date:14-16 June 2013
venue:Hilton Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Welcome Message
on behalf of the organising committee iwould like to warmly welcome you to the malaysian thoracic society congress 2013. dr fauzi anshar and dr asiah Kassim have put up an exciting scientific program together, which will cater for all participants attending the congress. the scientific programme will cover clinical topics, basic sciences and the latest advancements in respiratory diseases.

We have invited many renowned international and local speakers who are experts in their field. there will also be a symposium specifically for allied Health Professionals to address issues relevant to their practice. the clinical grand round this year will also include community-based cases delivered by primary care physicians.

There will also be a pre-congress postgraduate workshop in ummcto cater for junior doctors keen on updating themselves in the management of common respiratory diseases. for the last few years, we have seen a significant number of abstracts being submitted for the congress, which reflects well on the future of respiratory medicine research. iwould like to encourage researchers to submit abstracts of their research work and the best five abstracts will be included in the oral presentation.

I would also like to take this opportunity to convey my appreciation to our
co-organiser, the lung foundation of malaysia, the organising committee who has
been working tirelessly to ensure the success of this congress, and to our industry
partners for their financial support.

We are looking forward to meeting you in June 2013 and wish you all an enjoyable
event.

Pre-Congress Post-Graduate Workshop
13th JUNE 2013, Thursday

Pulmonary Parenchymal Diseases
0830 – 0900
managing community-acquired pneumonia – How ido it
Prof Dr Roslina Abdul Manap

0900 – 0930
tbmanagement in special circumstances
Dr Goon Ai Khiang

0930 – 1000
approach to diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Dr Wan Haniza Wan Mohamad

1000 – 1030  Pulmonary haemorrhage – common scenarios
Assoc Prof Dr Pang Yong Kek

1030 – 1100  Tea
Pleural Diseases

1100 – 1130  Pneumothorax – from primary to secondary,
from medical to surgical
Prof Dr Liam Chong Kin

1130 – 1200approach to pleural effusion
Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh

1200 – 1230management of empyema thoracis
Dr Andrea Ban

1230 – 1330  LunCh
Quiz time

1330 – 1415  Quiz – imaging in respiratory medicine
(Speaker to be confirmed)

1415 – 1500  Quiz – lung function test
Dr Chua Keong Tiong

1500 – 1530  Tea
airway Diseases

1530 – 1600stepwise management in bronchial asthma
Assoc Prof Dr Tengku Saifudin Tengku Ismail

1600 – 1630coPdmanagement
– translating guidelines into clinical practice
Prof Dr Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani

1630 – 1700bronchiectasis – not just sputum
Dr Mat Zuki Mat Jaeb

President:Prof Dr Roslina Abdul Manap
Vice-President:Assoc Prof Dr Pang Yong Kek
Hon secretary:Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh
Hon treasurer:Assoc Prof Dr Jessie de Bruyne
Hon assistant secretary:Dr Asiah Kassim
Hon assistant treasurer:Assoc Prof Dr How Soon Hin
committee members:
Prof Dr Liam Chong Kin
Assoc Prof Dr Fauzi Mohd Anshar
Dr Mat Zuki bin Mat Jaeb
Dr Chua Keong Tiong
Dr Tie Siew Teck
co-oPted committee member:
Assoc Prof Dr Tengku Saifudin Tengku Ismail