This international event will discuss the latest research related to the science of respiratory health (social, economic, health and environmental).
In an informal academic setting this three day event will bring together those working in all aspects of respiratory health and research. From infection and pathology to treatment and pharmacology; this summit will cover all aspects of respiratory health.
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Talks Include:
| Talk | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work Associated Irritable Larynx Syndrome | Dr. Jennifer Anderson | St. Michael’s Hospital | Canada |
| Novel Portable Nebulisation Platform for Next Generation Inhaled Macromolecular Therapeutics | Professor Leslie Yeo | University, Melbourne | Australia |
| Web-based smoking cessation strategies | Assistant Professor Paraskevi A. Katsaounou | Medical School University of Athens, Athens | Greece |
| Targeting neutrophilic inflammation in pneumonia | Dr. Ricardo Jorge Paixao Jose | University College London | United Kingdom |
| An Ultrasonic Contactless Sensor for Sleep Apnea Detection | Dr Jean-Marc Ginoux | Université de Toulon | France |
| Volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath from tobacco cigarette and electronic cigarette smokers: Comparison with the emitted smoke composition | Professor Joan O. Grimalt | Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research | Spain |
| The 2014 US Nationawide Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Enterovirus D68 | Dr. Guiqing Wang | New York Medical College, | United States |
| Acute-on-Chronic disease: The role of Cigarette Smoke-induced COPD for Acute Lung Injury | Dr. Peter L. Radermacher | University of Ulm | Germany |
| ECMO in refractory respiratory failure | Dr. Lars Mikael Broman | Karolinska University Hospital | Sweden |
| Combination pharmacological treatment for smoking cessation and weight gain prevention | Dr Ryan T. Hurt | Mayo Clinic | United States |
| Cigarette smoking and risks of acute respiratory distress syndrome | Dr. Murali Shyamsundar | Queen's University | United Kingdom |
| TBC | Dr. Fei Chen | Wayne State University | United States |
| Power of Peers in Promoting Health and Prohibiting Smoking in adolescents | Dr Nihaya A Y Al-Sheyab, | Jordan University of Science and Technology | Jordan |
| Prental exposure to cigarette smoke: searching for biomarkers of exposure and harm | Dr Kelly Ann BeruBe and Iain Perry | Cardiff School of Biosciences | United Kingdom |
| Smoking cessation in Lung cancer patient, is it worth it: | Rachel Roberts | Clinical Research Centre, Prince Philip Hospital | United Kingdrom |
| P2Y receptors and airway inflammation | Professor KO Wing Hung | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China |
| Electronic Cigarettes and Quitting Smoking | Dr Jon O. Ebbert | Mayo Clinic | United States |
| Novel mechanisms in airway smooth muscle affecting corticosteroid therapy in severe asthma | Dr. Yassine Amrani | University of Leicester | United Kingdom |
| A new combined MTB complex and MTB Rifampicin / Isoniazid resistance detection test | Dr Ning Tang | Abbott Molecular Inc. | United States |
| Does fear of lung disease motivate smokers to quit? | Dr John Nichols | SW Thames Faculty of the Royal College of Genereal Practitioners | United Kingdom |
The 2016 Respiratory Health Summit has an open abstract session:
Abstracts can be submitted on any subject related to respiratory health or smoking science
Advisory Board Members
| Member | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Christopher Griffin | University of Western Australia | Australia |
| Professor Lars Lien | Hedmark University College and National Center for Dual Diagnosis | Norway |
| Dr Giovanna Tranfo | INAIL Research | Italy |
| Dr Ivana T. Croghan | Mayo Clinic | United States |
| Assistant Professor Paraskevi A. Katsaounou | Medical School University of Athens | Greece |
| Professor Barbara Campling | BC Cancer Agency | Canada |
CPD Credits
| Credits from The Institute of Biomedical Science (code) | Approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18(MD027N16) | This event may be counted as 54 CPD credits | ||
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