The Agenda

The Sets

The Agenda

June 11–14, 2026 · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

ThursdayJune 11

13:30–14:00

Registration

Registration & Welcome Coffee

14:00–14:15

Opening

Opening Ceremony

Bogdan Mincu · Marius Balint-Gib

14:15–14:35

Talk

Beyond Combustion: The Rise of Vaping and Heated Tobacco Devices

Florin Mihălţan

14:35–14:55

Talk

The New Respiratory Epidemic: The Impact of Vaping on the Young Lung

Paula Barata

14:55–15:15

Talk

Digital Technologies and Virtual Reality in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

János Varga

15:15–15:35

Gevsela – Supporting Lung Function in Respiratory Fibrotic Disease

Marius Balint-Gib

15:35–15:55

Coffee Break

15:55–16:55

Workshop

Scientific Presentation & Public Speaking Workshop

Bogdan Mincu · Marius Balint-Gib

16:55–17:15

Special Session

BREATHE In, Reach Out: Every Expert Was Once a Resident

17:15–17:35

Talk

Pulmonary Function Tests for the Clinician

Roxana Nemeş

FridayJune 12

09:00–09:20

Talk

Bronchoscopy in Tracheal Papillomatosis

Simona Zamfir

09:20–09:40

Talk

Radial Bronchoscopy – Best Use Cases

Ciprian Sturz

09:40–10:00

Talk

Stenosis and Fistulas – What Treatment?

Cezar Mătau

10:00–10:20

Talk

Back to Simplicity: Single-Use Bronchoscopes in the Age of Robotic Medicine

Tudor Toma

10:20–10:40

Talk

Convex EBUS: Bridging Mediastinal Ultrasound and Molecular Oncology

Antonia Haranguş

10:40–11:00

Coffee Break

11:00–11:20

Talk

The Role of Chest Diseases in Invasive Staging of Lung Cancer – Who Should Get EBUS?

Kaan Kara

11:00–12:00

Workshop · The Yard

Biopsy Techniques and Lung Volume Reduction

Tudor Toma

11:20–11:40

Talk

Rigid and Operative Bronchoscopy

Lorenzo Corbetta

11:40–12:00

Talk

SOH – CPAP Treatment or NIV?

Jacek Nasilowski

12:00–12:20

Talk

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities (ILA): Incidentally Found in Imaging

Sebastian Majewski

12:00–13:00

Workshop · The Yard

Cryobiopsy Hands-On

Cezar Mătau

12:20–12:40

Talk

USG in Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease

Karol Bączek

12:40–13:10

Type 2 Inflammation COPD – Redefining Patient Management with Dupixent

Bogdan Mincu

13:10–14:00

Lunch

14:00–14:20

Consequences of Eosinophilic Inflammation in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma: Persistent Airflow Obstruction

Antonia Haranguş

14:20–14:40

A New Era in the Management of Severe Asthma

Bogdan Mincu

14:40–15:00

How Can We Evaluate and Reduce Cardiopulmonary Risk in COPD

Ana Florica Chiş

15:00–15:20

Talk

Treatment of COPD Exacerbations

Pradeesh Sivapalan

15:00–16:00

Workshop · The Yard

Bronchoscopy for Beginners

Ciprian Sturz

15:20–15:40

Talk

Role of Bronchoscopy and Bronchial Biopsy in the Evaluation of Severe Uncontrolled Asthma

Borja Cosio

15:40–16:00

Talk

Phenotyping, Pathophysiology and Individualized Therapy in OSA – Clinical Case

Anca Georgia Jäger

16:00–16:30

Talk

Synarra: Clinical Decision Support in Pulmonology – Severe Asthma Phenotyping, Biologic Therapy & Real-World AI

Bogdan Mincu

16:00–17:00

Workshop · The Yard

Single Use Bronchoscopy & AI Assisted Simulations

Cezar Mătau

16:30–16:50

Coffee Break

16:50–17:10

Talk

GLP-1 Agonists vs CPAP: A New Frontier in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment?

Mihaela Sescioreanu

17:10–17:30

Talk

Sleep Deprivation in the Contemporary Lifestyle: Between Performance and Exhaustion

Doina Todea

17:30–17:45

Imunoglukan P4H – Evidence Based Medicine

Bogdan Mincu

SaturdayJune 13

09:00–09:20

Talk

When Diagnosis Goes Wrong: Pitfalls in Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases

Radu Crişan-Dabija

09:20–10:40

Workshop · The Yard

NIV Workshop

Mihaela Sescioreanu · Marius Balint-Gib · Ştefan Dumitrache-Rujinski · Jacek Nasilowski

09:20–09:40

Talk

The Role of Rehabilitation in the Management of Sleep Apnea

Meryl Manoukian

09:40–10:00

Talk

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Female Sexual Dysfunction

Raluca Bercea

10:00–10:20

Talk

Role of the Pulmonologist in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Ema Tudorache

10:20–10:40

Talk

Linking Inflammation to Mortality in Lung Cancer: Insights from a 2023 Single-Center Cohort

Corina Budin

10:40–11:00

Coffee Break

11:00–11:20

Talk

The Pilot Lung Cancer Screening Programme

Arnaud Scherpereel

11:20–11:40

Talk

From Chemotherapy to Immunotherapy: The Evolution of Treatment in Lung Cancer

Linda Ioanas

11:40–12:10

Modern Solutions in Respiratory Homecare

Gabi Popescu

12:10–12:40

From Hypoxic Burden to Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Oana Deleanu

12:40–13:00

Talk

Sex Differences in Sleep Architecture: The Role of Hormonal Fluctuations Across the Lifespan

Mara Vultur

13:00–13:20

Talk

Innovations in Sleep Apnea Diagnosis: From Traditional Testing to New Technologies

Jean-Louis Pépin

13:20–14:20

Lunch

14:20–15:20

Beyond Acute Care – Long-Term NIV in COPD and SOH

Ştefan Dumitrache-Rujinski · Marius Balint-Gib

15:20–15:40

Talk

Biologic Treatment in COPD

Nicolas Roche

15:40–16:00

Talk

Sleep Apnea and the Brain: Neurological Consequences and Clinical Implications

Andreea Zabara

16:00–16:20

Coffee Break

16:20–17:40

Workshop · The Yard

NIV Hands-On

Ştefan Dumitrache-Rujinski · Mihaela Sescioreanu

16:20–16:40

Talk

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and COPD: From Pathophysiology to Effective Management

Alexandru Corlateanu

16:40–17:00

Talk

Home NIV Telemonitoring

Bruno Stach

17:00–17:20

Talk

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy

Anda Gâta

17:20–17:40

Talk

Sleep Apnea – The Heart Comes First!

Eduard Matei Pretorian

17:40–18:00

Talk

Environment and Sleep

Pierre Papeix

18:00–18:20

Closing

JEPE Closing Session — Conclusions & Remarks

Bruno Stach

SundayJune 14

09:30–09:50

Talk

Beyond the Joints: Pulmonary Fibrosis in a Young Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dumitriţa Balint-Gib

09:50–10:10

Talk

From Recommendation to Action: Making Vaccination Great Again

Teodora Iacob

10:10–10:30

IALOCLEAN – An Innovative Solution Against Bacterial Biofilm and the Recurrence of Respiratory Infections

Bogdan Mincu

10:30–10:50

Talk

Chronic Cough – A Practical Clinical Approach

Svetlana Ilie

10:50–11:10

Coffee Break

11:10–11:30

Talk

The Art of Data-Driven Storytelling

Răzvan Cherečheş

11:30–11:50

Talk

Multimodal AI for Airway Assessment: From Bronchoscopy Video Annotation to Automated CT Report Generation

Mano Joseph Mathew

11:50–12:10

Talk

Voice Doctor – A Novel Digital Exploratory Biomarker

Radu Vestemean

12:10–12:30

Talk

AI Applications in Non-Invasive Ventilation

Marius Balint-Gib

12:30–13:00

Closing

Awards Ceremony | Closing Remarks | BREATHE × JEPE 2027 Launch

Bogdan Mincu