
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) |
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THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES Moderators: Cherian Varghese, Nikolai Khaltaev |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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September 1, 2018 | |
Session V – GROUPWORK PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSION: Improving technical assistance in LMIC – Challenges, opportunities and action points Moderator: Teresa To |
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Session VI – INTEGRATION OF RESPIRATORY HEALTH INTO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Moderators: Jaime Correia de Sousa, Digamber Behera |
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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 |
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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) |
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Session IX – HELSINKI ALERT 2018: THE NATURAL STEP TO HEALTH Moderator: Tari Haahtela and Nikolai Khaltaev |
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12th GARD GENERAL MEETING Chair: Nikolai Khaltaev |