PG1 - Basics in chest imaging: pulmonary vasculature
Chair(s): M. Pistolesi (Florence, Italy), G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG3 - Asthma: natural history, risk factors and overall management
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 - Respiratory physiology: exercise in clinical practice
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 - Paediatrics: respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): M. Canciani (Udine, Italy), M. H. Goetz (Vienna, Austria)
Postgraduate Course
PG6 - New and old methodologies to assess pathobiological markers in the lung and airways: from research into clinical practice
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), U. Demkow (Warsaw, Poland)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 - New treatment strategies in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG8 - Vocal cord dysfunction
Chair(s): K. Kenn (Schonau A. Konigssee, Germany), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 - Long-term follow-up of lung transplant recipients
Chair(s): J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland), D. Spencer (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG10 - The management of tuberculosis: tradition and novelties
Chair(s): G. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 - Experimental models for COPD and asthma
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Homburg, Germany), G. Anderson (Parkville, Australia)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 - Lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer treatment
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 - Inter-relationships between upper and lower airway diseases
Chair(s): R. Polosa (S Gregorio Di Catania, Italy), G. Canonica (Genoa, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG22 - Improving physician-patient communication (jointly organised with EFA)
Chair(s): F. Gallefoss (Kristiansand, Norway), D. Covey (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG21 - Newly emerging pathogens of lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG20 - Endstage lung disease in children
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), B. Fauroux (Paris, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG19 - Diet and pulmonary diseases: benefits and risks
Chair(s): N. Khaltaev (Geneva, Switzerland), I. Annesi Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG15 - Therapeutic options for interstitial lung diseases in 2005
Chair(s): M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands), C. Albera (Orbassano, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 - The present and future of noninvasive ventilation: technical and practical aspects
Chair(s): R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), P. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 - Detection of very early lesions in lung cancer: is this important and should they be treated?
Chair(s): M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), P. E. Postmus (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 - Moving on from the Millennium: developing trends in respiratory medicine (jointly organised with ACCP)
Chair(s): W. M. Alberts (Tampa, United States of America), R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 - COPD: genetic and environmental factors, epidemiology, socio-economic impact and preventative measures
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), C. O'Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 - Sleep-related problems: treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea - current concepts and perspectives
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Postgraduate Course
New lung function techniques in paediatric pulmonology
Chair(s): U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland), P. J. F. M. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric Respiratory Research Award
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), J. Gerritsen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Chemotherapy and palliative care
Chair(s): J. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Oral Presentation
New insights into prognosis in thoracic surgical oncology
Chair(s): H. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), M. Perelman (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Oral Presentation
Environmental factors, allergy and asthma
Chair(s): S. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Severe asthma: perception and management
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), D. Kirsten (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis: update on extrathoracic organ problems
Chair(s): J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany), G. Rizzato (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Passive smoking and passive doctors
Chair(s): P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Basic mechanisms in asthma and COPD: new insights
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), H. Fehrenbach (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and prognosis of ventilator associated pneumonia: the clinical track
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany), E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt)
Oral Presentation
COPD: a new chance to share good practice
Chair(s): B. Hellquist (Aarhus, Denmark), C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Occupational asthma
Chair(s): P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom), C. Mapp (Ferrara, Italy)
Symposium
Challenges in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis: a continuous clinical problem
Chair(s): E. Panic (Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro), L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
Symposium
Cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnoea: risks and remedy
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), J. Stradling (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Assessment and intervention from primary care centre to hospital
Chair(s): G. Bale (Wirral, United Kingdom), E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric asthma monitoring
Chair(s): P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands), I. Drira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Poster Discussion
Cardiovascular consequences of OSA
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), J. A. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Occupational asthma: epidemiology and diagnostics
Chair(s): P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom), D. Gautrin (Montreal, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Interstitial lung diseases and sarcoidosis
Chair(s): S. Kudoh (Tokyo, Japan), J. Behr (Munich, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Bronchiolitis in children: new insights
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), F. De Baets (Ghent, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Regulation of immunological and inflammatory reactions in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): J. L. Curtis (Ann Arbor, United States of America), T. A. Out (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Genetics and immunobiology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): S. Kos (Mirosov, Czech Republic), C. Saltini (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Cellular and molecular approaches to lung injury research
Chair(s): M. Takata (London, United Kingdom), S. Said (Stony Brook, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Therapeutic options for COPD: present and future
Chair(s): C. Page (London, United Kingdom), M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Highlights of asthma epidemiology
Chair(s): T. Platts-Mills (Charlottesville, United States of America), B. Lundback (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Difficult infections in the respiratory patient
Chair(s): C. Roussos (Athens, Greece), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Exercise in pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): S. Provencher (Victoriaville, Canada), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric year in review
Chair(s): J. Price (London, United Kingdom), K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Hot topics
Highlights of the 2005 ERS Lung Science Conference in Taormina
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Lung function measurements and predicted values from infants to 100-year-old adults
Chair(s): M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom), F. De Jongh (Enschede, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Acute and chronic infections in COPD
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), G. Rohde (Bochum, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Borderline indications for surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Chair(s): H. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Symposium
Lung-specific serum markers for interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), N. Kohno (Hiroshima, Japan)
Hot topics
Allergic sensitisation in asthma and rhinitis
Chair(s): J. Van Der Zee (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), A. Frew (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Features of paediatric asthma
Chair(s): W. Lenney (Nantwich, United Kingdom), B. Arets (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Environmental and respiratory disease
Chair(s): B. Forsberg (Umea, Sweden), J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Tuberculosis, pneumonia and vaccinations
Chair(s): E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway), N. Rakusic (Zagreb, Croatia)
Thematic Poster Session
Asbestos, coal mining and jeans blasting: old and new causes of occupational respiratory disease
Chair(s): O. Omland (Aalborg, Denmark), P. Vermeire (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational and environmental diseases: a kaleidoscope
Chair(s): B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium), A. Cimrin (Izmir, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Tobacco smoking related health issues
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), V. Bellia (Palermo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Effects of smoking cessation on pulmonary functions
Chair(s): Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), D. Gorecka (Warszawa, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric asthma drug therapy
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Ghent, Belgium), N. Boluyt (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapy in allergic airway disease
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), M. O. Hoekstra (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessing respiratory function: QA and specific applications
Chair(s): B. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom), I. Steenbruggen (Raalte, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Pneumonia in childhood: new perspectives
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), J. E. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial and mediastinal malignancies
Chair(s): G. Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany), D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and experimental studies in lung transplantation
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), C. Ward (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiotherapy techniques: from evaluation to rehabilitation
Chair(s): M. Spruit (Wilsele-Putkapel, Belgium), K. Wadell (Umea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Patient education, promotional research and best practice
Chair(s): C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain), G. L. Narsavage (Augusta, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Nosocomial pneumonia management
Chair(s): M. Confalonieri (Trieste, Italy), T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Adulthood and childhood epidemiology of tubercolosis I
Chair(s): G. Besozzi (Sondalo, Italy), P. Magyar (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Adulthood and childhood epidemiology of tuberculosis II
Chair(s): A. Sorete Arbore (Iasi, Romania), G. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tuberculosis and surveillance of resistances
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Inhaler devices: challenges and solutions
Chair(s): L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden), R. Dal Negro (Verona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway regulation and response II
Chair(s): A. Knox (Nottingham, United Kingdom), S. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Tracheal surgery, emergencies and infectious problems
Chair(s): M. Dusmet (London, United Kingdom), A. Akopov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchodilators with and without corticosteroids
Chair(s): S. Centanni (Milan, Italy), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
The many faces of sarcoidosis I
Chair(s): D. Bouros (Athens, Greece), P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Issues in applied physiology and asthma
Chair(s): Y. Luo (Guangzhou, China), P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management I
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment options for moderate and severe asthma
Chair(s): E. Nizankowska (Krakow, Poland), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - pathogenesis I
Chair(s): J. O'Brien (Cape Town, South Africa), J. Stolk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - diagnosis and staging I
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - pathogenesis II
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
OSAS control of ventilation, guidelines, doctors and patients
Chair(s): T. Todisco (Perugia, Italy), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Malignant pleural disease
Chair(s): E. Jassem (Gdansk, Poland), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of lung cancer
Chair(s): M. Zamboni (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), V. Westeel (Besancon, France)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - diagnosis and staging II
Chair(s): A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation), A. Dirksen (Hellerup, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: experimental animal studies and case reports
Chair(s): J. Behr (Munich, Germany), J. Domagala-Kulawik (, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of OSA
Chair(s): J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France), Z. Tomori (Kosice, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment and monitoring of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. Pelosi (Milan, Italy), K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer
Chair(s): W. Roche (Southampton, United Kingdom), E. Danila (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Cellular and molecular mechanisms in COPD
Chair(s): A. Gillissen (Leipzig, Germany), B. Crestani (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway epithelial secretions inflammatory lung disease
Chair(s): M. Kraft (Durham, United States of America), R. Wiewrodt (Mainz, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
From molecules to patients: mechanisms of lung injury, fibrosis and cancer
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), D. Thickett (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD and asthma pathogenic mechanisms
Chair(s): J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, The Netherlands), C. Kahler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise in respiratory disease
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), K. Wasserman (Torrance, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
CPAP therapy
Chair(s): J. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive ventilation in chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France), T. Koehnlein (Magdeburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
MP16 - Harm reduction in difficult-to-stop smokers
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MP3 - Allergen avoidance and allergic sensitisation: current views and controversies
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MP6 - Breathlessness as a presenting symptom
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MP5 - Follow-up and surveillance for lung cancer
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Asthma in pregnancy and menopause
Chair(s): G. Barr (New York, United States of America), M. Schatz (San Diego, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Advances in noninvasive monitoring of airway inflammation and obstruction
Chair(s): I. Horvath (Budapest, Hungary), G. Di Maria (Catania, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Cellular mechanisms of inflammatory lung diseases
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Mechanisms and markers of ARDS and sepsis
Chair(s): A. Ishizaka (Tokyo, Japan), J. Skrickova (Brno, Czech Republic)
Poster Discussion
Burden and management of obstructive airway diseases
Chair(s): F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France), D. Mannino (Lexington, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
New perspectives in asthma treatment
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), L. Nielsen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Evolution on pulmonary imaging
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), J. Stolk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Oncology Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): M. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Major Symposium
Cleaning and cooking: a risk for occupational and household asthma
Chair(s): D. Nowak (Munich, Germany), T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Role of the bronchial smooth muscle in regulating airway disease
Chair(s): J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on COPD
Chair(s): M. Nishimura (Sapporo, Japan), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Progresses in lung fibrosis
Chair(s): R. Dubois (London, United Kingdom), B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy)
Oral Presentation
New strategies and drugs for smoking cessation
Chair(s): C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece), L. Allegra (Milano, Italy)
Hot topics
Upper airway interventions in OSA patients
Chair(s): M. Marklund (Umea, Sweden), J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Management of airway hypersecretions
Chair(s): J. Bott (Ashford, United Kingdom), B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Asthma in the preschool child
Chair(s): P. J. F. M. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)
Symposium
Update on the role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis and treatment of lung diseases
Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland)
Symposium
Pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and therapy
Chair(s): P. E. Postmus (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), H. Matthys (Freiburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Protease-antiprotease revisited
Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), A. Dirksen (Hellerup, Denmark)
Evening Symposium
Are we ready for "inflammometry"? The role of eNO in asthma management
Chair(s): K. Alving (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Workshop: evidence-based practice: an approach to care
Chair(s): S. Walker (Warwick, United Kingdom), G. L. Narsavage (Augusta, United States of America)
Symposium
Cystic fibrosis lung disease: pieces of the puzzle
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), N. Hoiby (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension and fibrosis: novel mechanisms
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Krems, Austria), L. Nicod (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology in childhood asthma
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), W. Van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Sleep apnoea in children
Chair(s): K. Desager (Antwerp, Belgium), K. Franklin (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
What is new in childhood respiratory epidemiology?
Chair(s): M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom), C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
The hygiene hypothesis revised – pro, con, or…?
Chair(s): I. Annesi Maesano (Villejuif, France), E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)
Symposium
Regulation of the allergic and asthmatic response
Chair(s): H. Renz (Marburg, Germany), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Multidisciplinary treatment of non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: contemporary concepts
Chair(s): M. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Symposium
Practical and scientific considerations in the use of new electronic technologies for ambulatory monitoring of respiratory disease
Chair(s): P. Enright (Tucson, United States of America), H. Reddel (Camperdown, Australia)
Hot topics
Oxidative and nitrative stress: control of cell function in COPD
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), K. Ito (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Contemporary physiological approaches to reversing the disease spiral in advanced COPD
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Clinical Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), J. Gibson (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
Airway epithelial cells in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Host-pathogen interaction in respiratory virus infections
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), P. Bardin (Melbourne, Australia)
Oral Presentation
Advancements in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Chair(s): S. Harari (Milan, Italy), E. Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel)
Poster Discussion
New insights in the epidemiology of asthma and allergy
Chair(s): P. Burney (London, United Kingdom), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Assessing respiratory function: chemically sound
Chair(s): F. De Jongh (Enschede, The Netherlands), A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
CAP: aetiology and management
Chair(s): H. Lode (Berlin, Germany), K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Novel therapies for asthma
Chair(s): M. Molimard (Bordeaux, France), D. Ukena (Bremen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
COPD: role of infection
Chair(s): R. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Allergic rhinitis and asthma in primary care
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwickshire, United Kingdom), B. Yawn (Rochester, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary thromboembolic disease
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Clamart, France), G. Meyer (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary rehabilitation: an evidence-based intervention
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Smoking cessation in respiratory diseases: methods and results
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
New techniques in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Skeletal muscles: current concepts
Chair(s): M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain), Y. Luo (Guangzhou, China)
Oral Presentation
Challenges in the biological understanding of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): H. Wilkens (Homburg/Saar, Germany), A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Neuroendocrine tumours of the lung
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), G. Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany)
Symposium
Diagnosis of tuberculosis and LTBI
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), E. Panic (Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: no longer just kids‘ stuff
Chair(s): S. Sawyer (Melbourne, Australia), H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Inflammatory phenotypes of asthma and COPD: the end of traditional diagnosis, or not?
Chair(s): R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Symposium
New developments in infectious disease
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Systemic effects of OSA
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathogenesis of OSA
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany), W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: clinical physiology
Chair(s): D. Navajas (Barcelona, Spain), N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiological studies in animals
Chair(s): E. Barreiro (Barcelone, Spain), E. Oostveen (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Current and emerging anti-inflammatory therapies
Chair(s): T. Hansel (London, United Kingdom), M. Matera (Naples, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Methodological considerations in noninvasive assessment of airway inflammation
Chair(s): L. Spicuzza (Catania, Italy), S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Outdoor air: epidemiology and mechanisms of disease
Chair(s): U. Ackermann Liebrich (Basel, Switzerland), R. Joerres (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Immunology in interstitial lung disease and airway infectious problems
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), J. Grutters (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of asthma and allergy
Chair(s): M. Perzanowski (New York, United States of America), C. Svanes (Malaga, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and COPD: management and burden
Chair(s): J. Garcia-Aymerich (Barcelona , Spain), C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory infections and inflammations
Chair(s): G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy), A. Hill (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Treating smokers to quit
Chair(s): J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland), M. Bartal (Casablanca, Morocco)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung mechanics and prediction of respiratory outcome
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Interventions in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): P. Bindels (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), L. Agertoft (Kolding, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Studies in paediatric allergy
Chair(s): M. O. Hoekstra (Utrecht, The Netherlands), H. Van Bever (Singapore, Singapore)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: genes, inflammation and more
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Ghent, Belgium), M. Ballmann (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Atypical bacteria, fungal and parasitic infections of the lung
Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), A. Sayiner (Izmir, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis I
Chair(s): S. Kajba (Celje, Slovenia), L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis II
Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Pavia, Italy), I. Ghali (Rabat, Morocco)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis III
Chair(s): M. Beji (Tunis, Tunisia), P. Magyar (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and diagnostic features in tuberculosis IV
Chair(s): M. Marques Gomes (Lisbon, Portugal), E. Panic (Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic situations in adulthood and childhood in TB
Chair(s): F. Fiorentini (Castrocaro, Italy), M. Pavlovic (Zagreb, Croatia)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary circulation
Chair(s): A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise and gas exchange
Chair(s): A. Cogo (Ferrara, Italy), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Cellular and molecular aspects of lung injury
Chair(s): O. Eickelberg (Giessen, Germany), M. Malm-Erjefalt (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchology, biopsy - procedures and bleeding
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland), N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway biology
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), S. Puddicombe (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management II
Chair(s): J. Ficker (Nuremberg, Germany), A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management III
Chair(s): M. Pfeifer (Regensburg, Germany), K. Kenn (Schonau A. Konigssee, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthmatic inflammation
Chair(s): W. Luttmann (Rostock, Germany), A. Frew (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - exacerbations I
Chair(s): R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain), J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - treatment II
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), L. Chovan (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - treatment III
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - exacerbations II
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Chronic cough, reflux, aspiration, pneumonia
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), H. Lode (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - treatment I
Chair(s): S. Rennard (Omaha, United States of America), E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous clinical problems
Chair(s): R. Speich (Zurich, Switzerland), R. Kessler (Strasbourg, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Advances in pulmonary radiology
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), F. Laurent (Pessac, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Thoracic imaging: clinical applications
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), F. Laurent (Pessac, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic and therapeutic issues in bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy
Chair(s): A. Diacon (Tygerberg, South Africa), F. Rodriguez-Panadero (Seville, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology and evaluation of lung cancer patients - quality of life
Chair(s): E. Danila (Vilnius, Lithuania), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Tumoural markers, prognosis, symptoms and palliation
Chair(s): R. Sotto Mayor (Portela, Portugal), L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Biological and molecular features in lung cancer
Chair(s): A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium), V. Westeel (Besancon, France)
Thematic Poster Session
The many faces of sarcoidosis II
Chair(s): P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy), A. Azuma (Tokyo, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Various aspects of pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): C. Albera (Orbassano, Italy), P. Haslam (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and COPD: medication and management in primary care
Chair(s): A. Ostrem (Oslo, Norway), T. Van Der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Health status in COPD and asthma: its relevance in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): A. Kaptein (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Spruit (Wilsele-Putkapel, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
MP13 - Diaphragm strength measurement: current concepts
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MP8 - Lung involvement in connective tissue disease
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MP11 - Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in children
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MP7 - Management of a chest tube with prolonged air leak in a respiratory unit
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Perioperative considerations in general thoracic surgery
Chair(s): P. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), D. Subotich (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro)
Oral Presentation
Gene expression, receptors and markers in lung cancer
Chair(s): C. Mascaux (Brussels, Belgium), G. Buccheri (Cuneo, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Biological and treatment aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), A. Sanduzzi (Naples, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): L. Garcia-Marcos (El Palmar Murcia, Spain), V. Macek (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Poster Discussion
Pleural effusions and pneumothorax
Chair(s): R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany), Y. Lee (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Non-invasive ventilation: new bricks in the wall
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Winck (Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal)
Poster Discussion
COPD pathogenesis: new insights
Chair(s): M. Saetta (Padova, Italy), G. Schultze-Werninghaus (Bochum, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric bronchology - a broad field
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Update on orphan lung diseases
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), S. Harari (Milan, Italy)
Symposium
Information for the active clinician
Chair(s): J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland), J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia)
Oral Presentation
Better understanding of lung function decline and COPD
Chair(s): J. Anto (Barcelona, Spain), J. Soriano (Collegeville, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Muscle training and chronic lung disease
Chair(s): M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland), J. Bott (Ashford, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New insights in respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): M. H. Goetz (Vienna, Austria), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Combination therapy for asthma. Which, why and how?
Chair(s): E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Outcome in severe pneumonia
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Symposium
Mechanical factors limiting physical exercise in disease
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Symposium
Scientific year in review
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Lung cancer staging: not as simple as it seems?
Chair(s): M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), C. Bolliger (Basel, Switzerland)
Symposium
Radiology Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): F. Laurent (Pessac, France), B. Ghaye (Liege, Belgium), G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France)
Major Symposium
Antibiotic therapy: short- and long-term outcomes in LRTI
Chair(s): R. Grossman (Mississauga, Canada)
Evening Symposium
Asthma management - important issues
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
New modalities and application in lung and airway imaging
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Workshop: tests of respiratory muscle strength
Chair(s): M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom), N. Verhey (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Control of breathing
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium), V. Donic (Kosice, Slovakia)
Oral Presentation
Assessing the relevance of obstructive airway diseases
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Progresses in granolomatous lung disease
Chair(s): M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Muller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
What's new in tobacco and lung disease
Chair(s): L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Improving asthma control in the harder-to-reach population
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
COPD - acute exacerbations
Chair(s): L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy), E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric Clinical Grand Round: an interactive session
Chair(s): W. Lenney (Nantwich, United Kingdom), A. Boner (Verona, Italy)
Major Symposium
In vivo - approaches to lung injury
Chair(s): J. Erjefalt (Lund, Sweden), A. Prasse (Freiburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New treatments in pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): W. Seeger (Giessen, Germany), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Hot topics
Protocols in the critically ill patient
Chair(s): L. Nicod (Bern, Switzerland), E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt)
Symposium
Major viral threats to the lung
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Pathophysiology of lung cancer progression: impact in diagnosis and early detection
Chair(s): L. Montuenga (Pamplona, Spain), E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Symposium
An update on the mechanisms of pulmonary oedema formation and reabsorption
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Homburg, Germany), J. Pittet (San Francisco, United States of America)
Symposium
Childhood respiratory epidemiology
Chair(s): C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland), W. Van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Novel physiotherapeutic interventions in medical, surgical and neurological conditions
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Tuberculosis, hydatidosis, empty scheme and pleural disease
Chair(s): D. Subotic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), D. Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology of smoking and smoking cessation
Chair(s): M. Jaakkola (Birmingham, United Kingdom), J-F. Tessier (Bordeaux, France)
Poster Discussion
Noninvasive methods to study airway epithelium in patients
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), O. Holz (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Prognostic factors in lung cancer
Chair(s): P. Zatloukal (Prague, Czech Republic), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Oral Presentation
Experimental approaches to the study of chronic cough and cigarette smoking
Chair(s): A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), R. Polosa (S Gregorio Di Catania, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring paediatric asthma
Chair(s): J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), K. Nemsadze (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis and LTBI
Chair(s): R. Zaleskis (Copenhagen, Denmark), G. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis, staging, epidemiology, management
Chair(s): V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
Chair(s): B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Symposium
Non-invasive ventilation: what's new?
Chair(s): B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany), J. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Microorganisms: good, bad or ugly in allergic respiratory disease
Chair(s): S. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Various scenarios produced by cancer and lung transplantation: dialogue between oncogenesis and immunosuppression
Chair(s): A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Symposium
Does COPD begin in childhood? Reviewing the evidence
Chair(s): P. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), M. Zach (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Clinical year in review
Chair(s): P. Camus (Dijon, France), K. Haeussinger (Gauting, Germany)
Hot topics
Traffic, particles and health
Chair(s): N. Kunzli (Los Angeles, United States of America), B. Forsberg (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Occupational airway disease: allergy and irritation
Chair(s): D. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands), D. Fishwick (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function in infants and children in health and disease
Chair(s): S. Turner (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), F. Horak (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of smoking among health staff
Chair(s): F. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania), S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of smoking among children and adolescents
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), G. Invernizzi (Prata Camportaccio, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Allergy and immunology in asthma and rhinitis: children and adults
Chair(s): J.O. Warner (Southampton, United Kingdom), J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Organic dusts - warfare and disasters
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), P. Henneberger (Morgantown, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous including cancer epidemiology
Chair(s): F. Pistelli (Pisa, Italy), T. Eagan (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of COPD
Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), K. May (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: of exercise, aerosol and more
Chair(s): L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania), B. Assael (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of inflammatory reactions in asthma, COPD and models of allergic airway disease
Chair(s): M. Hylkema (Groningen, The Netherlands), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Different aspects of asthma
Chair(s): Q. Jobsis (Maastricht, Netherlands), R. Primhak (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
The paediatric airway: diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
Chair(s): P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): J. E. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Biology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Sanduzzi Zamparelli (Naples, Italy), C. Lange (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Childhood respiratory epidemiology II
Chair(s): I. Chkhaidze (Tbilisi, Georgia), A. Valiulis (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Adult and paediatric surgery for benign disease
Chair(s): D. Van Raemdonck (Leuven, Belgium), P. Yablonsky (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical issues before and after lung transplantation
Chair(s): J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland), M. Iversen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of respiratory infections
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), F. Paganin (St Pierre, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory infections: miscellanea
Chair(s): G. Rohde (Bochum, Germany), V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Terni, Italy), E. Panic (Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro)
Thematic Poster Session
Exploring alternative mechanisms and treatments
Chair(s): G. Di Maria (Catania, Italy), P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of tuberculosis in susceptible and MDR patients
Chair(s): R. Zaleskis (Copenhagen, Denmark), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Resistant and MDR tuberculosis
Chair(s): J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia), P. De Colombani (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway regulation and response I
Chair(s): N. Scichilone (Palermo, Italy), S. Centanni (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Management strategies in chronic failure
Chair(s): J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), R. S. Goldstein (Toronto, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring response to treatment in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), G. D'Amato (Naples, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic procedures, staging of lung cancer and screening
Chair(s): C. Mascaux (Brussels, Belgium), B. Mennecier (Strasbourg, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiological studies in healthy humans
Chair(s): C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management IV
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany), W. Pohl (Grimmenstein, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma management V
Chair(s): A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia), U. Juergens (Bonn, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - diagnosis and staging III
Chair(s): N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece), M. Luisetti (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - outcome
Chair(s): J. Haughney (East Kilbride, United Kingdom), M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension and related pathology
Chair(s): A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of lung function and side-effects in various diseases
Chair(s): J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Evolutions in bronchoscopic procedures
Chair(s): J. Strausz (Budapest, Hungary), J-M. Vergnon (St Etienne, France)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - health-related quality of life and patients' needs
Chair(s): P. Jones (London, United Kingdom), M. Partridge (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung tumour metastases, rare tumours paraneoplastic syndromes
Chair(s): E. Jassem (Gdansk, Poland), J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro Jr (Coimbra, Portugal), V. Poletti (Forli, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory disease management in primary care
Chair(s): B. Stallberg (Trosa, Sweden), A. Sheikh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany), M. Ciontu (Bucharest, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary fibrosis and pleural disease
Chair(s): G. Zissel (Freiburg, Germany), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway epithelial cells in inflammatory and host defence
Chair(s): E. Puchelle (Reims, France), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of OSA I
Chair(s): T. Penzel (Marburg, Germany), R. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
From mice to men: acute lung injury
Chair(s): H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany), S. Uhlig (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), H. Ghofrani (Giessen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of OSA II
Chair(s): Y. Peker (Skoevde, Sweden), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
MP18 - Pre-operative pulmonary assessment
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MP15 - Pharmacogenetics
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MP1 - What more can we learn from body-box measurements compared with spirometry?
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MP14 - Treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
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Clinical features of mycobacteriosis
Chair(s): P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland), G. Besozzi (Sondalo, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Applied physiology in clinical practice
Chair(s): R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), J. Moxham (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology and risk factors in asthma
Chair(s): C. Mapp (Ferrara, Italy), J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic and therapeutic evolutions in bronchoscopy
Chair(s): J. Annema (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Tercelj-Zorman (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Poster Discussion
Clinical application of paediatric lung function testing
Chair(s): N. Beydon (Paris, France), H. Ljungberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
COPD, asthma and lung cancer in primary care
Chair(s): M. Levy (Middlesex, United Kingdom), O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Management of lung cancer: clinical problems
Chair(s): P. E. Postmus (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Metabolic control in OSA
Chair(s): M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), J. Verbraecken (Edegem, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary function outcome, respiratory morbidity in prematurely born children and acute lung injury
Chair(s): B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom), A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Spirometry - now and in the future
Chair(s): C. Phillips (Rochester, United Kingdom), M. Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Oral Presentation
Novelties in asthma progression and risks
Chair(s): P. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), I. Annesi Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Oral Presentation
Systemic effects of COPD
Chair(s): M. Tubilsky (Tel Aviv, Israel), A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation and remodelling in allergy and asthma
Chair(s): P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Physiotherapy in the critically ill patient
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Bott (Ashford, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Environmental tobacco smoke and obstructive lung disease
Chair(s): M. Eisner (San Francisco, United States of America), M. Jaakkola (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Biological agents in the therapy of sarcoidosis
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom), R. P. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America)
Hot topics
Impact of the respiratory system on diving fitness and accidents
Chair(s): H. Matthys (Freiburg, Germany), R. Moon (Durham, United States of America)
Symposium
Food allergy, atopic dermatitis and asthma
Chair(s): A. Sprikkelman (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), J.O. Warner (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Community-acquired pneumonia: clinical approaches
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), W. Boersma (Alkmaar, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Screening and imaging of lung cancer
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
What's new in the pleura
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Resistant and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia), T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania)
Oral Presentation
News about pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), G. Sybrecht (Homburg/Saar, Germany)
Oral Presentation
COPD - pulmonary haemodynamics and gas exchange
Chair(s): H. Olschewski (Graz, Austria), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Old timers still around: fibres and inorganic dusts
Chair(s): P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium), J. Pairon (Creteil, France)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension: pathophysiology
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Oral Presentation
A sceptical look at lung cancer screening
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), J. Pedersen (Hellerup, Denmark)
Symposium
Mechanisms of resolution of inflammation
Chair(s): I. Vachier (Montpellier, France), B. Levy (Boston, United States of America)
Symposium
Difficult asthma in children
Chair(s): I. Balfour-Lynn (London, United Kingdom), P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)
Symposium
Infection and acute exacerbation of COPD: what do we know?
Chair(s): M. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Agusti (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)
Symposium
The ERS/ATS statements on pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): C. F. Donner (Verona, Italy), L. Nici (Providence, United States of America)
Symposium
Genes and environment in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): A. Sprikkelman (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), G. Koppelman (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Management of tuberculosis pulmonary, extrapulmonary peculiarities
Chair(s): L. Casali (Terni, Italy), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
The injured lung: pathogenesis and interventions
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Homburg, Germany), I. Rahman (Rochester, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis lung disease: let's make things better
Chair(s): S. Stick (Perth, Australia), F. Ratjen (Toronto, Canada)
Poster Discussion
CPAP therapy
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), R. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary rehabilitation: mechanisms of action
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
COPD - staging and therapy
Chair(s): P. Tonnesen (Gentofte, Denmark), R. Kessler (Strasbourg, France)
Poster Discussion
Lung structure: current concepts
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation and the airway smooth muscle: cellular and pharmacological interactions
Chair(s): J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), J. Nadel (San Francisco, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Recent advances in graft dysfunction after lung transplantation
Chair(s): A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland), G. Snell (Melbourne, Australia)
Oral Presentation
Chronic care in respiratory failure
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Genetic polymorphisms and molecular mechanisms in asthma pathophysiology
Chair(s): N. Krug (Hannover, Germany), I. Hall (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
What should we know about our SAS patients
Chair(s): K. Ruhle (Hagen, Germany), J. Fischer (Norderney, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Exercise testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
Symposium
Selective gene knockout - the use of small interference RNA
Chair(s): G. Anderson (Parkville, Australia), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in hypoxaemic acute respiratory failure (ARF)
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Symposium
Central sleep apnoea
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Edegem, Belgium), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Hot topics
Interaction between innate and adaptive immunity in lung disease
Chair(s): R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Hot topics
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: new concepts in its pathogenesis and management
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), M. Spiteri (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Asthma and rhinitis: insight from airway secretions and exhaled air
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liege, Belgium), R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion