19th Congress of the APSR

• Welcome Message
• Local Congress Committee
• About the Indonesian Society of Respirology
• Sponsors
• Call for abstracts
• Chairperson and Speaker guide
• Registration rates
• Scientific programme
  • Faculty
  • Programme book
    

    Pages 1-36	Congress overview, Awards, Trade exhibition, Poster exhibition, APSR business and Assembly meetings
    Pages 37-46	Programme at a glance
    Pages 47-100	Detailed programme of each session
    Pages 101-200	Abstracts of Invited Speakers
    Respirology	Oral and poster presentations
    Respirology	Addendum

  • 13 Nov: Courses and workshops
  • 14 Nov: Sessions
  • 15 Nov: Sessions
  • 16 Nov: Sessions
• Awardees and prize finalists
• Social programme
• Contacts

Post-congress report

The 19th Congress of the APSR was held with encouraging success on 13-16 November 2014, at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Indonesia. The Local Congress Committee (LCC) members of the Indonesian Society of Respirology were very honoured to host an APSR congress for the second time. Under the main theme of "Unity in Diversity: To Unite the Diversity in Asia-Pacific Respiratory Medicine", the APSR 2014 convened a record-high of 2,751 delegates from 54 countries, as listed below:

The comprehensive scientific programme included five postgraduate courses (of which one was an ESAP), 5 workshops, 3 plenary lectures, 13 congress symposia and 23 assembly symposia organized by the APSR Scientific Assembles, which were delivered by over 121 distinguished speakers from 24 countries. There were special sessions to encourage young researchers and clinicians.

There were 879 abstracts submitted, of which 719 were accepted for presentation (168 oral and 551 poster presentations) – another record high. They were also published in Respirology, providing a valuable opportunity for researchers and clinicians in the region to go even further with their pursuits through discussions with the larger respiratory medicine community. A list of awardees is shown below.

We are most grateful for the participation of senior members from our sister respiratory societies: Dr Thomas W Ferkol, President of the ATS, Dr Peter J Barnes, Immediate Past President of the ERS, and Dr Alejandro Casas Herrera, President of the ALAT.

Thanks go for the expertise and broad knowledge of our international faculty of speakers and researchers, the enthusiasm of our delegates and the sponsorship of the pharmaceutical and instrument companies.

Finally I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr Kwun Fong and my fellow members of the Local Congress Committee, the Congress secretariat, the APSR secretariat, Mr Yasutomi Yamanaka, Ms Suga Konno, Ms Rina Kishigami, for their excellent teamwork and cooperation in organizing the 19th Congress of the APSR. Given the momentum that has been gathering over the years, it looks positive that the next congress will achieve a higher level of international interest and support.

We wish all the best for the APSR 2015!

Faisal Yunus
APSR2014 Congress President

APSR 2014 Opening Ceremony

Awardees