PowerPoint Presentations 

The following PowerPoint presentations are listed in the order of the sessions 

of the program at the 12th GARD General Meeting August 30-September 1,  2018 Helsinki, Finland

August 30, 2018 
AN UPDATE ON CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES (CRDs)
THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Moderators: Cherian Varghese, Nikolai Khaltaev
Guy Marks Global burden of asthma and COPD, reduction of mortality in selected countries
Zaurbek Aisanov COPD and comorbidities: the need for a holistic approach
Anders Lindén The economic burden of asthma and COPD – a Swedish point of view
Hubert Nettel Are we neglecting the role of patients in CRD prevention?
THE TOBACCO END GAME
Moderators: Patrick Sandström, Asma El Sony
Maria Juusela Tobacco as a risk factor for NCDs and CRDs
Zaurbek Aisanov Tobacco prevention in Russia
Yang Tingzhong, Weifang Zhang Assisted and unassisted smoking cessation in China
Cherian Varghese Tobacco prevention in low income countries
Kari Reijula The tobacco endgame in Finland
AIR POLLUTION AND mHEALTH (organized by POLLAR group)
Moderators: Jean Bousquet, Nikolai Khaltaev
Jose Anto Planetary health
Alvaro Cruz MASK in LMIC, the example of Brazil
Lan Le Thi Tuyet Deployment of POLLAR in Vietnam
Mina Gaga Atmospheric pollution and the ERS/ELF clean air campaign
Arunas Valiulis Vilnius declaration on chronic respiratory diseases
Anna Bedbrook MASK and The Allergy Diary
Jean Bousquet Next-generation treatment pathways
August 31, 2018
Session I – OPENING
Svetlana Akselrod Welcome (via video), Assistant Director General WHO
Nikolai Khaltaev GARD Chairman, GARD’s role in tackling CRDs
Session II – SETTING THE SCENE
Moderators: Jean Bousquet, Cherian Varghese
Isaack Sunte An asthma patient story
Guy Marks Launch of the Global Asthma Report 2018
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE NATURAL STEP TO RESPIRATORY HEALTH
Moderator: Nils Billo
Pekka Jousilahti The history of Allergy Research
Eeva Furman Global warming and biodiversity loss – the medical implications
Jenni Lehtimäki Changes in microbiome – the immunological responses
Alvaro Cruz Urbanization and respiratory health in Brazil
 Session III – NATIONAL RESPIRATORY PROGRAMMES: HOW TO MAKE THEM WORK
Moderators: Pekka Jousilahti, Cherian Varghese
Errka Valovirta The implementation of Allergy programme in Finland
Arzu Yorgancioglu Respiratory health in Turkey
Giovanni Viegi GARD Italy: a model of productive collaboration
Marina Erholä Reconsideration of PAL-like activities
Niels Chavannes Respiratory health programme in the Netherlands
Dean Schraufnagel The role of FIRS in improving management of CRDs
Session IV – AMBIENT AND INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Moderators: Arvid Nyberg, Arzu Yorgancioglu
Battur Lkhagvaa Air pollution in Ulan Bator – what can be done?
Digamber Behera Policies to reduce indoor air pollution in South East Asia
Asma El Sony Air pollution in Africa: a neglected topic?
Tonya Winders The role of mothers in asthma education
Jean Bousquet Air pollution and self-management in allergies and asthma
PLENARY
Anni Sinnemäki, Vice Mayor of Helsinki City: Planning green cities
September 1, 2018
 Session V – GROUPWORK PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSION:
Improving technical assistance in LMIC – Challenges, opportunities and action points
Moderator: Teresa To
Session VI – INTEGRATION OF RESPIRATORY HEALTH INTO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Moderators: Jaime Correia de Sousa, Digamber Behera
Lan Thi Tuyet The costs of COPD and asthma management in Vietnam
Asma El Sony CRD Programmes in Sudan
Firuza Abdullaeva Role of educational process in building up specialists on respiratory diseases at the PHC level in Tajikistan
Elizabete Nunes GARD – CPLP: Integration of CRD programmes
Mohammed Masjedi CRD programmes in Iran: progress update
Sandra Gonzalez-Dias GARD Mexico: Successful asthma education
Session VII – INNOVATION AND CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Moderators: Arvid Nyberg, Arunas Valiulis 
José Rosado Pinto Portuguese National Program for Respiratory Diseases: 2016-2020 strategy
Talant Sooronbaev The efficiency of the clean stove project in Kyrgyzstan (FRESH AIR project)
Stefania La Grutta Activities of the Italian Society for Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
 Jaime Correia de Sousa Asthma Right Care: a movement for Global Change
Giovanni Viegi How can we reduce personal exposure to air pollution? 
Eric Bateman Progress update on PACK
Tuula Vasankari Innovation of CRD programmes with support from GARD
Cherian Varghese Preparation for the 3rd UN HLM and the Independent WHO High Level Commission
 Session VIII – POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Improving prevention and management of CRDs in the SDG era: 5-year Action plans of GARD countries and GARD members
Moderator: Cherian Varghese
(see Poster 2018 section on the website, Click Here)
Session IX – HELSINKI ALERT 2018: THE NATURAL STEP TO HEALTH
Moderator: Tari Haahtela and Nikolai Khaltaev
12th GARD  GENERAL MEETING
Chair: Nikolai Khaltaev