Evolution of Interventional Pulmonology

From Fiberoptic to Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy
From Rigid to Flexirigid Thoracoscopy

September 13 & 14, 2025

In Honor of
Prof. Shigeto Ikeda

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

Pyng Lee

Singapore

Ali Musani

USA

Stefano Gasparini

Italy

Danai Khemasuwan

USA

Hind Janah

Morocco

Aleš Rozman

Slovenia

Hideo Saka

Japan

Naofumi Shinagawa

Japan

Hervé Dutau

France

Carla Lamb

USA

David Fielding

Australia

Noriaki Kurimoto

Japan

Najib Rahman

Atul Mehta

USA

Taeko Shirakawa

Japan

Septimiu Murgu

USA

Felix Herth

Germany

Levent Dalar

Turkey

Kaid Darwiche

Germany

Katerina Antoniou

Greece

Wilfried E. Eberhardt

Germany

Alvin Ing

Australia

Udit Chaddha

USA

Sonali Sethi

USA

Takahiro Nakajima

Japan

Wahju Aniwidyaningsih

Indonesia

Thomas Gildea

USA

Marios Froudarakis

France

Thitiwat Sriprasart

Thailand

Antonio Bugalho

Portugal

Spasoje Popevic

Serbia

Gary Lee

Australia

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?

Izidor Kern (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 (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), Gary Lee (Australia)

Ultrasound and Thoracoscopic Techniques

Najib Rahman (UK) • 15 minutes

Pleural infections

Najib Rahman (UK) • 15 minutes

Malignant Pleural Effusions

Gary Lee (Australia) • 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), Wahju Aniwidyaningsih (Indonesia), 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), Felix Herth (Germany), 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: Felix Herth (Germany), Ilya Sivakozov (Russia), Hind Janah (Morocco), Antonio Bugalho (Portugal), Spasoje Popević (Serbia), V.R Pattabhi Raman (India), Tunisia society CHAIR