| 8 November
2008 |
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| 13:15 - 13:45 |
Registration |
| 13:45 - 14:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Symposium
1: Influenza
Chairpersons: Professor Zhan-cheng GAO and Professor David HUI
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Epidemiology of seasonal influenza |
Dr.
Thomas TSANG (Hong Kong) |
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Human influenza A/H5N1 infection in China |
Professor
Zhan-cheng GAO (China) |
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Pathogenesis of seasonal influenza and avian
influenza |
Professor Malik PEIRIS (Hong Kong) |
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Management of pandemic influenza in "have-not"
countries |
Dr.
David FEDSON (France) |
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Q&A |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:10 |
Symposium
2: Airway Inflammation
Chairperson: Dr. Christopher LAI |
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Airway inflammation: Mechanisms and therapeutic
implications |
Professor
Neil BARNES (UK) |
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Q&A |
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| 17:10 - 18:40 |
Symposium
3: Sleep-disordered Breathing
Chairpersons: Professor Shao-guang HUANG and Dr. Shun-yang SO |
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Obstructive sleep apnea as risk factor for atherosclerosis
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Professor Mary IP (Hong Kong) |
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Pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction in sleep
apnea: The role of sleep fragmentation and intermittent hypoxemia
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Professor
Naresh PUNJABI (USA) |
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Simple diagnostic tools for the screening of
sleep apnea in subjects with high risk of cardiovascular disease
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Professor
Shao-guang HUANG (China) |
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Q&A |
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| 18:40 - 21:00 |
Welcome
Dinner |
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| 9
November 2008 |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Symposium
4: Burden of Lung Diseases
Chairperson: Professor Wah-kit LAM |
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Burden of lung diseases in Hong Kong |
Professor
Moira CHAN-YEUNG (Hong Kong) |
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Burden of lung diseases in mainland China |
Professor
Yong-jian XU (China) |
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Q&A |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Symposium
5: Lung Cancer
Chairpersons: Professor Jian-xiang HE and Dr. James HO |
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New advances in management of lung cancer with
Anti-VEGF and EGFR-TKI |
Dr.
Alan SANDLER (USA) |
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Chemotherapy versus targeted therapy: Which one
should be the best choice for Non- small cell lung cancer patients
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Professor
Sumitra THONGPRASERT (Thailand) |
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Surgical treatment for lung cancer |
Professor Jian-xing HE (China) |
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Q&A |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 - 13:40 |
Symposium
6: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chairperson: Dr. Wai-ming CHAN |
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Hopes come to reality in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease patients |
Professor
Antonio ANZUETO (USA) |
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Q&A |
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| 13:40 - 15:10 |
Symposium
7: Non-invasive Ventilation
Chairpersons: Professor Rong-chang CHEN and Dr. Henry KWOK |
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Non-invasive ventilation for non-COPD-related
respiratory failure |
Dr.
Nicholas HILL (USA) |
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Is there a role for home NIV in COPD patients?
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Dr.
Chung-ming CHU (Hong Kong) |
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Concerns and controversial issues in non-invasive
ventilation application |
Professor
Rong-chang CHEN (China) |
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Q&A |
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| 15:10 - 15:40 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:40 - 16:40 |
Symposium
8: Common Problems in General Practice
Chairpersons: Dr. Chi-chiu LEUNG and Dr. Maureen WONG |
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Smoking cessation |
Dr.
Bing LAM (Hong Kong) |
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Chronic cough in China |
Professor
Ke-fang LAI (China) |
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Q&A |
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| 16:40 - 17:00 |
Closing
Ceremony |
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Summing Up |
Professor David HUI
(Chairman, Scientific Committee, 10th BHME) |
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Closing Remarks |
Professor Nan-shan ZHONG
(President, Chinese Medical Association) |
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Closing Remarks |
Dr. Hung-hing TSE
(President, Hong Kong Medical Association) |
