Enhancing The Role Of Interventional Pulmonologists Beyond The Pandemic
When
26th - 28th May 2023
Where
Malaysia
Le Meridien Putrajaya
Time
7.30 AM - 5.30 PM
Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman, MD
Congress President of 9th APCB 2023
Dear Colleagues,
Selamat Datang (Welcome).
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I would like to cordially invite you to attend APCB 2023 (9th Asian Pacific Congress on Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology) from May 26th to 28th at Putrajaya, Malaysia. This biennial congress is organised by the Malaysian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (MABIP) under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APAB) and the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP).
It will be an in-person congress and will feature both adult and paediatric interventional pulmonology. The congress was initially planned as a virtual event in October 2021. However, we had to make the bold decision to postpone it due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic globally. As the COVID-19 situation continues to improve in Malaysia and around the world, we felt this was a good time to revert to its original format i.e., physical event.
The theme of the congress is ‘Enhancing The Role Of Interventional Pulmonologists Beyond The Pandemic’. The COVID-19 pandemic had significantly affected interventional pulmonology work globally over the past 2 years and we had limited opportunity to perform interventional procedures in patients who needed them as the focus shifted to the pandemic. It was also a dangerous time for interventional pulmonologists to perform procedures in the airway during the pandemic.
As a result, patient care was compromised as was training in interventional pulmonology. Now that we are entering the endemic phase of COVID-19, it is hoped that we can enhance the role of interventional pulmonologists and continue to educate and train junior pulmonologists. As this is a full physical event, I trust that everyone will be looking forward to the congress where we get a chance to meet up with old friends, make new ones and exchange ideas in a convivial ambience.
The past few decades have seen many innovations in respiratory endoscopy and interventional pulmonology. It is wonderful that many countries in the Asian Pacific region have embraced interventional pulmonology and can offer minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to their patients.
We shall be inviting many experts from the Asia Pacific region to share their expertise and latest procedures/technologies with the delegates. Certain conditions are more common in Asia such as airway stenosis secondary to TB and pleural TB that requires interventional pulmonology and therefore, this congress is a good platform to learn from the experts through lectures and case-based discussion. The Scientific Committee will do their best to put forward an exciting program which will include didactic lectures, case-based discussion, hands-on workshops, oral and poster presentations as well as video festival.
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country occupying parts of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. It’s known for its beaches, rainforests and mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and European cultural influences. Putrajaya is the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. while Kuala Lumpur or KL is Malaysia's national capital city. As a planned city, Putrajaya boasts many attractions while KL is home to colonial buildings, busy shopping districts such as Bukit Bintang and skyscrapers including the iconic 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers and KL tower.
Stefano Gasparini, MD
Chair of the WABIP
A Message From WABIP,
Dear members of the Asian-Pacific Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APAB),
It is an honor and pleasure for the WABIP to join the APAB Congress 2023 in Putrajaya Malaysia to provide an informative and exciting regional educational program. Both of our associations have been collaborating for over ten years. And as we continue to evolve and reach out to more members, the partnership will only grow stronger.
If you are not yet a member, please join the APAB and/or the WABIP and become an active participant in our growing worldwide community of medical professionals dedicated to improving the education, science, and clinical applications of bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology.
Last but not least, I would like to express my utmost gratitude to the local organizers, the Malaysian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (MABIP), in organizing this fantastic regional event.
Welcome to APCB 2023. Many cheers from Ancona Italy.
Kiyoshi Shibuya M.D Ph.D
President, Asian Pacific Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APAB)
Professor, Lung Cancer Treatment Center in JRC Narita Hospital, Chiba University Hospital
Director, Department of Chest Surgery, JRC Narita Hospital
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
It is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 9th Asian pacific congress on bronchology and interventional pulmonology (APCB) in Malaysia. We'd like to extend our special thanks to Dr Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman, Congress President of 9th APCB 2023 and his team for organizing this important congress in person and providing us an attractive program.
The Asian pacific association for bronchology and interventional pulmonology (APAB) was established by Professor Takehiko Fujisawa with the founding members in 2008. APAB became a non-profit organization on April 2nd, 2018 in Chiba, Japan. The mission of the APAB is to contribute further progress of the art and science of bronchology and interventional pulmonology in the Asian–Pacific region-from the Indian subcontinent in the west, to Japan and the Pacific islands in the east, China in the north and Australia and New Zealand in the south. Asian-Pacific is the part of the world in the Western Pacific Ocean. Asian-Pacific is also an important area in the world especially in industries and has diverse cultures. China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand are in the top 20 countries in the world in terms of population.
Every 2 years, from the 1st APCB in Chiba, Japan 2005, a total of eight APCB have been held – 2nd APCB in Singapore 2007, 3rd APCB in Guangzhou, China 2009, 4th APCB in Jaipur, India 2012, 5th APCB in Seoul, South Korea 2013, 6th APCB in Bangkok, Thailand 2015, 7th APCB in Bali, Indonesia 2017 and 8th APCB in the Gold Coast, Australia, 2019. At last, after being postponed due to the Covid19 pandemic, Dr Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman has brought the 9th APCB to Putrajaya, Malaysia.
I sincerely hope our association will contribute further progress of the art and science of bronchology and interventional pulmonology to the Asian pacific countries with ongoing effort. I also hope to see an increased APAB presence and APCB will continue to be held every 2 years in future in close cooperation with the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP).
Thank you to everyone for coming to Putrajaya!
About the Congress
This biennial congress is organised by the Malaysian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (MABIP) under the auspices of the Asian Paci c Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APAB) and the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP). It will be an in-person congress and will feature both adult and paediatric interventional pulmonology.
