Let’s Implement Assessment Tools posted on 2025-07-12
Doctors have a privileged position because we wear white coats and surgical scrubs, but this does not necessarily make us good teachers. To believe it does is both arrogant and egocentric, vestiges of a tradition where knowledge was dispensed solely from within the ivory towers of academia. I strongly believe in well-structured Train-the-Trainer or Faculty [Read More]
Real-time Procedure Numbers are Important posted on 2025-07-03
Interventional pulmonology entails procedural expertise in a number of conventional and evolving medical procedures. The number of procedural modalities are increasing, however, as is their complexity. In addition to their traditional apprenticeship training, IP specialists use simulators and attend on-site multi-day training courses. These are invaluable for acquiring training for specific procedures, emergencies, and technical [Read More]
A Glimpse Towards the Future posted on 2025-02-16
The history of Interventional Pulmonology (IP) is marked by technological advances, progress in imaging and surgical techniques, the vision of a few key personalities, and the establishment of dozens of IP associations around the world. Important milestones were reached by resolving conflicts with various national and international pulmonary and thoracic surgery societies, and by reexamining [Read More]
HIV/AIDS Awareness posted on 2020-12-30
December was HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. It is great to celebrate our many victories over this infectious disease, but we must also remember the extent to which HIV/AIDS continues to affect our global community. In the United States, about 1.2 million people over 13 were living with HIV in 2018. At least 14% (1 in 7 [Read More]
Mourning posted on 2020-12-27
This year, in addition to losing my mother, I also grieved a few days later with a friend for the loss of hers. When the father of another friend passed away unexpectedly, I was sad because he and I, despite our age difference, shared a connection as if we had known each other in another [Read More]