Chinese Programme 2018: Part I
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), C. Wang (Beijing, China)
Language session
Russian Speaking Programme 2018: Part I
Chair(s): E. Amelina (Moscow, Russian Federation), I. Sermet-Gaudelus (Paris, France)
Language session
PG6 Bronchoscopy in pulmonary emergencies
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG3 How to plan for and manage a respiratory epidemic/pandemic
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), P. Penttinen (Stockholm, Sweden)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 Modern approaches in lung cancer diagnostics and therapy
Chair(s): M. Evison (Manchester, United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG10 Cystic fibrosis: Basic defects and clinical problems in children
Chair(s): N. Regamey (Lucerne, Switzerland), L. Naehrlich (Giessen, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations
Chair(s): J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
Primary Care Programme 2018: Part I
Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), R. van der Kleij (Leiden, Netherlands)
Session
PG8 Lung function testing
Chair(s): A. McGowan (Dublin, Ireland), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 Sleep-disordered breathing - diagnosis and therapy
Chair(s): J. Masa Jiménez (Cáceres, Spain), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 Imaging of the chest
Chair(s): L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom), A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG1 Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chair(s): K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 Noninvasive ventilation - pitfalls and challenges
Chair(s): J. Storre (München, Germany), F. Longhini (Borgomanero, Italy), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 Thoracic ultrasound FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): S. Mongodi (Pavia, Italy), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
Russian Speaking Programme 2018: Part II
Chair(s): E. Davidouskaya (Minsk, Belarus), A. Belevskiy (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Language session
Chinese Programme 2018: Part II
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), R. Chen (Guangzhou (Guangdong), China)
Language session
Primary Care Programme 2018: Part II
Chair(s): M. Román Rodriguez (Palma De Mallorca, Spain), R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Session
PG17 Asthma phenotyping
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG19 Heart-lung interaction
Chair(s): L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 Cystic fibrosis: management in adult patients
Chair(s): N. Simmonds (London, United Kingdom), C. Schwarz (Berlin, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 Challenges in the treatment of tuberculosis
Chair(s): J. Heyckendorf (Hamburg, Germany), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 Interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 Advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), I. Vivodtzev (Cambridge, United States of America)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 The evolving world of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): S. Vergès (Grenoble, France), J. De Brandt (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
French Programme 2018: Part I
Chair(s): N. Roche (Paris, France), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Language session
PG15 Challenging issues in acute interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
Spanish and Portuguese Programme 2018: Part I
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), G. Zabert (Neuquén, Argentina)
Language session
French Programme 2018: Part II
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), M. Gaga (Athens, Greece)
Language session
Spanish and Portuguese Programme 2018: Part II
Chair(s): V. Coelho Pinto Hespanhol (Porto, Portugal), F. Cavalcanti Lundgren (Recife (PE), Brazil)
Language session
CC1 Lung transplantation
Chair(s): F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Challenging clinical cases
CC2 Broad spectrum of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom)
Challenging clinical cases
Asthma in children and adults: long-term aspects
Chair(s): G. Viegi (Pisa (PI), Italy), E. Rönmark (Luleå, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Sleep-disordered breathing: cardiovascular consequences, epidemiology, phenotypes and comorbidities
Chair(s): M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany), S. Frent (Arad, Romania)
Poster Discussion
EUS-B and EBUS: optimal utilisation of the EBUS scope
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Evaluation of COPD and various diseases by different imaging modalities
Chair(s): R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), E. Grabczak (Warszawa, Poland)
Poster Discussion
The global impact of bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Chair(s): M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom), E. Van Braeckel (Ghent, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric asthma: prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): E. Gaillard (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology and prognostication of critically-ill patients
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), L. Pires Vicente (Portimão, Portugal)
Poster Discussion
Evolving approaches to differential diagnosis
Chair(s): K. Sylvester (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), M. Franczuk (Warszawa, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Prematurity and lung disease
Chair(s): T. Dassios (Beckenham (Kent), United Kingdom), S. Kotecha (Cardiff (South Glamorgan), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: asthma and the airways
Chair(s): B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium), C. Barber (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Primary care management of respiratory conditions
Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), P. Honkoop (Leiden, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory muscles at rest, during exercise and in the critically ill patient
Chair(s): S. Vergès (Grenoble, France), N. Ambrosino (Livorno (LI), Italy)
Symposium
Organoids and pluripotent stem cells
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands)
Symposium
Risk stratification in treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany), M. Humbert (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
ILDs: From bench to bedside
Chair(s): E. Manali (Athens, Greece), Z. Daniil (Larisa, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Difficult paediatric lung disease
Chair(s): B. Rottier (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland)
Symposium
Lung cancer Grand Round
Chair(s): P. Van Schil (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), S. Peters (Lausanne, Switzerland), M. Evison (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Snoeckx (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), C. Le Pechoux (Villejuif, France), A. Fabre (Dublin, Ireland)
Grand round
EUREST-PLUS: implementation of the tobacco control policy to reduce lung disease
Chair(s): C. Pisinger (Frederiksberg, Denmark), C. Vardavas (Heraklion, Greece)
Symposium
New Sepsis Surviving Campaign guidelines: back to the “art of medicine”
Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Studdard (United States of America)
Symposium
State of the art session: Airways disease
Chair(s): I. Horváth (Budakeszi, Hungary), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Orphan diseases in children
Chair(s): D. Snijders (Ponzano Veneto (TV), Italy), E. Balestro (Padova (PD), Italy)
Poster Discussion
Innovative therapies in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Sinha (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Regenerative and anti-fibrotic approaches
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Lund, Sweden), M. Faner Canet (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
COPD phenotypes: a1 antitrypsin deficiency and beyond
Chair(s): E. Sapey (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Assessing pathophysiology in children
Chair(s): S. Simpson (Perth (WA), Australia), P. Coss (Dublin 8, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
A fresh view on airway differentiation and regeneration
Chair(s): H. Schiller (Munich, Germany), H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Challenges in treating tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Freiburg, Germany), M. Pretti Dalcolmo (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil)
Poster Discussion
New pharmacological strategies in airway diseases
Chair(s): G. Caramori (Messina (ME), Italy), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: microbiological aspects and new treatments
Chair(s): J. Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland), E. McKone (Dublin 4, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Clinical news in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), S. Tomassetti (Forli, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Pleural disease: diagnosis, monitoring and management
Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Gene-environment interactions in the omics era
Chair(s): H. Boezen (Groningen, Netherlands), K. Bonnelykke (Allerød, Denmark)
Symposium
Multidisciplinary approach to ground-glass opacities
Chair(s): D. Subotic (Basel, Switzerland), P. Rogliani (Roma (RM), Italy)
Symposium
Mechanisms that underlie exercise limitation in various respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Neder (Kingston (ON), Canada), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Imminent global problems in lung cancer require joint action: time for an international alliance!
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Hot topics
Dyspnoea: a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach
Chair(s): P. Laveneziana (Paris Cedex 13, France), J. Yorke (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Towards understanding and managing chronic cough
Chair(s): I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), M. Almagro (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Cournand lecture: new paradigms in extracorporeal lung assistance
Chair(s): M. Shyamsundar (Belfast (Belfast), United Kingdom), A. Demoule (Paris, France)
Symposium
State of the art session: Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), H. Ghofrani (Gießen, Germany)
Symposium
Imaging Grand Round
Chair(s): J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium), N. Girard (Paris, France)
Grand round
Epidemiology of asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Chair(s): V. Siroux (La Tronche, France), B. Leynaert (Paris, France), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway), H. Backman (Lulea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology of COPD : from exarcebations and comorbidities to asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS)
Chair(s): D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America), A. Johannessen (Bergen, Norway), E. Oelsner (New York, United States of America), E. Fuertes (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: mechanisms, biomarkers and causation
Chair(s): S. Burge (Solihull (West Midlands), United Kingdom), O. Dumas (Villejuif, France), P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom), V. Moore (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: influence on the airway and interstitium
Chair(s): P. Henneberger (Morgantown, United States of America), R. Wiggans (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark), M. Akgün (Erzurum, Turkey)
Thematic Poster
Tobacco use and cessation interventions in patients with respiratory, cardiovascular and mental health problems and other populations
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), J. Allinson (London, United Kingdom), K. Lewis (Llanelli (Dyfed), United Kingdom), A. Diamanti (Pefki, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Cystic fibrosis in adults: current research
Chair(s): N. Simmonds (London, United Kingdom), R. Gray (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), C. Schwarz (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Effect of tobacco use on health
Chair(s): P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark), S. Pouwels (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Garcia (Botucatu (SP), Brazil), C. Pisinger (Frederiksberg, Denmark)
Thematic Poster
Role of omics in population studies
Chair(s): O. Gruzieva (Stockholm, Sweden), S. Vijverberg (Utrecht, Netherlands), K. Bonnelykke (Allerød, Denmark), J. Celedon (Pittsburgh, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
The bad and the ugly in paediatric asthma: comorbidities and exacerbations
Chair(s): O. Yilmaz (Manisa, Turkey), E. van Meel (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. Herrera Gana (Santiago, Chile), B. Rottier (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Chronic lung disease : effects of rehabilitation interventions on functional outcomes in patients
Chair(s): J. Cruz (Leiria, Portugal), C. Fernandes de Carvalho (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), C. Dennis (Canberra (ACT), Australia)
Thematic Poster
Clinical problems in paediatric pulmonology
Chair(s): P. Kouis (Nicosia, Cyprus), S. La Grutta (Palermo (PA), Italy), L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Paediatric bronchology
Chair(s): D. Schramm (Düsseldorf, Germany), U. Krivec (Ljubljana, Slovenia), D. Snijders (Ponzano Veneto (TV), Italy), N. Schwerk (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Molecular and cellular determinants of the developing lung
Chair(s): S. Carraro (Padova (PD), Italy), M. Alejandre Alcázar (Köln, Germany), C. Chao, MD (Gießen, Germany), R. Rottier (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Respiratory physiology and measurements
Chair(s): L. Smith (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), P. Coss (Dublin 8, Ireland), M. Franczuk (Warszawa, Poland), J. Kirkby (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Acutely hospitalised patients: physiotherapy interventions and assessment methods
Chair(s): A. Lewko (London, United Kingdom), S. Mansell (Guildford (Surrey), United Kingdom), G. Reychler (Bruxelles, Belgium), C. Burtin (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Chronic respiratory disease: respiratory muscle function, breathing exercises and airway clearance techniques
Chair(s): R. Evans (Market Harborough (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), K. Grant (Lausanne, Switzerland), C. Marcal Camillo (Londrina (PR), Brazil), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Chronic respiratory disease : determinants of physical activity in patients
Chair(s): J. Vilaro Casamitjana (Barcelona, Spain), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden), M. Koulopoulou (London, United Kingdom), J. De Brandt (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Chronic respiratory disease: effects of rehabilitation interventions in patients
Chair(s): M. Saglam (Ankara, Turkey), S. Devi Perumal (Dunlaoghaire (Co Dublin), United Kingdom), D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey), C. Oliveira Jácome (Viatodos, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Contemporary respiratory care: symptoms, the role of the nurse and the organisation of care
Chair(s): A. Russell (London, United Kingdom), K. Leceuvre (Kessel-Lo, Belgium), A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia), S. Prigmore (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Translational models of the immunopathology that underlies airway obstructive diseases
Chair(s): C. Andersson (London, United Kingdom), H. Hoffmann (Århus, Denmark), K. Samitas (Athens, Greece), A. Konishcheva (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster
Role of IgE and interleukin (IL)-5 in Th2-cell signatures
Chair(s): Z. Diamant (Lund, Sweden), T. Möller (Oegstgeest, Netherlands), C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark), I. Eguiluz Gracia (Malaga, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Paediatric asthma: new mechanisms and tools
Chair(s): A. Zwitserloot (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Gabriele (Ancona (AN), Italy), A. Baghdasaryan (Yerevan, Armenia), A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria)
Thematic Poster
Biomarkers for evaluating asthma
Chair(s): F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium), M. Idzko (Vienna, Austria), K. Kostikas (Ioannina, Greece), B. García Cosío Piqueras (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Imaging of various diseases with different imaging modalities
Chair(s): H. Wilkens (Homburg (Saar), Germany), A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Biomarkers for evaluating COPD
Chair(s): J. Gao (Stockholm, Sweden), T. Guney (London, United Kingdom), C. Caballero Eraso (Sevilla, Spain), I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
Thematic Poster
Asthma: clinical screening tools
Chair(s): S. Fowler (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), A. Cruz (Salvador (BA), Brazil), A. Mann (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Integrated care and non-pharmacological management of COPD
Chair(s): A. Ben Saad (Monastir, Tunisia), C. Hernandez Carcereny (Barcelona, Spain), W. Labaki (Ann Arbor, United States of America), M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Cardiovascular morbidities in COPD
Chair(s): M. Contoli (Ferrara (FE), Italy), A. Jensen (Roskilde, Denmark), L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
COPD around the world
Chair(s): T. Lapperre (København NV, Denmark), F. Luppi (Modena, Italy), M. Barrecheguren Fernandez (Barcelona, Spain), M. Vukoja (Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia)
Thematic Poster
Pharmacological management of COPD
Chair(s): N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands), I. Bonovolias (Thessaloniki, Greece), L. Degani-Costa (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Management of bronchiectasis and large airway diseases
Chair(s): U. Oltmanns (Pforzheim, Germany), M. Nasser (Bron, France), S. Tomassetti (Forli, Italy), N. Tzanakis (Heraklion (Crete), Greece)
Thematic Poster
Management of chronic cough and respiratory muscle dysfunction
Chair(s): M. Thekkinkattil (Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom), G. Riario Sforza (Milano (MI), Italy), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster
What’s hot in rehabilitation in COPD and interstitial lung disease (ILD)?
Chair(s): T. Effing-Tijdhof (Adelaide (SA), Australia), S. Guler (Ried-Brig, Switzerland), F. de Oliveira Pitta (Leuven, Belgium), N. Greening (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Nutrition and metabolic syndrome in COPD
Chair(s): A. Corlateanu (Chisihau, Republic of Moldova), B. Cushen (Dublin 11, Ireland), B. Balbi (Veruno (NO), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Linear and radial EBUS and peripheral nodules
Chair(s): L. Crombag (Huizen, Netherlands), A. Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia), A. Szlubowski (Kraków, Poland), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Physiological and biological insights in asthma
Chair(s): P. Sukumaran (Kottayam (Kerala), India), A. Sverrild (København NV, Denmark), J. Simpson (New Lambton, Australia), R. Dobek (Wroclaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster
Pleural interventions
Chair(s): N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom), R. Bhatnagar (Bristol, United Kingdom), I. Psallidas (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Primary care management of COPD
Chair(s): R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), E. Brakema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Honkoop (Leiden, Netherlands), P. White (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Functional genomics and COPD: new challenges
Chair(s): S. Sohal (Launceston (TAS), Australia), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France), A. Justet (Paris, France), M. Georges (Dijon Cedex, France)
Thematic Poster
Studying novel biomarkers in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), G. Hynes (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), S. Hardy (Bruxelles, Belgium), I. Kammerl (München, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Identification of therapeutic targets for asthma
Chair(s): S. Krauss-Etschmann (Borstel, Germany), N. Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands), R. Bals (Homburg (Saar), Germany), H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary fibrosis: from models to patients
Chair(s): M. Platé (London, United Kingdom), A. Mailleux (Paris, France), O. Burgy (Aurora, United States of America), M. Konigshoff (Denver, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
Basic pharmacology
Chair(s): M. Wortley (London, United Kingdom), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), L. Uller (Lund, Sweden), P. Kirkham (Wolverhampton (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary drug delivery: inhaler use, devices and technologies
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), N. Roche (Paris, France), F. Trinkmann (Mannheim, Germany), A. Tiotiu (Nancy, France)
Thematic Poster
New developments in the treatment of asthma
Chair(s): J. Perotin-Collard (Reims, France), T. Tran Quoc (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland), A. Maitland-van der Zee (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
ME4 Mucus clearance techniques across respiratory care settings
Meet the expert
ME2 Lung microbiome: study design and standardisation FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands)
Meet the expert
ME1 Endoscopic lung volume reduction FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): P. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Meet the expert
Interstitial Lung Diseases & Respiratory Infections
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), L. Richeldi (Roma, Italy), B. Crestani (Paris, France), P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)
Lungs on fire
Advances in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treatment, tracheobronchial reconstruction using bioengineering and clinical prediction rules for diagnosing pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): G. O'Connor (Boston, United States of America), T. Maher (St. Albans (Hertfordshire), United Kingdom)
Lunchtime session
Novel immunology-based therapies in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), M. Idzko (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer: from early diagnosis to modern monitoring strategies
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), A. Raniszewska (Warszawa, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic surgery, pleural effusions and other general thoracic surgery
Chair(s): A. Olland (Strasbourg, France), D. Subotic (Basel, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Systematic reviews on the health effects of emerging tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)
Chair(s): M. Uysal (Istanbul, Turkey), C. Vardavas (Heraklion, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory muscle function, postural control and breathing exercises in chronic respiratory conditions
Chair(s): W. Reid (Toronto ON, Canada), R. Evans (Market Harborough (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Asthma management
Chair(s): T. Cremona (Bern, Switzerland), A. Sverrild (København NV, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Variant forms of asthma
Chair(s): R. Nadif (Villejuif, France), S. Blaas (Regensburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New insights in the management of chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): R. Bercea (Kolnes, Norway), S. Walterspacher (Allensbach, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Clinical trials in COPD: new results
Chair(s): K. Chapman (Toronto (ON), Canada), M. Vukoja (Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia)
Oral Presentation
State of the art session: Sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), P. Laveneziana (Paris Cedex 13, France)
Symposium
Educational tools to improve your practice
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), C. Jackson (Glenview, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
On the right path: understanding and improving the function of an overloaded right heart ventricle
Chair(s): F. De Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands), F. Potus (Kingston, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Mitochondrial dysfunction as a driver of lung disease
Chair(s): R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom), C. Dela Cruz (New Haven, United States of America)
Symposium
Cleaning agent exposures: are they really harmful to lung health?
Chair(s): D. Fishwick (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), S. De Matteis (London, United Kingdom), F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France)
Hot topics
Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Management of pleural infection in 2018
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Interstitial lung disease: an interdisciplinary approach
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), W. Wuyts (Rotselaar, Belgium), K. Leceuvre (Kessel-Lo, Belgium)
Symposium
Air pollution and transplantation: near to one's heart and lungs!
Chair(s): B. Vanaudenaerde (Leuven, Belgium), C. Pison (Grenoble Cedex 9, France)
Symposium
Current and evolving tests in lung function: pro/con debate
Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, Netherlands), N. Roche (Paris, France)
Symposium
Paediatric Year in Review
Chair(s): J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Year in review
CC5 Pulmonary vasculitis: the great chameleon
Chair(s): H. Nunes (Bobigny, France)
Challenging clinical cases
CC4 Tuberculosis
Chair(s): R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal)
Challenging clinical cases
CC3 Lung cancer: personalised treatment and palliative care
Chair(s): D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia)
Challenging clinical cases
The many facets of respiratory nursing
Chair(s): S. Weldam (Utrecht, Netherlands), J. Lee (Kingston, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Let’s interact and discuss the hot topics in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), C. Marcal Camillo (Londrina (PR), Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Improving the outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Clinical determinants and biomarkers of COPD
Chair(s): M. Bafadhel (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), E. Márquez Martín (Sevilla, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: from early influences and novel exposures to preventative approaches
Chair(s): D. Fishwick (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), N. Murgia (Perugia (PG), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Integrating pharmacological and non-pharmacological management in COPD: are we there yet?
Chair(s): N. Roche (Paris, France), L. Vanfleteren (Haelen, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Determinants of physical activity behaviour in patients with COPD and the physiotherapist as a physical activity coach
Chair(s): F. de Oliveira Pitta (Leuven, Belgium), C. Nolan (Richmond, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pleural diseases and pneumonia: what's new ?
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), N. Siafakas (Heraklion (Crete), Greece)
Poster Discussion
New developments in tuberculosis
Chair(s): S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Sleep apnoea: is it time for new therapies?
Chair(s): R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Novel drug targets for asthma and COPD
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), L. Kistemaker (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
COPD and chronic respiratory disease: from misclassification to radiological findings
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), A. Lindberg (Boden, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Cross-talk in the lung microenvironment: implications for chronic lung disease
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands)
Symposium
Pulmonary embolism: what we need to know
Chair(s): D. Jiménez Castro (Madrid, Spain), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Hot topics
New modalities in asthma treatment
Chair(s): M. Thekkinkattil (Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India), T. Cremona (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Rare lung diseases
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), M. Humbert (Paris, France)
Symposium
New trends in the management of difficult-to-wean patients
Chair(s): J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), L. Piquilloud (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Symposium
Therapeutic breakthroughs Year in Review
Chair(s): E. Van Braeckel (Ghent, Belgium), R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), M. Bonini (London, United Kingdom)
Year in review
State of the art session: Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): G. Stella (Pavia (PV), Italy), D. Leduc (Bruxelles, Belgium)
Symposium
Paediatric Grand Round
Chair(s): B. Rottier (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany)
Grand round
Respiratory epidemiology: from COPD to factors that associate with lung function and infections
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
New diagnostic tools for sleep and breathing and healthcare provision options
Chair(s): S. Ott (Bern, Switzerland), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
New insights in rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) in adults and children
Chair(s): M. Molina Molina (Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain), R. Borie (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer: personalised medicine
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory muscles and lung function: from healthy subjects to patients
Chair(s): S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil)
Oral Presentation
Multiomics studies in epidemiology: what can they tell us?
Chair(s): E. Melén (Stockholm, Sweden), S. Shaheen (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New kids on the block: novel molecular pathways and therapeutic targets in chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): N. Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands), C. Bingle (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Interventional pulmonology highlights in 2018: latest innovations
Chair(s): M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India)
Oral Presentation
Granulomatous disorders: epidemiology, genotype and phenotype
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), D. Valeyre (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
The world of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): global registries
Chair(s): C. Vancheri (Catania (CT), Italy), M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
New predictors of morbidity and mortality in COPD
Chair(s): D. Halpin (Exeter Devon, United Kingdom), S. Everaerts (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Cell-matrix interactions in lung disease and regeneration
Chair(s): R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom), S. Meiners (München, Germany)
Symposium
COPD: from LABA/ICS to LABA/LAMA/ICS
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Roma (RM), Italy), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Intercellular communication in tissue remodelling
Chair(s): A. Fabre (Dublin, Ireland), P. Bonniaud (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory medicine meets hematology
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), F. Offner (Gent, Belgium)
Symposium
Integrated care for patients with pulmonary vascular disease, lung diseases and heart failure
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Preventing asthma and COPD exacerbations by increasing the inhaled glucocorticoid dose
Chair(s): F. Martinez (New York, United States of America), E. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Hot topics
Infectious agents and childhood asthma
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
State of the art session: Respiratory infections
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal)
Symposium
Clinical Year in Review
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Year in review
Pulmonary tuberculosis: long term complications, rehabilitation and challenges
Chair(s): A. Skrahina (Minsk region, Belarus), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), S. Borisov (Moscow, Russian Federation), S. Rosales-Klintz (Solna, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Lung cancer: novel prognostic markers and scores
Chair(s): D. Baldwin (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), I. Rousalova (Praha, Czech Republic), F. Gamarra (Straubing, Germany), C. De Bondt (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Lung cancer: modern therapies and beyond
Chair(s): K. Sreter (Zagreb, Croatia), R. Wiewrodt (Münster, Germany), K. Mohorcic (Trzic, Slovenia), L. Kolilekas (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Lung cancer: risk factors, supportive measures and quality improvement
Chair(s): A. Rich (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia), W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), M. Tor (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster
Lung cancer: from the bench to the bedside
Chair(s): G. Stella (Pavia (PV), Italy), D. Xhemalaj (Tirana, Albania), E. Zervas (Athens, Greece), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Idiopathic interstital pneumonias other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Chair(s): T. Alfaro (Coimbra, Portugal), M. Vasakova (Praha 4, Czech Republic), J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada), D. Castillo Villegas (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Mesothelioma and pleural malignancy: investigations and management
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. Munavvar (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), R. Krenke (Laski, Poland), S. Zarogiannis (Larisa, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Clinical management of pleural malignancies, including mesothelioma
Chair(s): K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), C. Koegelenberg (Cape Town, South Africa), A. West (London, United Kingdom), M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Consequences of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): E. Bendstrup (Vejle, Denmark), J. Wälscher (Essen, Germany), C. Moor (Rotterdam, Netherlands), C. Vancheri (Catania (CT), Italy)
Thematic Poster
News on the diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): W. Wuyts (Rotselaar, Belgium), M. Veltkamp (De Meern, Netherlands), S. Jouneau (Rennes Cedex, France), I. Strambu (Bucuresti 5, Romania)
Thematic Poster
Experimental research in pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): D. Montani (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), F. De Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S. Savai Pullamsetti (Bad Nauheim, Germany), C. Guignabert (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster
CTD-ILD and hypersensitivity pneumonitis: mechanistic insights and prognostic markers
Chair(s): M. Bonifazi (Ancona (AN), Italy), G. Margaritopoulos (London, United Kingdom), C. Ravaglia (Forlì, Italy), V. Alfieri (Parma (PR), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Clinical aspects of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and CTD-ILD: diagnosis, monitoring and treatment
Chair(s): J. Mackintosh (Brisbane (QLD), Australia), M. Kokosi (London, United Kingdom), Y. Uzunhan (Bobigny, France), D. Visca (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster
Granulomatous disorders: heterogeneous diseases with variable management
Chair(s): R. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America), H. Nunes (Bobigny, France), D. Bouvry (Bobigny, France), A. Morais (Maia, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs)
Chair(s): T. Wessendorf (Essen, Germany), P. Faverio (Limbiate (MI), Italy), P. Molyneaux (London, United Kingdom), E. Börner (Erkrath, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary hypertension: therapy
Chair(s): Z. Jing (Beijing, China), J. Weatherald (Calgary (AB), Canada), H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria), G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Thematic Poster
Clinical aspects of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): L. Savale (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), F. Lador (Genève 14, Switzerland), I. Lang (Wien, Austria), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary hypertension in lung diseases and the role of the right ventricle
Chair(s): N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), S. Wort (Hampton (Middlesex), United Kingdom), J. Barberà (Barcelona, Spain), S. Günther (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Thematic Poster
Diagnosis, prognostication and treatment of pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): O. Sanchez (Paris, France), D. Jiménez Castro (Madrid, Spain), F. Couturaud (Brest, France), A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Medical education via the web and the internet
Chair(s): R. Primhak (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), F. Smeenk (Eindhoven, Netherlands), C. Jackson (Glenview, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
COPD, asthma and tuberculosis: benefits related to therapy costs
Chair(s): R. Breyer-Kohansal (Wien, Austria), M. Kastner (Linz, Austria), T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark), M. Koopman (Roermond, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Lung cancer: new tools for diagnosis and patient assessment
Chair(s): M. Evison (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Heitmann (London, United Kingdom), K. Tzimopoulos (Athens, Greece), K. Loverdos (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Challenges in tuberculosis care
Chair(s): I. Tavares Ladeira (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), H. Kunst (London, United Kingdom), D. Chesov (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), J. Cordeiro Da Costa (Leiria, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Groups who are susceptible to tuberculosis: children, pregnant women and elderly people
Chair(s): A. Öner Eyüboglu (Ankara, Turkey), M. Jankovic Makek (Zagreb, Croatia), K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), F. Brinkmann (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster
New methods and concepts in exercise testing
Chair(s): F. Costes (Saint-Etienne, France), A. Kampouras (Thessaloniki, Greece), J. Neder (Kingston (ON), Canada), E. Smith (Wythenshawe (Manchester), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Tuberculosis comorbidities
Chair(s): C. Magis-Escurra (Nijmegen, Netherlands), A. Castro (Madail - Oliveira de Azemeis, Portugal), D. Falzon (Genève, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Preclinical and clinical studies of critical illness
Chair(s): A. Artigas (Sabadell (Barcelona), Spain), K. Brat (Brno, Czech Republic), R. Guillamat-Prats (Barcelona, Spain), M. Camprubí-Rimblas (Molins de Rei, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Muscles and diaphragm, and quality improvement
Chair(s): A. Demoule (Paris, France), C. Bruells (Aachen, Germany), J. Guiot (Liège, Belgium), C. Fisser (Regensburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): L. Pires Vicente (Portimão, Portugal), M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Brill (Bern, Switzerland), H. Makker (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Non-invasive ventilation in chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. Murphy (Oxted (Surrey), United Kingdom), J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), M. Patout (Mont-Saint Aignan, France), D. Adler (Genève, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
New tools for managing respiratory failure
Chair(s): D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg Grafschaft, Germany), L. Pisani (Bologna (BO), Italy), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S. Walterspacher (Allensbach, Germany)
Thematic Poster
New methods and concepts in tests of lung and respiratory muscle function
Chair(s): C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland), L. Degani-Costa (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), J. Gea Guiral (Barcelona, Spain), S. Vergès (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster
The value of lung function testing in various pathophysiological conditions
Chair(s): M. Hayot (Montpellier Cedex 5, France), V. Andrianopoulos (Schönau am Königssee, Germany), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece), R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COPD and cardiovascular diseases
Chair(s): S. Baillieul (GRENOBLE CEDEX 9, France), D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium), A. Varray (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster
Critically ill patients: prognostic factors and biomarkers
Chair(s): A. Schreiber (Torino (TO), Italy), C. Crimi (Catania (CT), Italy), M. Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
From continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and adherence to CPAP to asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS)
Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), S. Frent (Arad, Romania), A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Sleep-disordered breathing: biomarkers and genetics and the role of hypoxia, insomnia, movement disorders and sleep quality
Chair(s): S. Mandal (London, United Kingdom), P. Chipev (Sofia, Bulgaria), T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Obesity: comorbidities
Chair(s): T. Brack (Glarus, Switzerland), A. Hare (London, United Kingdom), P. Coss (Dublin 8, Ireland), O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania)
Thematic Poster
Pleural effusions, infections and tumours
Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece), L. Bertolaccini (Bologna (BO), Italy), M. Migliore (Catania (CT), Italy), S. Evman (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster
Moving lung transplantation forward
Chair(s): A. Holm (Oslo, Norway), C. Robinson (Zürich, Switzerland), J. Lordan (Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Predicting the future: biomarkers of respiratory infection
Chair(s): D. Connell (Dundee, United Kingdom), R. Menendez Villanueva (Valencia, Spain), S. Ott (Bern, Switzerland), O. Sibila (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
Pneumonia: from the community to the intensive care unit
Chair(s): A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom), E. Mortensen (Simsbury, United States of America), C. Cilloniz Campos (Barcelona, Spain), B. Webb (Murray, United States of America)
Thematic Poster
Mechanisms of respiratory infection
Chair(s): C. Dela Cruz (New Haven, United States of America), M. Si-Tahar (Tours, France), J. Rademacher (Hannover, Germany), G. Waterer (Perth (WA), Australia)
Thematic Poster
Improving the quality of life of patients with bronchiectasis
Chair(s): P. Goeminne (Bornem, Belgium), A. Shoemark (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), W. Boersma (Alkmaar, Netherlands), M. Shteinberg (Haifa, Israel)
Thematic Poster
Diagnostics including questionnaires
Chair(s): R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), S. Herkenrath (Köln, Germany), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece), I. Fietze (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster
PF Occupational lung disease – professional and patient perspectives
Chair(s): R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
Patient forum
ME5 Lung cancer screening
Meet the expert
ME8 Diagnosing bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): J. Garcia Fuertes (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain)
Meet the expert
ME7 Monitoring of home mechanical ventilation in neuromuscular disorders
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)
Meet the expert
New biologics for asthma: which patients, which agents, which results, at what cost?
Chair(s): J. Drazen (Boston, United States of America), K. Rabe (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Lunchtime session
Paediatric Respiratory Diseases
Chair(s): F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy), M. Gappa (Wesel, Germany), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland), L. Fleming (London, United Kingdom), J. Hammer (Basel, Switzerland)
Lungs on fire
What’s new in lung function and exercise assessment in COPD?
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary hypertension: right ventricle function, haemodynamics and exercise
Chair(s): H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Lung transplant science: from primary graft to chronic allograft dysfunction
Chair(s): C. Benden (Zürich, Switzerland), R. Vos (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer: new aspects in diagnosis and management
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Exercise is medicine: testing and treating patients with some effort
Chair(s): M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland), J. Gea Guiral (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease (ILD)
Chair(s): J. Hetzel (Tuebingen, Germany), L. Wijmans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Innovations in equipment and their application
Chair(s): B. Cooper (Edgbaston (Birmingham), United Kingdom), M. Rutter (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Latest developments in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): M. Stahl (Heidelberg, Germany), J. Davies (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Recent insights in childhood asthma and wheezing
Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Turner (Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: from guidelines to real-life implementation
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), D. Denning (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Ventilation and lung imaging in critically ill patients
Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), E. Özyilmaz (Adana, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
Pathophysiological aspects of sleep-disordered breathing: intermittent hypoxia
Chair(s): I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain), S. Ryan (Dublin 14, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
The best of the European Respiratory Journal in 2018
Chair(s): M. Kolb (Hamilton (ON), Canada), M. Humbert (Paris, France)
Symposium
Molecular mechanisms and treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): C. Guignabert (Paris, France), S. Savai Pullamsetti (Bad Nauheim, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New methods for diagnosing and treating lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Chetta (Parma (PR), Italy), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Microbiomes in respiratory disease
Chair(s): A. Öztürk (Istanbul, Turkey), P. Hansbro (Callaghan, Australia)
Symposium
Roles of innate lymphoid cells in asthma
Chair(s): C. Akdis (Davos, Switzerland), W. Busse (Madison, United States of America)
Hot topics
Advances in community-acquired pneumonia management
Chair(s): M. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America), R. Menendez Villanueva (Valencia, Spain)
Symposium
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis: new guidelines
Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America), L. Richeldi (Roma, Italy), V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
Guidelines session
Imaging chronic lung diseases: moving from structure to function
Chair(s): A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Symposium
CC8 Non-resolving pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain)
Challenging clinical cases
CC7 Severe asthma
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Challenging clinical cases
CC6 Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, Netherlands)
Challenging clinical cases
Acute pulmonary embolism: from diagnosis to treatment
Chair(s): P. Girard (Paris, France), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Novel insights in the basic and translational research on idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Asthma analysis
Chair(s): K. Hanna (Cairo, Egypt), C. Leroyer (Brest, France)
Poster Discussion
Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): G. Migliori (Varese (VA), Italy), G. Günther (Windhoek, Namibia)
Poster Discussion
CTD-ILD and hypersensitivity pneumonitis: from the bench to the bedside
Chair(s): E. Bargagli (Firenze (FI), Italy), N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Additional latest insights in pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander (Cantabria), Spain)
Poster Discussion
Muscle adaptations in response to physiotherapeutic interventions in acute and chronic settings
Chair(s): W. Reid (Toronto ON, Canada), H. Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Interdependence of COPD and comorbidities and the underlying mechanisms
Chair(s): M. Brusse-Keizer (Enschede, Netherlands), P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric respiratory infections: translational and clinical perspectives
Chair(s): R. Ribeiro Marques Cunha Fernandes (Lisboa, Portugal), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
GINA 2018 and beyond: shaping the future of asthma management
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Paris, France), P. Chanez (Marseille, France)
Symposium
New ideas about respiratory and sleep physiology in children
Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth (WA), Australia), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers in COPD and asthma
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Microorganisms and lung ecology: living in peace with bugs
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Roche (Paris, France)
Symposium
Notable Studies in Asthma
Chair(s): S. Moitra (Barcelona, Spain), P. O'Byrne (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
Oral Presentation
New perspectives on asthma, cough and laryngeal obstruction
Chair(s): R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Prenatal origins of respiratory and atopic disorders
Chair(s): L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Melén (Stockholm, Sweden)
Symposium
Accelerated ageing in lungs
Chair(s): M. Ichinose (Sendai, Japan), G. Caramori (Messina (ME), Italy)
Symposium
Pulmonary endoscopy
Chair(s): L. Thiberville (Rouen, France), P. Shah (London, United Kingdom)
Session
Proteases: at the cutting edge of lung disease
Chair(s): J. Sallenave (Paris, France), S. Stick (Perth (WA), Australia)
Symposium
State of the art session: Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Pires Vicente (Portimão, Portugal)
Symposium
Pathobiology of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): C. Guignabert (Paris, France), M. Wilkins (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Asthma and allergy in adults and children and their biomarkers
Chair(s): E. Rönmark (Luleå, Sweden), M. Dahl (Køge, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
New insights in testing lung and respiratory muscle functions
Chair(s): P. Laveneziana (Paris Cedex 13, France), M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Current practices in and attitudes to screening for tuberculosis, and a discussion about genetic diversity
Chair(s): D. Cirillo (Milano (MI), Italy), A. Altraja (Tartu, Estonia)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary embolism: long-term sequelae and advances in therapies
Chair(s): C. Quezada Loaiza (Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain), F. Couturaud (Brest, France)
Oral Presentation
General thoracic surgery
Chair(s): C. Tezel (Istanbul, Turkey), L. Molins Lopez-Rodo (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Telehealth, home rehabilitation and specific adaptations to exercise interventions in different settings
Chair(s): C. Osadnik (Melbourne, Australia), M. Koulopoulou (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
CTD-ILD and hypersensitivity pneumonitis: risk stratification and management
Chair(s): E. Renzoni (London, United Kingdom), J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada)
Oral Presentation
Novel findings in biomarkers of tobacco use, exposure, hazards and genetics
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), C. Pisinger (Frederiksberg, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
How far are we in terms of predicting mortality and exacerbations in COPD?
Chair(s): A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom), M. Tor (Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
Imaging biomarkers and quantitative imaging
Chair(s): A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Progress in rare interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany), S. Harari (Milano (MI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Quality, reference values and standards
Chair(s): J. Kirkby (Sheffield, United Kingdom), M. Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Oral Presentation
Recent advances in primary ciliary dyskinesia
Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), J. Lucas (Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Fungal infection in the intensive care unit
Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Recent advances in respiratory disorders with oropharyngeal dysphagia
Chair(s): T. Similowski (Paris Cedex 13, France), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Hot topics
It's my favourite cell that affects your asthma
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands)
Symposium
Scientific Year in Review
Chair(s): S. Meiners (München, Germany), J. Aerts (Arnhem, Netherlands)
Year in review
Pulmonary endoscopy
Chair(s): S. Lachkar (Rouen Cedex, France), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
Session
New challenges in tackling known diseases with the 10 ERS Principles for Lung Health
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), I. Horváth (Budakeszi, Hungary)
Symposium
Epidemiology of the use of traditional and emerging tobacco products and e-cigarettes
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), M. Jankowski (Katowice, Poland), P. Katsaounou (Athens, Greece), K. Lewis (Llanelli (Dyfed), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Improvements in the assessment of paediatric physiology
Chair(s): N. Beydon (Paris, France), M. Evangelisti (Roma (RM), Italy), J. Hallberg (Stockholm, Sweden), K. Ramsey (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Tobacco use, attitudes and cessation training among healthcare professionals and prevention programmes
Chair(s): E. Uzaslan (Bursa, Turkey), P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark), D. Karadogan (Rize, Turkey)
Thematic Poster
Clinical and functional monitoring in airway disease
Chair(s): S. Jabbal (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), P. Kirkham (Wolverhampton (West Midlands), United Kingdom), S. Bonvini (London, United Kingdom), J. Allinson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: inhaled air quality and health effects
Chair(s): H. Dressel (Zürich, Switzerland), P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom), R. Wiggans (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), D. Charpin (Marseille Cedex 20, France)
Thematic Poster
Respiratory epidemiology: from infectious diseases to lung cancer
Chair(s): P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom), G. Viegi (Pisa (PI), Italy), V. Siroux (La Tronche, France)
Thematic Poster
Epidemiology of asthma, COPD and factors that associate with lung function
Chair(s): T. Eagan (Bergen, Norway), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom), L. Hedman (Luleå, Sweden), S. Accordini (Verona (VR), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Asthma, rhinitis and COPD: cells, mediators, biomarkers and genetics
Chair(s): K. Samitas (Athens, Greece), E. Heffler (Torino (TO), Italy), I. Eguiluz Gracia (Malaga, Spain), C. Andersson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Cystic fibrosis in paediatric patients: current research
Chair(s): M. Mall (Berlin, Germany), N. Regamey (Lucerne, Switzerland), L. Naehrlich (Giessen, Germany), A. Shawcross (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Paediatric asthma: new insights in its prevalence, treatment and treatment failure
Chair(s): G. Piacentini (Verona (VR), Italy), T. Janssens (Leuven, Belgium), G. Parisi (Catania (CT), Italy), T. Polychronakis (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Clinical challenges in respiratory infection
Chair(s): C. Cilloniz Campos (Barcelona, Spain), A. Dimakou (Agia Paraskeyi, Greece), M. Shteinberg (Haifa, Israel), A. Liapikou (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Paediatric respiratory infections: mechanistic insights and clinical outcomes
Chair(s): A. Kantar (Bergamo (BG), Italy), M. Everard (Perth (WA), Australia), E. van Meel (Rotterdam, Netherlands), G. Cangiano (Verona (VR), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Neonatology and paediatric intensive care
Chair(s): A. Lavizzari (Milano (MI), Italy), S. Zivanovic (London, United Kingdom), L. Moschino (Padova (PD), Italy), K. Hunt (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Insights in primary ciliary dyskinesia, asthma and lung function testing
Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), E. Erdem Eralp (Istanbul, Turkey), J. Lucas (Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom), B. Rubbo (Southampton (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Studies on the mechanisms underlying airway disease
Chair(s): M. Al-Alawi (Dublin 5, Ireland), M. van den Berge (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium), M. Schmidt (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Difficult-to-treat respiratory infections
Chair(s): S. Everaerts (Leuven, Belgium), O. Sibila (Barcelona, Spain), A. Uranga Echeverria (Bilbao (Bizkaia), Spain)
Thematic Poster
The immune response to tuberculosis: development of biomarkers and diagnostic tools
Chair(s): V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), L. Guglielmetti (Paris, France), J. Heyckendorf (Hamburg, Germany), D. Falzon (Genève, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster
Drug-resistant tuberculosis and the sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Garcia-Basteiro (Maputo, Mozambique), A. dos Santos Silva (Porto, Portugal), M. Pretti Dalcolmo (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil), A. Skrahina (Minsk region, Belarus)
Thematic Poster
Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): B. Lange (Freiburg, Germany), D. Pešut (Beograd, Republic of Serbia), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom), C. Magis-Escurra (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Management of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias: established and new treatments
Chair(s): N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), C. Valenzuela (Alcobendas (Madrid), Spain), A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), S. Ohshimo (Hiroshima, Japan)
Thematic Poster
Back to basics and translational research in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland), P. Molyneaux (London, United Kingdom), H. Ito (Nagasaki, Japan), M. ?terclov? (Praha, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster
Airway disease: recent discoveries
Chair(s): P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France), V. Andrianopoulos (Schönau am Königssee, Germany), A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain)
Thematic Poster
COPD exacerbations and bronchiectasis
Chair(s): M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland), Y. Varol (Izmir, Turkey), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), M. Barrecheguren Fernandez (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster
COPD management
Chair(s): A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom), M. Cazzola (Roma (RM), Italy), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Bonovolias (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Thematic Poster
Aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): C. Fernandes de Carvalho (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), N. Greening (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), C. Rochester (New Haven, United States of America), M. Koopman (Roermond, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Tests and trends in asthma
Chair(s): J. Nguyen Quang (Paris, France), R. Nadif (Villejuif, France), J. Simpson (New Lambton, Australia), H. Reddel (Sydney (NSW), Australia)
Thematic Poster
Asthma and drugs
Chair(s): S. Blaas (Regensburg, Germany), Y. Türk (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Haida (Tokyo, Japan), J. FitzGerald (Vancouver (BC), Canada)
Thematic Poster
Clinical markers of asthma
Chair(s): C. Leroyer (Brest, France), A. Cruz (Salvador (BA), Brazil), C. Begne (Periguex, France), H. Backman (Lulea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Patient-reported outcomes and scores in COPD
Chair(s): W. Labaki (Ann Arbor, United States of America), A. Ben Saad (Monastir, Tunisia), S. Skoczynski (Katowice, Poland)
Thematic Poster
COPD and extrapulmonary comorbidities
Chair(s): L. Vanfleteren (Haelen, Netherlands), F. Luppi (Modena, Italy), T. Lapperre (København NV, Denmark), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander (Cantabria), Spain)
Thematic Poster
Functional assessment of COPD
Chair(s): M. Milanese (Pietra ligure (SV), Italy), M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece), L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Biomarkers of COPD
Chair(s): A. Koczulla (Marburg, Germany), T. Mattila (Helsinki, Finland), M. Labor (Zagreb, Croatia)
Thematic Poster
Sarcoidosis, interstitial lung diseases and various clinical problems
Chair(s): M. Marvisi (Cremona (CR), Italy), P. Camus (Dijon, France), S. Ramponi (Cingia de' Botti (CR), Italy), V. Alfieri (Parma (PR), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary rehabilitation: exercise training, body composition, physical activity and other aspects
Chair(s): C. Nolan (Richmond, United Kingdom), M. Loeckx (Leuven, Belgium), R. Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany), A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal)
Thematic Poster
Sleep and breathing control: phenotypes
Chair(s): L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden), P. Murphy (Oxted (Surrey), United Kingdom), R. Staats (Murches, Portugal), J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Use of stents for tracheal stenosis
Chair(s): J. Daniels (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Vergnon (Saint-Etienne, France), K. Darwiche (Essen, Germany), C. Marquette (Nice, France)
Thematic Poster
Primary care management of asthma
Chair(s): C. de Jong (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Newby (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), B. Ställberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Thematic Poster
Genetics in chronic pulmonary diseases
Chair(s): G. Beltramo (Dijon, France), A. Mailleux (Paris, France), S. Sohal (Launceston (TAS), Australia), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster
COPD: immune regulation and therapeutic targets
Chair(s): R. Bals (Homburg (Saar), Germany), C. Bingle (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), I. Kammerl (München, Germany), G. Amatngalim (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
COPD: novel pathological mechanisms in the airway epithelium
Chair(s): A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands), C. Beisswenger (Homburg (Saar), Germany), M. Hylkema (NH Haren, Netherlands), S. Di Vincenzo (Palermo (PA), Italy)
Thematic Poster
Role of microbial exposure and inflammation in lung injury
Chair(s): R. Mahida (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), S. Krauss-Etschmann (Borstel, Germany), M. Platé (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster
Triggers of acute lung injury: mechanical ventilation and oxygen levels
Chair(s): W. Kübler (Berlin, Germany), A. Kabil (Cairo, Egypt), F. Potus (Kingston, Canada)
Thematic Poster
Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): S. Herkenrath (Köln, Germany), E. Schwarz (Zürich, Switzerland), R. Bercea (Kolnes, Norway), M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster
Treatments that can serve as an alternative to positive airway pressure (PAP)
Chair(s): O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania), J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), H. Makker (London, United Kingdom), W. De Backer (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Thematic Poster
Bronchoscopy and transthoracic ultrasound
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany), K. Kontogianni (Heidelberg, Germany), J. Kuijvenhoven (Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster
Pulmonary Vascular Diseases & Respiratory Infections
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), G. Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece), A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Lungs on fire
ME12 Immunotherapies for lung cancer FULLY BOOKED
Meet the expert
ME10 Pulmonary arterial hypertension: treatment options FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): S. Ramjug (Altrincham, United Kingdom)
Meet the expert
ME11 Management of severe asthma in children FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): R. Nenna (Tucson, United States of America)
Meet the expert
ME9 Cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease FULLY BOOKED
Chair(s): L. Wijmans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Meet the expert
Bronchiectasis: new insights in diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), E. Grainger (London, United Kingdom)
Lunchtime session
Myths and Truths of Inhaler Technology
Chair(s): F. Lavorini (Firenze (FI), Italy), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)
Lunchtime session
Sleep and Breathing Disorders
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy), W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), D. Adler (Genève, Switzerland)
Lungs on fire
Bronchiectasis: phenotypes, endotypes and new therapies
Chair(s): M. van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. Chang (Brisbane (QLD), Australia)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers and lung function in airway disease
Chair(s): A. Valipour (Wien, Austria), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Clinical determinants of asthma and biomarkers
Chair(s): F. Di Marco (Trezzano Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy), A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary)
Poster Discussion
Primary ciliary dyskinesia and lung function tests in respiratory morbidities
Chair(s): L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Understanding the immunopathology that underlies airway obstructive diseases
Chair(s): S. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Taube (Essen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis: diagnosis and monitoring
Chair(s): A. Horsley (Manchester, United Kingdom), L. Smith (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Disease exacerbations from a molecular point of view
Chair(s): L. Finney (London, United Kingdom), J. Sallenave (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology, phenotypes and cardiometabolic comorbidities of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Occupational and environmental lung diseases: air quality and lung damage
Chair(s): I. Annesi Maesano (Paris, France), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Early Career Member: career and opportunities
Chair(s): R. Morty (Bad Nauheim, Germany), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Pathophysiology of the human lung alveolus
Chair(s): R. Villenave (Boston, United States of America), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands)
Hot topics
Malignant pleural effusions
Chair(s): G. Cardillo (Roma (RM), Italy), M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Symposium
State of the art session: Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Symposium
The digital ®evolution in respiratory medicine: a personalised approach?
Chair(s): L. Vanfleteren (Haelen, Netherlands), M. Almagro (Barcelona, Spain), P. Honkoop (Leiden, Netherlands)
Symposium
Clinical Grand Round
Chair(s): V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Grand round
Emerging tobacco products and harm reduction: a tobacco solution to a tobacco problem?
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), S. Lequet (Paris, France), I. Saraiva (Cascais, Portugal)
Hot topics
Lung cancer screening and management of solitary pulmonary nodules
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), P. Van Schil (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Symposium
Advanced profiling of immune cells in chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): S. Pouwels (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Faiz (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Interventional pulmonology highlights in 2018: ELVR, TLD and BT
Chair(s): P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Shah (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Physiotherapy care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions
Chair(s): C. Burtin (Diepenbeek, Belgium), D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
The airway microbiome across the spectrum of airway disease
Chair(s): M. Faner Canet (Barcelona, Spain), E. Papakonstantinou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Poster Discussion
The importance of the pulmonary function test in different clinical settings
Chair(s): N. Tzanakis (Heraklion (Crete), Greece), M. Marvisi (Cremona (CR), Italy)
Poster Discussion
Tuberculosis transmission and screening strategies
Chair(s): D. Goletti (Roma (RM), Italy), P. Escalante (Rochester, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Preclinical pharmacology: novel targets in airway inflammation, narrowing and neural control
Chair(s): S. Bonvini (London, United Kingdom), M. Wortley (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Innovative tobacco cessation approaches and trends in tobacco and e-cigarette use
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), L. Hedman (Luleå, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis: from basic research to patient outcomes
Chair(s): P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Latest advances in pulmonary rehabilitation assessment and content
Chair(s): W. Man (Harefield, United Kingdom), I. Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
What is new in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias?
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), A. Tzouvelekis (Athens, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Effect of environmental exposure on lung function outcomes
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark), I. Annesi Maesano (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
New drugs, strategies and research designs for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Chair(s): O. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), G. Hardavella (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Novel and established imaging studies and findings
Chair(s): D. Tarnoki (Budapest, Hungary), R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New trends in the management of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Respiratory medicine meets rheumatology
Chair(s): M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), C. Kelly (Gateshead, United Kingdom)
Symposium
State of the art session: Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), R. Ribeiro Marques Cunha Fernandes (Lisboa, Portugal)
Symposium
The complexities of managing mild asthma
Chair(s): E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), A. Magnan (Nantes, France)
Hot topics
Does asthma phenotyping improve treatment?
Chair(s): S. Fowler (Preston (Lancashire), United Kingdom), W. Busse (Madison, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
New determinants of cardiovascular morbidity in COPD
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), L. Vanfleteren (Haelen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Antimicrobial host defence and innate immunity in the lung
Chair(s): G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands)
Symposium
Lung cancer: novel molecular markers and mechanisms
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), K. Sreter (Zagreb, Croatia)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers of COPD and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS)
Chair(s): E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), R. Russell (Lymington (Hampshire), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
New therapies for respiratory infections: experimental and translational studies
Chair(s): M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), A. Shah (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
New developments in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): R. Mozún (Bern, Switzerland), F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy)
Poster Discussion
Exploring the importance of daily physical activity in chronic respiratory disease
Chair(s): H. Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium), S. Mansell (Guildford (Surrey), United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Hot topics in non-invasive ventilation
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Endoscopic lung volume reduction
Chair(s): D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands), K. Kontogianni (Heidelberg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Eosinophils in airway disease
Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), P. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Emerging and novel imaging biomarkers in drug-induced interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): P. Camus (Dijon, France), N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Upper airways morphology and diagnostics, and the challenges associated with mandibular advancement
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), E. Schwarz (Zürich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Progress in basic and translational research on idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): T. Maher (St. Albans (Hertfordshire), United Kingdom), F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Effects of smoking on asthma
Chair(s): M. Peters (San Francisco, United States of America), S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)
Symposium
New insights in the signalling pathways that underlie IPF pathophysiology
Chair(s): M. Konigshoff (Denver, United States of America), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Advances in exercise physiopathology
Chair(s): S. Vergès (Grenoble, France), T. Radtke (Zürich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Palliative care specific for respiratory diseases
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Endoscopic solutions for obstructive lung diseases
Chair(s): D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany), G. Criner (Philadelphia, United States of America)
Symposium
Important changes in the management of tuberculosis
Chair(s): K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), M. Sester (Homburg (Saar), Germany)
Hot topics
The asthma-allergy “family”
Chair(s): A. Yorgancioglu (Izmir, Turkey), A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Symposium
Determinants and monitoring of asthma control
Chair(s): S. Moitra (Barcelona, Spain), R. Dobek (Wroclaw, Poland)
Poster Discussion