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  (Chairperson: Dr. Johnny Chan and Dr. Yiu-cheong Yeung)

 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  (Chairperson: Mr. Kenneth Chung and Ms. Maggie Lit)

 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)
 (Chairperson: Chun-kong Ng and Yiu-cheong Yeung)

 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
 (Chairperson: Dr. Fanny Ko and Professor Ting-fan Leung)

 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
 (Chairperson: Dr. Chun-kong Ng and Dr. Robert Tseng)

 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)

2 September 2018 (Sunday)

  PROGRAMME (SYMPOSIUM ON ASTHMA AND COPD - NOW AND FUTURE)
 08:00 - 08:30

 Registration (Foyer of Meeting Room S421)  

 MEETING ROOM S421
 08:30 - 10:00  Symposium 3: Managing severe asthma: what’s new?
 (Chairperson: Dr. Alice Ho and Dr. Loletta So)

 A practical approach to assessment and management of difficult-to-treat asthma
 Helen Reddel (Australia)
 Treating type 2- high asthma
 Ian Pavord (UK)
 Treating non-eosinophilic asthma
 Ratko Djukanovic (UK)
 Bronchial Thermoplasty
 Mario Castro (USA)
 10:00 - 10:30  Tea Break and Exhibition
 10:30 - 12:00  Symposium 4: New developments in COPD
 (Chairperson: Dr. Maureen Wong and Dr. Wilson Yee)

 Measurement of bronchodilator responses in COPD: forced oscillation and imaging
 Gregory King (Australia)
 Personalised therapy of COPD: ready for prime time
 Fernando J Martinez (USA)
 Is mild COPD worth treating?
 Fanny Ko (Hong Kong)
 Mechanisms of COPD exacerbations and their implications for treatment
 Sebastian Johnston (UK)
 CHANCELLOR ROOM
 12:00 - 13:40  Lunch symposium (sponsored by Novartis)
 (Chairperson: Dr. Christopher Lai and Dr. Joseph Pang)

 Anti-IgE therapy in asthma
 Ratko Djukanovic (UK)
 Rationale for dual bronchodilator therapy in COPD
 Wisia Wedzicha (UK)
 MEETING ROOM S421
 13:45 - 15:15  Symposium 5: Battle of the titans: where do we go from here?
 (Chairperson: Professor Mary Ip and Dr. Christopher Lai)

 Inhaled steroid for COPD
 Pro: Neil Barnes (UK)
 Con: Peter Calverley (UK)
 Rebuttal
 Trait-directed treatment of airway disease
 Pro: Ian Pavord (UK)
 Con: Wisia Wedzicha (UK)
 Rebuttal
 Moving beyond disease labels in asthma & COPD - what are the research needs?
 Helen Reddel (Australia)
 15:15 - 15:45  Tea Break and Exhibition
 15:45 - 17:15  Symposium 6: Phenotype directed treatment of COPD
 (Chairperson: Dr. Kah-lin Choo and Dr. David Lam)

 Asthma-COPD overlap
 Jorgen Vestbo (UK)
 Eosinophilic COPD
 Ian Pavord (UK)
 Individualized care for our COPD patients
 Peter Calverley (UK)
 Endobronchial lung volume reduction for COPD
 Felix Herth (Germany)