PG3 - Diagnostic methods in sleep disordered breathing
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 - Objective assessments in paediatric respiratory medicine
Chair(s): J. Y. Paton (Glasgow, United Kingdom), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 - Management of end-stage patients with COPD
Chair(s): T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 - Multiresistant tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial disease
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), M. Perelman (Moscow, Russia)
Postgraduate Course
PG9 - The role of infection in airway inflammation and exacerbation
Chair(s): J. C. Hogg (Vancouver, Canada), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG2 - Lung Cancer: bronchoscopic tools in diagnosis, staging, and treatment
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG1 - Basics in chest imaging: the mediastinum
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Bern, Switzerland), G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 - Application of genomics and proteomics to pulmonary disease
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG10 - Occupational and environmental disorders of the lung parenchyma
Chair(s): P. de Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium), J. Dalphin (Besancon, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG6 - Promotion of self-management by primary care and pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): C. van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Postgraduate Course
PG8 - Defining clinical asthma phenotypes: implications for therapy
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), K. F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 - Childhood pneumonia after the turn of the new millennium
Chair(s): B. Fauroux (Paris, France), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG15 - Understanding the WHO 2004 histopathological classification of lung tumours and its clinical utility
Chair(s): W. Travis (Washington, United States Of America), E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG19 - Screening for cystic fibrosis: diagnose early - treat early
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 - How to conduct a scientific survey on respiratory health
Chair(s): I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France), G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG22 - New perspectives in pneumonia treatment and prophylaxis
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 - Lung diffusion measurements in diseases
Chair(s): H. Stam (Dordrecht, The Netherlands), M. Hughes (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 - Bronchiolitis in adults
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France)
Postgraduate Course
PG21 - Home mechanical ventilation in COPD patients
Chair(s): J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain), A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 - Contemporary dimensions in cardiopulmonary exercise testing and interpretation
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG20 - State-of-the art in management of pleural diseases
Chair(s): P. Thomas (Marseille, France), S. Elia (Naples, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 - Asthma: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
Modulation of the allergic response in animal models
Chair(s): A. van Oosterhout (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Practical issues in the management of childhood asthma
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium), L. Garcia Marcos (Cartagena, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Clinical and behavioural consequences of COPD
Chair(s): H. Matthys (Freiburg, Germany), M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Assessment of lung function before resection of lung cancer
Chair(s): G. Massard (Strasbourg, France), K. Moghissi (Goole, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pathobiological and clinical investigations in interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Müller-Quernheim (Freiburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Community acquired pneumonia - epidemiology and host defence
Chair(s): R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), J. T. Macfarlane (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Occupational asthma: epidemiology, risk factors, outcome
Chair(s): M. Kogevinas (Barcelona, Spain), D. Nowak (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pharmacoepidemiology of obstructive lung disease: beyond clinical trials
Chair(s): P. Lange (Hvidovre, Denmark), J. O. Lötvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Major Symposium
Lung development and cancer
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Functional insights: lung and respiratory muscle
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
A new approach to the detection of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria), H. Olschewski (Giessen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Noninvasive ventilation for respiratory failure in obese patients
Chair(s): G. Laier-Groeneveld (Erfurt, Germany), J. F. Muir (Rouen, France)
Assembly Symposium
Cellular and molecular strategies to repair the damaged lung
Chair(s): C. Kähler (Innsbruck, Austria), J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany)
Major Symposium
Clinical year in review
Chair(s): P. E. van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Hot topics
New tools and new concepts in respiratory monitoring
Chair(s): M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece), J. Hunt (Charlottesville, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Advancements in pathobiology of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Treatment of lung cancer and lung metastases
Chair(s): P. E. van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), M. Perelman (Moscow, Russia)
Poster Discussion
Inflammation and tissue repair in pulmonary disease
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), J. Erjefält ( Lund, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic clinical and biological features in tuberculosis
Chair(s): J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Exercise and systemic effects in COPD
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy), P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Cellular injury and repair in the lung
Chair(s): T. Tetley (London, United Kingdom), C. Kähler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Update on smoking related damage and cessation
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
The First European Respiratory Meeting, 50 years on
Chair(s): J. E. Cotes (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Pneumothorax, chest drains
Chair(s): H. Matthys (Freiburg, Germany), G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Oral Presentation
Highlights of risk factors for asthma
Chair(s): G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy), J. M. Anto (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Improved understanding of the basic mechanisms impact on the management of COPD
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), S. Rennard (Omaha, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Viral bronchiolitis in children: what's new in diagnosis and treatment?
Chair(s): M. Canciani (Udine, Italy), M. Goetz (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Clinical Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), T. Schaberg (Rothenburg, Germany)
Major Symposium
Weaning and noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV)
Chair(s): B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany), J. Bott (London, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
MP14 - Enlarged paratracheal lymph nodes: from medical imaging to positive diagnosis
Meet the Professor
Therapy in paediatric asthma I
Chair(s): E. Duiverman (Gronigen, The Netherlands), F. Ratjen (Essen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and allergy: prevalence and risk factors
Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), M. Perzanowski (New York, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Quality of life and morbidity aspects in COPD
Chair(s): J. Garcia-Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), P. Vermeire (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Pneumoconioses and interstitial occupational lung disease
Chair(s): P. de Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Genetics and epidemiology in respiratory studies - adults and children
Chair(s): W. Cookson (Oxford, United Kingdom), M. Kabesch (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Various exposures
Chair(s): J. Walusiak (Lodz, Poland), G. Invernizzi (Prata, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Tobacco smoking and respiratory disease
Chair(s): P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), N. Künzli (Los Angeles, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking cessation: assessment and management
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical questions being answered by paediatric lung function
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), V. Macek (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tuberculosis I
Chair(s): G. Besozzi (Sondalo, Italy), M. Bugiani (Torino, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric respiratory epidemiology I
Chair(s): J. Riedler (Salzburg, Austria), C. Kuehni (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Trauma, interstitial disease and miscellaneous
Chair(s): P. Vadasz (Budapest, Hungary), D. Waller (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Trachea, mediastinum and rare tumours
Chair(s): P. Yablonskiy (S. Petersburg, Russia), J. Freixinet (Las Palmas, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung transplantation: update on clinical and experimental issues
Chair(s): G. M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), P. Corris (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Standardization of tests and equipment evaluation: from spirometry on wards
Chair(s): B. G. Cooper (Cannock, United Kingdom), R. O. Crapo (Salt Lake City, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Community acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic), T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tuberculosis II
Chair(s): S. Kos (Mirosov, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
Chair(s): S. Kajba (Celje, Slovenia), G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and related features in tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Lodi, Italy), H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Exploring new basic aspects of treatment of asthma
Chair(s): I. Vachier (Montpellier, France), K. Racke (Bonn, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapy in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms in allergic diseases
Chair(s): N. Papadopoulos (Holargos, Greece), A. Von Berg (Wesel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Current treatments for allergic rhinitis and asthma
Chair(s): G. D'Amato (Naples, Italy), I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathobiology in experimental and neoplastic lung diseases
Chair(s): V. Poletti (Forli, Italy), J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Infectious pneumonia and related diseases including tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary and respiratory pump function
Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Complications and prognosis of COPD
Chair(s): M. Muers (Leeds, United Kingdom), T. Celikel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Biological correlates of COPD
Chair(s): J. Winck (Porto, Portugal), P. Paredi (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Acute and chronic management of COPD
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany), F. Gigliotti (Florence, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Imaging in COPD, pulmonary embolism and other pulmonary vascular disorders
Chair(s): K. Malagari (Papagou, Greece), B. Smevik (Oslo, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic techniques in pulmonary and pleural diseases
Chair(s): J. Strausz (Törökbálint, Hungary), M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Complications of lung cancer or its treatment quality of life - prognosis
Chair(s): Z. Slobodnjak (Zagreb, Croatia), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Molecular biology and tumoral markers
Chair(s): C. Mascaux (Bruxelles, Belgium), R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: insights from structure and function
Chair(s): M. Orozco Levi (Barcelona, Spain), T. Similowski (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Primary care: asthma, allergy and COPD
Chair(s): B. Yawn (Rochester, United States of America), C. van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
In-vitro analysis of cellular response to lung injury
Chair(s): A. B. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of OSA
Chair(s): P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), Y. Heijdra (Nymegen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
"Chronic cough, hyperreactivity and lung granuloma""s"""
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), Y. Cormier (Ste-Foy, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of OSA
Chair(s): B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Animal models of lung injury and repair
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany), F. Grimbert (La Tronche, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Epithelial cells in inflammatory airway disease
Chair(s): E. Puchelle (Reims, France), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathogenesis of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), F. Maltais (Sainte-Foy, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment and outcome of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): C. R. Ribeiro de Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil), S. Weber-Carstens (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Primary care: COPD
Chair(s): T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands), H. Pinnock (Whitstable, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Interactions between pulmonary physiology and general medicine
Chair(s): P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland), P. L. Enright (Tucson, United States of America)
Poster Discussion
New and emerging pharmacological strategies in the treatment of asthma
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Exercise in COPD
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis in the 21st century: cutting edge investigations, taxing problems
Chair(s): E. Kerem (Jerusalem, Israel), R. H. Ersu (Istambul, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
New aspects of drug therapy in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): W. van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Immunology of airway and pulmonary disease
Chair(s): A. B. Kay (London, United Kingdom), T. Out (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Clinical and diagnostic features of tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland), E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia)
Oral Presentation
CPAP therapy for OSA
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
ISAAC and ECRHS - What have they taught us?
Chair(s): C. Lai (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Assembly Symposium
The fourth ERS - free paper symposium on interdisciplinary basic and clinical surfactant research
Chair(s): S. Piepenbrock (Hannover, Germany), T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Update on rare diffuse lung diseases
Chair(s): R. M. Du Bois (London, United Kingdom), J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France)
Major Symposium
Lung metastases
Chair(s): P. E. van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Smoking and asthma
Chair(s): M. Hylkema (Groningen, The Netherlands), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Hot topics
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): J. L. Vachiéry (Brussels, Belgium), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Oral Presentation
Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) - sentries for lung inflammation and fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Harrison (Florence, Italy), R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Early management of inflammatory airway diseases - Can we do better?
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: Current knowledge and new frontiers
Chair(s): J. Stolk (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Developments in the management of lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Evening Symposium
Mechanisms and diagnosis of pulmonary infection diseases in the ICU
Chair(s): E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt), T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pleural effusions
Chair(s): O. Kayacan (Ankara, Turkey), T. Schaberg (Rothenburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Assessment and outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy)
Poster Discussion
SARS and other lower respiratory tract infections
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), P. J. M. Openshaw (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Lung volume reduction surgery and pneumothorax
Chair(s): E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain), P. Thomas (Marseille, France)
Oral Presentation
Particle effects on humans
Chair(s): A. Seaton (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), R. Joerres (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Recent advances in modern chest imaging and their implications on various clinical problems
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Bern, Switzerland), K. Malagari (Papagou, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Skeletal muscle in respiratory disease
Chair(s): H. Gosker (Maastricht, The Netherlands), G. Rafferty (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Management of lung cancer and innovative therapies
Chair(s): R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Epithelial - microenvironmental interactions in neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung diseases
Chair(s): E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), V. De Rose (Torino, Italy)
Major Symposium
Understanding the complexity of how airways are regulated
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), J. O. Lötvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Pathobiological methodologies in monitoring immunomodulatory treatments
Chair(s): R. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America), P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Psychosocial and behavioural aspects of chronic respiratory diseases
Chair(s): E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway), W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
Major Symposium
Paediatric Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): W. van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), M. Zach (Graz, Austria)
Major Symposium
Heart failure and sleep apnoea
Chair(s): S. Javaheri (Cincinnati, United States Of America), J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Emphysema and oxygen therapy
Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Fibrosing lung diseases
Chair(s): R. M. Du Bois (London, United Kingdom), R. Baughman (Cincinnati, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring childhood asthma
Chair(s): P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic), I. Tsanakas (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Method aspects and risk environments of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): P. Lange (Hvidovre, Denmark), F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France)
Poster Discussion
Clinical and experimental studies on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment of ARDS
Chair(s): K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany), J. Haitsma (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Clinical, physiological, biological correlates of asthma
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Chronic respiratory illness in childhood
Chair(s): J. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland)
Oral Presentation
Nurse-managed services and quality of life
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), R. Booker (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Muscle biology and rehabilitation
Chair(s): C. Prefaut (Montpellier, France), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Smoking and cessation in respiratory disease
Chair(s): B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France), I. Sampablo Lauro (Cabrils, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Insights into asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia), I. Rahman (Rochester, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Further pharmacological and clinical evidence for using long-acting β-agonists with inhaled corticosteroids
Chair(s): L. Allegra (Milano, Italy), C. Page (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Acquired somatic mutations in the pathogenesis of COPD
Chair(s): G. P. Anderson (Parkville, Australia), S. Bozinovski (Parkville, Australia)
Assembly Symposium
Cournand Lecture
Chair(s): A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy)
Symposium
What's new in the treatment of sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. Morrell (London, United Kingdom), M. Hack (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Novel causes of occupational respiratory disease
Chair(s): D. Nowak (Munich, Germany), K. Kreiss (Morgantown, United States Of America)
Assembly Symposium
Modern staging of lung cancer
Chair(s): G. Massard (Strasbourg, France), J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Assembly Symposium
Diagnosis and staging of COPD
Chair(s): S. Buist (Portland, United States of America), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Symposium
Immunology in pulmonary diseases
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), F. J. Martinez (Ann Arbor, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Descriptive epidemiology of sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and pneumonia
Chair(s): E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway), M. Pavlovic (Zagreb, Croatia)
Thematic Poster Session
Chemical and irritative airway and lung disease
Chair(s): P. Blanc (San Francisco, United States Of America), A. Ben Kheder (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational asthma
Chair(s): P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom), J. Zock (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Effects of active and passive smoking
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Methodological aspects of paediatric lung function
Chair(s): G. Hülskamp (Munster, Germany), J. Pillow (West Perth, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapy in paediatric asthma II
Chair(s): L. Agertoft (Broendby, Denmark), A. Vaessen-Verberne (Breda, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Quality of life and adherence to therapy
Chair(s): T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands), J. Y. Paton (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Modern techniques bringing new insights into cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of childhood asthma
Chair(s): W. Lenney (Nantwich, United Kingdom), B. Arets (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
New insights in respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): J. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), M. Goetz (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous respiratory illnesses in children
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
The paediatric airway - common and rare pathologies
Chair(s): A. Barbato (Padova, Italy), G. Baktai (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function technology: beyond the basic test
Chair(s): F. Burgos (Barcelona, Spain), J. Kivastik (Tartu, Estonia)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and physiological observations from health to chronic illness
Chair(s): R. Garrod (London, United Kingdom), J. Vilaro (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory tract infection in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): Y. Fukuchi (Tokyo, Japan), S. Message (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Community acquired and nosocomial pneumonia
Chair(s): T. Verheij (Utrecht, The Netherlands), J. Lorenz (Ludenscheid, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical features in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis II
Chair(s): A. Kheder (Ariana, Tunisia), E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and related features in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and diagnostic problems in tuberculosis
Chair(s): P. Magyar (Budapest, Hungary), F. Fiorentini (Castrocaro, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. P. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: prevalence and risk factors
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Comparing inhaled corticosteroids
Chair(s): J. Mazzei (Buenos Aires, Argentina), C. M. Sanguinetti (Osimo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Inflammation and cell regulation in asthma
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), A. Frew (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pathobiology of airway disorders
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro Jr. (Coimbra, Portugal), J. Stolk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Animal models of airway diseases
Chair(s): J. Curtis (Ann Arbor, United States Of America), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Thrombo-embolic diseases
Chair(s): D. Kohler (Schmallenberg, Germany), J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Heart and lung
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany), D. Kiely (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of lung diseases
Chair(s): G. Sybrecht (Homburg, Germany), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and quality of life
Chair(s): A. Chetta (Parma, Italy), R. Duranti (Florence, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Drug therapy of COPD
Chair(s): J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Multicomponent management in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic management of lung cancer, clinical features
Chair(s): Z. Sayeh (Rabat, Marocco), V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Chemotherapy, targeted therapies costs and outcomes
Chair(s): M. Cerna (Bratislava, Slovakia), M. Pesek (Plzen, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
New insights on the role of different imaging methods in various clinical settings
Chair(s): K. Malagari (Papagou, Greece), M. Hauser (Bern, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Primary care: asthma treatments
Chair(s): D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), B. Stallberg (Trosa, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of OSA
Chair(s): H. Teschler (Essen, Germany), R. Plywaczewski (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Targeting acute and chronic airway obstruction
Chair(s): G. Di Maria (Catania, Italy), N. Hanania (Houston, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive ventilatory support in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): T. Celikel (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Peripheral muscle, obesity and preclinical physiology
Chair(s): J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: insights from structure and function
Chair(s): G. Scano (Florence, Italy), S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise and gas exchange
Chair(s): H. Guenard (Bordeaux, France), M. Maggiorini (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise physiology and physiopathology
Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), H. Perrault (Montreal, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
A translational approach to mechanisms of lung disease
Chair(s): S. Matalon (Birmingham, United States Of America), S. Donnelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD and lung cancer: genetics and pathogenesis
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Konstanz, Germany), D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): J. A. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain), M. Humbert (Clamart, France)
Oral Presentation
Lung inflammation and fibrogenesis
Chair(s): P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom), J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Bioaerosols
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), R. Van Strien (New Haven, United States Of America)
Poster Discussion
Pathogenesis of OSA
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), O. Marrone (Palermo, Italy)
Poster Discussion
From airway responsiveness to perception of symptoms
Chair(s): R. Polosa (Catania, Italy), M. Inman (Hamilton, Canada)
Poster Discussion
What's new in childhood. Asthma epidemiology?
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), F. H. Sennhauser (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Problems of resistance and HIV coinfection in tuberculosis
Chair(s): J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland), A. Sanduzzi (Napoli, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Epithelial cells: critical regulation of pathogenic processes in disease
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Novel approaches to the treatment of pneumonia
Chair(s): T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany), M. A. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Longitudinal studies and determinants of lung function and COPD
Chair(s): P. S. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), A. Sovijarvi (Helsinki, Finland)
Oral Presentation
New diagnostic and therapeutic applications in bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy
Chair(s): C. H. Marquette (Lille, France), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Primary care: asthma
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), R. Tomlins (Cherrybrook, Australia)
Oral Presentation
Lung transplantation: new insights in advanced lung disease and new drug developments - do they impact on selection criteria?
Chair(s): J. Orens (Baltimore, United States Of America), G. M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)
Assembly Symposium
Acute exacerbations and drug therapy in COPD
Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany), P. Weiner (Hadera, Israel)
Oral Presentation
Home ventilation in Europe - What have we learnt from the concerted action?
Chair(s): A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), D. Robert (Lyon, France)
Assembly Symposium
Noneosinophilic asthma
Chair(s): N. Thomson (Glasgow, United Kingdom), P. O'Byrne (Hamilton, Canada)
Major Symposium
How can we improve asthma management?
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Gefitinib (Iressa) in NSCLC: A real alternative to chemotherapy
Chair(s): N. Thatcher (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Anti-IgE: Addressing the unmet need in inadequately controlled severe allergic asthma
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Simplifying the complexities of obstructive lung disease: Exploring a new therapeutic target
Chair(s): L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Evening Symposium
Issues in tobacco control
Chair(s): F. D. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Primary care: asthma, COPD and tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom), O. C. P. van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Noninvasive approaches to measure airway epithelial cell function
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Joerres (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Genetics and immunology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Bronchiolitis obliterans: new developments in investigating post-transplant airway disease
Chair(s): F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy), J. Lordan (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Clinical application of lung function in early life
Chair(s): U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland), P. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Arginase: a novel target and marker for asthma?
Chair(s): P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
Hot topics
Asthma and perceived health status
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
Oral Presentation
Pathobiological and clinical investigations in airway disorders
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Upper airway obstruction - a paediatrician's perspective
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)
Assembly Symposium
Lung cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, staging
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), P. Yang (Taipei, Taiwan)
Oral Presentation
Palliative care in lung disease
Chair(s): J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain), B. Foggo (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Occupational Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Interactions between ventilatory strategies and different organ systems
Chair(s): K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany), A. T. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Major Symposium
Pulmonary fibrosis - new insights
Chair(s): R. McAnulty (London, United Kingdom), F. J. Martinez (Ann Arbor, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Asthma epidemiology: longitudinal and cross-sectional studies
Chair(s): P. Burney (London, United Kingdom), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Tobacco addiction: prevention and treatment
Chair(s): P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), D. Balfour (Dundee, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy), J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)
Poster Discussion
An update on imaging morphology and characteristics in various pulmonary diseases
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Bern, Switzerland), B. Smevik (Oslo, Norway)
Poster Discussion
Management of tuberculosis
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric bronchology - from endoscopy to microscopy
Chair(s): J. De Blic (Paris, France), M. Zach (Graz, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms and treatment of virus induced asthma exacerbations
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), G. Folkerts (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Chronic tissue hypoxia and gene expression: a systems approach to adaptation
Chair(s): A. Cogo (Ferrara, Italy), S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Pneumoconiosis: from asbestos to popcorn
Chair(s): K. Toren (Gothenburg, Sweden), D. Koh (Singapore, Singapore)
Oral Presentation
Prognostic factors
Chair(s): M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium), M. Pesek (Plzen, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Non-CPAP therapy for OSA
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium), K. Franklin (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Noninvasive ventilatory support in acute and chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany), M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Role of mechanical stretch in respiratory pathophysiology
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Assembly Symposium
Mechanisms and biomarkers of ischaemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury: lessons learnt from lung transplantation
Chair(s): N. Marczin (Harefield, United Kingdom), A. Choi (Pittsburg, United States Of America)
Assembly Symposium
Remodelling in children: myths and facts in asthma
Chair(s): M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Major Symposium
From chronic to integrated care in chronic respiratory disorders
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
Paediatric respiratory epidemiology II
Chair(s): Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), I. Drira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: allergens
Chair(s): J. S. van der Zee (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), N. Krug (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Analysis of airway inflammation in sputum and exhaled air
Chair(s): M. Corradi (Parma, Italy), R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Screening of asthma and its morbidity
Chair(s): C. Lai (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology: miscellaneous including cancer
Chair(s): M. Jaakkola (Helsinki, Finland), F. Pistelli (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Particles and pollution: clinical and experimental data
Chair(s): K. Donaldson (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), A. Blomberg (Umea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of smoking
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), P. Burney (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring childhood asthma
Chair(s): M. Hoekstra (Utrecht, The Netherlands), C. Van Der Ent (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: the expanding clinical issues
Chair(s): D. Sands (Warsaw, Poland), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung disease in infants and children - ventilation, monitoring and treatment
Chair(s): A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom), B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Hydatic disease, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis and other infections
Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria), D. Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Thematic Poster Session
Understanding airway regulation by airway monitoring
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Sakalauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural effusions, empyema: diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): G. Massard (Strasbourg, France), E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
New insights into pulmonary rehabilitation and COPD
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. van't Hul (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Primary care and nursing management of patients with chronic pulmonary disease in multiple settings
Chair(s): K. Holt (Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom), M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural and lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis
Chair(s): G. J. Huchon (Paris, France), R. Wilson (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Exotic respiratory infections
Chair(s): H. Lode (Berlin, Germany), N. Ekim (Cankaya, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Aspects of diagnosis - biology and infections in tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. Beji (Tunis, Tunisia), L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of infection and tuberculous diseases I
Chair(s): E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia), L. Casali (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of infection and tuberculous diseases II
Chair(s): P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland), F. D. Mihaltan (Bucharest, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Problems of resistances in tuberculosis
Chair(s): D. Sagebiel (Berlin, Germany), H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Allergic asthma, bronchial hyperreactivity and related airway disease
Chair(s): G. Joos (Gent, Belgium), G. M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pathobiology of interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), D. Bouros (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Improvements in delivery of inhaled agents
Chair(s): S. Centanni (Milan, Italy), S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Primary care: challenging pulmonary problems
Chair(s): A. Sheikh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), M. Roman Rodriguez (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Biological markers in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of respiratory disorders
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma, smoking and related pathology
Chair(s): D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy), J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninfectious pneumonia
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), J. Behr (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Biological and clinical effects of asthma therapy
Chair(s): I. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary), A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Exacerbations of COPD and diagnosis
Chair(s): E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy), Y. G. Kilinc (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): E. Marchand(Yvoir, Belgium), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Rehabilitation in asthma and non-COPD
Chair(s): R. S. Goldstein (Toronto, Canada), J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Interventional pulmonology: therapeutic procedures and procedural aspects
Chair(s): F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Tercelj-Zorman (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleuro-pulmonary metastases - rare tumours and rare clinical features
Chair(s): R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Mesothelioma and malignant pleural effusions - pollution and cancer
Chair(s): M. Peake (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Pesek (Plzen, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical studies on acute respiratory failure in COPD
Chair(s): T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany), S. Piepenbrock (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary circulation
Chair(s): A. T. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), H. Mal (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiology in normal subjects
Chair(s): E. Oostveen (Antwerp, Belgium), O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical epidemiological aspects of OSA
Chair(s): Z. Tomori (Kosice, Slovakia), J. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive ventilatory support in chronic respiratory failure and sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Cardio-vascular function in OSA patients
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
CPAP therapy for OSA
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
The spectrum of approaches to molecular and cellular lung injury
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Konstanz, Germany), C. O'Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Epithelial cell functions in host defense and ion transport
Chair(s): C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom), R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Inflammation and smoking induced effects
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), T. Barkhina (Moscow, Russia)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis and epidemiology of respiratory infections in the ICU
Chair(s): J. Skrickova (Brno, Czech Republic), J. Badia Jobal (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Risk factors for the development of asthma
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), J. Riedler (Salzburg, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): C. R. Ribeiro de Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil), M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): D. Baldwin (Nottingham, United Kingdom), M. Zamboni (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Lung fibrosis sarcoidosis alveolar microlithiasis and proteinosis
Chair(s): F. J. Martinez (Ann Arbor, United States of America), C. Albera (Turin, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Novel aspects of measurement and training in patients with chronic lung disease
Chair(s): M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland), M. Spruit (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Asthma and allergy overtime: risks and management
Chair(s): B. Lundbäck (Umea, Sweden), I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Oral Presentation
The ERS-ATS statement on pulmonary rehabilitation: a preview - ERS/ATS joint symposium
Chair(s): L. Nici (Providence, United States Of America), C. F. Donner (Veruno, Italy)
Symposium
Noninvasive monitoring of airway inflammation
Chair(s): P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary rehabilitation in acute COPD exacerbations
Chair(s): D. Shale (Penarth South Glamorgan, United Kingdom), M. L. A. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
New approaches to cystic fibrosis: from cells and molecules to novel therapies
Chair(s): T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria), P. Weller (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Animal models of allergic airway disease
Chair(s): G. P. Anderson (Parkville, Australia), A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia)
Oral Presentation
Ethics: a threat to clinical research?
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Rubenfeld (Seattle, United States Of America)
Hot topics
Risks for tuberculosis
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), T. Schaberg (Rothenburg, Germany)
Major Symposium
Scientific year in review
Chair(s): R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom), V. De Rose (Torino, Italy)
Hot topics
Controversies in the management of acute pulmonary thromboembolism
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Clamart, France), A. Peacock (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
Clinical physiology: airways and vessels
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), R. O. Crapo (Salt Lake City, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
COPD - do we treat just the lungs or should we treat the patient?
Chair(s): S. Rennard (Omaha, United States Of America), P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
Monitoring childhood asthma
Chair(s): P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands), E. Baraldi (Padova, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Genetics and molecular mechanisms of COPD and asthma
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Premature infants, respiratory morbidity and lung pathology in children
Chair(s): B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom), U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Systemic and metabolic effects from OSA
Chair(s): P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Animal models of asthma and chronic bronchitis and their relevance in pulmonary pharmacology
Chair(s): L. Nielsen (Aarhus, Denmark), G. Folkerts (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Primary care: COPD
Chair(s): O. C. P. van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), A. Ostrem (Oslo, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory physiotherapy: interventions and technologies
Chair(s): J. Bott (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Role of infection in COPD
Chair(s): J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): R. Schmid (Bern, Switzerland), S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation and remodelling in human lungs
Chair(s): W. Timens (Groningen, The Netherlands), S. Rennard (Omaha, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Impact of neoadjuvant treatments on morbidity and oncological outcome of patients with NSCLC
Chair(s): H-B. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa)
Major Symposium
Radiology Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Bern, Switzerland), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Major Symposium
How to control smoking in Europe as a pulmonologist
Chair(s): K. O. Fagerström (Helsingborg, Sweden), Y. Martinet (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France)
Major Symposium
Home mechanical ventilation in neuromuscular patients from hospital to home. Something new?
Chair(s): J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain), C. Wiezalis (Syracuse, United States Of America)
Assembly Symposium
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Management and resistance in tuberculosis
Chair(s): H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia), L. Chovan (Bratislava-Sloven, Slovakia)
Poster Discussion
Translation of lung inflammation from bench to bedside
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
New perspectives in pneumonia
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium), G. A. Rossi (Genoa, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Sarcoidosis
Chair(s): P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy), D. Kirsten (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Airway resistance: application and technique
Chair(s): A. H. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom), M. Goldman (Los Angeles, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Neural regulation of airways and cough
Chair(s): A. H. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), K. Tsang (Hong Kong, China)
Oral Presentation
Bronchiectasis
Chair(s): A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia), N. Konietzko (Essen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. Sorete-Arbore (Iasi, Romania), L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Molecular biology
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), E. Danila (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Oral Presentation
Burden of obstructive lung diseases: costs, mortality and life impairment
Chair(s): A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway), J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Transcription factors in airway disease
Chair(s): G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy), P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
New developments in endobronchial treatment
Chair(s): M. Marel (Prague, Czech Republic), M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Oral Presentation
European and other initiatives in the field of respiratory health and the environment
Chair(s): J. Gerritsen (Groningen, The Netherlands), G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy)
Symposium
Paediatric year in review
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), P. L. P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
Hot topics
Skeletal muscle dysfunction in COPD
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Assembly Symposium