific programs including discussions about disease states, new techniques and technologies, education sessions and procedure-related workshops.<\/p>\n

2026 – Melbourne Australia<\/h5>\n
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Website: WCBIP2026.com<\/a><\/div>\n
2028 – Amsterdam The Netherlands<\/h5>\n
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Website: WCBIP2028.com<\/a><\/div>\n
History<\/h5>\n

The first ever WCBIP was held in 1978 in Tokyo, Japan with Dr. Shigeto Ikeda, inventor of the flexible bronchoscope, as congress president. This landmark event was followed by congresses in host sites rotating around the world. <\/p>\n

Past WCBIP Host Sites & Presidents<\/p>\n

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  • 2024 Bali, Indonesia<\/strong> Menaldi Rasmin<\/li>\n
  • 2022 Marseille, France<\/strong> Philippe Astoul<\/li>\n
  • 2020 Shanghai, China \/ Virtual<\/strong> Guangfa Wang<\/li>\n
  • 2018 Rochester, USA<\/strong> Eric Edell<\/li>\n
  • 2016 Florence, Italy<\/strong> Stefano Gasparini<\/li>\n
  • 2014 Kyoto, Japan<\/strong> Teruomi Miyazawa<\/li>\n
  • 2012 Cleveland, USA<\/strong> Atul Mehta<\/li>\n
  • 2010 Budapest, Hungary<\/strong> Zsolt Papai<\/li>\n
  • 2008 Tokyo, Japan<\/strong> Habumi Kato<\/li>\n
  • 2006 Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/strong> Hugo Estiva<\/li>\n
  • 2004 Barcelona, Spain<\/strong> Pablo Diaz<\/li>\n
  • 2002 Boston, USA<\/strong> John Beamis<\/li>\n
  • 2000 Yokohama, Japan<\/strong> Hirokuni Yoshimura<\/li>\n
  • 1998 Budapest, Hungary <\/strong> Edgar Szekely & Janos Strausz<\/li>\n
  • 1996 Taipei, Taiwan<\/strong> Guang-Ming Shiao<\/li>\n
  • 1994 Munich, Germany<\/strong> John Nakhosteen<\/li>\n
  • 1992 Rochester USA<\/strong> Udaya Prakash<\/li>\n
  • 1989 Tokyo & Kyoto, Japan<\/strong> Masayuki Niitsuma<\/li>\n
  • 1986 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/strong> F. Aprigiano<\/li>\n
  • 1984 Rome, Italy<\/strong> S. Valenti<\/li>\n
  • 1982 San Diego, USA<\/strong> James Harrell<\/li>\n
  • 1980 Duesseldorf, Germany<\/strong> W. Massen<\/li>\n
  • 1978 Tokyo, Japan<\/strong> Shigeto Ikeda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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