GSK share latest knowledge on respiratory diseases

The latest information available on the treatment and management of respiratory diseases will be shared with the local medical fraternity by several international and local experts later this month at a forum organized by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK).

The forum themed `Breathe with Confidence' will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, two common respiratory diseases in Sri Lanka.

The panel of speakers at this event will include of Dr. Prashant N Chhajed, Chest Physician and Interventional Pulmonologist, Director Lung Care Mumbai and Consultant at the Nanavati Hospital and Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, Dr. Kirthi Gunasekera, Consultant Chest Physician at the Central Chest Clinic Colombo, Dr. R Ajanthan, Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics and Consultant Paediatrician at the University of Colombo.

Presentations will cover `Recent Advances in the Management of COPD' (Dr. Prashant N Chhajed), `Systemic Manifestations of COPD' (Dr. Kirthi Gunasekera) and `Paediatric Asthma' (Dr. R Ajanthan). The forum will take place at the Colombo Hilton on the 15th of February from 7 pm onwards.