Preliminary Programme

Thursday, 6 November

Hall Lielupe, Radisson blu hotel Daugava

Moderators:

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

15:00-15:10                   Introduction. Opening of the conference Day 1. Board members of the Childrens' Clinical University Hospital Z. Straume/V. Ābols (LV)
15:10-15:20Latvia’s and Estonia’s experience in the ECFS/CFE Twinning Project together with CF centres from the UK and France.  Prof. Maire Vasar/J. Forton (EE), E. Aleksejeva (LV), Stephanie Bui (FR)
15:20-15:40                First-Year Experience and challenges of CFTR Modulator Therapy in the Pediatric Population in Estonia. Silvi Plado (EE)
15:40-16:00First-Year Experience of CFTR Modulator Therapy in the Pediatric Population in Lithuania. Prof. Valdonė Misevičienė (LT)
16:00-16:20First Experience with CFTR Modulator Therapy in the Adult Population and National CF Guidelines.  Prof. Kęstutis Malakauskas (LT)
16:20-16:50 First year Experience of CFTRm  in Latvia- challenges, clinical cases. Elina Aleksejeva/Dita Gaidule Logina (LV)
16:50-17:00Open discussion with experts
17:00-17:15Coffee Break

Moderators:

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

17:15-17:35Is lung transplantation feasible in very small country? Margaret Savisaar/Tanel Laisaar (EE)
17:35-17:55Topic about Lung Transplantation. Prof. Are Martin Holm (NO)
17:55-18:00 Complex and interesting Clinical Cases in Cystic Fibrosis, patients with Lung Transplantation. Anastassia Kamõnina (EE) & LT to be confirmed
18:00-18:20Open discussion with experts

Friday, 7 November

  Hall Lielupe, Radisson blu hotel Daugava

Moderators

 Dr. Stephanie Bui (FR), Dr. Ineta Grantiņa (LV) 

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)
10:00-11:00 Clinical cases (2 pediatric/2 adults) - ILD/chILD/CF. Dr Silvi Plado (EE), Viktoria Ivanova/Nastya Kamynskaya (EE)
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

Moderators: 

Professor Julian Forton, UK

11:15-11:45  Next-Generation CFTR Modulator Therapy: Future Perspectives. Tavs Qvist (DK)
11:45-12:15 Current status of the ECFSPR - focusing on the Baltic countries and their neighbours. Prof. Lutz Naehrlich (DE)
12:15-12:45 Infection management in CF (induced sputum, microbiology) in the CFTRm era.  Prof. Julian Forton (UK)
12:45-13:00 Questions / Discussions
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 The role of nutrition in CF in the CFTRm era. David Proud (UK)
14:30-15:00 Psychological considerations in CF in the CFTRm era. Steven Stirk (UK)
15:00-15:30 The role of radiology (CT, MRI) and patient monitoring in the CFTRm era. Stephanie Bui (FR)
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break

Moderators: 

Mārtiņš Purenkovs (LV), Zaiga Kravale (LV)

15:45-16:25 Home Respiratory support experience in Latvia, challenges and future directions. Martins Purenkovs (LV) and Lota Ozola (LV)
16:25-17:05 Indications for and Monitoring of Home Mechanical Ventilation. Prof. Jacek Nasilowski (PL)
17:05-17:35 Palliative care in pulmonary fibrosis patients. Prof. Carla Ribeiro (PT)
17:35-17:50            Questions / Discussions/Closing