Along with the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), APSR is one of the largest respiratory societies in the world. Having been established in 1986, the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) held its first academic conference in Tokyo, Japan in October, 1988, before growth and is now recognized together with ATS and ERS as major international conferences. APSR is aimed at promoting friendship and the sharing of the latest knowledge and research findings among physicians, nurses, lung function technicians and respiratory therapists involved in the treatment of respiratory diseases in Asia-Pacific regions.
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The Malaysian Thoracic Society (MTS) was formed in late 1986 and the official inauguration was graced by His Royal Highness DYMM Seri Paduka Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak Darul Ridzwan, who was also the patron of the society at the first MTS scientific meeting in June 1987.
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