Development and organization of an interventional pulmonology department.
Development and organization of an interventional pulmonology department requires careful consideration of many elements, including personnel, equipment, logistics, procedures performed, practice management, institutional vision and biases, practice setting, continued medical education, risk management, communication and fiscal responsibility. In this paper, a patient-centric approach is used to begin addressing these issues and present the strengths, weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages of an interventional pulmonology department.
Colt
Henri G
HG
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California 82768, USA. hcolt@uci.edu
D006801:Humans; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce