WABIP Webinar: Evolution of Interventional Pulmonology (Sept. 13-14, 2025)


WABIP Webinar

Evolution of Interventional Pulmonology

From Fiberoptic to Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy
From Rigid to Flexirigid Thoracoscopy

September 13 & 14, 2025

Prof. Shigeto Ikeda

In Honor of
Prof. Shigeto Ikeda

Prof. Hans Christian Jacobaeus

In Honor of
Prof. Hans Christian Jacobaeus

Join us for an extraordinary 2‑day virtual symposium celebrating the remarkable evolution of interventional pulmonology. This comprehensive program honors the pioneering legacies of Prof. Shigeto Ikeda and Prof. Hans Christian Jacobaeus while exploring cutting‑edge advances from traditional bronchoscopy to robotic‑assisted procedures, and from rigid to flexirigid thoracoscopy.

Featuring world‑renowned experts from across the globe, this webinar will cover peripheral bronchoscopy techniques, navigation and robotic technologies, mediastinal staging, pleural interventions, and innovative applications for benign lung diseases. Interactive case discussions and panel debates will address the balance between technological advancement and practical clinical application.

Faculty

Speaker

Pyng Lee
Singapore
Speaker

Ali Musani
USA
Speaker

Stefano Gasparini
Italy
Speaker

Danai Khemasuwan
USA
Speaker

Hind Janah
Morocco
Speaker

Aleš Rozman
Slovenia
Speaker

Hideo Saka
Japan
Speaker

Naofumi Shinagawa
Japan
Speaker

Hervé Dutau
France
Speaker

Semra Bilaceroglu
Turkiye
Speaker

Carla Lamb
USA
Speaker

David Fielding
Australia
Speaker

Noriaki Kurimoto
Japan
Speaker

Najib Rahman
UK
Speaker

Atul Mehta
USA
Speaker

Taeko Shirakawa
Japan
Speaker

Septimiu Murgu
USA
Speaker

Levent Dalar
Turkey
Speaker

Kaid Darwiche
Germany
Speaker

Katerina Antoniou
Greece
Speaker

Wilfried E. Eberhardt
Germany
Speaker

Alvin Ing
Australia
Speaker

Udit Chaddha
USA
Speaker

Sonali Sethi
USA
Speaker

Takahiro Nakajima
Japan
Speaker

Thomas Gildea
USA
Speaker

Marios Froudarakis
France
Speaker

Thitiwat Sriprasart
Thailand
Speaker

Antonio Bugalho
Portugal
Speaker

Spasoje Popevic
Serbia
Speaker

Deirdre Fitzgerald
Ireland
Speaker

Rainbow Lau
Hong Kong

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Start Times Worldwide (Both Days)

New York
4:30 AM (EDT)
Buenos Aires
5:30 AM (ART)
Berlin・Paris・Rome
10:30 AM (CEST)
Cairo
11:30 AM (EEST)
New Delhi
2:00 PM (IST)
Jakarta
3:30 PM (WIB)
Singapore
4:30 PM (SGT)
Tokyo
5:30 PM (JST)

Scientific Program


Day 1 – Saturday, September 13, 2025

“Bronchoscopy: From Traditional to Cutting‑Edge Technologies”

8:30 AM GMT

Introduction

Total: 25 minutes

Chair: Hideo Saka (Japan)

History of Bronchoscopy from Inception to What It Is Today
Taeko Shirakawa (Japan) • 25 minutes

8:55 AM GMT

Session 1: From the Experts of Peripheral Bronchoscopy

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Stefano Gasparini (Italy), Tu Chih Yen (Taiwan), Naofumi Shinagawa (Japan)

Airway Mapping, Radial EBUS, Fluoroscopic lung biopsy
Noriaki Kurimoto (Japan) • 15 minutes
Tips and Tricks of Driving the Ultrathin Bronchoscope
Yuji Matsumoto (Japan) • 15 minutes
Critique of Navigation Bronchoscopy Technologies
David Fielding (Australia) • 15 minutes
3 Challenging Cases of Prowess and Regret
Case discussions by speakers • 20 minutes
Q&A and Summary by Chairs
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

10:15 AM GMT

Session 2: Navigation and Robotic Bronchoscopy

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Danai Khemasuwan (USA), Li Shi‑Yue (China), Udit Chaddha (USA)

Augmented Fluoroscopy vs CBCT: Worrying about Cost and Radiation
Sonali Sethi (USA) • 15 minutes
Patient Selection and Integration of Robotic Bronchoscopy into Workflow
Danai Khemasuwan (USA) • 15 minutes
Anesthesia and Ventilation Strategies against Atelectasis and CT body diversion
Septimiu Murgu (USA) • 15 minutes
3 Challenging Cases of Prowess and Regret
Udit Chaddha (USA) • 20 minutes
Q&A and Summary by Chairs
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

11:35 AM GMT

Session 3: Evolution from Access to Staging of the Mediastinum

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Kaid Darwiche (Germany), Takahiro Nakajima (Japan), Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)

Move over TBNA and Mediastinoscopy to EBUS
Atul Mehta (USA) • 15 minutes
Complete Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer
Takahiro Nakajima (Japan) • 15 minutes
Molecular Diagnostics Era of Lung Cancer: how to optimise with needle vs cryo
Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand) • 15 minutes
2 Cases
Case 1: Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, need to access N1 – Wilfried E. Eberhardt (Germany)
Case 2: Patient selection and How I do EBUS‑TBC and mediastinal staging – Kaid Darwiche (Germany) • 20 minutes total

Q&A and Summary by Chairs
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

12:55 PM GMT

Session 4: Adequacy of Bronchoscopic Biopsy

Total: 30 minutes

Chairs: Semra Bilaceroglu (Turkey), Bing Lam (Hong Kong)

What does it mean by Adequate?
Gregor Vlacic (Slovenia) • 15 minutes
Technique or Tool? When to trust a benign result?
Ales Rozman (Slovenia) • 15 minutes

1:25 PM GMT

Round Table Panel Discussion

Total: 45 minutes

Moderator: Levent Dalar (Turkey)

Balancing Rapid Technological Advancement, Reasonability, and Pragmatism — Who Can Still Keep Up?
Discussants: Stefano Gasparini (Italy), Atul Mehta (USA), Katerina Antoniou (Greece), Tu Chih Yen (Taiwan), Lamiya (Morocco), Ravi Mehta

Day 2 – Sunday, September 14, 2025

“Thoracoscopy and Advanced Interventions”

8:30 AM GMT

Opening Session

Total: 25 minutes

Chair: Pyng Lee (Singapore)

History of Thoracoscopy over 100 years since Jacobaeus
Marios Froudarakis (France) • 25 minutes

8:55 AM GMT

Session 1: Watch that Space!

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Ales Rozman (Slovenia), Najib Rahman (UK), Deirdre Fitzgerald (Ireland)

Ultrasound and Thoracoscopic Techniques
Najib Rahman (UK) • 15 minutes
Pleural infections
Najib Rahman (UK) • 15 minutes
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Deirdre Fitzgerald (Ireland) • 15 minutes
3 Interactive case studies
Case discussions by speakers • 20 minutes
Q&A and Chairs Closing Remarks
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

10:15 AM GMT

Session 2: Pushing the Envelope

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Hervé Dutau (France), Levent Dalar (Turkey)

What can we do more with the Rigid Bronchoscope?
Spasoje Popevic (Serbia) • 15 minutes
What can we do more with Airway Stents
Thomas Gildea (USA) • 15 minutes
What can we do more for malignant pulmonary nodule: Sublobar resection vs Bronchoscopic Ablative therapy
Rainbow Lau (Hong Kong) • 15 minutes
3 Interactive case studies
Case discussions by speakers • 20 minutes
Q&A and Chairs Closing Remarks
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

11:35 AM GMT

Session 3: Bronchoscopy for Benign Lung Disease

Total: 75 minutes

Chairs: Alvin Ing (Australia), Carla Lamb (USA)

Bronchoscopy for COPD: valves, coils, vapor, denervation
Alvin Ing (Australia) • 15 minutes
Bronchoscopy for Interstitial Lung disease
Carla Lamb (USA) • 15 minutes
Bronchial thermoplasty vs. Biologicals for Asthma
Pyng Lee (Singapore) • 15 minutes
3 Interactive case studies
Case discussions by speakers • 20 minutes
Q&A and Chairs Closing Remarks
10 minutes
☕ 5-minute break・Sponsor segment

12:50 PM GMT

Round Table Panel Discussion

Total: 60 minutes

Moderator: Ali Musani

How to Overcome Costs and Access to Technology, Training and Expertise
Discussants: Ilya Sivakozov (Russia), Hind Janah (Morocco), Antonio Bugalho (Portugal), Spasoje Popević (Serbia), V.R Pattabhi Raman (India), Tunisia society CHAIR



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