Al Ameera II
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 II
Session: 11:00 - 12:15
Pulmonary Hypertension
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 11:00 -11:25
The Right Ventricle in Lung Disease
Anton Vonk Noordegraaf (Netherlands)
Time: 11:25 - 11:50
The Link Between Acute PE and CTEPH
Abdullah Al Dalaan (KSA)
Time: 11:50 -12:15
Role of Prostanoids in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
Cihangir Kaymaz (Turkey)
12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
Thursday, 05 March 2015 | Afternoon Session (14:00 - 17:00)
Al Ameera II
Interstitial Lung Disease
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 14:00 - 14:25
Imaging in Interstitial Lung Disease
Paras Dalal (UK)
Time: 14:25 - 14:50
Smoking Related ILD: Diagnosis and Management
Luca Richeldi (UK)
Time: 14:50 - 15:15
ILD: A Case-Based Overview
Robert Kotloff (USA)
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
Hall: Al Ameera II
Session:15:45 - 17:00
Sleep Medicine
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 15:45 - 16:10
New Developments in OSA
Michael Polkey (UK)
Time: 16:10 - 16:35
Impact of the New Hypopnea Criteria on the Severity of OSA
Ahmed BaHammam (KSA)
Time: 16:35 - 17:00
Metabolic Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Teresa Arora (Qatar)
Friday, 06 March 2015 | Morning Session (08:30 - 12:15)
Al Ameera II
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 II
Session: 11:00 - 12:15
Thoracic Imaging
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 11:00 -11:25
PET-CT Pulmonary Imaging
Ahmad Al Muhaideb (KSA)
Time: 11:25 - 11:50
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Imaging: An Update
- Jung-Gi Im (S. Korea)
Time: 11:50 -12:15
Imaging of Aspergillus Related Lung Disease
Paras Dalal (UK)
12.45 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
Hall: Al Ameera II
Session: 14:00 - 15:45
Pleural Diseases
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 14:00 - 14:25
Modern Approaches to the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Vladimir Anikin (UK)
Time: 14:25 - 14:50
Medical Pleuroscopy: Diagnosis and Management
Yaser El Sameed (UAE)
Time: 14:50 - 15:15
The Role of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Treatment of Empyema
Vladimir Anikin (UK)
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
Hall: Al Ameera II
Session:15:45 - 17:00
Board Review
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 15:45 - 16:10
Sleep Apnea
Mohammed Al-Houqani (UAE)
Time: 16:10 - 16:35
Pulmonary Embolism
Fatma Al Hurish (Kuwait)
Time: 16:35 - 17:00