
Education&ScienceWebinars
APSR Assembly Webinar – Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous)
Diagnosis and Targeted Therapies for Respiratory InfectionsTuesday 2 September 2025
- 12:00-13:00 Dhaka Time (UTC+7)
- 14:00-15:00 Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong Time (UTC+8)
- 15:00-16:00 Tokyo time (UTC+9)
This program is recognised as an accredited CME activity in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.
An e-attendance certificate will be provided only to those who complete an hour of viewing.

OUTLINE
This webinar provides a space for respiratory health professionals from around the globe to share their experiences. Participants have the chance to ask questions, discuss, and hear perspectives from the speaker.
TOPICS
- “Point-Of-Care Tests for Respiratory Infections” – Dr Md. Ferdous Wahid
- “Targeted Therapies for Pulmonary Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria” – Dr Sheng-Wei Pan
- “Targeted sequencing and comprehensive bacterial floral analysis for acute lower respiratory tract infections” – Dr Kazuhiro Yatera
FORMAT
- Welcome and Introduction
- Presentation-1
- Presentation-2
- Presentation-3
- Q&A
- Closing Remarks
CHAIRPERSONS & SPEAKERS

Dr Md. Ferdous Wahid
SPEAKER
Bangladesh Lung Foundation
National Institute of Diseases of the Chest & Hospital, Dhaka
Bangladesh

Dr Sheng-Wei Pan
SPEAKER
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Taiwan

Dr Kazuhiro Yatera, FAPSR
SPEAKER
Head, APSR Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology Assembly
Department of Respiratory Medicine
University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Japan

Dr Chieh-Liang Wu, FAPSR
CHAIRPERSON & OPENING REMARKS
Head of Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly
APSR
Taiwan

Dr Manal Mizanur Rahman
MODERATOR
Bangladesh Lung Foundation
Dept of Respiratory Medicine
Bangladesh Medical University
Bangladesh

Dr Jann-Yuan Wang
MODERATOR
National Taiwan University
Taiwan

Dr Masaki Fujita, FAPSR
MODERATOR
Head-Elect of Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly
APSR
Japan

Dr Kazi Saifuddin Bennoor, FAPSR
CLOSING REMARKS
Deputy Head of Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly
APSR
Bangladesh
This program is recognised as an accredited CME activity in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.







