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13th Congress of the APSR

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Bangkok, 2008


Scientific Programme

Post Graduate Courses will be held on Wednesday 19 November 2008. The Scientific Programme will run from Thursday 20 November to Saturday 22 November 2008 with sessions in parallel including:

  • Symposia
  • Hot Topic and Grand Rounds
  • Thematic Posters and Poster Discussion Sessions
  • 'Meet the Professor' Seminars
  • Sponsored Symposia
Tuesday 18th November 2008
09:00‑10:30Pre-Congress ESAP (Educational Seminar of the APSR)
Setting up a pulmonary function laboratory
Meeting
Room 2
 Welcome and introduction- Maureen Swanney
Staff training, credentialing and management
- Gregg Ruppel
- Maureen Swanney
Procedure manuals and laboratory accreditation- Bruce Thompson
Selecting pulmonary function testing equipment
- Brenton Eckert
Paediatric laboratory considerations- Graham Hall
Financial and logistical management- Paul Guy
10:30‑11:00Coffee BreakFoyer
11:00‑12:00Test demonstrations and troubleshooting
- Spirometry
- CO transfer factor
- Lung volumes
- Gregg Ruppel
- David Sinks
Meeting
Room 2
Quality assurance of laboratory measurements
- Josh Stanton
Tests of airway responsiveness and inflammation
- Bruce Thompson
12:00‑12:45LunchRetro Live
Café
12:45‑14:50Assessment of airway resistance
- Graham HallMeeting
Room 2
Exercise testing
- Jeff Pretto
Other tests of pulmonary function
- Brenton Eckert
Reference value considerations- Gregg Ruppel
Infection Control- Paul Guy
Quality systems for the pulmonary laboratory
- Jeff Pretto
Information technology considerations
- Josh Stanton
Reporting and interpretation
- Maureen Swanney
Discussion and questions- Maureen Swanney
- Gregg Ruppel
15:00‑15:30Coffee BreakFoyer
Wednesday 19th November 2008
08:00‑12:30Post-Graduate Course 1
Imaging
Meeting
Room 1
The CXR in lung disease- Philip Eng
CT chest - anatomy, techniques, interpretation in benign lung disease- Foong-Koon Cheah
Post-Graduate Course 2
Lung cancer: Advances in diagnostic and treatment approaches
Meeting
Room 2
Evaluation of lung cancer, diagnostic pathways- Chong-Kin Liam
CT screening and molecular diagnosis of lung cancer- Kwun Fong
CT-PET scan for diagnosis and staging of lung cancers- David Chee-Eng Ng
Lung cancer - treatment update- Koichi Takayama
Post-Graduate Course 3
Respiratory patients in the ICU
Meeting
Room 3
Communication and palliative care for the ICU- Jared Randall Curtis
Use of non-invasive ventilation for "do not intubate" patients- Jared Randall Curtis
Servere infections and antibiotic choice- Chaicharn Pothirat
Update in ventilation for the respiratory patients- Charles Gomersall
10:00‑10:30Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
12:30‑13:30LunchRetro Live
Café
13:30‑17:00Post-Graduate Course 4
Small airways: Physiology and measurement
Meeting
Room 1
Physiology of small airways- Bruce Thompson
Distribution of ventilation in small airways- Sylvia Verbanck
Pulmonary function tests for small airways- Graham Hall
Imaging techniques for small airways- Greg King
Modelling techniques for small airways- Bruce Thompson
Post-Graduate Course 5
Exercise testing for assessing respiratory capacity and function
Meeting
Room 2
Welcome and introduction- Maureen Swanney
Physiology behind the exercise values we measure- Gregg Ruppel
Indications for exercise testing and selecting the most appropriate test: CPET, EIA, 6 minute walk, O2 prescription- Paul Guy
Exercise test equipment, patient set-up and report formats- Brenton Eckert
Quality assurance and reference values- Josh Stanton
Patterns of response in disease- Jeff Pretto
Case discussion / questions- Maureen Swanney
15:30‑16:00Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
16:30‑17:00Annual General MeetingAuditorium
17:30‑18:30Opening CeremonyPlenary
Hall 2
18:30‑20:00Welcome ReceptionPlenary
Hall 3
Thursday 20th November 2008
07:00‑08:00Meet the Experts
Meet the Experts 1
Genetics of asthma and the role of the environment
- Jorrit GerritsenMeeting
Room 1
Meet the Experts 2
Airway problems in the critically ill
- Kay GuntupalliMeeting
Room 2
Meet the Experts 3
Chronic respiratory failure - Nerves, muscles, and weight
- Charles GomersallMeeting
Room 3
Meet the Experts 4
Decision-making in the ICU
- Jared Randall CurtisMeeting
Room 4
08:15‑10:15Symposium 1
Wheezing disorders when it is not asthma
- Anne Chang (Chair)
- Sorasak Lochindarat (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. What's in a wheeze? Physiology, immunity, airway size and viral determinants- Peter Sly
2. Large airway wheeze: new data on tracheobronchomalacia disorders in children- Brent Masters
3. Small airways wheeze: an update on management of bronchiolitis and post bronchioltis syndrome (corticosteroids, hypertonic saline, macrolides etc.)- Jamaree Teeratakulpisarn
4. Effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in young children with wheeze- Jorrit Gerritsen
Symposium 2
Occupational and environmental hazards across the region
- Somkiat Wongthim (Chair)
- Nitipatana Chierlakul (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. Biomarkers for occupational and environmental lung disease- Arnold S Kristof
2. Silicosis: the most harzardous occupational lung disease in Thailand- Nitipatana Chierlakul
3. Mesothelioma due to neighbourhood asbestos exposure- Norio Kururmatani
4. Air pollution from lignite power plant: a lesson from Thailand- Somkiat Wongthim
Symposium 3
Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
- Khun Nanta Maranetra (Chair)
- Charn Kiatboonsri (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. Overview on acute exacerbation of IPF- Galen Toews
2. Impact of acute exacerbation on natural history of IPF- Dong Soon Kim
3. Serum markers in acute exacerbation of IPF- Noboru Hattori
10:15‑10:45Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
10:45‑12:00Oral Sessions
Oral Session 1
Clinical respiratory medicine (O1-01 - O1-05)
- Anon Jatakanon (Chair)
- Suree Sompradeekul (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 2
COPD (O2-01 - O2-05)
- Khun Nanta Maranetra (Chair)
- Yingsak Supanittayanon (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 2
Oral Session 3
Lung cancer (O3-01 - O3-05)
- Greetha Thammakumpee (Chair)
- Natpatou Sanguanwongse (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
Oral Session 4
Critical care medicine (O4-01 - O4-05)
- Adisorn Wongsa (Chair)
- Chanchai Sittipunt (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 4
10:45‑12:00Poster PresentationsLotus
Poster Presentation 1
Asthma (P1-01 - P1-26)
Bronchoscopy and interventional techniques (P1-27 - P1-37)
Cell and molecular biology (P1-38 - P1-48)
Clinical respiratory medicine (P1-49 - P1-74)
Respiratory neurobiology and sleep (P1-75 - P1-83)
12:00‑13:30Luncheon Symposium
COPD: Time to treat earlier? (by GSK)
- Time for change - New COPD data impacting on treatment choices
- Making the leap - Disease knowledge to improve outcomes
- Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Chair)
- Paul Jones
- Alvar Agusti
Plenary
Hall 2
Luncheon Symposium
New advances in the treatment of nicotine dependence (by Pfizer)
- Karl-Olov Fagerstrom
- Chanchai Sittipunt
- Arth Nana
Plenary
Hall 3
Luncheon Symposium
Challenge COPD and CAP: Improved patient management by integration of procalcitonin into clinical decision making (by BRAHMS)
- Francesco Blasi
- Daiana Stolz
- Tobias Welte
Ballroom
13:30‑15:00Oral Sessions
Oral Session 5
Tuberculosis (O5-01 - O5-06)
- Rajendra Prasad (Chair)
- Charoen Chuchotitaworn (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 6
COPD (O6-01 - O6-06)
- Don Sin (Chair)
- Chaichan Phothirat (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 2
Oral Session 7
Lung cancer (O7-01 - O7-06)
- Yoichi Nakanishi (Chair)
- Greetha Thammakumpee (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
Oral Session 8
Critical care medicine (O8-01 - O8-06)
- Boonsong Pstjanasoontorn (Chair)
- Poonsap Wongsurakiat (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 4
Poster PresentationsLotus
Poster Presentation 2
Clinical allergy & immunology (P2-84 - P2-89)
COPD (P2-90 - P2-115)
Critical care medicine (P2-116 - P2-131)
Environment & occupational health and epidemiology (P2-132 - P2-135)
Insterstitial lung disease (P2-136 - P2-140)
Paediatric lung disease (P2-141 - P2-147)
Pulmonary circulation (P2-148 - P2-160)
Respiratory structure and function (P2-161 - P2-167)
15:00‑15:30Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
15:30‑17:30Symposium 4
Asthma management in 2008
- Prapan Yongchaiyud (Chair)
- Richard Beasley (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. Practical definition of asthma control in developing countries. How will it help?- Christopher Lai
2. Asthma from childhood to adulthood, link with COPD?- Jorrit Gerritsen
3. Action plans for asthma, What Who & How- Helen Reddel
4. 2008 Guidelines for emergency asthma management- Richard W. Beasley
Symposium 5
Bronchoscopy and interventional techniques
- Yongyuth Ploysongsang (Chair)
- Philip Eng (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. Autofluorescence bronchoscopy- Tom Sutedja
2. Lasers and stents- Phillip Eng
3. EBUS- Tom Sutedja
4. Bronchoscopic LVRS- Anthony Yim
Symposium 6
Environmental factor and airway inflammation
- Shu Hashimoto (Chair)
- Kittipong Maneechotesuwan (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. Environmental virus infections and their impact on airway inflammation- Philip G. Bardin
2. Advancing gene - environment studies in allergic diseases- Bruce D. Levy
3. Airway epithelial cells in airway inflammation- Shu Hashimoto
4. Hygiene theory in allergic diseases- Kittipong Maneechotesuwan
Friday 21st November 2008
07:00‑08:00Meet the Experts
Meet the Expert 5
The distal lung in asthma
- Richard MartinMeeting
Room 1
Meet the Expert 6
Why, how and how to undertake postgraduate lung research-future hot topics
- Jo Rae WrightMeeting
Room 2
Meet the Expert 7
TB in the immunocompromised
- Chareon ChuchotethavornMeeting
Room 3
Meet the Expert 8
Effect of air pollution on respiratory health in children
- Peter Sly Meeting
Room 4
08:15‑10:15Symposium 7
Asthma interactions: initiation or aggravation
- Prapan Yongchaiyud
- (Chair)
- Watchara Boonsawat (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. Genetics and asthma 2008- Phillip J. Thompson
2. Infection and chronic asthma- Richard Martin
3. OSA and asthma 2008- Mary Ip
4. Psychosocial status and asthma 2008- Robert Adams
Symposium 8
Respiratory infections (non-tuberculosis)
- Tawee Chotepitayasunont (Chair)
- Charoen Chuchotitawon (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. "Avian influenza: the latest global update"- Tawee Chotepitayasunont
2. Treatment of community - acquired pneumonia in the era of antibiotic resistance- Jae Hoon Song
3. Management of hospital - acquired pneumonia due to MDR pathogens- Po-Ren Hsueh
4. 'Genetic susceptibility to pneumonia: is there anything the practicing clinician should be aware of'- Grant Waterer
Symposium 9
Molecular cell biology in 2008
- Kwun Fong (Chair)
- Sorachai Srisuma (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. Molecular and cell biology in asthma - an update- Philip J. Thompson
2. Surfactants and lung defense- Jo Rae Wright
3. Cell and molecular biology of lung cancer- Isamu Okamoto
4. Micro RNA - a new player- Paul Foster
08:15‑10:15Oral Sessions
Oral Session 9
Respiratory neurobiology and sleep (O9-01 - O9-07)
- Chong Kin Liam (Chair)
- Visasiri Tantrakul (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 10
Clinical allergy & immunology and Environmental and occupational health and epidemiology (O10-01 - O10-09)
- Somkiat Wongthim (Chair)
- Wanchai Dejsomritrutai (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Rom 2
Oral Session 11
Bronchoscopy and interventional techniques (O11-01 - O11-08)
- Philip Eng (Chair)
- Anan Vattanatham (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
10:15‑10:45Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
10:45‑12:00Lecture
Ann Woolcock & Harasawa Memorial Lectures
- Norbert Berend (Chair)
- Kwun Fong (Co-Chair)
- David Hui
- Michiaki Mishima
Plenary
Hall 2
12:00‑13:30Luncheon Symposium
Transformation of asthma management: New updates & perspectives (by Astra Zeneca)
- Richard Loh
- Helen Reddel
- Watchara Boonsawat
Plenary
Hall 2
Luncheon Symposium
Impacting the clinical course of COPD - New insights from UPLITFT (by Boehringer Ingelheim)
- Marc Decramer
- Wan Cheng Tan
- Sumalee Kiatboonsri
Plenary
Hall 3
13:30‑15:00 Oral Sessions
Oral Session 12
COPD (O12-01 - O12-06)
- Vilaiwan Viriyachaiyo (Chair)
- Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 13
Respiratory infections (non-tuberculosis) (O13-01 - O13-06)
- Grant Waterer (Chair)
- Wipa Reechaipichitkul (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 2
Oral Session 14
Tuberculosis (O14-01 - O14-06)
- Banyat Pritchayanon (Chair)
- Norawee Chuachamsai (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
Oral Session 15
Bronchoscopy and interventional techniques and Interstitial lung disease (O15-01 - O15-06)
- Yongyuth Ploysongsang (Chair)
- Apichart Khanitchap (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 4
Poster PresentationsLotus
Poster Presentation 3
Lung cancer (P3-168 - P3-214)
Respiratory infections (non-tuberculosis) (P3-215 - P3-232)
Tuberculosis (P3-233 - P3-252)
15:00‑15:30Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
15:30‑17:30Symposium 10
COPD II
- Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Chair)
- Chalerm Liwsrisakul (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. Muscle weakness and inactivity in COPD- Marc Decramer
2. Systemic inflammation in COPD- Don Sin
3. How to establish a pulmonary rehabilitation programme- Jenny Allison
4. Diagnosing and managing anxiety and depression in patients with COPD- Jared Randall Curtis
Symposium 11
Sleep disordered breathing in Asia and elsewhere diagnosis and treatment
- Tsuneto Akashiba
- (Chair)
- Pimon Ruttanaumpawan (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. In Malaysia- Chong-Kin Liam
2. In Japan- Chin Kazuo
3. In the Republic of Korea- Shin Chol
4. Sleep apnoea, biomarkers, phenotype, and comorbidities- Vsevolod Seva Polotsky
Symposium 12
Standard therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
- Yoichi Nakanishi (Chair)
- Anakapong Phunmanee (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. Adjuvant theraphy, what's the standard?- Yukito Ichinose
2. Chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of stage III disease- Young-Chul Kim
3. Intergration of EGFR-TKI with chemotherapy- Chung Ming Tsai
4. Molecular targeted therapy: evidence and future directions- Isamu Okamoto
15:30‑17:30Oral Sessions
Oral Session 16
Cell and molecular biology and Respiratory structure and function (O16-01 - O16-07)
- Maureen Swanney
- (Chair)
- Sorachai Srisuma (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 17
Paediatric lung disease and Asthma (O17-01 - O17-08)
- Watchara Boonsawat (Chair)
- Rujipat Samransamruajkit (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 2
Oral Session 18
Asthma (O18-01 - O18-08)
- Christopher Lai (Chair)
- Theerasuk Kawamatawong (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
19:00‑21:00Gala DinnerPlenary
Hall 2&3
Saturday 22nd November 2008
07:00‑08:00Meet the Experts
Meet the Expert 9
Ageing and the lung
- Norbert BerendMeeting
Room 1
Meet the Expert 10
Pulmonary defense systems
- Jo Rae WrightMeeting
Room 2
Meet the Expert 11
Lung modelling: model complexity versus the physiological problem
- Sylvia VerbanckMeeting
Room 3
Meet the Expert 12
Obesity and asthma
- Robert AdamsMeeting
Room 4
08:15‑10:15Symposium 13
COPD I
- Visit Udompanich (Chair)
- Benjamas Chuaychoo (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. Cochrane systematic reviews on COPD: What is new?- Phillipa Poole
2. Interpretation of pulmonary function tests in COPD- Norbert Berend
3. Cardiac disease: A common co-morbidity in COPD- Don Sin
4. COPD guidelines: How have they changed?- Yoshinosuke Fukuchi
Symposium 14
Tuberculosis
- Nadda Sriyaphai (Chair)
- Pairaj Katerattanakul (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. Epidemiology of TB- Nguyen Viet Nhung
2. Tuberculosis: HIV and smoking- Wing Wai Yew
3. Management of TB effusions and pleural effusions in high TB regions- Yong-Kek Pang
4. Treating MDR TB - principles and practice- Rajendra Prasad
5. Treating MDR TB - outcomes in India- J.K. Samaria
Symposium 15
Combined critical care medicine - pulmonary circulation
- Kay Guntupalli (Chair)
- Adisorn Wongsa (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. ALI / ARDS- Kay Guntupalli
2. Haemodynamic monitoring in the ICU- Kay Guntupalli
3. Acute and chronic PE- Fiona Kermeen
4. Pulmanary arterial hypertension (PAH)- Sang Do Lee
10:15‑10:45Coffee BreakPlenary
Hall 1
10:45‑12:00Oral Sessions
Oral Session 19
Asthma (O19-01 - O19-05)
- Prapan Yongchaiyud (Chair)
- Piamlarp Sangsayunh (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 1
Oral Session 20
Clinical respiratory medicine (O20-01 - O20-05)
- VK Vijayan (Chair)
- Kamon Kawkitinarong (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 2
Oral Session 21
Respiratory infections (non-turberculosis) and Lung cancer (O21-01 - O21-05)
- Chaivej Nuchprayoon
- (Chair)
- Manapol Kupraneet (Co-Chair)
Meeting
Room 3
Oral Session 22
Tuberculosis and Pulmonary circulation (O22-01 - O22-04)
- JK Samaria (Chair)
- Chaleo Pulsiripunya
Meeting
Room 4
13:30‑15:30Symposium 16
Cough in the Asia Pacific region
- Anne Chang (Chair)
- Akio Niimi (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 2
1. Is chronic cough a problem in the Asia Pacific region?- Akio Niimi
2. Eosinophilic bronchitis: Prevalence and long term outcomes- Masaki Fujimura
3. Chronic cough related to tracheo-bronchomalacia in adults and children- Brent Masters
4. An overview on cough guidelines across the world: similarities and differences- Anne Chang
Symposium 17
Parasitic lung diseases
- VK Vijayan (Chair)
- Wipa Reechaipichitkul (Co-Chair)
Plenary
Hall 3
1. Pulmonary malaria- Aruabh Talwar
2. Pulmonary paragonimiasis- Won Jung Koh
3. Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia- VK Vijayan
4. Pulmonary strongyloidiasis- Alladi Mohan
Symposium 18
Pleural disease: Technical aspects
- Thirungnanam Agasthian (Chair)
- Jamsak Tscheikuna (Co-Chair)
Ballroom
1. Principles of pleural ultrasound- Devanand Anantham
2. Medical thoracoscopy- Devanand Anantham
3. Unusual pleural diseases- Jamsak Tscheikuna
4. VATS- Thirungnanam Agasthian
15:30‑15:45Coffee BreakMain
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Tuesday 18th November 2008
07:00‑17:00RegistrationMain
Foyer
Wednesday 19th November 2008
07:00‑17:00RegistrationMain
Foyer
10:00‑17:00Opening of Trade ExhibitionPlenary
Hall 1
Thursday 20th November 2008
07:00‑17:00RegistrationMain
Foyer
09:00‑17:00Trade ExhibitonPlenary
Hall 1
Friday 21st November 2008
08:30‑17:00RegistrationMain
Foyer
09:00‑17:00Trade ExhibitonPlenary
Hall 1
Saturday 22nd November 2008
08:30‑12:00RegistrationMain
Foyer
09:00‑16:00Trade ExhibitonPlenary
Hall 1

Deadline for submission of abstracts:
31 August 2008 Online Submission only

Main Topic

  • Clinical Respiratory Medicine
  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Allergy and Immunology
  • Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous)
  • Tuberculosis
  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Lung Cancer
  • Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques
  • Paediatric lung disease
  • Respiratory Structure and Function
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Interstitial Lung Disease

Technical Exhibition
The exhibition will be opened on Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 November 2008 for companies to present their activities and products.

Opening Ceremony and Banquet
Opening Ceremony will be on Wednesday 19 November 2008 at Plenary
Hall 2-3 Banquet will be on Friday 21 November 2008 at Retro Live Café Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

Tour Programme
Tour Programme will be organized in various destinations in Thailand form North to South and Bangkok day trip.