The ERS International Congress 2017, Milan

 

This annual event brings together the world's respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science.

Chinese Programme 2017

Chair(s): Carlos Manuel Da Silva Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, PT), Nanshan Zhong (Guangzhou, CN)

Session


ERS Italian Day programme

Chair(s): Francesco Blasi (Milan, IT), Stefano Centanni (Milan, IT)

Session


PG5 Pleural disease management

Chair(s): Philippe Astoul (Marseille, FR), Rahul Bhatnagar (Bristol, GB)

Postgraduate Course


PG2 Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis management in settings with a low tuberculosis incidence 

Chair(s): Onn Min Kon (London, GB),

Postgraduate Course


PG8 High-resolution computed tomography for pulmonologists: basics and beyond

Chair(s): Aleksandar Grgic (Homburg, DE), Laura Fregonese (London, GB)

Postgraduate Course


PG1 Re-defining the role of chest physicians in lung cancer: new opportunities in diagnostics and therapy

Chair(s): Matthew Evison (Manchester, GB), Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warszawa, PL), Klimentini Bostantzoglou (Athens, GR), Otto Chris Burghuber (Vienna, AT)

Postgraduate Course


PG10 Dysfunction of the diaphragm

Chair(s): Paolo Palange (Rome, IT), J. Alberto Neder (Kingston, ON, CA)

Postgraduate Course


PG11 Acute interstitial lung diseases (ILD)

Chair(s): António Manuel Martins Morais (Maia, PT), Raffaele Scala (Arezzo, IT)

Postgraduate Course


PG3 Bronchiectasis

Chair(s): Stefano Aliberti (Milan, IT), Anne O'Donnell (Washington, US)

Postgraduate Course


PG9 Interventional pulmonology

Chair(s): Stefano Gasparini (Ancona, IT), Nicolas Kahn (Heidelberg, DE)

Postgraduate Course


PG4 Noninvasive ventilation in respiratory failure

Chair(s): Mark W. Elliott (Leeds, GB), Lara Pisani (Bologna, IT)

Postgraduate Course


PG7 Paediatric asthma

Chair(s): Erol Gaillard (Leicester, GB), Angela Zacharasiewicz (Vienna, AT)

Postgraduate Course


Primary Care programme 2017 (part I)

Chair(s): Janwillem W. H. Kocks (Groningen, NL), Karin Lisspers (Gagnef, SE)

Session


PG6 Assessing and monitoring airway inflammation in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): Christopher E. Brightling (Leicester, GB), Stylianos Loukides (Voula, GR)

Postgraduate Course


Chinese Programme 2017

Chair(s): C. Da Silva Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), C. Wang (Beijing, China)

Session


Primary Care programme 2017 (part II)

Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Zaninelli (Florence, Italy)

Session


Russian Programme 2017

Chair(s): A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation), M. Humbert (Paris, France)

Session


French Programme 2017

Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), F. Chabot (Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France)

Session


PG20 Lung transplantation

Chair(s): C. Benden (Zürich, Switzerland), F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)

Postgraduate Course


PG14 Smoking cessation in patients with respiratory diseases

Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark)

Postgraduate Course


PG17 Infectious disease challenges in community-acquired pneumonia and tuberculosis: improving your clinical practice

Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG19 In vitro models of the pulmonary epithelium: beyond simple culture

Chair(s): C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom), R. Rottier (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Postgraduate Course


PG21 Self-management in chronic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): J. van der Palen (Enschede, Netherlands), J. Bourbeau (Montreal, Canada)

Postgraduate Course


PG16 Transition of children and adolescents into adult care

Chair(s): F. Midulla (Roma, Italy), H. Heijerman (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Postgraduate Course


PG12 Life-threatening pulmonary infections

Chair(s): M. van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Postgraduate Course


PG15 Asthma stratification

Chair(s): K. Chung (London, United Kingdom), F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (To), Italy)

Postgraduate Course


PG13 Sleep-disordered breathing: diagnosis and therapy

Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium)

Postgraduate Course


PG18 Targeting the locomotor and respiratory muscles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: novel interventional tools and rehabilitation strategies

Chair(s): A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain)

Postgraduate Course


Spanish and Portuguese Programme 2017

Chair(s): V. Coelho Pinto Hespanhol (PORTO, Portugal), I. Alfageme Michavila (Sevilla, Spain)

Session


Russian Programme 2017

Chair(s): I. Chazova (Moscow, Russian Federation), S. Rosenkranz (Cologne, Germany)

Session


French Programme 2017

Chair(s): G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), N. Roche (Paris, France)

Session


CC1 Life-threatening mediastinitis and TB

Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece)

Challenging clinical cases


CC2 Interstitial lung diseases 

Chair(s): J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, Netherlands)

Challenging clinical cases


Pleural disease and mesothelioma: from the bench to the bedside

Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece), K. Blyth (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Shared exposures related to interstitial disease and airflow obstruction

Chair(s): D. Nowak (München, Germany), K. Cummings (Morgantown, United States of America)

Poster Discussion


Current challenges in COPD evaluation

Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), E. Márquez Martín (Sevilla, Spain)

Poster Discussion


Novel molecular and genetic targets in COPD

Chair(s): S. Sohal (Launceston, TAS, Australia), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France)

Poster Discussion


Best clinical practice for the management of chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): P. Camus (Dijon, France), M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany)

Poster Discussion


Anti-inflammatory and pro-repair mediators in acute lung injury

Chair(s): G. Westergren-Thorsson (Lund, Sweden), O. Burgy (Aurora, United States of America)

Poster Discussion


Risk factors: symptomatology and diagnostic approaches for obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): J. Montserrat Canal (VALENCIA, Spain), W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)

Poster Discussion


Asthma and ACOS: predictors and clinical characteristics

Chair(s): A. Lindberg (Boden, Sweden), G. Viegi (Pisa, PI, Italy)

Oral Presentation


New insights into acute critical care

Chair(s): C. Gregoretti (Turin, Italy), E. Özyilmaz (Adana, Turkey)

Oral Presentation


Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care

Chair(s): I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece), F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


New Mechanistic Findings in COPD

Chair(s): H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, PA, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Novel mechanisms and treatments for asthma

Chair(s): L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


GR1 Imaging Grand Round

Chair(s): Aleksandar Grgic (Homburg, DE), Arschang Valipour (Wien, AT)

Grand round


The circadian molecular clock in respiratory diseases and associated interventions

Chair(s): J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), H. Durrington (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Hot topics


New developments in respiratory physiotherapy and pulmonary rehabilitation

Chair(s): Chris Burtin (Diepenbeek, BE), Jennifer Alison (Killara, AU)

Symposium


Rational strategies for specific treatment situations in lung cancer

Chair(s): Matthew Evison (Manchester, GB), Gilbert Massard (Strasbourg, FR)

Symposium


Tobacco Control in Europe: research and policy

Chair(s): Joan B Soriano (Madrid, ES), Paraskevi Katsaounou (Athens, GR)

Symposium


Pathophysiology and emerging therapies for severe asthma

Chair(s): C. Lemiere (Montreal, Canada), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)

Session


Paediatric year in review: update on paediatric pulmonology

Chair(s): F. De Benedictis (Ancona, AN, Italy), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)

Year in review


State of the art session: "Respiratory infections"

Chair(s): Giovanni Sotgiu (Porto Torres, IT), Antoni Torres (Barcelona, ES)

Symposium


Nursing practice across respiratory care pathways

Chair(s): A. Russell (London, United Kingdom), K. Leceuvre (KESSEL-LO, Belgium)

Poster Discussion


Paediatric asthma: treatment modalities and behavioural issues

Chair(s): A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland), B. Rottier (Groningen, Netherlands)

Poster Discussion


"Alarming" immunological patterns in asthma

Chair(s): M. Idzko (Freiburg, Germany), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)

Poster Discussion


Prognostic factors and outcomes in pulmonary embolism

Chair(s): D. Jiménez Castro (Madrid, Spain), O. Sanchez (Paris, France)

Poster Discussion


Pulmonary infection and inflammation

Chair(s): J. Bhatt (Nottingham, United Kingdom), A. Wilson (Perth, WA, Australia)

Poster Discussion


Pulmonary drug and devices delivery

Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), F. Lavorini (FIRENZE, Italy)

Poster Discussion


Determinants of childhood asthma and atopy

Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Towards personalised medicine in COPD: biological and clinical phenotypes

Chair(s): R. Louis (Liège, Belgium), M. Saetta (Padova, PD, Italy)

Oral Presentation


The importance of physical activity in patients with COPD

Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), S. Harrison (Middlesborough, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Innovation in COPD: techniques and facts

Chair(s): A. Valipour (Wien, Austria), P. Burgel (Paris, France)

Oral Presentation


COPD and comorbid cardiovascular diseases

Chair(s): Hilary Pinnock (Edinburgh, GB), Enrico Maria Clini (Modena, IT)

Symposium


Silicosis has not gone away

Chair(s): P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom), E. Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel)

Oral Presentation


GR2 Lung Cancer Grand Round

Chair(s): Nir Peled (Hod Hasharon, IL), Paul E. Van Schil (Edegem (Antwerp), BE), Paul Martin Putora (St. Gallen, CH), Claus Peter Heussel (Heidelberg, DE)

Grand round


Sadoul Lecture: "Airway hyperresponsiveness: the riddle of asthma and COPD" and related topics

Chair(s): S. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Session


State of the art session: "Rehabilitation, interventional pulmonology and surgery"

Chair(s): Momen Wahidi (Durham, US), Geert Verleden (Leuven, BE)

Symposium


Repair of the emphysematous lung: mesenchymal stromal cell and matrix interactions

Chair(s): Janette K. Burgess (Groningen, NL), Darcy Wagner (Lund, SE)

Symposium


Translating “evidence-based behaviour change” and “e-health” interventions into practice: what works in smoking cessation and smoking prevention?

Chair(s): Paraskevi Katsaounou (Athens, GR), Sofia Belo Ravara (Covilhã, PT)

Symposium


Multidisciplinary management of sleep apnoea

Chair(s): Konrad E. Bloch (Zurich, CH), Silke Ryan (Dublin 14, IE)

Symposium


Update on community acquired pneumonia

Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs): novel pathogenetic pathways

Chair(s): F. Bonella (Dusseldorf, Germany), B. Crestani (Paris, France)

Oral Presentation


Case reports and series

Chair(s): P. Maestrelli (Padova, PD, Italy), M. Lärstad (Gothenburg, Sweden), O. Goksel (Izmir, Bornova, Turkey)

Thematic Poster


COPD management

Chair(s): B. Gemicioglu (Istanbul, Turkey), R. Dekhuijzen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. van den Berge (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Girodet (Bordeaux, France)

Thematic Poster


Markers of COPD progression

Chair(s): E. Márquez Martín (Sevilla, Spain), F. Di Marco (Trezzano Sul Naviglio (Mi), Italy), O. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Classifying COPD with multidimensional scores and biomarkers

Chair(s): P. Howarth (Southampton, United Kingdom), A. Papaioannou (Vrilissia, Athens, Greece), F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Airway disease and exacerbations

Chair(s): J. García Rivero (Mogro (Cantabria), Spain), P. Burgel (Paris, France), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warszawa, Poland)

Thematic Poster


Animal models of asthma and allergies

Chair(s): L. Uller (Lund, Sweden), P. Ramos-Ramirez (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom), A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Novel mechanisms in asthma

Chair(s): K. Samitas (Athens, Greece), M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden), M. Kurowski (Lódz, Poland), C. Taube (Essen, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Lung function, respiratory symptoms and obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): L. Carrozzi (Pisa, PI, Italy), A. Lindqvist (Helsinki, Finland), E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden), D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America)

Thematic Poster


Diagnostic tools in paediatric asthma

Chair(s): C. Gabriele (Ancona, Italy), Q. Jobsis (Maastricht, Netherlands), E. Mantzouranis (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Smoking, apnoea, infection, allergens and other factors

Chair(s): J. Hoyle (West Yorkshire, United Kingdom), T. Soumagne (Besancon Cedex, France), D. Vinnikov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), M. Cheriaux (Clermont Ferrand, France)

Thematic Poster


Passive smoking and epidemiology

Chair(s): C. Vardavas (Athens, Greece), S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Smoking cessation

Chair(s): B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France), G. D'Amato (Napoli, Na, Italy), P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark)

Thematic Poster


What is new in respiratory and sleep physiology?

Chair(s): P. Subbarao (Toronto, ON, Canada), S. Simpson (Perth, WA, Australia), D. Gray (CAPE TOWN, South Africa)

Thematic Poster


Paediatric asthma: therapies and comorbidities

Chair(s): E. Gaillard (Leicester, United Kingdom), E. Kersten (Haren, Netherlands), O. Yilmaz (Manisa, Turkey)

Thematic Poster


Cystic fibrosis: clinical issues

Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. Turnbull (London, United Kingdom), M. Mall (Heidelberg, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Late-breaking findings in asthma and COPD

Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Livorno, Italy), M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), G. Wang (Beijing, China), P. Lee (Singapore, Singapore)

Thematic Poster


Novel pro- and anti-fibrotic mechanisms in pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): O. Burgy (Aurora, United States of America), A. Boots (Maastricht, Netherlands), M. Beers (Wayne, United States of America), G. Westergren-Thorsson (Lund, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Towards better treatments for lung disease: experimental pharmacology

Chair(s): N. Frossard (Illkirch, France), A. Larsson-Callerfelt (Lund, Sweden), S. Bonvini (London, United Kingdom), R. Saunders (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


COPD: from screening to risk factors of lung cancer

Chair(s): M. Brusse-Keizer (Enschede, Netherlands), A. Langhammer (Levanger, Norway), J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom), L. Hedman (Luleå, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Systemic and airway biomarkers

Chair(s): C. Taggart (Belfast, United Kingdom), S. Bartel (Borstel, Germany), S. Weldon (Belfast, United Kingdom), S. Meiners (Munich, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Endoscopic lung volume reduction (EVLR) and targeted lung denervation (TLD)

Chair(s): D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Valipour (Wien, Austria), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Infection and exacerbation science

Chair(s): L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom), S. Kolahian (Tübingen, Germany), A. Scott (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Bronchial asthma management

Chair(s): A. Bourdin (Montpellier Cédex 5, France), M. Thekkinkattil (Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India), K. Babu (Portsmouth, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


COPD management

Chair(s): F. Trudzinski (Homburg/Saar, Germany), M. Held (Wuerzburg, Germany), F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), E. Mekov (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Thematic Poster


Extrapulmonary comorbidities in COPD

Chair(s): M. Barrecheguren Fernandez (BARCELONA, Spain), W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), D. Halpin (Exeter Devon, United Kingdom), A. Løkke (Højbjerg, Denmark)

Thematic Poster


Clinical challenges in chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): M. Marvisi (Cremona, Italy), S. Ramponi (Cingia de' Botti CR, Italy), M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), D. Olivieri (Parma, Pr, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Clinical problems in lung diseases

Chair(s): E. Clini (Modena, Italy), J. Miedema (Rotterdam, Netherlands), W. Wuyts (Rotselaar, Belgium), N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Best abstracts in pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): R. Evans (Market Harborough, United Kingdom), V. Andrianopoulos (Schönau a. Königssee, Germany), E. Gimeno-Santos (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Latest insights into functional capacity, muscle weakness and physical activity in chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): M. Hayot (Montpellier Cédex 5, France), M. Koulopoulou (London, United Kingdom), M. Paneroni (Mazzano, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Imaging markers for COPD and asthma

Chair(s): R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), W. Vos (Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium), E. Hoffman (Iowa City, United States of America), A. Diaz (Arlington, United States of America)

Thematic Poster


Clinical points to ponder in asthma

Chair(s): M. Portelli (Nottingham, United Kingdom), M. Slater (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


EBUS

Chair(s): A. Szlubowski (Kraków, Poland), J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), R. Trisolini (Bologna, BO, Italy), L. Crombag (Huizen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


ILDs: clinical aspects

Chair(s): S. Tomassetti (Forlì, FO, Italy), N. Chaudhuri (Sheffield, United Kingdom), C. Vancheri (Catania, CT, Italy), A. Martins Morais (Maia, Portugal)

Thematic Poster


ILDs: clinical problems

Chair(s): M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands), S. Hart (Cottingham, United Kingdom), C. Albera (Orbassano (To), Italy), M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


The spectrum of CTDs: from pathogenesis to treatment

Chair(s): M. Bonifazi (Ancona, AN, Italy), J. Wälscher (Heidelberg, Germany), A. Tzouvelekis (Athens, Greece), D. Bouros (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Lung fibrosis: basic science

Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), Z. Daniil (Larisa, Greece), E. Renzoni (London, United Kingdom), I. Strambu (Bucuresti 5, Romania)

Thematic Poster


Primary care diagnosis, assessment and management of COPD

Chair(s): P. White (London, United Kingdom), T. Schermer (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. Thomas (Southampton, United Kingdom), N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Primary care pulmonary rehabilitation, multimorbidity and organisation of care

Chair(s): E. Metting (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Zakrisson (Örebro, Sweden), F. van Gemert (Groningen, Netherlands), E. Brakema (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Current molecular and genetic understanding of lung diseases

Chair(s): A. Mailleux (Paris, France), G. Beltramo (DIJON, France), S. Sohal (Launceston, TAS, Australia)

Thematic Poster


ME1 Treating obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in children

Chair(s): M. Evangelisti (Rome, Italy)

Meet the expert


ME2 Transbronchial cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Meet the expert


ME4 Chronic cough - FULLY BOOKED

Chair(s): I. Satia (Blackburn, United Kingdom)

Meet the expert


ME3 Genetics, pathology and therapy of neuroendocrine tumours of the lung

Chair(s): D. Loth (Breda, Netherlands)

Meet the expert


Lung cancer for the pulmonologist

Chair(s): J. Drazen (Boston, United States of America), K. Rabe (Grosshansdorf, Germany)

Lunchtime session


Continuing professional development

Chair(s): G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)

Educational forum


Making ERS guidelines usable and relatable

Chair(s): T. Tonia (Lausanne, Switzerland), M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain)

Lunchtime session


ERS Research Initiatives

Chair(s): S. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), S. Wagers (Maasmechelen, Belgium), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)

Lunchtime session


Novel mechanisms and treatments for COPD

Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Primary care management of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), R. Jordan (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Mesothelioma and malignant pleural disease

Chair(s): P. Astoul (Marseille, France), N. Rahman (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Prevalence, prognosis and comorbidities of COPD and factors associated with lung function

Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain)

Poster Discussion


From donor lung selection and organ preservation to lung transplant outcome

Chair(s): B. Vanaudenaerde (Leuven, Belgium), W. De Backer (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)

Poster Discussion


Novel treatments for rehabilitation of patients with chronic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): C. Osadnik (Melbourne, VIC, Australia), M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden)

Poster Discussion


Rare diseases

Chair(s): G. Margaritopoulos (London, United Kingdom), H. Nunes (Bobigny, France)

Poster Discussion


Cardiac function assessment in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands), D. Kiely (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


COPD management: new findings from large studies

Chair(s): D. Halpin (Exeter Devon, United Kingdom), N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


State of the art session: "Paediatric"

Chair(s): Steve Cunningham (Edinburgh, Scotland, GB), Monika Gappa (Wesel, DE), Dr. Wojciech Durlak (Kraków, PL)

Symposium


Many faces of asthma assessment

Chair(s): M. Idzko (Freiburg, Germany), A. Yorgancioglu (Izmir, Turkey)

Oral Presentation


Lung cancer: clinical research on exhaled breath, clinical trials in advanced NSCLC and real-life appraisals of immunotherapies

Chair(s): N. Peled (Hod Hasharon, Israel), S. Janes (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Interventional pulmonology highlights 2017

Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)

Oral Presentation


ERS statements and technical standards on diagnosis and monitoring

Chair(s): J. Lloyd (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)

Session


Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute respiratory failure

Chair(s): S. Nava (Bologna, Italy), P. Navalesi (Milan, Italy)

Session


Bronchiectasis: from guidelines to real life

Chair(s): F. Ringshausen (Hannover, Germany), C. Haworth (CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom)

Session


Digital health: transforming the respiratory landscape

Chair(s): Kian Fan Chung (London, GB), Nicolino Ambrosino (Livorno, IT)

Symposium


Sleep and Breathing

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore (Palermo, PA, Italy), W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland)

Session


Difficult indications for lung transplantation

Chair(s): Geert Verleden (Leuven, BE), James Laurence Lordan (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB)

Symposium


GR3 Scientific Grand Round: Autoimmunity in chronic lung disease

Chair(s): Melanie Koenigshoff (Denver, US), Ken Bracke (Ghent, BE)

Grand round


CC5 Paediatric non-invasive ventilation

Chair(s): H. Tan (London, United Kingdom)

Challenging clinical cases


CC4 Severe asthma 

Chair(s): E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Challenging clinical cases


CC3 Difficult-to-treat respiratory infections

Chair(s): C. Feldman (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Challenging clinical cases


Clinical and physiological challenges in noninvasive ventilation

Chair(s): M. Dreher (Aachen, Germany), J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

Poster Discussion


From respiratory muscles to acute respiratory failure

Chair(s): M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Cortegiani (Palermo, Italy)

Poster Discussion


Primary ciliary dyskinesia and air pollution

Chair(s): L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland)

Poster Discussion


The air indoor air pollution

Chair(s): D. Heederik (Utrecht, Netherlands), A. Olin (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Oral Presentation


Cystic fibrosis: treatments and monitoring

Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Poster Discussion


Asthma genetics and genomics in patients and populations

Chair(s): I. Sayers (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom), R. Granell (BRISTOL, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Bronchodilators and bronchoprotectors

Chair(s): K. Chung (London, United Kingdom), K. Rabe (Grosshansdorf, Germany)

Poster Discussion


What is the future for paediatric respiratory physiology and sleep?

Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth, WA, Australia), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Istanbul, Turkey)

Oral Presentation


COPD: risk factors and prognosis

Chair(s): D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America), J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Open questions in pulmonary vascular diseases

Chair(s): I. Lang (Wien, Austria), R. De Souza (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil)

Session


Assessing and targeting functional outcomes in respiratory physiotherapy

Chair(s): C. Fernandes de Carvalho (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil), R. Evans (Market Harborough, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Paediatric bronchology

Chair(s): P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic), K. Priftis (Haidari, Athens, Greece)

Oral Presentation


New insights into the understanding of sleep and the consequences of sleep apnoea

Chair(s): Y. Peker (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Ryan (Dublin 14, Ireland)

Oral Presentation


Hot topic on tobacco prevention and cessation

Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), W. Preston (Coventry, United Kingdom), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)

Hot topics


Lung tissue repair and remodelling in chronic lung diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

Chair(s): Catherine Greene (Dublin, IE), Sabine Bartel (Borstel, DE), Rachel Chambers (London, GB)

Symposium


Management of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)/Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), G. Li Bassi (Barcelona, Spain)

Session


Air travel for respiratory patients

Chair(s): Mr. Dan Smyth (Dundalk, IE), Karl Sylvester (Cambridge, GB)

Symposium


Towards personalised medicine for airways diseases: Deep phenotyping using omics approaches will revolutionise future treatment strategies

Chair(s): P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S. Carraro (Padova, PD, Italy)

Session


State of the art session: "Lung cancer"

Chair(s): Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warszawa, PL), Jan van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), BE)

Symposium


GR4 Clinical Grand Round: always the same, really?

Chair(s): Maria Bonsignore (Palermo, PA, IT), Aran Singanayagam (London, GB)

Grand round


Molecular pathways in lung development

Chair(s): J. Collins (Rotterdam, Netherlands), R. Rottier (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Poster Discussion


NICU/ PICU: evaluating short- and long-term ventilatory management

Chair(s): S. Terheggen-Lagro (Amsterdam, Netherlands), T. Dassios (London, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Thoracic surgery

Chair(s): D. Subotic (Basel, Switzerland), C. Tezel (Istanbul, Turkey)

Poster Discussion


Clinical research in lung cancer: new valuable results on lung cancer detection, prognostic biomarkers, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Chair(s): T. Blum (Berlin, Germany), M. Evison (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


New insights into pathogenesis of lung disease 

Chair(s): C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland), L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Best abstracts in the management of chronic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Livorno, Italy), C. Bolton (Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Clinical update on bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections

Chair(s): J. Chalmers (Dundee, United Kingdom), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


New insights into pulmonary hypertension from recent trials

Chair(s): L. Rubin (New York, United States of America), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)

Oral Presentation


Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)

Chair(s): C. Pisinger (Glostrup, Denmark), P. Katsaounou (Athens, Greece)

Oral Presentation


The ongoing struggle: insights into chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD)

Chair(s): C. Benden (Zürich, Switzerland), G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


The lungs and the heart during exercise

Chair(s): M. Bonini (London, United Kingdom), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Non-CF bronchiectasis in children

Chair(s): Andrew Bush (London, GB), Ahmad Kantar (Bergamo (Bg), IT)

Symposium


Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): clinical problems

Chair(s): M. Vasakova (Prague, Czech Republic), M. Molina Molina (Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain)

Oral Presentation


State of the art session: "Airway diseases"

Chair(s): Antonio Spanevello (Milan, IT), Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee (Amsterdam, NL)

Symposium


Mission impossible? Implementing a whole package of new reference values for lung function

Chair(s): Brendan Cooper (Edgbaston, Birmingham, GB), Ellie Oostveen (Edegem (Antwerp), BE)

Symposium


GR5 Grand Round in Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease

Chair(s): Paul Cullinan (London, GB), Anna-Carin Olin (Gothenburg, SE)

Grand round


ERS publications: 2017 ERS guidelines and task forces

Chair(s): S. Harari (Milan, Italy), M. Humbert (Paris, France)

Session


Innovative approaches to model human lung diseases

Chair(s): T. Tetley (London, United Kingdom), R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands)

Hot topics


Home ventilation in COPD

Chair(s): Raffaele Scala (Arezzo, IT), Wolfram Windisch (Cologne, DE), Tomoaki Hoshino (Fukuoka, JP)

Symposium


Update on TB: latest news

Chair(s): R. Ferreira Duarte Bessa Melo (Porto, Portugal), K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa)

Oral Presentation


Asthma epidemiology among children and adults: from biomarkers to ACOS

Chair(s): S. La Grutta (Palermo, PA, Italy), L. Ekerljung (Göteborg, Sweden), R. Beasley (Wellington, New Zealand), E. Fuertes (München, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Assessing functional outcomes in respiratory physiotherapy

Chair(s): D. Saey (Québec, QC, Canada), K. Furlanetto (Londrina/Pr, Brazil), M. Koulopoulou (London, United Kingdom), D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey)

Thematic Poster


Implementation of respiratory physiotherapy interventions in clinical practice

Chair(s): C. Camillo (Londrina, Brazil), E. Gimeno-Santos (Barcelona, Spain), S. Devi Perumal (Chorley, United Kingdom), S. Mansell (Guildford, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Lung function testing in different patient categories

Chair(s): K. Sylvester (Cambridge, United Kingdom), M. Franczuk (Warszawa, Poland), L. Smith (Sheffield, United Kingdom), A. Mcgowan (Dublin 15, Ireland)

Thematic Poster


Airway clearance techniques and respiratory physiotherapy in hospitalized patients

Chair(s): C. Burtin (Diepenbeek, Belgium), J. Cruz (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal), C. Osadnik (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Thematic Poster


Assessing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary function in chronic disease

Chair(s): A. Lewko (London, United Kingdom), A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden), T. Janaudis-Ferreira (Montréal, QC, Canada)

Thematic Poster


Patient experience of smoking cessation: new approaches

Chair(s): S. Smith (Sydney, NSW, Australia), S. Prigmore (London, United Kingdom), G. Burge (Solihull, United Kingdom), C. Hernandez Carcereny (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Respiratory epidemiology: from sarcoidosis to respiratory infections and tuberculosis

Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway), B. Eriksson (Halmstad, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Microbiology and laboratory techniques to monitor NTM infections

Chair(s): V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), C. Andrejak (Amiens, France), D. Cirillo (Milano, MI, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Air pollution

Chair(s): L. Smit (Utrecht, Netherlands), M. Akgün (Erzurum, Turkey), R. De La Hoz (New York, United States of America)

Thematic Poster


Global epidemiologic data on smoking

Chair(s): A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece), F. Filippidis (London, United Kingdom), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), H. Wada (Tokyo, Japan)

Thematic Poster


Migrants and screening

Chair(s): D. Chesov (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), S. Rosales-Klintz (Solna, Sweden), R. Ferreira Duarte Bessa Melo (Porto, Portugal)

Thematic Poster


TB: diagnosis, severity and practical management

Chair(s): K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), E. Van Braeckel (Ghent, Belgium), T. Vasankari (Kaarina, Finland), E. Ibraim (Bucuresti, Romania)

Thematic Poster


TB: co-morbidities and outcome

Chair(s): H. Milburn (London, United Kingdom), M. Danilovitš (Tartu, Estonia), S. Capocci (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Paediatric TB: MDRTB (II)

Chair(s): F. Brinkmann (Hannover, Germany), C. Magis-Escurra (Nijmegen, Netherlands), S. Velizarova (Sofia, Bulgaria), T. Sprynsian (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Thematic Poster


Medical education, web and internet

Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Cuckfield, United Kingdom), E. Kelly (Dublin 4, Ireland), S. Loukides (Voula, Greece), R. Kessler (Strasbourg, France)

Thematic Poster


Does economisation of medicine transfer into benefits for patients?

Chair(s): C. Roberts (Leytonstone, United Kingdom), M. Urban (WIEN, Austria), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain), D. Doberer (Wien, Austria)

Thematic Poster


Late-breaking findings in pulmonary diseases

Chair(s): H. Wilkens (Homburg/Saar, Germany), A. van der Meer (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), M. Del Donno (Benevento, BN, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Lung function practice in daily life

Chair(s): D. Schuermans (Bruxelles, Belgium), J. Lloyd (Birmingham, United Kingdom), M. Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Thematic Poster


Experimental PH

Chair(s): F. Perros (Le Kremlin Bicetre, France), L. Price (London, United Kingdom), D. Montani (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Lung transplant outcomes

Chair(s): C. Neurohr (Munich, Germany), C. Pison (Grenoble, France), S. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), J. Lordan (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Respiratory and exercise physiology

Chair(s): V. Andrianopoulos (Schönau a. Königssee, Germany), J. Weatherald (Calgary, AB, Canada), E. Bernardi (Vazzola, Italy), J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


General thoracic surgery

Chair(s): V. Ambrogi (ROMA, RM, Italy), A. Olland (Strasbourg, France), K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Sepsis, infections, ARDS and beyond

Chair(s): C. Bruells (Aachen, Germany), F. Longhini (Borgomanero, NO, Italy), M. Shyamsundar (Belfast, United Kingdom), B. Ergan (Izmir, Turkey)

Thematic Poster


Noninvasive ventilation for chronic respiratory failure

Chair(s): D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg Grafschaft, Germany), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France), J. Janssens (Genève, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure

Chair(s): B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany), A. Schreiber (Torino, To, Italy), M. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


New technical aspects of noninvasive ventilation

Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Crimi (Catania, CT, Italy), S. Skoczynski (Katowice, Poland), W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Respiratory muscles: evaluation and pathophysiology

Chair(s): C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland), M. Hayot (Montpellier Cédex 5, France), E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Lung function testing

Chair(s): A. Albuquerque (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil), S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece), F. Di Marco (Trezzano Sul Naviglio (Mi), Italy)

Thematic Poster


Exercise testing in cardiorespiratory diseases

Chair(s): L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain), R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), M. Bonini (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


COPD and weaning

Chair(s): E. Özyilmaz (Adana, Turkey), M. Patout (Rouen, France), A. Cortegiani (Palermo, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Efficacy of and compliance with obstructive sleep apnoea treatment

Chair(s): L. Grote (Gothenburg, Sweden), O. Deleanu (Bucuresti, Romania), J. Marin Trigo (Zaragoza, Spain), H. Woehrle (Blaubeuren, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Pathophysiological aspects of comorbid conditions in obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): S. Herkenrath (Solingen, Germany), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Crete, Greece), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium), D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Obstructive and central sleep apnoea: consequences and comorbidities

Chair(s): W. Galetke (Dorsten, Germany), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Variation in th phenotypes and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): R. Popovic (Zwettl, Austria), M. Eijsvogel (Enschede, Netherlands), R. Staats (Murches, Portugal), J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Pulmonary embolism

Chair(s): J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom), C. Jardim (SAO PAULO/SP, Brazil), C. Villaquiran Torres (Bogota, Colombia), S. Wort (Hampton, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Exercise and physiology in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): R. Naeije (Beersel, Belgium), G. Kovacs (Graz, Austria), R. Ramos (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil), F. Lador (Genève 14, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


PAH and CTEPH

Chair(s): C. Fernandes (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), P. Hassoun (Baltimore, United States of America), H. Ghofrani (Giessen, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Imaging and lung disease PH

Chair(s): A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland), T. Pulido Zamudio (México D.F, Mexico), L. Savale (Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France)

Thematic Poster


Diagnostic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara/Timis, Romania), T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), S. Ott (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


ME6 Heart failure-COPD overlap and cardiovascular responses to exercise: a cardiologist’s perspective

Meet the expert


ME8 Selection criteria in marginal lung cancer candidates

Meet the expert


ME7 High altitude medicine

Chair(s): S. Baillieul (GRENOBLE CEDEX 9, France)

Meet the expert


ME5 Update on community-acquired pneumonia

Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Meet the expert


How to train the next generation

Chair(s): A. Boots (Maastricht, Netherlands), A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom)

Lunchtime session


New research in asthma and COPD

Chair(s): G. O'Connor (Boston, United States of America), M. Cazzola (Roma, Rm, Italy)

Lunchtime session


New ideas for the management of chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): A. Chetta (Parma, Pr, Italy), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)

Oral Presentation


Human susceptibility to tuberculosis

Chair(s): G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom), D. Goletti (Roma, Rm, Italy)

Poster Discussion


To freeze or heat?

Chair(s): G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece)

Poster Discussion


Discussion of techniques and technologies in lung function

Chair(s): F. Burgos Rincon (Barcelona, Spain), B. Cooper (Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Smoking and health hazards

Chair(s): K. Lewis (Llanelli, United Kingdom), P. Katsaounou (Athens, Greece)

Poster Discussion


New pathophysiological insights: intermittent hypoxia, cardiopulmonary function and biomarkers

Chair(s): I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain), R. Staats (Murches, Portugal)

Poster Discussion


The wide spectrum of ILDs

Chair(s): C. Valenzuela (Alcobendas (Madrid), Spain), P. Spagnolo (Liestal, Switzerland)

Poster Discussion


Epigenetics of lung function

Chair(s): H. Boezen (Groningen, Netherlands), E. Melén (Stockholm, Sweden)

Oral Presentation


Techniques in biomarker selection

Chair(s): A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary)

Oral Presentation


When respiratory diseases meet swallowing disorders

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore (Palermo, PA, Italy), S. Vergès (Grenoble, France)

Session


Exercise training and breathing exercises in chronic respiratory disease

Chair(s): D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Primary care management of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Correia De Sousa (PORTO, Portugal)

Oral Presentation


Functional genomics knowledge in parenchymal and bronchial diseases

Chair(s): A. Fabre (Dublin, Ireland), P. Bonniaud (Dijon, France)

Oral Presentation


Update and new perspectives in Airway Diseases

Chair(s): G. Caramori (Messina, Italy), T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Late-breaking studies in pulmonary diseases

Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India), I. Psallidas (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Ethnic differences and their clinical impact on respiratory diseases in Europe and Japan

Chair(s): B. Balbi (Veruno, NO, Italy), Y. Nishioka (Tokushima, Japan)

Session


Precision medicine approaches in lung cancer

Chair(s): Philipp A. Schnabel (Homburg/Saar, DE), Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warszawa, PL)

Symposium


Clinical impact of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease

Chair(s): David E. Griffith (Tyler, US), Charles Haworth (CAMBRIDGE, GB)

Symposium


GR6 Paediatric Ground Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): Raffaella Nenna (Roma, IT), Petr Pohunek (Prague, CZ)

Grand round


State of the art session: "Acute and chronic respiratory failure and sleep"

Chair(s): Ezgi Özyilmaz (Adana, TR), Paolo Navalesi (Milan, IT)

Symposium


Evolving Concepts in Asthma with Type 2 Inflammation: the Role of Biologics

Evening Symposium


CC8 Noninvasive respiratory aids for continuous support in neuromuscular disorders 

Chair(s): J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

Challenging clinical cases


CC7 Pneumonia, pneumonitis, or progressive disease during immunotherapy in lung cancer?

Chair(s): A. Rittmeyer (Immenhausen, Germany)

Challenging clinical cases


CC6 Is it truly pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)

Challenging clinical cases


Thoracic surgery: preoperative assessment, outcome and complications

Chair(s): S. Elia (Rome, Italy), M. Migliore (Catania, CT, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Assessing the impact of respiratory and sleep problems in children

Chair(s): A. Wilson (Perth, WA, Australia), P. Subbarao (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Poster Discussion


How can microbiology and translational research help physicians?

Chair(s): F. Ringshausen (Hannover, Germany), M. van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Poster Discussion


Basic research in lung cancer: a scientific potpourri from genetic alterations to immune cells

Chair(s): E. Garrido-Martin (Madrid, Spain), D. Behera (Chandigarh (U.T.), India)

Poster Discussion


Assessment and treatment of respiratory muscle function in respiratory physiotherapy

Chair(s): D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), J. Alison (Killara, Australia)

Poster Discussion


The many faces of sarcoidosis

Chair(s): A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany), D. Culver (Cleveland, United States of America)

Poster Discussion


Management of COPD

Chair(s): G. Caramori (Messina, Italy), P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


Delivering person-centred care across the spectrum of respiratory nursing

Chair(s): S. Weldam (Utrecht, Netherlands), A. Russell (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Molecular biology of normal and abnormal lung development

Chair(s): R. Morty (Bad Nauheim, Germany), A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


End-of-life care of the respiratory patients

Chair(s): P. Navalesi (Milan, Italy), S. Orfanos (Athens, Greece)

Hot topics


Monitoring novel biomarkers in asthma

Chair(s): S. Loukides (Voula, Greece), F. Schleich (Liège, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Central sleep apnoea: consequences and comorbidities of obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Oral Presentation


Improve your competences: new directions from medical education

Chair(s): G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


Late-breaking studies in asthma and COPD

Chair(s): G. Pellegrino (Milano, Italy), F. Sciurba (Pittsburgh, United States of America)

Oral Presentation


Early life events: implications across the lifecourse

Chair(s): J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom), F. Rusconi (Firenze, Italy)

Hot topics


From acute clots to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): Marc Humbert (Paris, FR), Werner Seeger (Giessen, DE)

Symposium


Latest GOLD update

Chair(s): A. Agusti Garcia-Navarro (Barcelona, Spain), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)

Session


Live endoscopy: Lung cancer and the pleura

Chair(s): F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany), N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom), M. Bonifazi (Ancona, AN, Italy)

Session


Taking care of migrants’ health in Europe

Chair(s): S. La Grutta (Palermo, PA, Italy), S. Rosales-Klintz (Solna, Sweden)

Session


Scientific year in review

Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)

Year in review


Asthma and allergy: from the bench to the bedside

Chair(s): I. Vachier (Montpellier, France), S. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden)

Poster Discussion


Outcomes and new treatment strategies in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): M. Humbert (Paris, France), R. De Souza (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil)

Poster Discussion


Asthma from childhood to adulthood and ACOS

Chair(s): E. Rönmark (Lulea, Sweden), J. Quint (Wimbledon, United Kingdom)

Poster Discussion


MDRTB: detection and management

Chair(s): H. Kunst (London, United Kingdom), D. Chesov (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)

Poster Discussion


Cellular signalling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): J. Burgess (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Beers (Wayne, United States of America)

Poster Discussion


Best abstracts in physical activity and management of COPD

Chair(s): M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)

Poster Discussion


Infant lung disease: physiology, assessment and novel therapies 

Chair(s): C. Roehr (Oxford, United Kingdom), A. Lavizzari (Italy)

Oral Presentation


Best abstracts in lung function

Chair(s): J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands), A. Mcgowan (Dublin 15, Ireland)

Oral Presentation


Neuromuscular consequences of respiratory diseases

Chair(s): S. Vergès (Grenoble, France), C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland)

Oral Presentation


Small airways, long distances and large databases in paediatric asthma

Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


New frontiers in home care management of chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): S. Fähndrich (Homburg/Saar, Germany), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


Can we translate the microbiome from basic science to clinical practice?

Chair(s): A. Anzueto (San Antonio, United States of America), E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)

Session


Assessing the functional status of patients with COPD

Chair(s): W. Reid (Vancouver, Canada), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)

Oral Presentation


Respiratory manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases

Chair(s): Sara Tomassetti (Forlì, FO, IT), Marlies S. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, NL)

Symposium


Cystic fibrosis in children and adults: treatment dilemmas

Chair(s): Jane C. Davies (London, GB), Pierre-Régis Burgel (Paris, FR)

Symposium


Live endoscopy: ILD and emphysema

Chair(s): V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy), D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Bonifazi (Ancona, AN, Italy)

Session


The latest in lung cancer

Chair(s): Prof. Jean-Paul Sculier (Bruxelles, BE, Dr. Achim Rittmeyer (Immenhausen, DE)

Symposium


Global challenges in respiratory medicine

Chair(s): A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)

Hot topics


Heterogeneity in COPD inflammation: implications for therapy and clinical outcomes

Chair(s): Guy Brusselle (Ghent, BE), Maria Rosa Faner Canet (Barcelona, ES), Peter J. Barnes (London, GB)

Symposium


Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): treatment highlights

Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)

Oral Presentation


New insights into paediatric respiratory infections

Chair(s): M. Everard (Perth, WA, Australia), L. Petrarca (Roma, Rm, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Chronic airway disease: markers of disease impact

Chair(s): N. Tzanakis (Heraklion, Crete, Greece), J. Gao (HELSINKI, Finland), F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (To), Italy), B. Alcazar Navarrete (Cájar, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Evolution or revolution in the treatment of asthma and allergies

Chair(s): P. Bakakos (Athens, Greece), M. Lommatzsch (Rostock, Germany), T. Möller (Terneuzen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Many faces of asthma and allergies

Chair(s): J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), I. Agache (Brasov/Brasov, Romania), A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Bronchiectasis and NTM infections: epidemiology, phenotyping and therapeutic strategies

Chair(s): P. Goeminne (Bornem, Belgium), F. Ringshausen (Hannover, Germany), M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom), A. Dimakou (Agia Paraskeyi, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Respiratory infections in critically ill and immuno-depressed patientes

Chair(s): M. Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), I. Martin-Loeches (Dublin 8, Ireland), M. Restrepo (San Antonio, United States of America)

Thematic Poster


CAP: severity scores, risk groups and biomarkers

Chair(s): A. Liapikou (Athens, Greece), O. Sibila Vidal (Barcelona, Spain), R. Menendez Villanueva (Valencia, Spain), M. van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


From microbiology to clinical work

Chair(s): C. Feldman (Johannesburg, South Africa), E. Mortensen (Simsbury, United States of America), C. Haworth (CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Lung cancer - clinical research: scientific pearls from the bedside

Chair(s): K. Bostantzoglou (Athens, Greece), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany), G. Stella (Pavia, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Insight into childhood asthma and paediatric pulmonology

Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), F. Rusconi (Firenze, Italy), A. Kotaniemi-Syrjänen (Vantaa, Finland)

Thematic Poster


Paediatric bronchology in clinical practice

Chair(s): U. Krivec (Ljubljana, Slovenia), D. Schramm (Dusseldorf, Germany), M. Ghezzi (Verona, VR, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Postnatal lung growth and development

Chair(s): S. Carraro (Padova, PD, Italy), R. Rottier (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands), T. Cremona (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


Asthma management

Chair(s): A. Barczyk (Katowice, Poland), M. Bocchino (Napoli, Na, Italy), C. Taube (Essen, Germany), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Lung cancer - basic science: the latest results from the bench

Chair(s): G. Hardavella (London, United Kingdom), S. Janes (London, United Kingdom), I. Alfageme Michavila (Sevilla, Spain), A. Rittmeyer (Immenhausen, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Noteworthy lung cancer patient reports: reported outcome measures, smoking cessation, weight and sleep disorders

Chair(s): I. Rousalova (Praha, Czech Republic), T. Göksel (Izmir, Turkey), P. Putora (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


Lung cancer: clinically relevant aspects of epidemiology, co-morbidities, metastasised disease and follow-up

Chair(s): A. Rich (Nottingham, United Kingdom), D. Behera (Chandigarh (U.T.), India), M. Glatzer (St. Gallen, Switzerland), D. Bumbacea (Bucarest, Romania)

Thematic Poster


Lung cancer: important scientific reports from endoscopists and thoracic surgeons

Chair(s): D. Baldwin (Nottingham, United Kingdom), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warszawa, Poland), N. Kanellakis (Patras, Greece), A. Olland (Strasbourg, France)

Thematic Poster


Pleural and mediastinal malignancies

Chair(s): K. Blyth (Glasgow, United Kingdom), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), K. Lamote (Wilrijk, Belgium), S. Zarogiannis (Larisa, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Biomarker-based asthma control

Chair(s): I. Satia (Blackburn, United Kingdom), L. Pérez De Llano (Lugo, Spain), A. Malinovschi (Uppsala, Sweden), J. García Rivero (Mogro (Cantabria), Spain)

Thematic Poster


Latest insights into the management of chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece), E. Barreiro Portela (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster


Inhalers and their use

Chair(s): A. Lexmond (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom), T. Greulich (Marburg, Germany), F. Lavorini (FIRENZE, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Latest insights into pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

Chair(s): M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy), C. Fernandes de Carvalho (Sao Paulo/Sp, Brazil), S. Harrison (Middlesborough, United Kingdom), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)

Thematic Poster


Insight into the pathogenesis of emphysema and pneumonia

Chair(s): J. Jubrail (Paris, France), M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), K. Bracke (Ghent, Belgium), J. McDonough (Leuven, Belgium)

Thematic Poster


Techniques to treat asthma

Chair(s): C. Chow (Toronto, ON, Canada), A. Bourdin (Montpellier Cédex 5, France), L. Toennesen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Thematic Poster


Management of asthma in different situations

Chair(s): S. Bonvini (London, United Kingdom), M. Slater (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom), K. Brat (Brno, Czech Republic), M. Portelli (Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


COPD biomarkers

Chair(s): A. Koczulla (Marburg, Germany), A. Løkke (Højbjerg, Denmark), G. Caramori (Messina, Italy), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


What is new in COPD diagnosis and classification?

Chair(s): T. Lapperre (København NV, Denmark), R. Jordan (Birmingham, United Kingdom), K. Chapman (Toronto, ON, Canada), E. Mekov (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Thematic Poster


Highlights on clinical problems in COPD

Chair(s): M. Contoli (Ferrara, Italy), B. Balbi (Veruno, NO, Italy), E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Miscellaneous clinical problems

Chair(s): J. Miedema (Rotterdam, Netherlands), H. Luijk (Utrecht, Netherlands), E. Crisafulli (Pavullo (MO), Italy), M. Marvisi (Cremona, Italy)

Thematic Poster


Latest insights into chronic care

Chair(s): J. Bourbeau (Montreal, Canada), R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece), A. Strassmann (Zürich, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


Various imaging modalities for different lung diseases

Chair(s): F. Mohamed Hoesein (Utrecht, Netherlands), H. Wilkens (Homburg/Saar, Germany), M. Held (Wuerzburg, Germany), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)

Thematic Poster


Pleural interventions and transthoracic ultrasound (TUS)

Chair(s): R. Bhatnagar (Bristol, United Kingdom), N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom), J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom), I. Psallidas (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


How to reach peripheral lesions: (radial EBUS, CLE, navigation, etc.) and treat airleaks

Chair(s): M. Munavvar (Preston, United Kingdom), P. Bonta (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Daniels (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Bronchoscopy: from stents to practical tips and tricks

Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India), J. Yserbyt (Leuven, Belgium), G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece), E. van der Heijden (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


IPF: from the bench to the bedside

Chair(s): M. Keane (Dublin 4, Ireland), D. Israel-Biet (Paris, France), C. Ravaglia (Brisighella, Italy), F. Bonella (Dusseldorf, Germany)

Thematic Poster


Novel and old entities

Chair(s): R. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America), W. Wuyts (Rotselaar, Belgium), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster


Rare diseases

Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany), G. Margaritopoulos (London, United Kingdom), N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)

Thematic Poster


Primary care management of asthma and self-management of respiratory disease

Chair(s): J. Snoeck-Stroband (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Correia De Sousa (PORTO, Portugal), K. Lisspers (Gagnef, Sweden), D. Ryan (Derby, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster


Primary care management of respiratory symptoms, allergies, inhalers and adherence

Chair(s): P. Honkoop (Leiden, Netherlands), L. Daines (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), B. Stallberg (Uppsala, Sweden)

Thematic Poster


Translational studies of lung disease

Chair(s): K. Belchamber (London, United Kingdom), S. Meiners (Munich, Germany), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster


ME10 Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: what have we learned from lung transplantation?

Chair(s): P. George (London, United Kingdom)

Meet the expert


ME12 Comorbidities in lung cancer progression

Meet the expert


ME11 Bedside diaphragm ultrasound in acute or chronic respiratory failure

Meet the expert


COPD: latest insights into the management of patients

Chair(s): M. Saetta (Padova, PD, Italy), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)

Lunchtime session


ME9 Boosting immunotherapy in lung cancer