CAPI 2025 Breaks Ground as the First-Ever Global Conference on Complications and Safety in Interventional Pulmonology
Bengaluru, July 29, 2025 — In a landmark initiative that could redefine how medical complications are discussed, CAPI 2025 — the Complications and Safety in Interventional Pulmonology conference — concluded this weekend at Radisson Atria, Bengaluru, drawing doctors and medical experts from around the world for a conversation on the realities of procedural medicine.
Hosted by Dr. Ravindra Mehta, founder of Vaayu Chest and Sleep Specialty Center, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Interventional Pulmonary Alliance (APIPA), CAPI 2025 was a first-of-its-kind forum focused exclusively on the twin pillars of complications and safety in the field of interventional pulmonology. For the first time, complications were not treated as afterthoughts, but as essential learning tools for present and future medical practice.
“What we shy away from and need to learn from is the ‘Complication universe’— real-world challenges, critical errors, near misses, and the all-important art of prevention, rescue, and learning from mishaps. Safety and meticulous planning ensures a good night’s sleep for both the patient and the operator,” said Dr. Ravindra Mehta, the conference chair and founder of Vaayu Chest and Sleep Specialty Cente
CAPI 2025 was endorsed by leading organizations including: APIPA, World association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Indian Association of Bronchology, Karnataka Pulmonary Association.
The conference received enthusiastic support from Rohini and Nandan Nilekani, whose belief in progressive healthcare education helped bring this bold idea to life. In their joint address, they emphasized the need for transparency and courage in medical learning. “By sharing our hardest lessons, we build a safer future for patients everywhere,” they said in unison, calling for a culture of safety in every procedural setting.
Key Highlights from CAPI 2025
Opening Montage: Setting the Tone
A powerful 3-minute video montage launched the event, featuring soundbites from 20 global experts, including a keynote from the Nilekanis, underscoring the importance of learning from complications.
Day 1: Candid Conversations, Real-World Insights
Talks by Global Faculty: Deep-dives into every aspect of interventional pulmonology, presented with honesty and clinical rigour.
Case-Based Panels: Experts dissected real-world complications—many never before presented in academic circles—offering practical takeaways and discussion.
Day 2: Innovation in Action
The World’s First Complications Museum was inaugurated by international experts Dr David Fielding (Australia) and Dr Pyng Lee from Singapore (World Association President), who appreciated the concept and the wide variety of experiences and cases available to one and all.
Day 2 also saw Live workstations, carefully curated, focusing on complications, cementing the lectures with actual experiences to close the learning loop.
On Sunday, CAPI unveiled the Complications Museum—the first exhibit dedicated entirely to procedural complications. Spread across four immersive galleries, the museum featured:
1. Equipment malfunction: Scopes, accessories, technology gone awry shown here!
2. Video vault: Spread across the airway lung, plural, these cases show anything and everything which can go wrong, and most importantly solutions and learning objectives
3. Expert Video Corner: Curated clips of Experts transferring generations of knowledge on complications to the audience
4. Wall of f(sh)ame: This wall quotes, experiences and candid statements by faculty and attendees alike
5. Innovation Discussion: Prototypes of ‘make-in-India safety technologies
“I’ve attended dozens of conferences, but never have I walked through an exhibit that so methodically conveys the stakes of our work,” said Prof. David Fielding, Australia.
Hands-On Workshop: From Recognition to Prevention
Delegates also participated in a rigorously scripted workshop across 16 stations. Designed over 2 months of collaborative planning, each station walked participants through a “recognize–manage–prevent” cycle, with learning objectives well defined. Using high fidelity simulators and live tissue models, attendees rotated every 30 minutes, receiving real time feedback/preception from expert faculty.
In a strong concluding note, organizers announced that all sessions, recordings, and a virtual walk-through of the Complications Museum will be digitally shared with delegates — creating a comprehensive turnkey curriculum for global pulmonary centers.
“We’re not just reporting on complications; we’re pioneering a shared lexicon and toolkit for safety, and starting a global movement of creating a safe space for complication discussion” said Dr. Ravi Mehta, Conference Chair.
CAPI 2025 has not only opened up a bold new chapter in medical education, but also pioneered a global movement for transparent, actionable, and collaborative learning around complications in medicine.
About Vaayu Chest & Sleep Specialty Center: Vaayu Chest & Sleep Specialty Center is a leading outpatient facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of Pulmonary andSsleep disorders. With state of the art diagnostic labs, multidisciplinary clinics, and a commitment to research and education, VAAYU strives to advance respiratory health in India and beyond, with ethos of state of the art care, and 360 degree service.
