Agenda - Irish Thoracic Society

Spring Meeting Agenda

17:30 – 18:30

Drinks Reception

Piano Room, Europa Hotel

TIME	AGENDA ITEM
08.45 – 09.45	Event Check-in and Refreshments
	Morning Session 1 Chairs: Professor Judy Bradley, Queen’s University Belfast Dr Angela Atalla, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
09:45 – 09:55	Welcome Professor Marcus Kennedy, President, Irish Thoracic Society Dr Marshall Riley, President, Ulster Thoracic Society Dr Paul Walker, former Chair, British Thoracic Society
09:55 – 10:30	Bronchiectasis Professor James Chalmers, University of Dundee
10:30 – 11:05	Digital Transformation of Sleep Pathways Dr Sonya Craig, Aintree University Hospital
11:05 – 11:25	Coffee Break
11:25 – 12:30	Morning Session 2 – Case Presentations Chairs: Ms Alison Armstrong, North-East Assisted Ventilation Service, Newcastle Professor Marcus Kennedy, Cork University Hospital Dr Marshall Riley, Belfast Trust Dr Paul Walker, Aintree University Hospital Case Presentations: Dr Kate Hinchion, St. James’s Hospital Dublin Dr Hira Gul, University Hospital Limerick Dr Katherine Aiken, Belfast Trust
12:30 – 13:10	Improving global respiratory health. A strong need for a collaborative approach. Professor Silke Ryan, President, European Respiratory Society
13:10 – 14:00	Lunch
	Afternoon Session 1 Chairs: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Ulster University Dr Izhaq Masih, Antrim Area Hospital
14:05 – 14:40	Lung Cancer Screening and Lung Health Checks Professor Mat Callister, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust
14:40 – 15:15	Running a Pleural Service in 2025 Professor Nick Maskell, Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit
15:15 – 15:35	Coffee Break
	Afternoon Session 2 Chairs: Dr Paul Minnis, Antrim Area Hospital Dr Kathy Cullen, Queen’s University Belfast
15:40 – 16:15	Using Data to Improve Respiratory Care Professor Jennifer K Quint, Imperial College London
16:15 – 16:50	Lung Transplantation Dr Peter Riddell, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
16:50 – 17:25	Occupational Asthma Dr Paul McKeagney, Belfast City Hospital
17:25 – 17:30	Wrap-Up and Thanks Professor Marcus Kennedy, President, Irish Thoracic Society Dr Marshall Riley, President, Ulster Thoracic Society Dr Paul Walker, former Chair, British Thoracic Society
17:30 – 18:30	Drinks Reception Piano Room, Europa Hotel ITS Business Meeting – Members Only Grand Ballroom, Europa Hotel
18:30 – 20:30	Supper Penthouse, Europa Hotel
20:30	Robinsons Bar, 38 – 40 Great Victoria Street.

Spring Meeting Agenda

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Irish Thoracic Society