Subject Areas Covered in all Trusts Respiratory Imaging, Pharmacology, Pathology & Microbiology; Pulmonary Infections; Pulmonary Disease in the Immunocompromised; Asthma, Allergic Lung Disorders; COPD, Early Discharge schemes; Bronchiectasis; Thoracic Oncology; Palliative Care; Smoking Cessation; Developmental Disorders; Respiratory Failure; Hyperventilation Syndrome; Pleural and Mediastinal Disease; Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease; Manifestations of Systemic Disease; Cardiological aspects of Lung Disease. Subject Areas covered in specific Trusts Respiratory Physiology: NUTH TB: NUTH Adult Cystic Fibrosis: NUTH Sleep Disorders: NUTH, SRH Pulmonary Vascular Disease: NUTH Occupational Lung Disease: NUTH Critical & High Dependency Care: NUTH, QE, SRH Lung Transplantation: NUTH Practical procedures covered in all Trusts Lung Function Testing; Bronchoscopy; Closed Pleural Biopsy; Inter-costal tube placement & Pleurodesis; NIV; Allergen skin testing.
Practical procedures covered in specific Trusts Thoracic Ultrasound for Pleural procedures: JCUH Sleep studies and Nasal CPAP: NUTH Tuberculin skin tests: NUTH Medical Thoracoscopy: N Tees, S Tyne The opportunity to witness thoracic surgery available at both NUTH and JCUH.
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