KATRD International Conference 2026

Program in Detail


Int'l Network Meeting 2 (Environmental Lung Disease) Emerging Environmental Exposures and Lung Disease: Engineered Stone induced Pneumoconiosis and COPD		Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 - 12:00 CRYSTAL 1 (3F) \| Room 1
Chair	Hyoung-Kyu Yoon (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
10:30-10:55	Environmental Drivers of COPD Exacerbations: Particulate Matter and Respiratory Infections Hye Yun Park (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
10:55-11:20	Amplified Vulnerability: How Air Pollution Drives Chronic Respiratory Diseases Amid Climate Change Kang-Yun Lee (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan)
11:20-11:45	Emerging Occupational Lung Diseases - Engineered Stone Induced Lung Disease Jun-Pyo Myong (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
11:45-12:00	Q&A, Discussion

Meet the Expert (ILD) Emerging Therapies in ILD: Latest Clinical Trial Results		Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 - 11:00 SAPPHIRE (B1F) \| Room 7
Chair	Sung Woo Park (Soonchunhyang University, Korea)
10:00-10:30	Emerging Therapies in ILD: Latest Clinical Trial Results Kevin Robert Flaherty (University of Michigan Health, USA)
10:30-11:00	Q&A, Discussion

PG course (ILD) ILD Masterclass: Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Approach and Management		Wednesday, October 28, 15:30 - 17:00 CRYSTAL 3 (3F) \| Room 3
Chair	Hyun-Kyung Lee (Inje University, Korea)
15:30-15:45	Where to Start: A Practical Diagnostic Approach to ILD Jung-Wan Yoo (Gyeonsang National University, Korea)
15:45-16:00	Advances in HRCT from Diagnosis to Clinical Decision Ji-yeon Han (Inje University, Korea)
16:00-16:15	The Power of Team: Multidisciplinary Decision-Making in ILD Nicole Goh (University of Melbourne, Australia)
16:15-16:30	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Current Standards of Care Jimyung Park (Seoul National University, Korea)
16:30-16:45	Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Definition and Management Joo Hun Park (Ajou University, Korea)
16:45-17:00	Connective Tissue Disease–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Key Clinical Insights Sung Hae Chang (Korea University, Korea)

Symposium 02 (ILD 1) Updated ILD Guideline Session: What's Changed in ILD Classification and Management		Thursday, October 29, 10:30 - 12:00 CRYSTAL 2 (3F) \| Room 2
Chair	Jin Woo Song (University of Ulsan, Korea)
10:30-10:55	Updated Classification of Interstitial Pneumonia: New Insights and Challenges Vincent Cottin (Service de pneumologie, hôpital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France)
10:55-11:20	Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: Clinical Implications and Management Nicole Goh (University of Melbourne, Australia)
11:20-11:45	Acute Exacerbation of ILD: Current Evidence and Challenges Jong Sun Park (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
11:45-12:00	Q&A, Discussion

Symposium 06 (Environmental Lung Disease) Novel Environmental Exposures and Emerging Approaches to Environmental Lung Diseases		Thursday, October 29, 13:30 - 15:00 CRYSTAL 3 (3F) \| Room 3
Chair	Chin Kook Rhee (Konkuk University, Korea)
13:30-13:55	Air Travel and Environmental Lung Disease Eun Taek Lee (Air Force Aerospace Medical Center, Korea)
13:55-14:20	Hyperbaric Environment: Diving-Related Lung Diseases SunKyun Park (Daejeon Armed Forces Hospital, Korea)
14:20-14:45	Environmental Exposures and Epigenetic Aging Yunsung Lee (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway)
14:45-15:00	Q&A, Discussion

Symposium 15 (ILD 2) Beyond the Common: Rare Interstitial Lung Diseases		Friday, October 30, 14:40 - 16:10 CRYSTAL 2 (3F) \| Room 2
Chair	Yangjin Jegal (University of Ulsan, Korea)
14:40-15:05	Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Old Disease, New Insights Toru Arai (National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan)
15:05-15:30	Advances in LAM Management: Evidence from Recent Research Ian Glaspole (The Alfred Hospital, Australia)
15:30-15:55	PPFE: Clinical Insights and Emerging Concepts Hye Sook Choi (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
15:55-16:10	Q&A, Discussion