PG1 - Basics in chest imaging - principles, interpretation and indications
Chair(s): T. Franquet (Barcelona, Spain), C. Schaefer-Prokop (Vienna, Austria)
Postgraduate Course
PG3 - Asthma - pathology and treatment
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom), E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Postgraduate Course
PG8 - Recent advances in the diagnostic and management protocols in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), M. Goetz (Wien, Austria)
Postgraduate Course
PG4 - Obstructive sleep apnoea - current pathophysiological, clinical and therapeutic concepts
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG7 - How to implement a pulmonary rehabilitation programme
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG5 - Lung volume measurements in diseases
Chair(s): D. Stanescu (Brussels, Belgium), J. Stocks (London, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG11 - Pneumonia epidemiology and diagnosis
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG15 - Pleural diseases
Chair(s): J. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
Postgraduate Course
PG20 - Smoking reduction and smoking cessation - an update and suggestions for future studies
Chair(s): P. Tonnesen (Copenhagen, Denmark), K. O. Fagerström (Helsingborg, Sweden)
Postgraduate Course
PG18 - Markers of inflammation in obstructive airway disease
Chair(s): J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG16 - Recent advances in understanding pulmonary fibrogenesis
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom), T. R. Martin (Seattle, United States of America)
Postgraduate Course
PG21 - Recent advances in lung transplantation
Chair(s): P. Corris (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), J. J. G. Egan (Dublin, Ireland)
Postgraduate Course
PG14 - Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation - equipment, technique and indications
Chair(s): S. Nava (Pavia, Italy), T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
Postgraduate Course
PG12 - COPD - diagnosis, pathogenesis and the role of primary relative to secondary care in management
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), S. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Postgraduate Course
PG17 - Contemporary dimensions in cardiopulmonary exercise testing and interpretation
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Postgraduate Course
PG22 - Tuberculosis epidemiology and control
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
Postgraduate Course
PG13 - Paediatrics - asthma in children
Chair(s): J. Y. Paton (Glasgow, United Kingdom), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Postgraduate Course
Recognition, management and assessment of asthma including severe asthma
Chair(s): B. D. W. Harrison (Norwich, United Kingdom), K. Tsang (Hong Kong, China)
Oral Presentation
Cell signalling and cytokines in asthma
Chair(s): S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan), C. Pilette (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Early lung cancer diagnosis
Chair(s): V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms of lung injury: from bench to bedside
Chair(s): S. Said (Stony Brook, United States Of America), T. R. Martin (Seattle, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory structure and mechanisms: current concepts
Chair(s): O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark), E. Oostveen (Edegem, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Progress on therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Occupational asthma
Chair(s): A. Renström (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Palczynski (Lodz, Poland)
Oral Presentation
New aspects of community acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany), W. Boersma (Oudorp, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
The diagnosis and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Chair(s): R. Kacmarek (Boston, United States Of America), T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
Assembly Symposium
Respiratory diseases in women
Chair(s): C. Mapp (Ferrara, Italy), F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France)
Major Symposium
Difficult paediatric asthma
Chair(s): M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom), U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland)
Assembly Symposium
Implementation of evidence-based care in Allied Respiratory Professionals
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), H. Stam (Dordrecht, The Netherlands)
Symposium
Chronic cough - causes, mechanisms and treatment
Chair(s): J. G. Widdicombe (London, United Kingdom), G. Fontana (Florence, Italy)
Major Symposium
Clinical aspects of tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Management and resistance features in tuberculosis
Chair(s): E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia), J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia)
Poster Discussion
Role of airway epithelial cells and secretions in acute and chronic inflammation of the airways
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Advances in our understanding of corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), P. O'Byrne (Hamilton, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer management
Chair(s): K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece), S. G. Spiro (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Smoking intervention in youngsters
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Poster Discussion
Worldwide variations of childhood asthma
Chair(s): Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Sleep related breathing disorders and cardiovascular disease
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), H. Teschler (Essen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Genetic and environmental factors influencing the health effects of air pollutants
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulation
Chair(s): R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium), S. Adnot (Creteil, France)
Oral Presentation
New kids on the block - epidemiology and treatment of new infections in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
Developments and applications with exhaled breath condensate and exhaled air
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liege, Belgium), S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Radiology Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): F. Kummer (Vienna, Austria), M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway)
Major Symposium
Integrated care for acute exacerbations in COPD
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Major Symposium
Epidemiology, therapy and outcome of infections in the ICU
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany), E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt)
Oral Presentation
Burden of asthma
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Risk factors for asthma
Chair(s): P. Burney (London, United Kingdom), F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France)
Oral Presentation
Bronchial biopsies in clinical asthma research - problems and pitfalls
Meet the Professor
Atopy in children with asthma
Chair(s): G. Baktai (Budapest, Hungary), I. Drira (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of upper and lower airways diseases
Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Work-related COPD - Organic dusts
Chair(s): K. Toren (Gothenburg, Sweden), T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking and other hazards to the lung
Chair(s): P. S. Bakke (Bergen, Norway), L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Fibers and dusts
Chair(s): H. Teschler (Essen, Germany), L. S. Newman (Denver, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric respiratory physiology - methods and clinical application
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), P. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Evaluation of asthma therapy in children
Chair(s): F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy), I. Smolenov (Volgograd, Russia)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical features in tuberculosis - I
Chair(s): P. Magyar (Budapest, Hungary), K. Frecerova (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory problems in neonatology and paediatric intensive care
Chair(s): B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom), A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pneumonia and lower respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium), G. A. Rossi (Genoa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications
Chair(s): M. Agnew (Dublin, Ireland), J. Shakespeare (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of community-acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany), W. Boersma (Oudorp, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical features in tuberculosis - II
Chair(s): K. Stanislav (Celje, Slovenia), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of tuberculosis and laboratory aspects - I
Chair(s): A. Sorete-Arbore (Iasi, Romania), S. Kos (Mirosov, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Fundamental research in developing new drugs
Chair(s): M. G. Matera (Naples, Italy), S. Uhlig (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and rhinitis
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), A. Frew (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking cessation with focus on predictors
Chair(s): R. Bertoletti (Sondrio, Italy), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Non-steroidal drugs in the treatment of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): G. D'Amato (Naples, Italy), M. Kraft (Denver, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Experimental and clinical studies on the pathogenesis and treatment of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): C. R. Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil), K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung mechanics: pure and applied
Chair(s): N. B. Pride (London, United Kingdom), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary disease in systemic disorders
Chair(s): D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), C. Van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Pharmacological treatment strategies in COPD
Chair(s): H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Outcome determinants in chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany), L. Nici (Providence, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic procedures in interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), T. Selcuk (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer treatment
Chair(s): J. Brechot (Paris, France), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD in primary care
Chair(s): T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands), N. Chavannes (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Mesothelioma and malignant effusions
Chair(s): P. Lothaire (Brussels, Belgium), P. Astoul (Marseille, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung structure and biology
Chair(s): T. Nukiwa (Sendai, Japan), J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of epithelial cell activation I
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia), P. Bresser (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Models and markers of COPD
Chair(s): I. Rahman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Markers, mediators and mechanisms of human lung injury
Chair(s): R. Lucas (Konstanz, Germany), A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise and gas exchange
Chair(s): A. Denjean (Poitiers, France), N. Albinas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects and consequences of sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiology of NIV: understanding the effects and chosing the best settings
Chair(s): M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring respiratory functions in the ICU
Chair(s): M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Fibres, minerals, metals
Chair(s): P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium), Y. Kusaka (Fukui, Japan)
Poster Discussion
Sleep related breathing disorders and control of breathing
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), S. Gandevia (Sydney, Australia)
Poster Discussion
Advances in pathobiology of parenchymal and airway disorders
Chair(s): M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands), A. Linden (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Immunity and the respiratory tract in children
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), A. Boner (Verona, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Cystic fibrosis: new genes, new controversies
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), M. Goetz (Wien, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Cough and sleep disorders
Chair(s): H. Rauscher (Vienna, Austria), J. Siegelova (Brno, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
The vital role of neuroendocrine cells in lung development and neoplasia
Chair(s): W. Travis (Washington, United States Of America), E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Major Symposium
Education for asthma patients and different aspects concerning COPD
Chair(s): K. Holt (Poulton.Le-Fylde, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. P. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania), M. Beji (Tunis Jebbari, Tunisia)
Oral Presentation
Smoking cessation
Chair(s): K. O. Fagerström (Helsingborg, Sweden), P. Tonnesen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer staging and combined modality treatment
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), J. B. Putnam (Houston, USA)
Oral Presentation
Update on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): P. Herve (Le Plessis Robinson, France), I. Lang (Vienna, Austria)
Assembly Symposium
Energy expenditure in COPD, basic mechanisms and interventions
Chair(s): A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom), M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Assembly Symposium
Acute asthma in adults - across the primary/secondary care interface
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), K. F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
New insights in airway inflammation
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Evening Symposium
COPD vs AAT deficiency - similarities and differences
Chair(s): C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Evening Symposium
Bronchiolitis obliterans: diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Keshavjee (Toronto, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in adults and children
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer biology
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Albera (Turin, Italy), N. Crimi (Catania, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Cigarette smoke: how it does its dirty work
Chair(s): J. Vernooy (Maastricht, The Netherlands), C. Kähler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Models of immune responses and airway disease
Chair(s): G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia), A. van Oosterhout (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Risk factors for development of allergy in early life
Chair(s): E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany), F. Martinez (Tucson, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Dying with end-stage respiratory disorders
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Rubenfeld (Seattle, United States Of America)
Assembly Symposium
Translating physiological advances into clinical practice
Chair(s): M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom), S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Major Symposium
Pleural effusion
Chair(s): W. Frank (Treuenbrietzen, Germany), V. Kolek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory structure and function: clinical
Chair(s): M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom), R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: modern methods of monitoring the disease
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), B. Assael (Verona, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Molecular biology of chronic lung disease and lung cancer
Chair(s): S. T. Holgate (Southampton, United Kingdom), Y. Fukuchi (Tokyo, Japan)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Clamart, France), S. Adnot (Creteil, France)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiological aspects of COPD
Chair(s): J. M. Anto (Barcelona, Spain), P. Vermeire (Antwerp, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer surgery: prognostic factors
Chair(s): W. Klepetko (Wien, Austria), H-B. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
New perspectives in bronchiolitis
Chair(s): M. Canciani (Udine, Italy), M. Goetz (Wien, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Third ERS – free paper symposium on interdisciplinary basic and clinical surfactant research
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom), S. Piepenbrock (Hannover, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Immunology of interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy)
Poster Discussion
From gene to breath analysis in airway disorders
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Exercise in COPD
Chair(s): S. Ward (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Newer and alternative non-steroidal treatments for asthmatic inflammation
Chair(s): L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Prenatal influences on asthma and atopy
Chair(s): E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany), J. O. Warner (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Lung function assessment from children to adults
Chair(s): P. M. Gustafsson (Skövde, Sweden), F. Burgos (Barcelona, Spain)
Major Symposium
Recent developments in bronchoscopy
Chair(s): C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Assessment of acute and severe asthma in children
Chair(s): A. Boner (Verona, Italy), D. Richter (Zagreb, Croatia)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma in children and adults
Chair(s): H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of exposure and effects in occupational and environmental respiratory disease
Chair(s): B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium), M. Schenker (Davis, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms in allergic asthma
Chair(s): R. Polosa (Catania, Italy), G. Joos (Gent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Effect of smoking on COPD
Chair(s): C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece), S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory function testing in chlidren - normative data and clinical application
Chair(s): P. Aurora (London, United Kingdom), G. Hulskamp (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
New aspects of asthma treatment
Chair(s): C. Wallis (London, United Kingdom), L. Garcia Marcos (Cartagena, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of tuberculosis and laboratory aspects: genetics and immunobiology
Chair(s): A. Sanduzzi (Napoli, Italy), L. Codecasa (Milano, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): J. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. De Benedictis (Ancona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric bronchoscopy
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), F. Ratjen (Essen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Surgery of infections, and paediatric surgery
Chair(s): V. Michailova (Sofia, Bulgaria), P. Vadasz (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
New developments in lung transplantation
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), C. Pison (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiotherapy in assessment measurement and management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders
Chair(s): S. Jenkins (Perth, Australia), J. P. H. Van De Leur (Veenhuizen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory infections in immunodeficiency and transplantation
Chair(s): G. Höffken (Dresden, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Acute exacerbations of COPD
Chair(s): W. Schlick (Wien, Austria), P. Mallia (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in adults and children - I
Chair(s): D. Chiotan (Bucharest, Romania), F. Marchesani (Lodi, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of asthma in adults
Chair(s): P. S. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory structure & function: clinical
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milano, Italy), D. Navajas (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Allergic asthma and its development in children
Chair(s): J. O. Warner (Southampton, United Kingdom), M. Kerkhof (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: diagnosis and clinical features
Chair(s): B. Perin (Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia), P. Milos (Pilsen, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Similarities and differences between β-2 agonists
Chair(s): R. Goldie (Crawley, Australia), C-G. Löfdahl (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Sarcoidosis - extrathoracic manifestations and treatment
Chair(s): W. Pohl (Grimmenstein, Austria), J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
"Asthma: inhaled therapy; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis"
Chair(s): T. Pertseva (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine), K. Stanislav (Celje, Slovenia)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of acute exacerbations in COPD
Chair(s): B. R. Celli (Wellesley, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Oxygen therapy in chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): H. Folgering (Groesbeek, The Netherlands), M. Kampelmacher (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: clinical presentation and prognostic factors
Chair(s): J. Moldvay (Budapest, Hungary), A. Segorbe Luis (Coimbra, Portugal)
Thematic Poster Session
Imaging techniques in pulmonary pathology and physiology
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway), K. Malagari (Papagou, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pathobiology in diffuse and in neoplastic disorders
Chair(s): E. Fireman (Tel-Aviv, Israel), I. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma in primary care
Chair(s): M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), S. Henrichsen (Oslo, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Long-term and acute NIV: clinical and physiological results
Chair(s): J. Winck (Porto, Portugal), G. Prinianakis (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment and pathological processes of lung injury
Chair(s): S. Donnelly (Dublin, Ireland), R. Jackson (Birmingham, United States of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary circulation
Chair(s): I. Koren (Topolsica, Slovenia), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): P. Levy (Grenoble, France), K. Van Kralingen (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Exhaled breath techniques and other aspects of lung inflammation
Chair(s): C. Lehmann (Berlin, Germany), S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Glucocorticosteroids: an update on their use
Chair(s): R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany), G. Caramori (Ferrara, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD: risk factors and course of disease
Chair(s): P. Lange (Hvidovre, Denmark), A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Asthma: control, quality of life, exhaled breath, rhinitis and cough
Chair(s): P. Cook (Durham, United Kingdom), A. Menezes (Pelotas, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Surgery for chest neoplasms and VATS
Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria), J. B. Putnam (Houston, USA)
Poster Discussion
Effectiveness of asthma education programmes
Chair(s): P. D. Sly (West Perth, Australia), P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Lung cancer: clinical and biological presentation
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), R. Pirker (Vienna, Austria)
Poster Discussion
Muscles mechanics and structure
Chair(s): M. Orozco-Levi (Barcelona, Spain), C. Spengler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Management of asthma in primary care
Chair(s): B. Yawn (Rochester, United States Of America), A. Ostrem (Oslo, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Management of sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), N. J. Douglas (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Latent tuberculosis infection - preventive approaches
Chair(s): T. Schaberg (Rothenburg, Germany), L. Casali (Pavia, Italy)
Major Symposium
COPD - basic mechanisms and therapy of acute exacerbations
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), H. Lode (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Clinical allergen and adenosine provocation to understand asthma
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Kraft (Denver, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Outcome of integrated care on burden of chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), T. Griffiths (Penarth, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Organic aerosols
Chair(s): D. Nowak (Munich, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Sadoul Lecture symposium
Chair(s): P. Sadoul (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France), G. J. Gibson, ERS President (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
Sadoul Lecture
Scientific year in review: From molecular mechanisms to new treatments of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): V. De Rose (Turin, Italy), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
What is the best treatment for endobronchial/endotracheal metastases?
Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Assembly Symposium
Pathogenesis of acute lung injury - new insights and targets for intervention
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany), S. Said (Stony Brook, United States Of America)
Major Symposium
From biopsy to treatment of diffuse lung diseases
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom), T. Nukiwa (Sendai, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and COPD
Chair(s): R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Dirksen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Advances in paediatric respiratory physiology
Chair(s): U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland), P. M. Gustafsson (Skövde, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Control of tuberculosis
Chair(s): R. Zaleskis (Copenhagen, Denmark), J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy), M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Modulation of bronchial hyperreactivity and immune response in the airways
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Management of COPD in primary care
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Gene transfer interventions - a bridge between innate and adaptative immunity?
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), J-M. Sallenave (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Assembly Symposium
Nanotoxicology - biological effects of particles
Chair(s): J. Ayres (Birmingham, United Kingdom), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Assembly Symposium
ERS/ATS COPD guidelines: novel aspects and ERS/ATS joint symposium
Chair(s): W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), B. R. Celli (Wellesley, United States of America)
Symposium
Cell and molecular biology of pulmonary hypertension and COPD
Chair(s): O. Eickelberg (Giessen, Germany), M. Saetta (Padova, Italy)
Oral Presentation
State of the art in assessing airway inflammation
Chair(s): P. Ind (East Acton, United Kingdom), J. O. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Exercise
Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), C. Prefaut (Montpellier, France)
Poster Discussion
Conventional and novel applications of NIV in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): T. Celikel (Istanbul, Turkey), M. Gorini (Florence, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Inflammatory markers of childhood asthma
Chair(s): W. van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), D. Payne (London, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Genetics and immunobiology of tuberculosis
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), J. Kus (Warszaw, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Novel drugs under development for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), C. Page (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer management and prognosis
Chair(s): N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany), S. G. Spiro (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Sleep related breathing disorders in children
Chair(s): K. Desager (Edegem, Belgium), C. Gaultier (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Current issues on wheezing in infancy
Chair(s): E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey), S. Mckenzie (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Intracellular signalling and regulation of cytokine production
Chair(s): M. L. Kapsenberg (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), S. Georas (Baltimore, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary-hepatic disorders (PHD) - recommendations of the PHD ERS Task Force for management of hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): R. Rodriguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain), P. Herve (Le Plessis Robinson, France)
Assembly Symposium
Mechanisms of virus-induced airway disease in children and adults
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Major Symposium
Surgical decision making in marginal situations
Chair(s): P. E. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
COPD and smoking (cessation)
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
How to set up a respiratory intensive care unit
Meet the Professor
Relative indications of volume reduction and transplantation in patients with severe emphysema
Meet the Professor
Airway mediators and responses
Chair(s): S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia), A. Foresi (Sesto San Giovanni, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Immunology and airway reactivity in animal models of allergic asthma
Chair(s): G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of various respiratory conditions
Chair(s): E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway), R. Pistelli (Roma, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Work-related asthma and allergy
Chair(s): C. Kopferschmitt-Kubler (Strasbourg, France), D. Nowak (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking habits with focus on health care personel
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), R. Bertoletti (Sondrio, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function tests in childhood asthma
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), A. Zapletal (Prague, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Factors influencing asthma and atopy
Chair(s): K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), M. Mäkelä (Helsinki, Finland)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of tuberculosis
Chair(s): M. Marques Gomes (Lisboa, Portugal), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: basic science to clinical context
Chair(s): L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania), J. Morton (Randwick, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology and burden of childhood lung disease
Chair(s): A. Henderson (Bristol, United Kingdom), I. Chkhaidze (Tbilisi, Republic Of Georgia)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway problems and trauma
Chair(s): G. Massard (Strasbourg, France), E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Nursing aspects related to different groups of respiratory patients
Chair(s): G. Narsavage (Cleveland, United States Of America), M. Dorward (Southampton , Hants, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, respiratory viral infections and infection in asthma
Chair(s): A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in adults and children - II
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), A. Kaminskaite (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Resistance in adults and children
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), M. T. El Fassy Fihry (Rabat, Morocco)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma
Chair(s): A. Hamzaoui (Ariana, Tunisia), K. F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment and outcome of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany), S. Piepenbrock (Hannover, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Issues surrounding drug delivery
Chair(s): G. Di Maria (Catania, Italy), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pathobiology in airway disorders
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Tradate, Italy), I. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory muscles: myocyte to cutex
Chair(s): G. Mills (Sheffield, United Kingdom), E. Barreiro (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway obstruction
Chair(s): P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: potpourri
Chair(s): J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic), A. G. Norvaisas (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous problems in COPD
Chair(s): C-G. Löfdahl (Lund, Sweden), N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Supportive care in chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): D. Gross (Tel Aviv, Israel), G. Scano (Florence, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Cancer and complications
Chair(s): E. Quoix (Strasbourg, France), K. Syrigos (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapeutic procedures in interventional pulmonolgy
Chair(s): M. Zamboni (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory in primary care
Chair(s): C. Van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory measurements: sounds and exhaled markers
Chair(s): J. Earis (Liverpool, United Kingdom), S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Severe pulmonary infection and sepsis
Chair(s): P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland), M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Biology of COPD and asthma
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), C. Witt (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of epithelial cell activation II
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary injury and repair: from cell studies to clinical solutions
Chair(s): A. B. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom), C. Kähler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), T. Kuriyama (Chiba, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Sleep related breathing disorders and other diseases
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany), B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical and experimental thoracic imaging
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Pathophysiological rationale of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy), R. Zuwallack (Hartford, United States Of America)
Poster Discussion
Asthma and COPD: from cell regulation to histopathology
Chair(s): W. Timens (Groningen, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
The challenge of community acquired pneumonia
Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Pleural disease and transthoracic procedures
Chair(s): A. Diacon (Tygerberg, South Africa), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
Poster Discussion
COPD: a multicomponent disease
Chair(s): E. Derom (Gent, Belgium), F. Maltais (Sainte-Foy, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Novel approaches to asthma management and monitoring
Chair(s): S. Banham (Glasgow, United Kingdom), J. O'Brien (Cape Town, South Africa)
Oral Presentation
Advances in childhood asthma therapy
Chair(s): J. F. Price (London, United Kingdom), M. Goetz (Wien, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis - towards an aetiology?
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Animal models of lung injury: useful or not?
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany), S. Chlopicki (Krakow, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Epidemiological aspects of childhood asthma
Chair(s): I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Advanced lung cancer treatment
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), G. Buccheri (Cuneo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Management of tuberculosis and tubercular infection - old and new considerations
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), L. Codecasa (Milano, Italy)
Oral Presentation
The brain and the lung: interactions
Chair(s): M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom), S. Gandevia (Sydney, Australia)
Hot topics
New pathophysiological aspects in COPD
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Major Symposium
Infection in solid organ transplantation
Chair(s): A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland), T. Schaberg (Rothenburg, Germany)
Assembly Symposium
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Chair(s): K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Effects of outdoor air pollution in adults
Chair(s): R. Jorres (Grosshansdorf, Germany), B. Forsberg (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Risk factors and evolving epidemiology of childhood asthma
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), J. A. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Cellular and molecular mechanisms in epithelium injury and repair
Chair(s): D. E. Davies (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Outcome of acute exacerbations in COPD
Chair(s): J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Lung function testing for preoperative evaluation in lung cancer patients
Chair(s): P. Smolle-Juttner (Graz, Austria), E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
The various appearance of resistance
Chair(s): D. Sagebiel (Berlin, Germany), R. Zaleskis (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Sleep and breathing in respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany)
Major Symposium
Proteases at the cutting edge of respiratory disease
Chair(s): A. Walls (Southampton, United Kingdom), M. Tunon De Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Hot topics
Oncology/Interventional pulmonology Grand Round, an interactive session
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), C. Bolliger (Tygerberg, South Africa)
Major Symposium
New trends in thoracic imaging
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway), G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France)
Poster Discussion
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), A. Ben Kheder (Ariana, Tunisia)
Poster Discussion
Induction and modulation of lung cell damage
Chair(s): J. Allen (Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom), S. Chlopicki (Krakow, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria), T. Kuriyama (Chiba, Japan)
Poster Discussion
Genetics of asthma and atopy: methods and candidates
Chair(s): M. Kabesch (Munich, Germany), E. Bleecker (Winston-Salem, United States Of America)
Poster Discussion
Staging and outcome in COPD
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. G. N. Agusti (Palma De Mallorca, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Assessing airway function: practicalities and clinical applications
Chair(s): R. Nemes (Bucharest, Romania), N. Verhey (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Intervention strategies in chronic respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands), N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy)
Oral Presentation
The respiratory muscle pump: current concepts
Chair(s): J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain), T. Similowski (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Activation, migration and death of immune cells
Chair(s): A. Wardlaw (Leicester, United Kingdom), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory effects of indoor air pollution
Chair(s): G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy), B. Lundbäck (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Role of exhaled NO in diagnosis and therapy of childhood asthma
Chair(s): E. Baraldi (Padova, Italy), H. Van Bever (Singapore, Singapore)
Oral Presentation
Systematic inflammation and metabolic disorders in sleep related breathing disorders
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory failure in the immunocompromised - investigation and treatment
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany)
Major Symposium
Acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Specific bronchial provocation challenges in the diagnosis of occupational asthma
Meet the Professor
Tuberculosis control in Europe - current situation
Meet the Professor