From Novice to Expert: The Dreyfus Skill Model posted on 2025-08-27
The Dreyfus model of skill acquisition was proposed in 1980 and has since been used by educators to explain how learners progress from being novices to becoming experts, passing through stages of being an advanced beginner, competent, and proficient at their assigned task. The authors later added a sixth stage, that of master, to their [Read More]
Becoming a better bronchoscopist posted on 2025-08-20
Many interventional pulmonologists have a lifelong goal of becoming better bronchoscopists. Consistent improvement is a key element of competency-based learning, and this requires enhanced technical skills, greater acquisition of theoretical knowledge, keen clinical judgement and critical thinking, an appreciation for evidence-based practice, and an understanding of expected professionalism and ethical conduct. Because bronchoscopy is a [Read More]
What is ‘Bronchosophy’ posted on 2025-08-12
Interventional pulmonologists live simultaneously and sequentially in many worlds. One moment, they may find themselves directly responsible for the life or death of a patient with advanced disease; in the next, they might be delivering bad news, making prognoses under uncertain conditions, wrestling with the uncertainties of a novel technology, initiating long-term strategies, or advocating [Read More]
Ethics in Interventional Pulmonology posted on 2025-08-08
Ethics, from the Greek words ēthos and ēthike philosophia (moral philosophy), is traditionally defined as the study of morality. What ought I do in a particular situation? What are the limits of my responsibility? How do my actions and behaviors relate to the particular norms, expectations, rules, or codes of conduct established by my profession, peers, and society, and [Read More]
IP is what we are, not just what we do posted on 2025-08-03
The history of interventional pulmonology is marked by a continuous drive to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lung, airway, and pleural disorders through minimally invasive techniques. From the early days of rigid bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy to the current era of robotic-assisted procedures, augmented reality, fusion imaging, and personalized therapies, interventional pulmonology has evolved into [Read More]