Katsunori Masaki

I am delighted and very honoured to have the opportunity of presenting at the APSR-ISRD Joint Session Award at ATS 2018.

I presented a smartphone application entitled "CureApp", a smoking cessation tool based on a multicentre cooperative single group intervention study. It is not only drug therapy, but also rehabilitation and environmental adjustment that are important in the treatment of respiratory diseases.

I had a reunion at this APSR session. Dr Kho from Malaysia presented about the thoracoscopy in pleural fluid examination. He also came to study at Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, the hospital where I worked last year, through a programme offered by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. After a one-week training session, we often exchange information and consulted with each other on various medical situations and cases.

I hope to continue improving as a medical practitioner in the future by engaging with medical professionals and friends in Asia-Pacific countries. We plan to reflect this global and regional outlook by delivering our application not only to Japan, but to people all over the world.