You need to make critical diagnoses and decisions and keep pace with rapid advances in the field. This course will provide you with practical approaches to diagnosis with a clear focus on the clinical information that's so critical for quality patient management. A brief review of normal lung anatomy and common conditions will form the basis for discussions of more difficult and unusual diagnoses.

You'll hear about recent updates in interstitial lung disease classification, the latest molecular diagnostic techniques for pulmonary and mesothelial tumors, and advances in understanding unusual infections. You'll learn about new considerations in the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative lung disorders and in classification and diagnostic formulations.

Following this course, you will be able to:

• Apply modern classifications and diagnostic formulations in lung pathology.
• Apply improved skills in differentiating relatively uncommon or difficult-to-diagnose conditions.
• Identify new entities and apply new classifications of lung disease in your diagnoses.
• Apply enhanced diagnostic accuracy to improve quality assurance.
• Apply molecular diagnostic techniques to thoracic tumors and determine when/what to order.
• Identify and gain the information you need from clinicians and radiologists to ensure the accuracy of your diagnoses.

Core Competencies: PC, MK, ICS, PBL, PR, SBP

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