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