The ERS International Congress 2010, Barcelona

 

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

PG1 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): V. Poletti (Forli, Italy), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)

Postgraduate Course


PG3 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Asthma: from bench to bedside

Chair(s): I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG6 Postgraduate Course: Techniques in noninvasive mechanical ventilation

Chair(s): P. Pelosi (Milan, Italy), W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG7 Postgraduate Course: How to manage treatment complications of lung cancer

Chair(s): A.-P. Meert (Brussels, Belgium), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG11 Postgraduate Course: Infection: a player in the natural history of COPD

Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), R. Wilson (London, United Kingdom)

Postgraduate Course


PG2 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Breaking news on imaging in critically ill patients

Chair(s): B. Schoenhofer (Hanover, Germany), M. Pistolesi (Florence, Italy)

Postgraduate Course


PG12 TB PAN-NET Postgraduate Course: 'Train the trainer' (invite only)

Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Postgraduate Course


PG4 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Pathology for the clinician

Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), O. Eickelberg (Munich, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG5 Postgraduate Course: Interventional thoracoscopy

Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), C. Marquette (Nice, France)

Postgraduate Course


PG9 Postgraduate Course: An interactive course on paediatric respiratory emergencies

Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), J. Hammer (Basel, Switzerland)

Postgraduate Course


PG10 Postgraduate Course: Bronchial challenge tests: usefulness, availability and limitations

Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)

Postgraduate Course


PG8 Postgraduate Course: Phenotypes of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)

Postgraduate Course


Fellows' Get-Together

Session


PG20 Postgraduate Course: Implementing asthma guidelines for children in daily practice

Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden)

Postgraduate Course


PG14 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Occupational asthma: risk factors and management

Chair(s): V. Schluenssen (Arhus, Denmark), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)

Postgraduate Course


PG23 Postgraduate Course: Case and problem-based multimodal treatment in thoracic oncology

Chair(s): M. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom), D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia)

Postgraduate Course


PG21 Postgraduate Course: Is gastro-oesophageal reflux bad for the lungs?

Chair(s): L. Dupont (Leuven, Belgium), A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom)

Postgraduate Course


WS1 Educational Workshop: Noninvasive assessment of respiratory function in children

Chair(s): R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom), W. Van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Postgraduate Course


PG16 ERS/ACCP jointly organised Postgraduate Course: Imaging and pathology of the lung

Chair(s): P. Rogliani (Rome, Italy), N. Hanania (Houston, United States of America)

Postgraduate Course


PG22 Postgraduate Course: Developing pulmonary rehabilitation in non-COPD patients

Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), R. Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America)

Postgraduate Course


PG19 Postgraduate Course: Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea

Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)

Postgraduate Course


PG13 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: Interventional pulmonology

Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)

Postgraduate Course


PG17 GRACE Postgraduate Course: Antimicrobial treatment of LRTI: important new aspects for clinical practice

Chair(s): R. Finch (Nottingham, United Kingdom), T. Verheij (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Postgraduate Course


PG15 Postgraduate Course: Asthma and COPD: similarities and differences

Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)

Postgraduate Course


PG18 Postgraduate Course: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of the respiratory patient

Chair(s): L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)

Postgraduate Course


Present and future medical management of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chair(s): M. Humbert (Clamart, France), A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


Cell biology and immunology of lung disease

Chair(s): C. Herr (Saar, Germany), C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Quality management for lung cancer patients

Chair(s): T. Blum (Berlin, Germany), R. Milroy (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Immune responses for the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Chair(s): J-P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland), A. Bossink (Den Dolder, Netherlands)

E-Communication Session


Adenotonsillectomy and paediatric sleep medicine

Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)

E-Communication Session


Cough, airway hyperresponsiveness and asthma control

Chair(s): A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia)

E-Communication Session


Novel approach in diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusions

Chair(s): A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria), H. Koller (Vienna, Austria)

E-Communication Session


Paediatric epidemiology

Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), F. Rusconi (Florence, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Stem cells and growth factors in lung injury

Chair(s): M. Kolb (Hamilton, On, Canada), C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria)

Oral Presentation


Nutrition and cancer

Chair(s): N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany), A. Vergnenegre (Limoges , France)

Symposium


Fibre-optic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage in the treatment of paediatric respiratory diseases

Chair(s): A. Barbato (Padova, Italy), P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)

Oral Presentation


Unravelling the natural history of pulmonary function and COPD

Chair(s): J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain), B. Lundback (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Symposium


Interventional Pneumology Grand Round - an interactive session

Chair(s): A. Ernst (Brookline, United States of America), A. Bugalho (Lisbon, Portugal)

Grand round


Optimising the care and management of patients with COPD

Chair(s): C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain), D. Field (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


High-priority questions on airway infections in diseases seen in children and adults

Chair(s): N. G. Papadopoulos (Athens, Greece), T. Ferkol (St. Louis, United States of America)

Symposium


Interleukin-17 cytokines and Th17 cells in human lung disease

Chair(s): A. Lindén (Gothenburg, Sweden), F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)

Hot topics


The acute right heart syndrome in the intensive care unit: a hidden world?

Chair(s): N. Galie (Bologna, Italy), G. Domenighetti (Locarno, Switzerland)

Symposium


Breathing therapies for asthma

Chair(s): L. M. Fabbri (Modena, Italy), H. Arnardottir (Akureyri, Iceland)

Symposium


Actual challenges in thoracic surgery

Chair(s): H. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), A. End (Vienna, Austria)

Oral Presentation


Talent competition in rehabilitation and chronic care: best abstract grants 2010

Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


New insights in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): H. Collard (San Francisco, United States of America), C. Vancheri (Catania, Italy)

Oral Presentation


COPD: comorbidities

Chair(s): A. Agusti (Barcelona, Spain), G. Funk (Vienna, Austria)

E-Communication Session


Mechanisms of respiratory infections

Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)

E-Communication Session


Mineral dusts and respiratory disease

Chair(s): J. Rooijackers (Beuningen, Netherlands), E. Ochsmann (Aachen, Germany)

E-Communication Session


Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in surgical oncology

Chair(s): S. Elia (Rome, Italy), K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece)

E-Communication Session


Causal factors and mechanisms of outdoor air pollution and nanoparticulates

Chair(s): P. Thorne (Iowa City, United States of America), J. Bonlokke (Hjortshoj, Denmark)

E-Communication Session


Airways and lung mechanics in subjects of all ages

Chair(s): R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Parenchmya and bronchial carcinoma

Chair(s): W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium), R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Asthma and COPD: understanding through monitoring

Chair(s): I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary), C. Brightling (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Ethical Grand Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria), G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden)

Grand round


New mechanisms and markers in human lung cancer

Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Treatment of lung cancer

Chair(s): P. Putora (St. Gallen, Switzerland), J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Cystic fibrosis: new targets for therapy and impact of viral infections

Chair(s): N. Regamey (Bern, Switzerland), S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

Chair(s): G. Guenther (Borstel, Germany), A. Altraja (Tartu, Estonia)

Oral Presentation


Alveolar repair: the new frontier in acute lung injury

Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria)

Symposium


Food allergy and asthma: issues and controversies

Chair(s): M. Ebisawa (Sagamihara, Japan), G. Van Der Meulen (Groningen, Netherlands)

Symposium


Effective oxygen therapy in home care: critical area for improvement

Chair(s): D. Schuermans (Brussels, Belgium), C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain)

Symposium


Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and hypertension: guidelines for investigation and management

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)

Symposium


Yernault Lecture followed by Hot Topic "Exercise Testing"

Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)

Hot topics


Novel anti-inflammatory agents for airway disease

Chair(s): L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Regulation of airway hyperresponsiveness and bronchodilators

Chair(s): D. Tashkin (Los Angeles, United States of America), R. RodríGuez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Asthma: breath biomarkers and asthma control

Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), M. Hoegman (Gavle, Sweden)

Thematic Poster Session


Exhaled biomarkers: smells like disease

Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), N. Fens (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Regulation of airway pharmacology

Chair(s): D. Cataldo (Liege, Belgium), I. Tiberio (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Thematic Poster Session


Pulmonary circulation II

Chair(s): D. Montani (Verrieres Le Buisson, France), H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria)

Thematic Poster Session


Combination therapy in asthma and COPD

Chair(s): E. D. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), T. Welte (Hanover, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Bronchodilator treatment for asthma and COPD

Chair(s): P. Kirkham (London, United Kingdom), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


New treatments for asthma and COPD

Chair(s): W. Busse (Madison, United States of America), D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Pulmonary circulation III

Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), A. Reis (Cortegaca, Portugal)

Thematic Poster Session


COPD: treatment and monitoring

Chair(s): G. Losonczy (Budapest, Hungary), K. Kostikas (Karditsa, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Pulmonary circulation I

Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), J. Wort (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


COPD: phenotyping and monitoring

Chair(s): A. Somfay (Szeged, Hungary), S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Prevalence and incidence of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden), D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


Animal models of asthma and lung inflammation

Chair(s): M. Hylkema (Groningen, The Netherlands), A. Van Oosterhout (Groningen, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Mechanisms and modulation of allergic inflammation in the lung

Chair(s): C. Page (London, United Kingdom), M. Idzko (Freiburg, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Clinical aspects of asthma and allergic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy), G. Anderson (Parkville, Australia)

Thematic Poster Session


Therapy and health economics of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): R. Nielsen (Bergen, Norway), S. Accordini (Verona, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Occupational asthma

Chair(s): V. Schluenssen (Arhus, Denmark), P. Cullinan (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Chemical exposures and respiratory effects

Chair(s): J. Zock (Barcelona, Spain), N. Le Moual (Villejuif, France)

Thematic Poster Session


Education for smoking control

Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Epidemiological data for smoking control

Chair(s): G. Zabert (Neuquen, Argentina), B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France)

Thematic Poster Session


Medical education

Chair(s): G. Rohde (Maastricht, Netherlands), M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Influence of delivery of care on outcome parameters: therapy is more than medication prescription

Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), R. Breyer-Kohansal (Vienna, Austria)

Thematic Poster Session


Genetics of obstruction

Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Experimental pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): A. T. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), P. Hassoun (Baltimore, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


Pathobiology of pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): R. Schermuly (Bad Nauheim, Germany), L. Nicod (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Genetics and risk factors for asthma and COPD

Chair(s): M. S. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland), M. Wjst (Munich, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


New diagnostic approaches in respiratory function

Chair(s): E. Oostveen (Antwerpen-Edegem, Belgium), R. Dellaca (Milan, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Are needles enough: the value of different approaches

Chair(s): L. Thiberville (Rouen, France), Z. Papai-Szekely (Székesfehérvár, Hungary)

Thematic Poster Session


Lung imaging

Chair(s): Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary), G. Prisk (La Jolla, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


COPD exacerbation

Chair(s): M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania), G. Funk (Vienna, Austria)

Thematic Poster Session


COPD: systemic inflammation and comorbidities

Chair(s): M. Breyer (Vienna, Austria), W. Karrer (Crans-Montana, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Airway responsiveness, chronic cough and bronchiectasis: a modern approach

Chair(s): M. Kabesch (Hannover, Germany), M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Management of sarcoidosis and lung manifestations of systemic diseases

Chair(s): M. Marvisi (Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Rehabilitation: more than just exercise

Chair(s): M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), J. Williams (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Respiratory muscle function and training in acute and chronic respiratory disease

Chair(s): A. Bruton (Southampton, United Kingdom), H. Gosker (Maastricht, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Outcomes and predictors of the sucess of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic respiratory disease

Chair(s): R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom), R. Benzo (Rochester, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


Palliative care, oxygen and community care for chronic lung disease

Chair(s): R. Evans (Toronto, Canada), E. Clini (Modena, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Vascular and solitary lesions

Chair(s): S. Ley (Heidelberg, Germany), J. Coolen (Leuven, Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session


Asthma aspect of diagnosis and criteria for follow-up

Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), W. Pohl (Vienna, Austria)

Thematic Poster Session


100 years of thoracoscopy: still room for improvement?

Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Rare diffuse lung diseases

Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), T. Peros Golubicic (Zagreb, Croatia)

Thematic Poster Session


Sarcoidosis: from the bench to the bedside

Chair(s): A. Morais (Maia, Portugal), A. Gogali (Ioannina, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Different patterns of interstitial lung disease

Chair(s): J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland), C. Albera (Turin, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Different patterns of diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Chair(s): R. P. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America), D. Valeyre (Paris, France)

Thematic Poster Session


Clinical issues in diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America), S. Tomassetti (Forli, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Pharmacological treatment in primary care

Chair(s): J. Haughney (Glasgow, United Kingdom), K. Lisspers (Gagnef, Sweden)

Thematic Poster Session


Exercise in healthy and non-respiratory diseases

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), M. Riley (Belfast, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Gas exchange and paediatric exercise testing

Chair(s): R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), P. Onorati (Roma, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Nocturnal cardiology: chronic heart failure, acute chest syndrome, coronary artery disease and collagen vascular disease

Chair(s): I. Smith (Cambridge, United Kingdom), P. Lee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Complex sleep apnoea, opioids, adaptive servoventilation, bilateral positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure

Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), J. Marin Trigo (Zaragoza, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Sleep disorders: neurology, smoking and daytime sleepiness

Chair(s): D. Pevernagie (Heeze, Netherlands), R. L. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Screening for sleep-disordered breathing

Chair(s): J. A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session


Lung disease and mountain sickness: the importance of ventilatory control

Chair(s): K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Distortions of the respiratory system in the lung function

Chair(s): C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland), N. Koulouris (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Choice of inhaler devices in the outpatient setting

Meet the Professor


How I manage severe sepsis

Meet the Professor


Can we enhance exercise performance in COPD with nutritional support?

Meet the Professor


The European Lung White Book II

Chair(s): N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece), P. Burney (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


The clinical practice of skeletal muscle testing and training in patients with COPD

Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Practical Workshop: "Assuring optimum alveolar ventilation during nocturnal NIV: the challenges in finding the best ventilator settings"

Practical Workshop


Acute lung injury and ventilator-induced lung injury

Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Dysfunctional breathing, asthma and respiratory physiotherapy problems

Chair(s): M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden), A. Bruton (Southampton, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Thoracic dynamics and dyspnoea on exercise

Chair(s): I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)

E-Communication Session


Risk factors, prevalence and consequences of COPD

Chair(s): J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), A. Lindberg (Lulea, Sweden)

E-Communication Session


Mechanisms of asthma and lung inflammation

Chair(s): P. Howard (Sheffield, United Kingdom), T. Moller (Leiden, Netherlands)

E-Communication Session


The broad spectrum of bronchoscopy

Chair(s): A. Szlubowski (Krakow, Poland), A. Bugalho (Lisbon, Portugal)

E-Communication Session


Epithelial cell biology

Chair(s): C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland), D. Davies (Southampton, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Medical education: methodology

Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), M. Chatwin (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Novel markers of lung injury

Chair(s): O. Eickelberg (Munich, Germany), T. Martin (Seattle, United States of America)

E-Communication Session


Mechanisms of late allograft dysfunction: new insights

Chair(s): A. Fisher (Newcastle, United Kingdom), F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)

Oral Presentation


News from RCT (randomised controlled trials) and epidemiology in sleep apnoea

Chair(s): J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Selection criteria in lung cancer surgery: what really changed?

Chair(s): R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), G. Leschber (Berlin, Germany)

Symposium


The lung in haematological disorders

Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), P. Camus (Dijon, France)

Symposium


Airway sensation: the emerging role of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels

Chair(s): L. McGarvey (Belfast, Ireland), R. Patacchini (Parma, Italy)

Hot topics


The essentials of aerosol therapy: what the practicing physician should know

Chair(s): F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands), P. Diot (Tours, France)

Symposium


Travel for respiratory patients: ELF 10-year jubilee

Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)

Symposium


Similarities and differences between asthma and COPD: the "Dutch Hypothesis" revisited

Chair(s): N. Pride (London, United Kingdom), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, The Netherlands)

Symposium


Paediatric Year in Review

Chair(s): G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)

Hot topics


Infectious Diseases Grand Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), T. Aksamit (Rochester, United States of America), W. Yew (Hong Kong, China)

Grand round


Challenges in respiratory disease today: familiar issues, different perspectives

Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark)

Evening Symposium


How to improve the level of clinical evidence in orphan lung diseases

Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)

Evening Symposium


Smoking related diseases, damages due to environmental tobacco smoke and smoking control strategies

Chair(s): A. Trofor (Iasi, Romania), G. Invernizzi (Prata Camportaccio, Italy)

E-Communication Session


Allergy and risk factors in paediatrics

Chair(s): C. Gabriele (Ancona, Italy), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

E-Communication Session


The role of biomarkers in lung cancer

Chair(s): R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), C. Mascaux (Aurora, United States of America)

Oral Presentation


Drug delivery and pharmacokinetics I

Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), H. Chrystyn (Huddersfield, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Emerging drug resistance in tuberculosis

Chair(s): D. Cirillo (Milan, Italy), V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)

E-Communication Session


COPD and asthma: models and human studies

Chair(s): D. Gras (Marseille, France), O. Holz (Hannover, Germany)

E-Communication Session


Interaction between respiratory and peripheral muscles

Chair(s): S. Verges (Echirolles, France), G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy)

E-Communication Session


New issues in anthropogenic and natural air pollution research

Chair(s): U. Gehring (Utrecht, Netherlands), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Research development in exercise and gas exchange

Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), A. Schols (Maastricht, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure outside the intensive care unit

Chair(s): W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany), P. Navalesi (Novara, Italy)

Symposium


Exercise training and pulmonary rehabilitation

Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Novel risk factors and the global burden of nonsmoking COPD

Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), J. Balmes (San Francisco, United States of America)

Symposium


Ventilating the premature lung: current practice and outcomes

Chair(s): K. Bohlin (Alvsjö, Sweden), R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


2010 Year of the Lung: heading towards personal health

Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), P. J. Sterk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Symposium


Highlights in respiratory infections

Chair(s): S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), K. Dheda (Capetown, South Africa)

Symposium


Clinical Grand Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Greece)

Grand round


Treatment beyond inhalers: endoscopic lung volume reduction

Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)

Symposium


Too close for comfort: common pathogenic mechanisms in lung cancer and fibrosis

Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), G. Laurent (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Pulmonary hypertension updates

Chair(s): A. Peacock (Clydebank, United Kingdom), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Immune modulation of airways diseases

Chair(s): I. Tillie-Leblond (Lille, France), I. Cerveri (Pavia, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Airway cells as targets for anti-inflammatory drugs

Chair(s): F. Chung (London, United Kingdom), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)

Oral Presentation


Biomarkers for oxidative stress, inflammation and cardiovascular function in sleep apnoea

Chair(s): J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France), T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany)

E-Communication Session


The prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia: old and new markers of severity

Chair(s): C. Luna (Buenos Aires, Argentina), A. Liapikou (Athens, Greece)

E-Communication Session


New mechanisms in lung development, acute and chronic lung diseases

Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), M. Wegmann (Borstel, Germany)

E-Communication Session


Tissue is mostly the issue: diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy

Chair(s): C. Dooms (Leuven, Belgium), D. Gompelmann (Heidelberg, Germany)

E-Communication Session


Pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care: new developments in interventions, assessment and care

Chair(s): M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom), I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)

E-Communication Session


Interferon-gamma releases assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: what is the role?

Chair(s): D. Goletti (Roma, Italy), M. Ruhwald (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Oral Presentation


Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in primary care

Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands)

Oral Presentation


Paediatric asthma risk factors

Chair(s): K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), M. Kabesch (Hannover, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Mechanical ventilation and weaning

Chair(s): T. Vassilakopoulos (Attiki, Greece), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Genetics of asthma

Chair(s): C. Brasch Andersen (Odense, Denmark), F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France)

Oral Presentation


Novel biomarkers and old parameters in approaching pulmonary diseases

Chair(s): A. Chetta (Parma, Italy), J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark)

Oral Presentation


Bronchiolitis an old disease with still many open questions

Chair(s): G. Wennergren (Gothenburg, Sweden), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)

Hot topics


Managing pulmonary complications in the immunocompomised host

Chair(s): S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany), A. Fisher (Newcastle, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Customised chemotherapy for lung cancer

Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)

Symposium


New tools for the trade: novel emerging technologies to assess lung development and disease

Chair(s): S. Ranganathan (Brighton, United Kingdom), P. Latzin (Bern, Switzerland)

Symposium


Severe exacerbations in asthma and COPD: new causes, mechanisms and models of care

Chair(s): I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary), P. Gibson (Newcastle, Australia), M. Ichinose (Wakayama, Japan)

Symposium


Occupational Grand Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): P. Blanc (San Francisco, United States of America), T. Malling (Aalborg, Denmark)

Grand round


Acute lung injury: barrier properties and leukocyte activation

Chair(s): R. Morty (Giessen, Germany), H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany)

Oral Presentation


Influenza A (H1N1): characteristics, risk factors and prognosis

Chair(s): T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany), J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Tuberculosis in special populations

Chair(s): I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia), A. Oner Eyuboglu (Bahcelievler/Ankara, Turkey)

Thematic Poster Session


Aetiology of lower respiratory tract infections and treatment in special situations

Chair(s): W. Boersma (Alkmaar, The Netherlands), R. Pela (Ancona, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Influenza A (H1N1) and other viral infections: therapeutic aspects

Chair(s): T. Wilkinson (Southampton, United Kingdom), M. Van Der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Advances in lung function I

Chair(s): W. Tomalak (Rabka, Poland), J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Influenza A (H1N1): epidemiology

Chair(s): G. Rohde (Maastricht, Netherlands), J. Aspa Marco (Madrid, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Unusual pathogens in respiratory infections

Chair(s): P. Mallia (Pangbourne, United Kingdom), V. Muller (Budapest, Hungary)

Thematic Poster Session


Bronchiectasis and respiratory infections caused by Pseudomonas

Chair(s): D. Bilton (London, United Kingdom), M. Vendrell Relat (Girona, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Colonisation and infection in COPD

Chair(s): A. Sayiner (Izmir, Turkey), K. Kostov (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Thematic Poster Session


Extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Chair(s): M. Losi (Modena, Italy), J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Physical activity methodology assessment and clinical consequences

Chair(s): F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil), J. Vilaro (Barcelona, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Tuberculosis: metabolic insights

Chair(s): O. Hilberg (Aarhus, Denmark), B. Kalsdorf (Borstel, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Global tuberculosis control

Chair(s): A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania), G. Guenther (Borstel, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections and tuberculosis

Chair(s): D. Wagner (Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany), H. Milburn (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Prognosis of tuberculosis

Chair(s): R. Duarte (Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal), M. Danilovits (Tartu, Estonia)

Thematic Poster Session


Special treatment options in tuberculosis

Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Pavia, Italy), D. Pesut (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia)

Thematic Poster Session


Adverse events of antituberculosis treatment and comorbidities

Chair(s): J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic), A. Bossink (Den Dolder, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Clinical tuberculosis

Chair(s): A. De Roux (Berlin, Germany), G. Kiter (Denizli, Turkey)

Thematic Poster Session


The role of endoscopy in the diagnosis of lung cancer

Chair(s): A. Kempa (Hemer, Germany), S. Ott (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Prognostic factors for lung cancer

Chair(s): J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warsaw, Poland), M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session


Biomarkers for lung cancer

Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), A. Bergner (Munich, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Pathology of lung cancer

Chair(s): G. Hardavella (Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece), T. Mairinger (Berlin, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Thoracic malignancies: interesting case studies and series

Chair(s): N. Dickgreber (Sarstedt, Germany), A. Charpidou (Piraeus, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Best supportive care and palliation for lung cancer patients

Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), Y. Gkiozos (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Current issues in malignant pleural diseases

Chair(s): B. Grigoriu (Iasi, Romania), T. Selcuk (Ankara, Turkey)

Thematic Poster Session


Advances in lung function II

Chair(s): F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands), E. Ruberg (Zwolle, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Physiotherapeutic evaluation and treatment in the acute setting

Chair(s): D. Inal Ince (Ankara, Turkey), S. Bernard (Quebec, Canada)

Thematic Poster Session


Oncological problems, surgical risk and complications

Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria), S. Elia (Rome, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Comorbidity in obstructive airway disease

Chair(s): J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain), A. Lindberg (Lulea, Sweden)

Thematic Poster Session


Video-assisted thorascopic surgery, novel technical devices and tracheal problems

Chair(s): I. Cordos (Bucharest, Romania), J. Freixinet (Santa Brigida, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Intensive care unit outcome

Chair(s): A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain), M. Levy (Providence, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


Acute respiratory failure

Chair(s): M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), L. Brochard (Creteil, France)

Thematic Poster Session


Noninvasive ventilation in the acute patient: outcome and pathophysiology

Chair(s): A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France), J. Sellares (Sant Vicenç De Montalt, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


Long-term noninvasive ventilation in the chronic patient: outcome and pathophysiology

Chair(s): M. Dreher (Freiburg, Germany), J. Winck (Porto, Portugal)

Thematic Poster Session


Recent developments of molecular pathology and functional genomics in non-neoplastic and neoplastic lung diseases

Chair(s): H. Popper (Graz, Austria), P. Schnabel (Heidelberg, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Airway smooth muscle cells

Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Borger (Basel, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Epithelial cells: cell biology and role in lung disease

Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, Netherlands), R. Bals (Homburg/Saar, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Lung cell biology and immunology

Chair(s): C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Emerging mechanisms in lung injury

Chair(s): H. Fehrenbach (Borstel, Germany), D. Thickett (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Determinants of acute lung injury and fibrosis

Chair(s): T. Dolinay (Chattanooga, United States of America), J. Hamacher (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Novel insights into the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): C. Taube (Mainz, Germany), J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Methods in respiratory epidemiology

Chair(s): P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)

Thematic Poster Session


Organic dust, allergen exposure and respiratory disease

Chair(s): O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark), P. Thorne (Iowa City, United States of America)

Thematic Poster Session


Outdoor air pollution

Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France)

Thematic Poster Session


Indoor air and respiratory disease

Chair(s): D. Norback (Uppsala, Sweden), G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Smoking cessation interventions

Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Passive smoking

Chair(s): P. Tonnesen (Gentofte, Denmark), A. Trofor (Iasi, Romania)

Thematic Poster Session


Phenotypes, mechanisms and diagnosis of asthma in childhood

Chair(s): K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), B. Rottier (Peize, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Managing asthma and allergic disease in children

Chair(s): P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands), K. Oymar (Stavanger, Norway)

Thematic Poster Session


Cystic fibrosis: clinical and laboratory studies

Chair(s): A. Moeller (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Paediatric respiratory infection, inflammation and immunology

Chair(s): H. Blau (Petah Tikva, Israel), R. Iles (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Paediatric and neonatal intensive care

Chair(s): R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom), C. Roehr (Berlin, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Paediatric epidemiology: infection, prematurity and congenital abnormalities

Chair(s): B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey), G. Roberts (Southampton, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Bronchoscopy and rare diseases in children

Chair(s): I. Azevedo (Porto, Portugal), K. Priftis (Kifisia, Greece)

Thematic Poster Session


Congenital lesions and rare pathology

Chair(s): D. Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria), G. Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Breathing issues in COPD, what a physiotherapist can offer

Meet the Professor


Fungal respiratory infections

Meet the Professor


Laser or stapling resections versus palliative radiotherapy or cryotherapy

Meet the Professor


Centennial Symposium: 100 years of thoracoscopy

Chair(s): R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)

Symposium


ERS/NEJM "Similarities and differences of asthma and COPD"

Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark), E. Bel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Symposium


Tuberculosis drug resistance and migration

Chair(s): C. Lange (Borstel, Germany), G. Sotgiu (Sassari, Italy)

Symposium


The impact of airborne occupational exposure in COPD

Meet the Professor


Practical Workshop: "Treatment of non-sleepy OSA patients"

Practical Workshop


Practical Workshop: "Non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients"

Practical Workshop


Practical Workshop: "Domiciliary ventilation in COPD"

Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)

Practical Workshop


From viral bronchiolitis to recurrent pneumonia in childhood: diagnosis, treatment and underlying factors

Chair(s): J. E. Dankert-Roelse (Heerlen, Netherlands), J. Grigg (London, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Highlights of longitudinal, geographical and time trend studies of asthma and COPD

Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Vascular and haemodynamics

Chair(s): S. Ley (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Humbert (Clamart, France)

Oral Presentation


Lung cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis: the genetic approach

Chair(s): T. Mairinger (Berlin, Germany), R. G. Wiewrodt (Muenster, Germany)

E-Communication Session


Pre-operative evaluation and post-operative problems after lung transplantation

Chair(s): J. Behr (Munich, Germany), A. Fisher (Newcastle, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Cystic fibrosis: lung disease infection and more

Chair(s): S. Gartner (Barcelona, Spain), A. Smyth (Notthingham, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland)

E-Communication Session


Physical activity, exercise regimes and outcomes for chronic respiratory disease

Chair(s): N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)

E-Communication Session


Risk factors and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia

Chair(s): M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Sarcoidosis: genes and mechanisms

Chair(s): J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany), J. Grunewald (Stockholm, Sweden)

Oral Presentation


Occupational asthma: aetiology, persistence and quality of life

Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), P. Henneberger (Morgantown, United States of America)

Oral Presentation


Interventions for obstructive lung diseases

Chair(s): D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Shah (London, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Respiratory and peripheral muscles: From basic mechanisms to altered function

Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), S. Zakynthinos (Athens, Greece)

Oral Presentation


Advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections: a joint ERS and ATS symposium

Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), W. Yew (Hong Kong, China)

Symposium


Severe sepsis: protocols and bundles

Chair(s): A. Artigas (Sabadell, Spain), M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain)

Symposium


Effective tobacco fighting: international, national and individual approaches

Chair(s): J. Soriano (Bunyola, Spain), B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Hot topics


Clinical reviews of the ERS's 20th Anniversary Year: COPD, smoking cessation, tuberculosis and noninvasive ventilation

Chair(s): S. Nava (Pavia, Italy), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)

Hot topics


Early origins of adult lung disease

Chair(s): N. Regamey (Bern, Switzerland), M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Scientific Year in Review

Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)

Hot topics


Thoracic Oncology Grand Round - an interactive session

Chair(s): N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany), A.-P. Meert (Brussels, Belgium)

Grand round


Risk assessment and prevention of complications in thoracic surgery

Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), J. Pac Ferrer (Bilbao, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Paediatric respiratory epidemiology: early origins of childhood asthma

Chair(s): S. Shaheen (London, United Kingdom), C. Almqvist Malmros (Stockholm, Sweden)

E-Communication Session


Questionnaires use and psychological aspects in asthma

Chair(s): N. Roche (Paris, France), W. Pohl (Vienna, Austria)

E-Communication Session


Tuberculosis in children

Chair(s): B. Kampmann (London, United Kingdom), M. Altet Gomez (Barcelona, Spain)

E-Communication Session


New insights into reactive oxygen species

Chair(s): S. Uhlig (Aachen, Germany), A. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Models of airways disease

Chair(s): H. Meurs (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom)

E-Communication Session


Clinical diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions

Chair(s): T. Selcuk (Ankara, Turkey), L. Greillier (Marseille, France)

E-Communication Session


Spotlight on lung function

Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), J. Lloyd (Staffordshire , United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


News from noninvasive ventilation

Chair(s): W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany), P. Navalesi (Novara, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Pulmonary involvement in disorders of the gastrointestinal system

Chair(s): B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)

Symposium


What's new in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care in 2010

Chair(s): M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)

Oral Presentation


Reduced endogenous anti-inflammatory mediators as a new mechanism of airway disease

Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), E. Bel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Symposium


The impact of genes and environment on obstructive airway diseases

Chair(s): I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and novel influenza: back to the future - "Lessons learnt from two respiratory emergencies"

Chair(s): M. C. Raviglione (Geneva, Switzerland), D. Manissero (Stockholm, Sweden)

Symposium


Advances on breath monitoring of inflammatory airway disease

Chair(s): M. Hoegman (Gavle, Sweden), P. Paredi (London, United Kingdom), M. Ichinose (Wakayama, Japan)

Hot topics


Pulmonary vascular involvement in COPD

Chair(s): O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), R. RodríGuez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)

Symposium


Lung cancer progress after first-line therapy: which treatment makes sense and which does not?

Chair(s): F. Gamarra (Munich, Germany), K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Symposium


Diagnosis and management of hypoventilation syndromes in children

Chair(s): P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom), S. Kotecha (Cardiff, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Clinical issues in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), C. Valenzuela (Madrid, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Sepsis and multiorgan failure

Chair(s): S. Orfanos (Haidari, Greece), R. Ferrer Roca (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Aetiology and outcomes of infective exacerbations of COPD

Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)

Oral Presentation


Quality measurement and improvement in lung function

Chair(s): E. Oostveen (Antwerpen-Edegem, Belgium), A. Houtkooper (Den Helder, Netherlands)

E-Communication Session


Lung function from infancy to adulthood

Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy)

E-Communication Session


From the acute to the chronic patient: how do we use noninvasive ventilation?

Chair(s): M. Chatwin (London, United Kingdom), M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain)

E-Communication Session


Cystic fibrosis: lung disease and much more

Chair(s): R. Wilmott (St. Louis, United States of America), A. Lindblad (Savedalen, Sweden)

E-Communication Session


Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease

Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), A. Fijalkowska (Warsaw, Poland)

E-Communication Session


New or old physiological parameters in chronic airway disorders?

Chair(s): T. Perez (Lille, France), P. Boschetto (Ferrara, Italy)

Oral Presentation


Tuberculosis and HIV coinfection

Chair(s): A. Meyerhans (Barcelona, Spain), J. Miro (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Basic mechanisms in malignant pleural disease biology

Chair(s): R. G. Wiewrodt (Muenster, Germany), I. Kalomenidis (Marousi, Greece)

Oral Presentation


Asthma: clinical aspects and treatment

Chair(s): A. Bianco (Campobasso, Italy), W. Timens (Groningen, Netherlands)

E-Communication Session


Biomarkers of asthma and COPD: recent advances

Chair(s): R. Taylor (Dunedin, New Zealand), S. Dragonieri (Bari, Italy)

Oral Presentation


COPD exacerbation

Chair(s): J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)

Oral Presentation


Alternatives to classic anatomical resection for lung tumour

Chair(s): M. Thomas (Heidelberg, Germany), E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)

Symposium


Fat tissue and pulmonary diseases: a new link?

Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria)

Hot topics


A new understanding of childhood wheeze phenotypes

Chair(s): P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands)

Symposium


Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep

Chair(s): J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)

Symposium


Climate change and respiratory health

Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), F. Forastiere (Rome, Italy)

Symposium


Clinical reviews of the ERS's 20th Anniversary Year: asthma, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): M. Humbert (Clamart, France), H. Collard (San Francisco, United States of America)

Hot topics


Imaging Grand Round: an interactive session

Chair(s): S. Ley (Heidelberg, Germany), A. Grgic (Homburg/Saar, Germany)

Grand round


Peripheral and respiratory muscles oxygen transport during exercise

Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Occupational and environmental exposures and respiratory disease

Chair(s): K. Radon (Munich, Germany), A. Darby (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Risk factors for allergic diseases in children

Chair(s): G. Wennergren (Gothenburg, Sweden), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Advances in lung function from infancy to adolescence

Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth, Australia), C. Thamrin (Bern, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Smoking related disorders

Chair(s): T. Raupach (Gottingen, Germany), R. Ulmeanu (Bucharest, Romania)

Thematic Poster Session


Innovations in the assessment of airway diseases

Chair(s): P. Paredi (London, United Kingdom), A. Wongsa (Bangkok, Thailand)

Thematic Poster Session


Various aspects of respiratory epidemiology

Chair(s): F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France), R. Pistelli (Rome, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Clinical aspects and treatment of asthma and allergic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): C. Corrigan (London, United Kingdom), T. Moller (Leiden, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Biomarkers and Diagnosis of asthma and allergic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): E. Nizankowska (Krakow, Poland), C. Bucca (Turin, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


From rare towards common lung diseases: diagnostic and monitoring challenges

Chair(s): C. Lai (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), C. Brightling (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


New aspects of cystic fibrosis

Chair(s): M. Solomon (Toronto, Canada), H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Pharmacological modulation of biomarkers and management

Chair(s): S-E. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session


Quality of life, asthma control and monitoring childhood asthma

Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), G. Roberts (Southampton, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Respiratory muscles and breathing: assessment and training

Chair(s): R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Drug delivery and pharmacokinetics II

Chair(s): E. Derom (Gent, Belgium), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Paediatric epidemiology: asthma and associated factors

Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), S. La Grutta (Palermo, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Infections and pleural problems

Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), P. Yablonskiy (S. Petersburg, Russian Federation)

Thematic Poster Session


New clinical and experimental insights in lung transplantation

Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)

Thematic Poster Session


Exercise training: new groups, new methods and outcomes

Chair(s): E. Clini (Modena, Italy), D. Langer (Leuven , Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session


The nursing challenges and strategies when caring for patients with chronic lung disease

Chair(s): D. Field (London, United Kingdom), S. Hrafnkelsdottir (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland)

Thematic Poster Session


Healthcare-associated pneumonia: ventilator-associated pneumonia and pneumonia in hospitalised patients

Chair(s): A. Anzueto (San Antonio, United States of America), O. Rajas (Madrid, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


The spectrum of lower respiratory tract infections: risk factors of poor outcome and diagnostic tools

Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), A. De Roux (Berlin, Germany)

Thematic Poster Session


Tuberculosis drug resistance

Chair(s): V. Spinu (Bucuresti, Romania), K. Kliiman (Tartu, Estonia)

Thematic Poster Session


What is new in the diagnosis of tuberculosis?

Chair(s): M. Sester (Homburg, Germany), M. Losi (Modena, Italy)

Thematic Poster Session


Scientific advances in tuberculosis

Chair(s): S. Winkler (Vienna, Austria), R. Markova (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Thematic Poster Session


Epidemiology of lung cancer

Chair(s): S. Spiro (Middlesex, United Kingdom), M. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Thematic Poster Session


Treatment of lung cancer

Chair(s): F. Gamarra (Munich, Germany), N. Triller (Golnik, Slovenia)

Thematic Poster Session


Management of airway disease

Chair(s): D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), B. Cosio (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)

Thematic Poster Session


From diagnosis to disease management in primary care

Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), A. Kaplan (Richmond Hill, Canada)

Thematic Poster Session


Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease and other pulmonary vascular disorders

Chair(s): C. Leroyer (Brest, France), M. Overbeek (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Thematic Poster Session


Experimental approaches in pulmonary fibrosis

Chair(s): D. Bouros (Alexandroupolis, Greece), W. Wuyts (Leuven, Belgium)

Thematic Poster Session