1 September 2018 (Saturday)

  PROGRAMME (HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS)
 08:30 - 09:00

 Registration (Foyer of Meeting Room S421)  

 MEETING ROOM S426-427
 09:30 - 12:00  Station 1: Bronchial thermoplasty
 Mario Castro (USA)
 Yiu-cheong Yeung (Hong Kong)

 Station 2: Endobronchial valve
 Felix Herth (Germany)

 Station 3:
 (a) Force oscillation technique
 Gregory King (Australia)
 Hoi-nam Tse (Hong Kong)
 (b) High flow oxygen therapy
 Chun-wing Lau (Hong Kong)
 (c) Bronchial challenge test and FeNO
 Fanny Ko (Hong Kong)
(Tea Break: 10:40 - 11:10, Participants will rotate through different stations, 50 minutes for eash station)

  PROGRAMME (CERTIFICATE COURSE FOR NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS)
 08:30 - 09:00

 Registration (Foyer of Meeting Room S421)  

 MEETING ROOM S428
 09:00 - 10:15  Interactive Sessions
 Lecture 1: Asthma in children
 Daniel Ng (Hong Kong)
 Lecture 2: Improving ontcomes of asthma - Pitfalls and challenges
 Veronica Chan (Hong Kong)
 Lecture 3: COPD
 Wai-kei Lam (Hong Kong)
 10:15 - 10:45  Tea Break
 10:45 - 12:00  Hands-on Workshops
 Station 1: Spirometry, lung volume study and diffusion study
 Station 2: Skin test and inhaler devices
 Station 3: High flow oxygen therapy and NIV
(Participants will rotate through different stations, 25 minutes for each station)

  PROGRAMME (SYMPOSIUM ON ASTHMA AND COPD: NOW AND FUTURE )
 12:00 - 12:15

 Registration (Foyer of Meeting Room S421)  

 CHANCELLOR ROOM
 12:15 - 13:55  Luncheon symposium (sponsored by GSK)
 Maximum bronchodilation for COPD: what to consider?
 Norbert Berend (Australia)
 Stratification, treatment and comorbidity management of type 2 severe asthma
 Peter Howarth (UK)
 MEETING ROOM S421
 14:00 - 15:30  Symposium 1: Reducing the burden of asthma and COPD
 Asthma and COPD: how big is the problem and where do we go wrong?
 Christopher Lai (Hong Kong)
 The microbiome in respiratory health and disease: the key to prevent airway disease development?
 Fernando Martinez (USA)
 Is asthma a western disease? Lessons from China
 Jing Li (Mainland China)
 Can COPD development be halted?
 Wisia Wedzicha (UK)
 15:30 - 16:00  Tea Break and Exhibition
 16:00 - 18:00  Symposium 2: Tips for effective management
 Inhaler devices and inhaler techniques
 Gregory King (Australia)
 Strategies for improving adherence in asthma & COPD
 Helen Reddel (Australia)
 COPD according to the latest GOLD strategy: anything new?
 Jorgen Vestbo (UK)
 Managing asthma in children: anything new?
 Fernando Martinez (USA)
 Novel mechanisms of asthma attacks: new avenues for therapy & prevention
 Sebastian Johnston (UK)