Ethics in Interventional Pulmonology | Bronchoscopy International®

Ethics in Interventional Pulmonology is a foundational, practitioner-focused introduction to ethical principles and dilemmas specific to interventional pulmonology.

What this page is about
This page introduces the ethical dimensions of Interventional Pulmonology, a rapidly evolving procedural field in which technical innovation, decision-making under uncertainty, and patient vulnerability intersect. It provides context for why ethical reasoning is essential to IP practice and introduces educational resources developed to support clinicians and trainees.

Interventional Pulmonology (IP) is a relatively young field of medicine that has evolved rapidly over the past sixty years. Emerging from pulmonary procedural medicine and surgery, it now encompasses flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, pleural procedures, endobronchial ultrasound, video-assisted interventions, and other “advanced” diagnostic and therapeutic procedural techniques, including some procedures labeled as endoluminal airway surgery.

Why ethics is essential in procedural medicine
As IP has expanded to include robotics, simulation, novel technologies, and artificial intelligence, the ethical dimensions of procedural decision-making, training, applications of medical data and patient information, consent, and patient safety are increasingly complex and consequential.

Who this material is for
The goal of this work is not to provide a comprehensive history of Interventional Pulmonology, but to explain why ethical reasoning and philosophical reflection are necessary complements to technical expertise in procedural medicine. My aim is simply to explain why I think books about ethics and philosophy are a necessary addition to the disease and procedural technique-related textbooks already available, and to help interventional pulmonologists around the world learn more about ethical issues related to their field.

Introduction to Ethics in Flexible Bronchoscopy
This introductory manual is intended as a practical framework for IP practitioners and trainees. It may be used as a reference text, supplemental reading, or as course material in Train-the-Trainer and other IP educational programs.
It introduces foundational concepts in medical ethics, ethical reasoning, and problem-solving relevant to procedural pulmonology. The current volume may be as Introduction to Ethics in Flexible Bronchoscopy (PDF) with additional volumes forthcoming and soon to be available on Amazon.