Programme

Thursday, 6 November

Hall Lielupe, Radisson blu hotel Daugava

 13:00-13:50 Registration/Coffee/Networking/Industry Exhibition

Moderators:

Elina Aleksejeva (LV), Maire Vasar (EE), Valdone Miseviciene (LT)

 13:50-14:00Opening performance
14:00-14:15           Introduction. Opening of the conference Day 1. Board members of the Childrens' Clinical University Hospital Z. Straume/V. Ābols (LV)
14:15:14:35The ECFS/CFE Twinning Project together with CF centres from the UK and France.  Assoc. Prof. emeritus Maire Vasar (EE), Lena Thia (UK), E. Aleksejeva (LV), Stephanie Bui (FR)
14:35-14:55              First-Year Experience and challenges of CFTR Modulator Therapy in Estonia. Silvi Plado (EE)
14:55-15:15First-Year Experience of CFTR Modulator Therapy in the Pediatric Population in Lithuania. Prof. Valdonė Misevičienė (LT)
15:15-15:35First Experience with CFTR Modulator Therapy in the Adult Population and National CF Guidelines.  Prof. Kęstutis Malakauskas (LT)
15:35-15:55First year Experience of CFTRm  in Latvia- challenges, clinical cases. Elina Aleksejeva/Dita Gaidule Logina (LV)
15:55-16:00Open discussion with experts
16:00-16:15Coffee Break/Networking/Industry Exhibition

Moderators:

Rūdolfs Vilde  (LV), Kestutis Malakauskas (LT), Tanel Laisaar (EE)

16:15-16:45Is lung transplantation feasible in very small country? Assoc. Prof. Tanel Laisaar (EE)
16:45-17:00Complex and interesting Clinical Cases in Cystic Fibrosis, patients with Lung Transplantation. Anastassia Kamõnina (EE)
17:15-17:45Norwegian Experience with Lung Transplantation at Oslo University Hospital. Inga Leuckfeld (NO)
17:45-18:00Open discussion with experts

Moderators: 

Mārtiņš Purenkovs (LV), Lota Ozola (LV), Guoda Vaitukaitienė (LT)

 18:00-18:30Home Respiratory support experience in Latvia, challenges and future directions. Martins Purenkovs (LV) and Lota Ozola (LV)
 18:30-18:50Home mechanical ventilation in Lithuania: seeking optimal patient care. Guoda Vaitukaitienė (LT)
 18:50-19:00Open discussion with experts/closing

Friday, 7 November

  Hall Lielupe, Radisson blu hotel Daugava

 8:30-8:55

Registration

Moderators

Silvi Plado (EE), Ineta Grantiņa (LV), Tavs Qvist (DK)

08:55-09:00                   Introduction. Opening.
09:00-09:30  Nothing to do with CF: Year in review on chILD. Prof. Nadia Nathan (FR)
09:30-10:00 New applications of CFTR modulators in rare lung diseases (focus on ABCA3).  Prof. Nadia Nathan (FR)
10:00-10:30Next-Generation CFTR Modulator Therapy: Future Perspectives. Tavs Qvist (DK)
10:30-11:00 Clinical cases (3 paediatric). Silvi Plado (EE) Giedre Kojeliene (LT) Anna Beāte-Apsīte (LV)
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break/Networking/Industry Exhibition

Moderators: 

Mārtiņš Purenkovs (LV), Jacek Nasilowski (PL), Carla Ribeiro (PT)

11:15-11:45Indications for and Monitoring of Home Mechanical Ventilation. Prof. Jacek Nasilowski (PL)
11:45-12:15 Palliative care in pulmonary fibrosis patients. Asst. Prof. Carla Ribeiro (PT)
12:15-12:45 Clinical cases (3 adults) Anna Saliņa (LV), Ēriks Vidžups (LV), Viktoria Ivanova (EE)
12:45-13:00 Questions / Discussions
13:00-14:00 Lunch. Restaurant
Moderators:

Prof. Lutz Naehrlich (DE), Lena Thia (UK), Stephanie Bui (FR)

14:00-14:15Welcome and Foreword from Patient Representatives, Latvian CF Association and the CF Europe President. Elīna Aleksejeva (LV), Alla Beļinska (LV), Thierry Nouvel (FR)
14:15-14:45 Current status of the ECFSPR - focusing on the Baltic countries and their neighbours. Prof. Lutz Naehrlich (DE)
14:45-15:15 The role of radiology (CT, MRI) and patient monitoring in the CFTRm era. Stephanie Bui (FR)
15:15-15:45 The role of Multiple Breath Washout as a monitoring tool for early lung disease in the CFTR modulator era. Lena Thia (UK)
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break/Networking
16:00-16:30 The Practical Application of BIA & Body Composition Guidelines in CF. David Proud (UK)
16:30-17:00 Adapting to Change: Psychological and Developmental Perspectives in the CFTRm Era. Steven Stirk (UK)
17:00-17:15           Questions / Discussions/Closing