PG1 Interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): T. Sutedja (Amsterdam, Netherlands), C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
PG10 Management of thoracic tumours in practice: a HERMES basic course
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for stable hypercapnic COPD: recent advances and practical considerations
Chair(s): E. Clini (Modena, Italy), P. Navalesi (Vercelli, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG3 Workshop: Genomics and proteomics of lung disease
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 Functional lung imaging to describe regional lung function disturbances
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 Asthma versus COPD: similarities and differences
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
Postgraduate Course
PG6 Paediatric asthma: state of the art
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 An update on pleural problems
Chair(s): D. Lardinois (Basel, Switzerland), L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG8 Assessing respiratory muscle strength: an interactive course
Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), A. Rossi (Verona, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 Risk stratification and treatment of lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
Primary Care Day I: Effective disease- and self-management in primary care
Chair(s): N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands), G. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Fellows' Get-Together
Chair(s): L. Nicod (Lausanne, Switzerland), R. Bals (Homburg, Germany), O. Eickelberg (Munich, Germany), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Session
PG11 Update of phenotypes of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden), R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 TB-PAN-NET Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: update on clinical management
Chair(s): C. Lange (Borstel, Germany), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 ERS/ACCP jointly organised: evidence-based approach to advanced respiratory care
Chair(s): N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece), A. Sharafkhaneh (Houston, United States of America)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 Improving skills in cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), L. Puente Maestú (Madrid, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG15 Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 Thoracic ultrasound for physicians
Chair(s): N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom), F. Gleeson (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 Emerging infections: educational perspectives
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 Early detection of COPD: benefits and problems
Chair(s): J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), B. Stallberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Postgraduate Course
PG19 How to set up and deliver a smoking cessation service in a pulmonology department
Chair(s): A. Trofor (Iasi, Romania), C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG20 Biomarkers in respiratory medicine
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy), K. Nackaerts (Leuven, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
Primary Care Day II: Quality of assessment and diagnosis
Chair(s): G. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom), N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands)
Symposium
Allergen immunotherapy and anti-immunoglobulin E
Chair(s): N. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), G. Canonica (Genoa, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Are needles really enough?
Chair(s): C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium), J. Annema (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
COPD management
Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Early diagnosis in primary care
Chair(s): T. Schermer (Nijmegen , Netherlands), S. Walker (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
ERS Paediatric Respiratory Research Awards in Europe Ceremony (supported by Merck) followed by Paediatric Grand Round - an interactive session
Chair(s): A. Lindblad (Savedalen, Sweden), R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Grand round
Fixed ratio or other ways to define COPD: what can we learn from others?
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain), M. Miller (Birmingham, United Kingdom), M. Nishimura (Sapporo, Japan)
Hot topics
Genetic and environmental risk factors for respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Anto (Barcelona, Spain), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Immunobiology in the transplanted lung: experimental and clinical evaluations
Chair(s): C. Ward (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom), E. Verschuuren (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Live and let dive: diving and lung health
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), R. Van Hulst (Den Helder, Netherlands)
Symposium
Macrophages and neutrophils in chronic lung disease
Chair(s): L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom), Y. Sibille (Yvoir, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms and outcomes of infective exacerbations of COPD
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), A. Anzueto (San Antonio, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
New insights in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America), R. M. du Bois (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Physical activity, methodology and impact
Chair(s): H. Watz (Grosshansdorf, Germany), I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Prognostic and predictive factors in lung cancer
Chair(s): A.-P. Meert (Brussels, Belgium), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Symposium
Skeletal muscle weakness in COPD: physical (in)activity and biological markers
Chair(s): M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. Schols (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Small airways: important in COPD and severe asthma
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), P. J. Sterk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Smoking cessation science
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), K. Fagerstrom (Kĺgeröd, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
The burden of pulmonary hypertension in respiratory disease
Chair(s): A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), J. Barbera Mir (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
The COPD patient experience: care and management
Chair(s): D. Field (London, United Kingdom), E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Tuberculin skin tests, interferon-gamma release assays and beyond
Chair(s): M. Ruhwald (Copenhagen, Denmark), D. Goletti (Rome, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Altered mechanisms during exercise in disease
Chair(s): P. Laveneziana (Paris, France), L. Puente Maestú (Madrid, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers of allergic inflammation
Chair(s): J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), S. Bonini (Roma, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis: New aspects of diagnosis, inflammation and detecting exacerbation
Chair(s): F. Ratjen (Toronto, Canada), S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and predictors of COPD exacerbation
Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Endoscopic lung volume reduction: hype or hope?
Chair(s): M. Phillips (Perth, Australia), A. Mehta (Cleveland, Oh, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Genetics of airway diseases and treatment
Chair(s): I. Wouters (Utrecht, Netherlands), V. Schluenssen (Arhus, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Innate and exogenous factors in childhood respiratory infection
Chair(s): E. Haarman (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Everard (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Macrophage heterogeneity in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), J. Van Ginderachter (Brussels, Belgium)
Symposium
Mechanical ventilation: the American versus the European approach
Chair(s): S. Nava (Bologna, Italy), S. Giordano (Irving, United States of America)
Symposium
Mechanism and monitoring of airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): W. Yew (Hong Kong, China), R. Duarte (Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
New advances in smoking cessation
Chair(s): A. Trofor (Iasi, Romania), C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain)
Symposium
Novelties in lung transplantation
Chair(s): F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy), A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Symposium
Pleural diseases and pneumothorax
Chair(s): S. Elia (Rome, Italy), I. Cordos (Bucharest, Romania)
Poster Discussion
Recent developments in COPD
Chair(s): J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands), P. Rocco (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Sadoul Lecture followed by a session of Assembly 9: How to get the best signal?
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
Sadoul Lecture
The new clinical spectrum of lung diseases: from bronchi to pleura
Chair(s): C. Tantucci (Brescia, Italy), N. Tzanakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Treatment of lung cancer
Chair(s): Y. Nakanishi (Fukuoka, Japan), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Oral Presentation
Treatments for pulmonary hypertension in human and experimental models
Chair(s): P. Hassoun (Baltimore, United States of America), M. Humbert (Clamart, France)
Oral Presentation
Air pollution
Chair(s): G. Hoek (Utrecht, Netherlands), J. Bonlokke (Hjortshoj, Denmark), P. Thorne (Iowa City, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts: cell biology
Chair(s): P. Borger (Basel, Switzerland), M. Koenigshoff (Munich, Germany), H. Meurs (Groningen, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Animal models of airway inflammation
Chair(s): S-E. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), M. Idzko (Freiburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Anti-inflammatory strategies in acute lung injury
Chair(s): M. Takata (London, United Kingdom), M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), G. Matute-Bello (Seattle, United States of America), S. Uhlig (Aachen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: a heterogeneous disease
Chair(s): A. Bourdin (Montpellier, France), M. Romagnoli (Forli, Italy), C. Tummino (Marseille, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: control and treatment
Chair(s): I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France), C. Corrigan (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: issues in rehabilitation and physical therapy
Chair(s): V. Probst (Londrina-Pr, Brazil), V. Carrieri-Kohlman (San Francisco, United States of America), B. Oberwaldner (Graz, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: risk factors and comorbidities
Chair(s): T. Popov (Sofia, Bulgaria), G. Moller (Capelle A/D Ijssel, Netherlands), F. Braido (Genova, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchodilators in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy), R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark), C. Page (London, United Kingdom), R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical parameters in airway diseases
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD exacerbation
Chair(s): G. Funk (Vienna, Austria), F. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania), W. Pohl (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD management
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania), R. Bals (Homburg, Germany), M. Breyer (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: human studies
Chair(s): M. Saetta (Padova, Italy), N. Ten Hacken (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Lapperre (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Wood (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Drug delivery and pharmacokinetics I
Chair(s): N. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), E. Derom (Gent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Exacerbations and severe chronic respiratory disease: oxygen, rehabilitation, admission to hospital and palliative care
Chair(s): M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), W. Man (Harefield, United Kingdom), A. Holland (Melbourne, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise tests and emerging outcomes: defining the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), R. Evans (Toronto, Canada), C. Bolton (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Experimental models and research in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Vancheri (Catania, Italy), J. Behr (Bochum, Germany), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands), J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
From outside to inside: access to the pleura
Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy), J. Tschopp (Crans-Montana, Switzerland), C. Marquette (Nice, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cell biology
Chair(s): T. Tetley (London, United Kingdom), C. Taggart (Belfast, United Kingdom), I. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Ward (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function today and tomorrow I
Chair(s): F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands), K. De Soomer (Antwerp, Belgium), E. Dijkers (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Dunne (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function today and tomorrow II
Chair(s): S. Blonshine (Mason, United States of America), A. Houtkooper (Den Helder, Netherlands), E. Oostveen (Antwerp, Belgium), M. Horstman (Pijnacker, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Mineral dusts
Chair(s): V. Schluenssen (Arhus, Denmark), S. Burge (Solihull, United Kingdom), X. Baur (Hamburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring exacerbations of airway diseases
Chair(s): C. Scoditti (Mesagne, Italy), A. Olin (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring with lung function tests in airway diseases
Chair(s): J. Sont (Leiden, Netherlands), A. Zanini (Gavirate Va, Italy), P. Montuschi (Rome, Italy), A. Bikov (Miskolc, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
New insights in paediatric respiratory physiology
Chair(s): R. Kraemer (Bern, Switzerland), S. Lum (London, United Kingdom), G. Hall (Perth, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
New mechanisms in airway disease
Chair(s): S. Matalon (Birmingham, United States of America), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric epidemiology: bronchiolitis, pneumonia, asthma and spirometry in non-respiratory conditions
Chair(s): J. Lucas (Southampton, United Kingdom), C. Almqvist Malmros (Stockholm, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric respiratory infection: signs, symptoms and sequelae
Chair(s): J. E. Dankert-Roelse (Heerlen, Netherlands), M. Vasilopoulou (Athens, Greece), F. Versteegh (Waddinxveen, Netherlands), R. Nenna (Rome, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Quality of life and respiratory symptom management in primary care
Chair(s): D. Price (Cawston, United Kingdom), D. Ryan (Loughborough, United Kingdom), A. Langhammer (Levanger, Norway), S. Walker (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Rare diffuse lung diseases
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), P. Camus (Dijon, France), J. Jones (Viseu, Portugal), S. Tomassetti (Forli, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Rehabilitation, outcome measures and effects
Chair(s): C. Burtin (Leuven, Belgium), S. Bernard (Quebec, Canada), R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory epidemiology: comorbidity
Chair(s): L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy), P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory epidemiology: genetics and modifiable risk factors
Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory physiotherapy in the intensive care unit and on the ward: breathing exercises and respiratory muscles
Chair(s): V. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), P. Joud (Lyon, France), E. Hulzebos (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Risk and detection of childhood asthma and allergy
Chair(s): D. Caudri (Rotterdam, Netherlands), L. Fleming (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking cessation science and smoking-related disorders
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), E. Puscinska (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking rate: smoking cessation interventions
Chair(s): M. Garcia (Malaga, Spain), S. Belo Ravara (Covilha, Portugal)
Thematic Poster Session
The ageing pulmonary interstitium
Chair(s): O. Eickelberg (Munich, Germany), P. Bonniaud (Dijon, France), M. Keane (Dublin, Ireland), G. Cox (Hamilton, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
The eclectic world of respiratory nursing
Chair(s): D. Field (London, United Kingdom), S. Hrafnkelsdottir (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland)
Thematic Poster Session
To stent or not to stent: interventional bronchoscopy
Chair(s): J. Flandes (Madrid , Spain), A. Bugalho (Lisbon, Portugal), F. Stanzel (Hemer, Germany), P. Chhajed (Basel, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Translational models of disease
Chair(s): P. Kirkham (London, United Kingdom), K. Tomita (Osakasayama, Japan), Z. Diamant (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Vascular and parenchymal imaging
Chair(s): R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany), S. Ley (Heidelberg, Germany), C. Schaefer-Prokop (Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
What is new in the approach to pulmonary fibrosis?
Chair(s): L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy), J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), D. Israel-Biet (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
BMJ/ERJ Symposium Peer reviewing
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain), J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Lancet / ERS symposium - New frontiers in COPD
Chair(s): C. Jenkins (Sydney, Australia), M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
The European Respiratory Review 2010 updates: whats hot in pulmonary medicine?
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Clamart, France), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Symposium
Optimising healthcare for COPD across Europe
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Accelerated lung ageing in COPD
Chair(s): A. Agusti (Barcelona, Spain), M. Ichinose (Wakayama, Japan)
Symposium
Acute breathlessness: the state of the science
Chair(s): G. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Advances in long-term noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
Chair(s): W. Windisch (Cologne, Germany), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): A. Liapikou (Athens, Greece), R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Clamart, France), P. Corris (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Dilemmas and progress in understanding childhood asthma
Chair(s): J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Epithelial cells: role in health and disease
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Fisher (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Exercise assessment in different diseases
Chair(s): D. O'Donnell (Kingston, Canada), C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Exercise training: new populations, new techniques
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), R. Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Flexible bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of paediatric lung diseases
Chair(s): F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy), K. Priftis (Kifisia, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Functional lung and pulmonary arterial imaging
Chair(s): W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium), A. Grgic (Homburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Interventional Pneumology Grand Round - an interactive session
Chair(s): A. Sundset (Oslo, Norway), J. Flandes (Madrid , Spain)
Grand round
Knowing COPD by heart: a relationship beyond comorbidity
Chair(s): O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), L. M. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Symposium
Mechanisms of allergic inflammation of the airways
Chair(s): U. Raap (Hannover, Germany), S. Bonini (Roma, Italy)
Oral Presentation
New promising ways to treat cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): D. Bilton (London, United Kingdom), H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Paediatric epidemiology: predicting outcomes of wheeze, antenatal growth, early life exposures and outcome of premature birth
Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), B. Karadag (Umraniye Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
Physiology and cardiometabolic comorbidities in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Progress in pathology of lung cancer
Chair(s): P. Schnabel (Heidelberg, Germany), S. Janes (Harpenden, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Smoking-related disorders and smoking prevention
Chair(s): G. Zabert (Neuquen, Argentina), M. Garcia (Malaga, Spain)
Poster Discussion
TBNET: tuberculosis research in Europe
Chair(s): D. Goletti (Rome, Italy), G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
The 2011 PAH debate: what is the biggest challenge we face to optimise patient outcome?
Chair(s): A. Boonstra (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Evening Symposium
Cardio-pulmonary interactions
Chair(s): J. Neder (Sao Paulo, Brazil), G. Hedenstierna (Uppsala, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Clinical application of exhaled biomarkers
Chair(s): I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary), P. J. Sterk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Comorbidities and impact on society of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom), E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
End-stage lung disease in children
Chair(s): A. Fisher (Newcastle, United Kingdom), R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Symposium
ERS Award for Rare Pulmonary Disease Ceremony (supported by GlaxoSmithKline) followed by Clinical Grand Round - an interactive session
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), V. Poletti (Forli, Italy)
Grand round
ERS/ESCMID Guidelines: Management of lower respiratory tract infections: scores, biomarkers and beyond
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Genes, environment and obstruction
Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France)
Oral Presentation
Indoor hazards and respiratory disease: irritants and allergens
Chair(s): J. Zock (Barcelona, Spain), D. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms of acute lung injury and mesenchymal cell treatment
Chair(s): A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain), S. Orfanos (Haidari, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Models of disease and drug actions
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Molecular pathology and functional genomics of lung disease
Chair(s): M. Skrzypski (Sopot, Poland), H. Popper (Graz, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Obstructive sleep apnoea: the heart and the brain
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany), J. A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Smoking-related diseases and smoking cessation
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), S. Luhning (Cordoba, Argentina)
Poster Discussion
T-cell subsets
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Marseille, France), C. Corrigan (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
The non-parmacological management of COPD exacerbations
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)
Symposium
The unfolding story of endoplasmic reticulum stress signalling in lung disease
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland)
Symposium
Tuberculosis: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): C. Herzmann (Borstel / Sulfeld, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Understanding the burden of chronic respiratory diseases: what decision makers need to know
Chair(s): R. Breyer-Kohansal (Vienna, Austria), J. Lopez-Campos (Seville, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Viral respiratory infections in children: causes and consequences
Chair(s): C. O Callaghan (Leicester, United Kingdom), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia)
Oral Presentation
Advances in antibiotic therapy of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Chair(s): D. Bilton (London, United Kingdom), E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Advances in lung function testing from infancy to adulthood
Chair(s): P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom), E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology of COPD exacerbations
Chair(s): B. Lundback (Gothenburg, Sweden), R. Rodríguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Genetic and molecular background in pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), J. Behr (Bochum, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Imaging in COPD
Chair(s): S. Ley (Heidelberg, Germany), C. Schaefer-Prokop (Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer: molecular pathology and functional genomics
Chair(s): P. Schnabel (Heidelberg, Germany), S. Diederichs (Heidelberg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Maurizio Vignola Award for Innovation in Pneumology Ceremony (supported by Chiesi Foundation) followed by Science Year in Review
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Session
Mechanical ventilation and lung injury: new advances
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), P. Rocco (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Phenotyping asthma: a clue for treatments?
Chair(s): S-E. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Taille (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Progress in endoscopy for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Chair(s): S. Ott (Berlin, Germany), M. Koslow (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Poster Discussion
Resuscitation and ventilation in the baby and infant
Chair(s): R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom), A. te Pas (Leiden, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Surgery for lung cancer: pre-operative evaluation and results
Chair(s): P. Van Schil (Antwerp, Belgium), J. Pac Ferrer (Bilbao, Spain)
Oral Presentation
The best abstracts in rehabilitation and chronic care 2011 (sponsored by Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition)
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
The burden of work-related respiratory disease: known and new end-points
Chair(s): F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France)
Oral Presentation
The digital highway: innovative monitoring of asthma
Chair(s): H. Lee (Seoul, Republic Of Korea), G. Piacentini (Verona, Italy)
Symposium
The prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Chair(s): L. Puente Maestú (Madrid, Spain), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Symposium
The value of patients as partners in research
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), L. Buzermaniene (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Hot topics
Tuberculosis in immunocompromised hosts
Chair(s): D. Bumbacea (Bucharest, Romania), M. Sester (Homburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Vasculitis and the lung
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), Y. Inoue (Osaka, Japan)
Symposium
What is new in tuberculosis immunodiagnosis?
Chair(s): J. Dominguez (Badalona, Spain), G. Ferrara (Solna, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. Pelosi (Genoa, Italy), T. Vassilakopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Aetiology, diagnosis and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): W. Boersma (Alkmaar, The Netherlands), A. De Roux (Berlin, Germany), O. Rajas Naranjo (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Antimicrobial treatment and resistance in lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): A. Sayiner (Izmir, Turkey), N. Stanton (Cardiff, United Kingdom), P. Mallia (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of severity and predictors of outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany), S. Ott (Berlin, Germany), M. Sucena (Leca Da Palmeira, Portugal)
Thematic Poster Session
Biomarkers and other new methods for lung cancer
Chair(s): R. Mroz (Bialystok, Poland), B. Schmidt (Halle, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Cardiometabolic and neurocognitive changes in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. Arzt (Regensburg, Germany), R. Tkacova (Kosice, Slovakia), S.Ryan (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Chest wall trauma and airway management
Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece), A. Olland (Strasbourg, France), J. Torres Lanzas (Murcia, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical challenges in tuberculosis
Chair(s): J-P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland), S. Winkler (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical features of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany), J. Lordan (Northumberland, United Kingdom), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), M. Humbert (Clamart, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical features of pulmonary thromboembolism
Chair(s): M. Johnson (Clydebank, United Kingdom), P. Hassoun (Baltimore, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical physiology for clinical problems
Chair(s): P. Laveneziana (Paris, France), L. Puente Maestú (Madrid, Spain), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. Katjitaey (Bachbrecht Windhoek, Namibia), W. De Lange (Groningen, Netherlands), I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia), F. Marchesani (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Comorbid obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and OSA comorbidities
Chair(s): I. Smith (Cambridge, United Kingdom), R. L. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of lung cancer and screening
Chair(s): S. Spiro (Middlesex, United Kingdom), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), B. Grigoriu (Iasi, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. Abubakar (London, United Kingdom), J. Cayla (Barcelona, Spain), V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): S. Verhulst (Wilrijk, Belgium), B. Sanner (Wuppertal, Germany), D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and surgical interventions
Chair(s): F. Eyunboglu (Ankara, Turkey), A. Skrahina (Minsk Region, Belarus), T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
General thoracic surgery I
Chair(s): P. Yablonskiy (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation), A. End (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Imaging, functional evaluation and staging for lung cancer patients
Chair(s): A. Rozman (Golnik, Slovenia), T. Strand (Oslo, Norway), N. Dickgreber (Sarstedt, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Infection in the immunocompromised host: infrequent aetiologies
Chair(s): M. Van Der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Kolditz (Dresden, Germany), S. Nesterovich (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster Session
Innovative methods in exercise testing
Chair(s): I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece), R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), J. Neder (Sao Paulo, Brazil), P. Onorati (Roma, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Instructive clinical aspects of lung cancer
Chair(s): G. Hardavella (Athens, Greece), A. Kempa (Hemer, Germany), N. Triller (Golnik, Slovenia), K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Intensive care outcome
Chair(s): S. Orfanos (Haidari, Greece), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung and airway function
Chair(s): N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece), G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy), R. Dellaca (Milan, Italy), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung transplantation
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of tuberculosis
Chair(s): J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland), A. Antunes (Vila Nova Gaia, Portugal), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), L. Codecasa (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Medical education
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland), P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
New aspects in prevention and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): C. Luna (Buenos Aires, Argentina), A. Hill (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
New evidence in home mechanical ventilation
Chair(s): J. Nasilowski (Warsaw, Poland), E. Ekkernkamp (Freiburg, Germany), M. Chatwin (London, United Kingdom), A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive ventilation in the acute setting: education, organisation, H1N1, paediatrics, weaning, diagnostic procedures and special considerations
Chair(s): R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg , Germany), M. Vukcevic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Obstructive sleep apnoea: clinical aspects I
Chair(s): S. West (Newcastle, United Kingdom), P. Jennum (Glostrup, Denmark), A. Kaditis (Piraeus, Greece), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Palliation and morbidity in lung cancer patients
Chair(s): M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium), F. Gamarra (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiology and diagnostic technology in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), M. Kohler (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Asadi (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiology of human pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium), A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), O. Sitbon (Clamart, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Chair(s): N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom), P. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece), P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Chair(s): M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), M. Vendrell Relat (Girona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. Koslow (Tel Aviv, Israel), J. Nemeth (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension in hypoxic lung disease
Chair(s): A. Chaouat (Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France), X. Jais (Clamart, France), P. Corris (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory and skeletal muscle assessment in health and disease
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain), S. Verges (Echirolles, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Risk assessment for tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. Latorre (Badalona, Spain), M. Eisenhut (Luton, United Kingdom), M. Aabye (Hvidovre, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of human pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): K. Sheares (Cambridge, United Kingdom), C.A Elliot (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Boonstra (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), L. Nicod (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Tuberculosis epidemiology and public health
Chair(s): T. Vasankari (Turku, Finland), C. Mulder (The Hague, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
ECDC and WHO tuberculosis guidelines: update 2011 (organised within the FP7 funded TB-PAN-NET project)
Chair(s): D. Cirillo (Milan, Italy), A. Sandgren (Stockholm, Sweden)
Symposium
How to integrate care: crossing European borders
Chair(s): F. Smeenk (Eindhoven, Netherlands), D. Price (Cawston, United Kingdom)
Symposium
ERS/NEJM Late breaking research session
Chair(s): L. M. Fabbri (Modena, Italy), E. Bel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Barrier functions in sepsis and acute lung injury
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Bern, Switzerland), T. Martin (Seattle, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Bone marrow-derived stem cells in respiratory diseases: a future therapy?
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain)
Hot topics
Cancer tissue is the issue
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Symposium
Chest physiotherapy and breathing retraining
Chair(s): D. Langer (Leuven , Belgium), M. Thomas (Gloucester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Comorbidities and management in primary care
Chair(s): N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands), B. Stallberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
COPD: burden of disease, imaging and management
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy)
Oral Presentation
COPD: mechanisms and biomarker
Chair(s): A. Agusti (Barcelona, Spain), M. Breyer (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Epithelial cell biology
Chair(s): D. Davies (Southampton, United Kingdom), C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Highlights in the treatment of pleural empyema
Chair(s): E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain), M. Confalonieri (Trieste, Italy)
Symposium
Improving outcomes after lung transplantation
Chair(s): M. Iversen (Copenhagen, Denmark), F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Innate immune responses in COPD and severe asthma: new targets for therapy?
Chair(s): B. Levy (Boston, United States of America), G. Anderson (Parkville, Australia)
Symposium
Measuring physical activity and exercise performance in chronic lung disease: implications for rehabilitation
Chair(s): M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Sillen (Horn, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Noninvasive ventilation on the intensive care unit: from novel application to end of life issues
Chair(s): R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France)
Oral Presentation
Novel clinical features of acute and chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Obstructive sleep apnoea: inflammation and metabolism
Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric Year in Review
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland)
Session
Quality control in lung function and exercise-related issues
Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), W. Tomalak (Rabka, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Role of infection in exacerbations of COPD
Chair(s): T. Wilkinson (Southampton, United Kingdom), S. Sethi (Buffalo, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Romain Pauwels Research Award Ceremony (supported by GlaxoSmithKline) followed by Imaging of the lung parenchyma: an interactive session on interpretation strategies
Chair(s): R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), L. Nicod (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Grand round
Treatment options and tumour biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Chair(s): B. Robinson (Perth, Australia), A. Scherpereel (Lille, France)
Oral Presentation
Adenosine and purigenic signalling in inflammatory lung disease
Chair(s): J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), C. Page (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Asthma: basic science and clinical studies
Chair(s): C. Taube (Mainz, Germany), M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Biomarkers and exacerbations of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Chronic bronchial infection: more than a syndrome
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), A. Anzueto (San Antonio, United States of America)
Symposium
Clinical Year in Review I
Chair(s): D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Greece), C. Strange (Charleston, United States of America)
Session
E-learning
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom), J. Wildhaber (Fribourg, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Environmental exposure and disease mechanisms
Chair(s): P. Thorne (Iowa City, United States of America), T. Malling (Aalborg, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Experimental pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Ghofrani (Giessen, Germany), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Growth factors and fibrogenesis: are they good, bad or both?
Chair(s): M. Kolb (Hamilton, Canada), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Important new developments in paediatric respiratory physiology
Chair(s): P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom), E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation and genes in childhood asthma
Chair(s): P. Le Souef (Perth, Australia), C. Soderhall (Huddinge, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
New dimensions in respiratory clinics - Peter Macklem memorial symposium
Chair(s): E. Bel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), P. J. Sterk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Hot topics
New insights in the incidence, variation and risk factors of asthma
Chair(s): P. Burney (London, United Kingdom), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Obstructive sleep apnoea in children and adults
Chair(s): A. Kaditis (Piraeus, Greece), R. L. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Physical activity monitors: from toy to valid tool?
Chair(s): M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary infections and sepsis
Chair(s): J.-D. Chiche (Paris, France), J. Pugin (Geneva, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Risk factors and treatment outcomes in multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): G. Guenther (Borstel, Germany), V. Botnaru (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)
Poster Discussion
Sleep and weight: heavy under pressure
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), J. Lloyd (Staffordshire , United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Slow-growing lung cancer
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Symposium
The times they are a-changing: how noninvasive ventilation changed our practice
Chair(s): N. Hill (Providence, United States of America), A. Carlucci (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Challenges in chronic disease management: helping individuals with chronic lung disease remain stable
Chair(s): D. Janssen (Horn, Netherlands), R. S. Goldstein (Toronto, On, Canada)
Poster Discussion
COPD Research Award Ceremony (supported by Boehringer Ingelheim) followed by Clinical Year in Review II
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), E. Clini (Modena, Italy)
Session
Early wheezing conditions in childhood
Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), F. Rusconi (Florence, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Highlights in lung function 2011
Chair(s): J. Lloyd (Staffordshire , United Kingdom), J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Insight into mechanisms of respiratory infections
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), G. Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Interventional bronchoscopy in children
Chair(s): F. Midulla (Rome, Italy), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Late-Breaking Abstracts Session: New mechanisms in airway disease
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), C. Corrigan (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Molecular markers: diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions
Chair(s): B. Grigoriu (Iasi, Romania), I. Kalomenidis (Haidiari, Greece)
Poster Discussion
New imaging tools for diagnosis of alterations in lung structure and function in COPD
Chair(s): G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy), R. Rodríguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
New treatments for airway disease
Chair(s): F. Chung (London, United Kingdom), K. Ohta (Tokyo, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infections
Chair(s): J. Van Ingen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), D. Wagner (Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Obstructive sleep apnoea as a comorbidity
Chair(s): S.Ryan (Dublin, Ireland), L. Grote (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Outdoor air pollution studies
Chair(s): G. Hoek (Utrecht, Netherlands), J. Pekkanen (Kuopio, Finland)
Oral Presentation
Pathobiology of experimental pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), A. Chaouat (Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France)
Oral Presentation
Phenotyping and monitoring of airway diseases
Chair(s): A. Ten Brinke (Molenend, Netherlands), B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Recent therapeutic advances with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in nonsmall-cell lung cancer
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Hot topics
Respiratory complications after chest trauma: current management
Chair(s): E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain), G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden)
Symposium
Treatment beyond inhalers: endoscopic lung volume reduction
Chair(s): P. Shah (London, United Kingdom), D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Understanding disease and drug mechanisms
Chair(s): L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Why is epigenetics important for lung disease?
Chair(s): C. Taggart (Belfast, United Kingdom), C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Symposium
A little bit of everything: interventional pneumology
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Doris (Athens, Greece), M. Munavvar (Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom), S. Altin (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Airways disease comorbidities and general aspects
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Anti-smoking interventions: prevention and treatment
Chair(s): F. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management and response
Chair(s): P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy), N. Thomson (Glasgow, United Kingdom), G. D'Amato (Naples, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Biological correlates and comorbidities of childhood asthma/allergy
Chair(s): K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exhaled and sputum biomarkers
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), P. Pignatti (Pavia, Italy), R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Cell biology of lung disease
Chair(s): O. Holz (Hannover, Germany), C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom), M. Brodlie (Northumberland, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Challenges in rehabilitation: some old dilemmas revisited with some solutions?
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), J. Williams (Leicester, United Kingdom), J. Alison (Killara, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Challenges in tuberculosis control
Chair(s): L. Anderson (London, United Kingdom), W. Ricketts (London, United Kingdom), P. Ravn (Frederiksberg, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical perspectives in several interstitial diseases
Chair(s): D. Valeyre (Paris, France), A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD diagnosis
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), R. Breyer-Kohansal (Vienna, Austria), H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria), T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD mechanisms
Chair(s): H. Koller (Vienna, Austria), W. Pohl (Vienna, Austria), E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland), H. Watz (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: clinical studies and animal cell models
Chair(s): J. Erjefalt (Lund, Sweden), M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy), J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands), T. Mauad (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Thematic Poster Session
Coping and lifestyle in childhood asthma
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. Moeller (Zurich, Switzerland), L. Fleming (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: clinical and laboratory studies
Chair(s): A. Lindblad (Savedalen, Sweden), S. Brown (London, United Kingdom), E. Kerem (Jerusalem, Israel), P. Latzin (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory respiratory diseases
Chair(s): R. Jonkers (Amsterdam, Netherlands), B. J. O'Connor (London, United Kingdom), D. Bumbacea (Bucharest, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Different profiles of sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disorders
Chair(s): E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy), S. Freitas (Coimbra, Portugal), R. P. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Drug delivery and pharmacokinetics II
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), M. Molimard (Bordeaux, France), H. Chrystyn (Huddersfield, United Kingdom), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of smoking and smoking cessation interventions
Chair(s): R. Sansores (Mexico City, Mexico), S. Belo Ravara (Covilha, Portugal)
Thematic Poster Session
Experimental modulation of airway inflammation
Chair(s): H.J. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark), M. Dentener (Maastricht, Netherlands), E. Mortaz (Utrecht, Netherlands), D. Jungck (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
General thoracic surgery II
Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria), C. Paleru (Bucharest, Romania), J. Pac Ferrer (Bilbao, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Imaging in oncology and infectious diseases
Chair(s): H. Roberts (Toronto, Canada), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Immunology and cell biology of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): S. Baraldo (Padova, Italy), L. Dupont (Leuven, Belgium), K. Van Der Sluijs (Amsterdam , Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Influenza A (H1N1): lessons after the epidemic
Chair(s): Y. Ivanov (Pleven, Bulgaria), F. Ringshausen (Hanover, Germany), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), R. Menendez (Valencia, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Issues in paediatric and neonatal intensive care
Chair(s): C. Roehr (Berlin, Germany), K. Bohlin (Alvsjö, Sweden), M. Chakraborty (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung development and neoplasia
Chair(s): H. Popper (Graz, Austria), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), R. Lucas (Augusta, United States of America), S. Matalon (Birmingham, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
New insights in management of interstitial and vascular lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Marvisi (Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Novel mechanisms in lung injury
Chair(s): C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria), R. Morty (Giessen, Germany), D. Thickett (Birmingham, United Kingdom), M. Ochs (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Novel strategies for the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): J. Keane (Dublin, Ireland), S. Winkler (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Obstructive sleep apnoea: clinical aspects II
Chair(s): J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), J. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Phagocytes and dendritic cells
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, Netherlands), P. Borger (Basel, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Prediction of pulmonary thromboembolism
Chair(s): A. Ghofrani (Giessen, Germany), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Quality management for lung cancer patients
Chair(s): R. Milroy (Glasgow, United Kingdom), E. Jakobsen (Odense, Denmark), D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia)
Thematic Poster Session
Quality of diagnosis and assessment in primary care
Chair(s): T. Van Der Molen (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Kruis (Leiden, Netherlands), P. White (London, United Kingdom), K. Lisspers (Gagnef, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent advances in noninvasive ventilation used for treating acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), R. Angus (Liverpool, United Kingdom), P. Navalesi (Vercelli, Italy), B. Schoenhofer (Hanover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory epidemiology: methods, definitions and phenotypes
Chair(s): D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory epidemiology: prevalence, incidence and remission
Chair(s): M. S. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory epidemiology: quality of life, therapy and socioeconomics
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
The basic and the future: pure diagnostic or dedicated wavelengths play
Chair(s): L. Freitag (Essen, Germany), B. Escarguel (Toulon, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of tuberculosis and adverse drug reactions
Chair(s): A. Skrahina (Minsk Region, Belarus), M. De Souza Galvao (Barcelona, Spain), A. Bossink (Den Dolder, Netherlands), A. Andersen (Odense, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment strategies, systemic manifestations and biomarkers in airway diseases
Chair(s): Z. Lazar (Budapest, Hungary), K. Kostikas (Karditsa, Greece), T. Popov (Sofia, Bulgaria), G. Carpagnano (Bari, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Update on monitoring airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Foschino (Bari, Italy), M. Corradi (Parma, Italy), B. Brashier (Pune, India), A. Papaioannou (Vrilissia Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
What do individuals know about their disease? Educational needs, the psychological impact of chronic respiratory disease and health-related quality of life
Chair(s): J. Van Der Palen (Enschede, Netherlands), J. Vercoulen (Venlo, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Work, the environment and respiratory disease
Chair(s): O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark), D. Nowak (Munich, Germany), I. Wouters (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Work-related respiratory diseases and specific exposures
Chair(s): D. Fishwick (Sheffield, United Kingdom), P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Pro/Con debate: Maintenance chemotherapy after induction chemotherapy for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer
Chair(s): N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany), K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Symposium
Pulmonologists and intensivists: two hearts are better than one?
Chair(s): A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain), M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Access to the periphery: solitary periphery nodule
Chair(s): A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria), M. Schuhmann (Winchester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Appropriate use of antibiotics in respiratory infections in Europe (the GRACE project)
Chair(s): M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom), G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Biomarkers in sarcoidosis
Chair(s): D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Greece), C. Albera (Turin, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Ceremony for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Award (supported by Actelion) followed by Pulmonary Hypertension in the Clinic Grand Round - an interactive session
Chair(s): A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Grand round
COPD mechanisms
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis: new basic, clinical and bacteriological knowledge
Chair(s): B. Fauroux (Paris, France), N. Regamey (Bern, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Disease management in specific primary care populations
Chair(s): J. Snoeck-Stroband (Leiden, Netherlands), M. L. Levy (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Exercise strategies for chronic respiratory disease
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Symposium
From chronic lung diseases in childhood to COPD
Chair(s): L. Zimmermann (Maastricht, Netherlands), K. Bohlin (Alvsjö, Sweden)
Symposium
Innovative diagnostic methods for lung cancer
Chair(s): A. Fisseler-Eckhoff (Wiesbaden, Germany), A. Scherpereel (Lille, France)
Oral Presentation
Late-Breaking Abstracts Session: New treatments and targets for airway disease
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Lung cell injury and repair
Chair(s): T. Martin (Seattle, United States of America), G. Jenkins (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Molecular biomarkers at the bedside of critically ill patients
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), S. Orfanos (Haidari, Greece)
Symposium
Morphological and functional imaging in obstructive airway disease
Chair(s): M. Eichinger (Heidelberg, Germany), P. Zanen (Utrecht , Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Mucus in airway diseases: bad or good partner?
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Marseille, France), K. Kostikas (Karditsa, Greece)
Hot topics
New ERS Guidelines: Management of Work-Related Asthma
Chair(s): X. Baur (Hamburg, Germany), T. Aasen (Bergen, Norway)
Symposium
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections
Chair(s): T. Aksamit (Rochester, United States of America), H. Milburn (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Pro/Con Debate ""Allergen avoidance in asthma: useful after all or a waste of time and effort?
Chair(s): G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Rare lung diseases in children
Chair(s): P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic), I. Azevedo (Porto, Portugal)
Poster Discussion
Bronchoalveolar lavage and biomarkers in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), C. Albera (Turin, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Continuous medical education
Chair(s): K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: detection and monitoring of early lung disease
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands), J. Bhatt (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Heat, dust, smoke and ashes: anthropogenic and natural disaster disease epidemiology
Chair(s): D. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands), T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
Symposium
How to improve lung cancer care
Chair(s): A. Rich (Nottingham, United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Molecular: pathology of infectious and inflammatory lung disease
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Augusta, United States of America), M. Ochs (Hannover, Germany)
Poster Discussion
New hope with the scope: upcoming endoscopic techniques
Chair(s): O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), M. Wahidi (Durham, United States of America)
Symposium
Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea: report of the ERS Task Force group
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
Symposium
Phenotyping airway diseases
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), A. Ten Brinke (Molenend, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Physiological basis of respiratory disease
Chair(s): W. Zin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), R. Farré (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary rehabilitation: looking at alternative approaches and alternative populations beyond COPD
Chair(s): W. Man (Harefield, United Kingdom), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Role of the biomarkers in airway diseases
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Severity, comorbidities and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), G. Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Smoking-related disorders
Chair(s): B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Surgical options in pulmonary infections
Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), H. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
The impact of the organisation of care on costs: the role of the physician in home care
Chair(s): M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria), J. Lopez-Campos (Seville, Spain)
Oral Presentation
The modern pulmonologist consultant in a general hospital: the importance of an holistic approach
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)
Symposium
Translational models of airway disease
Chair(s): M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom), A. Van Oosterhout (Groningen, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Treating childhood asthma
Chair(s): S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark), S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Asthma mechanisms
Chair(s): H. Renz (Marburg, Germany), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Asthma: improving diagnosis and management for reaching better control