Keiji Oishi

Thank you for selecting me for this award. I was very honoured to participate in the APSR-ISRD session at the ATS 2018.

My presentation title was "Medication persistence rates and predictive factors of anti-fibrotic agents for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A real-world observational study". I presented that performance status is informative for predicting the discontinuation of anti-fibrotic agents in patients with IPF.

I had a beneficial time to discuss my work with other researchers and there was an excellent opportunity to interact and network with APSR young investigators. Moreover, Dr Nakanishi, Dr Yu and Dr Bai delivered their interesting presentations.

Overall, the session was very meaningful for all attendees, discussing the latest scientific data.

I am most grateful for the opportunity to participate in the APSR-ISRD session. I will continue to do my best.