CANADIAN RESPIRATORY CONFERENCE
The Canadian Thoracic Society, the Canadian COPD Alliance, the Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals and the Canadian Lung Association are proud to present the Canadian Respiratory Conference (CRC) preliminary program At-A-Glance. Join us at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, June 19 to 21!
For further details on the CRC, and to register, go to <www.lung.ca/crc>.
2008 CRC SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM At-A-Glance
This program is preliminary and subject to change
| Thursday, June 19 | |
| 17:30–19:30 | Opening Reception/Sponsor Exhibits/Poster Viewing |
| Friday, June 20 | |
| 07:15–08:15 | Satellite Symposium presented by GlaxoSmithKline Inc
The Pros and Cons of Stopping Randomized Trials Early |
| Dr Gordon Guyatt | |
| Satellite Symposium presented by Boehringer
Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd and Pfizer What If … My COPD Patient Had Been Diagnosed and Treated Earlier? | |
| Dr Sandra Adams | |
| 08:30–10:00 | Plenary Session |
| Opening Remarks | |
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Dr Robert Levy, Conference Chair
The Honourable Tony Clement, PC, MP Minister of Health (Invited) | |
| Building the Science Infrastructure for a Nation of Innovation | |
| Dr Eliot Phillipson | |
| GRADE Approach to Rating Quality of Evidence and Strength of Recommendations | |
| Dr Gordon Guyatt | |
| 10:00–10:30 | Refreshment Break/Sponsor Exhibits/Poster Viewing |
| 10:30–12:00 | Concurrent Sessions
New Approaches to Asthma Management Bronchial Thermoplasty |
| Dr Gerard Cox | |
| Using Inflammometry to Individualize Therapy of Asthma | |
| Dr Parameswaran Nair | |
| New Developments in the Pharmacotherapy of Asthma | |
| Dr Louis-Philippe Boulet | |
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Tuberculosis 2008: Diagnosis and Treatment The Old and the New – Using the Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon Gamma Release Assays to Diagnose Latent TB Infection | |
| Dr Dick Menzies | |
| New Tools & Emerging Technologies for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis and Drug Resistance | |
| Dr Madhukar Pai | |
| The Challenge of Treating TB in the Era of Extremely Drug Resistant Disease | |
| Dr Mark FitzGerald | |
| Prevention, Liberation, Repatriation: Keeping Ventilated Patients Out of the ICUPrevention | |
| Dr Doug McKim | |
| Liberation from Long-Term ICU Ventilation | |
| Dr Ian Fraser | |
| Repatriation | |
| Dr Jeremy Road | |
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Assessment and Management of Exercise in COPD Assessing Activity Limitation in COPD | |
| Dr Darcy Marciniuk | |
| Optimizing Exercise: Practical Strategies to Improve Exercise Rehabilitation | |
| Dr Neil Eves | |
| Exercise Rehabilitation: The Secret May Lay in What We Don’t Know | |
| Dr Hélène Perrault | |
| 12:00–13:15 | Delegate Luncheon
Optional Luncheon Session: ACCP Guidelines for Management of Pulmonary Thrombosis |
| Dr William Geerts | |
| 13:30–15:00 | Concurrent Sessions
Advances in Bronchoscopic Techniques Advances in Endoscopic Imaging |
| Dr Stephen Lam | |
| Endoscopic Treatment of Emphysema | |
| Dr John Miller | |
| Endobronchial Ultrasonography: Bronchoscopy Beyond the Airway Wall | |
| Dr Alain Tremblay | |
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End of Life Care End of Life Issues in COPD | |
| Dr Paul Hernandez | |
| Patient Experiences with End of Life: A Qualitative Approach | |
| Dr Pat Bailey | |
| Understanding Death in the ICU from Multiple Perspectives | |
| Dr Graeme Rocker | |
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COPD: Tackling the Comorbidities Anxiety and Depression in End Stage COPD | |
| Dr Yves Lacasse | |
| Is COPD Really a Cardiac Disease? | |
| Dr Don Sin | |
| Prevalence and Relevance of Osteoporosis in COPD | |
| Dr Gerard Cox | |
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Long-Term Consequences of Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury Neonatal Lung Injury and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | |
| Dr Michael Davis | |
| Advances in Mechanisms of Injury and Repair in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury | |
| Dr Claudia Chimisso dos Santos | |
| 15:00–15:30 | Refreshment Break/Sponsor Exhibits/Poster Viewing |
| 15:30–17:00 | Concurrent Sessions
Emerging Concepts in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Antimicrobial Resistance in Respiratory Tract Infections |
| Dr Tony Mazzulli | |
| Antipneumococcal Vaccines: Have They Changed the Landscape? | |
| Dr Allison McGeer | |
| Advances in the Management of CAP | |
| Dr Ronald Grossman | |
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Self Management Education in Respiratory Disease Action Plans in COPD: A Proposed Strategy to Manage Exacerbation | |
| Dr Jean Bourbeau | |
| Action Plans in Asthma | |
| Dr Lisa Cicutto | |
| Home-Telenursing Interventions for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Preliminary Results | |
| Dr Antonia Arnaert | |
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Update on Sleep Disordered Breathing Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cause Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease? | |
| Dr Najib Ayas | |
| Diagnostic Strategies for Patients with Suspected Sleep Disordered Breathing | |
| Dr John Kimoff | |
| CTS Guidelines for Sleep Disordered Breathing | |
| Dr John Fleetham | |
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Inflammatory Response to Viral Infection Inflammatory Response to Viral Infection in Children: Focus on Respiratory Syncytial Virus | |
| Dr Louise Giles | |
| Inflammatory Response to Viral Infections in Adults | |
| Dr David Proud | |
| 17:30–23:00 | Optional Social Activity: Le Festin du Gouverneur |
| Saturday, June 21 | |
| 07:15–08:15 | Continental Breakfast
Satellite Symposium presented by Pfizer Canada Inc Tobacco Addiction Treatment: What’s the Buzz? |
| Dr Charl Els | |
| Satellite Symposium presented by AstraZeneca Inc
Emerging Challenges in the Management of Asthma | |
| TBA | |
| 08:30–10:00 | Plenary Session
Peripheral Muscle Dysfunction in COPD: From Bench to Bedside |
| Dr François Maltais | |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Across the Life Span Pediatric Perspective | |
| Dr Valerie Kirk | |
| Adult Perspective | |
| Dr John Fleetham | |
| 10:00–10:30 | Refreshment Break/Sponsor Exhibits |
| 10:30–12:00 | Concurrent Moderated Poster Sessions |
| Session 1 – Asthma/COPD | |
| Session 2 – COPD | |
| Session 3 – Pediatrics | |
| Session 4 – Other | |
| 12:00–13:15 | Delegate Luncheon
Optional Luncheon Session: Update on Lung Transplantation |
| Dr Tom Waddell | |
| 13:20–15:20 | Plenary Session
The Future of Canadian Respiratory Clinical Research |
| Dr Shawn Aaron | |
| Moving Forward in Idiopathic Pulmonary
Fibrosis (IPF): Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future | |
| Dr Paul Noble | |
| Smoking Cessation: What Every Healthcare
Professional Must Know | |
| Dr Andrew Pipe | |
| 15:20–15:40 | Refreshment Break |
| 15:40–17:00 | Plenary Session
2008 Asthma Update |
| Dr Andrew McIvor | |
| Clinical Guidelines in Airways Disease: COPD | |
| Dr Denis O’Donnell | |
| Towards a Framework for Respiratory Health | |
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Dr Darcy Marciniuk Ms Nora Sobolov | |
| Closing Remarks | |
| Dr Robert Levy, Conference Chair | |
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