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. 2021 May 25;30(160):200025.
doi: 10.1183/16000617.0025-2020. Print 2021 Jun 30.

Training in interventional pulmonology: the European and US perspective

Hans J Lee  1 , Lorenzo Corbetta  2
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Training in interventional pulmonology: the European and US perspective

Hans J Lee et al. Eur Respir Rev. .

Abstract

As the breadth of interventional pulmonology continues to expand, training in this discipline gains further importance. Interventional pulmonology training in the USA and Europe has common roots and similar concepts; however, there are variations in its delivery. We discuss the similarities, differences, challenges and goals of interventional pulmonology training in both continents. Collaboration and exchange of experiences between the USA and Europe are fundamental to entering the new era of competency/mastery training to implement a multidimensional approach to procedure-related education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: H.J. Lee has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: L. Corbetta has nothing to disclose.

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Growth of North American interventional pulmonary fellowship programmes in a) 2010 and b) 2020.
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European Respiratory Society Endobronchial Ultrasound Training Programme [20].
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