{"id":2852,"date":"2026-08-15T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wabip.com\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:56:19","slug":"the-rigid-robotics-hands-on-course-in-interventional-pulmonology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wabip.com\/es\/events\/the-rigid-robotics-hands-on-course-in-interventional-pulmonology\/","title":{"rendered":"The RIGID &#038; Robotics: Hands-on Course in Interventional Pulmonology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/rigid2026.png\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" class=\"size-medium alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The RIGID &amp; Robotics: Hands-on Course in Interventional Pulmonology<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>When: September 18, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Where: Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Program Director: Tarek Dammad, MD, MD<\/li>\n<li>Learning Objectives:<br \/>\nRecognize and manage Central Airway Obstruction in both benign and malignant disease Learn and practice the interventions\/procedures based on evidence-based practice, technique and outcomes Demonstrate the ability to perform RAB with advanced imaging guidance<\/li>\n<li>Website:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.houstonmethodist.org\/RIGID-2026\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/learn.houstonmethodist.org\/RIGID-2026&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786856045904000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uRiDPKqgmy9WFByCxiOWG\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learn.<wbr \/>houstonmethodist.org\/RIGID-<wbr \/>2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong><u>Agenda:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><span>7:15 am: Registration, breakfast and exhibits<\/span>\n<p><span>8:00 am: Opening remarks and Introductions: Tarek Dammad, MD<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>8:15 am: Case Presentations, Panel Discussion, Interactive Learning of Rigid Bronchoscopy, Ablative Therapy and Airway Stenting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speakers: Tarek Dammad and Michela Bezzi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>9:00 am: Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy, Advanced Imaging, Case Presentations, Panel Discussion and Interactive Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speakers: Audra Schwalk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>9:30 am: Break<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>9:45 AM: HANDS-ON WORKSHOP MORNING SESSIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station One (Group 1): Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy, Ion with Portable Cone Bean CT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Audra Schwalk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station two (Group 2): Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy, Galaxy with advanced imaging<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Sonali Sethi, Waren Naselsky<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station Three (Group 3): Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy, Monarch with Portable Cone Beam CT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Fernando Santa-Cruz, Pushan Jani<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station Four (Group 4):\u00a0 RIGID Bronchoscopy, Intubation, maneuvering, Dilation Techniques, foreign body removal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Colin Gillespie, Michela Bezzi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station Five (Group 5): RIGID Bronchoscopy, Mechanical Resection, LASER and Silicone Airway Stenting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Jose Pablo Diaz-Jimenez, Catherine Oberg<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Station Six (group 6): RIGID Bronchoscopy with Electrosurgery and SEMS Airway stenting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Faculty: Ashutosh Sachdeva, Ray Chihara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>11: 00 am Hands-on sessions repeats (Groups rotation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>12:00 pm: Lunch and exhibit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1:00 pm: Hands-on session<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>2:00 pm: Hands-on session<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>3:00 pm: Hands-on session<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>4:00 pm: Hand-on session<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>5:00 pm: Post course evaluation, closing remarks and adjourn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><u>Procedures learned:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>RIGID Bronchoscopy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LASER Photocoagulation and Ablation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Electrosurgery (APC, Electrocautery, Electro Knife and Cryo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Silicone Stents, T-Tubes and SEMS Placement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy coupled with Cone Beam CT and Tomosynthesis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fiducial markers placement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cryo Biopsies via RAB<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cryo Spray<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RIGID &amp; 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