Host Organisations

Along with the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), APSR is one of the largest respiratory societies in the world. Having been established in 1986, the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) held its first academic conference in Tokyo, Japan in October, 1988, before growth and is now recognized together with ATS and ERS as major international conferences. APSR is aimed at promoting friendship and the sharing of the latest knowledge and research findings among physicians, nurses, lung function technicians and respiratory therapists involved in the treatment of respiratory diseases in Asia-Pacific regions.

For more information, please visit the official website: https://apsr.org/

Established on April 25, 1973, the Philippine College of Chest Physicians is a value - centered specialty organization acknowledged as the authority in pulmonary medicine in the country, setting the benchmark of excellence in the empowers its members to provide socially relevant in the field and to provide excellent patient care to the Filipino people. Our immediate goals are to advocate for policy change, elevate training programs and CME to international standards and lead or collaborate on research for lung partnershhip and strategic alliances with Asian and International organizations relating to academe clinical, research and policy-making activities.

For more information, please visit the official website: https://philchest.org.ph/