Programme

Day 1: Thursday, 10th December 2020

Time

WEBINAR
NICOTINE ADDICTION & E-CIGARETTE/VAPING PRODUCT USE ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY (EVALI)

Speaker 

1130 - 1200

Registration

 

1200 - 1300

E-cigarette Addiction Prevention and Management

Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, Malaysia

1310 - 1340

EVALI: Epidemiology and Presentations

Mohd Afiq Mohd Nor, Malaysia

1340 - 1410

Break

 

1410 - 1455

EVALI Investigations

Tie Siew Teck, Malaysia

1505 - 1555

Imaging findings of EVALI

Zuhanis Abdul Hamid. Malaysia

1605 - 1655

Management of EVALI

Tie Siew Teck, Malaysia

1655 - 1700

Closing

 

Time

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 1 (SS1)

1845 - 1935

Company: Orient Europharma
Chairperson: Abdul Razak Abdul Muttalif
Speaker: Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Malaysia
Topic: Optimization of Asthma Patients’ Management: Targeting the Small Airways

Day 2: Friday, 11th December 2020

Time

Programme

0800 - 0810

WELCOME ADDRESS
 

  • Pang Yong Kek, Malaysia
    President, Malaysian Thoracic Society

     
  • Rozanah Abd Rahman, Malaysia
    Organising Chairman, MTS 2020

     
  • Lalitha Pereirasamy, Malaysia
    Scientific Chairperson Adult Programme

     
  • N.Fafwati Faridatul Akhmar Mohammad, Malaysia
    Scientific Co-Chairperson Paediatric Programme

  0810 - 0850           

PLENARY 1 (P1)

Chairperson: Pang Yong Kek

Non-Invasive Ventilation - A Glimpse into the Future
Amanda Piper, Australia

 

SYMPOSIUM 1 (S1)

0850 - 1005

S1A – MTS-APSR Joint Symposium 1: Lung Cancer


Chairpersons: Liam Chong Kin / How Soon Hin

Targeted Therapy for NSCLC – Old and New
Liam Chong Kin, Malaysia

 

Approach to Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Kwun Fong, Australia

 

Lung Cancer Screening and the Impact on Thoracic Surgery 
Pramoj Jindal, India

 

0850 - 1005

S1B – Airways Diseases


Chairpersons: Abdul Razak Abdul Muttalif / Tan Jiunn Liang 
 

Bronchial Asthma & Short Acting B2 Agonists: The Unbreakable Affair
Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Malaysia

 

Pulmonary Rehabilitation & COPD
Xu HuiYing, Singapore

 

End of Life Planning for Patients with Advanced COPD
Jaishree Sharmini Jivanadham, Malaysia

 

0850 - 1005

S1C – Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) in Children


Chairpersons: Asiah Kassim / Noor Ain Noor Affendi

 

Snoring in Children, When to Worry?
Hafizah Zainuddin, Malaysia

 

Clinical Presentation of OSA in Infant
Asiah Kassim, Malaysia

 

Principle in Management of Children with SDB
Mahesh Babu, Singapore

 

1005 - 1035

COFFEE BREAK

 

SYMPOSIUM 2 (S2)

1035 - 1150

S2A – MTS-APSR Joint Symposium 2: Lung Cancer


Chairpersons: Liam Chong Kin / How Soon Hin
 

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy & Surgery VS Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy & Immunotherapy in Resectable N2 stage IIIA Lung Cancer:  Debate
Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Malaysia / Tan Chih Kiang, Malaysia
 

Management of Immunotherapy Related Pulmonary Toxicity
David Lam Chi Leung, Hong Kong

 

Ground Glass Opacity - Diagnostic Approach and Management
Alan Dart Loon Sihoe, Hong Kong

 

1035 - 1150

S2B – Sleep Disordered Breathing


Chairpersons: Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail / Rashidah Yasin
 

Long Term Treatment in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome:NIV vs CPAP?
Amanda Piper, Australia

 

Treatment of Mild OSA: Should We Bother Treating It?
Tripat Deep Singh, Singapore

 

Pre-operative Screening for OSA: Is This Evidence-based?
Ong Thun How, Singapore

 

1035 - 1150

S2C – Paediatric Aero-digestive Diseases

 

Chairpersons: Eg Kah Peng/Su Siew Choo
 

 

Assessment of Swallowing Function in Children
Nor Sharina Mohd Zawawi, Malaysia

 

GERD in Children
Ng Ruey Terng, Malaysia

 

Aspiration Related Lung Disease
Patrick Chan Wai Kiong, Malaysia

1150 - 1240

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 2 (SS2)

Company: AstraZeneca

Chairpersons: Liam Chong Kin
 

Reframing Asthma Care: Say NO to SABA Monotherapy
Helmy Haja Mydin, Malaysia

Clinical Treatment Options in NSCLC Patient Harbouring EGFRm – Where does the Path Go
James Chung-man Ho, Hong Kong

1240 - 1430

LUNCH BREAK & FRIDAY PRAYERS

 

SYMPOSIUM 3 (S3)

1430 - 1600

S3A – Interstitial Lung Disease 1

 

Chairpersons: Syazatul Syakirin / Noorul Afidza


 

 

Antifibrotics for Fibrotic Lung Disease: Beyond Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Chai Gin Tsen, Singapore

 

HRCT Interpretation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Aida Abdul Aziz, Malaysia

 

Interstitial Lung Disease in CTD: Evolving Concepts of Pathogenesis and Management
Shereen Ch’ng Suyin, Malaysia

1430 - 1600

S3B – Interventional Pulmonology

 

Chairpersons: Narasimman Sathiamurthy / Fauzi Md Anshar
 

 

Bronchoscopic Sampling of Peripheral Lung Nodule 
Melvin Tay Chee Kiang, Singapore

 

Role of Bronchoscopy in Malignant Central Airway Obstruction
Tie Siew Teck, Malaysia

 

Role of Biopsy in Suspicious Lung Nodules - Is It Always Necessary? 
Pramoj Jindal, India

1430 - 1600

S3C – Children with Bronchiolitis Obliterans

 

Chairpersons: Rus Anida Awang/Alison Ting Yih Hua 
 

 

Who are at Risk for Bronchiolitis Obliterans?
N. Fafwati Faridatul Akmar Mohammad, Malaysia

 

Assessment of Children with Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Su Siew Choo, Malaysia

 

Management of Bronchiolitis Obliterans, What's New?
Norzila Mohamed Zainuddin, Malaysia

1600 - 1650

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 3A

Company: Sanofi Pasteur

Chairperson: Lalitha Pereirasamy

 

Influenza: A Threat to Patients with Respiratory Conditions
Pang Yong Kek, Malaysia

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 3B

Company: Viatris

Chairperson: Lem Li Khen

 

Management of Allergic Rhinitis in Comorbid Asthma Patients: Towards the Right Combination
David Price, Australia

1650 - 1845

COFFEE BREAK

1845 - 1935

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 4A

Company: Merck Sharp & Dohme

Chairperson: Yivonn Khoo

 

Challenges in the Management of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in the Era of Multi-drug Resistance
Asok Kurup, Singapore

Day 3: Saturday, 12th December 2020

Time

Programme

0800 - 0840

PLENARY 2 (P2)

Chairperson: Asiah Kassim

Recent COVID-19 Pandemic, Sharing Experience in Italy
Renato Cutrera, Italy

0850 - 1010

SYMPOSIUM 4

0850 - 1010

 

 

S4A – Pulmonary Vascular Disease
 

Chairpersons: Roslina Abdul Manap / Nurhayati Mohd Marzuki
 

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): The changing landscape of treatment 
Teoh Chee Kiang, Malaysia

Common Concerns in PAH: Travel, Exercise, Surgery, Pregnancy: How to Manage?
Chai Gin Tsen, Singapore

Management of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
Narasimman Sathiamurthy, Malaysia

0850 - 1010

S4B – Pleural Diseases

Chairpersons: Muhammad Redzwan S Rashid Ali /  Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid

 

Practice Changing Clinical Trials in Malignant Pleural Effusions
Gary Lee, Australia

Thoracic Surgery for Pleural Diseases: The Earlier the Better?
Harish Mithiran Muthiah, Singapore


Pneumothorax: What is New?
Gary Lee, Australia

0850 - 1010

S4C – Asthma and Wheezing


Chairpersons: Norzila Mohamed Zainuddin/Mariana Daud
 

Evaluation of Pre-school Wheeze: Asthma or Not Asthma?
Jessie Anne de Bruyne, Malaysia


Difficult to Treat Asthma
Alison Ting Yih Hua, Malaysia


Role of Intermittent High Dose ICS in Children
Rus Anida Awang, Malaysia

1010 - 1040

COFFEE BREAK

1040 - 1210

SYMPOSIUM 5

1040 - 1210

 

 

S5A – Interstitial Lung Disease 2: Case Based Discussion

Chairpersons: Noorul Afidza Muhammad/ Chantariga Benbamnan

 

Case 1: Interstitial Lung Disease - Non IPF 
Kho Sze Shyang, Malaysia

 

Case 2: CTD Related ILD 
Lydia Pok, Malaysia

 

Case 3:  Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 
Nor Suraya Samsudin, Malaysia

1040 - 1210

S5B – Tuberculosis 

Chairpersons: Zainudin Md Zin / Tan Jiunn Liang

 

MDR-TB: An Update
Mat Zuki Mat Jaeb, Malaysia

 

Challenges in Diagnosis & Management of Spine Tuberculosis
Fazir Mohamad, Malaysia

 

Latent TB: Prevent or Treat
Abdul Razak Abdul Muttalif, Malaysia

1040 - 1210

S5C – Chronic Cough in Children

Chairpersons: Jessie Anne de Bruyne/N. Fafwati Faridatul Akmar Mohammad

 

Chronic Cough in Children, What to Worry?
Eg Kah Peng, Malaysia

 

Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis, Is It Real?
Ahmad Fadzil Abdullah, Malaysia

 

Non-CF Bronchiectasis
Shangari Kunaseelan, Malaysia

1210 - 1300

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 5 (SS5)

Company: Boehringer Ingelheim
Chairperson: Abdul Razak Abdul Muttalif
Speaker:
Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali, Malaysia
Topic: COPD – The Present and The Future

1300 - 1400

LUNCH

1400 - 1500

SYMPOSIUM 6 (S6)

S6A – Oral Presentation

Chairperson: Lalitha Pereirasamy / Eg Kah Peng

S6B – Poster Presentation

1500 - 1550

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 6 (SS6)

Company: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical
Chairpersons: Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail
Speaker: Norbert Berend, Australia

Topic: Don’t Compromise on Asthma Management

1550 - 1640

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 7A (SS7A)

Company: Bayer
Chairpersons: Wan Haniza Wan Mohammad
Speaker: 
Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Malaysia
Topic: A Different Perspective of Fluroquinolones: Appropriate Use and Safety for CAP

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 7B (SS7B)

Company: Merck Sharp & Dohme
Chairperson: How Soon Hin
Speaker: James Chung-man Ho, Hong Kong
Topic: Latest Updates with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced NSCLC in 2020

1640 - 1710

COFFEE BREAK

1640 - 1730

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 8 (SS8)

Company: Boehringer Ingelheim
Chairperson: Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah
Speaker: Felix Chua, United Kingdom
Topic: Latest Update on the First and Only Approved Treatment for SSc-ILD

1730 - 1800

Announcement of Awards (Poster & Oral)

Scientific Committee: Lalitha Pereirasamy and Eg Kah Peng

 

Day 4: Sunday, 13th December 2020

Time

Programme

0830 - 0915

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Chairperson: Pang Yong Kek / Lalitha Pereirasamy
 

Battling COVID-19 in Malaysia
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysia

0915 - 1015

SYMPOSIUM 8 (S8)

0915 - 1015

S8A – COVID-19 Highlights

Chairpersons: Pang Yong Kek/Lalitha Pereirasamy

 

Biology of SARS-COV2
Chan Yoke Fun, Malaysia

 

Respiratory Support in COVID-19: Pre/Post Ventilation & ECMO
Melvin Tay Chee Kiang, Singapore

1015 - 1040

COFFEE BREAK

1040 - 1130

S8B – Thoracic Radiology

Chairpersons: Hooi Lai Ngoh/Fauzi Mohd Anshar

 

Radiology Rapid Fire – Radiology Quiz
Dennis Tan Gan Pin, Malaysia

 

1130 - 1245

SYMPOSIUM 9 (S9)

1130 - 1245

S9A – COVID-19 Highlights

Chairpersons: Pang Yong Kek / Lalitha Pereirasamy
 

Up-to-date Clinical Management of COVID-19
Suresh Kumar Chidambaram, Malaysia

 

Strategies for COVID-19 Vaccine
Rebecca Harris, Singapore

 

Long Term Care in Post COVID-19 Patients
Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah, Malaysia

1130 - 1245

S9B – Tuberculosis in Children

Chairpersons: Hafizah Zainuddin / Patrick Chan Wai Kiong

 

When to Consider TB Treatment Failure
Rina Triasih, Indonesia

 

Contact Tracing and Latent TB Infection
Noor Ain Noor Affendi, Malaysia

 

Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Nik Khairulddin Nik Yusoff, Malaysia

1245 - 1300

CLOSING CEREMONY

Rozanah Abd Rahman
Organising Chairman