COURSE CONTENT

1. Elements of Anatomy-Physiology of the respiratory system – Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
2. Diagnostic techniques in Pulmonology
3. Access to chest X-ray and chest CT
4. Diagnostic approach for Cough and Hemoptysis
5. Diagnostic approach for Chest pain and Dyspnea
6. Infections of the respiratory system (community-acquired pneumonia – pulmonary tuberculosis – bronchitis).
7. Bronchial Asthma
8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
9. Acute and chronic respiratory failure – Sleep Apnea Syndrome
10. Pulmonary embolism – Pulmonary vascular disorders
11. Lung Cancer – Mesothelioma – Smoking Cessation
12. Interstitial lung diseases
13. Occupational lung diseases
14. Pleural effusion – Pneumothorax
15. Sleep related breathing disorders

Workshops or tutorials or clinical practice

1. Department of Respiratory Medicine and the Emergency Department
2. Respiratory Failure Laboratory
3. Pulmonary Function Laboratory
4. Sleep-wake Disorders Unit
5. Bronchoalveolar lavage Pulmonary Immunology Unit
6. Interventional Pulmonology – Lang Cancer Unit
7. Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit