Post Congress Workshop
PCD in Children: Practical Diagnosis & Management in Resource-Limited Settings
The workshop is open free of charge to registered congress participants but requires prior registration
The workshop is open free of charge to registered congress participants but requires prior registration
Monday, 29th June 2026 | 08:30–15:30
Audience: Pediatric pulmonologists & pediatricians from resource-limited settings who are running or interested to run PCD clinics, and fellows and young investigators who could become future national leads.
Learning Goals
- Recognize clinical red flags and implement feasible diagnostic pathways for PCD in LMICs.
- Consider important differential diagnoses such as PID and CF.
- Select pragmatic and accessible assessments including history, imaging, nNO access pathways, and ciliary function proxies.
- Interpret basic genetics reports and understand common genetic variant patterns/founders.
- Learn how to perform nasal brush biopsies and analyze samples using a simple inverted microscope, facilitating appropriate shipment for immunofluorescence microscopy or transmission electron microscopy.
- Apply core management strategies tailored to resource‑constrained settings.
- Translate current evidence into locally adapted protocols and contribute data to national and international registries and networks.
| 08:30–08:45 | Welcome, Context, and Objectives – Heymut Omran (Germany) |
| 08:45–09:05 |
PCD Burden & Prevalence (LMIC Lens) – Phil Robinson (Australia)
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| 09:05–09:25 |
Diagnosis in Practice – Tom Ferkol (USA)
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| 09:25–09:45 |
Genetics of PCD and International PCD Registry – Heymut Omran (Germany)
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| 09:45–10:00 | Q&A |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30–10:50 |
Diagnostic Toolbox in Resource-Limited Settings (South Africa) – Marco Zampoli (South Africa)
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| 10:50–11:20 |
Management Fundamentals in Resource-Limited Settings – Kim Nielsen (Denmark)
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| 11:30–11:50 | PCD Diagnosis and Management in Resource-Limited Settings (India) – Indu Khosla (India) |
| 11:50–12:10 | PCD Diagnosis and Management in Resource-Limited Settings (Brazil) – Marcus Herbert Jones (Brazil) |
| 12:10–13:10 | Lunch |
| 13:10–13:20 | Q&A |
| 13:20–14:20 |
Case-Based Plenary Discussions – Uroš Krivec (Slovenia), Manuel E. Soto-Martínez (Costa Rica), Elad Ben Meir (Israel)
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| 14:20–15:20 |
Group Exercise: Draft an Implementable LMIC Diagnostic Pathway – All participants Moderators: Heymut Omran (Germany) & Marco Zampoli (South Africa) |
| 15:20–15:30 | Wrap Up & Evaluation |
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