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FIRS member societies
Asian Pacifi c Society of
Respirology (APSR) Asociación Latinoamericana de
Tórax (ALAT)
The APSR was established in 1986. It is
composed of national societies from the
Asia-Pacifi c region. Its objectives are the
advancement and promotion of knowledge of
the respiratory system in health and disease.
It promotes and coordinates activities in the
fi eld of respiratory medicine, fosters research
activities in respiratory medicine, organises
and coordinates regular congresses and
meetings. Its publications include the fl agship
journal, Respirology, as well as Respirology
Case Reports, APSR Respiratory Updates
and the APSR Newsletter. APSR has many
educational
programmes
administered
through the ESAP (Educational Seminar of the
APSR) programme. Its scholarships, research
awards and travel awards promote the
careers of young scientists by encouraging
involvement with other researchers in an
international forum. ALAT (or the Latin-American Thoracic
Association) was founded in 1996. It
comprises specialists in respiratory medicine
from Latin America, and works closely with the
national medical associations of the region.
ALAT’s mission is to alleviate the suffering of
respiratory disease and promote lung health
through research, knowledge exchange
and continuing medical education. One of
ALAT’s priorities is tuberculosis control, which
remains a prevalent disease in large areas of
Latin America. ALAT promotes development
in the treatment of chest diseases in Latin
America through many activities, including
the publication of its journal (Archivos de
Bronconeumología) in collaboration with
Sociedad Española De Neumología y Cirugía
Torácica (SEPAR). It holds a biennial congress
of specialists in respiratory medicine in
Spanish and Portuguese and supports many
other national and regional events. It offers
training scholarships for young specialists
and continuing medical education courses
for specialists and primary care physicians. It
has developed many manuals and guidelines
for respiratory health professionals in Latin
America.
Website: www.apsresp.org
Headquarters: 2F UK’s Bldg., 2-29-3, Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Contact: [email protected] (APSR
secretariat offi ce)
Number of Members: 14,520
Publications: Respirology, Respirology Case
Reports, APSR Respiratory Updates, APSR
Bulletin, APSR Newsletter
Website: www.alatorax.org and www.
congresosalat.org
Headquarters: Libertad 2848, 11300
Montevideo, Uruguay
Contact: [email protected] (ALAT
Secretary)
Number of members: 2,823
Publication: Archivos de Bronconeumología
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