Spring Agenda 2026

Spring Meeting Agenda

Event Check-in and Refreshments

08.45 – 09.50

Welcome

Professor Eddie Moloney, President, Irish Thoracic Society

10:00

Lung Health Check Trial Insights: Towards Earlier Detection in Ireland

Professor Daniel Ryan, Respiratory Consultant, Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre
Professor Patrick Redmond, General Practitioner, Centric Health and Assoc. Prof RCSI

Co-Chairs:

Professor Eddie Moloney, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Tallaght University Hospital
Dr. Parthiban Nadarajan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, St. James’s Hospital

10:10 – 11:00

Chronic Cough: Interactive Case-Based MDT

Ms. Jennifer Kilduff, Respiratory Physiotherapist, St.Vincent’s University Hospital
Professor Lorcan McGarvey, Respiratory Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast
Ms. Sandra Brandon, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, Galway University Hospital.

Co-Chairs:

Ms. Aoife Sheehan, Senior Physiotherapist, Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Dr Katherine Finan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Sligo University Hospital

11:00 – 12:00

Lunch

12:00 – 13:15

Respiratory Dietetics: Ms. Rasleen Kahai, Royal Brompton Hospital, London

Chair: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Senior Clinical Lecturer, Ulster University

13:15 – 14:00

Advancing Respiratory Medicine: Expert Updates and Insights

Asthma Year in Review: Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI

COPD Year in Review: Dr Sarah O’Beirne, Consultant Respiratory Physician, St. Vincent’s University Hospital

Co-Chair:

Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Senior Clinical Lecturer, Ulster University
Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI

14:00 – 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 – 15:30

Advancing Respiratory Medicine: Expert Updates and Insights

Pulmonary Hypertension Year in Review: Dr Brian McCullagh, National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit Ireland

ILD Year in Review: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Altnagelvin Hospital

Respiratory Health of the Nation 2026

Chair:

Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI

15:30 – 17:00

Wrap-Up and Thanks – Professor Eddie Moloney, ITS President

17:00 – 17:10

ITS Business Meeting

Members Only

17:15 – 18:00

Drinks Reception

18:00 – 18:15

Dinner – Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone

18:15 – 20:00

Event Close

20:00

TIME	AGENDA ITEM
08.45 – 09.50	Event Check-in and Refreshments
10:00	Welcome Professor Eddie Moloney, President, Irish Thoracic Society
10:10 – 11:00	Lung Health Check Trial Insights: Towards Earlier Detection in Ireland Professor Daniel Ryan, Respiratory Consultant, Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre Professor Patrick Redmond, General Practitioner, Centric Health and Assoc. Prof RCSI Co-Chairs: Professor Karen Redmond, Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Dr. Parthiban Nadarajan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, St. James’s Hospital
11:00 – 12:00	Chronic Cough: Interactive Case-Based MDT Ms. Jennifer Kilduff, Respiratory Physiotherapist, St.Vincent’s University Hospital Professor Lorcan McGarvey, Respiratory Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast Ms. Sandra Brandon, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, Galway University Hospital. Co-Chairs: Ms. Aoife Sheehan, Senior Physiotherapist, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Dr Katherine Finan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Sligo University Hospital
12:00 – 13:15	Lunch
13:15 – 14:00	Respiratory Dietetics: Ms. Rasleen Kahai, Royal Brompton Hospital, London Chair: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Senior Clinical Lecturer, Ulster University
14:00 – 15:00	Advancing Respiratory Medicine: Expert Updates and Insights Asthma Year in Review: Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI COPD Year in Review: Dr Sarah O’Beirne, Consultant Respiratory Physician, St. Vincent’s University Hospital Co-Chair: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital & Senior Clinical Lecturer, Ulster University Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI
15:00 – 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00	Advancing Respiratory Medicine: Expert Updates and Insights Pulmonary Hypertension Year in Review: Dr Brian McCullagh, National Pulmonary Hypertension Unit Ireland ILD Year in Review: Dr Nazia Chaudhuri, Altnagelvin Hospital Respiratory Health of the Nation 2026 Chair: Professor Richard Costello, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medicine, RCSI
17:00 – 17:10	Wrap-Up and Thanks – Professor Eddie Moloney, ITS President
17:15 – 18:00	ITS Business Meeting Members Only
17:15 – 18:15	Drinks Reception
18:15 – 20:00	Dinner – Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone
20:00	Event Close