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Sleep and Breathing Course
21 March 2025 (Friday)
Time / Venue Session
09:30 – 09:45 Registration
Meeting Room S421
09:45 – 11:15 Symposium (I): Diagnosis of OSA
(Chairpersons: Dr. Macy Lui and Dr. Chun-kong Ng)

4 factor model to explain OSA pathophysiology and treatment options – helpful or hogwash
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)
 
Craniofacial phenotypes which lead to non-obese SDB: what to watch out for
Professor Peter Cistulli (Australia)
 
Sleep Questionnaires: which to use and why
Professor Brendon Yee (Australia)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break and Exhibition
11:45 – 13:15 Symposium (II): Treatment of OSA
(Chairperson: Dr. Kin-wang To and Dr. Yiu-cheong Yeung)

CPAP therapy: RCTs vs big data which do we believe
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)
 
Oral appliance therapy: state of the art
Professor Peter Cistulli (Australia)
 
Non-PAP therapies for OSA
Professor Brendon Yee (Australia)
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:45 Symposium (III): Sleep Disorders Other than OSA
(Chairpersons: Dr. Pui-hing Chiu and Dr. Chun-kong Ng)

Insomnia and COMISA
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)
 
Narcolepsy and new exciting treatments
Professor Brendon Yee (Australia)
 
RBD and NREM parasomnias
Professor Brendon Yee (Australia)
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break and Exhibition
16:15 – 17:45 Symposium (IV): Respiratory Failure and Non-invasive Supports
(Chairpersons: Dr. Alice Cheung and Dr. Wai-kei Lam)

Oxygen therapy: how important is it to “swim between the flags”
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)
 
CO2 monitoring: how, when and why. How to avoid pitfalls for beginners
Associate Professor Amanda Piper (Australia)
 
Updates on NIV in respiratory failure
Associate Professor Amanda Piper (Australia)
Sleep and Breathing Course
22 March 2025 (Saturday)
Time / Venue Session
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
Meeting Room S421
09:00 – 10:00 Symposium (V): Updates in OSA Management
(Chairpersons: Dr. Hoi-yee Kwan and Dr. David Lam)

Personalising OSA management
Professor Peter Cistulli (Australia)
 
Sleep & sleep disorders in other medical conditions
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break and Exhibition
Time / Venue Meeting Room S426 – 427 Meeting Room S428
10:30 – 11:15 EEG Scoring (Group A)
(Chairperson: Dr. Chi-kai Chow)
Dr. Kerri Melehan (Australia)
Respiratory and Other Parameters Scoring (Group B)
(Chairperson: Dr. Frankie Choy)
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)
11:15 – 12:00 EEG Scoring (Group B)
(Chairperson: Dr. Chi-kai Chow)
Dr. Kerri Melehan (Australia)
Respiratory and Other Parameters Scoring (Group A)
(Chairperson: Dr. Frankie Choy)
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
Time / Venue Meeting Room S421
13:00 – 14:00 Symposium (VI): Sleep and Sleepiness
(Chairpersons: Dr. Hon-cheung Fan and Dr. Derek Lee)

Less commonly discussed aspects of sleep and sleep disorders
Dr. Kerri Melehan (Australia)
 
Sleepiness and vigilance testing
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)
Time / Venue Meeting Room S426 – 427 Meeting Room S428
14:00 – 15:00 NIV Workshop (Group A)
(Chairperson: Dr. Wai-kei Lam)
Associate Professor Amanda Piper (Australia)
CPAP Workshop (Group B)
(Chairperson: Dr. Jane Cheung)
Dr. Kerri Melehan (Australia)
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)
15:00 – 16:00 NIV Workshop (Group B)
(Chairperson: Dr. Wai-kei Lam)
Associate Professor Amanda Piper (Australia)
CPAP Workshop (Group A)
(Chairperson: Dr. Jane Cheung)
Dr. Kerri Melehan (Australia)
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break and Exhibition
16:30 – 18:30 Hands-on Workshop
Annual Scientific Meeting
23 March 2025 (Sunday)
Time / Venue Session
08:20 – 08:45 Registration
Meeting Room S421
08:45 – 08:50 Opening Remarks
Dr. Fanny Ko, Chairman of Hong Kong Lung Foundation
08:50 – 10:45 Symposium on Asthma and COPD
(Chairpersons: Dr. Fanny Ko and Dr. Loletta So)

Precision medicine in asthma: tailoring biologic therapies to patient profiles and T2 inflammatory markers
Professor Philip Thompson (Australia)

The importance of proactive approach in COPD by triple therapy
Professor Diahn-warng Perng (Taiwan)

Position for dual bronchodilation in COPD: tailoring treatment for individual patients
Professor Michael Dreher (Germany)

Biologic treatment in COPD patients with Type 2 inflammation
Professor Alberto Papi (Italy)
10:45 – 11:10 Coffee Break and Exhibition
11:10 – 13:05 Symposium on Update in Sleep Medicine
(Chairpersons: Professor David Hui and Dr. Chun-kong Ng)

Pathophysiology of OSA
Professor Peter Cistulli (Australia)

Evolving diagnostics for OSA: from PSG to wearables and beyond – what’s the evidence
Mr. Tom Churchward (Australia)

GLP1 agonists: short-term gain or long-term pain
Professor Matthew Naughton (Australia)

NIV and HFNT in managing chronic respiratory failure during sleep – blow or flow?
Associate Professor Amanda Piper (Australia)
Time / Venue Meeting Room S426 – 427
11:10 – 12:15 Concurrent Symposium for Allied Health Professionals
(Chairpersons: Dr. Alice Cheung and Dr. Ida Wong)

Application of motivational interviewing by occupational therapists to promote self-management in pulmonary rehabilitation
Mr. William Ko (Hong Kong)

What challenges we still encounter on patient education of inhalation therapy
Mr. Shu-wah Ng (Hong Kong)
13:05 – 14:25 Lunch and AGMs
Time / Venue Meeting Room S421
14:30 – 14:45 A Moment of Appreciation for Support to Respiratory Patients – Sharing from MK Lau Foundation
14:45 – 15:15 HKLF – Donald Yu Lecture
(Chairpersons: Professor Christopher Lai and Professor Donald Yu)

Barrier function: The new frontier for asthma and allergy
Professor Sir Stephen Holgate (UK)
15:15 – 15:30 Memorial Session – Tribute to Professor Moira Chan-Yeung
(Orated by Professor Mary Ip on behalf of HKLF/HKTS/CHEST Delegation Hong Kong and Macau)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break and Exhibition
16:00 – 17:30 Updates on Respiratory Medicine and Health
(Chairpersons: Dr. Jenny Ngai and Dr. Yiu-cheong Yeung)

Emerging treatment therapies: how would clinical remission be achieved with single inhaler triple therapy (SITT)
Dr. Kay-choong See (Singapore)

A paradigm shift: multidisciplinary strategies for early-stage NSCLC with perioperative immunotherapy
Dr. James Ho (Hong Kong)

There’s something in the air – the pervasive and serious effects of air pollution on human health
Professor Sir Stephen Holgate (UK)
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