CANADIAN THORACIC SOCIETY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 2015
Monday October 26th, 2015
11:00 – 17:30
Held in conjunction with CHEST 2015
Montreal Convention Centre/Palais du Congrès
Room 511ad
Montreal, Quebec
Program Chair: Dr. John Gjevre
11:00 – 11:20
Novel Strategies to Control TB in High Risk Populations
Dr. Victoria Cook, University of British Columbia
11:20 – 11:40
Palliation in Lung Disease: Breathe easy... help is on the way
Dr. Rebecca Colman, University of Toronto
11:40 – 12:00
Wading Through the Muck: A Review of Non-CF Bronchiectasis
Dr. Meredith Chiasson, Dalhousie University
12:00 – 13:30
Break
13:30 – 14:00
Great Balls of Granulomas: Putting Out the Sarcoidosis Fire
Dr. Meyer Balter, University of Toronto
14:00 – 14:30
Asthma and Exercise
Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet, Laval University
14:30 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:15
Debate: Be it resolved that e-cigarettes should not be used for smoking cessation
Pro: Dr. Matthew Stanbrook, University of Toronto
Con: Dr. Samir Gupta, University of Toronto
16:30 – 17:30 CTS Honorary Lecture – to be confirmed
18:30 – 20:00
CTS Members’ Reception (by invitation)
Intercontinental Hotel, Sara Bernhardt Room
360, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest,
Montréal (Québec) H2Y 3X4
SPONSOR RECOGNITION
The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) is grateful to the following corporate sponsors who have already made commitments to support the CTS strategic action plan this year:
Actelion
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Novartis
MEMBERSHIP
Have you joined the CTS or renewed your membership for 2015/2016?
If not, please visit https://cts.lung.ca, send an e-mail to ctsinfo@lung.ca or call 613-569-6411 ext 267.
Note the many advantages of membership in the CTS:
access to research funding;
access member-only resources online;
reduced registration fees for the annual 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 CHEST and American Thoracic Society conferences;
online access to the Canadian Respiratory Journal and exemption from manuscript submission fees;
educational and practice resources (patient and practice tools, website, guidelines, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease slides);
participation and leadership opportunities in CTS committees, guideline development and research activities;
information sharing through the CTS member and respiratory guidelines e-bulletins; and
complimentary membership in the Thoracic Network of Alberta and Northwest Territories (TNANT) for residents of Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
To join or renew your membership, please visit <https://cts.lung.ca>
MOVING OR CHANGING YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS? PLEASE LET US KNOW – CONTACT
Canadian Thoracic Society
1750 Courtwood Crescent, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2B5
Telephone: 613-569-6411 ext 267
Fax: 613-569-8860
E-mail: ctsinfo@lung.ca