PG10 - Preparation and palliation for end-of-life in chronic respiratory disease
Chair(s): M. Connor (Co. Dublin, Ireland), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 - Clinical highlights on tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Terni, Italy), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 - Small cell lung cancer management
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 - Asthma: pathology and treatment
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 - Respiratory physiology: interpreting lung function in health and disease
Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG6 - Respiratory failure: noninvasive ventilation and techniques of diagnosis for hypoxic respiratory failure
Chair(s): B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany), M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 - Paediatric respiratory medicine: allergy for paediatric pulmonologists
Chair(s): M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG8 - Interstitial lung diseases: idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), R. M. Du Bois (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 - Obstructive sleep apnoea: current pathophysiological, clinical and therapeutic concepts
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG1 - Respiratory infections: pneumonia/antibiotic resistance and clinical outcome of lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), R. Finch (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 - Interventional pulmonology: theory and practice
Chair(s): C. Marquette (Lille, France), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
PG3 - Update on occupational and environmental lung disease, including "bring your own cases" for interactive discussion
Chair(s): D. Hendrick (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom), P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 - COPD: from aetiology to management
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy), D. S. Postma (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 - Noninvasive monitoring of asthma inflammation and treatment
Chair(s): J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), M. Tunon De Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG15 - Remodelling and repair in lung disease
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 - The use of evidence-based medicine and practice for the clinician (jointly organised with the ACCP)
Chair(s): A. Agusti (Palma De Mallorca, Spain), M. Rosen (New York, United States of America)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 - Exercise testing in children
Chair(s): A. Colin (Miami, United States of America), K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 - Basic principles of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG19 - Thoracic oncology: diagnostic assessment of lung cancer
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Postgraduate Course
PG20 - Smoking cessation in a respiratory medicine setting
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Postgraduate Course
Miscellaneous respiratory infections II
Chair(s): U. Lalloo (Durban, South Africa), K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany)
E-Posters in free access
Outcomes of anti-tuberculosis treatment
Chair(s): S. Kajba (Celje, Slovenia), A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania)
E-Posters in free access
Epidemiology of drug resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Pavia, Italy), I. Husar (Bucharest , Romania)
E-Posters in free access
Epidemiology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Fiorentini (Castrocaro Terme, Italy), G. Ferrara (Modena, Italy)
E-Posters in free access
Screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia)
E-Posters in free access
Difficult tuberculosis cases
Chair(s): P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
E-Posters in free access
COPD – therapy/exacerbations
Chair(s): R. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland)
E-Posters in free access
COPD – inflammation/miscellaneous
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic)
E-Posters in free access
Lung cancer, haemoptoe, smoking and COPD
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
E-Posters in free access
Pulmonary embolism and hypertension
Chair(s): O. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), T. King, Jr (San Francisco, United States of America)
E-Posters in free access
Pneumothorax and pleural effusions
Chair(s): H. Hamm (Westerland/Sylt, Germany), W. Seeger (Giessen, Germany)
E-Posters in free access
Clinical problems: miscellaneous
Chair(s): G. Huchon (Paris, France), M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain)
E-Posters in free access
Clinical problems: miscellaneous II
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland), A. Perruchoud (Basel, Switzerland)
E-Posters in free access
Assessment in COPD patients
Chair(s): D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
E-Posters in free access
Assessment in the chronic patient
Chair(s): J-F. Muir (Rouen, France)
E-Posters in free access
Clinical features, rare metastases and rare tumors
Chair(s): M. Pesek (Pilsen, Czech Republic), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
E-Posters in free access
Screening, diagnosis, staging, prognosis, biological features
Chair(s): E. Danila (Vilnius, Lithuania)
E-Posters in free access
Epidemiology, rare tumors (2), miscellaneous
E-Posters in free access
Clinical management of interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warsaw, Poland), D. Bouros (Athens, Greece)
E-Posters in free access
Airway cell biology II
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
E-Posters in free access
Therapies and management in chronic airway diseases
Chair(s): J-F. Muir (Rouen, France)
E-Posters in free access
Advances in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases in children
Chair(s): A. Barbato (Padova, Italy), I. Azevedo (Porto, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): G. Besozzi (Sondalo, Italy), D. Pesut (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Clinical features and disease markers of sarcoidosis
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), M. Judson (Charleston, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Clinical year in review
Chair(s): E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Hot topics
COPD and systemic inflammation
Chair(s): A. Agusti (Palma De Mallorca, Spain), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Dealing with chronic allograft dysfunction: mission impossible?
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Early detection, diagnosis, staging and clinical features of lung cancer
Chair(s): D. Jovanovic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Focus of care for tomorrow's allied health professionals
Chair(s): G. South (Chesterfield, United Kingdom), C. Lodewijckx (Leuven, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease
Chair(s): A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania), G. Ferrara (Modena, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Innovative concepts in thoracic surgery
Chair(s): C. Paleru (Bucharest, Romania)
Poster Discussion
Management of dynamic hyperinflation during exercise in COPD
Chair(s): C. Tantucci (Brescia, Italy), R. Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America)
Symposium
Markers of paediatric airway disease
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a real hospital-based pathogen?
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany), R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Monitoring airway inflammation – exhaled markers vs induced sputum
Chair(s): J. Hunt (Charlottesville, United States of America), M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Neurogenic inflammation – the link between nervous system and lung dysfunction
Chair(s): C. Kahler (Innsbruck, Austria), D. Groneberg (Berlin, Germany)
Symposium
New developments in the treatment and management of asthma
Chair(s): G. Menz (Davos, Switzerland), R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Novel research results in genetics and epidemiology of airway diseases
Chair(s): F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France), J. Anto (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Novel treatments for asthma
Chair(s): C. Page (London, United Kingdom), J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Web-based patient education
Chair(s): G. L. Narsavage (Augusta, United States of America), S. Walker (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Symposium
COPD comorbidity
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Discussion
COPD exacerbations
Chair(s): J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania), E. Kunter (Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
Difficult weaning from ventilator
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Exercise: respiratory mechanics and dynamic hyperinflation
Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Hot technologies in bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Landmark developments in lung function testing: 2006
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), G. Nolan (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Lung vascular and parenchymal remodeling
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Mast cells and basophils as key effector cells in airway inflammation and remodelling
Chair(s): R. Polosa (S. Gregorio (Ct), Italy), M. Tunon De Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Symposium
Molecular airway biology
Chair(s): E. Puchelle (Reims, France), H. Inoue (Kyushu, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Molecular pathology: an approach to lung diseases
Chair(s): R. M. Du Bois (London, United Kingdom), B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy)
Symposium
New features of paediatric asthma
Chair(s): P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands), J. Wildhaber (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric Respiratory Research Award
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Symposium
Prognostic factors in lung cancer
Chair(s): M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium), H. Popper (Graz, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Radiology Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), S. Wills (Midwolde, Netherlands)
Major Symposium
Signalisation in the pulmonary vasculature: new pathways and wrong signals
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), P. Hassoun (Baltimore, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Tobacco control in Europe: what are the priorities?
Chair(s): J. Britton (Nottingham, United Kingdom), I. Annesi Maesano (Paris, France)
Symposium
Tuberculosis and other pulmonary infections
Chair(s): H. Lode (Berlin, Germany)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Virus-induced respiratory tract infection
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Educational seminar: the challenges of adapting education and training to the needs of tomorrow's doctors
Chair(s): K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), P. Haslam (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Acute respiratory failure: diagnostic procedures and clinical management
Chair(s): C. Gregoretti (Turin, Italy), G. Domenighetti (Locarno, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring – I
Chair(s): S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia), L. Spicuzza (Catania, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring – II
Chair(s): N. Scichilone (Capaci, Palermo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factors
Chair(s): E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden), I. Annesi Maesano (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma models – mechanisms of airway inflammation and experimental therapies
Chair(s): J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), X. Gao (Guangzhou, China)
Thematic Poster Session
Breath of life: assessing inflammation and obstruction in airways disease
Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth, Australia), A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Breathing patterns, respiratory muscles and training
Chair(s): A. Bruton (Hampshire, United Kingdom), M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial asthma and atopy – epidemiology, risk factors and risk assessment
Chair(s): E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany), D. Nowak (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Cellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asthma and rhinitis
Chair(s): T. A. Out (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) I
Chair(s): J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France), M. Eijsvogel (Boekelo, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: aerosol treatment and non–pulmonary complications
Chair(s): L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania), R. Hamutcu (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of paediatric asthma and allergy
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium), M. Garcia-Garcia (LeganÉS Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Evaluation of drugs for lung disease
Chair(s): T. Hansel (London, United Kingdom), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Infection, trauma and emphysema
Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), D. Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Thematic Poster Session
Markers of inflammation in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): A. Sprikkelman (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. Riedel (Hamburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous bronchial and other respiratory disorders in children
Chair(s): M. Everard (Sheffield, United Kingdom), A. Valiulis (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
New aspects in the pathogenesis of asthma
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), M. Hylkema (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute and chronic respiratory failure – a broad field
Chair(s): A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France), P. Navalesi (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in chronic respiratory failure – technical issues and outcome
Chair(s): J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational asthma – causes, diagnosis & surveillance
Chair(s): D. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric asthma and quality of life
Chair(s): W. Lenney (Wybunbury, Cheshire, United Kingdom), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric epidemiology I: asthma phenotypes, risk factors and genetics
Chair(s): J. Riedler (Schwarzach, Austria), P. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathogenic aspects of lung injury, destruction and repair
Chair(s): A. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom), C. Kaehler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent advances in treatment of COPD
Chair(s): I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent update on asthma treatment
Chair(s): R. Goldie (Adelaide, Australia), B. O'Connor (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking cessation: why and how
Chair(s): K. Fagerstrom (Helsingborg, Sweden), B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Spirometric assessment of lung pathophysiology
Chair(s): O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Surgical management for infectious and congenital disorder
Chair(s): G. Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
The evolving role of spirometry
Chair(s): F. De Jongh (Enschede, The Netherlands), M. Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Thematic Poster Session
MP1 – New strategies to improve exercise capacity in COPD
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MP2 – How to organise a noninvasive ventilation unit
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MP6 – Pulmonary disorders and critical care of patients with HIV infection in the era of anti-retrovirals
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MP5 – How to use new immunosuppressive drugs in lung transplantation
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The burden of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Cournand Lecture
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): from pathophysiology to clinical management
Chair(s): W. Zin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), S. Orfanos (Haidari, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Clinical features of interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): C. Albera (Orbassano, Italy), A. Bast (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Epidemiology and management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), G. Ferrara (Modena, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology and treatment of tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Pavia, Italy)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Epidemiology, risk factors, co-morbidity and systemic side effects of asthma therapy
Chair(s): J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), E. Nizankowska (Krakow, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Highlights of epidemiology of COPD and lung function
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
How to treat tobacco smokers
Chair(s): C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece), S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Immunological mechanisms in cell recruitment to the lungs
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liege, Belgium), H. Renz (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Immunology of the airways
Chair(s): A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia), I. Horvath (Budakeszi, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Implementation of the new standards on clinical pulmonary function testing
Chair(s): M. Demedts (Leuven, Belgium), B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Man at altitude: benefits and risks of pre-existing respiratory impairment due to various diseases
Chair(s): H. Matthys (Freiburg, Germany), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
Symposium
Medical and surgical management of malignant pleuritis
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany), D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro)
Symposium
Organisation and programmes in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Pneumonia and other invasive pulmonary infections in children
Chair(s): M. H. Goetz (Vienna, Austria), J. E. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Recent advances in asthma treatment
Chair(s): Z. Diamant (Leiden, Netherlands), D. Spina (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory disease in primary care
Chair(s): B. Yawn (Rochester, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Therapeutic effects in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem, Belgium), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), F. Martinez (Ann Arbor, United States of America)
Symposium
Acute respiratory failure: diagnostic procedures and clinical management
Chair(s): T. Vassilakopoulos (Heraklion Athens, Greece), D. Morel (Geneve 4, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Airway biology and pathology
Chair(s): R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), C. Taggart (Dublin, Ireland)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Blood gas workshop
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, Netherlands)
Symposium
Community-acquired pneumonia: risk factors and treatment
Chair(s): F. Paganin (St Pierre, France)
Poster Discussion
COPD and inflammation
Chair(s): R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain), B. R. Celli (Wellesley, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
COPD: imaging and computer applications
Chair(s): J. de Mey (Brussels, Belgium), L. Dupont (Tildonk, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis lung disease: molecules images and drugs
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and immunology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): C. Lange (Borstel, Germany), J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Interventional Pulmonology Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): K. Haeussinger (Gauting, Germany), C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland)
Major Symposium
Lung cancer biology and chemosensitivity
Chair(s): J. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Molecular pathology and genetics of lung cancer
Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), J. Pache (Geneva, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Muscles, training and rehabilitation
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), J. Bott (Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New developments in the management of asthma
Chair(s): S. Sorichter (Freiburg, Germany), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
New insights into the worldwide burden of COPD
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Hot topics
Obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular diseases
Chair(s): S. Javaheri (Mason, United States of America), W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium)
Symposium
Sarcoidosis
Chair(s): P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Smoking and COPD: will it ever vanish into smoke?
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Targeting innate immunity in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Symposium
"Inflammometry": an alternative strategy in the management of airways disease
Chair(s): I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Asthma at the workplace – the prognosis and the costs
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), K. Toren (Goteborg, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Biology and prognostic factors
Chair(s): A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium), M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Cellular immunology in asthma pathogenesis
Chair(s): R. Polosa (S. Gregorio (Ct), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Contemporary management of patients with end-stage emphysema
Chair(s): G. Massard (Strasbourg, France), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Symposium
COPD – the challenges for primary care
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), R. Jones (Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Tupilsky (Tel Aviv, Israel), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Epidemiology of susceptible, resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), E. Kunter (Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
New methods to diagnose tuberculosis infection
Chair(s): J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland), L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Premature infants, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, prediction, aetiology and treatment
Chair(s): B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom), A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): W. Seeger (Giessen, Germany), O. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Rehabilitation in non-COPD patients
Chair(s): J. Escarrabill (L'Hospitalet, Spain), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Respiratory muscles
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Safety issues during interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Symposium
Scientific year in review
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Hot topics
Smoking asthmatics – a neglected population?
Chair(s): E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Smoking cessation
Chair(s): P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)
Poster Discussion
The critically ill patient: chronic obstructive lung disease
Chair(s): J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Various parenchymal lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): T. King, Jr (San Francisco, United States of America), H. Wilkens (Homburg/Saar, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Air pollution and the lung
Chair(s): J. Ayres (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Aspects of childhood asthma
Chair(s): M. Everard (Sheffield, United Kingdom), H. Hendriks (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of respiratory pathophysiology
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), F. Marchal (Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial asthma – issues in inflammation, prevention and management
Chair(s): H. Worth (Cadolzburg, Germany), J. Van Der Zee (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Burden of COPD
Chair(s): R. Ruffin (Woodville, South Aus., Australia), J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Cardiovascular pathophysiology
Chair(s): R. Rabinovich (Barcelona, Spain), M. Humbert (Clamart, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Chronic respiratory failure, airway management and weaning
Chair(s): C. Carvalho (LeçA Palmeira Matosinhos, Portugal), T. Celikel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Continuous positive airflow pressure (CPAP) therapy
Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), M. Hack (Newport Gwent, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Control of breathing
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium), V. Donic (Kosice, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD world-wide
Chair(s): B. Lundback (Umea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis lung disease: infection, inflammation or both?
Chair(s): S. Stick (Perth, Australia), C. Benden (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiological aspects of lung tumors and infections including tuberculosis
Chair(s): E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway), F. Pistelli (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Established and experimental therapies for allergic asthma
Chair(s): D. Ukena (Bremen, Germany), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Evaluation of drugs for the treatment of lung diseases
Chair(s): H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany), T. Hansel (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function and physical activity in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): L. Garcia Marcos (El Palmar (Murcia), Spain), E. Horak (Innsbruck, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of acute lung injury and of fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Prasse (Freiburg, Germany), J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous pulmonary and lower airway disorders in children
Chair(s): R. Iles (Cambridge, United Kingdom), E. Piippo-Savolainen (Lapinlahti, Finland)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational risks from artificial flavour to fire eating
Chair(s): P. Henneberger (Morgantown, United States of America), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric epidemiology II: pneumonia and other diseases
Chair(s): M. Simoni (Pisa, Italy), K. C. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Passive smoking and passive doctors
Chair(s): G. Invernizzi (Prata Camportaccio, Italy), S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary gas exchange
Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), J. Neder (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches
Chair(s): R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension: thromo-embolic processes
Chair(s): S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma
Chair(s): M. Matera (Naples, Italy), K. Racke (Bonn, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in chronic or recurrent pulmonary disorders in children
Chair(s): F. Midulla (Rome, Italy), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking and young people
Chair(s): Y. Martinet (Vandoeuvre-Les Nancy, France), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Systemic effects of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): R. Schulz (Giessen, Germany), R. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
The different flavours of tobacco control
Chair(s): F. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Update on treatment of COPD II
Chair(s): M. Tunon De Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Ventilatory support in neonatal intensive care unit and paediatric intensive care unit and bronchopulmonary dysplasia management
Chair(s): S. Kotecha (Cardiff, United Kingdom), R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma - miscellaneous issues
Chair(s): M. Sofia (Naples, Italy), M. Gaga (Athens, Greece)
Electronic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Sanduzzi Zamparelli (Naples, Italy), I. Husar (Bucharest , Romania)
Electronic Poster Session
Imaging modalities in different lung diseases
Chair(s): R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
Electronic Poster Session
MP10 - Acute and chronic pain management
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MP11 - An abnormal CT, now what: issues in the diagnosis and management of a patient with a potential lung cancer
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MP12 - Pleural effusion: TB and not TB
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MP9 - Sleep-disordered breathing in children
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Clinical pearls in bronchoscopic and thransthoracic procedures
Chair(s): J-M. Vergnon (Saint Etienne, France), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Electronic Poster Session
Molecular pathology and genetics in lung disease
Chair(s): A. Gazdhar (Bern, Switzerland), H. Fehrenbach (Marburg, Germany)
Electronic Poster Session
Oxygen therapy
Chair(s): M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Electronic Poster Session
A new look at dendritic cell interactions in the lung
Chair(s): T. Tetley (London, United Kingdom), B. Lambrecht (Laarne, Netherlands)
Hot topics
Cellular biology of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom), G. Rohde (Bochum, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Clinical features of sarcoidosis and other granolomatous disorders
Chair(s): R. P. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America), B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Connecting with the community: collaborations that work
Chair(s): M. Partridge (London, United Kingdom), S. Bosnic-Anticevich (Sydney, Australia)
Symposium
COPD comorbidity
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Environmental impacts on the respiratory health in children
Chair(s): P. Sly (West Perth, Australia), R. Pistelli (Rome, Italy)
Symposium
Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Terni, Italy), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Evaluation of risk factors in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom), S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Highlights of asthma epidemiology
Chair(s): P. Burney (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Infections in immunocompromised patients
Chair(s): G. Hoeffken (Dresden, Germany)
Poster Discussion
New developments in diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy
Chair(s): J. Annema (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Froudarakis (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Oncology Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): J. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: from bench back to bedside
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Clamart, France), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Recent advances in the treatment of COPD
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Resolution of airway and tissue inflammation “ emerging concepts
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom), G. Schultz (Gainesville, United States of America)
Symposium
Sarcoidosis
Chair(s): A. Azuma (Tokyo, Japan), D. Bouros (Athens, Greece)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Sleep apnoea in children
Chair(s): S. Verhulst (Wilrijk, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Training strategies and education in rehabilitation
Chair(s): A. van't Hul (Breda, Netherlands), C. F. Donner (Borgomanero, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), idiopathic or not: new concepts in diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany), J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France)
Symposium
The TORCH survival study. Affecting mortality in COPD: Is the dream becoming a reality?
Chair(s): C. Jenkins (Sydney, Australia)
Evening Symposium
Airway epithelial cells in inflammation
Chair(s): R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), P. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium)
Symposium
Clinical Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Major Symposium
COPD – molecular pathology and genetics
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), L. Nicod (Bern, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Chair(s): I. Solovic (Vysne Hagy, Slovakia), P. Magyar (Budapest, Hungary)
Poster Discussion
Farming – a worldwide problem
Chair(s): K. Radon (Muenchen, Germany), O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Genes, environment and the lung
Chair(s): I. Hall (Nottingham, United Kingdom), D. S. Postma (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Improving end-of-life care
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Baum (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Symposium
Influenza: from avian flu to pandemia?
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Interventional pulmonology in daily practice
Chair(s): G. Stratakos (Athens, Greece), A. Diacon (Tygerberg, South Africa)
Poster Discussion
Metabolic control in obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Novel mechanisms in asthmatic inflammation
Chair(s): G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium), M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Novel pathogenic aspects of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Chair(s): M. Takata (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pathophysiology and treatment of infections in COPD
Chair(s): G. Donaldson (London, United Kingdom), M. Tercelj-Zorman (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Pleural effusions
Chair(s): R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Pro/Con: asthma is (not) an inflammatory disease
Chair(s): R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Quality of life in various respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. Behr (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
The challenges of managing asthma in primary care
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), N. Chavannes (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Usefulness of broncoalveolar lavage (BAL) in interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): V. Poletti (Forli, Italy), C. Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Applied bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Basel, Switzerland), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Tomares (Sevilla), Spain)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), M. Danilovits (Tartu, Estonia)
Oral Presentation
Drug-induced lung injury – new aspects
Chair(s): M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Symposium
Epigenetics and respiratory disease
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), K. Ito (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Implications of progressive airway obstruction
Chair(s): A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation), M. Maniscalco (Napoli, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Infections and chronic obstructive lung diseases
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Symposium
Inflammatory markers and experimental studies in occupational and environmental diseases
Chair(s): A. Blomberg (Umea, Sweden), H. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer staging and miscellaneous
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), P. E. Postmus (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Matrix remodelling at the interface of lung fibrosis and emphysema
Chair(s): R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom), P. Bonniaud (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
New modalities and application in imaging of the chest
Chair(s): F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany), W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): M. Zach (Graz, Austria), A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Major Symposium
Pathophysiology of respiratory muscles
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Physiological responses to rehabilitation
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy), C. Prefaut (Montpellier, France)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary rehabilitation and skeletal muscles, COPD and non-COPD
Chair(s): R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom), M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory diseases in primary care
Chair(s): M. Levy (Middlesex, United Kingdom), S. Walker (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Surgery for chronic benign disease and management of complications
Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro)
Oral Presentation
Towards understanding the pathogenesis of asthma
Chair(s): N. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), G. D'Amato (Naples, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring - III
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), P. Carratu (Bari, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessing the lungs in obstruction: technological advances in lung function testing
Chair(s): I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, Netherlands), M. Flezar (Golnik, Slovenia)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessments of impairment in adults and children, and airway clearance techniques
Chair(s): L. Lannefors (Lund, Sweden), R. Britto (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management, severity and quality of life
Chair(s): J. Crane (Wellington, New Zealand), J. Soriano (Bunyola, Mallorca Illes Balear, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea II
Chair(s): R. Van Steenwijk (Almere, Netherlands), T. Penzel (Marburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical physiology
Chair(s): R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), F. Petak (Szeged, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Common and differing aspects of acute and chronic lung injury
Chair(s): S. Said (Stony Brook, United States of America), O. Eickelberg (Giessen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of allergy, asthma and allergic rhinitis
Chair(s): L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden), G. Schultze-Werninghaus (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Chair(s): G. Schmalisch (Berlin, Germany), P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tobacco smoking and tobacco related dieases
Chair(s): B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France), P. Bartsch (Liege, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), R. Casaburi (Rancho Palos Verdes, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
From genes to outcome: a long distance
Chair(s): C. De Boeck (Boortmeerbeek, Belgium), L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Hypoxic and inflammatory insults to the pulmonary circulation.
Chair(s): J. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain), R. Schermuly (Giessen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Indoor air
Chair(s): J. Cox-Ganser (Morgantown West Virginia, United States of America), D. Norback (Uppsala, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Inorganic dusts
Chair(s): A. Cimrin (Alsancak-Izmir, Turkey), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer and other malignancies
Chair(s): D. Lardinois (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Akopov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung transplantation: clinical issues
Chair(s): J. Lordan (Northumberland, United Kingdom), J. Behr (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): W. Zin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Methods in epidemiology and miscellaneous
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous situations with benign disease
Chair(s): D. Waller (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
New findings in the immunology of COPD and interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): J. Ficker (Nuremberg, Germany), J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational respiratory disease
Chair(s): X. Baur (Hamburg, Germany), P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. Morrell (London, United Kingdom), H. Becker (Marburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathophysiology of lung disease
Chair(s): E. Nizankowska (Krakow, Poland), D. Spina (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent advances in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis
Chair(s): M. Walker (Vancouver, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
Recent advances in the treatment of COPD and acute lung injury
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism and case reports
Chair(s): M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Germany), P. Yang (Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapy in childhood asthma I
Chair(s): P. Mondejar (El Palmar Murcia, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapy in childhood asthma II
Chair(s): J. Wildhaber (Zurich, Switzerland), I. Amirav (Kibutz Kfar Hanasi, Israel)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous respiratory infections I
Chair(s): A. Hill (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Bossink (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Session
Pathophysiology and other related issues of interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): S. Harari (Milan, Italy), S. Constantopoulos (Ioannina, Greece)
Electronic Poster Session
Primary care management of respiratory disease
Chair(s): C. Griffiths (London, United Kingdom), A. Ostrem (Oslo, Norway)
Electronic Poster Session
Airway cell biology I
Chair(s): R. Wiewrodt (Mainz, Germany), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Session
Treatment and complications of treatment of lung cancer and malignant pleural effusions
Chair(s): J. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), P. E. Postmus (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Electronic Poster Session
Basic mechanisms of allergic airways inflammation
Chair(s): L. Nielsen (Aarhus, Denmark), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Biological features, lung function and treatment of lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warsaw, Poland), H. Popper (Graz, Austria)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Bronchiolitis in infancy, treatment and outcome
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Can environmental exposures prevent allergic disease, what are the mechanisms and how important is timing of exposure?
Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), J. Douwes (Wellington, New Zealand)
Symposium
Cellular mechanisms of airway disease
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Krems, Austria), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Contemporary issues in thoracic surgical oncology
Chair(s): E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
COPD therapy
Chair(s): M. Levy (Middlesex, United Kingdom), J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology, clinical features, malignant pleural diseases, treatment
Chair(s): B. Mennecier (Strasbourg, France), R. Rami Porta (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Berlin, Germany), P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Interventions and outcome in chronic respiratory failure - new aspects and deeper insights
Chair(s): B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany), J. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Lung perfusion and lung cancer: imaging, diagnosis and treatment
Electronic Poster Discussion
Lung transplantation: infection, rejection, animal models and more
Chair(s): D. Van Raemdonck (Leuven, Belgium), S. Harari (Milan, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Methodological issues in airway monitoring
Chair(s): L. Spicuzza (Catania, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): H. Worth (Cadolzburg, Germany), F. De Blasio (Arco Felice, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric year in review
Chair(s): F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy), P. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Pulmonary fibrosis: pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches
Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, United States of America), M. Ebina (Sendai, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Taormina 4th ERS Lung Science Conference "hypoxia in lung biology and disease"
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Hot topics
The management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) on an individual and national level
Chair(s): R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany), G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Symposium
Upper airway imaging
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Symposium
In vivo and in vitro aspects of lung injury
Chair(s): H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany), A. Ishizaka (Tokyo, Japan)
Poster Discussion
Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): J. A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Cell biology of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Childhood asthma therapy: where we are now and where we need to go
Chair(s): W. Van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), B. Noyes (Missouri, United States of America)
Symposium
COPD - assessment and prognosis
Chair(s): P. Jones (London, United Kingdom), G. Sybrecht (Homburg/Saar, Germany)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Exacerbation of COPD
Chair(s): M. Levy (Middlesex, United Kingdom), C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Genetics in lung cancer
Chair(s): G. Zissel (Freiburg, Germany)
Electronic Poster Discussion
How to assess upper and lower airway problems
Chair(s): L. Freitag (Hemer, Germany), C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Immunology of tuberculosis and diagnosis of tuberculosis infection
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation markers in community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): W. Boersma (Alkmaar, The Netherlands), G. Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Integrative approaches for stage III non-small cell lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), L. Petruzelka (Prague, Czech Republic)
Hot topics
Interstial lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
New investigational approaches to smoking and smoking cessation
Chair(s): D. S. Postma (Groningen, The Netherlands), R. Polosa (S. Gregorio (Ct), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure - impact of technical developments, location and indication
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Winck (Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal)
Poster Discussion
Occupational Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Physiological year in review
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Hot topics
Pulmonary circulation: inflammation and remodelling
Chair(s): R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Stents and stunts : what's new in airway desobstruction?
Chair(s): H. Dutau (Marseille, France), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Tobacco smoking risks which are poorly known
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), P. Tonnesen (Gentofte, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Airway cell biology
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. Pavicic (Zagreb, Croatia)
Poster Discussion
Asthma in obesity: a new entity?
Chair(s): P. J. F. M. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), P. Godard (Montpellier, France)
Symposium
Childhood asthma in Europe - is it still increasing and what are the causes?
Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Clinical aspects and treatment of lower respiratory infection in COPD patients
Chair(s): T. Wilkinson (Essex, United Kingdom), P. Van Der Valk (Enschede, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
COPD: a systemic disease affecting the muscles
Chair(s): B. R. Celli (Wellesley, United States of America), E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Effective strategies for chronic respiratory patient management
Chair(s): E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway), J. Hiser (Northeast, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania), I. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Epidemiology and childhood asthma
Chair(s): J. Ros (, Spain), F. Riedel (Hamburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology and clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Fiorentini (Castrocaro Terme, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer treatment
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany), P. Zatloukal (Prague, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Management of asthma
Chair(s): V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Electronic Poster Discussion
Medicines for children: the impact of proposed new EU legislation
Chair(s): M. Zach (Graz, Austria), C. Page (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
New developments in infant and intensive care lung function
Chair(s): G. Hall (Perth, Australia), E. Oostveen (Antwerp, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension at the crossroads of science and clinical medicine
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), O. Eickelberg (Giessen, Germany)
Symposium
Respiratory disease managment in primary care
Chair(s): M. Levy (Middlesex, United Kingdom), H. Pinnock (Whitstable, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory function assessment
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), S. Sorichter (Freiburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory mechanics
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Systemic diseases, environmental and genetic factors in interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): E. Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel), C. Albera (Orbassano, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Up to date management of bronchiectasis
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium