Partners

The membership of the APSR consists of individuals who are appropriately qualified professionals presently working in research or health care related to the field of respirology. Membership also includes certain other respiratory Societies, whose members have joined the APSR en bloc. Currently, the following Societies have such en bloc membership:

• Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS)
• Korean Academy of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases (KATRD)
• Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP)
• Taiwan Society of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (TSPCCM)
• Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

The APSR has a reciprocal arrangement with other Societies whereby members who join more than one Society can enjoy a discount on membership dues. Members who join one or more of the following Societies enjoy 15% discount on membership dues of the APSR, and also 15% discount on membership dues of the other Society / Societies. Currently, the following Societies are in this scheme:

• American Thoracic Society (ATS)
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)

An annual APSR Congress is held in a different country each year and other local & international events are held from time to time. The APSR collaborates closely with the national respiratory Society of the country hosting these events.

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