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2016 APSR Congress

Scientific Programme

As of November 2016

Saturday 12 November 2016

  • 08:30 – 12:30
    • Workshop 1

      Basic ILO classification and occupational lung disease

      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Workshop 2

      Thoracic ultrasound

      Venue: Lotus Main Area
    • Workshop 3

      Ventilator graphic interpretation and NIV

      Venue: Meeting Room 1&2
    • Workshop 4

      Diagnostic interventional pulmonology

      Venue: Meeting Room 3&4
    • Workshop 5

      Obstructive sleep apnea: from science to clinic

      Venue: Board Room 5
  • 12:30 – 13:30
    • Lunch
      Venue: Retro Live Café
  • 13:30 – 17:30
    • Workshop 6

      Tips and tricks in chest radiology interpretation

      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Workshop 7

      Ultrasound in critical care

      Venue: Lotus Main Area
    • Workshop 8

      Alveolar recruitment, from PEEP and beyond

      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Workshop 9

      Therapeutic interventional pulmonology

      Venue: Meeting Room 3&4
    • Workshop 10

      Obstructive sleep apnea: how to expert in CPAP

      Venue: Meeting Room 1&2
  • 14:00 – 17:50
    • China Day at APSR

      For details see "China Day at APSR". (By Invitation Only)
      Venue: Board Room 2
  • 18:00 – 19:00
    • Opening Ceremony

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
  • 19:00 – 20:00
    • Welcome Reception

      Venue: Ballroom

Sunday 13 November 2016

  • 08:15 – 09:00
    • Presidential Lecture
      Chair: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

      COPD Up-date: Comorbidity and iPS (induced pluripotent stem) Cell Study

      Speaker: Michiaki Mishima (Japan)
      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
  • 09:00 – 10:30
    • Session 1A- COPD
      Chairs: Michiaki Mishima (Japan) and Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

      Pulmonary rehabilitation in real practice: its feasibility, choice of exercise modalities, outcome and long-term maintenance

      • The important role of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic lung diseases
        Speaker: Jørgen Vestbo (UK)
      • Outcome and sustainability of pulmonary rehabilitation program me
        Speaker: Jun Ueki (Japan)
      • Pulmonary rehabilitation: "You can do it"
        Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 1B- Lung Cancer 1
      Chairs: Chong Kin Liam (Malaysia) and Kreetha Thammakumpee (Thailand)

      Pulmonary intervention in lung cancer management

      • Mediastinal lymph node staging by EBUS and EUS
        Masahide Oki (Japan)
      • Management of central airway obstruction
        Wahju Aniwidyaningsih (Indonesia)
      • Management of malignant pleural effusion
        Asma Navasakulpong (Thailand)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 1C- Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep 1
      Chairs: Kazuo Chin (Japan) and Naricha Chirakalwasan (Thailand)

      Recent advances in sleep disordered breathing and health consequences

      • Sleep apnea and cancer: epidemiological and biological evidence
        David Gozal (USA)
      • Recent advance in coordination between breathing and swallowing
        Yoshitaka Oku (Japan)
      • OSA and cardiovascular outcome, data from EGAT study
        Visasiri Tantrakul (Thailand)

      Venue: Ballroom
  • 10:30 – 11:00
    • Coffee break
  • 11:00 – 12:30
    • Session 2A- Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology
      Chairs: Soon-Hee Jung (Republic of Korea) and Piamlarp Sangsayunh (Thailand)

      Recent issues on occupational & environmental health in Asia Pacific region

      • PM2.5, nanoparticle and lung diseases in Asia & Pacific
        Speaker: Yasuo Morimoto (Japan)
      • New marker for mesothelioma diagnosis
        Speaker: Soon-Hee Jung (Republic of Korea)
      • Environmental exposure to asbestos- liked carcinogenic fiber in Turkey
        Speaker: Muzaffer Metintas (Turkey)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 2B- Clinical and Respiratory Medicine 1
      Chairs: Kwun Fong (Australia) and Adisorn Wongsa (Thailand)

      Presidential Case Discussion in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine- Panel discussants

      • Speaker: ATS President- David Gozal (USA)
      • Speaker: ERS President- Jørgen Vestbo (UK)
      • Speaker: ACCP President Gerard A. Silvestri (USA)
      • Speaker: APSR President- Michiaki Mishima (Japan)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 2C-Paediatric Lung Disease 1
      Chairs: Mark Elliott (UK) and Aroonwan Preutthipan (Thailand)

      Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in young children: is it possible?

      • NIV for acute respiratory condition – where is the evidence?
        Speaker: Albert Li (Hong Kong)
      • Is high-flow oxygen therapy the magic bullet?
        Speaker: Andreas Schibler (Australia)
      • Sending Children Home with NIV
        Speaker: Aroonwan Preutthipan (Thailand)

      Venue: Ballroom
    • Oral Presentation 1: Asthma

      Improving asthma treatment

      Chairs: Viboon Boonsarngsuk (Thailand) and Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Oral Presentation 2: Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques

      Diagnostic bronchoscopic practice

      Chairs: Noriaki Kurimoto (Japan) and Anan Wattanathum (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Oral Presentation 3: Cell and Molecular Biology + Asthma

      Underlying science in respiratory medicine

      Chairs: Yasuhiro Yamauchi (Japan) and Kittipong Maneechotesuwan (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Oral Presentation 4: COPD

      COPD: from bench to bedside

      Chairs: Paul Jones (UK) and Chaivech Nuchprayoon (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 5
    • Poster Presentation 1

      Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) 1

      Chairs: Gee Young Suh (Republic of Korea) and Athavudh Deesomchok (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 2

      Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) 2

      Chairs: Yohhei Hamada (Switzerland) and Kanlaya Panjapornpon (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 3

      Tuberculosis 1

      Chairs: Charles Yu (Philipines) and Chalerm Liwsrisakun (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
  • 12:30 – 13:30
    • Lunch Symposium 1 -Supported by BI
      Chairs: Martin Kolb (Canada) and Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

      The Changing Landscape in IPF

      • IPF: the reality in Thailand and South-East Asia
        Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)
      • Clinical diagnosis of IPF: time to reevaluate?
        Speaker: Toby Maher (UK)
      • Managing IPF: facts and uncertainties
        Speaker: Martin Kolb (Canada)
      • Considerations in the long-term management of IPF
        Speaker: Michael Kreuter (Germany)
      • Q&A Summary and conclusions
        Speaker: Martin Kolb (Canada)

      Venue: Meeting Room 1&2
    • Lunch Symposium 2- Supported by MundiPharma
      Chair: Chanchai Sittipunt (Thailand)

      Improving outcomes in Asthma: From treatment to Digital Health!

      • Preventing Exacerbations in Asthma- The evidence on ICS/LABAs from RCTs and Real World
        Speaker: David Price (United Kingdom)
      • Connected medicine, what is the role for e-health in Asthma?
        Speaker: Omar S Usmani (United Kingdom)
      • m-health in Respiratory Medicine: what an (h)app(y) idea!
        Speaker: Chris Chen (Singapore)
      • Panel Discussion and Q&A
        All speakers

      Venue: Meeting Room 3&4
  • 13:30 – 15:00
    • Session 3A: Clinical and Respiratory Medicine 2
      Chairs: Suthat Rungruanghiranya (Thailand) and Chanchai Sittipunt (Thailand)

      Smoking and tobacco

      • Tobacco world map and effective tobacco control policies
        Speaker: Kristin Carson (Australia)
      • E-cigarettes update
        Speaker: Laura Feemster (USA)
      • Setting up a successful smoking cessation programme
        Speaker: Suthat Rungruanghiranya (Thailand)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 3B: Critical Care Medicine 1
      Chairs: Mark Moss (USA) and Pongdhep Theetawit (Thailand)

      ECMO: the essentials

      • VA ECMO
        Speaker: Mark Moss (USA)
      • Monitoring during V-V ECMO
        Speaker: Adisorn Wongsa (Thailand)
      • E-CPR
        Speaker: Yih-Sharng Chen (Taiwan)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 3C: Tuberculosis 1
      Chairs: Charles Yu (Philipines) and Chalerm Liwsrisakun (Thailand)

      Treatment of LTBI: does It really work in Asia-Pacific region

      • Treatment of LTBI: WHO perspective
        Speaker: Yohei Hamada (Switzerland)
      • Current situation of LTBI treatment in Asia-Pacific countries
        Speaker: Charles Yu (Philipines)
      • Advance in diagnosis and treatment of LTBI
        Speaker: Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand)

      Venue: Ballroom
    • Oral Presentation 5 – COPD

      Topics in COPD management

      Chairs: Diahn-Warng Perng (Taiwan) and Visit Udompanich (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Oral Presentation 6 Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) + Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques

      Topics in lung infection 1

      Chairs: Yi Wen Huang (Taiwan) and Kittima Bangpattanasiri (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Oral Presentation 7-Interstitial Lung Disease + Clinical Allergy and Immunology

      Interstitial lung disease revisited

      Chairs: Masahito Ebina (Japan) and Supparerk Disayabutr (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Oral Presentation 8 Pediatric lung disease + Pulmonary Circulation

      Lung disease in children

      Chairs: Albert Li (Hong Kong) and Aroonwan Preutthipan (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 5
    • Poster Presentation 4

      Lung Cancer 1

      Chairs: Masahide Oki (Japan) and Anakapong Phunmanee (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 5

      Lung Cancer 2

      Chairs: Chong King Liam (Malaysia) and Kreetha Thammakumpee (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 6

      Lung Cancer 3 + COPD

      Chairs: Wahju Aniwidyaningsih (Indonesia) and Asma Navasakulpong (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
  • 15:00 – 15:30
    • Coffee break
  • 15:30 – 16:30
    • Afternoon Symposium 1: Supported by SM-Zambon
      Chair: Chanchai Sittipunt (Thailand)

      New challenges in COPD Management

      • Patient profile: from bedside to guidelines
        Speaker: Wen Fu-Qiang (China)
      • Oxidation pathway and exacerbations: the role of N-Acetylcysteine
        Speaker: Alberto Papi (Italy)
      • Question and answer + Concluding remarks

      Venue: Ballroom
    • Afternoon Symposium 2: Supported by Boston Scientific
      Chair: Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)

      Bronchial Thermoplasty: What have we learned?

      • Introduction
        Speaker: Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)
      • Bronchial Thermoplasty: What have we learned?
        Speaker: D Kyle Hogarth (USA)
      • Q&A

      Venue: Meeting room 1&2
    • Afternoon Symposium 3: Supported by Novartis
      Chair: David Price (Singapore)

      Latest Evidence in Exacerbation Prevention in COPD

      • Welcome and Introduction
        Speaker: David Price (Singapore)
      • Goals of COPD Management: Do current treatments effectively reduce the risk of exacerbations
        Speaker: Chin Kook Rhee (Republic of Korea)
      • Implications of FLAME on patient treatment and current guidelines
        Speaker: Wisia Wedzicha (UK)
      • Expert discussion and audience Q&A
        Speaker: David Price (Singapore)
      • Future insights: Chair's conclusion and close
        Speaker: David Price (Singapore)

      Venue: Meeting room 3&4
  • 16:30 – 18:00
    • Session 4A: Pulmonary circulation
      Chairs: Nobuhiro Tanabe (Japan) and Suree Sompradeekul (Thailand)

      Pulmonary circulation

      • Acute pulmonary embolism: diagnostic algorithm and management
        Speaker: Suree Sompradeekul (Thailand)
      • What is CTEPH?: is it the sequel of acute pulmonary embolism?
        Speaker: Masayuki Hanaoka (Japan)
      • Surgical and non-surgical treatment of CTEPH
        Speaker: Nobuhiro Tanabe (Japan)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 4B: Critical Care Medicine 2
      Chairs: John Marini (USA) and Adisorn Wongsa (Thailand)

      Low tidal volume, stress and strain or driving pressure in ARDS

      • Low tidal volume
        Speaker: Yuanlin Song (China)
      • Stress and strain
        Speaker: John Marini (USA)
      • Driving pressure
        Speaker: Diederik Gommers (Netherlands)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 4C: Interstitial Lung Disease 1
      Chairs: Martin Kolb (Canada) and kamon kawkitinarong (Thailand)

      Effective treatment of IPF

      • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: practice in the real life
        Speaker: Kamon Kawkitinarong (Thailand)
      • Effective medical treatment of IPF (pirfenidone and nintedanib)
        Speaker: Martin Kolb (Canada)
      • Acute exacerbation of IPF, the new strategy upon its pathogenesis
        Speaker: Masahito Ebina (Japan)

      Venue: Ballroom
    • Oral Presentation 9: Tuberculosis

      Tuberculosis and host

      Chairs: Charles Yu (Philipines) and Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Oral Presentation 10: COPD

      Causes and comparison among COPD patients

      Chairs: Jun Ueki (Japan) and Chanchai Sittipunt (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Oral Presentation 11: Lung cancer

      Understand basic and clinical 1

      Chairs: Chong King Liam (Malaysia) and Kreetha Thammakumpee (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Oral Presentation 12 : Clinical Respiratory Medicine + Pulmonary Circulation + Respiratory Structure and Function

      Advanced in pulmonary laboratory

      Chairs: Yoshitaka Oku (Japan) and Benjamas Chuaychoo (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 5
    • Poster Presentation 7:

      Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep + Interstitial Lung Disease 1

      Chairs: Toby Maher (UK) and Prapun Kittivoravitkul (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 8:

      Clinical Respiratory Medicine 1

      Chairs: Muzaffer Metintas (Turkey) and Athavudh Deesomchok (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 9:

      Clinical Respiratory Medicine 2

      Chairs: Yasuo Morimoto (Japan) and Manaphol Kulpraneet (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium

    Monday 14 November 2016

    • 08:00– 09:00
      • Memorial Lecture: Ann Janet Woolcock Research Award
        Chair: Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)

        Asthma -Lessons learned from pathophysiology to imaging studies


        Speaker: Makoto Hoshino (Japan)
        Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • 09:00 – 10:30
      • Session 5A: Lung Cancer 2
        Chairs: Gerard Silvestri (USA) and Jamsak Tscheikuna (Thailand)

        Treatment of advanced stage lung cancer

        • Chemotherapy
          Speaker: Sumitra Thongprasert (Thailand)
        • Targeted therapy
          Speaker: Chong Kin Liam (Malaysia)
        • Immunotherapy
          Speaker: Gerard A Silvestri (USA)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 2
      • Session 5B: Respiratory Structure and Function
        Chairs: Yasutaka Nakano (Japan) and Benjamas Chuaychoo (Thailand)

        Small airway diseases

        • Small airway diseases in clinical practices
          Speaker: Benjamas Chuaychoo (Thailand)
        • Radiological manifestations in small airway diseases
          Speaker: Yasutaka Nakano (Japan)
        • Pulmonary function test in small airway diseases
          Speaker: Hajime Kurosawa (Japan)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 3
      • Session 5C: Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep 2
        Chairs: Ning-Hung Chen (Taiwan) and Visasiri Tantrakul (Thailand)

        Update in obesity, weight change, and sleep-disordered breathing

        • Systemic diseases with and without OSA including body weight changes following CPAP treatment
          Speaker: Kazuo Chin (Japan)
        • OSA in bariatric population; current evidence among Asians
          Speaker: Naricha Chirakalwasan (Thailand)
        • New devices and modalities in management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome
          Speaker: Brendon Yee (Australia)

        Venue: Ballroom
      • Oral Presentation 13: Asthma

        Basic science

        Chairs: Shu Hashimoto (Japan) and Siwasak Juthong (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 2
      • Oral Presentation 14: Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous)

        Topics in lung infection 2

        Chairs: Gee Young Suh (Republic of Korea) and Athavudh Deesomchok (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 3
      • Oral Presentation 15: Clinical Respiratory Medicine

        Treatment of uncommon pulmonary disease

        Chairs: Nobuaki Miyahara (Japan) and Anakapong Phunmanee (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 4
      • Oral Presentation 16: COPD

        Improving management in COPD

        Chairs: Jun Ueki (Japan) and Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 5
      • Poster Presentation 10:

        Critical Care Medicine 1 + Environmental & Occupational

        Chairs: Muzaffer Metintas (Turkey) and Thiti Sricharoenchai (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
      • Poster Presentation 11:

        Critical Care Medicine 2

        Chairs: Rodolfo Bigornia (Philipines) and Phunsup Wongsurakiat (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
      • Poster Presentation 12 :

        Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques 1

        Chairs: Noriaki Kurimoto (Japan) and Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
    • 10:30 – 11:00
      • Coffee break
    • 11:00 – 12:30
      • Session 6A: Clinical Allergy and Immunology
        Chairs: Shu Hashimoto (Japan) and Siwasak Juthong (Thailand)

        Immunology and the lungs: from basic pathophysiology to clinical expressions and its therapeutic roles

        • The immunology of chronic airway diseases
          Speaker: Peter Barnes (UK)
        • Bronchiectasis and the sino-bronchial syndrome
          Speaker: Siwasak Juthong (Thailand)
        • The role of immunotherapy in severe asthma
          Speaker: Shu Hashimoto (Japan)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 2
      • Session 6B: Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques 1
        Chairs: Pyng Lee (Singapore) and Anan Wattanathum (Thailand)

        Advanced in diagnostic pulmonology and biopsy specimen

        • How to improved diagnostic yield of peripheral lung nodules and GGOs?
          Speaker: Noriaki Kurimoto (Japan)
        • Guideline for technical aspects EBUS-TBNA
          Speaker: Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)
        • Approach to small biopsies and cytology
          Speaker: Pyng Lee (Singapore)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 3
      • Session 6C: Paediatric Lung Disease 2
        Chairs: Albert Li (Hong Kong) and Sorasak Lochindarat (Thailand)

        Emerging drug resistant streptococcal pneumoniae (DRSP)

        • Evolving Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Disease in the PCV Era
          Speaker: Stephen I Pelton (USA)
        • Role of thoracic ultrasound in complicated pneumonia
          Speaker: Jirawadee Yodying (Thailand)
        • Fibrinolysis in management of pleural effusion towards empyema
          Speaker: Kate Chan (Hong Kong)

        Venue: Ballroom
      • Oral Presentation 17: Asthma

        Clinical asthma management

        Chairs: Chou Kun-Ta (Taiwan) and Chalerm Liwsrisakun (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 2
      • Oral Presentation 18: Critical Care Medicine

        Sepsis and critical care

        Chairs: Rodolfo Bigornia (Philipines) and Amornchai Lertamornpong (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 3
      • Oral Presentation 19: Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep

        Pathogenesis in pulmonary medicine

        Chairs: Kazuo Chin (Japan) and Nanta Maranetra (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 4
      • Oral Presentation 20: Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous)

        Topics in lung infection 3

        Chairs: Yi Wen Huang (Taiwan) and Wipa Reechaipichitkul (Thailand)
        Venue: Board Room 5
      • Poster Presentation 13:

        Asthma 1

        Chairs: Yasuhiro Yamauchi (Japan) and Yuda Sutherasan (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
      • Poster Presentation 14:

        Asthma 2

        Chairs: Takahide Nagase (Japan) and Manaphol Kulpraneetn (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
      • Poster Presentation 15:

        Clinical Allergy and Immunology + Pulmonary Circulation

        Chairs: Nobuaki Miyahara (Japan) and Suree Sompradeekul (Thailand)
        Venue: Atrium
    • 12:30 – 13:30
      • Lunch Symposium 4-Supported by BI
        Chair: Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)

        Advances in COPD: a breath of fresh air?

        • Welcome and introduction
          Speaker: Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)
        • COPD in Thailand and South East Asia
          Speaker: Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)
        • The scale of COPD across the globe
          Speaker: Jørgen Vestbo (UK)
        • The newly diagnosed patient with COPD: optimizing treatment to improve outcomes
          Speaker: Eric D Bateman (South Africa )
        • Where do ICS fit in the management of COPD?
          Speaker: Wisia Wedzicha (UK )
        • Summary and Q&A

        Venue: Ballroom
      • Lunch Symposium 5: Supported by GSK
        Chair: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

        Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol: Personalising and Simplifying Treatment for Asthma and COPD

        • Welcome & Introduction
          Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)
        • The impact of 24 hour continuous efficacy in asthma: FF/VI, a new treatment choice
          Speaker: Neil Barnes (UK)
        • From efficacy in COPD trials to effectiveness in routine practice
          Speaker: Paul Jones (UK) Q&A and close

        Venue: Meeting room 1&2
      • Lunch Symposium 6: Supported by Chiesi
        Chair: Arth Nana (Thailand)

        Small Airways in Obstructive Lung Diseases: Impact of an EXTRAFINE combination on symptom control

        • The role of Small Airways in Asthma and COPD
          Speaker: Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)
        • Treating the small airways in asthma and COPD: Getting it EXTRAFINE
          Speaker: Omar S Usmani (UK)
        • Q&A

        Venue: Meeting room 3&4
    • 13:30 – 14:30
      • Memorial Lecture: Michiyoshi Harasawa Research Award
        Chair: Visit Udompanich (Thailand)

        Pleural disease – the past, recent advances and what lies ahead


        Speaker: Gary Lee (Australia)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
  • 14:30 – 15:30
    • Afternoon Symposium 5 – Supported by Pfizer
      Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)

      Adult Pneumococcal Pneumonia: Why Vaccinate?

      • Welcome and Introduction
        Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)
      • Understanding Pneumonia: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region
        Speaker: Sumalee Kiatboonsri (Thailand)
      • Confronting the Burden of Pneumococcal Pneumonia: The Role of Vaccination
        Speaker: Stephen Pelton (USA)
      • Q&A

      Venue: Meeting room 1&2
    • Afternoon Symposium 6: Supported by Daiichi
      Chairs: Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand) and Diahn-Warng Perng (Taiwan)

      Today's respiratory infection challenges

      • Introduction of special guest speaker and co-chair Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand )
      • Rational use of Antibiotic for serious pneumonia
        Speaker: Lionel Ari Mandell (Canada )
      • Panel discussion and closing remarks
        Speakers: Diahn-Warng Perng (Taiwan) and Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand)

      Venue: Meeting room 3&4
  • 15:30 – 16:00
    • Coffee break
  • 16:00 – 17:30
    • Session 7A: Cell and Molecular Biology
      Chairs: Takahide Nagase (Japan) and Kittipong Maneechotesuwan (Thailand)

      Recent progress in respiratory cells and molecular biology

      • Recent progress in respiratory cells and molecular biology
        Speaker: Takahide Nagase (Japan)
      • Recent topics of molecular biology in the field of airway inflammation
        Speaker: Nobuaki Miyahara (Japan)
      • Role of autophagy in respiratory disease
        Speaker: Peter Barnes (UK)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 7B: Young Investigator Awards
      Chairs: Kwun Fong (Australia) and Naricha Chirakalwasan (Thailand)

      ATS Young Investigators

      • Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: Towards a precision medicine
        Speaker: Manuel Sanchez-de-la-Torre (USA)
      • Facilitating Adoption of COPD Evidence Based Care in Outpatient Settings (FACES)
        Speaker: Laura Feemster (USA)

      ERS Young Investigators

      • Anxiety and depression among diagnosed TB Patients seen at the Up-PGH using the validated filipino version of the hospital anxiety depression score (HADS-P)
        Speaker: Gene Philip Louie Ambrocio (Philippines)
      • Knockdown of OCT4 reverses Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition induced by insulin-like growth factor 1 in Lung Cancer
        Speaker: Fariz Nurwidya (Indonesia)

      TSANZ Young Investigator

      • Superiority of a course of varenicline tartrate plus counselling over counselling alone for smoking cessation: a 24-month randomised controlled trial for in-patients
        Speaker: Kristin Carson (Australia)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 7C: Respiratory Infections (non TB)
      Chairs: Gee Young Suh (Republic of Korea) and Wipa Reechaipichitkul (Thailand)

      Threat of fatal viral pneumonia

      • MERS pneumonia
        Speaker: Gee Young Suh (Republic of Korea)
      • Influenza associated ARDS
        Speaker: Mark Moss (USA)
      • Avian Influenza pneumonia
        Speaker: Bin Cao (China)

      Venue: Ballroom
    • Oral Presentation 21: Asthma

      Effective asthma controlled

      Chairs: Eric D. Bateman (South Africa) and Yongyudh Ploysongsang (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Oral Presentation 22: Critical Care Medicine 2

      Basic science knowledge in ICU

      Chairs: John Marini (USA) and Napplika Kongpolprom (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Oral Presentation 23: Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology

      Smoking and related lung disease

      Chairs: Soon-Hee Jung (Republic of Korea) and Piamlarp Sangsayunh (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Oral Presentation 24: Tuberculosis

      General knowledge in tuberculosis

      Chairs: Yohhei Hamada (Switzerland) and Kamon Kawkitinarong (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 5
    • Poster Presentation 16:

      COPD 1

      Chairs: Diahn-Warng Perng (Taiwan) and Somkiat Wongtim (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 17:

      COPD 2

      Chairs: Hajime Kurosawa (Japan) and Benjamas Chuaychoo (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 18 :

      Interstitial Lung Disease 2

      Chairs: Takafumi Suda (Japan) and Thiti Sricharoenchai (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
  • 19:00 – 21:00
    • Gala Dinner (Tickets required)
      Venue: Retro Live Café

Tuesday 15 November 2016

  • 08:00 – 09:30
    • Session 8A: COPD 2
      Chairs: Diahn-Warng Perng (Taiwan) and Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)

      COPD multi-dimensional assessments, from the best to the most practical tool

      • COPD multi-dimensional assessment: development from the beginning
        Speaker: Paul Jones (UK)
      • Problems of current COPD assessment tools in real practice
        Speaker: Kun-Ta Chou (Taiwan)
      • Thailand experiences from local adaptation
        Speaker: Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • Session 8B: Asthma 1
      Chairs: Helen Reddel (Australia) and Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)

      Advances in asthma therapy: what does the future hold?

      • Biologics in asthma therapy
        Speaker: Helen Reddel (Australia)
      • Non T2-asthma
        Speaker: Kittipong Maneechotesuwan (Thailand)
      • Future trend in asthma therapy
        Speaker: Peter Barnes (UK)

      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • Session 8C: Interstitial Lung Disease 2
      Chairs: Masahito Ebina (Japan) and Amornpun Wongkarnjana (Thailand)

      Problems in lung dominant connective tissue disease (or autoimmune-related ILD)

      • Disease concept of LD-CTD Toby Maher (UK)
      • Diagnosis and treatment of lung dominant connective tissue disease
        Speaker: Takafumi Suda (Japan)
      • Problems in LD-CTD
        Speaker: Supparerk Disayabutr (Thailand)

      Venue: Meeting room 1&2
    • Oral Presentation 25: Tuberculosis

      News in Tuberculosis treatment

      Chairs: Charles Yu (Philipines) and Charoen Chuchottaworn (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 2
    • Oral Presentation 26: Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques

      Advanced endobronchial therapy

      Chairs: Pyng Lee (Singapore) and Viratch Tangsujaritvijit (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 3
    • Oral Presentation 27: Clinical Respiratory Medicine

      Pulmonary disease: Management in the future

      Chairs: Atikun Limsukon (Thailand) and Somkiat Wongtim (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 4
    • Oral Presentation 28: Lung Cancer

      Understand basic and clinical 2

      Chairs: Kwon Fong (Australia) and Arth Nana (Thailand)
      Venue: Board Room 5
    • Poster Presentation 19:

      Tuberculosis 2 + Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) + Interstitial Lung Disease 3

      Chairs: Yi Wen Huang (Taiwan) and Nattapong Jaimchariyatam (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 20:

      Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques 2 + Clinical Respiratory Medicine 3 + Respiratory Structure and Function

      Chairs: Bing Lam (Hong Kong) and Prapun Kittivoravitkul (Thailand)
      Venue: Atrium
    • Poster Presentation 21:

      Cell and Molecular Biology + Paediatric lung disease

      Chairs: Takahide Nagase (Japan) and Kate Chan (Hong Kong)
      Venue: Atrium
  • 09:30 – 10:00
    • Coffee break
  • 10:00 – 11:00
    • Diagnosis and treatment of navigation technique in pulmonary disease


      Chair: Pyng Lee (Singapore)
      Speaker: Felix Herth (Germany)
      Venue: Plenary Hall 2
    • The Great Debate – ACOS: does it exist?


      Chair: Arth Nana (Thailand)
      Speakers:
      • Jørgen Vestbo (UK) – Pro
      • Peter Barnes (UK) – Con
      Venue: Plenary Hall 3
    • The Great Debate – Lung protective strategy in non-ARDS respiratory failure: is it necessary?


      Chair: Yuanlin Song (China)
      Speakers:
      • Marc Moss (USA) – Pro
      • ohn Marini (USA) – Con
      Venue: Ballroom
  • 11:00 – 12:30
    • Lunch Symposium 8: Supported by BI
      Chair: Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)

      Managing the symptomatic asthma patient: The personalised approach

      • Welcome and introduction
        Speaker: Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)
      • Update in asthma management: The GINA Perspective
        Speaker: Helen Reddel (Australia)
      • Phenotypic approach to improve asthma control
        Speaker: Christian Taube (Netherlands)
      • Anticholinergics in asthma: Place in clinical practice
        Speaker: Eric D. Bateman (South Africa)
      • Panel discussion
        All, led by Chair
    • 12:30 – 14:00
      • Session 9A: Tuberculosis 2
        Chairs: Yi Wen Huang (Taiwan) and Yuthichai Kasetcharoen (Thailand)

        MDR/XDR Treatment: practical approach in Asia-Pacific region

        • How to implement programmatic management of MDR/XDR-TB in NTP?
          Speaker: Yuthichai Kasetcharoen (Thailand)
        • What is the optimum treatment of MDR/XDR-TB?
          Speaker: Yi Wen Huang (Taiwan)
        • New drugs and new regimens for MDR/XDR-TB treatment
          Speaker: Yohhei Hamada (Switzerland)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 2
      • Session 9B: Bronchoscopy and Interventional Techniques 2
        Chairs: Noriaki Kurimoto (Japan) and Thitiwat Sriprasart (Thailand)

        Update on interventional pulmonology for the management of Pulmonary conditions

        • Asthma
          Speaker: Pyng Lee (Singapore)
        • Emphysema: valves, coils, steam and lung denervation
          Speaker: Felix Herth (Germany)
        • Bronchopleural fistula
          Speaker: Anan Wattanathum (Thailand)

        Venue: Plenary Hall 3
      • Session 9C: Asthma 2
        Chairs: Jørgen Vestbo (UK) and Chaicharn Pothirat (Thailand)

        Two decades of GINA: a roadmap to asthma control

        • Update on GINA strategy report
          Speaker: Helen Reddel (Australia)
        • Challenge in GINA guideline implementation
          Speaker: Shu Hashimoto (Japan)
        • Implementation of GINA in Thailand
          Speaker: Watchara Boonsawat (Thailand)

        Venue: Ballroom
    • 14:00 – 14:30
      • Closing Ceremony
        Venue: Ballroom