Guest Lectureships

1. a. Smoking and Lung Mechanics
   b. Lung Diffusion
   c. Body Plethysmography
   Workshop on Pulmonary Function in Health and Disease
   St. Mary's Medical Center, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
   April 26-27, 1974
2. Flow Volume Curve and Closing Volume
   Annual Meeting of the Ontario Society of Pulmonary Technologists,
   Hamilton, Ontario
   April 29, 1975
3. Tests for Early Detection of COPD
   Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Thoracic Society, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
   June 25, 1975
4. Early Changes in Cigarette Smoking in Apparently Normal Individuals
   Annual Meeting of the American Lung Association of Nebraska,
   Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
   June 26, 1975
5. a. Routine Pulmonary Function Tests
   b. Flow Volume Curve Breathing Helium
   Annual Meeting of the Ontario Society of Pulmonary Technologists,
   Toronto, Ontario
   April 3, 1976
6. Use of the Flow Volume Curve in the Diagnosis of Small Airway Disease
   Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
   October 29, 1976
7. Carbon Monoxide Lung Diffusion
   Conference on Pulmonary Function, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa Ontario
   March 3, 1976
8. a. Maximum Expiratory Flow Limitation
   b. Recent Advances in Pulmonary Physiology
   c. Pulmonary Function in Asthma
   d. Pulmonary Function in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
   Annual Meeting of the Medical Society of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
   October 18-20, 1977
9. a. Spirometer Frequency Response
   b. Maximum Expiratory Flow Limitation at Wave Speed
   c. Cromolyn Sodium: Can We Predict Its Effectiveness?
   Annual Mid-Western Conference in Chest Disease
   Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
   November 16-17, 1977
10. a. Flow Volume Curve
    b. Early Diagnosis of Small Airways Obstruction
    Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    July- August, 1978
11. Effects of Genetics on the Susceptibility of the Airways to Cigarette Smoking
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco,
    California, U.S.A.
    February 23, 1979
12. Clinical Usefulness of Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity
    Guest Speaker at Trudeau Society Dinner, Lung Association of Los Angeles
    County, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    February 27, 1979
13. Effects of Genetics on the Susceptibility of the Airways to Cigarette Smoking
    Center of Health Sciences, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    February 27, 1979
14. Effects of Genetics on the Susceptibility of the Airways to Cigatette Smoking
    Wadsworth VA Hospital, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    February 28, 1979
15. Effects of Genetics on the Susceptibility of the Airways to Cigarette Smoking
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    February 28, 1979
16. Effects of Genetics on the Susceptibility of the Airways to Cigarette Smoking
    University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California, U.S.A.
    March 1, 1979
17. Physiological Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
    Lakewood Medical Center, Lakewood, California, U.S.A.
    March 2, 1979
18. Smoking and the Airways, 150th Anniversary Program
    Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
    May 8, 1979
19. Smoking and Genetics
    Hospital das Clinicas, Porto Alegre, Brazil,
    April 2, 1980
20. Smoking and Genetics
    Hospital da Santa Casa (29th Infirmiry), Porto Alegre, Brazil
    April 7, 1980
21. Recent Advances in Pulmonary Physiology
    Hospital da Santa Casa (Pereira Filho Pavillion), Porto Alegre, Brazil
    April 8, 1980
22. Clinical Applications of Pulmonary Function Tests
    Hospital das Clinicas, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    April 9, 1980
23. Lung Diffusion
    Hospital da Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    April 11, 1980
24. Smoking and Genetics
    Hospital Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    April 17, 1980
25. Lung Mechanics in the Understanding of the Pathogenesis of COPD
    Post-Graduate Course on Clues of Lung Mechanics to the Practicing
    Physician, Second Pan American Congress of Diseases of the Chest,
    American College of Chest Physicians, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    April 20, 1980
26. Pulmonary Function Tests, Symposium on Bronchial Asthma
    Second Pan American Congress of Diseases of the Chest,
    American College of Chest Physicians, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    April 21, 1980
27. a. Physiological Differential Diagnosis of COPD
    b. Pulmonary Function Tests
    Symposium on Bronchial Asthma, Medical Society of Minas Gerais,
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    April 24-25, 1980
28. Pathophysiology of Emphysema and Bronchitis Pulmonary Disease
    Up-Date
    Geigy Symposia Series CLXVI, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
    May 3, 1980
29. Hyperinflation in Asthma Medical Sciences Building Auditorium
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    June 10, 1980
30. Partial Flow-Volume Curves 7th Annual Seminar
    Canadian Society of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Technologists,
    McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, Ontario
    September 23, 1980
31. a. Standardization of the Partial Flow-Volume Curve for Use in Methacholine
    Challenge Testing.
    b. Choosing Predicted Values for Pulmonary Function Tests.
    8th Annual Seminar, Canadian Society of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular
    Technologists, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario
    October 22, 1981
32. Nonspecific Bronchial Challenge Course: A physiological
    Approach to the Respiratory System
    Sponsored by the Dept. of Rehab. Medicine of the University of Toronto,
    St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
    February 4, 1982
33. Nonspecific Airway Responsiveness Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
    Clinical Sciences Building University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
    October 29, 1982
34. The Effects of Genetics on Sensitivy of Airways to Smoking
    Annual Meeting of Alberta Thoracic Society (Keynote Speaker) Red Deer, Alberta
    October 30, 1982
35. a. Mechanisms of Airflow Limitation
    b. Influence of Genetics on Airway Response to Cigarette Smoke
    Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy, Unit St. Joseph's Hospital,
    McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    April 26, 1983
36. Influence of Genetics in the Airway Response to Cigarette Smoking.
    Thoracic Society of Australia (South Australian Branch), Adelaide,
    South Australia, Australia
    August 18, 1983
37. Airway Echogram of the Upper Airways
    Firestone Regional Chest and Allergy Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital,
    McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    May 29, 1984
38. Genes and Smoking
    Special Lecture
    Division of Chest Medicine, 13th Annual Congress and Scientific Meeting
    of the Chinese Medical Association, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    July 7, 1984
39. Airway Reactivity
    Division of Chest Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    July 10, 1984
40. Observations on the Vertical Gradient of Esophageal Pressures
    Flow-Volume Underworld, Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA
    September 2, 1984
41. Early Detection of Small Airway Disease
    Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine,
    Downsview, Ontario
    November 2, 1984
42. Bronchial Reactivity Update
    Gage Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
    December 13, 1984
43. Defense Mechanisms Against Bronchoconstriction in Healthy Subjects.
    Associacao Medica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    November 4, 1985
44. Airway Echography
    Hospital da Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    November 7, 1985
45. Bronchial Reactivity
    Hospital Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    November 14, 1985
46. Bronchial Hyperreactivity
    Gage Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
    November 21, 1985
47. Early Diagnosis of Lung Disease
    Clarkson Medical Lecture Series, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital,
    Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
    May 9, 1986
48. a. Genes and Smoking
    b. Defense Mechanisms Against Airway Constriction
    c. Ventilatory Disturbances During Sleep
    d. Airway Constriction
    e. Lung Diffusion Capacity in Medical Practice
    f. Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases
    g. Airway Echogram
    h. Maximum Expiratory Flow
    XXIII Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis, Recife, Brazil
    October 26-30, 1986
49. Physiology of the Upper Airways Using Airway Echograms
    Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Queen's University,
    Kingston, Ontario
    March 22, 1988
50. a. Office Spirometry in the Assessment of Asthma
    b. Long Acting Theophyllines in Asthma
    Course: Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Disease
    Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,
    The Old Mill, Toronto, Ontario
    April 8, 1988
51. Physiology of the Upper Airways Using Airway Echograms
    Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, McMaster University,
    Hamilton, Ontario
    April 12, 1988
52. Course on Pulmonary Pathophysiology (10 hours)
    Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
    of Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil
    August 1-5, 1988
53. Pulmonary Function in Lung Transplantation
    Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
    of Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    August 5, 1988
54. Assessing Respiratory Function
    12th Annual Seminars in Current Practice
    Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Family and Community Medicine
    Toronto, Ontario
    October 26, 1989
55. Genetic Airway Responsiveness to Smoking Irritation: A Twin Study
    Staff Presentation at Seminar Series
    Institute of Medical Sciences
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario
    April 26, 1990
56. Airways Obstruction
    I Spanish-American Course on Pneumonology
    University of Barcelona
    Barcelona, Spain
    October 9, 1990
57. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Upper Airway
    I Spanish-American Course on Pneumonology
    University of Barcelona
    Barcelona, Spain
    October 11, 1990
58. Interaction Between Ozone and Allergens in Asthma
    Tohoku Medical Society
    Sendai, Japan
    October 26, 1990
59. Airway Hyperreactivity
    I Congress of Pavilhao Pereira Filho,
    Hospital Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    November 27, 1990
60. Pulmonar Function: The Most Indispensable
    I Congress of Pavilhao Pereira Filho,
    Hospital Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    November 28, 1990
61. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    Department of Medicine (Hospital de Clinicas)
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    December 3, 1990
62. a. Asthma and Ozone
    b. Medicine in North-America in the 90's
    II Congress of Pavilhao Pereira Filho,
    Hospital Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    May 24-27, 1992
63. Pathogenesis of COPD
    II Spanish-American Course on Pneumonology
    Acapulco, Mexico
    June 12, 1992
64. Relationship Between the Universities and Teaching Hospitals in Canada
    First Annual Meeting of Teaching Hospitals
    Ministry of Education of Brazil
    Brasilia, Brazil
    July 21, 1992
65. The interaction of ozone and aeroallergens
    National Workshop on Asthma and the Environment
    Canadian Thoracic Society
    Montreal, Quebec
    October 22-24, 1992
66. The journey to the asthma gene: visions of Tristan da Cunha
    First Ontario Respiratory Resident's Symposium
    Keynote Speaker
    Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
    April 22, 1994
67. Going to the end of the world in search of the gene of asthma
    Annual Research and Educational Day and Dinner
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
    After Dinner Speaker
    Toronto, Ontario
    June 8, 1994
68. Management of Asthma
    Fuyang Medical Centre
    Fuyang
    P. R. China
    June 16, 1994
69. Genetics of Asthma
    Zhejiang Medical University
    Hangzhou
    P. R. China
    June 15, 1994
70. Tristan da Cunha: In Search of the Asthma Gene
    Chritie Memorial Lecture (36th Annual Banquet)
    63rd Annual Meeting of the
    The Royal College oo Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
    (Canadian Thoracic Society)
    Toronto, Ontario
    September 17, 1994
71. Genetics of Asthma
    Cochin Hospital
    Respiratory Division
    Paris, France
    September 26, 1994
72. Genetics of Asthma: Studies done in Tristan da Cunha and China
    Recent Advances in the Genetics of Asthma and Allergy
    International Scientific Workshop
    Cannes, France
    September 28, 1994
73. Tristan da Cunha: In Search of the Asthma Gene
    XXVII Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
    Natal, Brazil
    October 11, 1994
74. Asthma and Air Pollution
    XXVII Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
    Natal, Brazil
    October 13, 1994
75. Expeditions in Search of the Asthma Gene(s)
    Research Rounds
    The Hospital fo Sick Children
    Toronto, Ontario
    October 31, 1994
76. Genetics of Asthma
    III Spanish-American Course on Pneumonology
    Vina del Mar
    Chile
    November 24, 1994
77. Airway Hyperresponsiveness
    III Spanish-American Course on Pneumonology
    Vina del Mar
    Chile
    November 24, 1994
78. In Search of the Genes of Asthma: Tristan da Cunha
    Brazilian Society of Clinical Genetics
    Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    December 12, 1994
79. Genetics of Asthma
    First Conference of the Canada-Argentinian Medical Society
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    December 16, 1994
80. Air Pollution and Asthma
    First Conference of the Canada-Argentinian Medical Society
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    December 16, 1994
81. Finding the Asthma Gene
    The Lung Association
    Toronto, Ontario
    February 11, 1995
82. In Search of the Genes of Asthma
    The Second Great Lakes Lung Conference
    Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
    September 29, 1995
83. History and Evolution of Tristan da Cunha Through Stamps
    48th Annual Convention
    The Canadian Association of Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists
    Toronto, Ontario
    October 26, 1995
84. Searching of the Gene(s) for Asthma in Isolated In-Bred Communities and Extended Families
    Genetics of Asthma Meeting
    The Wellcome Trust
    Dormy House, Worcestershire
    England
    October 30, 1995
85. In Search of the Gene(s) of Asthma
    VI Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis of Sao Paulo
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    November 13, 1995
86. The Search for the Asthma Gene
    Encouters Course
    School of Continuing Studies
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario
    November 27, 1995
87. In Search of the Gene of Asthma
    Firestone Regional Chest & Allergy Unit
    St. Joseph’s Hospital
    McMaster University
    Hamilton, Ontario
    December 12, 1995
88. Living with Asthma
    Ontario Lung Association
    West End YMCA
    Toronto, Ontario
    April 24, 1996
89. Linkage in Human Asthma: Tristan da Cunha
    Transatlantic Airway Conference
    Key Biscayne
    Florida, USA
    January 9-10, 1997
90. Asthma in Tristan da Cunha
    Brodie Club
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario
    February 18, 1997
91. In Search of the Genes of Asthma in the Island of Tristan da Cunha
    4th South-North Human Genome Conference (Sponsored by UNESCO)
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    March 16-19, 1997
92. In Search of the Genes of Asthma: Second Expedition to Tristan da Cunha
    Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    November 10, 1997
93. Genetics of Human Behavior
    Pavilhao Pereira Filho,
    Hospital Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    November 13, 1997
94. Genetics of Asthma: Tristan da Cunha Trip
    The Aesculapian Club
    Toronto, Ontario
    January 16, 1998
95. Genetics of Asthma
    Chicago Thoracic Society
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
    March 10, 1998
96. Nitric Oxide as Marker of Airway Inflammation
    Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    August 27, 1998
97. Genetics of Asthma
    Respiratory Division, Dept. Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine of Valença
    Valença, RJ
    Brazil
    October 27, 1998
98. In Search if the Genes of Asthma
    XXIX Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ
    Brazil
    October 28, 1998
99. Asthma and Nitric Oxide
    XXIX Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ
    Brazil
    October 29, 1998
100. Looking for the Genes of Asthma at the End of the World
     Murray Kornfeld Memorial Honor Lecture
     Sixty-Fourth Annual International Scientific Assembly &
     XIX World Congress on Disease of the Chest
     American College of Chest Physicians
     Toronto, Ontario
     November 9, 1998
101. Chasing the Asthma Genes to the Ends of the Earth
     Third Annual Dr. Patrick Gill Memorial Lecture
     Atlantic Respiratory Conference
     The Lung Association of Nova Scotia
     Halifax, Nova Scotia
     November 21, 1998
102. Hunt for the Genes of Asthma
     6th International Conference on Environmental & Occupational Lung Disease
     American College of Chest Physicians
     Vancouver, British Columbia
     February 13, 1999
103. Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Tristan da Cunha
     Workshop on the Genetics and Physiology of Airway Hyperresponsiveness
     American Thoracic Society
     Boston, Massachusetts, USA
     May 14, 1999
104. In Search of the Genes of Asthma in the Island of Tristan da Cunha:
     The Italian Connection
     XIX National Course of Pneumonology and Respiratory Pathophysiology
     Menarini Series on Pneumonology and Milano University
     Venice, Italy
     May 21, 1999
105. In Search of the Genes of Asthma in the Island of Tristan da Cunha:
     The Dutch Connection
     The Netherlands Asthma Foundation Meeting
     Utrecht University
     Uithof, Utrecht
     The Netherlands
     August 30, 1999
106. Genetics of Asthma
     10th Annual Distinguished Daniel H. Simmons Lecture
     Trudeau Society Dinner
     Lung Association of Los Angeles County
     Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
     October 19, 1999
107. In Search of the Genes of Asthma in the Island of Tristan da Cunha
     Medical Grand Rounds
     Department of Medicine
     University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
     Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
     October 20, 1999
108. Genetics of Asthma
     Citywide Allergy and Immunology Rounds
     Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
     October 20, 1999
109. Chasing Genes of Asthma to the End of the World
     Grand Rounds
     Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
     Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
     November 2, 1999
110. Chasing Genes of Asthma to the End of the World
     Annual Dinner
     Allergy Asthma and Immunology Society of Ontario
     Bayview Country Club
     Toronto, Ontario
     December 11, 1999
111. Chasing Bad Genes to the End of the Earth
     InterCity Respiratory Rounds
     Sunnybrook Estate, McLean House – Conservatory
     Toronto, Ontario
     January 19, 2000
112. Chasing Bad Genes to the End of the Earth
     Grand Rounds
     Department of Medicine
     Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Science Centre
     Women’s College Hospital Site
     Toronto, Ontario
     January 26, 2000
113. Chasing Bad Genes to the End of the Earth
     Grand Rounds
     Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
     Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Science Centre
     Sunnybrook Hospital Site
     Toronto, Ontario
     June 7, 2000
114. Inflammatory mediators in the condensed expiratory air
     II Congress of the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT)
     Cartagena de Indias
     Colombia
     August 3, 2000
115. Small airways and COPD
     II Congress of the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT)
     Cartagena de Indias
     Colombia
     August 4, 2000
116. Functional limitation in asthma
     II Congress of the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT)
     Cartagena de Indias
     Colombia
     August 5, 2000
117. Respiratory mechanics
     XXX Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Gramado, RS, Brazil
     October 7, 2000
118. Inflammatory mediators in the condensed expiratory air
     XXX Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Gramado, RS, Brazil
     October 8, 2000
119. Nicotine in the 21st Century
     XXX Brazilian Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Gramado, RS, Brazil
     October 10, 2000
120. Genetics of asthma
     Course on Advanced Concepts of Human Genetic Disease
     Institute of Medical Sciences
     University of Toronto
     Toronto, Ontario
     February 6, 2001
121. Genetics of Nicotine Addiction
     Pavilhao Pereira Filho,
     Hospital Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia
     Porto Alegre, Brazil
     August 14, 2001
122. Pulmonary Function Tests: Ask the Expert
     IX Noth-Northeast Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
     October 11, 2001
123. Alveolar Asthma: A New Paradigm
     IX Noth-Northeast Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
     October 11, 2001
124. Nicotine in the 21st Century
     IX Noth-Northeast Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
     October 12, 2001
125. Genetics of Asthma and The Island of Tristan da Cunha
     IX Noth-Northeast Congress of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis
     Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
     October 12, 2001
126. In Search of Genes of Asthma in the Island of Tritan da Cunha
     Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
     Department of Medicine
     Johns Hopkins Hospital
     Johns Hopkins University
     February 6, 2002
     
127. Alveolar Asthma: A New Paradigm
     Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
     Department of Pediatrics
     Johns Hopkins Hospital
     Johns Hopkins University
     February 7, 2002
128. Asthma and the Alveoli: A New Paradigm
     Boheringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc. Lung Conference
     Aspen, Colorado, USA
     April 20, 2002
129. Chasing Asthma Genes to the End of the Earth
     John McClement Memorial Lecture
     Medical Grand Rounds
     Department of Medicine
     New York University Medical Center
     New York, NY, USA
     April 9, 2003
130. Asthma and the Alveoli: A New Paradigm
     Pulmonary Grand Rounds
     Department of Medicine
     New York University Medical Center
     New York, NY, USA
     April 9, 2003