2017 APSR Congress

Scientific Programme

Thursday 23 November 2017

• 08:30 – 10:00

  Pre-Congress Workshop 01: Severe Asthma

  Room: E3.10
  • 08:30 – 09:00

    Assessing someone with difficult-to-treat Asthma

    Speaker: Peter Wark, AU
    Organisation: University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute / John Hunter Hospital
  • 09:00 – 09:30

    Adherence

    Speaker: Helen Reddel, AU
    Organisation: University of Sydney / Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
  • 09:30 – 10:00

    Self-management and device use

    Speaker: Jane Civitico, AU
    Organisation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

• Pre-Congress Workshop 02: Tobacco Control

  Room: E3.4
  • 08:15 – 08:40

    Optimising smoking cessation interventions at health system level

    Speaker: Kate Reakes and Gemma Hearnshaw, AU
  • 08:40 – 09:25

    System change interventions to address tobacco use - primary and secondary care settings

    Speaker: Johnson George, AU
  • 09:25 – 10:00

    Discussion

• Pre-Congress Workshop 03: Pulmonary rehabilitation: The secrets to success

  Room: E3.5
  • 08:30 – 08:55

    Overview of pulmonary rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines

    Speaker: Renae McNamara
  • 08:55 – 09:00

    Questions

  • 09:00 – 09:25

    Tip of the iceberg...

    Speaker: Narelle Cox, VIC
  • 09:25 – 09:30

    Questions

  • 09:30 – 09:55

    Evidence for and modifications required for application in diseases other than COPD

    Speaker: Marita Dale
  • 09:55 – 10:00

    Questions

• Pre-Congress Workshop 04: EBM: Evolve - driving high-value respiratory care

  Room: E3.6
  • 08:30 – 09:00

    Introduction and Overview

    Description:
    • What low value care and its relationship with EBM?
    • What is Evolve, and its progress to date?
    • Evolve list development process
    • Present initial list of recommendations relevant to thoracic medicine based on scoping review
  • 08:45 – 09:30

    Table work

    Description:
    • Break into groups with each group assigned a certain number of recommendations
    • Tables to discuss / rank items according material relevance, strength of evidence, and whether the practice is undertaken primarily by respiratory physicians.
  • 09:30 – 10:00

    Report back

    Description:
    Report back, suggest other recommendations for consideration, arrive at consensus on 10 recommendations for further research: 30 mins
    • Tables to present back each item as yes / no / maybe
    • Collate feedback from the floor on other items
    • Agree 10 items for further research
    • Wrap up and next steps

• Pre-Congress Workshop 05: Chronic Cough in Children

  Room: E3.8
  • 08:30 – 10:00

    Evaluation and management of children with chronic cough

    Speaker: Danielle Wurzel, AU
• 10:00 – 10:15

  Morning Tea

  Room: Level 3 Foyer
• 10:15 – 11:45

  Pre-Congress Workshop 01: Severe Asthma cont.

  Room: E3.10
  • 10:15 – 11:00

    What is severe Asthma?

    Speaker: Fan Chung, UK
    Organisation: Imperial College London
  • 11:00 – 11:45

    Optimising inhaled therapies

    Speaker: Greg King, AU
    Organisation: University of Sydney / Woolcock Institute of Medical Research / Royal North Shore Hospital

• Pre-Congress Workshop 02: Tobacco Control cont.

  Room: E3.4
  • Establishing and running a hospital based smoking cessation service Speaker: Renee Bittoun, AU

• Pre-Congress Workshop 03: Pulmonary Rehabilitation cont.

  Room: E3.5
  • 10:15 – 10:40

    Maintaining the gains following pulmonary rehabilitation - the holy grail?

    Speaker: Lissa Spencer
  • 10:40 – 10:45

    Questions

  • 10:45 – 11:10

    A different perspective

    Speaker: Alice Jones, QLD
  • 11:10 – 11:15

    Questions

  • 11:15 – 11:45

    Panel discussion

• Pre-Congress Workshop 04: EBM cont.

  Room: E3.6
  • 10:15 – 11:00

    Evidence-based policy: The processes of health technology assessment

    Speaker: Phuong Ngo, AU
  • 11:00 – 11:45

    Consumer evidence and engagement in HTA processes

    Speaker: Jo Watson, AU

• Pre-Congress Workshop 05: Chronic Cough in Children cont.

  Room: E3.8
  • 10:30 – 11:30

    Non CF bronchiectasis - prevalence, risk factors

    Speaker: Louisa Owens, AU
  • 11:30 – 12:00

    Panel discussion

    Speaker: Danielle Wurzel & Louisa Owens
• 11:45 – 12:15

  Lunch

  Room: Level 3 Foyer
• 12:15 – 13:45

  Pre-Congress Workshop 01: Severe Asthma cont.

  Room: E3.10
  • 12:15 – 12:45

    Co-morbidities

    Speaker: Mark Hew, AU
    Organisation: Alfred Hospital / The University of Melbourne
  • 12:45 – 13:45

    Severe Asthma case studies

    Speaker: Panel discussion

• Pre-Congress Workshop 02: Tobacco Control cont.

  Room: E3.4
  • 12:15 – 12:45

    Understanding the toxicity and risks of e-cigarettes - should they be regarded as

    Speaker: Brian Oliver, AU
  • 12:45 – 13:15

    How are e-cigarettes marketed and how do we address this

    Speaker: Becky Freeman, AU
  • 13:15 – 13:45

    Q&Amp;A

• Pre-Congress Workshop 06: Acute Respiratory Failure

  Room: E3.5

  • Guidelines for safe administration of oxygen and appropriate oxygen targets in acutely unwell hospitalised patients

    Speaker: Jimmy Chien & Claude Farah

  • Physics and physiology of non-invasive ventilation and novel enriched oxygen delivery systems

    Speaker: Winston Cheung

  • NIV in acute respiratory failure

    Speaker: Amanda Piper

• Pre-Congress Workshop 07: Respirology: Publishing with Impact

  Room: E3.6
  • 12:15 – 12:30

    Welcome and introduction: Modern-day research publishing

    Speaker: Prof Paul Reynolds
    Organisation: Co-Editor-in-Chief Respirology
    Description:
    Introducing the program: Publishing clinical research with impact relies on a comprehensive approach to research performance, publication and promotion.
  • 12:30 – 13:00

    Masterclass: Perspective: Getting started - writing your CV and grant applications

    Speaker: Prof Andrew Bush
    Organisation: Past Editor-in-Chief Thorax
    Description:
    Insight by the expert: Views on how to juggle clinical work and research to make impact in a meaningful way and advice on how to set yourself up for success.
  • 13:00 – 13:45

    Workshop: Training: Academic writing with impact

    Speaker: Dr Anke van Eekelen and Dr Lieve Bultynck
    Description:
    Tips on topics:
    • general manuscript layout & function,
    • writing style & plagiarism prevention,
    • reporting guidelines for clinical studies,
    • journal selection & publication ethics requirements

• Pre-Congress Workshop 08: Interventional Pulminology

  Room: E3.8
  • 12:15 – 12:30

    I wish I hadn't done that!

    Speaker: Alvin Ing, AU
  • 12:30 – 12:45

    I wish I hadn't done that!

    Speaker: Jonathon Williamson, AU
  • 12:45 – 13:00

    I wish I hadn't done that!

    Speaker: Tajalli Saghaie, AU
  • 13:00 – 13:15

    I wish I hadn't done that!

    Speaker: Phan Nguyen, AU
  • 13:15 – 13:30

    I wish I hadn't done that!

    Speaker: David Feilding, AU
  • 13:30 – 13:45

    Panel discussion

    Speaker: All speakers

• Pre-Congress Workshop 09: China Day

  Room: E3.9
  • 13:00 – 13:20

    Lung cancer in China

    Speaker: Chunxue Bai
  • 13:20 – 13:40

    The application of SIgE/SIgG4 and IFN-y in infantile allergy march

    Speaker: Jiaying Luo
  • 13:40 – 13:45

    Effects of Astragaloside IV on airway inflammation in allergic asthma via inhibiting mTORC1 signaling pathway in vivo and in vitro

    Speaker: Hualiang Jin
  • 13:45 – 13:50

    Allergen immunotherapy induced IgG4 reduce basophil activation sensitivity in house dust mite allergic asthma patients

    Speaker: Mulin Feng
  • 13:50 – 14:10

    Treatment of severe pneumonia with Chinese herbs

    Speaker: Yuanlin Song
  • 14:10 – 14:15

    The role of PM2.5 played in cigarette smoke-inflamed pulmonary epithelium

    Speaker: Tianyu Zhou
  • 14:15 – 14:35

    Elevated microRNAs profiles correlated with Th1/Th2 imbalance after acute exposed to fine particulate matter in mice

    Speaker: Tian-Fang Hou
• 13:45 – 14:00

  Afternoon Tea

  Room: Level 3 Foyer

• Pre-Congress Workshop 01: Severe Asthma cont.

  Room: E3.10
  • 14:00 – 15:00

    Severe Asthma phenotyping and targeted therapy

    Speaker: Param Nair, Canada
    Organisation: McMaster University
  • 15:00 – 15:30

    Summary, questions and answers

    Speaker: Facilitated by Peter Wark

• Pre-Congress Workshop 02: Tobacco Control cont.

  Room: E3.4

  • Effectiveness and safety of electronic cigarettes - the FIRS position

    Speaker: Dean Schraufnagel, US

  • Is there a niche for e-cigarettes based on current evidence?

    Speaker: Matthew Peters, AU

  • Panel discussion

• Pre-Congress Workshop 06: Acute Respiratory Failure cont.

  Room: E3.5

  • Discussing the future - how do we best communicate with patients and supporters when aggressive interventions may be inappropriate

    Speaker: Tracy Smith

  • Educational aims and strategies for RNs involved in ward-level NIV

    Speaker: Sheree Smith

    Panel discussion

• Pre-Congress Workshop 07: Respirology: Publishing with Impact cont.

  Room: E3.6
  • 14:00 – 14:30

    Masterclass: Perspective: International peer review for research quality and value assessment

    Speaker: Prof Philip Bardin Co Editor-in-Chief Respirology
    Description:
    Insight by the expert: How to achieve quality control and peer assessment of significance of new research in science publishing? Examples from 2 international peer review journals
  • 14:30 – 15:00

    Masterclass: Perspective: Current trends in research publishing and promotion

    Speaker: Julia Ballard
    Organisation: WILEY Senior Journal Publishing Manager
    Description:
    Insight by the expert: Publication models (Green vs Gold Open Access), ORCID, PUBLONS and other new online platforms for promotion of research & researcher
  • 15:00 – 15:30

    Panel discussion: The reality of achieving impact in clinical research

    Speaker: All speakers
    Description:
    Q&A session on what is possible and appears required nowadays for researchers to make an impact in medical science and clinical practice

• Pre-Congress Workshop 08: Interventional Pulminology cont.

  Room: E3.8
  • 14:00 – 14:30

    Use of balloons for prevention of consequences of endobronchial bleeding

    Speaker: David Feilding, AU
  • 14:30 – 15:00

    The future of Interventional Pulmonology: What is the next big thing?

    Speaker: Pyng Lee, Singapore
  • 15:00 – 15:30

    The future of Interventional Pulmonology: What is the next big thing?

    Speaker: Venerino Poletti, Italy

• Pre-Congress Workshop 09: China Day cont.

  Room: E3.9
  • 14:45 – 15:05

    COPD in China

    Speaker: Rongchang Chen
  • 15:05 – 15:25

    Genomics of lung cancer

    Speaker: Kwun Fong
  • 15:25 – 15:30

    Assessment of soft palate muscle fatigue and its effect on velopharyngeal upper airway dynamics

    Speaker: Wenyang Li
  • 15:30 – 15:35

    Therapeutic effects of Histone Deacetylase Enzyme 8 Inhibitors (HDAC8i) in a Murine asthma model

    Speaker: Yuan Ren
  • 15:35 – 15:40

    Association between serum KL-6, CA15-3, and connective tissue disease-related interstitial pneumonia (CTD-ILD)

    Speaker: Zijun Guo
  • 15:40 – 15:45

    Dynamic change of macrophage M1/M2 polarization in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Speaker: Yong Fan
  • 15:45 – 15:50

    Aging related DNA methylation in peripheral blood of smokers and patients with COPD

    Speaker: Ling Qin
• 15:45 – 17:00

  Opening Ceremony

  Room: Darling Harbour Theatre
• 17:00 – 18:30

• Opening Symposium: Lung Health in a Changing Environment

  Room: Darling Harbour Theatre

  • Air Pollution, lung development and lung health in Children

    Speaker: Urs Frey, Switzerland

  • Outdoor air pollution and lung health/disease in Asia

    Speaker: Bin Jalaludin, AU

  • Climate change and the spectrum and impact of respiratory infections

    Speaker: Dean Schraufnagel, US
• 18:30 – 20:30

  Welcome Reception

  Room: Exhibition Hall