News and Activities

CME Webinar : Beyond Breathless: Early diagnosis and management of COPD
Speakers- Dr Xu Huiying , Dr Tan Ngiap Chuan

CME Webinar : Enhancing COPD Management in Primary Care
Speakers- Dr Omar Usmani, Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar : The Only Extrafine Regimen
Venue: Ban Heng @ Orchid Country Club
Speakers- Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan

CME Seminar : Small Airway Disease (SAD) & Extra-Fine Particles Roles In COPD Treatment
Venue: Atout @ Dempsey
Speaker- Prof Dave Singh

CME Seminar : The Only Extrafine Regimen
Venue: Roland Restaurant
Speakers- Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan

CME Seminar: The Next Era of Severe Asthma Management
Venue: ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay Hotel, Clover 4 & 5 Room
Speakers: Prof Ian Pavord

CME Webinar: Tightening Asthma Control: GINA 2023 & LOCAL PRACTICE
Speakers: Dr Alvin Ng Choon Yong

CME Webinar: INTERNATIONAL SEVERE ASTHMA FORUM Physicians
Speakers: Prof David Price, Prof David Jackson, Prof David Lanton

CME Webinar: GINA 2023 – Updates for the ED Physician
Speakers: Dr Fua Tzay-Ping, Prof Helen Reddel, Dr Andrew Li

CME Webinar: International Respiratory Leaders Forum: Translating GINA & GOLD in clinical practice
Speakers: Prof Roland Buhl, Dr Alberto Papi

CME Seminar: Triple Therapies In COPD – What’s New?
Venue: Shangri La Singapore, Tower Ballroom
Speakers: Dr See Kay Choong, Prof Augustine Tee, Dr Richard Russell, Prof Omar Usmani

CME Webinar: COPD in 2023: An Update For Primary Care Physicians
Speakers: Dr See Kay Coong

CME Seminar: Updates on Latest Asthma Management
Venue: Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, Singapore Marriot Tang Plaza Hotel
Speakers: Dr Lee Yeow Hian, Mr Anand Nndakumar

CME Webinar: Putting Anti-inflammatory Reliever into Practice
Speakers: Prof Peter Barnes, Dr Peter Lin

CME Seminar: Changing Tides In COPD Management
Venue: Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, Singapore Marriot Tang Plaza Hotel
Speakers: Dr Christopher K.M. Hui

CME Seminar: Healthy Lung 2.0 Symposium
Venue: Regent Hotel, Cuscaden Room
Speakers: Clin A/ Prof John Abisheganaden, Dr Lim Hui Fang, A/Prof Helen Reddel, A/Prof Mariko Koh Siyue, A/Prof Tan Ngiap Chuan

CME Webinar: Diagnosing Asthma – New Approaches to an Old Problem: Guidelines, Tools and Treatments
Speakers: Prof Eric Bateman, Prof Gang Wang

CME Seminar: Chronic Care Management From Childhood to Adulthood
Venue: Carlton Hotel
Speakers: Dr Jenny Tang, Dr Andreas Rajnakova, Dr Edwin Chng

CME Seminar: Update on Asthma Management and Guidance
Venue: Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine, Chui Huay Lim Club
Speakers: Dr Low Teck Boon

CME Webinar: More Than a Decade of Protection with PCV13
Venue: https://www.sgpfizervaccines.com/
Speakers: Dr Philip Eng, Dr Chong Jin Ho

CME Webinar: Importance of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Vulnerable Populations
Venue: https://www.sgpfizervaccines.com/
Speakers: A/Prof Dr Lee Bee Wah, Dr William Kristanto

CME Seminar: Clinical PEARLS in Asthma & GERD Management
Venue: Jurong Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel
Speakers: Dr Suraj Kumar, Dr Alvin Ng, Dr Desmond Wai

CME Webinar: Real World Effectiveness of Stereotype Coverage by PCV13
Venue: https://www.sgpfizervaccines.com/
Speakers: Dr Ong Guan Hong

CME Webinar : A Novel Project in Restarting Lung Function Testing During And “After” the Pandemic
Speaker- Dr Tan Tze Lee, Dr Ong Kian Chung, Dr Akash Verma, Sumit Khemani

CME Seminar: Burden of Pneumococcal Disease and Risk Groups in Adults, and the Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines
Speakers: Prof Antonio Anzueto

CME Seminar: Co-infection of Viral Pathogens & S. pneumoniae in Respiratory Infection with Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speakers: Prof Octavio Ramilo

CME Seminar: Review of the International Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccines among Adults with Comorbidities
Speakers: Prof Charles Feldman

CME Seminar: Science is no illusion: Extra-fine Combination Therapy in Asthma and COPD
Speakers: Dr Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Dr Alvin Ng

CME Seminar: PCV Catch-Up Strategies in the Pediatric Population
Speakers: Victoria A Statler

CME Seminar: Pneumococcal Disease Burden and Vaccination Strategies among Adults with Respiratory Diseases
Speakers: Antoni Torres Marti

CME Seminar: Pneumococcal Vaccination – Why Don't We Follow the Recommendations?
Speakers: Dr Akash Verma

CME Seminar: Novel Mucolytic for the management of COPD and respiratory tract infections
Speakers: Professor Wisia Wedzicha, Prof Clive Page

CME Seminar: Moving Forward in Inhaled Therapy
Speakers: Dr See Kay Choong, Prof. Dr Omar Usmani, Dr Chan Tiong Beng

CME Seminar: Incidental Lung Nodule Reported. What do I do Next?
Speakers: Dr Akash Verma, Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: Do More for your Symptomatic COPD patients
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung, Dr Dave Singh, Dr Alvin Ng, Dr Perng Diahn Warng, Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Assess, Suspect, Refer
Speakers: Dr Philip Eng

CME Seminar: The Shift in COPD Treatment Paradigm in Singapore. COPD: Treating Early to slow Disease Progression
Speakers: Dr See Kay Choong, Dr Dave Singh

CME Seminar: Asthma Beyond the Inhalers
Speakers: Dr Yip Hwee Seng

CME Seminar: Covid-19 for Primary Care
Speakers: Dr Yen-Fu Chen, Dr Steve Yang, Dr Lo Yu Lun

CME Seminar: The role & timing of Triple Therapy in COPD Management, Clinical Cases
Sharing: Triple Therapy
Speakers: Dr Yen-Fu Chen, Dr Steve Yang, Dr Lo Yu Lun

CME Seminar: Extra-fine and The ATLANTIS study: revealing the small airways hidden world
Venue: Wan Hao Restaurant, Singapore Mariott Tang Plaza Hotel

CME Seminar: Trelegy Launch Symposium - Lead Change by Rethinking Triple Therapy
Venue: Fullerton Hotel Level 4, Straits Room

CME Seminar: Are We Doing Too Little Too Late in COPD Management
Venue: Wan Hao Restaurant, Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel

CME Seminar: Management of Challenging Respiratory Conditions in Primary Care
Venue: Long Beach IMM Jurong
Speakers: Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan, Dr Yip Hwee Seng

CME Seminar: The Respiratory Practice GP Lung Symposium (Uncommon Respiratory Conditions - What a Family Physician needs to know)
Venue: Shangri La Hotel Jurong Ballroom (Lobby Level)
Speakers: The Respiratory Practice

CME Seminar: Small Airway in Asthma and COPD: Time to Rethink
Venue: ATOUT
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung, Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: Enhancing COPD Management in Primary Care
Venue: Man Fu Yuan Restaurant, Intercontinental Hotel

CME Seminar: Small Airway in Asthma and COPD: Time to Rethink
Venue: ATOUT
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Challenges and Changes in Asthma Management
Venue: Long Beach IMM Jurong
Speakers: Prof. Dr David Halpin

CME Seminar: COPD101
Venue: Grand Salon, Conrad Centennial Singapore
Speakers: Prof. Dr Tan Tze Lee, Dr Ong Kian Chung

Event Title: The use of Fluoroquinolones (FQ) in CAP in TB endemic areas
Venue: Tung Lok Signature, Orchard Parade Hotel
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Management of Challenging Respiratory Conditions in Primary Care – Case base discussion
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel
Speakers: Dr Jim Teo, Dr Alvin Ng

Event Title: Optimising Treatment in Asthma and COPD: An evidence-based approach
Venue: Crystal Jade Paragon
Speakers: Professor Jadwiga Wedzicha

CME Seminar: COPD Diagnosis: Current GOLD Guidelines & New Treatment Options in Primary Care
Venue: Carton Hotel Empress Ballroom 2
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Symposium: COPD Stay Updated!
Venue: Sheraton Towers Ballroom
Collaboration with SGH

Event Title: The Importance of COPD Management for Primary Outpatient Care
Venue: Lei Garden Restaurant, CHIJMES
Speakers: Dr Alvin Ng

Event Title: Maximizing Asthma Control In Primary Care
Venue: Taste Paradise, Ion Orchard
Speakers: Dr Jim Teo

Event Title: Assessing Inhaler Use & Accessing Small Airways in Asthma Treatment
Venue: Summer Palace, Regent Hotel
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

Event Title: What's New In Asthma Therapy
Venue: Peach Garden Restaurant, Orchid Country Club
Speakers: Dr Amy Stebbings

Event Title: Assessing Inhaler Use & Accessing Small Airways in Asthma Treatment
Venue: Peach Garden Restaurant, Orchid Country Club
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

Event Title: Revised GOLD 2017 Guideline and role of LABA/LAMA and personalized medicine in COPD
Venue: Summer Palace, Regent Hotel
Speakers: Prof Alvar Agusti (Director of Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clinic in Barcelona)
Chairman: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Refresher on obstructive airway diseases, Peak Airflow meter in your practice, Spirometry workshop: hands on & interpretation, Managing your Asthma patients
Venue: Four Points by Sheraton Elgin Room (Level 2)

CME Seminar: Assessing Inhaler Use & Accessing Small Airways in Asthma Treatment
Venue: Garden View Restaurant, Tanah Merah Country Club

CME Seminar: Assessing Inhaler Use & Accessing Small Airways in Asthma Treatment
Venue: The Silk Restaurant, Singapore Island Country Club

CME Seminar: Management of Symptomatic Asthma in Primary Care
Venue: St. Regis, Embassy and Consulate room

CME Seminar: Next generation LABA/LAMA therapy –
Building a better COPD treatment foundation
Venue: Summer Palace, Regent Hotel

CME Seminar: Poor Asthma Control? It's SAD (small airway dysfunction)
Venue: East Coast Seafood International

CME Seminar: Heritage meets Innovation in COPD
Venue: St. Regis

CME Seminar: Small Airway Trapping Control

CME Seminar: Update on Acute Bronchitis

CME Seminar: Top Tips in Asthma Management

CME Seminar: Persistent Cough – Is it GERD or Asthma?

CME Seminar: Challenges in Childhood Asthma Management

CME Seminar: Is it Asthma Cough

CME Seminar: Challenges in Managing Childhood Asthma

CME Seminar: Persistent Cough – Is it Asthma, GERD or other conditions; Can lung cancer be treated better in 2015?

CME Seminar: Get SMART with Asthma

CME Seminar: Dual LABA / LAMA Bronchodilation in COPD

CME Seminar: Help them stay ahead of Asthma

CME Seminar: Get SMART with Asthma

CME Seminar: Optimizing Asthma in Primary Care. Practical Tips for the Busy Clinician
Venue: Peach Garden, Orchid Country Club (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Kenneth Chan

CME Seminar: Challenges in Asthma Management
Venue: Summer Palace, Regent Hotel (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Philip Eng

CME Seminar: Updates in Asthma Management
Venue: Imperial Treasure, Changi Airport (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Lee Yeow Hian

CME Seminar: Cases in Respiratory Management
Venue: Fu Lin Men, Jurong Country Club (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Noel Tay

CME Seminar: Addressing Unmet Medical Needs in COPD
Venue: St. Regis, Embassy and Consulate Room
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Loo Chian Min, Dr Gerald Chua, Dr Tomas M. Realiza, Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: Managing Asthma and Assessment of Asthma Severity
Venue: Fu Lin Men, Jurong Country Club (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Lee Kang Hoe

CME Seminar: Treatment strategies in Asthma
Venue: Peach Garden, OCBC Centre (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Lee Yeow Hian

CME Seminar: Continuity of Care in Asthma – Do we understand the future risks?
Venue: Lei Gardens, CHIJMES (6:00-7:00pm)
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Ricardo C. Zotomayor, University of East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Centre, Philippines

CME Seminar: Continuity of Care in Asthma – Do we understand the future risks?
Venue: Gaia, Goodwood Park Hotel (6:00pm-7:00pm)
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Ricardo C. Zotomayor, University of East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Centre, Philippines

CME Seminar: Treatment strategies in Asthma
Venue: Wo Peng Restaurant, myVillage, Serangoon Gardens (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Lee Yeow Hian

CME Seminar: Clearing the air on Asthma and COPD
Venue: Min Jiang, Goodwood Park Hotel (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Clearing the air about Asthma
Venue: Tung Lok Classic, Chinese swimming club (1:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: What have the large-scale trials of COPD taught us?
Venue: Summer Palace Restaurant, Regent Hotel (6:30pm-8:30pm)
Speakers: Prof Robert Wise, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

CME Seminar: COPD: PATHOS – utilizing real world evidence in COPD management
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung (COPD Epidemiology & Diagnosis), Prof Matthew Peters (Respiratory Physician, Head of Respiratory Medicine, Concord Hospital, Sydney & Pharmacological & Non-pharmacological Management of COPD 2013)

CME Seminar: Optimizing Asthma management with the use of ICS/LABA
Venue: Fu Lin Men, Jurong Country Club (12:30-2:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: A New Option in the Management of Adult Asthma
Venue: Lengkuas Room, Level2, Marriott Hotel (12:00pm-2:00pm)
Speakers: Prof Ronald F. Grossman, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

CME Seminar: A New Option in the Management of Adult Asthma
Venue: Equinox Private Dining Room 3 & 4, Swissotel The Stamford (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Speakers: Prof Ronald F. Grossman, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto

CME Seminar: Improving Asthma Control: Challenges in Practice
Venue: Cuscaden Room, Regent Hotel Singapore (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Speakers: Adj. Asst. Prof Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: New Advances in COPD and Asthma?
Venue: Summer Palace Restaurant, Regent Hotel (6:30pm-9:30pm)
Speakers: Dr René Aalbers, Respiratory Physician, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Martini Hospital, Groningen

CME Seminar: Optimizing Asthma & COPD management with the use of ICS/LABA
Venue: Lei Garden, CHIJMES (1:00pm-4:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Optimizing the Use of ICS/LABA for Asthma in Primary Care
Venue: Equinox Private Dining Room 3 & 4, Swissotel The Stamford (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Jim Teo Yeow Kwan

CME Seminar: COPD: women may be more susceptible to smoking-related lung damage
Venue: Tung Lok Classics Restaurant, Orchard Parade Hotel
Speakers: Dr Tan Tze Lee, Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Do we underestimate the benefits of combination therapy in COPD?
Venue: Singapore Marriot Hotel (6:00pm-8:00pm)
Speaker: Prof Christine Jenkins, Clinical Professor & Head of Respiratory Discipline, Thoracic Medicine Concord Hospital, University of Sydney

CME Seminar: Implications of the new GOLD guidelines for Primary Care
Venue: Ballroom 1, Lower Lobby (1:00pm-4:30pm)
Speakers: Dr Tan Tze Lee, Prof Antonio Anzueto (Professor Medicine Pulmonary, Critical Care, University of Texas Fullerton Hotel)

CME Seminar: Improving primary care COPD management
Venue: The Fullerton Waterboat House (1:15pm-3:45pm)

CME Seminar: New global guidelines on management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Venue: Ritz Carlton Summer Pavilion (12:30pm-3:00pm)
Speakers: Dr Tan Tze Lee

CME Seminar: Extra-fine combination for better asthma control
Venue: Imperial Treasure, Paragon
Speaker: Dr Ong Kian Chung

CME Seminar: Management of COPD in GP Clinical Practice - Diagnosis & Treatment Options
Venue: Grand Hyatt Singapore (12:45pm-3:30pm)
Speakers: Prof Claus Vogelmeier, Head of Department, Pulmonary Medicine, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany

CME Seminar: Respiratory devices in the 21st century - a respiratory workshop for clinicians
Venue: Philips Healthcare Amphitorium (1:00pm-5:00pm)

CME Seminar: The role of inflammation in airway diseases: differentiating treatment by patient type
Venue: Shangri La Hotel (6.30pm-8.30pm)
Speakers: Prof David Brendan Price, Professor of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, University of Aberdeen, UK

CME Seminar: Airways School Asia Pacific Singapore Course 1
Venue: Goodwood Park Hotel (9:30am-4:30pm)

CME Seminar: Current Issues in the Year of the Lung 2010: COPD & Smoking Cessation
Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (1:00pm-4:30pm)

CME Seminar: EMPOWER COPD Symposium
Venue: Fullerton Hotel, The Straits Room (3:00pm-5:30pm)

CME Seminar: CAT: a primary-care tool to assess treatment success in COPD
Venue: Park Hotel, Clarke Quay (4:00pm-6:30pm)

CME Seminar: Confronting COPD in 2010
Venue: Trader's Hotel, Cuscaden Road, The Gallery Ballroom (12:30pm-4:00pm)

CME Seminar: GP COPD Workgroup 2010
Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (1pm-5pm)

COPD Awareness Programme 2009 - Spirometer Collection and Hands-On Training
Venue: The Pines (1pm-3pm)

CME Seminar: "COPD Early Detection with Intervention and Therapy (COPED with IT) Programme"
Venue: Fullerton Hotel (1pm-4.30pm)

CME Seminar: "COPD Early Detection with Intervention and Therapy (COPED with IT) Programme"
Venue: Royal Plaza on Scotts (1pm-4pm)

CME Seminar: "Steering the Future of COPD - A new look at an old disease"
Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (1:00pm-4.30pm)

CME Seminar: "Smoking Cessation - What Every Doctor Should Know"
Venue: Raffles Town Club (1:00pm-2:00pm)

CME Seminar: "Smoking Cessation - What Every Doctor Should Know"
Venue: Serangoon Gardens Country Club (1:00pm-2:00pm)

CME Seminar: "Confronting COPD in Primary Healthcare 2007"
Venue: Meritus Mandarin Hotel (1:30pm-4:30pm)

CME Seminar: Prospects for Disease Modifications in COPD: the evidence for Tiotropium
Venue: Marina Madarin Hotel (1:30pm-5:00pm)

CME Seminar: Confronting COPD in Primary Healthcare
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore

CME Seminar: Early Diagnosis and Treatment Will Benefit your Patients!

Inaugural COPD Association Meeting

COPDAS is collaborating with Sanofi to raise public awareness of COPD through two community events:
Venue: SGH: Telok Blangah Community Centre | 15 Nov 2025
Venue: NHG: Khatib Community Centre | 22 Nov 2025
At these events, a Patient Testimonial Wall will showcase real stories from people living with COPD. The aim is to help the public better understand the lived experience of COPD and encourage early detection and proactive care.

Launched COPD chit-chat

COPDAS Support Group Booth at Singapore Health Patient Advocate Connection 2025
Venue: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium (Academia SGH)

COPDAS support Booth at Singapore Health Patient Advocate Connection (SPAN ) 2024
Venue: Changi General Hospital

Our first COPDAS support group booth at Singapore Patient Advocate Connection 2023
Venue: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium (Academia SGH)

Video: "Preventing Pneumonia" - in conjunction with WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY 2021 & WORLD COPD DAY 2021
For More Details : WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY 2021 & WORLD COPD DAY 2021 | PREVENTING PNEUMONIA - YouTube

Video: What's Wrong with Social Smoking? Learn The Harmful Effects on your Health – in conjunction with World No-Tobacco Day
Full Video : What's Wrong with Social Smoking? Learn The Harmful Effects On Your Health - YouTube

Public Seminar: Lung Cancer & COPD
Speakers: Dr Ong Kian Chung, Dr Akash Verma, Dr Loh Jiashen
Snippets: Lung Cancer & COPD livestream | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Association (Singapore) - YouTube
Full Video: https://fb.watch/3sLfgNDYEf/

Public Seminar: "Healthy Lungs For Life" Video in Conjunction with WORLD LUNG DAY
For more details: WORLD LUNG DAY 25th September 2020 | Love Your Lungs - YouTube

Public Forum: Healthy Lungs For Life

World COPD Events - Public Screening

World COPD Events - Public Screening
12th & 13th Nov: "Love OUR LUNGS" - Public Screening
Venue: Hougang Mall
16th Nov: "Are You Short of Breath?" - Public screening
Venue: Tampines One
19th Nov: "Care for your Lungs, Care for your Life - World COPD Day 2011" - Public Carnival
Venue: Nee Soon South Community Club
20th Nov: "Silver Carnival Day" - Public Carnival
Venue: Amphitheater in front of Toa Payoh Library.

First Ever World Spirometry Day

Media Conference
Venue: Mandarin Hotel (11:45am-2pm)

Public Forum: "Love Our Lungs" Public Forum
Venue: Health Promotion Board, Lecture Hall Level 1 (2pm-5pm)

Home Nursing Foundation Charity Walk
Venue: East Coast Park (7.30am-11am)

NHG COPD Roadshow
Venue: Outside Toa Payoh Central Public Library (9am-6pm)

Save Your Breath Singapore! 2009 - Press Media Coverage

Official launch of the Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines on COPD.
Venue: Raffles Hotel (1:30-5:00pm)

Beauty & Healthcare Fair 2006
Venue: Suntec City (11am-5pm)
Free Spirometry for the first 100 persons

“Save your Breath, Save your Health”
Venue: Health Enlightenment, The Majestic, Chinatown (12-6pm)

World COPD Day 2004: "Don't Ignore COPD!"

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Association (Singapore) officially launched its website.