Meeting of three Respiratory Societies: Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary

May 8-9 2009

Slovenian Respiratory Society, Croatian Respiratory Society and Hungarian Respiratory Society welcomes you to international Congress, that will be held in Portorož, Slovenia from May 8-9, 2009.

The Meeting will be held in Slovenia, Portorož, a nice location near Slovenian Adriatic coast in Hotel Slovenia with a modern convention center and good accommodations.

Organizing Committe:

SLOVENIA:
Robert Marčun
Brane Mežnar
Jani Dernič
Majda Drnovšek
Ilonka Osrajnik
Aleš Rozman
Irena Dolhar

CROATIA:
Nabil Chalfe
Neven Miculinić

HUNGARY:
Gabriella Gallfy
Attila Somfay

Scientific committee:

Slovenia:

Nadja Triller
Matjaž Turel
Jurij Regvat

Croatia:

Nabil Chalfe
Neven Miculinić

Hungary:

Gabriella Gallfy
Attila Somfay

Programme

Preliminary program
Friday May 8th, 9.00 – 17.00

A. Pulmonary medicine emergencies

8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00-10.30 Chairpersons Ema  Music, Attila Somfay
9.00-9.15 Franc Šifrer Sever community-acquired pneumonia and nosocomial pneumonia
9.15-9.30 Ema Mušič Acute Exacerbation of COPD
9.30-9.45 Tjaša Šubic Sever asthma
9.45-10.00 Darinka Leiler-Trinkaus Acute respiratory failure – role of noninvasive and invasive ventilation
10.00-10.15 Nadja Triller Interventional bronchoscopy in malignant stenosis of large airways
10.15-10.30 Goran Popić Drowning incidents
10.30-11.00 Coffee brake
11.00-13.00 Chairpersons Katarina Osolnik,  Goran Popić
11.00-11.20 Mitja Lainščak Acute right and left heart failure
11.20-11.35 Matjaž  Turel Hemoptoe
11.35-11.50 Katarina Osolnik The diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndromes
11.50-12.10 Matevž Srpčič Acute mediastinal conditions
12-10-12.25 Aleš Rozman Pleural disorders
12.25-12.40 Miha Mežnar Anaphylaxis: Rapid recognition and treatment
12.40-13.00 Satellite symposium Medis
13.00-14.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 Lunch session Mitja Lainščak: How to write a good manuscript
14.00-15.30 Chairpersons Mitja Lainščak,  Brane Mežnar
14.00-15.30 Case reports (4-6) Interactive session
15.30-16.00 Coffee brake
16.00-17.30 Chairpersons Gabriella Gallfy, Nadja Triller
16.00-17.30 Oral presentations
16.30-17.15 Satellite symposium Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer
19.00 Gala dinner
Saturday, May 9 9.00-18.00

B. Obstructive pulmonary diseases

9.00-10.20 Chairpersons Sanja Popović-Grle, Matjaž Fležar
9.00-9.20 Sanja Popović-Grle Diagnostic methods in asthma
9.20-9.30 Matjaž Fležar Asthma- how to choose and interpret lung function tests – a view of referring physician
9.30-9.40 Matjaž Flezar COPD – how to choose and interpret lung function tests – a view of referring physician
9.40-10.00 Jelena Ostojić COPD and heart failure
10.00-10.15 Aleš Rozman Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of bronchiectasis
10.15-10.35 Satellite symposium Astra Zeneca
10.35-11.10 Coffee brake
10.35-13.00 Chairpersons Jelena Ostojić, Mitja Košnik
11.10-11.30 A Somfay New rehabilitative interventions for patients with COPD
11.30-11.45 Jurij Šorli Rehabilitation program for COPD patients in Slovenia
11.45-12.10 Matjaž Flezar Adult Cystic fibrosis – multiple inhalation therapy
12.10-12.30 Satellite symposium Glaxo Smith Kline
12.30-13.30 Lunch
12.00-13.00 Lunch session Aleš Rozman, Jurij Regvat : Meeting of young pulmonologists from Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary
13.00-14.30 Chairpersons Tamás Major Jr., Matjaž Turel,
13.00-14.30 Case reports (4-6) Interactive session
14.30-15.00 Coffee brake
15.00-16.30 Chairpersons Neven Miculinić, Ilonka Osrajnik
15.00-16.30 Oral presentations