{"id":6494,"date":"2015-03-22T02:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T02:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hkts.hku.yakoo.com.hk\/?post_type=professional-edu&p=6494"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:58:02","slug":"2015-mar-22","status":"publish","type":"professional-edu","link":"https:\/\/dev.hkts.hku.yakoo.com.hk\/zh-hans\/professional-edu\/2015-mar-22\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Mar 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Annual Scientific Meeting 2015 was held on 22 March 2015 (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
08:30 \u2013 08:55<\/td>Registration<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
08:55 \u2013 09:00<\/td>Opening Remarks<\/strong>
– Dr. Wai-ming Chan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Lung Foundation<\/td><\/tr>
09:00 \u2013 10:30<\/td>Symposium on COPD<\/strong>
(Chairpersons: Dr. Hok-sum Chan and Dr. David Lam)

Tailor-made Treatment for COPD<\/strong>
– Professor Ken Chapman (Canada)

The Difference of ICS\/LABA in Exacerbation Protection and Safety Benefits to COPD Patients<\/strong>
– Professor Kjell Larsson (Sweden)

Meeting the Challenge \u2013 Prevention of COPD Exacerbation<\/strong>
– Professor Peter Calverley (United Kingdom)<\/td><\/tr>
10:30 \u2013 11:00<\/td>Coffee Break and Exhibition<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
11:00 \u2013 12:30<\/td>Symposium on Infection<\/strong>
(Chairpersons: Dr. Wai-ming Chan and Dr. Kwok-chiu Chang)

Pneumococcal Vaccines in Adults<\/strong>
– Dr. Owen Tsang (Hong Kong)

New Tool for Global TB Elimination: Interferon Gamma Release Assays<\/strong>
– Dr. Masae Kawamura (USA)

A New Generation of Cephalosporin for Pneumonia: Is It Worth Its Zalt?<\/strong>
– Dr. Hoe-nam Leong (Singapore)<\/td><\/tr>
11:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td>Concurrent Symposium for Allied Health Professionals<\/strong>
(Chairpersons: Dr. Kah-lin Choo and Dr. Alice Ho)

Living Well with COPD: A Reference Model in Promoting self-management and Efficacy<\/strong>
– Mr. Chi-tao So (Hong Kong)

The Use of Acu-Tens for Treatment of Airway Diseases<\/strong>
– Dr. Shirley Ngai (Hong Kong)<\/td><\/tr>
12:30 \u2013 13:15<\/td>Annual General Meeting<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
12:30 \u2013 14:15<\/td>Lunch <\/strong>(sponsored by Mundipharma)<\/td><\/tr>
14:15 \u2013 15:00<\/td>Luncheon Symposium\u00a0<\/strong>(sponsored by Mundipharma)(Chairperson: Dr. Fanny Ko)

Delivering Particles That Matter<\/strong>
– Dr. Omar Usmani (United Kingdom)<\/td><\/tr>
15:00 \u2013 15:45<\/td>Keynote Lecture 1<\/strong>
(Chairperson: Dr. Joseph Pang)

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Management<\/strong>
– Dr. Talmadge King (USA)<\/td><\/tr>
15:45 \u2013 16:15<\/td>Coffee Break and Exhibition<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
16:15 \u2013 17:00<\/td>Keynote Lecture 2<\/strong>
(Chairperson: Dr. Thomas Mok)

Updates in Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism<\/strong>
– Professor Walter Ageno (Italy)<\/td><\/tr>
17:00 \u2013 18:00<\/td>Symposium on Airway Diseases<\/strong>
(Chairpersons: Dr. Johnny Chan and Dr. Wilson Yee)

Exacerbation and Symptom Management in COPD \u2013 Dual Bronchodilation<\/strong>
– Professor Jadwiga Wedzicha (United Kingdom)

The Updated Roles of ICS\/LABA\/LAMA in Asthma and COPD<\/strong>
– Professor Andrew Greening (United Kingdom)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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