MembersMembership benefits and rights

APSR Membership benefits and rights

The following benefits and rights are available to members, whether they pay their dues to the APSR directly, or who are members of a respiratory society which has en bloc membership of the APSR.

Discounts

As a member of the APSR you are entitled to various discounts, including publication fees for cases in Respirology Case Reports, various meeting registration fees, membership dues when joining certain other major respiratory societies, etc.

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
APSR membership dues discount for ATS and ERS members	Yes	No	No
Registration fees for APSR congresses and other meetings	Registration fees are set by the respiratory society hosting the event. They usually offer a discount for all member categories, with special rates for students. In many cases, the discount more than covers the annual membership dues!
Discount on publication fees for cases in Respirology Case Reports	Yes	Yes	No

Scholarships and awards

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
May apply for Scholarships	Yes	Yes	Yes
May apply for Awards	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assemblies

As a member of the APSR you are entitled to apply for membership of clinical assemblies which identify their professional expertise and research interests. Assemblies are networking platforms for members with common interests to stay coherent. (See Assemblies).

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
May apply to join APSR’s scientific and clinical Assemblies	Up to three	Up to three	Up to three
May be nominated to become Assembly Head / Deputy Head	Yes	No	No
May vote in an Assembly	Yes	No	No
May join Assembly special interest Sections	Up to two	Up to two	Up to two
May be nominated to become Section Leader	Yes	Only for the Allied Health Section	No
May vote in a Section	Yes	Generally no (Allied Health Section Leader is eligible to vote)	No

Publications and journals

Respirology and Respirology Case Reports

As a member of the APSR you will receive the Society’s official journal Respirology and Respirology Case Reports. These are an international, peer-reviewed journal containing Original Articles, Editorials, Reviews, Technical Notes, Letters to the Editor, etc.
APSR members receive free online access to Respirology and Respirology Case Reports on Wiley Online Library. (Please email Customer Services: cs-journals@wiley.com if you require assistance in setting up your username and password.)

Respiratory Updates

This brings you some of the most important scientific research from around the world. Every month around 10,000 scientific publications are printed worldwide. Many contain a few papers on respiratory medicine and several others are devoted entirely to respiratory research. In short, keeping up is hard and requires significant devoted time to screening out what is irrelevant to your practice. In essence, Respiratory Updates will save you time. Each month the ten most important published studies in respiratory medicine are identified and a summary provided, together with a commentary on why the studies are important and how then can affect practice.

The Society’s Newsletter is published biannually and contains important news of the Society, reports from the members’ societies and information on upcoming events.

Bulletin

Members also receive the Society’s Bulletin, emailed to all members at the beginning of the month.

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
Unrestricted access to current and back copies of ・Respirology ・Respirology Case Reports ・Respiratory Updates ・APSR Bulletin ・APSR Newsletter	Yes	Yes	Yes

Teaching Library

Teaching Library enables APSR members to pass on their knowledge and experience for the benefit of other APSR members. APSR members can add cases to the Library.

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
Full access	Yes	Yes	Yes

Fellow of the APSR(FAPSR)

The FAPSR is a special distinction available exclusively to current APSR members who meet certain requirements.

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
Can apply	Yes	No	No

APSR Members’ Honour Roll

The APSR Members’ Honour Roll is a special opportunity for members to publicly show their appreciation to their mentors.
We have all been supported and helped by somebody in our career development. This Roll is your chance to let the whole world know you are grateful for their guidance and inspiration.
Details here.

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
Can nominate	Yes	Yes	No
Can be nominated	Yes	Yes	No

APSR webpages for members only

	Membership category
	Ordinary	Associate	Undergraduate student
Full access	Yes	Yes	Yes

And…

Possibly the greatest benefit is to enjoy a network of contacts and information throughout the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide, and benefit from the APSR’s association with other international respiratory and thoracic societies.