Objectives
- Promotion of a high standard in clinical practice, education and research in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology including bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy as well as in the education and training of endoscopy staff
- Exchange of knowledge and experience with related national and international associations. This will be achieved for example by launching joint international multicentre research projects, establishing procedural and training standards, and a unified terminology to improve communication
- To organize regular meetings in association with various national and international organizations
- To support regional conferences, symposia or workshops
- To promote the establishment of local national branches of the EABIP in Europe
- To encourage manuscript contributions to Respiration, this will serve as the organ of publication for the Association