Agenda – ITS ASM 2026

Irish Thoracic Society

Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

Thursday 19th November 2026
Event Check-In and Refreshments
12:30–13:30
Poster Review 1 - Abstracts
Rathaskar Reception
13:30–14:30

Asthma

Chairs - Prof. Richard Costello, Beaumont RCSI | Dr Emily O'Reilly, Cork University Hospital

TB/CF/Infection

Chairs: Dr Anne Dunleavy, St. Vincent's University Hospital | Dr Emma McNally, St. James's Hospital

General Respiratory

Chairs - Dr Katherine Finan, Sligo General | Mr. Craig McDonnell, TUH | Ms. Daphne Masterson, ANAIL

Invited Abstracts - Presentation & Discussion
Main Auditorium
  • Asthma
  • TB/CF/Infection
  • General Respiratory
14:30 – 15:45
Refreshment Break
15:45 – 16:15
Keynote Session
Keynote Presentation and Q & A - Professor David Jackson
Main Auditorium

Professor in Respiratory Medicine at King’s College London and Clinical Lead for the Severe Asthma and Eosinophilic Lung Disease Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London.

16:15–17:00
Case Study Forum: 17:15 - 21:00

Chairs: Prof. Cormac McCarthy, St. Vincent's University Hospital | Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald, Tallaght University Hospital

Case Study Forum - Poster Review
17:15–18:30
Buffet Dinner - Pippin Tree
17:30–19:00
Case Study Forum - Oral Presentations - Main Auditorium
19:00–20:00
Prizegiving Reception - The Snug
20:00–20:45
Friday 20th November 2026
Breakfast & Industry Symposium
07:45 – 09:00
Event Check-In and Refreshments
08:30 – 09:15
Poster Review 2 - Abstracts
09:15 – 10:15

COPD

ILD

Chairs - Dr Eoin Judge, Connolly Hospital | Dr Niamh Boyle, St.Vincent's University Hospital

Sleep

Chairs - Dr Laura Piggott, St.James's Hospital | Dr Barry Kennedy, St.James's Hospital

Lung Cancer/Pleural/Surgery

Chairs - Dr Emmet O'Brien, Beaumont Hospital

Invited Abstracts - Presentation & Discussion 2
10:15 – 11:15
Refreshment Break
11:15 – 11:45
Keynote Session
Keynote Presentation - Professor Francis X. McCormack

Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at University of Cincinnati

11:45 – 12:30
Oral Presentations - Session 1
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch / ITS AGM
13:15 – 14:30
Expert Update Session
14:30 – 15:00
Oral Presentations - Session 2
15:00 – 15:45
Keynote Session
Keynote Presentation - TBC
16:00 – 17:00
Wrap-Up and Thanks

Professor Eddie Moloney, ITS President

17:00 – 17:15
Drinks Reception - The Larkspur Lounge
18:30 – 19:30
Gala Dinner - Rathaskar
19:30 to Late
Affiliate Forums and Parallel Meetings
ITS Paediatric Forum
Friday 20th of November
09:30 - 17:00
ANAIL Meeting
To Be Confirmed
ITS Physiologist Forum
Wednesday, 18th of November
ITS AGM and Business Meeting 2026
Friday 20th of November
13:15 - 14:30
Irish Pleural Group Meeting
To Be Confirmed
CPRC Meeting
Friday, 20th of November
10:15 - 11:15
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Spring Meeting Agenda

Thursday 19th November 2026

Event Check-In and Refreshments

12:30 – 13:30

Poster Review 1 – Abstract Submissions

  1. Asthma
  2. TB/CF/Infection
  3. General Respiratory
13:30 – 14:30

Parallel Poster Discussions

  1. Asthma
  2. TB/CF/Infection
  3. General Respiratory
14:30 – 15:45

Refreshment Break

15:45 – 16:15

Keynote Presentation – Professor David Jackson

Professor in Respiratory Medicine at King’s College London and Clinical Lead for the Severe Asthma and Eosinophilic Lung Disease Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London.
16:15 – 17:00

Case Study Forum – Poster Review

17:00 – 18:00

Drinks Reception and Buffet Dinner

17:00 – 18:45

Case Study Forum – Oral Presentations

18:45 – 20:00

Prizegiving Reception

20:00 – 20:45
Friday 20th November 2026

Event Check-In and Refreshments

08:30 – 09:15

Poster Review 2 – Abstract Submissions

  • 3. COPD
  • 4. ILD
  • 5. Sleep
  • 6. Lung Cancer/Pleural/Surgery
09:15 – 10:15

Parallel Poster Discussions 2

10:15 – 11:15

Refreshment Break

11:15 – 11:45

Keynote Presentation – Professor Francis X. McCormack

Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at University of Cincinnati
11:45 – 12:30

Oral Presentations – Session 1

12:30 – 13:15
  • Lunch
  • ITS AGM
13:15 – 14:30

Oral Presentations – Session 2

14:30 – 15:30

Keynote Presentation – TBC

15:30 – 16:15

Refreshment Break

16:15 – 16:45

Expert Update Sessions – Key Research and Insights

16:45 – 17:30

Wrap-Up and Thanks

Professor Eddie Moloney, ITS President
17:30 – 17:40

Drinks Reception

18:30 – 19:30

Gala Dinner

19:30 to Late
Affiliate Forums and Parallel Meetings
  • ITS Paediatric Forum
  • ANAIL Meeting
  • ITS Physiologist Forum
  • ITS AGM and Business Meeting 2026
  • Irish Pleural Group Meeting
  • CPRC Meeting