Chinese programme 2019: Part I
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), J. Qu (Shanghai, China)
Language session
PG7 Chest radiology
Chair(s): L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom), J. Vogel-Claussen (Hannover, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG1 Lung cancer: the key multidisciplinary approach
Chair(s): H. Kauczor (Heidelberg, Germany), I. Opitz (Zurich, Switzerland), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG6 Immunodeficiencies in lung diseases
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 Pitfalls of noninvasive ventilation: causes and remedies
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Elliott (Leeds (West Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
Part I: Prevention and management of respiratory infections in primary care.
Chair(s): R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), M. Román Rodriguez (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)
Primary care session
PG8 The role of exercise in prevention of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary impairments
Chair(s): D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 Interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India)
Postgraduate Course
French programme 2019: Part I
Chair(s): N. Roche (Paris, France), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Language session
PG3 Advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 Novel insights into the diagnostic algorithm for interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): T. Alfaro (Coimbra, Portugal), F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 Thoracic ultrasound
Chair(s): S. Mongodi (Pavia, Italy), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG10 Severe asthma in adults: systematic assessment and biological treatment
Chair(s): A. Ten Brinke (Molenend, Netherlands), R. Diaz Campos (Madrid, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
Chinese programme 2019: Part II
Chair(s): R. Chen (Guangzhou (Guangdong), China), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)
Language session
French programme 2019: Part II
Chair(s): J. Dalphin (Besançon, France), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Language session
Part II: Typical cases in primary care with novel insights into management
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Tsiligianni (Heraklion (Crete), Greece)
Primary care session
Russian speaking programme 2019: Part I
Chair(s): M. Schatz (San Diego, United States of America), R. Fassakhov (Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan), Russian Federation)
Language session
PG18 Haemodynamics and right ventricular function during exercise
Chair(s): H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands), R. Naeije (Beersel, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 Traditional and modern clinical approaches for diagnosis and management of occupational airways diseases
Chair(s): R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America), D. Fishwick (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 Perioperative management of fragile patients undergoing major thoracic surgery
Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, Netherlands), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 Severe paediatric asthma
Chair(s): S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom), A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 Recent advances in small airways diseases in patients with asthma and COPD
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Roma (RM), Italy), M. Bonini (Rome, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 Assessment and analysis of the lung microbiome
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands), A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
Spanish/Portuguese programme 2019: Part I
Chair(s): G. Zabert (Neuquén, Argentina), M. Garcia Rueda (Malaga, Spain)
Language session
PG15 Management of pleural disease in 2019: applying the evidence
Chair(s): N. Maskell (Bristol (Avon), United Kingdom), S. Zarogiannis (Larisa, Greece)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation: obstruction and more
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania)
Postgraduate Course
Russian speaking programme 2019: Part II
Chair(s): A. Pak (Astana, Kazakhstan), A. Skrahina (Minsk region, Belarus)
Language session
Spanish/Portuguese programme 2019: Part II
Chair(s): J. Chatkin (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil), A. Morais (Maia, Portugal)
Language session
CCC Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): P. De Lucas Ramos (Madrid, Spain), S. Schwarz (Köln, Germany)
Challenging clinical cases
CCC Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): S. Janes (London, United Kingdom), J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warszawa, Poland)
Challenging clinical cases
CCC Sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): R. Heinzer (Lausanne, Switzerland), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Challenging clinical cases
Person-centred approaches to COPD and asthma care
Chair(s): A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia), M. Clari (TORINO, Italy)
Oral Presentation
A mixture of rare lung diseases
Chair(s): D. Snijders (Ponzano Veneto (TV), Italy), R. Nenna (Tucson, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Treatment of lung cancer
Chair(s): G. Hardavella (London, United Kingdom), D. Baldwin (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Physiology of cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Horsley (Manchester, United Kingdom), M. Stahl (Heidelberg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Transbronchial cryobiopsy and endobronchial ultrasound
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Aetiology and management of childhood respiratory infections, primary ciliary dyskinesia and asthma
Chair(s): M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland), S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Comorbidities galore in respiratory patients
Chair(s): P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms underlying acute exacerbation of respiratory disease
Chair(s): K. Bracke (Ghent, Belgium), T. Maher (St. Albans, United Kingdom), R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
The new-born lung: short- and long-term pathological entities
Chair(s): T. Dassios (Beckenham (Kent), United Kingdom), A. Lavizzari (Milano (MI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Airway physiology
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), G. Maksym (Dartmouth (NS), Canada)
Poster Discussion
COPD clinical trials: new molecules and novel insights
Chair(s): D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and surroundings
Chair(s): M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Oral Presentation
Breathing disorders, cardiovascular disease and pulmonary embolism guidelines
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Symposium
New insights into quality control of lung function testing
Chair(s): J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Exploring the link between inhaled corticosteroids and respiratory infection
Chair(s): N. Lorent (Leuven, Belgium), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Respiratory medicine meets ear, nose and throat experts
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), P. Hellings (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation other than improving exercise capacity
Chair(s): R. Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Symposium
Scientific Year in review
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)
Year in review
Acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): A. Özsancak Ugurlu (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Levine (San Antonio, United States of America), C. Cowl (Rochester, United States of America)
Hot topic
Severe asthma guidelines: update 2019
Chair(s): F. Holguin (Aurora, United States of America), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Guidelines session
Diagnosis and assessment of airway diseases in primary care
Chair(s): R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), L. Daines (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Highlights in lung function and chronic cough
Chair(s): E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), S. Frent (Arad (Arad), Romania)
Poster Discussion
Extracellular matrix formation and remodelling in physiology and disease
Chair(s): S. Tas (Lund, Sweden), D. Tschumperlin (Rochester, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Exercise and rehabilitation in patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases
Chair(s): P. Camp (Vancouver (BC), Canada), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Tuberculosis: diagnosis and scores
Chair(s): G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Understanding, monitoring and targeting severe asthma
Chair(s): K. Kostikas (Ioannina, Greece), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Poster Discussion
The future of pulmonary rehabilitation discussed today
Chair(s): T. Schneeberger (Schönau am Königssee, Germany), S. Singh (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Air pollution: from early life, the home environment to going underground
Chair(s): A. Hansell (Leicester, United Kingdom), L. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Endpoints and risk assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Paris, France), M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Novel approaches to pleural effusion: should I change my practice?
Chair(s): K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), M. Munavvar (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Lung function evaluation and prognosis of airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), B. Lipworth (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New insights into respiratory function testing
Chair(s): S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Intercellular communication in tissue remodelling of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Mailleux (Paris, France), M. Butler (Dublin 4, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Lung transplantation in 2019: where are we?
Chair(s): F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy), A. Olland (Strasbourg, France)
Symposium
Pulmonary vascular diseases?
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), A. Anzueto Ramirez (San Antonio, United States of America), A. Huerta Garcia (Barcelona, Spain)
Lungs on fire
Fighting antimicrobial resistance: from prevention to antimicrobial stewardship
Chair(s): M. Akova (Ankara, Turkey), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Early origins of lung disease: an interdisciplinary approach
Chair(s): J. Collins (Rotterdam, Netherlands), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
ALERT: Abstracts Leading to Evolution in Respiratory Medicine Trials: COPD and cough
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Clinical trials session
New horizons for pharmacotherapy of sleep-disordered breathing: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Hot topic
Beyond T2 mechanisms in asthma: who are the other players?
Chair(s): K. Chung (London, United Kingdom), M. Al-Ahmad (Kuwait, Kuwait), N. Jarjour (Madison, United States of America)
Hot topic
State of the art session: Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): B. Ergan (Izmir, Turkey), M. Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Imaging Grand Round
Chair(s): N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom), A. Dubbeldam (Nieuwrode, Belgium)
Grand round
Lung transplantation: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): C. Robinson (Binz, Switzerland), A. Holm (Oslo, Norway), S. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), A. Koutsokera (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Respiratory function assessment in disease
Chair(s): M. Franczuk (Warszawa, Poland), L. Smith (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), P. Coss (Dublin 8, Ireland), J. Kirkby (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Quality, performance and interpretation of lung function testing
Chair(s): A. Kendrick (Bristol (Avon), United Kingdom), J. Blonshine (Mason, United States of America), J. Lloyd (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), M. Rutter (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
New views on testing and training of respiratory muscles
Chair(s): S. Perumal (Cardiff, United Kingdom), D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey), D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), C. Oliveira Jácome (Viatodos, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Exercise and physiotherapy in patients with asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and primary ciliary dyskinesia
Chair(s): J. Alison (Killara (NSW), Australia), B. Herrero Cortina (Zaragoza, Spain), K. Grant (Lausanne, Switzerland), A. Spinou (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Translational aspects of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Wygrecka (Gießen, Germany), C. Vancheri (Catania (CT), Italy), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Exercise tolerance and its determinants across pathologies
Chair(s): A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), N. Vardar Yagli (Ankara, Turkey), R. Martinez Alejos (Montpellier, France), L. Edbrooke (Melbourne (VIC), Australia)
Thematic Poster
Insights into assessment of functional status in respiratory disease patients
Chair(s): S. Harrison (Middlesbrough (Stockton-on-Tees), United Kingdom), K. Couto Furlanetto (Londrina (PR), Brazil), H. Hansen (Dragør, Denmark), G. Munoz Castro (Girona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Oxygen supplementation, noninvasive ventilation and mobility aspects of patients with impaired respiration
Chair(s): M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden), C. Dennis (Canberra (ACT), Australia), M. Koulopoulou (London, United Kingdom), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Breathing, posture and physical activity in respiratory disease patients
Chair(s): V. Alcaraz Serrano (Barcelona, Spain), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), J. Cruz (Leiria, Portugal), H. Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
The changing face of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: recent advances in pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment
Chair(s): M. Kokosi (London, United Kingdom), E. Radzikowska (Warszawa, Poland), R. Borie (Paris, France), C. Valenzuela (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Comorbidities of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Torrisi (Acireale (CT), Italy), S. Tomassetti (Forli, Italy), T. Alfaro (Coimbra, Portugal), V. Somogyi (Heidelberg, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Innovations in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): C. Moor (Rotterdam, Netherlands), W. Wuyts (Rotselaar, Belgium), J. Wälscher (Essen, Germany), P. Molyneaux (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Treatment and prognosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada), R. Pandey (kathmandu, Nepal), V. Vicens Zygmunt (Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain), S. Guler (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Immune-mediated interstitial lung diseases: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): V. Alfieri (Parma (PR), Italy), H. Parfrey (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), M. Bonifazi (Ancona (AN), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Sarcoidosis: a multifaceted disease that is difficult to manage
Chair(s): A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), D. Valeyre (Paris, France), M. Veltkamp (De Meern, Netherlands), V. Kouranos (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary hypertension with lung diseases and experimental pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): H. Karmouty-Quintana (Houston, United States of America), H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria), L. Price (London, United Kingdom), S. Bonnet (Québec (QC), Canada)
Thematic Poster
Haemodynamics and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): Y. Taniguchi (Kobe, Japan), L. Godinas (Leuven, Belgium), F. Lador (Genève 14, Switzerland), X. Jais (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology and management of acute pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): L. Howard (London, United Kingdom), E. Barbero Herranz (madrid, Spain), O. Sanchez (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster
Medical education
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), R. Primhak (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), F. Smeenk (Eindhoven, Netherlands), C. Sehlbach (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Chair(s): F. Sellitri (Plymouth (Devon), United Kingdom), M. Lucchi (Pisa (PI), Italy), L. Bertolaccini (Milan, Italy), A. Honguero Martinez (Albacete, Spain)
Thematic Poster
General thoracic surgery
Chair(s): P. Macri' (Lamezia Terme (CZ), Italy), M. Migliore (Catania (CT), Italy), K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Nursing care across the spectrum of respiratory illnesses
Chair(s): A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia), K. Leceuvre (Kessel-Lo, Belgium), C. Stridsman (Luleå, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Insights into paediatric bronchology
Chair(s): D. Schramm (Düsseldorf, Germany), A. Frassanito (Roma (RM), Italy), U. Krivec (Ljubljana, Slovenia), S. Vijverberg (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Screening tools, prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara (Timis), Romania), P. Steiropoulos (Alexandroupolis, Greece), L. Degani-Costa (São Paulo (SP), Brazil)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology of childhood respiratory diseases
Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), D. Caudri (Rotterdam, Netherlands), C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), R. Mensink-Bout (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary rehabilitation for obstructive lung diseases
Chair(s): P. Duarte Freitas (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), W. Janssens (Leuven, Belgium), C. Osadnik (Melbourne, Australia), T. Boeselt (Marburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary rehabilitation for non-obstructive lung diseases
Chair(s): L. Vanfleteren (Gothenburg, Sweden), M. Steiner (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), S. Simons (Apeldoorn, Netherlands), C. Bolton (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology of airway diseases in primary care
Chair(s): N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Correia De Sousa (Porto, Portugal), L. Daines (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), E. Azzi (Sydney (NSW), Australia)
Thematic Poster
Treatment of airway diseases in primary care
Chair(s): B. Flokstra - De Blok (Groningen, Netherlands), R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), M. Román Rodriguez (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)
Thematic Poster
M-health/e-health II
Chair(s): A. Sinha (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Uzokov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), E. Metting (Groningen, Netherlands), V. Poberezhets (Vinnytsia, Ukraine)
Thematic Poster
Exercise testing and respiratory muscles in various diseases
Chair(s): C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland), M. Hayot (Montpellier Cedex 5, France), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander (Cantabria), Spain), S. Baillieul (Grenoble CEDEX 9, France)
Thematic Poster
Lung function testing: from experimental investigations to clinical applications
Chair(s): R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom), M. Marillier (Kingston, Canada), S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil)
Thematic Poster
Exploring the lungs in various pathophysiological conditions
Chair(s): B. Dube (Montréal (QC), Canada), E. Schwarz (Zürich, Switzerland), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece), J. Neder (Kingston (ON), Canada)
Thematic Poster
Diagnostic issues in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), A. Crespo Sedano (Vallodolid, Spain), R. Tamisier (Grenoble, France), M. Sova (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster
Hot topics in assessment and care for chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Fernandes de Carvalho (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy), R. Posthuma (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Clinical problems
Chair(s): A. Koczulla (Marburg, Germany), D. Muthreja (Nagpur (Maharashtra), India), A. Ben Saad (Monastir, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster
Pathophysiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea from sea level to high altitude
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden), R. Heinzer (Lausanne, Switzerland), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Consequences of sleep-disordered breathing from molecular and clinical points of view
Chair(s): M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany), D. Lykouras (Patra, Greece), R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), O. Marrone (Palermo (PA), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Evaluation of breathing in children when they are asleep, healthy or ill
Chair(s): M. Slaats (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), I. Narang (Toronto (ON), Canada), M. Villa (Roma (RM), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Asthma education: lifestyle and adolescence
Chair(s): D. Lo (Rothley, United Kingdom), H. Makrinioti (Athens, Greece), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Severe acute asthma and troublesome wheezing
Chair(s): N. Ullmann (Roma (RM), Italy), A. Soti (Bern, Switzerland), E. Gaillard (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), K. Pike (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Infection and inflammation in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): P. Drevinek (Praha, Czech Republic), P. Whitaker (Leeds (West Yorkshire), United Kingdom), M. Mall (Berlin, Germany), B. Plant (Cork, Ireland)
Thematic Poster
Neonatal and paediatric intensive care
Chair(s): A. Lavizzari (Milano (MI), Italy), K. Hunt (London, United Kingdom), C. Harris (London, United Kingdom), S. Zivanovic (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Paediatric respiratory infections around the world: Tuberculosis, pneumonia and others
Chair(s): R. Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa), A. Prayle (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), A. Kantar (Bergamo (BG), Italy), I. Sinha (Liverpool (Merseyside), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
New insights into childhood infections: from viral bronchiolitis to bronchiolitis obliterans
Chair(s): M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium), S. Cunningham (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom), P. McNamara (Liverpool (Merseyside), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Impact of sleep-disordered breathing in other diseases
Chair(s): A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece), R. Staats (Lisbon, Portugal), O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania), T. Saaresranta (Littoinen, Finland)
Thematic Poster
ME2 Improving donor organ quality: the role of ex vivo lung perfusion
Meet the expert
ME3 Evaluation of unexplained breathlessness
Chair(s): T. Bahmer (Kiel, Germany)
Meet the expert
ME1 Preschool wheeze
Chair(s): R. Nenna (Tucson, United States of America)
Meet the expert
An update on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chair(s): J. Drazen (Boston, United States of America), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Lunchtime session
SW9 Diffusing capacity testing
Chair(s): A. McGowan (Dublin, Ireland)
Skills workshop
Novel molecular pathways in lung cancer and COPD
Chair(s): P. Bonniaud (Dijon, France), E. Garrido-Martin (Madrid, Spain)
Oral Presentation
The world of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Tzouvelekis (Athens, Greece), J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada)
Poster Discussion
Evaluation of basic science in airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Sinha (Amsterdam, Netherlands), E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Challenges in tobacco control and cessation
Chair(s): P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark), C. Vardavas (Heraklion, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Novel mechanisms elucidated by translational studies of COPD
Chair(s): C. Bingle (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), N. Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Treatment of asthma with monoclonal antibodies
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), M. Bonini (Rome, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Exploring exercise responses in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): S. Vergès (Grenoble, France), M. Marillier (Kingston, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Revealing novel asthma immunopathology endotypes
Chair(s): S. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Interventional pulmonology: a mixture of spices
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pathogenesis and prognosis of interstitial lung disease of known origin
Chair(s): E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation now and in the future
Chair(s): M. Belliato (San Martino Siccomario, Italy), M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany)
Hot topic
Innovative ways to diagnose and monitor children with lung diseases and sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth (WA), Australia), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Powerful cohort studies with/without lung function
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), F. van Leth (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
The added value of allied healthcare professionals in integrated respiratory care
Chair(s): M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands), A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal)
Symposium
Airway diseases?
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Metabolic alterations as a driver of chronicity in lung disease
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), S. Meiners (München, Germany)
Symposium
Future of cystic fibrosis care: insights from the Lancet Commission
Chair(s): S. Bell (Brisbane (QLD), Australia), F. Ratjen (Toronto (ON), Canada), J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Respiratory muscle dysfunction in an intensive care unit
Chair(s): A. Demoule (Paris, France), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
NELSON: the Trafalgar of lung cancer screening?
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), M. Revel (Paris, France)
Symposium
State of the art session: Respiratory infections
Chair(s): J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
New trends in the management of pulmonary vascular disease
Chair(s): S. Ramjug (Altrincham, United Kingdom), G. Meyer (Paris Cedex 15, France)
Hot topic
Personalised medicine in COPD: Matching the patient needs with the right care
Chair(s): Klaus F. Rabe
Evening Symposium
CCC Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Paris, France), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Challenging clinical cases
CCC Respiratory infections
Chair(s): P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
Challenging clinical cases
Harnessing digital technology to improve the lives of patients with respiratory disease
Chair(s): D. Price (Singapore, Singapore)
Early Morning Symposium
Advances in COPD pharmacology
Chair(s): T. Wilkinson (Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom), L. Kistemaker (Groningen, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Clinical problems from non-malignant pleural disease to hypoventilation
Chair(s): G. Riario Sforza (Milano (MI), Italy), D. Halpin (Devon, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Current perspectives in sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Air pollution and respiratory health
Chair(s): L. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands), J. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland)
Poster Discussion
How to guide patients to reach a balance between costs and personal needs: quality indicators of effectiveness
Chair(s): T. Boeselt (Marburg, Germany), R. Breyer-Kohansal (Wien, Austria)
Poster Discussion
Imaging of airway diseases
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), B. Lipworth (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Granulomatous disorders: pathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical issues
Chair(s): C. Ravaglia (Forlì, Italy), E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Long-term lung function: from early birth to adulthood
Chair(s): U. Frey (Basel, Switzerland), J. Paton (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Imaging: new insights that pulmonologists should be aware of
Chair(s): H. Prosch (Wien, Austria), L. Calandriello (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
The evolving field of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), F. Hernandez Gonzalez (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
It takes two to tango: translating scientific findings into clinical applications
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), K. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Diagnostic procedures and biology of lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Integrated strategies for acute non-invasive ventilation
Chair(s): L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands), E. Özyilmaz (Adana, Turkey)
Symposium
Interstitial lung diseases?
Chair(s): N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), V. Cottin (Lyon, France), E. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands), C. Lange (Borstel, Germany)
Lungs on fire
European guidelines for malignant pleural mesothelioma management in 2019
Chair(s): P. Putora (St. Gallen, Switzerland), I. Opitz (Zurich, Switzerland)
Guidelines session
The Global Burden of Disease, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases and Forum of International Respiratory Societies and other international initiatives
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom), M. Gaga (Athens, Greece)
Hot topic
Advances in care and monitoring of cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): J. Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland), B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
Recent developments and future perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Chair(s): G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), F. Varaine (Paris, France)
Symposium
Paediatric Grand Round
Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom), S. Carraro (Padova (PD), Italy)
Grand round
State of the art session: Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Understanding lung disease: novel in vitro models
Chair(s): A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands), D. Wagner (Lund, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
SW13 Recent advances in oscillometry
Chair(s): G. Maksym (Dartmouth (NS), Canada)
Skills workshop
Biomarkers and beyond in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands), N. Hirani (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
M-health/e-health I
Chair(s): S. celik (Istanbul, Turkey), V. Mishlanov (Perm, Russian Federation)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic surgery
Chair(s): M. Migliore (Catania (CT), Italy), L. Bertolaccini (Milan, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Assessment and training of respiratory muscles
Chair(s): C. Osadnik (Melbourne, Australia), A. Araújo Oliveira (Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal)
Poster Discussion
ECMO, ECCO2R and other rescue therapies in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Dreher (Aachen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
ALERT: Abstracts Leading to Evolution in Respiratory Medicine Trials: Interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): K. Hostettler (Basel, Switzerland)
Clinical trials session
Eosinophils and FeNO in airway diseases
Chair(s): K. Kostikas (Ioannina, Greece), B. Alcazar Navarrete (Cájar, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Towards a better understanding of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Chair(s): F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany), C. McCarthy (Dublin 4, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Clinical and translational studies of bronchiectasis and non-TB mycobacterial infection
Chair(s): C. Haworth (Cambridge, United Kingdom), P. Goeminne (Bornem, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Injury and repair: less is more
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Lund, Sweden), A. Boots (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
New recommendations and priorities for asthma management
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa)
Hot topic
Damage and remodelling in pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): M. Konigshoff (Denver, United States of America), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
State of the art session: Sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Symposium
Improving respiratory health through education
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Clinical Grand Round
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy)
Grand round
Tracheobronchomalacia in children
Chair(s): C. Wallis (London, United Kingdom), K. Priftis (Haidari (Athens), Greece)
Hot topic
Preventing childhood asthma in the digital era: harnessing the potential of exposome components for public health
Chair(s): I. Saraiva (Cascais, Portugal), G. Viegi (Pisa (PI), Italy)
Symposium
Update on anticoagulant therapy: controversy and progress
Chair(s): P. Girard (Paris, France), L. Jara-Palomares (Sevilla, Spain)
Symposium
Lung cancer?
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), R. Huber (Munich, Germany), G. Hardavella (London, United Kingdom), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg)
Lungs on fire
New towards old therapies in airway diseases
Chair(s): D. Halpin (Devon, United Kingdom), D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Clinical investigations of non-TB mycobacterial infection
Chair(s): C. Andrejak (Amiens, France), I. Sulaiman (Dublin 8, Ireland), E. Van Braeckel (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Asthma and allergies worldwide
Chair(s): S. Vijverberg (Utrecht, Netherlands), I. Eguiluz Gracia (Málaga, Spain), A. Konishcheva (Moscow, Russian Federation), Z. Diamant (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Asthma epidemiology in the 21st century
Chair(s): J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom), B. Lundback (Göteborg, Sweden), S. Jansson (Umeå, Sweden), G. Brozek (Katowice, Poland)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis epidemiology, bronchiectasis, other infections and spirometry
Chair(s): G. Sotgiu (Porto Torres (SS), Italy), S. Brode (Toronto (ON), Canada), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Perez Mendoza (Las Palmas, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Environment, work and respiratory health in occupational and environmental lung diseases
Chair(s): V. Schlünssen (Århus C, Denmark), G. Walters (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark), M. Akgün (Erzurum, Turkey)
Thematic Poster
Air pollution and the lungs
Chair(s): R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America), P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom), M. Loxham (Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Tobacco cessation interventions in different settings and populations
Chair(s): R. Biga Campanha (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Dilektasli (Bursa, Turkey), A. Diamanti (Pefki, Greece), I. Nerin De La Puerta (Zaragoza, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Phenotypes and endotypes of bronchiectasis
Chair(s): A. Chang (Brisbane (QLD), Australia), M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland), W. Guan (Guangzhou (Guangdong), China), P. Tarsia (Milano (MI), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Airway infection in COPD
Chair(s): A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom), M. Bafadhel (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), M. Brusse-Keizer (Enschede, Netherlands), A. Dicker (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Severe pneumonia: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment
Chair(s): E. Mortensen (Simsbury, United States of America), R. Amaro Rodriguez (Premia de Dalt (Barcelona), Spain), F. Froes (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Biology and prognosis of lung cancer
Chair(s): K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), A. Charpidou (Athens, Greece), I. Rousalova (Praha, Czech Republic), D. Kauffmann-guerrero (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis: from diagnosis to complications
Chair(s): I. Tavares Ladeira (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), H. Kunst (London, United Kingdom), A. Garcia-Basteiro (Maputo, Mozambique), M. Pretti Dalcolmo (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis and comorbidities
Chair(s): J. Garcia Garcia (Candas (Asturias), Spain), L. Guglielmetti (Paris, France), G. Gualano (Roma (RM), Italy), I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster
Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and comorbidities
Chair(s): C. Magis-Escurra (Nijmegen, Netherlands), O. Kon (London, United Kingdom), J. Eimer (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis: diagnosis
Chair(s): A. Skrahina (Minsk region, Belarus), A. Rendon (Monterrey, Mexico), J. Heyckendorf (Hamburg, Germany), G. Günther (Bremgarten bei Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Early detection, follow-up and epidemiology of lung cancer
Chair(s): W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia), J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warszawa, Poland), J. Aerts (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Diagnosis of lung cancer
Chair(s): A. Raniszewska (Warszawa, Poland), R. Hamon (Adelaide, Australia), R. Wiewrodt (Münster, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Pleural disease: applying the evidence
Chair(s): M. Ahmed (Liverpool, United Kingdom), M. Munavvar (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), O. Castro Añón (Lugo, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Interventional pulmonology techniques: targeting selective lung tissue
Chair(s): D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands), R. Mehta (Bangalore (Karnataka), India), M. Vats (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), A. Nene (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India)
Thematic Poster
Interventional pulmonology: current pleural practice
Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece), S. Lachkar (Rouen, France), M. Asadi Gharabaghi (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran), J. d'Hooghe (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Interventional pulmonology: re-sculpting the airway
Chair(s): K. Klooster (Groningen, Netherlands), C. von Garnier (Bern, Switzerland), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), B. Escarguel (Marseille, France)
Thematic Poster
Imaging in respiratory disease: novel technologies in 2019
Chair(s): J. Vilar (Valencia, Spain), D. Tarnoki (Budapest, Hungary), H. Prosch (Wien, Austria), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Clinical aspects of airway diseases
Chair(s): G. Hynes (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), S. Kazani (Cambridge , United States of America), P. Wark (New Lambton Heights (NSW), Australia), C. Bal (Wien, Austria)
Thematic Poster
Bronchiectasis
Chair(s): F. Ringshausen (Hannover, Germany), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria), M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom), C. Prados Sánchez (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Clinical approach to asthma management
Chair(s): C. Amado Diago (Santander (Cantabria), Spain), P. Rogliani (Roma (RM), Italy), P. Paggiaro (Pisa (PI), Italy), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Involvement of the environment and inflammation in pulmonary remodelling
Chair(s): K. Bracke (Ghent, Belgium), R. Costa (München, Germany), H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), N. El-Merhie (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Clinical implications of COPD management
Chair(s): E. Márquez Martín (Sevilla, Spain), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden), F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium), N. Toledo Pons (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Biomarkers, laboratory findings and pre-clinical data in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Pires Vicente (Portimão, Portugal), R. Tonelli (Castelvetro di Modena (MO), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Treatment of chronic respiratory failure with noninvasive ventilation
Chair(s): P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Piper (Camperdown (NSW), Australia), C. Rabec (Dijon, France), J. Nasilowski (Warszawa, Poland)
Thematic Poster
Treatment of acute respiratory failure with noninvasive ventilation
Chair(s): L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands), E. Özyilmaz (Adana, Turkey), C. Crimi (Catania (CT), Italy), T. Muller (Aachen, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Novel methods, diagnostics and biomarkers in chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): G. Beltramo (Dijon, France), I. Hall (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), J. Baker (London, United Kingdom), A. Fabre (Dublin 4, Ireland)
Thematic Poster
Identification of new targets and therapeutic strategies for lung disease
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Mahmutovic Persson (Lund, Sweden), S. Hardy (Bruxelles, Belgium), A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Host-microbe interactions in lung disease and exacerbations
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Jha (Cambridge, United Kingdom), A. Faiz (Groningen, Netherlands), S. Baraldo (Padova (PD), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Effects of environmental exposures in lung pathology and the underlying mechanisms
Chair(s): M. Aghapour (Magdeburg, Germany), T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium), N. Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands), A. Allen (Toulouse, France)
Thematic Poster
New mechanistic insights into pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): O. Burgy (Dijon, France), M. Platé (London, United Kingdom), L. Organ (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), S. Rolandsson Enes (Burlington, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
COPD and other specific entities in intensive care unit medicine
Chair(s): S. David (HAnnover, Germany), M. Lujan Torne (Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain), F. Magnet (Köln, Germany), C. Fisser (Regensburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster
COPD treatment: cardiovascular, oxygen and vaccination studies
Chair(s): A. Valipour (Wien, Austria), L. Vanfleteren (Gothenburg, Sweden), V. Andrianopoulos (Athens, Greece), J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
COPD treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Chair(s): A. Ritchie (London, United Kingdom), L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium), N. Greening (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), C. Rhee (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Thematic Poster
Real-world experience of monoclonal antibodies in asthma
Chair(s): I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada), C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark), A. Licari (Pavia (PV), Italy), A. Mansur (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Clinical studies of asthma treatments
Chair(s): S. Jabbal (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), P. Berger (Bordeaux, France), A. Schuster (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Asthma treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Chair(s): T. Harrison (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark), S. Fowler (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), A. Menzies-Gow (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Airway diseases and blood cells
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), B. García Cosío Piqueras (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), L. Pérez De Llano (Lugo, Spain), V. Kalinauskaite-Zukauske (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster
Long-term evaluation and control of airway diseases
Chair(s): F. Di Marco (Trezzano Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy), A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary), C. Casanova Macario (Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster
FeNO in airway diseases and asthma-COPD overlap identification
Chair(s): D. Visca (Tradate, Italy), B. Alcazar Navarrete (Cájar, Spain), P. Pignatti (Pavia, Italy), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster
Cardiovascular comorbidities in COPD
Chair(s): J. Marin Trigo (Zaragoza, Spain), S. Centanni (Milano (MI), Italy), D. Sin (Vancouver (BC), Canada)
Thematic Poster
Physiologic assessment of airway diseases
Chair(s): R. Breyer-Kohansal (Wien, Austria), J. Allinson (London, United Kingdom), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), C. Hall (Overland Park, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
COPD clinical trials: inhaled and oral therapies
Chair(s): H. Watz (Großhansdorf, Germany), D. Halpin (Devon, United Kingdom), G. Caramori (Messina (ME), Italy), A. Turner (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
ME5 Tick tock: impact of circadian clocks on airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Meet the expert
Vaping-induced lung disease: what the respiratory health-care provider needs to know?
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), M. Gappa (Düsseldorf, Germany), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Hot topic
ME6 Patient-ventilator interaction: tricks and tips
Meet the expert
ME4 Brain metastases in lung cancer patients.
Meet the expert
Tuberculosis: latest advances and challenges in patient management
Chair(s): G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), E. Grainger (London, United Kingdom)
Lunchtime session
Understanding the mechanisms underlying airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland)
Poster Discussion
Pneumonia in 2019: antimicrobial resistance, cardiovascular complications and diagnosis
Chair(s): M. Kolditz (Dresden, Germany), N. Dean (Murray, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
From the health effects of tobacco to the epidemiology of tobacco/electronic nicotine delivery system use
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
COPD: epidemiology and spirometry
Chair(s): L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium), O. Kurmi (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Hot topics in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): J. Alison (Killara (NSW), Australia), R. Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Lung transplantation: from basic science to clinical outcomes
Chair(s): R. Vos (Leuven, Belgium), C. Benden (Zürich, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
COPD clinical studies: bronchodilators, corticosteroids and more
Chair(s): M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
New insights into pleural and bronchoscopic interventions
Chair(s): M. Munavvar (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), D. Fitzgerald (Perth, Australia)
Poster Discussion
Asthma and COPD comorbidities
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), P. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: developments in diagnostics and outcomes
Chair(s): L. Pires Vicente (Portimão, Portugal), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Molecular profiling and personalised treatment concepts in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: pertinent clinical dilemmas
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), M. Skrzypski (Sopot, Poland)
Symposium
Occupational lung diseases: from diagnostic techniques to classical and novel causes
Chair(s): D. Fishwick (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Challenging issues in the clinical aspects of sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): S. Ryan (Dublin 14, Ireland), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Oral Presentation
From 2D to 3D models of human lung disease: novel developments to rebuild the lung
Chair(s): S. Rolandsson Enes (Burlington, United States of America), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands)
Symposium
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), M. Gappa (Düsseldorf, Germany), F. Ratjen (Toronto (ON), Canada), L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Lungs on fire
Therapeutic breakthrough Year in review
Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), I. Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Year in review
Lungs in the fog
Chair(s): J. Porter (London, United Kingdom), V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Symposium
Obesity: pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges and multidisciplinary treatment
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Symposium
State of the art session: Airway disease
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
New guidelines for treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
Chair(s): M. Santin (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain), C. Andrejak (Amiens, France), M. Jankovic Makek (Zagreb, Croatia)
Guidelines session
The best of the European Respiratory Journal in 2019
Chair(s): M. Kolb (Hamilton (ON), Canada), J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Symposium
ERS Women leaders
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
New Horizons in The Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Wells London (United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
The journey towards personalized medicine in asthma: where are we now?
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Evening Symposium
CCC Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Hammer (Basel, Switzerland), A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria)
Challenging clinical cases
CCC Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): E. Renzoni (London, United Kingdom), M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)
Challenging clinical cases
CCC Airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium)
Challenging clinical cases
Cellular metabolism and immune senescence in lung pathology
Chair(s): S. Meiners (München, Germany), C. Brandsma (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Asthma treatment: novel insights from clinical studies
Chair(s): F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (TO), Italy), I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
Poster Discussion
Hot topics in noninvasive ventilation
Chair(s): N. Hart (London, United Kingdom), C. Fisser (Regensburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Innovative approaches for management and treatment of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Chair(s): R. Borie (Paris, France), M. Kokosi (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Biology of lung cancer
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany), I. Opitz (Zurich, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary embolism: from diagnosis to prognosis and treatment
Chair(s): S. Ramjug (Altrincham, United Kingdom), D. Jiménez Castro (Madrid, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric tuberculosis
Chair(s): B. Lange (Freiburg, Germany), F. Götzinger (Wien, Austria)
Poster Discussion
Molecular and experimental paediatric lung disease
Chair(s): C. Chao, MD PhD (Giessen, Germany), R. Rottier (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis: what’s new?
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Oral Presentation
Guidelines for long-term management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in children
Chair(s): C. Roehr (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. van Meel (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Guidelines session
Basic research of airway diseases
Chair(s): J. Gea Guiral (Barcelona, Spain), E. Papakonstantinou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Exercise physiopathology in various respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Blood eosinophils and more in airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Bafadhel (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory infections?
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), R. Menendez Villanueva (Valencia, Spain), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Rare lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Paris, France), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), T. Wagner (Kronberg, Germany)
Symposium
Infections, the microbiome and host defence peptides in the development and progression of asthma
Chair(s): C. Britto (New Haven, United States of America), D. Bogaert (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Hot topic
Metabolic alterations in lung ageing and disease
Chair(s): H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Berger (Bordeaux, France)
Symposium
Interventional pneumology: live out of the box
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Flandes Aldeyturriaga (Madrid, Spain)
Endoscopy session
Multidrug resistance in nosocomial pneumonia: burden, magnitude and solution
Chair(s): E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt), E. Mortensen (Simsbury, United States of America)
Hot topic
State of the art session: Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy)
Symposium
Lung function and respiratory muscle testing
Chair(s): A. Kampouras (Thessaloniki, Greece), J. Neder (Kingston (ON), Canada)
Poster Discussion
Insights into physiological diagnostic services
Chair(s): A. McGowan (Dublin, Ireland), M. Rutter (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Advances in clinical management of COPD
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander (Cantabria), Spain)
Poster Discussion
Advances in asthma pharmacology
Chair(s): P. Bhavsar (London, United Kingdom), C. Page (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Precision meets immunology in treatment of airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Pleural infection and complicated pneumonia
Chair(s): N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom), P. Tarsia (Milano (MI), Italy)
Poster Discussion
Current trends in noninvasive ventilation for chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Winck Fernandes Cruz (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Tuberculosis and non-TB mycobacterial infection I
Chair(s): G. Perez Mendoza (Las Palmas, Spain), I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia)
Oral Presentation
A fresh view on assessment of functional status in COPD
Chair(s): M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands), C. Granger (Parkville (VIC), Australia)
Oral Presentation
Cellular responses and cell therapy in lung injury and repair
Chair(s): M. Lehmann (München, Germany), C. Britto (New Haven, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Brain Metastasis and Malignant pleural effusion: improving our understanding
Chair(s): R. Asciak (Attard, Malta), P. Postmus (LEIDEN, Netherlands), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Tomares (Sevilla), Spain)
Oral Presentation
All aspects of general thoracic surgery
Chair(s): C. Tezel (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Elia (Roma (RM), Italy)
Oral Presentation
How do big data and classical epidemiology contribute to solving chronic respiratory ill health?
Chair(s): J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom), A. Johannessen (Bergen, Norway)
Symposium
Sleep and breathing disorders & Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), E. Clini (Modena (MO), Italy), E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Lumping and splitting of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Kolb (Hamilton (ON), Canada), V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Symposium
ALERT: Abstracts Leading to Evolution in Respiratory Medicine Trials: Asthma
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Clinical trials session
Lung vessels in COPD: it is time to take them seriously!
Chair(s): B. Celli Croquer (Boston, United States of America), H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Recent clinical advances in inhalation therapy
Chair(s): C. Darquenne (La Jolla, United States of America), F. Lavorini (Firenze (FI), Italy)
Symposium
The future of respiratory diseases: what prevention can do
Chair(s): P. De Lucas Ramos (Madrid, Spain), C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain)
Symposium
State of the art session: Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Interventional pneumology: live out of the box round two
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Endoscopy session
Indoor and outdoor air quality considerations
Chair(s): V. Moore (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), S. Moitra (Barcelona, Spain), R. Wiggans (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
From the epidemiology of tobacco/electronic nicotine delivery system use to control and prevention of tobacco use
Chair(s): M. Jankowski (Katowice, Poland), A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece), L. Hedman (Luleå, Sweden), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
From tobacco-related comorbidities to tobacco cessation
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), E. Cabrera Cesar (Granada, Spain), I. Nerin De La Puerta (Zaragoza, Spain), C. Gomes Pavão De Matos (Lisboa, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Asthma biomarkers, diagnostics and risk factors
Chair(s): C. Lex (Göttingen, Germany), A. Jochmann (Binningen, Switzerland), L. Fleming (London, United Kingdom), E. Paraskakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Treatments, adherence and psychosocial aspects of cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): P. Mondejar Lopez (Molina de Segura (Murcia), Spain), C. Nissenbaum (manchester, United Kingdom), F. Frost (Liverpool, United Kingdom), F. Vermeulen (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis: a public health approach
Chair(s): A. Öner Eyüboglu (Ankara, Turkey), G. Migliori (Varese (VA), Italy), E. Belilovskiy (Moscow, Russian Federation), I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster
Prognosis in bacterial and viral pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America), C. Cilloniz Campos (Barcelona, Spain), J. Khoury (Elaboun, Israel), Y. Shindo (Nagoya, Japan)
Thematic Poster
Clinical challenges in respiratory infection
Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), A. Shah (London, United Kingdom), A. Gramegna (Milano (MI), Italy), G. Suarez-Cuartin (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Complex respiratory infections in clinical practice
Chair(s): R. Dhar (Kolkata (West Bengal), India), H. Keir (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), A. O'Donnell (Washington, United States of America), M. Torres Redondo (Matosinhos, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis: from basic science to patient care
Chair(s): G. Sotgiu (Porto Torres (SS), Italy), K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology, genetics, air pollution and sleep
Chair(s): N. Terzikhan (Rotterdam, Netherlands), R. Nadif (Villejuif, France), C. Svendsen (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis and non-TB mycobacterial infection II
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Freiburg, Germany), M. Jankovic Makek (Zagreb, Croatia), H. Kunst (London, United Kingdom), S. Borisov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster
Symptoms, risks, complications and palliative care in thoracic oncology
Chair(s): R. Wiewrodt (Münster, Germany), D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia), W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Thoracic oncology: Treatment, diagnostic options and biology
Chair(s): F. Gamarra (Straubing, Germany), A. Szpechcinski (Warszawa, Poland), D. Kauffmann-guerrero (Munich, Germany), I. Kwiecien (Warszawa, Poland)
Thematic Poster
Biomarkers of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): P. Molyneaux (London, United Kingdom), S. Guler (Bern, Switzerland), P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy), C. Neurohr (München, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Interstitial lung disease registries
Chair(s): C. Valenzuela (Madrid, Spain), F. Hernandez Gonzalez (Barcelona, Spain), M. Vasakova (Praha 4, Czech Republic), V. Müller (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster
Assessment and management of immune-mediated interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): V. Kouranos (London, United Kingdom), M. Bonifazi (Ancona (AN), Italy), E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy), V. Alfieri (Parma (PR), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary hypertension: clinical
Chair(s): S. Sahay (Houston, United States of America), S. Wort (London, United Kingdom), J. Barberà (Barcelona, Spain), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Thematic Poster
Interventional pulmonology: endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration
Chair(s): S. Gasparini (Ancona (AN), Italy), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), N. Koufos (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Interventional pulmonology: diagnostic techniques and obstructive airway disease
Chair(s): P. Singhal (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India), T. Toma (London, United Kingdom), R. Trisolini (Bologna (BO), Italy), G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Imaging for prognostication and disease characterisation: 2019 update
Chair(s): S. Walsh (London, United Kingdom), A. Snoeckx (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Use of thoracic ultrasound to diagnose lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Thomeer (Tielt (BT), Belgium), S. Helbo Skaarup (Aarhus C, Denmark), R. Asciak (Attard, Malta), P. Pietersen (Odense NØ, Denmark)
Thematic Poster
More and more COPD
Chair(s): N. Toledo Pons (Palma De Mallorca, Spain), O. Kurmi (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), Y. Çolak (Herlev, Denmark)
Thematic Poster
New strategies to treat respiratory failure
Chair(s): J. Bräunlich (Leipzig, Germany), M. Patout (Mont-Saint Aignan, France), G. Spoletini (Leeds (West Yorkshire), United Kingdom), M. Dreher (Aachen, Germany)
Thematic Poster
COPD, asthma and rhinitis: from cellular mechanisms to patients’ clinical responses
Chair(s): A. Lindén (Stockholm, Sweden), Z. Diamant (Lund, Sweden), S. Ying (Hangzhou (Zhejiang), China)
Thematic Poster
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chair(s): G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece), A. Kampouras (Thessaloniki, Greece), D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil), M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Modelling and monitoring of airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden), F. Polverino (Tucson, United States of America), J. Kolmert (Stockholm, Sweden), E. Herrera Luis (La Laguna, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary hypertension: new therapeutic pathways and modalities
Chair(s): J. Aman (Amsterdam, Netherlands), C. Belge (Leuven, Belgium), H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Innovations in care for chronic respiratory conditions
Chair(s): A. Edvardsen (Hakadal, Norway), A. Van 't Hul (Bavel, Netherlands), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil), L. Ciobanu (Iasi (Iasi), Romania)
Thematic Poster
Innovations in primary care assessment and management
Chair(s): I. Tsiligianni (Heraklion (Crete), Greece), J. Fingleton (Wellington, New Zealand), P. Adab (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Recent developments in intensive care unit medicine
Chair(s): V. Comellini (Bologna (BO), Italy), Z. Shi (Amsterdam, Netherlands), C. Bode (Bonn, Germany), A. Algera (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
New molecular signatures in COPD, lung cancer and a1-antitrypsin deficiency
Chair(s): G. Beltramo (Dijon, France), A. Mailleux (Paris, France), A. Tiotiu (Nancy, France), T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Novel insights from in vitro and in vivo models of lung disease
Chair(s): J. Duerr (Berlin, Germany), K. Bracke (Ghent, Belgium), H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Brandsma (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Immunopathological mechanisms of lung disease
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Somborac Bacura (Zagreb, Croatia), C. Bingle (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), S. Pouwels (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Oxidative stress, hypoxia and microbial exposure in the pathogenesis of pulmonary disease
Chair(s): S. Rolandsson Enes (Burlington, United States of America), J. Collins (Rotterdam, Netherlands), C. Beisswenger (Homburg (Saar), Germany), S. Di Vincenzo (Palermo (PA), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Novel interventions and models of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): E. Gimeno-Santos (Barcelona, Spain), A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), J. Varga (Budapest, Hungary), I. Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Treatment of continuous positive airway pressure and monitoring of its effects
Chair(s): D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France), Ö. Kaçmaz Basoglu (Izmir, Turkey), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Beyond continuous positive airway pressure treatment
Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden), W. Trzepizur (Angers CEDEX 9, France)
Thematic Poster
Inhalers: adherence and preference
Chair(s): M. Bonini (Rome, Italy), T. Bahmer (Kiel, Germany), F. Lavorini (Firenze (FI), Italy), R. Costello (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster
Airway inflammation: pharmacological mechanisms and novel targets
Chair(s): L. Uller (Lund, Sweden), S. Bonvini (London, United Kingdom), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), N. Frossard (Illkirch, France)
Thematic Poster
COPD treatment: clinical trials, cohorts and inhaler device studies
Chair(s): M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland), C. Rhee (Seoul, Republic of Korea), R. Russell (Lymington (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Asthma: outcomes of clinical trials and cohorts
Chair(s): L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium), S. Fowler (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Research and innovation in airway diseases
Chair(s): T. Guney (London, United Kingdom), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), E. Márquez Martín (Sevilla, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Airway disease-associated exacerbations
Chair(s): J. Jubrail (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Huerta Garcia (Barcelona, Spain), F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium), J. Allinson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Chronic cough, a1-antitrypsin deficiency and other conditions
Chair(s): I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada), T. Greulich (Marburg, Germany), A. Nuñez (Barcelona, Spain), R. Stockley (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Comorbidities in COPD and asthma: body composition and diabetes
Chair(s): E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain), S. Elborn (Belfast (Belfast), United Kingdom), D. Visca (Tradate, Italy), S. Bazan-Socha (Kraków, Poland)
Thematic Poster
Phenotypes and comorbidities of airway diseases
Chair(s): F. Mihaltan (Bucuresti, Romania), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain), S. Bhatt (Birmingham, United States of America), A. Olin (Göteborg, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
ME9 Genetic testing and counselling of patients with rare interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): T. Alfaro (Coimbra, Portugal)
Meet the expert
ME7 Bronchiolitis: is there still much to be discovered?
Meet the expert
Global burden of respiratory disease and tobacco: an update
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), M. Montes De Oca (Caracas, Venezuela)
Lunchtime session
Advances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
Chair(s): G. O'Connor (Boston, United States of America), F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (TO), Italy)
Lunchtime session
Asthma and the world
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), P. Burney (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary hypertension: novelties from the bench
Chair(s): D. Montani (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), J. Aman (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Clinical implications of asthma management
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), P. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Poster Discussion
Multimorbidity in airway diseases and appropriate inhaled corticosteroid use in COPD
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Advances in bronchiectasis and non-TB mycobacterial infections
Chair(s): O. Sibila (Barcelona, Spain), P. McShane (Chicago, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
New developments in sleep-disordered breathing, gas exchange and lung function in children
Chair(s): N. Beydon (Paris, France), A. Kaditis (Athens, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Early origins of respiratory diseases and later life consequences
Chair(s): L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Effective communication of scientific findings
Chair(s): L. Vanfleteren (Gothenburg, Sweden), S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands)
Symposium
Novel targets and mechanisms in asthma
Chair(s): L. Uller (Lund, Sweden), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Novel findings in paediatric respiratory infections
Chair(s): R. Nenna (Tucson, United States of America), S. Unger (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Infections, wheezing and asthma in children
Chair(s): S. Cunningham (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Occupational and epidemiology Grand Round
Chair(s): N. Murgia (Perugia (PG), Italy), S. De Matteis (London, United Kingdom)
Grand round
Insights into the pathophysiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Clinical Year in review
Chair(s): I. Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Year in review
New clinical practice guidelines for chronic cough
Chair(s): E. Millqvist (Skovde, Sweden), P. Dicpinigaitis (New York, United States of America)
Guidelines session
State of the art session: Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): D. Baldwin (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Pathophysiology and clinical insights into severe non-allergic asthma
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), N. Thomson (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), M. Bonini (Rome, Italy)
Symposium
New perspectives in thoracic surgical oncology
Chair(s): T. Blum (Berlin, Germany), G. Hardavella (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
High-tech in interstitial lung diseases: just hype and gadgets?
Chair(s): M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)
Hot topic
Is your patient dying from air pollution?
Chair(s): B. Hoffmann (Düsseldorf, Germany), I. Saraiva (Cascais, Portugal)
Hot topic
Current trends in noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): A. Schreiber (Torino (TO), Italy), M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Putting COPD patient needs first: Time for optimizing treatment and device selection
Chair(s): O. Usmani London (United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Granulomatous disorders: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): H. Nunes (Bobigny, France), P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Tuberculosis: treatment and management
Chair(s): A. Manika (Pylaia (Thessaloniki), Greece), A. Rahman (Essex, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Role of the physiotherapist for patients with lung disease
Chair(s): D. Brooks (Toronto (ON), Canada), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Airway and parenchymal diseases in occupational and environmental lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Barber (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Exacerbations of airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Bafadhel (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), P. Kirkham (Wolverhampton (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Novel mechanisms elucidated by translational studies of asthma
Chair(s): F. Polverino (Tucson, United States of America), H. Smits (Leiden, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Current perspectives in obstructive sleep apnoea therapeutic plans and their effects
Chair(s): R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), R. Staats (Lisbon, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Bronchoscopic treatment of COPD: hot news
Chair(s): K. Klooster (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Oral Presentation
From biomarkers to treatment of immune-mediated interstitial lung disease: what’s new?
Chair(s): S. Kronborg-White (Lystrup, Denmark), G. Margaritopoulos (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Management of airway diseases in primary care
Chair(s): E. Khoo (Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia), J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
ALERT: Abstracts Leading to Evolution in Respiratory Medicine Trials: Intensive care and infection
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Clinical trials session
The microbiome: novel data across respiratory diseases
Chair(s): S. Elborn (Belfast (Belfast), United Kingdom), J. Simpson (New Lambton, Australia)
Oral Presentation
Vaccines against respiratory infections
Chair(s): L. Huiart (Strassen, Luxembourg), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Hot topic
Respiratory medicine meets dermatology
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), M. Gonçalo (Coimbra, Portugal)
Symposium
Paediatric Year in review
Chair(s): J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom), A. Chang (Brisbane (QLD), Australia)
Year in review
The Human Lung Cell Atlas
Chair(s): K. Meyer (Cambridge, United Kingdom), M. van den Berge (Groningen, Netherlands)
Hot topic
Inhaled medicines and biological therapies in the current era of systemic treatments
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium)
Hot topic
Locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer in 2019: novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to tackle complex stage III disease
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany), E. Ruffini (Torino (TO), Italy)
Symposium
Guidelines for long-term non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chair(s): S. Oczkowski (Hamilton, ON, Canada), B. Ergan (Izmir, Turkey)
Guidelines session
Old and new approaches to support tobacco cessation
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), K. Lewis (Llanelli (Dyfed), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Medical education to improve practice
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms underlying respiratory infection
Chair(s): M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), A. Collins (Cheshire, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric asthma: risk factors, biomarkers and the basics
Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom), C. Lex (Göttingen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Crosstalk in chronic pulmonary diseases
Chair(s): O. Burgy (Dijon, France), J. Baker (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Genes and environment
Chair(s): I. Hall (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), D. Loth (Breda, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Translational aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic ultrasound in clinical practice
Chair(s): J. Davidsen (Odense C, Denmark), S. Mongodi (Pavia, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Insights into rehabilitation and physical activity of patients with respiratory disease
Chair(s): I. Jarosch (Schönau am Königssee, Germany), H. Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Exacerbations and clinical impact of airway diseases
Chair(s): J. Gao (Stockholm, Sweden), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory syncytial virus infections throughout life
Chair(s): M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium), S. Cunningham (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Novel findings from asthma clinical trials
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), A. Menzies-Gow (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Rare and ultra-rare diseases and the lungs: updates and new perspectives
Chair(s): N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Solitary pulmonary nodules: diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
Chair(s): N. Bostantzoglou (Athens, Greece), E. Ruffini (Torino (TO), Italy)
Symposium
Sleep and neuromuscular diseases: assessment and management of respiratory problems
Chair(s): P. Laveneziana (Paris, France), A. LoMauro (Milano (MI), Italy)
Symposium
Airway regenerative medicine: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topic
E-cigarettes and heated tobacco: a blessing or a curse? The latest scientific update
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), L. Hedman (Luleå, Sweden), I. Saraiva (Cascais, Portugal)
Symposium
Phenotypes and personalised treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in children
Chair(s): R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada), S. Verhulst (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Hot topic
Respiratory infections: prevention is better than cure
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), C. Prat Aymerich (Badalona (Barcelona), Spain)
Symposium
Managing drug-resistant tuberculosis: from new guidelines to clinical practice
Chair(s): R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom)
Guidelines session
Lung cancer Grand Round
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), P. Putora (St. Gallen, Switzerland), I. Opitz (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Fabre (Dublin 4, Ireland), M. Silva (Milan, Italy)
Grand round
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: recent advances from the bedside
Chair(s): L. Howard (London, United Kingdom), P. Escribano-Subias (Madrid, Spain)
Poster Discussion