9 May, 2023 | Online

18:00-19:00 CEST

Chair: Dr Georgia Hardavella (Athens, Greece); Prof. Kevin Blyth (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Speakers: Dr Torsten Gerriet Blum (Berlin, Germany), Prof. Zorana Andersen (Frederiksberg, Denmark), Dr Giulia Maria Stella (Pavia (PV), Italy), Prof. Dr Dragana M. Jovanovi? (Beograd, Republic of Serbia), Prof. Dr Volker Harth (Hamburg, Germany), Prof. Najib M. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom), Prof. Dr Rudolf M. Huber (Munich, Germany) 

Educational aims

By attending this webinar, the audience will gain a comprehensive overview on the occupational and environmental exposition of asbestos, the pathogenesis leading to asbestos-related disease and their evidence-based management as well as structured approaches of prevention and early detection.

Topics

1. Occupational and environmental exposition to asbestos
2. Structured preventive measures including early detection programmes
3. Asbestos-related diseases and their management

• interstitial lung disease
• obstructive airway disease
• benign pleural disease
• malignant mesothelioma

Learning outcomes

Following this webinar, participants will have acquired the relevant knowledge on modes of exposition and pathogenesis of asbestos, the asbestos-related diseases and their management as well as preventive measures including early detection programs.