Program

JRS2026 Timetable

Information for Participants, Presenters and Chairpersons.

The 66th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society

President: Masayuki Hanaoka
　　　　　Professor and Chairman, First Department of Internal Medicine,
　　　　　Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan
Date: April 17-19, 2026
Venue: Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe International Exhibition Hall
Theme: Toward the Future ~Exploring New Frontiers in Respiratory Medicine~

Program

Invited Lecture
Harm Jan Bogaard (Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc, Netherlands)
Arzu Yorgancıoğlu (Celal Bayar University, Turkey）

International Symposium
Novel strategies in interstitial lung disease
Chairs:
Kevin K. Brown(National Jewish Health, USA)
Yasuhiko Nishioka(Tokushima University, Japan)
Speakers:
Tomohisa Baba(Kanagawa Cardiovascular ＆ Respiratory Center, Japan)
Claudia Ravaglia(University of Bologna ＆ GB Morgagni Hospital, Italy)
Kevin K. Brown(National Jewish Health, USA)
Yet Hong Khor(Monash University/University of Melbourne, Australia)

Critical care 2026：Advances in sepsis, ARDS, respiratory management, and ECMO
Chairs:
Michelle Ng Gong(Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
Kenji Tsushima(Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan)
Speakers:
Yasuhiro Norisue(Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Japan)
Carolyn Calfee(University of California, San Francisco, USA)
Joohae Kim(Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea)
Christian Karagiannidis(Cologne State Hospital/Herdecke University, Germany)

Emerging Mechanisms in Bronchiectasis：From Bench to Bedside
Chairs:
Chul-Gyu Yoo(Seoul National University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea)
Kozo Morimoto(Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan)
Speakers:
Hisako Matsumoto(Kindai University, Japan)
Steven M. Rowe(The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Takanori Asakura(Keio University, Japan)
Albert Yick-Hou Lim(Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore)
Hayoung Choi(Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, South Korea)

Update of therapeutic strategy for pulmonary hypertension group 3
Chairs:
David Montani(Paris-Saclay University, France)
Hiroshi Kuraishi(Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Japan)
Speakers:
Laszlo Farkas(The Ohio State University, USA)
Osamu Nishiyama(Kindai University, Japan)
Zhenguo Zhai(China-Japan Friendship Hospi-tal, China)
David Montani(Paris-Saclay University, France)

Meet the ATS/ERS/APSR Presidents

English Poster Discussion
Young Investigators from ATS, ERS and APSR