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
Meet the expert
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: current concepts and perspectives in diagnosis, pathogenesis and management
Chair(s): F. Morell Brotad (Barcelona, Spain), K. Brown (Denver, United States of America)
Lunchtime session
Advances in Inhaler technology - intuitive design and better drug delivery
Chair(s): M. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)
Session
Early Career Members session
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Session
Evaluating lung function, dyspnoea and related respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Neder (Kingston, ON, Canada), R. Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Discussion of vaccines, biomarkers and risk factors analysis
Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), A. Anzueto (San Antonio, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic tools and comorbidities in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): A. Zacharasiewicz (Vienna, Austria), A. Zwitserloot (Groningen, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Smoking cessation treatment and e-cigarettes
Chair(s): P. Tønnesen (Glostrup, Denmark), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
Rare and common genetic variants of common and rare airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Dahl (Køge, Denmark), T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Factors associated with lung function development
Chair(s): P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets in lung injury and repair
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Lund, Sweden), M. Beers (Wayne, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
New insights in chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): N. Hart (London, United Kingdom), J. Winck (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Cigarette smoke and particulate matter: basic science and clinical aspects
Chair(s): S. Kolahian (Tübingen, Germany), E. Pace (Palermo, PA, Italy)
Poster Discussion
COPD: microbiome composition and the role of antibiotics
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Novel studies on bronchodilators and cough
Chair(s): M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom), M. Cazzola (Roma, Rm, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: monitoring and biomarkers
Chair(s): J. Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland), A. Horsley (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
The Lancet commission on asthma
Chair(s): S. Kleinert (London, United Kingdom), I. Pavord (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Session
Effects of air pollution on asthma and COPD
Chair(s): Tania Maes (Ghent, BE), Bo Lundback (Göteborg, SE), Philip Hansbro (Callaghan, AU)
Symposium
Metabolism in respiratory diseases: time for a rethink
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, PA, Italy)
Hot topics
Lung cancer immunotherapy
Chair(s): Anne-Marie Dingemans (MAASTRICHT, NL), Jacques Cadranel (Paris, FR)
Symposium
How to manage difficult tuberculosis cases: diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): Giovanni Sotgiu (Porto Torres, IT), Giovanni Battista Migliori (Varese, IT)
Symposium
State of the art session: "Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vascular diseases"
Chair(s): Katerina Antoniou (Heraklion, Crete, GR), Michael Kreuter (Heidelberg, DE)
Symposium
Clinical year in review
Chair(s): D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany), P. Lee (Singapore, Singapore)
Year in review
Early career session: ERS activities and opportunities for young scientists
Chair(s): R. Morty (Bad Nauheim, Germany), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Session
Asthma: clinical and epidemiologic characterisation
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Århus, Denmark), D. Nowak (München, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Monitoring asthma control
Chair(s): A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary), F. Garcia-Cosio Piqueras (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain)
Poster Discussion
The acute patient: the clinical point-of-view
Chair(s): D. Olivieri (Parma, Pr, Italy), N. Tzanakis (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
Poster Discussion
CPAP therapy
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
New perspectives from experimental models of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): R. Schermuly (Giessen, Germany), H. Bogaard (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Asthma: mechanisms and treatment
Chair(s): F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (To), Italy), P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Notable abstracts in asthma
Chair(s): M. Thekkinkattil (Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India), S. Skoczynski (Katowice, Poland)
Oral Presentation
New trends in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): E. Clini (Modena, Italy), C. Rochester (New Haven, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Assessing functional outcomes in chronic respiratory disease
Chair(s): H. Demeyer (Barcelona, Spain), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Hospital-acquired infections: from prevention to treatment
Chair(s): I. Martin-Loeches (Dublin 8, Ireland), M. Ferrer Monreal (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
A novel approach to lung cancer
Chair(s): T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Hot topics
Novel imaging findings characterising various lung diseases and their prognoses
Chair(s): A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Update on weaning from the ventilator
Chair(s): Paolo Navalesi (Milan, IT), Leo M.A. Heunks (Amsterdam, NL)
Symposium
Treatment and prevention of COPD exacerbation
Chair(s): K. Rabe (Grosshansdorf, Germany), J. Krishnan (Chicago, United States of America)
Session
In the frontline of the fight against tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. Lipman (London, United Kingdom), T. Aksamit (Rochester, United States of America)
Hot topics
Chemical and biological indoor and outdoor pollution
Chair(s): L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom), B. Hoffmann (Dusseldorf, Germany)
Hot topics
Personalised care for emphysema in COPD
Chair(s): Gerard J. Criner (Philadelphia, US), Daniela Gompelmann (Heidelberg, DE)
Symposium
Paediatric respiratory infections and immunity
Chair(s): M. Everard (Perth, WA, Australia), R. Ribeiro Marques Cunha Fernandes (Lisbon, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
From idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to rare diseases
Chair(s): C. Ravaglia (Brisighella, Italy), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB): where are we now?
Chair(s): S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Gene signatures in bronchial diseases
Chair(s): J. Perotin-Collard (Reims, France), K. Gately (Dublin 8, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
From the bench: therapeutic approaches in COPD and emphysema
Chair(s): A. Yildirim (Neuherberg, Germany), M. Faner Canet (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Therapeutic approaches in lung disease
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Borstel, Germany), M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, PA, Italy)
Poster Discussion
New insights into pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): W. Man (Harefield, United Kingdom), I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: from the bench to the bedside
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), E. Bendstrup (Vejle, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Innovation in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), N. Ambrosino (Livorno, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer: latest basic research on molecular alterations, tumour-immune system-microenvironment interplay and the metabolome
Chair(s): S. Janes (London, United Kingdom), G. Stella (Pavia, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Omics in paediatric asthma and beyond
Chair(s): Marielle W.H. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, NL), Erik Melén (Stockholm, SE)
Symposium
New immune markers for asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), H. Hoffmann (Århus, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Phenotyping obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Towards new anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic agents
Chair(s): P. Kirkham (Wolverhampton, United Kingdom), N. Frossard (Illkirch, France)
Oral Presentation
Smoking and molecular findings
Chair(s): I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), H. Wada (Tokyo, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary emergencies year in review
Chair(s): L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Valipour (Wien, Austria)
Year in review
Innovation in diagnosing and monitoring respiratory disease
Chair(s): Ms. Heleen Demeyer (Barcelona, ES),
Symposium
From small airways dysfunction to dyspnoea in COPD: from physiology to clinical application
Chair(s): Samuel Vergès (Grenoble, FR), J. Alberto Neder (Kingston, ON, CA)
Symposium
Malignant pleural effusion management in 2017: a review of recent RCTs
Chair(s): Ioannis Kalomenidis (Athens, GR), Julius P. Janssen (Nijmegen, NL)
Symposium
Controversies in community-acquired pneumonia: a pro and con debate
Chair(s): Francesco Blasi (Milan, IT), Martin Witzenrath (Berlin, DE)
Symposium
What is new in COPD management and prognosis: findings from large studies?
Chair(s): L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany)
Poster Discussion