Programme

Day 2: Friday, 15th August 2025

Time	Session

07:00 08:00	REGISTRATION Conference Hall Foyer Level 3
08:00 08:10	WELCOME ADDRESS Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail Speaker Malaysia Wan Jen Lye Speaker Malaysia Conference Hall 1 Level 3
08:10 08:50	PLENARY 1- APSR MTS Joint Session Lo Shan Min Chairperson Soo Chun Ian Chairperson Malaysia Pulmonary function test interpretation: A clinical approach Tan Geak Poh Speaker Singapore Conference Hall 1 Level 3
08:50 10:05	SYMPOSIUM 1A Airway Disease I Aisya Natasya Musa Chairperson Malaysia Sumithra Appava Chairperson Defining and identifying predictors of severe asthma clinical remission following biologic therapy Azza Omar Speaker Malaysia Asthma CPG revived: Key updates and advances after an 8-year hiatus Andrea Ban Yu Lin Speaker Malaysia Pulmonary rehabilitation in asthma: Identifying candidates, timing, and effective approaches Anmol Kaur Manjit Singh Speaker Malaysia Q&A Conference Hall 1 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 1B APSR MTS Joint Symposium (Thoracic Oncology) How Soon Hin Chairperson Justin Tan Yu Kuan Chairperson Malaysia Lung cancer in Asia Pan Chyr Yang Speaker Taiwan Targeted therapy in advanced NSCLC other than EGFR/ALK Liam Chong Kin Speaker Malaysia Advancement in early lung cancer detection Kwun M. Fong Speaker Australia Q&A Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 1C Critical Care Lo Shan Min Chairperson Soo Chun Ian Chairperson Malaysia Understanding respiratory drive in mechanically ventilated patient and clinical outcome Sim Wen Yuan Speaker Singapore Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Timing, goals and effectiveness Tan Geak Poh Speaker Singapore Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Definition and phenotypes Sim Wen Yuan Speaker Singapore Q&A Meeting Room 306 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 1D Wheezing & Asthma Chua Yi Cheau Chairperson Malaysia Noor Ain Noor Affendi Chairperson Malaysia Approach to young wheezers Jessie Anne de Bruyne Speaker Malaysia Anti-inflammatory reliever therapy Shivanthan Shanthikumar Speaker Australia (Virtual) An update on Malaysian CPG of Childhood Asthma Mariana Daud Speaker Malaysia Q&A Meeting Room 302 & 303, Level 3
10:05 10:35	COFFEE BREAK
10:35 11:50	SYMPOSIUM 2A Sleep Medicine Rashidah Yasin Chairperson Rozanah binti Abd Rahman Chairperson Malaysia Precision medicine in OSA Management Naricha Chirakalwasan Speaker Thailand Changing paradigm of managing sleep disordered breathing Nur Hashima Abdul Rashid Speaker Malaysia Oral health practitioners and sleep disordered breathing: When, whom and what Rama Krsna Rajandram Speaker Malaysia Q&A Conference Hall 1 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 2B Cardiometabolic Respiratory Disease Andrea Ban Yu Lin Chairperson Malaysia Roslina Abdul Manap Chairperson Malaysia Cardiovascular disease and COPD Hafidz Abdul Hadi Speaker Malaysia Obesity and asthma: A specific phenotype Lalitha Pereirasamy Speaker Malaysia Metabolic syndrome and respiratory diseases Norlaila Mustafa Speaker Malaysia Q&A Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 2C Interventional Pulmonology Kho Sze Shyang Chairperson Malaysia Ng Khai Lip Chairperson Malaysia EBUS-TBNA in TNM 9th edition: Current practices and the emerging role of EBUS-Cryo Soo Chun Ian Speaker Malaysia Optimizing radial EBUS procedures: In the absence of robotics and cone-Beam CT Terence Tam Speaker Hong Kong Advanced imaging in radial EBUS: Exploring CBCT and ensuring radiation safety Lin Ching-Kai Speaker Taiwan Q&A Meeting Room 306 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 2D Paediatric Airway Disease Hafizah Zainuddin Chairperson Malaysia Hasliza A Razak Chairperson Malaysia Approach to stridor Noor Zehan Abdul Rahim Speaker Malaysia Approach to congenital airway anomalies Liew Zheyi Speaker Malaysia Role of tracheostomy in laryngomalacia Saraiza Abu Bakar Speaker Malaysia Q&A Meeting Room 302 & 303, Level 3
11:50 12:40	SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 1A (SS1A) AstraZeneca Rosmadi Ismail Chairperson Pulse and Breath: Hand in Hand against COPD Chin Kok Rhee Speaker (Virtual) Conference Hall 1 Level 3		SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 1B (SS1B) Zuellig Pharma Lim Boon Khaw Chairperson The power of early empirical therapy in HAP/VAP and the role of Meropenem Liza Ahmad Fisal Speaker Malaysia Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3
12:40 14:30	LUNCH AND FRIDAY PRAYERS Conference Hall 2 & 3 Level 3
14:30 15:20	SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 2A (SS2A) AstraZeneca Lee Chiou Perng Chairperson One Path to Excellence: Optimizing Solutions in Asthma Care Ernest Poh Mau Ern Speaker Malaysia Conference Hall 1 Level 3		SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 2B (SS2B) Sanofi Mat Zuki Mat Jaeb Chairperson Malaysia Biologics in severe asthma: A comprehensive perspective on their use and impact Philip Bardin Speaker Australia Protection beyond flu Khairil Erwan Khalid Speaker Malaysia Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3
15:20 16:10	SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 3A (SS3A) GlaxoSmithKline Wong Chee Kuan Chairperson Malaysia Charting New Horizons: Advancing RSV Protection and Asthma Care in Malaysia Aisya Natasya Musa Speaker Malaysia Tan Jiunn Liang Speaker Malaysia Conference Hall 1 Level 3		SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 3B (SS3B) AstraZeneca Arvindran Alaga Chairperson Navigating New Horizons with Combination TKI Treatment in First-Line EGFRm mNSCLC Liam Chong Kin Speaker Malaysia Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3
16:10 17:40	SYMPOSIUM 3A Interstitial Lung Disease Noorul Afidza Muhammad Chairperson Sumithra Appava Chairperson Linking histology to clinical diagnosis in interstitial lung disease Venerino Poletti Speaker Italy Recognizing progressive pulmonary fibrosis: Diagnostic challenges and clinical tools Song Jin Woo Speaker South Korea Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Poly-Angiitis (EGPA) : A Respiratory perspective James Lordan Speaker United Kingdom (Virtual) Q&A Conference Hall 1 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 3B Pulmonary Hypertension Fatimah Azmah Mohammad Chairperson Ranjitha Chandran Chairperson Advances in diagnosis and risk stratification for pulmonary arterial hypertension Geetha Kandavello Speaker Malaysia Comprehensive approach to personalized treatment in pulmonary arterial hypertension Ali Aminazad Speaker Australia (Virtual) Lung transplantation in pulmonary arterial hypertension Andrew Fisher Speaker United Kingdom (Virtual) Q&A Meeting Room 304 & 305, Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 3C Oral Presentation Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah Chairperson Malaysia N. Fafwati Faridatul Akmar Mohammad Chairperson Nurhayati Mohd Marzuki Judge Malaysia Kwun M. Fong Judge Australia Azizi Omar Judge Malaysia Meeting Room 306 Level 3	SYMPOSIUM 3D Advanced Pulmonary Disease Alison Ting Yih Hua Chairperson Malaysia Kavetha Ramalingam Chairperson Malaysia Children with advanced pulmonary disease - Who are they? Rossa Brugha Speaker United Kingdom Respiratory support in advanced pulmonary disease Tan Yee Yen Speaker Malaysia Management of children with advanced pulmonary disease Rossa Brugha Speaker United Kingdom Q&A Meeting Room 302 & 303, Level 3
17:40 17:40	COFFEE BREAK Conference Hall 2 & 3 Level 3
17:50 19:30	MTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Meeting Room 306 Level 3