26510 99294 Λεωφόρος Σταύρου Νιάρχου, 455 00 Ιωάννινα

26510 99294 Λεωφόρος Σταύρου Νιάρχου, 455 00 Ιωάννινα

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WiNRespMed September 26th - 28th, 2024

The Congress has been accredited with 16 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits by the Panhellenic Medical Association

Scientific Program

ERATO HALL

17:00-21:00 Outpatient management of common respiratory conditions
17:00-19:00

Outpatient Management of Asthma and COPD
Chairpersons: Konstantinos Kostikas (GR), Anastasios Tsatsos (GR), Vasileios Tsimichodimos (GR)

Diagnosing asthma and COPD - the role of the respiratory lab
Epameinondas Kosmas N.
(GR)

Holistic approach in the management of COPD
Stavros Tryfon
(GR)

The management of COPD patients with cardiovascular comorbidities
Konstantinos Kostikas
 (GR)

Managing Asthma - from Mild to Severe
Eleftherios Vrouvakis (GR)

Management of Asthma and COPD exacerbations
Georgios Hillas
(GR)
19:00-21:00

Lung Fibrosis for the Practicing Clinician
Chairpersons: Argyris Tzouvelekis (GR), Athena Gogali (GR)

Identification of patients in the outpatient setting    
Athena Gogali (GR)

The diagnosis: radiology and pulmonary function tests
Vasilios Tzilas (GR)

Treatment options and patient selection
Georgios Margaritopoulos (GR)

Clinical Cases
21.00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Congress Venue (Hotel Du Lac)

POLYMNIA HALL

15:00-21:00 Basic Life Support Seminar
Coordinator: Athanasios Kitsakos (GR)
20.00-21.00 Opening Ceremony at the Old Fortress of Corfu
Departure from the hotel at 19.30 (shuttle bus service)

ERATO HALL

09:00-10:30

What is New in Interstitial Lung Disease
Chairpersons: Zoe Daniil (GR), Athena Gogali (GR), Despoina Papakosta (GR)

What is New in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lykourgos Kolilekas
(GR)

What is New in Familial ILDs
Efrosyni Manali
(GR)

Current and novel therapies for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis
Argyris Tzouvelekis (GR)

What is New in Sarcoidosis
Paolo Spagnolo
(IT)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson:  Katerina Antoniou (GR)

The future of health, is about money?
Mina Gaga (GR)
11:30-12:00

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Demosthenes Bouros (GR)

Antifibrotic treatment in Connective Tissue Disease ILD - who deserves it and who will benefit
Athol Wells
(UK)
12:00-12:30

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson:  Konstantinos Kostikas (GR)

New approaches to managing chronic cough 
Surinder Birring (UK)
12:30-13:00 Industry  Speech
13:00-13:30 Industry  Speech
13:30-17:00 Break
17:00-18:30

What is New in COPD
Chairpersons: Theodoros Vassilakopoulos (GR), Katerina Dimakou (GR)

α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Nicolas Roche (FR)

Timely Identification of COPD
Petros Bakakos (GR)

New Definitions of COPD Exacerbations
Dimitrios Toumbanakis (GR)

Biologics in COPD: the New Frontier
Konstantinos Kostikas (GR)
18.30-19.00

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Nikolaos Tzanakis (GR)

Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Ioannis Vogiatzis (GR)
19.00-19.45 Industry Symposium
19.45-20.30 Industry Symposium
21.00 BUFFET RECEPTION
“The Logg Restaurant”
Shuttle bus service will be provided upon completion of the program

KLEIO HALL

09:00-10:30

Patient Cases - Part I
Chairpersons: Evgenia Salla (GR), Konstantinos Tatsis (GR), Stamatoula Tsikrika (GR)
(10’ presentation)

Presenters:

A Case of non-resolving pneumonia
Antonia Assioura (GR)

A cavitary lesion in an immunocompromised patient with pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis
Antigoni Simou (GR)

After the stroke
Georgia Gkrepi (GR)

Investigation of thoracic findings on PET-CT in a patient with cutaneous melanoma
Aggelos Ladias (GR)

Patient with fever and dyspnea
Ioannis Christopoulos (GR)

Unmasking Ground Glass Opacities
Ioannis Roussis (GR)

Pathogens in LRTIs: Unlock new features
Eirini Strakosha (GR)

A recurrent manifestation as the warning sign of the underlying disorder
Efthymia Papadopoulou (GR)

Looks can be deceiving, a case of a woman with NSCLC
Andrea Kyriakou (GR)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30

What is New in Respiratory Infections
Chairpersons: Katerina Manika (GR), Eleni Karetsi (GR)

What is new in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections  
Christos Kyriakopoulos (GR)

What is new in Tuberculosis  
Eirini Gerogianni (GR)

What is New in Non-Tubercilous Mycobacterial Infections  
Charalambos Moschos (GR)

What is New on the Vaccination of Respiratory Patients
Paraskevi Katsaounou (GR)
13:30-17:00 Break
17:00-18:30

What is New in Lung Cancer
Chairpersons: Dionysis Spyratos (GR), Eleftherios Zervas (GR), Dimitrios Petrakis (GR)

Screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer
Georgia Hardavella (GR)

Therapeutic Decisions in Stage III lung Cancer
Maria Saroglou (GR)

New opportunities and challenges with immuno and targeted therapies
Andriani Charpidou (GR)

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Ioannis Kalomenidis (GR)

POLYMNIA HALL

09:00-15:00 Basic Life Support Seminar
Coordinator: Athanasios Kitsakos (GR)
21.00 Cocktail Reception

ERATO HALL

09:00-10:30

What is New in Interventional Pulmonology
Chairpersons: Grigoris Stratakos (GR), Iraklis Titopoulos (GR)

Bronchoscopic management of Bronchopleural Fistulae
Grigoris Stratakos (GR)

Bronchoscopic management of Obstructive Lung Disease (BLVR, Rheoplasty, Cryospray, Denervation, BT). An Update
Philippos Emmanouil (GR)

Cryobiopsy for ILD: Clarifying indications and expectations
Fotios Sampsonas (GR)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Grigoris Stratakos (GR)

The Future of Interventional Pulmonology: New Techniques
Lutz Freitag (DE)
11:30-12:00

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Stelios Loukides (GR)

Remission in asthma: achievable only through biologics?
J. Christian Virchow (DE)
12:00-12:30

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Nikolaos Siafakas (GR)

Triple therapy for COPD: Ainigmatic evidence
Samy Suissa (CA)
12:30-13:15 Industry Symposium
13:15-14:30 Industry Symposium
14:30-17:00 Break
17:00-18:30

What is New in Asthma
Chairpersons: Konstantinos Katsoulis (GR), Nikoletta Rovina (GR), Michalis Makris (GR)

Allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis in asthma           
Corina Budin (RO)

Stepping down ICS in patients on biologics in asthma          
David Jackson (UK)

Novel targets in severe ashma: is improvement of remodeling achievable?
Konstantinos Porpodis (GR)

Selection of biologics: The Right Drug for the Right Target 
Kostas Samitas (GR)
18:30-19:00

Keynote Lecture
Chairperson: Nikolaos Koulouris (GR), Konstantinos Kostikas (GR)

Respiratory Medicine in a changing world: Too many answers, not enough questions?
Tom Kotsimbos (AU)
19:00-19:30 Industry Speech
19:30-20:15 Industry Symposium
20:15-20:30 Summary and Closing Remarks
Konstantinos Kostikas (GR)

KLEIO HALL

09:00-10:30

Patient Cases - Part II
Chairpersons: Christos Chronis (GR), Vanesa Bellou (GR), Evangelia Fouka (GR)
(10’ presentation)

Presenters:

Unmasking the Unexpected: Persistent Fever and Cavitating Lung Nodules
Dimitrios Potonos
(GR)

Insights into pleural fluid analysis: everything matters
Anastasia Papanikolaou (GR)

An unusual cause of fever of unknown origin with pulmonary manifestation
Vasileios Angelopoulos (GR)

A rare case-report of recurrent unilateral pleural effusion
Chrisina Anagnostopoulou (GR)

85 years-old man with a history of castleman disease, presenting with dyspnea and bilateral GGO
Didem Moustafaoglou (GR)

18 y/o patient presented with pulmonary cavitary lesions
Theocharis Georgiadis (GR)

A 79-year-old man with CPFE presenting with low grade fever and weight loss
Maria Alevizaki (GR)

Interesting case with peripheral eosinophilia and dyspnea. What can obscure?
Styliani Vizirgiannaki (GR)

Pneumonia: cutting the Gordian knot
Aggeliki Miziou (GR)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30

Hot Topics
Chairpersons: Ilias Papanikolaou (GR), Georgios Kaltsakas (GR)

What is New in Pulmonary Embolism - Diagnosis and Treatment
Thomas Raptakis (GR)

What is New in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Georgia Pitsiou (GR)

What is New in Lung Transplantation
Iraklis Tsagkaris (GR)

What is New in Smoking Cessation
Ioanna Mitrouska (GR)
14:30-17:00 Break
17:00-18:30

What is New in Sleep and Ventilation
Chairpersons: Athanasios Konstantinidis (GR), Sofia Schiza (GR), Chaido Pastaka (GR)

Baveno Classification in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Paschalis Steiropoulos
(GR)

Central Sleep Apnea
Dimitra Siopi
(GR)

OSA: Implications for cardiac and vascular diseases
Athanasios Konstantinidis (GR)

The Current Role of Non-Invasive Respiratory Support (NIRS) in Acute Respiratory Failure
Ioannis Pantazopoulos (GR)
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