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Message from the President

Overview of the MTS SPIROMETRY Education Programme

APSR 2026

30th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology

Events

 

QEH Spirometry Workshop 2026

Venue: Hospital Queen Elizabeth

Date: 29th & 30th January 2026

If you wish to join the event, click on this link. For further enquiries, please contact Eunice at +6011-26107037 or Nicole at +6011-19561128


 

10th Asia Pacific Region Conference of the Union (APRC 2026)

Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Date: 4th - 7th February 2026

To visit congress website click here.


 

50th Paediatric Respiratory Virtual Grand Ward Round 2026

Venue: Zoom

Date: 11th February 2026

A live grand round on the 50th Paediatric Respiratory Virtual Grand Ward Round 2026 will be held on 11th February 2026, Wednesday from 4pm - 5.05pm. The topic is "Beyond the Lungs: Unmasking the Gastrointestinal Link in Paediatric Chronic Cough". Please email to m.thoracicsociety@gmail.com for the Zoom ID and password if you wish to attend the event


 

8th International Forum on Respiratory Tract Infections

Venue: Glasgow, Scotland

Date: 2nd - 4th March 2026

To visit congress website click here.


 

MTS Spirometry Certification Programme Phase 1 Course

Venue: Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur

Date: 11th-12th April 2026

If you wish to join the event, click on this link. For further enquiries, please contact the MTS Secretariat at +603-2856 4053 or email mts.spirometry@gmail.com. No refund for cancellation after 28th February 2026.


 

9th World Bronchiectasis Conference

Venue: Hannover, Germany

Date: 24th - 27th June 2026

To visit congress website click here.


 

MTS Spirometry Certification Programme Phase 3 Course

Venue: Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur

Date: 22nd-23rd August 2026

If you wish to join the event, click on this link. For further enquiries, please contact the MTS Secretariat at +603-2856 4053 or email mts.spirometry@gmail.com. No refund for cancellation after 1st July 2026.


 

30th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR 2026)

Venue: Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang

Date: 19 - 22 November 2026


Announcements 

 

MTS Overseas Travel Grant 2026

The MTS overseas travel grant is now open and the due date for submission of the application is 30th April 2026. Two grants are offered for APSR 2026 and two grants for ERS Congress 2026 and other applications will not be considered. No late submission will be entertained.

click here to apply for the travel grant.


 

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peri-Operative Management of Resectable Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Malaysia

click here to access.


 

The ILD Learning Programme

The Malaysian Thoracic Society (MTS), in collaboration with the Family Medicine Specialists' Association (FMSA) and Malaysian Society of Rheumatology (MSR), is pleased to feature the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Learning Programme (hyperlink to Resources) for all primary care doctors in Malaysia.

For full details please click here.


 

ERS Educational resources

The links for European Respiratory Society Educational Resources: 

ERS Publications - click here

Upcoming ERS Events - click here

ERS Respiratory Channel - click here


 

Booking of Meeting Rooms at the MTS Office

For more details, click here.