Al Ameera III


Thursday, 05 March 2015 | Morning Session (08:30 - 12:15)

Baniyas II

Plenary Session: American Thoracic Society (ATS) - Update in Pulmonary Medicine

Chairing:

Mohamed S. Al Hajjaj (KSA) – Thomas Ferkol (USA)

Time: 08:30 - 09:00

Asthma- COPD Overlap Syndrome

Qutayba Hamid (Canada)

Time: 09:00 - 09:30

Cystic Fibrosis: State of the Art

Thomas Ferkol (USA)

Time: 09:30 - 10:00

Treatment of IPF: The Start of a New Era

Luca Richeldi (UK)

Time: 10:00 - 10:30

Thrombotic Lung Diseases: What is New?

Majdy Idrees (KSA)

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 11:00 - 12:15

New Frontiers in Respiratory Critical Care

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 11:00 -11:25

Transpulmonary Pressure Monitoring: Is ARDSnet Good Enough?

Jimbo Varnum (USA)

Time: 11:25 - 11:50

The Logic Path for Lung Protection!

Sarah El Homsi (Canada)

Time: 11:50 -12:15

Actual Demonstrations and Hands On Mechanical Ventilators

12:15 - 12:45 OPENING CEREMONY

12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 14:00 - 15:45

Abstracts Oral Presentation - I

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

The Do’s and Dont’s of Statistical Analysis

Peter Cahusac (KSA)

Time: 14:25 Abstract 1

Time: 14:35 Abstract 2

Time: 14:45 Abstract 3

Time: 14:55 Abstract 4

Time: 15:05 Abstract 5

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 15:45 - 17:00

Abstracts Oral Presentation - II

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 15:45 - 16:10

Challenges in Conducting Epidemiological Studies

Mohamed Al Ghobain (KSA)

Time: 16:10 Abstract 6

Time: 16:20 Abstract 7

Time: 16:30 Abstract 8

Time: 16:40 Abstract 9

Time: 16:50 Abstract 10

Friday, 06 March 2015 | Morning Session (08:30 - 12:15)

Al Ameera III

Plenary Session: European Respiratory Society (ERS) - Update in Pulmonary Medicine

Chairing:

Muslim Al Saadi (KSA) – Elisabeth Bel (Netherlands)

Time: 08:30 - 09:00

New Developments in COPD

Peter Barnes (UK)

Time: 09:00 - 09:30

The White Plague is Back

Giovanni Battista Migliori (Italy)

Time: 09:30 - 10:00

Update on Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

Anton Vonk Noordegraaf (Netherlands)

Time: 10:00 - 10:30

Non-CF Bronchiectasis: A renewed Interest to Pulmonologists

Stefano Aliberti (Italy)

Time: 10:00 - 10:30

PRESENTATION OF THE ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE BEST THREE ABSTRACTS AWARD Mohamed Al Moamary, MBBS, ABIM, FRCP(Edin), FCCP Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Thoracic Medicine

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 11:00 - 12:15

Pediatric Pulmonology

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 11:00 -11:25

Viral Origins of Childhood Asthma

Thomas Ferkol (USA)

Time: 11:25 - 11:50

Bronchiolitis; An Update

Nasser Al Harbi (KSA)

Time: 11:50 -12:15

Preventing Infectious Complications of Cystic Fibrosis

Thomas Ferkol (USA)

12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 14:00 - 15:15

Thoracic Oncology / Surgery

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

Precision Therapy in Lung Cancer

Hassan Jaffar (UAE)

Time: 14:25 - 14:50

Pathology Workup of Lung Cancer

Saeeda Almarzooqi (UAE)

Time: 14:50 - 15:15

Challenges in Multidisciplinary Care of Lung Tumors

Abdul Rahman Jazieh (KSA)

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

Hall: Al Ameera III

Session: 15:45 - 17:00

Thoracic Oncology / Surgery

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 15:45 - 16:10

Extended Resections in Lung Cancer Management: Is it Justified?

Hadi Al Mutairi (KSA)

Time: 16:10 - 16:35

Modern and Evolving Modalities in Treatment of Lung Cancer

Vladimir Anikin (UK)

Time: 16:35 - 17:00

Lung Cancer Imaging- Where Are We Now?

Paras Dalal (UK)

END OF DAY 2