New Zealand Pleural Procedures and Bronchoscopy Course
February 23 - 25, 2026
Ko Awatea, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
New Zealand
New Zealand
Pleural Procedures & Bronchoscopy Course
A comprehensive 3-day face-to-face course for advanced trainees wishing to learn bronchoscopy, pleural ultrasound and pleural procedures from an experienced faculty.
Participant numbers strictly limited to 20.
February 23-25, 2026 | Ko Awatea, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
Highlights include:
Practical interactive stations with models and simulators
Range of pleural pathology
Ultrasound physics and principles
Safe insertion of chest tubes
Indwelling pleural catheters
Bronchoscopy in ICU
Introduction to linear EBUS TBNA
Range of bronchoscopic sampling techniques using animal lung
Faculty
The New Zealand Pleural Procedures and Bronchoscopy Course will be delivered by the following expert faculty members:
Dr Elaine Yap
Co-Convenor
Middlemore Hospital
Dr Nicola Smith
Co-Convenor
Wellington Hospital
Dr Cameron Sullivan
Middlemore Hospital
Ms Mikayla Neil
Middlemore Hospital
Dr Sonia Cherian
Auckland City Hospital
Dr Ha Na Ahn
Middlemore Hospital
Dr William Good
Middlemore Hospital
Dr Robert Lewis
Middlemore Hospital
I really enjoyed it. I was worried as a basic trainee I would feel out of my depth, but it started with basics and gave me confidence to learn and try things. I now really look forward to going back to work and continuing to learn procedural skills. Thank you!
2025 Course AttendeeConference Managers