Saturday, September 20, 2008

World COPD Day 2008


Banha Chest Department is proud to be the host organizer of World COPD Day 2008 in Egypt. World COPD day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to improve awareness and care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) around the world.
We invite you to participate in this event to join us in improving the prevention and treatment of COPD in Egypt.

Venue: Banha University Conference Center
Scientific Program: Wednesday 19 November, 2008

10:00-10:30: Opening Ceremony/Welcome Address
10:30-11:30 : Session I
  • COPD : Definitions & Etiology
  • Diagnosing the COPD patient
11:30-12:30 :Session II
  • Smoking & COPD
12:30-13:00 Coffee Break

13:00-14:00 Session III
  • Acute Excerebrations of COPD
  • Management of COPD
  • COPD: A Systemic Disease
For further details about this event, please contact:
Amr Badr El Din Hamdy, MD
Professor & Chairman of Pulmonary Medicine
Banha University
Mobile: 010 100 1051
Fax: ( 013 )322 7518
e-mail: amrhamdy52@hotmail.com