Chairs:   Mohamed Al Hajjaj (KSA)    |   Marc Moss (USA)

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08:30 - 09:00   |   Asthma 2017: Beyond the Guidelines
Monica Kraft (USA)

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09:00 - 09:30   |   Targeting Small Airways in Asthma
Qutayba Hamid ((UAE)

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09:30 - 10:00   |   Personalized Medicine in COPD: How Close are We?
Frank C. Sciurba ((USA)

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10:00 - 10:45   |   OPENING CEREMONY

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10:45 – 11:15   |   COFFEE BREAK

Chairs:   Bassam Mahboub (UAE)    |   Fatma Al Hurish (Kuwait)

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11:15 - 11:40   |   Current Update on the Management of Acute Severe Asthma
Charles Cairns (USA)

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11:40 - 12:05   |   Asthma and the Microbiome: 2017 Update
Monica Kraft (USA)

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12:05 - 12:30   |   Bronchial Thermoplasty Revisited
Vivek Iyer (USA)

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13:00 - 14:00   |   LUNCH BREAK

Chairs:   Rand Arnaout (KSA)    |   Wajih Djazmati (UAE)

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14:00 - 14:25   |   Asthma and COPD: Differences and Similarities in Inflammatory Answer
Guy Joos (Belgium)

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14:25 - 14:50   |  Thunder Storm Asthma in Gulf Countries
Nasser Behbahani (Kuwait)

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14:50 - 15:15   |  Asthma and Allergic Rhinosinusitis
Sulaiman Al Gazlan (KSA)

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15:15 - 15:45   |   COFFEE BREAK

Hosted by:

Chairs:   Mohammed Al Houqani (UAE)    |   Abdulaziz Al Hashemi (Qatar)

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11:15 - 11:40   |   Non-Surgical Treatment of OSA
Mouhamad Ghyath Jamil (KSA)

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11:40 - 12:05   |   Treatment of OSA: My CPAP Failed What is Next Surgically
Sulaiman Al Ruwaily (KSA)

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12:05 - 12:30   |   Sleep Disorders in Syndromic Children
Muna Maarafiya (Qatar)

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13:00 - 14:00   |   LUNCH BREAK

Chairs:   Nabil Kurashi (KSA)    |   Wadeia Al Sharief (UAE)

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14:00 - 14:25   |   Patient Centered Approach in Treating Respiratory Diseases
Nabil Kurashi (KSA)

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14:25 - 14:50   |  TB Screening
Farida I. Al Hosani (UAE)

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14:50 - 15:15   |  Upper Respiratory Tract Infections:Viral Vs. Bacteria
Mohamad Alswes (KSA)

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15:15 - 15:45   |   COFFEE BREAK

Chairs:   Abdullah Al Mutairi (Kuwait)    |   Anissa Waked (Lebanon)

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15:45 - 16:10   |   COPD: Diagnose, Treat, and When to Refer?
William Man (UK)

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16:10 - 16:35   |  Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination in Adults
Stefano Aliberti (Italy)

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16:35 - 17:00   |  CAP: Diagnose, Treat, and When to Refer to Admission
Mohammed Alhajji (KSA)

Chairs:   Sami Al Nassar (KSA)    |   William-Hans Steup (Netherlands)

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11:15 - 11:40   |   Update on Staging Of Esophageal Cancer
Ayman Al-Sulaimani (KSA)

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11:40 - 12:05   |   Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Management of Esophageal Disorders
Ahmed Bamousa (KSA)

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12:05 - 12:30   |   Management of Respiratory Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Waseem Hajjar (KSA)

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13:00 - 14:00   |   LUNCH BREAK


Chairs:   Khaled Al Kattan (KSA)    |   Enrico Ruffini (Italy)

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14:00 - 14:25   |   Update On Lung Cancer and Thymic Tumors Staging
Enrico Ruffini (Italy)

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14:25 - 14:50   |  Update on Lung Cancer Screening: Where Are We?
Samuel Kemp (UK)

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14:50 - 15:15   |  Management of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Ehab Massad (Jordan)

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15:15 - 15:45   |   COFFEE BREAK


Chairs:   TBA (TBA)    |   TBA (TBA)

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15:45 - 16:10   |   EBUS vs Mediastinoscopy in Lung Cancer Pro and Con
Atul C. Mehta (USA)   |  M. Rédha Souilamas (UAE)

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16:10 - 16:35   |  Toward a Precision Approach to Surgical and Bronchoscopic Volume Reduction in Emphysema
Frank Sciurba (USA)

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16:35 - 17:00   |  Tackling Refractory Pleural Effusions
Ali M. Alaraj (KSA)

Chairs:   Abdulaziz Alzeer (KSA)    |   Ahmed Aljohaney (KSA)

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11:15 - 11:40   |   Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Easy to Distinguish and Classify?
Carlos R. Cordeiro (Portugal)

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11:40 - 12:05   |   Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: New Directions on Classification by the Fleischner Society
Suhail Raoof (USA)

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12:05 - 12:30   |   New Connections in Connective Tissue Disease Associated ILD
Jeffery Chapman (UAE)

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13:00 - 14:00   |   LUNCH BREAK


Chairs:   Majed Alghamdi (KSA)    |   Fahad Al Ghimlas (Kuwait)

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14:00 - 14:25   |   The Triple A’s: Appraising Abstracts Art..
Fahad Al Ghimlas (Kuwait)

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14:25   |  Oxygenation and Haemodynamic Status in Airway Pressure..
Abdulmohsen Alahmad (KSA)

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14:35   |   Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty
Govinda Saicharan (UAE)

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14:45   |   Molecular Surveillance of Pneumococcal Carriage
K L Ravikuma (India)

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14:55   |   Implementation of Mandatory Electronic Multidisciplinary Pathway
Manal Eldegeir (KSA)

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15:05    |   Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour of Saudi Males With COPD
Mohammed Alyami (AUS)

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15:15 - 15:45   |   COFFEE BREAK


Chairs:   Emad Kowatli (UAE)    |   Adel Al Harbi (KSA)

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15:45 - 16:10   |   Common Reason for Manuscript Rejection
Adel Al Harbi (KSA)

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16:10    |   Non Intubated Self Respiration VATS In Lung Surgery
Zeead Alghamdi (Korea)

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16:20    |   A Study on Etiology of Mediastinal Lymph Node Enlargement and Role of...
Saheer Sainalabdeen (UAE)

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16:30    |  Early Results of Excision of 261 Cases of Primary Chest Wall Tumors in 14 Year Period.
Amer Bilal (Pakistan)

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16:40    |   Chest X-Ray Changes in Cystic Fibrosis Patients at KFSH&MRC.
Abdulaziz Algarni (KSA)

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16:50    |   Prognostic Value of CYFRA 21-1 and Carcinoembryonic Antigen in NSCLC.
Azza El-Toney (Egypt)

Chairs:   Mohamad Alswes (KSA) |   Abdulazziz Al Otaibi (KSA)

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11:15 - 11:35   

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11:35 - 11:55   

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11:55 - 12:15   

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12:15 - 12:35   

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13:00 - 14:00   |   LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 14:50 15:45 - 16:35