BIR - North of England Branch
Series Masters in Radiology:
Multidisciplinary Approach to Chest Diseases: A Tribute to Prof. Peter Armstrong
Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 October 2008
Venue: The Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
This meeting aim is to promote a multidisciplinary approach to chest diseases, integrating radiologists, chest physicians, thoracic surgeons, infectious diseases specialists,
oncologists, physicists, and radiographers. Topics cover a comprehensive list of short lectures in various chest diseases, followed by a series of case-orientated interactive paneldiscussion on each topic. Outstanding speakers were chosen among the best in their specialities to share their expertise and to pay tribute to Professor Peter Armstrong, for his
role as one of the highest quality international educators in Chest Radiology.
Thrusday 09 Oct
08.00 Registration & coffee
08.30 Welcome speech Dr John Holemans& Dr Klaus Irion
08.40 NON-INFECTIOUS INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES
Dr Emad Hilal, Dr John Holemans & Dr Caroline McCann
08.45 The patient’s first consultation
Dr Georges Ng Man Kwong,
09.00 Basic approach to HRCT interpretation
Prof Peter Armstrong,
09.30 Imaging of interstitial lung diseases
Dr Sujal Desai
09.55 Histopathology of interstitial lung diseases
Prof John Gosney,
10.10 Coffee
10.30 Panel discussion: non-infectious lung diseases
10.50 NON-GRANULOMATOUS PULMONARY INFECTIONS
Dr Justine Hadcroft, Dr Georges Ng Man Kwong & Dr Yvonne
Jones
10.55 Classification & clinical presentation
Dr Charles Hind
11.10 Imaging of pneumonia in immunocompetent
Dr John Reynolds
11.25 Imaging of pneumonia in immunocompromised
Dr Carolyn Allen
11.40 Cytology
Prof João Carlos Prolla (tbc)
11.55 Treatment & natural history
Dr Stephen Gordon
12.10 Surgical treatment of empyema & lung abscess
Dr Michael Shackcloth
12.25 Lunch
13.25 Panel discussion: infectious lung diseases
13.55 LUNG CANCER
Dr Ron Stout (tbc), Dr Paul O’Donnell & Dr Reddi Yadavali
14.00 Histological classification
Prof João Carlos Prolla (tbc)
14.15 Epidemiology & clinical aspects
Dr José S. Moreira
14.30 Imaging diagnosis & staging
Dr John Holemans
14.45 Bronchoscopy
Dr Colin Smyth
15.00 PET-CT: uses & limitations
Prof Ali Nawaz Khan
15.15 Surgical treatment
Mr Mike Poulis
15.30 Non-surgical treatment
Dr Joe Maguire
15.45 Radiofrequency ablation in lung
Dr Jonathan Evans
16.00 Coffee
16.20 Panel discussion: lung cancer
16.50 Peter Armstrong - Professor, person, model
Dr Sujal Desai & Dr Klaus Irion
17.15 Quiz session - challenging the masters!
Dr John Curtis, Dr Klaus Irion & Dr Catriona Farrell
18.15 Close of meeting
Venue & administrative details
The Britannia Adelphi Hotel
Ranelagh Place, Liverpool, L3 5UL, UK.
REGISTRATION
Limited places allocated on a first come, first served basis
Cheques should be made payable to ‘The British Institute of Radiology’.
Any registration queries please email: [email protected]
Online Registration available at www.bir.org.uk
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7307 1425 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7307 1414
Post: British Institute of Radiology, Regional Scientific Meetings, 36
Portland Place London W1B 1AT, UK
RCR CPD credits have been applied for.
A certificate of attendance will be issued to you on the days of the meeting.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
The Britannia Adelphi Hotel is set in the heart of Liverpool - European City of
Culture 2008, and is just a 3 minute walk from Liverpool’s Lime Street
Station and is within easy motorway reach from the M6 and M62.
Friday 10 Oct
08.00 Registration & coffee
08.30 ASBESTOS RELATED THORACIC DISEASES
Mr Neeraj Mediratta, Dr Martin Walshaw & Dr Rajukumar Challa
08.35 Asbestos in the human body
Dr Charles Hind
08.50 Imaging of mesothelioma & asbestos lung disease
Prof Ali Nawaz Khan
09.05 Histopathology of asbestos related lung diseases
Prof Philip Hasleton
09.20 Histopathology of pleural mesothelioma
Prof Philip Hasleton
09.35 Surgical treatment of mesothelioma
Mr Martyn Carr
09.50 Non-surgical treatment of mesothelioma
Dr Joe Maguire
10.05 Coffee
10.25 Panel discussion: asbestos related thoracic diseases
10.50 MYCOBACTERIOSIS & FUNGAL DISEASES
Dr Milan Sapundziesky, Dr Stephen Gordon & Dr Ranjeet Narlawar
10.55 Mycobacteriosis: clinical aspects
Prof Peter Davies
11.10 Tuberculosis pneumonia
Prof José S. Moreira
11.25 Imaging studies in tuberculosis
Prof Ali Nawaz Khan
11.40 Aspergillus infection: immune-competent patient
Prof Peter Armstrong
11.55 Imaging in other fungal diseases
Prof Arthur Soares Souza Jr.
12.10 Pathology of mycobacteriosis & fungal diseases
Prof Philip Hasleton
12.25 Panel discussion: mycobacteriosis & fungal diseases
12.50 Lunch
13.50 BIR SIR GODFREY HOUNSFIELD LECTURE
Introduced by Dr. Stuart Green - BIR President
Living up to the legacy of Godfrey Hounsfield in 21st century –
time to think again?
Dr Stephen Golding
14.40 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Dr John Curtis, Prof Paulo F.G. Cardoso & Dr Bruno Hocchegger
14.35 COPD - definition, diagnosis, natural history
Dr Paul Walker
14.50 Pathology of COPD Prof John Gosney
15.05 Imaging in COPD & CT densitovolumetry
Dr John Curtis & Dr Klaus Irion
15.25 Pulmonary function tests in COPD
Dr Sergio Baldisserotto
15.40 Hyperpolarised gas MRI Dr Jim Wild
15.55 Quantitative lung perfusion MRI
Dr Josephine Naish
16.10 Coffee
16.30 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Dr Justine Hadcroft, Dr Stuart Mellor & Dr Suzanne Amin
16.35 Rehabilitation in COPD patients
Dr Paul Deegan
16.50 Airway bypass
Prof Paulo F.G. Cardoso
17.05 Volume reduction surgery
Mr Richard Page
17.20 Lung transplantation
Mr Piotr Krysiak
17.35 Panel discussion: diagnosing, quantifying & treating
COPD
18.05 Professor Peter Armstrong - UK Teaching
Dr John Curtis
18.15 Close of meeting
Saturday 11 Oct
08.00 Registration & coffee
08.30 LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE THORACIC DISEASES
Dr Pavel Janousek, Dr John Curtis & Dr Kirsty Slaven
08.35 Clinical diagnosis & classification
Prof Andrew Pettitt
08.50 Histopathology
Prof John Gosney
09.05 Medisastinal lymphoproliferative diseases
Dr Miguel Bertoni
09.20 Lymphoproliferative diseases in the lungs
Dr Mark Hughes
09.35 Panel discussion: lymphoproliferative chest diseases
09.50 Coffee
10.10 AORTIC ANEURYSM & PULMONARY
THROMBOEMBOLISM
Dr Sukumaran Binukrishnan, Mr Manoj Kuduvalli & Dr Peter
Littler
10.15 MRI of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary
thromboembolism
Dr Neil Woodhouse
10.30 Imaging of the aorta
Dr Hilary Fewins
10.45 Surgical treatment of the aorta
Mr Abbas Rashid
11.00 Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms
Dr Richard McWilliams
11.15 Aorta quiz
Mr Aung Oo, Liverpool & Dr Derek Gould
11.30 Coffee
12.10 CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Dr Andrew Healey & Dr Hilary Fewins & Dr Ravi Kodur
12.15 Diagnosis & natural history
(tbc)
12.35 Imaging of CF patients
Dr Sukumaran Binukrishnan
12.55 CF: how to protect to avoid cross-infection
Dr Martin Ledson
13.15 Current trends in treatment of CF patients
Dr Martin Walshaw
13.35 Panel discussion
13.55 Close of meeting
Cultural Activities
Thursday 09 October:
Gala dinner & Concert
Tenor Ernesto Correa,
Soprano Andrea Tweedale
Pianist Irene McCreath.
Friday 10 October:
Classical Organ Concert
Organist Mrs. Anne Schneider
An event from The North of England BIR Branch & The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Collaboration: The Royal Liverpool University Hospitals; The Post-Graduation Program in Pulmonology Sciences (UFRGS, Br) and The
Post-Graduation Program in Radiology (UFRJ, Br)
Meeting Honorary President: John Holemans
Meeting Coordinator: Klaus Irion
Organising Committee: J.Curtis, H.Fewins, S.Binukrishnan E.Marchiori, J.Moreira, M.Walshaw, J.Hadcroft, C.Smyth, P.Deegan, E.
Hilal, M.Ledson, B.Hocchegger, M.Bertoni, M.Sapundzieski, P.Janousek, J.Wild, N.Woodhouse, L.Irion, C.McCann, C.Farrell, Y.Jones,
P.Littler, R.Kodur, R.Yadavali, R.Challa, B.Shafi, J.Almansur, R. Dwarkanath., R.Narlawar, S.Biswas, E.Irion, S.Amin, C. Finney