• Plenary Session
• PG Course
• Int'l Network Meeting
• Educational Session
  [한국어 교육세션]
• ATS-KATRD
  Joint Symposium
• JRS-KATRD
  Joint Symposium
• MTS-KATRD
  Symposium
• Symposium
• Editor's Desk
• Hands-on
• Meet the Experts
• Luncheon Symposium
• Satellite Symposium

Plenary Session 1

• Gregory Tino ATS Treasurer University of Pennsylvania
  USA Bronchiectasis: New Insights CV
• Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko ERS President-Elect National Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases
  Poland Lung Cancer Screening-More Than Nodules. New Perspectives and Challenges for the Respiratory Medicine CV
• Chul-Gyu Yoo APSR President Chung-Ang University
  Korea Cereblon in Pulmonary Diseases CV

Plenary Session 2

• Charles Y. Yu APSR 2025 Congress President De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute
  Philippines Updates on Latest TB Diagnostics: Results from Korean NIH TB Biomarker Study, Tongue Swabs Study and R2D2 Updates CV
• James Yang National Taiwan University Hospital
  Taiwan From Targeted Success to Next-Generation Strategy:
  The Evolving Landscape of Third-Generation EGFR-TKIs in common EGFR-Mutant NSCLC CV
• Yeon-Mok Oh University of Ulsan
  Korea Lung Regeneration Strategies for Emphysema Treatment CV

PG Course 1
Critical Care Medicine - Lung Transplantation

• Song Yee Kim Yonsei University
  Korea Indication and Timing of Referral for Lung Transplantation CV
• Kyeongman Jeon Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea Postoperative Management of Lung Transplantation CV
• Woo Hyun Cho Pusan ​​National University
  Korea Beyond the Surgery: Optimizing Long-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation CV

International Network Meeting 1
Airway - Toward Inflammatory Management in COPD

• Wisia Wedzicha Imperial College London
  UK Reframing Exacerbations: Inflammatory Pathways and Biologic Targets CV
• Dave Singh University of Manchester
  UK Biological Therapies in COPD: From Mechanisms to Treatment CV
• Ji-Yong Moon Konkuk University
  Korea Personalized Care in COPD: Endotyping and Biologic Integration in Clinical Practice CV

International Network Meeting 2
Environmental Lung Disease - Air Pollution: From Bench to Clinical Practice

• Kang-Yun Lee Taipei Medical University
  Taiwan Air Pollution Related COPD and the Molecular Mechanism CV
• Chin Kook Rhee The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Air Pollution and Proteomics CV
• Jonathan Grigg Queen Mary University of London
  UK The Adverse Effects of Early Life Exposure to Air Pollution Across the Lifecourse CV

International Network Meeting 3
NTM - Why NTM in Asia? From Epidemiology to Host Genetics

• Youngmok Park Yonsei University
  Korea Epidemiology of NTM: A Global and Asian Perspective CV
• Hyung-Jun Kim Seoul National University
  Korea Understanding NTM-PD as a Host Disease CV
• Ho Namkoong Keio University
  Japan Host Susceptibility Genes for Pulmonary NTM Disease Identified by International Network CV

International Network Meeting 4
ILD - Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Asia: Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics

• Hongseok Yoo Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Korea CV
• Pin-Kuei Fu Taichung Veterans General Hospital
  Taiwan Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Taiwan: The Role of Functional Assessment in Clinical Practice CV
• Felicia Teo Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
  Singapore Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Singapore CV
• Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah Institut Perubatan Respiratori
  Malaysia Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Malaysia CV

International Network Meeting 5
Lung Cancer - Defining the Optimal Window for CIO Therapy in Resectable NSCLC

• Chao-Hua Chiu Taipei Medical University
  Taiwan Considerations of the Patient Selection for Perioperative CIO Therapy in NSCLC CV
• Terufumi Kato Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital
  Japan Refining the Timing: Neoadjuvant vs. Perioperative CIO Therapy CV
• Hong Kwan Kim Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea Surgical Perspectives for Perioperative CIO Therapy CV

Educational Session 1
한국어 교육세션

• June Hong Ahn Yeungnam University
  Korea 소세포폐암의 새로운 치료전략:
  임상 적용과 고려사항 CV
• Jun Yeun Cho Chungbuk National University
  Korea 간질성폐질환에서 항섬유화제 치료와 부작용 관리 CV
• Seong Mi Moon Chung-Ang University
  Korea 비결핵항산균 폐질환 진단 그 이후: 어떻게 평가하고, 언제 치료하나요? CV

Educational Session 2
한국어 교육세션

• Joon Young Choi The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea 천식의 미충족 수요와 정밀 치료:
  표현형 기반 접근과 새로운 치료
  옵션 CV
• Jung Soo Kim Inha University
  Korea 비만 환자의 호흡기계 변화와 기계 환기 전략 CV
• Seon Cheol Park National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital
  Korea 금연 약물치료의 최신 지견 CV

Symposium 01 | ATS-KATRD Joint Symposium
Airway 1 (COPD) - New Horizons in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Prevention for COPD

• Craig Hersh Harvard Medical School
  USA Advancing the Precision Approaches for COPD CV
• Youlim Kim Konkuk University
  Korea New Tools for a New Era: Diagnostics and Stratification in COPD CV
• Alberto Papi University of Ferrara
  Italy Targeted Immunization Strategies: RSV in COPD - Vaccination and Risk Prevention CV

Symposium 15 | ATS-KATRD Joint Symposium
Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Recent Advances and Therapeutic Strategies in Pulmonary Hypertension

• Jang Ho Lee University of Ulsan
  Korea Therapeutic Approach for PAH and CTEPH in Korea CV
• Jieun Kang Seoul National University
  Korea Pulmonary Vascular Phenotype in COPD: Definition and Clinical Implications CV
• Steven D. Nathan University of Virginia
  USA Inhaled Treprostinil in PH-ILD and PH-COPD: Lessons from the INCREASE and PERFECT Studies CV

Symposium 08 | JRS-KATRD Joint Symposium
Cough - Clinical Perspectives on the Sound of Symptom

• Woo-Jung Song University of Ulsan
  Korea Chronic Cough: What We Measure and What We Understand CV
• Takeshi Kaneko Yokohama City University
  Japan Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies for Airway Mucus Plugging in Asthma CV
• Tai Joon An The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Structural Lung Disease and Cough: Recognizing the Anatomic Patterns CV

Symposium 13 | JRS-KATRD Joint Symposium
Airway 4 (COPD) - Imaging Beyond the Airways:
Radiologic and Molecular Approaches to COPD

• Naoya Tanabe Kyoto University
  Japan Imaging in COPD: Tools for Detection, Classification, and Prognosis CV
• Jung-Kyu Lee Seoul National University
  Korea Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in COPD: Clinical Significance and Implications CV
• Hye Yun Park Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea Emphysema: Is It a Treatable Trait? CV

Symposium 14 | JRS-KATRD Joint Symposium
ILD 2 - Beyond the Joints: Recent Advances in CTD-Associated ILD

• Kevin Brown National Jewish Center
  USA SSc-ILD: Monitoring and Management Strategies CV
• Song Yee Kim Yonsei University
  Korea RA-ILD: Pathogenesis and the Promise of Antifibrotics CV
• Masataka Kuwana Nippon Medical School
  Japan Inflammatory Myopathy–Associated ILD: Unraveling Mechanisms, Markers, and Management CV

Symposium 19 | MTS-KATRD Joint Symposium
Optimizing Longitudinal Care of Acute Exacerbation in ILD and COPD

• Jae Ha Lee Inje University
  Korea Current Evidence and Challenges in the Management of Acute Exacerbation in ILD CV
• Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah Institut Perubatan Respiratori
  Malaysia Balancing Benefits and Burdens of Anti-fibrotic Treatment in Interstitial Lung Disease CV
• Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail President of MTS Universiti Teknologi Mara
  Malaysia Improving Discharge-Related Care Following COPD Exacerbation CV

Symposium 02
ILD 1 - Fibrosing ILD: From Today's Challenges to Tomorrow's Breakthroughs

• Sun Mi Choi Seoul National University
  Korea Tailoring Treatment: Precision Medicine in Fibrosing ILD CV
• Takafumi Suda Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
  Japan The Clinical Impact of Antifibrotics: Pulmonary Fibrosis and Beyond CV
• Steven D. Nathan University of Virginia
  USA What’s Next? Shaping the Future of Pulmonary Fibrosis Trials CV

Symposium 03
Bronchoscopy - Clinical Pearls in Interventional Pulmonology

• Naofumi Shinagawa Hokkaido University
  Japan Bronchoscopic Diagnosis of PPLs – With a Focus on Cadaver-Based Studies CV
• Jung Seop Eom Pusan National University
  Korea Bronchoscopic Liquid Samples for Molecular Testing CV
• Kyungjong Lee Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea Updates in EBUS-TBNA and its clinical implications CV

Symposium 04
Airway 2 (Asthma) - The Hot Issues in Asthma Management

• Sun Hye Shin Sungkyunkwan University
  Korea From Definition to Practice: Global and Korean Consensus on Clinical Remission in Severe Asthma CV
• Arnaud Bourdin University of Montpellier
  France Decoding T2-Low Asthma: Mechanisms and Expanding the Within-Reach Biologics? CV
• Jong Geol Jang Yeungnam University
  Korea Environmental Influences on Asthma: From Urbanization to the Microbiome CV

Symposium 05
Critical Care Medicine 1 - Recent International Guidelines

• Su Hwan Lee Yonsei University
  Korea Fluid Therapy in Critically ill Patients CV
• Jae Kyeom Sim Korea University
  Korea Update to PADIS Guidelines in ICU CV
• Chul Park University of Ulsan
  Korea Corticosteroids in Sepsis, ARDS, and CAP CV

Symposium 06
Environmental Lung Disease - Latest Insights on PM in Respiratory Diseases

• Jung-Kyu Lee Seoul National University
  Korea Protecting COPD Patients from Particulate Matter: Evidence-Based Interventions and Strategies CV
• Hee-Young Yoon Soonchunhyang University
  Korea The Impact of Air Pollution Interventions on ILD CV
• Hwan-Cheol Kim Inha University
  Korea Community-Based Intervention Study on Air Pollution and Respiratory Health in the Elderly CV

Symposium 07
Airway 3 (Bronchiectasis) - Bronchiectasis Demystified:
Bridging Clinical Insights and Emerging Therapies

• James D. Chalmers University of Dundee
  UK What are the Key Changes in the 2025 ERS Bronchiectasis Guidelines? CV
• Hyun Lee Hanyang University
  Korea Asian Bronchiectasis: Is it a Distinct Phenotype and Treatable Target? CV
• Hayoung Choi Hallym University
  Korea Novel Therapies in Bronchiectasis: What’s in the Pipeline? CV

Symposium 09
Lung Cancer 1 - Rare AGAs in Advanced NSCLC: Evolving Therapeutic Approaches

• Terufumi Kato Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital
  Japan Targeting METex14 in NSCLC: Clinical Advances and Unmet Needs CV
• Jung Seop Eom Pusan National University
  Korea New Frontiers in KRAS-Mutant NSCLC: Therapeutic Strategies and Resistance CV
• Cheol-Kyu Park Chonnam National University
  Korea Redefining First-Line Standards with Unprecedented Survival in ALK-positive NSCLC CV

Symposium 10
TB - New Paradigm for TB and LTBI

• Ju Sang Kim The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Latent Tuberculosis Infection: From Evidence to Clinical Practice CV
• Ji Young Kang Jeju National University
  Korea Diagnosis and Treatment of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Overcoming Challenges CV
• Jeongha Mok Pusan National University
  Korea Treatment Shortening of Tuberculosis: Where Do We Stand? CV

Symposium 11
Critical Care Medicine 2 - Acute Respiratory Failure

• Won-Young Kim Chung-Ang University
  Korea How to Protect both Lung and Diaphragm in ARDS? CV
• Alexandre Demoule Sorbonne Universite
  France Dyspnea in Mechanically Ventilated Patients CV
• Sung Yoon Lim Seoul National University
  Korea Should We Treat Respiratory Failure Differently in Immunocompromised Patients? CV

Symposium 12
Lung Cancer 2 - Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

• Yeon Wook Kim Seoul National University
  Korea Pearls and Pitfalls in Lung Cancer Screening CV
• In Ae Kim Konkuk University
  Korea The Evolving Role of Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnosis CV
• Tae Jung Kim The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Tissue-Based Molecular Workup CV

Symposium 17
Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Linking Physiology and Practice in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• Jong Geol Jang Yeungnam University
  Korea Pulmonary Rehabilitation during Acute Exacerbation CV
• Hyun Woo Lee Seoul National University
  Korea Changes in Respiratory Physiology in Various Diseases - from the Perspective of Pulmonary Rehabilitation CV
• Chin Kook Rhee The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Current Status of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the World CV

Symposium 18
Infection - Pneumonia Uncovered: From Treatments to Long-Term Impacts

• Ae-Rin Baek Soonchunhyang University
  Korea Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Trials and Guidelines CV
• Youjin Chang The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea What is Host-Directed Therapy in Pneumonia? CV
• Moon Seong Baek Chung-Ang University
  Korea Postinfectious Pulmonary Complications: What Pneumonia Leaves CV

Symposium 16
Course for Frontline Clinicians 1 | 일선진료의를 위한 결핵강좌 1 - 국가 결핵 정책과 새로운
결핵 패러다임

• Seung-Eun Lee Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
  Korea 국가 결핵 관리 정책, 현재와 미래 CV
• Hyung Woo Kim The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea 무증상 결핵 : 개념 및 임상 진료/보건 정책에 대한 영향 CV
• Hyung-Jun Kim Seoul National University
  Korea AI 기반의 결핵 환자 진단, 치료 및 관리 CV

Symposium 20
Course for Frontline Clinicians 2 | 일선진료의를 위한 결핵강좌 2 - 결핵 환자 치료와 관리

• Young Ae Kang Yonsei University
  Korea 고령자 및 당뇨 환자에서 결핵
  치료와 관리의 과제 CV
• Yong-Soo Kwon Chonnam National University
  Korea MDR/RR-TB 단기요법, 1년간의
  성과와 과제 CV
• Yeonseok Choi Kyung Hee University
  Korea 결핵 치료 중 발생하는 부작용 :
  증례로 풀어보는 진단, 대처법 CV

Editor's Desk
Inside Scientific Journals: How They Operate and Shape Research

• James D. Chalmers University of Dundee
  UK How to Write and Publish Excellent Papers: The Editors' Perspective CV
• Craig Hersh Harvard Medical School
  USA Peer Review 101: Top Tips for Early Career Researchers CV
• Chin Kook Rhee The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Writing High-Impact Review Articles CV

Hands-on 1-1
Thoracic Ultrasound

• Sung Yoon Lim Seoul National University
  Korea Pathologic Signs: Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Intervention CV
• Ji-Eun Park Ajou University
  Korea Pathologic Signs: Pneumonia, Interstitial Signs (ILD, Pulmonary Edema) CV
• Tai Joon An The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Fundamentals of Thoracic Ultrasound: ABCDE (A-lines, B-lines, Consolidation, Diaphragm, Effusion) CV
• Christian B. Laursen University of Southern Denmark
  Denmark Advanced Application of Thoracic Ultrasound CV

Hands-on 1-2
Thoracic Ultrasound

• Young-Jae Cho Seoul National University
  Korea Pathologic Signs of Thoracic Ultrasound CV
• Seo Hee Yang Veterans Health Service Medical Center
  Korea Pathologic Signs of Thoracic Ultrasound CV
• Tai Joon An The Catholic University of Korea
  Korea Diaphragm Evaluation CV
• Ji-Eun Park Ajou University
  Korea Diaphragm Evaluation CV
• Sung Yoon Lim Seoul National University
  Korea Pleural Effusion and Intervention CV
• Min Seok Chang Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine
  Korea Pleural Effusion and Intervention CV

Hands-on 2
Bronchoscopy

• Dongil Park Chungnam National University
  Korea Bronchial Branch Tracing without Navigation Systems CV
• Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy Mayo Clinic
  USA Robotic Bronchoscopy CV
• Kyung Soo Hong Yeungnam University
  Korea EBUS-GS CV
• Hyun Sung Chung National Cancer Center
  Korea EBUS-GS CV
• Hayoung Seong Pusan National University
  Korea Transbronchial Cryobiopsy CV
• Seung Hyun Yong Yonsei University
  Korea Transbronchial Cryobiopsy CV

Meet the Experts

Luncheon Symposium

Satellite Symposium