REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals, Canadian COPD Alliance and The Lung Association, in collaboration with the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, invite you to attend the 2010 Canadian Respiratory Conference.
CANADIAN RESPIRATORY CONFERENCE 2010
April 29 to May 1, 2010
World Trade and Convention Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Don’t miss the early bird deadline of March 5, 2010!
Register now at www.lung.ca/crc
Highlights of the conference include the following outstanding plenary sessions:
Air Quality and Health: What’s the Evidence? – Dr Michael Brauer
Counseling Respiratory Patients about Air Pollution – Dr Alan Abelsohn
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: What Will the Successes Be Like as Adults? – Dr Allan Coates
Long-Term Outcomes of Subjects Suffering from Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Following a Premature Birth – Dr Jennifer Landry
Delivering COPD Care – The UK Experience – Professor Peter Calverley
Ongoing Challenges in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Dr Antonio Anzueto
Plenary Panel: The Future of Canadian Respiratory Research
Drs Denis O’Donnell, James Martin and Peter Liu, and Ms Heather Borquez
Consult the full preliminary program at www.lung.ca/crc.
MEMBERSHIP
Have you joined the CTS or renewed your membership for the 2010/2011 year?
If not, please visit www.lung.ca/cts, send an e-mail to Lise Dingwell at ctsinfo@lung.ca or call 613-569-6411 ext 270.
Note the many advantages of membership in the CTS:
access to research funding;
reduced registration fees for the annual ACCP CHEST Conference and the annual Canadian Respiratory Conference;
15% reduced membership fees for the European Respiratory Society;
collaboration with a national network of respiratory physicians and researchers promoting lung health across Canada;
CTS social events at the ACCP and American Thoracic Society conferences;
online access to the Canadian Respiratory Journal;
educational and practice resources (patient and practice tools, Web site, guidelines, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease slides);
participation and leadership opportunities in CTS committees, guideline development and research activities; and
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To join or renew your membership, please visit <www.lung.ca/cts>.
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Canadian Thoracic Society
1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2B5
Telephone: 613-569-6411 ext 270
Fax: 613-569-8860
E-mail: ctsinfo@lung.ca