Day 2 Program


DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 08:30 - 10:30

Baniyas 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

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15

Hall: Baniyas II

COPD - I

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 11:00 -11:25

Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in COPD

Michael Polkey (UK)

Time: 11:25 - 11:50

Accelerated Ageing in COPD and its Comorbidities

Peter Barnes (UK)

Time: 11:50 -12:15

Therapeutic Options for Advanced COPD

Robert M. Kotloff (USA)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15

Hall: Al Ameera II

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)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15

Hall: Al Ameera I

Hot Topics in Critical Care

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 11:00 -11:25

Considerations in Caring for The Critically Ill Geriatric Patients

Sam Sara (UAE)

Time: 11:25 - 11:50

Secretion Management In Intensive Care Patients

Paolo Navalesi (Italy)

Time: 11:50 -12:15

Ultrasound of the Lung in Acute Respiratory Failure

Michael Rodgers (UAE)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | MORNING SESSION | 11:00 - 12:15

Hall: Al Ameera IIISession: 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)

12:15 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15

Hall: Baniyas II

COPD- II

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

Corticosteroid Resistance in COPD

Peter Barnes (UK)

Time: 14:25 - 14:50

Understanding the Risk of Pneumonia from ICS in COPD Patients

J. Christian Virchow (Germany)

Time: 14:50 - 15:15

The Saudi Guidelines on COPD at a Glance

Javed Khan (KSA)

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15

Hall: Al Ameera II

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

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15

Hall: Al Ameera I

Mechanical Ventilation

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure

Paolo Navalesi (Italy)

Time: 14:25 - 14:50

Patient-Ventilator Synchrony: Current Update

Bashair AlFozan (KSA)

Time: 14:50 - 15:15

Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Protocols, Difficulties & Challenges

Michael Polkey (UK)

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 14:00 - 15:15

Hall: Al Ameera III

Thoracic Oncology / Surgery

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 14:00 - 14:25

Precision Therapy in Lung Cancer

Hassan Jaafar (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

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00

Hall: Baniyas II

Lung Infections

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 15:45 - 16:10

Pulmonary Infections in the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient

Robert Kotloff (USA)

Time: 16:10 - 16:35

Multidrug Resistant Pathogens in Patients with CAP

Stefano Aliberti (Italy)

Time: 16:35 - 17:00

Non-CF Bronchiectasis, a Multidisciplinary Approach

Abdullah Alshimemeri (KSA)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00

Hall: Al Ameera II

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

Pneumonia

Nasser Al Shekeili (Oman)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00

Hall: Al Ameera I

Respiratory Care With Participation from (SSRC)

Chairing:

TBA

Time: 15:45 - 16:10

Early Intervention of Noninvasive Ventilation in ER

Abdullah Al Mohammadi (KSA)

Time: 16:10 - 16:35

Preoperative Respiratory Assessment and Care

Kook-Hyun Lee (S. Korea)

Time: 16:35 - 17:00

Compatibility in Aerosolized Medications

Maher M. AlQuaimi (KSA)

DAY 2 - FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2015 | AFTERNOON SESSION | 15:45 - 17:00

Hall: Al Ameera III

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