Dr. David Hui and Dr. PC Wong
Chairmen of the Organizing Committee
The Autumn Respiratory Seminar (ARS) 2006 was held successfully on September 24, 2006 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. There were over 400 participants registered for this meeting.
The year 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Thoracic Society and the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Lung Foundation. This year, the ARS began with a special symposium on “The Development of Respiratory Medicine in Hong Kong” to highlight the outstanding achievements made by researchers and clinicians in HK over the last 2 decades in different aspects of Respiratory Medicine. The distinguished panel of speakers included Dr. Christopher Lai (development of asthma), Dr. WW Yew (development of tuberculosis), Prof. WK Lam (development of lung cancer), Prof. Mary Ip (development of sleep-disordered breathing), Dr. KS Chan (development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis) and Dr. CM Chu (on severe acute respiratory syndrome).
The ARS this year also honoured the great contribution to the development of Respiratory Medicine in HK by Dr William Chen, senior respiratory physician, with “Dr William Chen — Young Investigator Award” for the free paper presentation session. There were altogether 6 respiratory trainees or fellows presenting in this session and competing for this award, and the winner was Dr Alvin Tung (PWH). The special symposium on “Critical Care Medicine for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals on Practical Aspects of Respiratory Care” was also very well received.
The Interactive Grand Round included a quiz on the major advances and milestones in respiratory medicine and 2 interesting grey cases were also discussed. Finally, there was a symposium on “the New Developments in Respiratory Medicine in Asia” which included topics on interventional pulmonology, respiratory muscle in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and community acquired pneumonia.
