NEWS in Pulmonary Medicine scientific agenda

The Lebanese Pulmonary Society is pleased to announce a 48 hours continuous educational program – NEWS in Pulmonary Medicine – to be held in Dubai on 14 and 15 november 2012. It will allow participants from different Middle Eastern countries to attend conferences focusing on pulmonary topics, given by Lebanese, Jordanian and American pulmonologists.

La Société Libanaise de Pneumologie est heureuse d’annoncer la tenue d’un programme de formation médicale continue de 48 heures – Nouvelles en Pneumologie – , qui se tiendra à Dubai les 14 et15 novembre 2012. Il permettra à des participants de different pays du Moyen-Orient d’assister à des conférences de mise au point sur divers sujets pneumologiques, données par des pneumologues libanais, jordaniens et américains.

Agenda

 DAY ONE (14 November)
10:00 – 18:30

10:00 – 10:30 COPD:Year in Review Sanjay SETHI, USA
10:30 – 11:00 What is New in Diagnosing & Treating COPD Sanjay SETHI, USA
11:00 – 11:30 AECB Diagnosis & Treatment Sanjay SETHI, USA
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:30 Pathophysiology of Asthma Wajdi ABISALEH, Lebanon
12:30 – 13:00 Phenotypes of Asthma Wajdi ABISALEH, Lebanon
13:00 – 13:30 Update on Management of Bronchial Asthma Mustafa ABDULHADI, Jordan
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 Guidelines for Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia Georges KHAYAT, Lebanon
16:00 – 16:30 Health-Care Associated Pneumonia Youssef NAWAS, Jordan
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:30 Overview of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Mustafa ABDULHADI, Jordan
17:30 – 18:00 Sleep Apnea & Cardiovascuoar Diseases Pierre BOUKHALIL, Lebanon
18:00 – 18:30 COPD & OSA, the Overlap Pierre BOUKHALIL, Lebanon

DAY TWO (15 November)
10:00 – 13:00

10:00 – 10:30 Tobacco: From Leaves to Ashes Youssef NAWAS, Jordan
10:30 – 11:00 Narghile, Cotinine, CO and Dependance Zeina AOUNBACHA, Lebanon
11:00 – 11:30 Effective Interventions in Smoking Dependance Zeina AOUNBACHA, Lebanon
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00 Guidelines for Management of Pulmonary Hypertension Georges KHAYAT, Lebanon