The 1st International
congress of the Georgian Respiratory Association was held in
Tbilisi, Georgia from May 31 to June 2, 2007. The Congress has
been accredited by EBAP for 12 European CME credits. About 400
participants from 12 countries attended the meeting. The main
topics were asthma, COPD, TB, lung cancer and severe lung
diseases. The congress scientific program included 14 Assembly
Symposia, 5 Oral Presentation Sessions and 2 Poster Presentation
Sessions. There were two symposiums endorsed by the international
societies. The ERS School Seminar “Advances in management of
wheezing illness and asthma in children” and FEMTOS
(Forum of Eurasian and Mediterranean Thoracic Societies) Symposium
“TB in the region”. Among invited foreign speakers were Andrew
Bush, Sebastian Johnston, Zorica Zivkovic, Dejan Dokic, Ali
Kocabas, John Henderson, Maximillian Zach, Musafer Metintas,
Michael Edwards, Arunas Valiulis, Claes-Goran.Lofdahl, Adil Zamani
and others. Their presentations gave audience an excellent
opportunity to discuss modern methods of diagnostic and management
of different respiratory diseases.
Ivane Chkhaidze,
Congress Chair,
President of the Georgian Respiratory Association
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