Conference Agenda

Thoracic Ultrasound + Thoracentesis + Drain

Hands-on Spirometry, Peak Flow & Inhaler Technique (Primary Care Toolkit)

Sleep medicine WS

Airway Session

Moderators: Mona Al Ahmed, Nasser Behbahani, Fatma Al Hreish

1. 13:05-13:25
   L1: Severe Asthma in 2027 - The Biologics Decision TreeNicola Hanania / Pavord
2. 13:25-13:45
   L2: The Obese Asthma PhenotypeRiyadh Lehabi / Bassam
3. 13:45-14:05
   L3: New Era for COPD: Moving Beyond FEV₁ to Biological and Clinical PhenotypesAshraf
4. 14:05-14:25
   L4: Multimodal Profiling: Airway disease assessment in CT imagingESOR Speaker
5. 14:25-14:40
   Q&A

Radiology Session

Moderators: Head of Rad Society, Zamil, Adnan Abul

1. 13:05-14:40
   Radiology of Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Paediatric Respiratory Session

Moderators: TBC

1. 13:05-13:25
   Pediatric Intervention Radiology
2. 13:25-13:45
   Pediatric Aerodigestive Service
3. 13:45-14:05
   Q&A

Advanced Lung Disease Session

Moderators: Essam Al Hamad/Abdullah Aldalaan, Abdullah Alramyan, Sanaa Almutairi

1. 14:50-15:10
   L5: The Post-Nintedanib Era: Rebuilding the Antifibrotic Treatment AlgorithmBoehringer: Luca_Biologix_Steve Nathan/Cottin
2. 15:10-15:30
   L6: Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in the Middle East: Finding the Invisible AntigenAbdullah Sakkat /
3. 15:30-15:50
   L7: Pulmonary Hypertension in 2027: A Precision Treatment AlgorithmBayer/MSD: Ardi/David
4. 15:50-16:10
   L8: The Intermediate-Risk Trap: When “Stable” PAH Is Actually FailingHassan Nuimait/
5. 16:10-16:25
   Q&A

Primary Health Care Session

Moderators: Head of Primary care, +, +

1. 14:50-15:50
   Systematic Approach to Chest X-ray InterpretationAli Ashkanani

Paediatric Respiratory Session

Moderators: TBC

1. 14:50-15:10
   Pediatric Long-term Ventilation
2. 15:10-15:30
   Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension – The Cardiac Perspective
3. 15:30-15:50
   Q&A

Nursing Care for PH

Updates in Acute Respiratory Failure

Abdulrahma Al Fares/ Mohd Shamsah

Symposiums

1. 16:45-17:05
   EXPO TALK 1 symposium
2. 17:05-17:25
   EXPO TALK 2 symposium
3. 17:25-17:45
   EXPO TALK 3 symposium

EXPO

Public Lectures

1. 16:45-17:05
   EXPO TALK 4AOP Workshop
2. 17:05-17:25
   EXPO TALK 5
3. 17:25-17:45
   EXPO TALK 6

The ILD Decision Lab: From Clinical Clues to Treatment Strategy

Ghanbar

1. 09:00-09:15
   The Clinical Puzzle: History, exposures, autoimmune clues & PFTsLuca / Salem Al Qahtani
2. 09:15-09:30
   Read the HRCT: Interactive pattern recognition
3. 09:30-09:45
   Do We Have a Diagnosis? MDT integration; BAL/biopsy decisions
4. 09:45-10:00
   Treat, Watch or Escalate? Therapy choice & audience vote
5. 10:00-10:15
   Q&A

The Vaccination Lab

Primary Care

1. 09:00-09:15
   TBC
2. 09:15-09:30
   Influenza, Pneumococcus & RSV: Who needs what?
3. 09:30-09:45
   The Immunocompromised Respiratory Patient: What vaccinations should be considered?
4. 09:45-10:00
   Case Workshop: Build the vaccination plan
5. 10:00-10:15
   Q&A

Sleep Medicine Lab 1

1. 09:00-09:30
   Sleep medicine in Kuwait: Current Services, Future vision and National PrioritiesDr. Eiman AlAnbay and Dr. Saadoun Bin-Hasan
2. 09:30-10:00
   When OSA Isn't the Whole Story: Sleep-Related Hypoventilation—Recognition, Diagnosis and ManagementProf. Ahmed S. BaHammam
3. 10:00-10:15
   Panel Discussion & Q&A (10 min)All Faculty

Precision Biologics Lab: Asthma, Vasculitis and Eosinophilic Disease

Alia Ibrahim

1. 10:25-10:40
   Before the Biologics: Confirm severity, adherence & comorbiditiesNicola / Mansour / Mukhtar
2. 10:40-10:55
   The Type 2 Evidence Board: Eosinophils, FeNO, IgE & exacerbations
3. 10:55-11:15
   Choose Your Target: IgE vs IL-5/5R vs IL-4/13 vs TSLP
4. 11:15-11:35
   Choose Your Target: IgE vs IL-5/5R vs IL-4/13 vs TSLP
5. 11:35-11:50
   Beyond Asthma: EGPA
6. 11:50-12:05
   Beyond Asthma: CRSwNP
7. 12:05-12:20
   Switch, Continue or Stop? Response assessment & audience decision
8. 12:20-12:30
   Q&A

The Primary Care Respiratory Lab: Navigating Chronic cough and Lung Infiltrates

Moderator: Mubarak Al Ajmi, Mohd Al Shammari

1. 10:25-10:40
   Chronic Cough: Start with the phenotypeGhadeer
2. 10:40-10:55
   When the Standard Work-up Is Negative
3. 10:55-11:15
   Refractory Chronic Cough: Current treatment optionsGhadeer
4. 11:15-11:35
   Pneumonia 2027: What has changed?
5. 11:35-11:50
   The Non-resolving Pneumonia: Definition and etiologiesBader Al Rasheedi
6. 11:50-12:20
   Case Challenges: Infection, inflammation or malignancy?
7. 12:20-12:30
   Q&A

Sleep Medicine Lab 2

1. 10:25-10:40
   Medical Management of OSA: Weight Reduction, GLP-1 Therapy and Emerging PharmacotherapyDr. Muhannad Hawari
2. 10:40-10:55
   Personalized OSA Management: Matching the Right Patient to the Right TherapyDr. Mohammed Al-Abri
3. 10:55-11:50
   Contemporary Surgical Management of OSA: Upper Airway Surgery and Hypoglossal Nerve StimulationDr. Ahmed AlSayed (Saudi Arabia)
4. 11:50-12:30
   Interactive Panel Discussion & Q&A (15 min)All Speakers

The Lung Nodule Lab: From Scan to Strategy

Saleh Al Azmi

1. 12:45-13:00
   The Nodule Is Found — What Next? Risk assessment & CT featuresAmro / Yaseem Al Lawati
2. 13:00-13:15
   Where Should We Take Tissue From? Bronchoscopy, EBUS, CT-guided or surgery
3. 13:15-13:30
   Stage Before You Treat: PET-CT & mediastinal staging
4. 13:30-13:45
   Operable or Not? PFT, DLCO, CPET & surgical fitness
5. 13:45-13:55
   Q&A

The Imaging Lab 1

ESOR: Aziz Muqueem

1. 12:45-13:55
   HRCT Masterclass

The PH Hemodynamic Lab: inside the cath Lab

Al Dammas

1. 12:45-13:00
   Know Your WaveformsAl Dalaan, Ardi/David
2. 13:00-13:15
   Calculations, Classifications and provocation tests
3. 13:15-13:30
   Clinical Integration and risk assessments
4. 13:30-13:45
   Clinical Integration and risk assessments
5. 13:45-13:55
   Q&A

Bronchiectasis in Practice Lab: From Diagnosis to Difficult Decisions

Saleh Almutairi

1. 14:10-14:25
   Why Bronchiectasis? Etiological work-up & treatable causesAmal Al Amiri / Abdullah Al Mutairi
2. 14:25-14:40
   The Frequent Exacerbator: Airway clearance & prevention
3. 14:40-14:55
   The Difficult Organism: Pseudomonas, NTM & recurrent infection
4. 14:55-15:15
   CF in the Modern Era: CFTR modulators & case decision
5. 15:15-15:25
   Q&A

The Imaging Lab 2: HRCT Pattern Recognition

ESOR

1. 14:10-14:25
   Pattern or Diagnosis? Approaching HRCT
2. 14:25-14:40
   New ILD nomenclature: How to apply it to your read
3. 14:40-14:55
   Interstitial Patterns: UIP, NSIP, OP & beyond
4. 14:55-15:15
   Unknown Cases: The radiology challenge
5. 15:15-15:25
   Q&A

The PH Echo Lab: Reading the Right Heart

Baqer

1. 14:10-15:25
   TBCHani Saboor, Fatma Hadi