Day 1 Program
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 08:30 - 10:30
Hall: 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
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15
Hall: Baniyas II
Severe Asthma - I
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 11:00 -11:25
Definition and Diagnosis of Severe Asthma
Elisabeth Bel (Netherlands)
Time: 11:25 - 11:50
Role of T-Cell in Asthma
Saba AlHeialy (KSA)
Time: 11:50 -12:15
Phenotype-Guided Treatment of Severe Asthma
Elisabeth Bel (Netherlands)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15
Al Ameera II
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)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15
Hall: AL-AMEERA I
Update in Critical Care
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 11:00 -11:25
Critical Care Delivery – Current & Future Care Models
Duncan Hite (USA)
Time: 11:25 - 11:50
Critical Care: The Year In Review
Husain Al-Awadhi (UAE)
Time: 11:50 -12:15
SEPSIS- Approach to Treatment and Care
Duncan Hite (USA)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15
Hall: Al Ameera III
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
Thursday, 05 March 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15
Hall: Baniyas II
Severe Asthma II
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 14:00 - 14:25
The Role of Steroid Resistance in Refractory Asthma
Qutayba Hamid (Canada)
Time: 14:25 - 14:50
Anti-IgE Therapy for Asthma Gulf Experience
Bassam Mahboub (UAE)
Time: 14:50 - 15:15
Severe Asthma: Regional Practice
Kheder Al Zahrani (KSA)
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15
Hall: 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
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15
Hall: Al Ameera I
ARDS
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 14:00 - 14:25
ARDS- All Aspects
Duncan Hite (USA)
Time: 14:25 - 14:50
HFOV in ARDS: Is There a Role in 2015?
Jimbo Varnum (USA)
Time: 14:50 - 15:15
ECMO for Acute Respiratory Failure
Michael Rodgers (UAE)
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15
Hall: Al Ameera III
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
15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00
Hall: Baniyas II
Tuberculosis
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 15:45 - 16:10
Tuberculosis Management in the Immunosuppressed Patients
Luca Richeldi (UK)
Time: 16:10 - 16:35
Tuberculosis in Transplantation
Abdulrahman Alrajhi (KSA)
Time: 16:35 - 17:00
MDR-TB: Are New Drugs Enough?
Giovanni Battista Migliori (Italy)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00
Hall: Al Ameera II
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)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00
Hall: Al Ameera I
Neuro-Critical Care
Chairing:
TBA
Time: 15:45 - 16:10
Traumatic Brain Injury: Update on Management 2015
Ahmad Aljabbary (KSA)
Time: 16:10 - 16:35
Delirium and Encephalopathy in the ICU
Sam Sara (UAE)
Time: 16:35 - 17:00
Cortical Spreading Depolarization: Novel Mechanism in Neuro-ICU
Waleed Jasim (UAE)
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00
Hall: Al Ameera III
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
Mundipharma | Best of Both Worlds for Real Life Asthma Control | 19:30 - 21:15
Time: 19:30 - 19:40
Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Mohamed Al-Hajjaj (KSA)
Time: 19:40 - 20:00
Where We Are Today, and Where We are Heading
Bassam Mahboub (UAE)
Time: 20:00 - 20:30
Introducing Best of Both Worlds for Real Life Asthma Control
Prof. Paul Jones (UK)
Time: 20:30 - 21:00
‘HDI’ Specially Designed for Better Patient Compliance
Prof. J Christian Virchow (Germany)
Time: 21:00 - 21:15