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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

9th World Bronchiectasis Conference

Venue: Hannover, Germany

Date: 24th - 27th June 2026

To visit congress website click here.


3rd Straits Respiratory Update 2026

Venue: Holiday Inn, Melaka

Date: 27th - 28th June 2026

To register, click on this link. For further enquiries, please email straitsrespiupdate@gmail.com or contact Dr Evelyn at 0163220245 and Norish at 0166307361


Primary Care Respiratory Practice

Venue: Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz

Date: 3rd - 4th July 2026

Registration Link. For further enquiries, please contact 0391456108 / 6113 or email hctmrespiratoryupdate@gmail.com


Bronchoscopy Next Level Workshop

Venue: KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital 2

Date: 4th July 2026

For further enquiries, please contact ppkp.secretariat@gmail.com


55th Paediatric Respiratory Grand Ward Round

Venue: Zoom

Date: 8th July 2026

Please email to m.thoracicsociety@gmail.com for the Zoom ID and password if you wish to attend the event.


SLEEP2026 x Malaysian Multidisciplinary Sleep Congress (MMSC) 2026

Venue: Nexus, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

Date: 9th –11th July 2026

If you wish to join the event, click on this link. For further enquiries please contact:: sleepsocietymalaysia@gmail.com or +6016 3235 172 (Mr Nazeri) | +6016 4145 172 (Ms Aisyah) | +603 3396 3315 (Mr Nazeri)


Penang Paediatric Update 2026

Venue: G Hotel Gurney, Pulau Pinang

Date: 11th July 2026

If you wish to join the event, click on this link. For further enquiries, please contact Dr Han Chee Enn at 04 - 222 5299/5300 (Monday to Friday, 830am - 430pm) or email to penangpaedsupdate2026@gmail.com.


26th International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) Congress

Venue: NTUH International Convention Centre

Date: 13th - 16th July 2026

To register for event, click here. For further enquiries, please email: bernhard@resyca.com


ISUCRS-SELSMAR Congress 2026

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia

Date: 23rd – 25th July 2026

To visit their website, click on this link. For further enquiries please contact:: contact@isucrs2026.com


Respiratory Update 2026: Bridging International Clinical Guidelines and Real-World Practice

Venue: Virtual Platform

Date: 8 August 2026 and 12 September 2026

Registration Link. For enquiries please email to respiratory.update.2025@gmail.com or contact Dr Mohammad Nur Syafiq (010-9722203) or Dr Amirul Ikhmar (013-8498157)


Kedah Paediatric Asthma Workshop 2026

Venue: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar

Date: 15th August 2026

To register, click here. For further enquiries, please contact Dr Alyya at +60174674506.


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.


National Medicolegal and Ethics Conference (NaMEC) 2026

Venue: PICCA Convention Centre, Penang

Date: 7th - 10th September 2026

To visit their website, click on this link. For further enquiries please contact: namec2024@gmail.com


2026 Workshop for International Young Member (KALC)

Venue: Seoul, Korea

Date: 9th September 2026

To register, click here. For further enquiries, please contact the KALC Secretariat at kalc@lungca.or.kr.


ISHAM Asia 2026 Partnership

Venue: Hilton Kuala Lumpur

Date: 9th - 12th September 2026

Click here for website. For further enquiries please contact:: info@isham.asia


5th Annual Congress of the South East Asian Thoracic Society (SEATS 2026)

Venue: Grand Hyatt, Singapore

Date: 11th – 14th November 2026

To visit their website, click on this link. For further enquiries please contact:: info@seatsmeeting.com


Asia-Pacific Bronchiectasis & NTM Conference

Venue: Tokyo, Japan

Date: 13th - 15th November 2026

To visit their website, click on this link. For further enquiries please contact:: info@apb-conference.org


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

Venue: Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang

Date: 19 - 22 November 2026


Announcements 

 

MTS Local Travel Grant - APSR 2026

MTS will be offering 10 travel grants. The due date of the application is 5th October 2026. Late applicants will not be entertained.

click here for full details.


 

Travel Grant for National TB and Lung Diseases Conference 2026

MTS will be offering 5 travel grants (travel grants for participants from Klang Valley and outside Klang Valley). The due date of the application will be on 9th July 2026. Late applicants will not 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.