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| TIME | OYA 2 HALL | OYA 1 HALL | EDDYAFA ROOM | LEPTIS ROOM |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Registration begins | |||
| 13:00 – 17:15 | Symposia rehearsals TBC | Spirometry Simplified masterclass (5.5 hours) | FRESHAIR4LIfe / Implementation science workshop led by Rianne van der Kleij, Netherlands and PI for FRESHAIR4Life | The roadmap to right care: Workshop on IPCRG country case studies |
| 17:30 – 18:45 | ||||
| TIME | OYA 2 HALL | OYA 1 HALL | EDDYAFA ROOM | LEPTIS ROOM | LIMES ROOM | ||
09:00 – 09:55 | North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum L’environnement, l’asthme et les allergies 1.L’exposome respiratoire 2. Herbal Medicine and Respiratory Symptoms: Regional Experience and WHO Strategy 3. Epigénétique et Maladies Allergiques | Session 1: Making Sense of COPD – an interactive session developed by the COPD Right Care team | Session 2: Asthma e-Escape room Ana Margarida Cruz, Portugal & Catarina Novais, Portugal | 09.00-10.30 Wen Ming Koh, Malaysia, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Malaysia, Ee Ming Khoo, Malaysia & Ines Zendah, Tunisia | Workshop2: Τai Chi Workshop for COPD Siân Williams, UK & Abdelaziz Hamdene, Tunisia | ||
10:00-11:15 | North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum Les bonnes pratiques de l’assistance respiratoire Coordinated by Leila Douik El Gharbi, Tunisia 1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Matthieu Bremond, France 2. Oxygénothérapie au domicile: sécurité & enjeux psychosociaux et organisationnels: Dr Fatoumata Dicko Traoré, Mali 3. Le suivi d’une assistance ventilatoire à domicile: Mounia Seraj, Morocco 4. Suivi d’un patient sous CPAP: Hana Mrassi, Tunisia | Session 3: Climate mitigation for respiratory health: what is known, what can we do? 1. Wildfires and respiratory health: how can we respond at individual, practice and community level? Anna Alari, Spain 2. Respiratory health and heat exposure. Isabella Annesi Maesano, France 3. Greening the respiratory pathway Darush Attar-Zadeh, UK | Oral Presentation Session 1 – COPD 1 | Workshop 3: Mentoring session for early career researchers Thys van der Molen, The Netherlands | |||
| 11:20 – 11:35 | Exhibition Refreshments, Poster Viewing & Exhibition – Tai Chi taster exercises for COPD: Siân Willians, UK in Oya 1 | ||||||
11:40 – 12:55 | Sponsored Symposium:Diagnostic pathway for chronic refractory cough, supported by GSK | Oral Presentation Session 2 – Asthma 1 | Conversation café 1 – Vaccines | Conversation café 2 – Allergy – OR Poster session | North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum | ||
| 13:00 – 13:55 | Lunch Break | Exhibition | (13.10-13.40) Poster Presentation Session 1: COPD | ||||||
14:00 – 15:05 | Keynote Session: Real life research – where are we now, how has it affected policy and practice, and where do we go from here? Chair: Miguel Roman Rodriguez, Spain & Bob Mash, South Africa David Price, Singapore & | ||||||
15:10 – 16:35 | Session 4: Addressing the under and mis-diagnosis of respiratory disease in primary care 1. Getting the clinical history right: using the jigsaw puzzle approach: Katarina Stavrikj, North Macedonia 2. The role of pulse oximetry: Valeriane Leroy, France 3. Oscillometry or spirometry? The pros and cons: Sundeep Salvi, India 4. AI and spirometry: Merthan Ozturk, ARTIQ project, Türkiye 5. IPCRG statement on Primary care perspective on lung cancer screening: David Weller, UK | Oral presentation Session 3 – Late breaking abstracts | Workshop 4: Getting support for research ideas Hanna Sandelosky, Sweden, Janwillem Kocks, the Netherlands, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Malaysia, Habib Ghedira, Tunisia (for people involved in respiratory research) | Conversation café 3 – COPD | North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum Saoussen Hantous-Zannad, Tunisia | ||
| 16:40 – 16:55 | Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition | ||||||
17:00 – 18:15 | Plenary 2: IPCRG interventions in research: Ηow are we supporting primary care strengthening now and, in the future? Including updates on major research programmes and IPCRG support for research | Workshop 5: Listening deeply: practical approaches to enhance emotional intelligence Ioanna Tsiligianni, Greece & Antonios Christodoulakis, Greece | Session 5: Introducing Rhinitis Right Care 1. What are the problems and trends 2. Diagnosing allergic and non-allergic rhinitis 3. Managing rhinitis in primary care | Oral Presentation Session 4 – COPD 2 | Conversation café 4 – Upskilling in health delivery | ||
| 18:20 – 19:20 | Welcome Address and introduction to the conference – How we work here: North African panel discussion– Celebrating 25 years of IPCRG | ||||||
| 20:00 | NETWORKING EVENT | ||||||
| TIME | OYA 2 HALL | OYA 1 HALL | EDDYAFA ROOM | LEPTIS ROOM | LIMES ROOM |
| 08:00 – 8:55 | IPCRG AGM | ||||
| 08:00 – 8:55 | Forum/French language poster session Poster Presentation Session 2: Lessons Learn in Practice Poster Presentation Session 3: Asthma Poster Presentation Session 4: Asthma Management Poster Presentation Session 5: New Approaches in Education Poster Presentation Session 6: Attitudes and Communication Poster Presentation Session 7: Learning from Africa Poster Presentation Session 8: Infection and Other Diseases | ||||
09:00 – 10:15
| North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum (French) La prise en charge actuelle de la tuberculose latenteCoordinator: Samya Taright (Algeria)Speakers: Kamel Djenouhat (Algeria), Djam Yala (Algeria), Prof. Jamal Bourkadi (Morocco) | Oral Presentation Session 5 – Diagnostic Devices
| Workshop 6: Improving diagnosis using objective testing: what to use when Miguel Roman Rodriguez, Spain | Workshop 7: Using social media for advocacy Luís Carvalho, Portugal & Hugo Rojas, Canada | Conversation café 5: Monitoring and tools
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10:20 – 11:20
| Oral Presentation Session 6 – Managing Health and Tobacco Control in Childhood | Workshop 8: Reviewing for peer-reviewed journals led by the Editor-in-Chief of IPCRG’s journal npjPCRM, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Greece | Conversation café 6 – Managing living with ill health and perspectives on inhaled medicines | Workshop 9: Tobacco cessation Amanda Farley, UK & Faten Driss Ben Said, Tunisia & Darush Attar-Zedah UK | |
| 11:25 – 11.40 | Coffee break | Exhibition | ||||
| 11:45 – 12:35 | Sponsored Symposium: Ambitious Treatment Goals | ||||
12.40 – 13:40
| Plenary 3: IPCRG interventions in education: how are we supporting primary care strengthening now and, in the future. Including updates on new programmes: Breaths, Interstitial Lung Disease and Teach the Teacher for COPD | Session 6: Right Care: learning from each other 1. Asthma Right Care Tunisia, Sarah Ben Hamida, Tunisia 2. Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs in primary care, Javiera Corbalán, Chile 3. Occupational health screening, Pippa Powell, UK, ELF | Workshop 10: Teaching family medicine residents to manage CRDs: sharing experience Ghada Essam El-Din Amin, Egypt, Syrine Bellakhal, Tunisia, Samya Taright, Algeria | Workshop 11: Rhinitis Right Care Workshop Jaime Correia de Sousa, Portugal, Dermot Ryan, Ireland, Sarah Ben Hamida, Tunisia, Björn Stridh, Norway | Oral Presentation Session 7 – Public Health Programmes
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| 13:45 – 14:35 | Lunch Break | Exhibition | Networking | (14:05-14:30) Poster Presentation Session 9: Medical Devices | ||||
| 14:40 – 15:55 | Asthma Right Care symposium – Behaviour change workshop (supported by an AstraZeneca educational grant) | ||||
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Refreshments & Exhibition: Tai Chi workshop for breathlessness Oyo 2 Siân Williams, UK | ||||
16:35 – 17:50
| Session 7: Primary care and prevention 1. Quit4TB: Kamran Siddiqi, UK 2. FRESHAIR4Life: working with schools on vaping and cigarette use: Cristina Isar, Romania 3. Air pollution forecasting in Malaysia, Norita Hussein, Malaysia 4. Infant RSV immunisation programme in Chile, Javiera Corbalán, Chile | Session 8: Diagnosis and management of children with chronic respiratory disease in primary care Erol Gaillard, UK & Refiloe Masekela, South Africa | Oral Presentation Session 8 – Role of Technology in Disease Management | Oral Presentation Session 9 – Asthma 2 | Workshop 12: Inhaler gameshow Marina Garcia Pardo, Spain |
| 17:55 – 18:45 | Closing Plenary and Award Presentations | ||||
| TIME | OYA 1 HALL | Venue TBC |
09:00 – 10:15
| North Africa Regional launch of the Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security Abderrazek Hedhili, Tunisia | FRESHAIR4Life Meeting (Invitation only) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Refreshments | |
10:30 – 12:00
| North African Respiratory Interdisciplinary Forum L’asthme de l’enfant (in French Language) 2. Sport et activité physique, indispensables au bien-être des enfants asthmatiques. Dr Bouchra Amara, Fez, Maroc 3. Comment adapter le traitement de fond, au-delà de l’escalade désescalade? Dr Salma Ben Ameur, Sfax, Tunisie 4. Quelles sont les actions importantes dans la prise en charge de l’asthme difficile? Dr Erol Gaillard, Leicester, Royaume Uni |