Asthma Day 2023- Academic Symposium

Venue: ClinMARC Auditorium

Date 08/05/2023

Time Topic Resource person

8.30 am – 9.00 am Registration

09.00am – 09.15am Welcome speech

Dr. Bodhika Samarasekera, President, SLCP
09.15am – 09.45am The many faces of asthma, phenotype, Dr. Neranjan Dissanayake
genotype, endotype Con. Resp. Physician
TH Rathnapura
09.45am – 10.15am What’s new in asthma management Dr. Sumedha Samankantha
Con. Resp. Physician
DGH Polonnaruwa
10.15am – 10.45am Uncontrolled asthma – clinician approach Dr. Amitha Fernando
Con. Resp. Physician
NHSL / CCC
10.45am – 11.00am Tea Break

11.00am – 11.30am Acute severe asthma Dr. Suresh de Silva

Con. Resp. Physician
TH Anuaradhapura
11.30am – 12.00noon Evidence based management of Dr. Channa de Silva
paediatric asthma Con. Paed. Pulmonologists
LRH
12.00noon – 12.30pm Asthma in the athlete Dr. Ruwanthi Jayasekera
Con. Resp. Physician
NHSL / CCC

12.30pm – 01.00 pm Biological in the treatment of severe Dr. Aashish Vyas

asthma Con. Resp. Physician
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe green lane
Preston
01.00pm – 01.15pm Vote of Thanks
Dr. Damith Rodrigo, Joint Secretary, SLCP