A round-table conference for case discussion will be held after the ward round. The event aims to bring the oversea experience by the notable experts from FirestoneInstitute for Respiratory Health (FIRH) in face-to-face discussion while teleconference with the experts not at the scene will be also launched at the same time.
While ward round is a time-honored tradition, the international ward round provide more insights through the potential international diversity in a specific case and will facilitate better outcome of the patient in discussion. Also, by collecting the medical opinions from different experts worldwide at the same time, diagnosis and treatment of the presented case will be more efficient and a more beneficial decision could be made.
Introduction of the experts joining the ward round and conference mentioned above:
Prof. Nanshan Zhong, MD
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD)
Academician,Chinese Academy of Engineering
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
Prof. Rongchang Chen, MD, PhD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD)
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
Prof. Paul M.O’Byrne
MB, FRCPI, FRCPC,FRCPE, FRCP(Glasg), FAPC, FCCP, FERS, FRSC
Professor,Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare Distinguished University Professor, McMaster University
Martin Kolb, MDPhD
Director,Division of Respirology
Research Director, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Andrew Mclvor, MD,MSc, DCH, FRCP (C), FRCP(E)
Professor,Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine
Firestone Insitute of Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Conference agenda
Time | Content | Speaker |
20:00-20:40 | Grand Round | Prof. Nanshan Zhong |
20:45-20:50 | Opening Speech | Prof. Rongchang Chen |
20:50-21:30 | Case presentation | Prof. Zhong's team |
21:30-21:50 | Case discussion | Prof. Paul M. O'Byrne,Prof. Martin Kolb, Prof. Andrew Mclvor, Prof. Gerard Cox |
21:50-22:00 | Closing speech | Prof. Zhong |
The case discussion will be later expanded into a manuscript and published in Journal ofThoracic Disease. Please follow up. We look forward to more of the international case discussions for the benefit of the patient.