Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), S. Adnot (Creteil, France)
Oral Presentation
Lung mechanics: from laboratory to bedside
Chair(s): R. Farre (Barcelona, Spain), Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Molecular biology and genetics in tuberculosis
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), M. Salfinger (Albany, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Auto-CPAP in sleep apnoea: clinical aspects
Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), H. Teschler (Essen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New aspects of asthma epidemiology
Chair(s): I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France), J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Inflammatory mechanisms in allergic airways disease
Chair(s): R. Polosa (Catania, Italy), K. F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Thoracic oncology: biology
Chair(s): C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France), M. Caputi (Naples, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Clinical asthma meets molecular biology
Chair(s): E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany), H. M. Jansen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Assembly Symposium
Occupational and environmental Grand Round
Chair(s): J. Abraham (Syracuse, United States Of America), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Major Symposium
Bridging the gap - lung function from infancy through childhood
Chair(s): U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland), M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and treatment of thoracic neoplasms
Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria), P. Vadasz (Budapest, Hungary)
Poster Discussion
Clinical and animal studies on therapeutical strategies in acute lung injury and ARDS
Chair(s): K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany), C. R. Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Poster Discussion
Airway obstruction measurement (FOT - NEP) sleep and lung sound analysis
Chair(s): A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom), E. Oostveen (Edegem, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Cellular reactions in allergy in humans and animals
Chair(s): M. A. Vignola (Palermo, Italy), G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): J. A. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain), H. Olschewski (Giessen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Epidemiology outlooks of tuberculosis
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Effects of air pollution on lung cells
Chair(s): T. Sandström (Umea, Sweden), V. Stone (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Training modalities and outcome in pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy), H. Folgering (Groesbeek, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Clinical aspects of antibiotic and nonantibiotic therapy of pneumonia in the ICU
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany), S. Kudoh (Tokyo, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer biology
Chair(s): M. Caputi (Naples, Italy), C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Bronchiolitis
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Gent, Belgium), G. Rossi (Genoa, Italy)
Oral Presentation
The role of inflammatory markers in children with asthma
Chair(s): N. Wilson (London, United Kingdom), J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
The development of allergic sensitization / asthma in children
Chair(s): J. O. Warner (Southampton, United Kingdom), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of asthma, rhinitis and allergy
Chair(s): F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France), H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Prevalence and costs of COPD
Chair(s): A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway), C. Lai (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Thematic Poster Session
Asbestos and silica
Chair(s): L. Coplu (Ankara, Turkey), P. Dumortier (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Predictors in smoking cessation
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking habits in teenagers
Chair(s): J. Yernault (Brussels, Belgium), R. Bertoletti (Sondrio, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Paediatric respiratory physiology - clinical aspects
Chair(s): A. Schibler (Bern, Switzerland), G. Schmalisch (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Chair(s): D. Kozma (Budapest, Hungary), J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Risk factors for asthma development
Chair(s): A. Wright (Tucson, United States Of America), K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Endoscopic airway assessment in children
Chair(s): P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic), F. Midulla (Rome, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Chest trauma, airways and miscellaneous
Chair(s): G. Pariscenti (Brescia, Italy), A. Arsovski (Skopje, Macedonia)
Thematic Poster Session
Assessment of lung function, telemonitoring and quality of life
Chair(s): N. Verhey (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), J. Giner (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
"Viruses in lung disease; CF and bronchiectasis; bacteria in asthma, phanyogitis, miscellaneous"
Chair(s): R. Wilson (London, United Kingdom), P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology
Chair(s): M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria), G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of tuberculosis in special situations
Chair(s): E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia), L. Ormerod (Blackburn, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and COPD: pharmacology
Chair(s): B. O'Connor (London, United Kingdom), A. Tattersfield (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Noninvasive indices of airway disease and therapy
Chair(s): R. Casaburi (Torrance, Ca, United States Of America), P. Paredi (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Exposure to chemicals
Chair(s): P. K. Henneberger (Morgantown, United States Of America), P. S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung mechanics: basic science
Chair(s): R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy), D. Navajas (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: biology and prognosis
Chair(s): G. Buccheri (Cuneo, Italy), A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
CPAP and treatment alternatives for obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma - Therapy and management -2
Chair(s): H. Aizawa (Fukuoka, Japan), E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma: Inflammation, hyperreactivity, treatment side effects
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma - Therapy and management -3
Chair(s): C. F. Ramsay (Norwich, United Kingdom), J. Wiggins (Berkshire, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma - Therapy and management -4
Chair(s): F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy), F. Morell Brotad (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural disease
Chair(s): A. Diacon (Basel, Switzerland), M. Marel (Prague, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Rare lung diseases
Chair(s): D. Kirsten (Grosshansdorf, Germany), P. Cook (Durham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: epidemiology and clinical characteristics
Chair(s): W. Marek (Bochum, Germany), R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Cell biology and genetics of COPD and emphysema
Chair(s): M. G. Cosio (Montreal, Canada), M. Luisetti (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
High altitude and hypoxia
Chair(s): A. Cogo (Ferrara, Italy), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma in primary care - Assessment and control
Chair(s): C. Van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), D. Price (Norwich, UK)
Thematic Poster Session
Role of epithelial cells and secretion in the pathogenesis of lung diseases: clinical and therapeutic implications
Chair(s): G. Rossi (Genoa, Italy), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Markers and mechanisms of acute and chronic airways diseases
Chair(s): C. Kähler (Innsbruck, Austria), P. Van Hal (Dijkzigt, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring respiratory parameters in critically ill patients
Chair(s): C. Delclaux (Creteil, France), M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma - Therapy and management -1
Chair(s): T. Pertseva (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine), P. Ind (East Acton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment and outcome of acute respiratory failure in chronic disease
Chair(s): A. Corrado (Florence, Italy), G. Laier-Groeneveld (Erfurt, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Early influences on respiratory health and disease
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory structure and function: clinical insights
Chair(s): T. Similowski (Paris, France), C-H. Hamnegard (Göteborg, Sweden)
Poster Discussion
Pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections in children
Chair(s): M. Korppi (Kuopio, Finland), F. de Benedictis (Perugia, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Bronchial responsiveness in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), S. Lim (Concord, Australia)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic oncology: clinical management
Chair(s): V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium), K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Poster Discussion
Physiotherapy: assessment and outcome in healthy subjects and patients with chronic lung disease
Chair(s): A. Van't Hul (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), J. Vilaro (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Isolated lung perfusion and lung cancer
Chair(s): P. E. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
ETS and active smoking: influence on risk factors - especially respiratory
Chair(s): L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland), P. Bartsch (Liege, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Clinical Grand Round
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France)
Major Symposium
Inflammation, nitric oxide and exhaled breath condensate
Chair(s): S. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disorders: markers of disease activity and severity
Chair(s): R. M. du Bois (London, United Kingdom), M. Drent (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Lung function assessment in childhood asthma
Chair(s): M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany), C. Beardsmore (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Emerging anti-inflammatory targets
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), M. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Death and severe exacerbations of COPD
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Different methods for the diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis
Chair(s): A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia), S. Kos (Mirosov, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Cystic fibrosis: problem infections and new monitoring techniques
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), P. M. Gustafsson (Skövde, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Regulation of the allergic response
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Asthma and COPD management in primary care
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Impact of indoor and outdoor air pollution
Chair(s): G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy), P. S. Bakke (Bergen, Norway)
Oral Presentation
Evidence-based, noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. F. Muir (Rouen, France)
Oral Presentation
Severe and fatal asthma
Chair(s): B. D. W. Harrison (Norwich, United Kingdom), G. Boman (Uppsala, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Safety and efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in children
Chair(s): Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), H. Bisgaard (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): A. Perrier (Geneva, Switzerland), T. W. Higenbottam (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Chronic care and respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Thoracic oncology: biology
Chair(s): E. Jassem (Gdansk, Poland), R. Wiewrodt (Mainz, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Mechanisms and markers of acute and chronic lung injury
Chair(s): J. Allen (Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom), C. O'Connor (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Paediatric respiratory physiology - methodological aspects
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), P. Merkus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory muscle pump: inside the cell to inside the brain
Chair(s): J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain), M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Chlamydia and Mycoplasma: diagnostic methods and relation to lung disease
Chair(s): F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Sleep apnoea as a systemic disease
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Rhinitis
Chair(s): G. W. Canonica (Genoa, Italy), J. O. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
DOTS implementation
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy), E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia)
Oral Presentation
Biology of immune recognition
Chair(s): J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany), S. Sone (Tokushima, Japan)
Oral Presentation
COPD: from molecules to man
Chair(s): R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom), Y. Fukuchi (Tokyo, Japan)
Major Symposium
Inflammation in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liege, Belgium), G. Joos (Gent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma prevalence in different parts of the world
Chair(s): S. Chinn (London, United Kingdom), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of malignancies, infections and other respiratory diseases
Chair(s): N. Rakusic (Zagreb, Croatia), A. Taytard (Pessac, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Community-based studies in occupational lung diseases
Chair(s): J. Zock (Barcelona, Spain), K. Toren (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathophysiological effects of smoking
Chair(s): P. Bartsch (Liege, Belgium), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Implementation of childhood asthma guidelines
Chair(s): D. Richter (Zagreb, Croatia), T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Natural history of childhood asthma
Chair(s): F. de Benedictis (Perugia, Italy), S. Zivanovic (Nis, Yugoslavia)
Thematic Poster Session
Miscellaneous respiratory infections in children
Chair(s): J. Dankert-Roelse (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), A. Boner (Verona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Surgery of infections and miscellaneous
Chair(s): D. Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria), R. Murphy (Boston, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Cystic fibrosis: new science, new epidemiology, new problems
Chair(s): H. Heijerman (The Hague, The Netherlands), F. Ratjen (Essen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Current issues in lung transplantation
Chair(s): M. Reynaud Gaubert (Marseille, France), E. Moloney (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Aspects of physiotherapy: thoracic surgery and paediatrics
Chair(s): B. Gran (Sandsli, Norway), N. Murphy (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Fungal and nocardial infections, and infections in the immunocompromised and elderly
Chair(s): S. Ewig (Bonn, Germany), S. Harari (Milan, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
"Pneumonias: aetiology; management; antimicrobial resistance; empyema"
Chair(s): J. Lorenz (Lüdenscheid, Germany), D. Bouros (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Drug resistance
Chair(s): S. Hoffner (Solna, Sweden), D. Chiotan (Bucharest, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pictures of tuberculosis
Chair(s): F. Marchesani (Lodi, Italy), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical events related to tuberculosis
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Tuberculosis management -1
Chair(s): D. Sagebiel (Berlin, Germany), A. Sorete-Arbore (Iasi, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Immunology of interstitial pulmonary diseases / pulmonary infections
Chair(s): A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), J. Braun (Hamburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung Physiology: clinical
Chair(s): P. Sliwinski (Warsaw, Poland), N. G. Koulouris (Athens, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway reactivity
Chair(s): P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), B. Ceyhan (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary imaging
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), S. Ellis (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Steroid and other anti-inflammatory agents
Chair(s): M. Peters (Concord, Australia), I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - Drug therapy 1
Chair(s): M. Fournier (Clichy, France), R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - Drug therapy 2
Chair(s): B. Housset (Creteil, France), S. Pearson (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - Quality of life and symptoms
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fürth, Germany), M. Allen (Staffordshire, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - general -1
Chair(s): N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy), N. Keaney (Sunderland, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - general -2
Chair(s): H. Moudgil (Telford, United Kingdom), T. Pertseva (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
Thematic Poster Session
Health status and functional performance in chronic respiratory disorders
Chair(s): C. Pison (Grenoble, France), A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD - general -3
Chair(s): R. Dekhuijzen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), M. Rudolf (Southall, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: clinical characteristics and prognosis
Chair(s): B. Perin (Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia), M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise and rehabilitation in patients with COPD
Chair(s): G. J. Huchon (Paris, France), S. Ward (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Control of breathing and CNS changes in respiratory failure
Chair(s): H. Folgering (Groesbeek, The Netherlands), Z. Tomori (Kosice, Slovakia)
Thematic Poster Session
Mesothelioma and malignant pleural effusion
Chair(s): J. Van Meerbeeck (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), K. Yatera (Kitakyushu City, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathophysiology of exercise limitation
Chair(s): R. Casaburi (Torrance, Ca, United States Of America), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Cardiovascular aspects of sleep apnoea
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany), O. Marrone (Palermo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Bench to bedside in lung injury
Chair(s): M. K. B. Whyte (Sheffield, United Kingdom), L. Armstrong (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
New indications and clinical outcome in acute or chronic respiratory failure treated with noninvasive ventilation
Chair(s): M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), D. Georgopoulos (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical pathobiology in asthma, COPD and lung cancer
Chair(s): C. Albera (Turin, Italy), B. Balbi (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Genes and proteins in lung injury
Chair(s): I. Rahman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), R. Jackson (Birmingham, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Asthma, COPD and management in primary care
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Exposure to bioaerosols and organic allergens
Chair(s): F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France), D. Nowak (Munich, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Emerging patterns and evidence in childhood respiratory disease
Chair(s): C. Braun-Fahrländer (Basel, Switzerland), R. Smyth (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Combination therapies in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): U. Lalloo (Durban, South Africa), G. Caramori (Marrara Fe, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Cell and molecular biology of chronic asthma
Chair(s): S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan), P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
Poster Discussion
Lung function from IC to telemedicine
Chair(s): R. O. Crapo (Salt Lake City, United States of America), H. Beurskens (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric endoscopy
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), A. Barbato (Padova, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary surfactant in the pathogenesis and treatment of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom), B. Lachmann (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
New anti-inflammatory agents for asthma and COPD
Chair(s): K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands), H. Milgrom (Denver, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Molecular mechanisms and signalling pathways in airway epithelial cells
Chair(s): E. Puchelle (Reims, France), D. E. Davies (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): N. Galie (Bologna, Italy), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Severe asthma and COPD
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), E. Irusen (Tygerberg, South Africa)
Oral Presentation
Recent advances in bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): C. H. Marquette (Lille, France), M. Zamboni (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Oral Presentation
Assessment of inflammation in COPD
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Pavia, Italy), H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Longitudinal studies of COPD
Chair(s): J. M. Anto (Barcelona, Spain), B. Lundbäck (Umea, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Drug resistance in different areas
Chair(s): T. Mihaescu (Iasi, Romania), S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer: treatment
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), N. Hara (Fukuoka, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary embolism and functional imaging
Chair(s): A. Bankier (Vienna, Austria), G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis
Chair(s): J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany), D. Valeyre (Bobigny, France)
Poster Discussion
Updates of inhalation therapy in children
Chair(s): P. Le Souef (Perth, Australia), A. Boner (Verona, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Environmental and genetic studies of asthma
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), H. M. Boezen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Genetics of hyperreactivity and IgE/ markers for inflammatory airways disease
Chair(s): C. J. Corrigan (London, United Kingdom), J. Holloway (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias: inflammatory mechanisms, epidemiology and therapy
Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Alveolar macrophages and lung injury
Chair(s): A. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom), T. R. Martin (Seattle, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Indirect challenges
Chair(s): G. Joos (Gent, Belgium), S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia)
Oral Presentation
Detection and treatment of COPD in general practice
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. L. Levy (Kenton, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Airway inflammation in children
Chair(s): V. Macek (Ljubljana, Slovenia), J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Asthma - aspects relevant to everyday practice
Chair(s): R. Ruffin (Woodville, South Aus., Australia), B. D. W. Harrison (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Cardiovascular and respiratory interactions
Chair(s): P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany)
Assembly Symposium
Lung disposition clinical outcomes: effect of delivery device
Chair(s): M. Parry Billings (St Albans, United Kingdom), O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Specific immunotherapy in rhintis / inflammatory markers in exhaled air
Chair(s): A. Frew (Southampton, United Kingdom), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma
Chair(s): G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia), H. Kerstjens (Haren, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Different aspects of COPD epidemiology
Chair(s): L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy), L. Coplu (Ankara, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanistic studies in occupational lung diseases
Chair(s): G. Doekes (Wageningen, The Netherlands), W. Marek (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking habits in healthcare personnel
Chair(s): R. Bertoletti (Sondrio, Italy), C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Early diagnosis and prevention in children with atopy
Chair(s): D. Peroni (Verona, Italy), W. van Aalderen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory problems and new ways of evaluating the patient with cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): R. Dinwiddie (London, United Kingdom), C. Wallis (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory health and disease in whole and selected child populations
Chair(s): I. Chkhaidze (Tbilisi, Republic Of Georgia), E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Neonatology and paediatric intensive care
Chair(s): A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom), K. Nemsadze (Tbilisi, Republic Of Georgia)
Thematic Poster Session
Pneumothorax and VATS
Chair(s): R. Rami Porta (Barcelona, Spain), H. Wada (Kyoto, Japan)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial responsiveness, nebulization, devices and airway inflammation
Chair(s): C. Wiezalis (Dallas, United States Of America), A. Casas (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Acute exacerbations of COPD: aetiology and therapy
Chair(s): R. Casaburi (Torrance, Ca, United States Of America), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Tuberculosis management -2
Chair(s): M. Pavlovic (Zagreb, Croatia), A. Sorete-Arbore (Iasi, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), D. Chiotan (Bucharest, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Peculiar features in clinical tuberculosis
Chair(s): S. Nutini (Firenze, Italy), A. Macri (Bucharest, Sector 5, Romania)
Thematic Poster Session
Genetics, molecular biology peculiar epidemiological features
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom), L. Richeldi (Modena, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Regulation of responsiveness and inflammation in airway disease
Chair(s): N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece), R. Sakalauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Thematic Poster Session
Thoracic oncology: rare tumours and metastases
Chair(s): J. Slodkowska (Warsaw, Poland), T. Isitmangil (Istanbul)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory and skeletal muscle
Chair(s): R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Various bronchoscopic aspects
Chair(s): S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy), J. Vergnon (St-Etienne, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic aspects of sleep apnoea
Chair(s): B. Buyse (Hooglede, Belgium), R. Van Steenwijk (Almere, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Malignant and benign intrathoracic tumours
Chair(s): R. M. Huber (Munich, Germany), S. Banham (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural problems
Chair(s): J. Homolka (Prague 2, Czech Republic), M. Pasteur (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung infections
Chair(s): D. Bouros (Heraklion, Greece), J. Dorca (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary pot pourri
Chair(s): F. Kummer (Vienna, Austria), I. Pavord (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Chronic care and pulmonary rehabilitation in asthma
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fürth, Germany), E. Clini (Gaiato di Pavullo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
New trends in pulmonary imaging
Chair(s): R. C. Bittner (Berlin, Germany), M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Cough and sleep apnoea
Chair(s): A. H. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), A. Morris (Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: treatment
Chair(s): M. Borges (Lisbon, Portugal), M. Pesek (Plzen, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Interstitial lung disease: clinical pathobiology and BAL
Chair(s): V. Poletti (Bologna, Italy), C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal)
Thematic Poster Session
Aspects of respiratory disease in primary care
Chair(s): I. Smeele (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology and clinical aspects of pneumonia in the ICU
Chair(s): T. Bauer (Bochum, Germany), J. Badia Jobal (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Pathophysiology of interstitial and vascular lung diseases
Chair(s): N. Kohno (Hiroshima, Japan), E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Biology of epithelial cells and secretions
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), I. Vachier (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Animal models of lung injury: useful or useless ?
Chair(s): J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany), R. Lucas (Konstanz, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Control of breathing and gas exchange
Chair(s): A. Capderou (Le Plessis Robinson, France), T. Similowski (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of tuberculosis in adults and children
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Biological disease markers in airways and parenchymal lung disease
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, United Kingdom), C. Albera (Turin, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic methods in tuberculosis
Chair(s): I. P. Stoicescu (Bucharest, Romania), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Smoking cessation with special focus on COPD
Chair(s): P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), P. Tonnesen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Poster Discussion
Diagnosis and epidemiology of sleep apnea
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Poster Discussion
Airway epithelial cell activation, proliferation and differentiation
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
Poster Discussion
Health effects of pollution
Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), P. Blanc (San Francisco, Ca, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Asthma: animal models
Chair(s): M. Wills-Karp (Cincinnati, United States Of America), A. Van Oosterhout (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory and peripheral muscle function in chronic illness
Chair(s): M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland), J. Bott (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New strategies in lung transplantation
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), F. Venuta (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Rees (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Community-acquired pneumonia - aetiology and management
Chair(s): M. A. Woodhead (Manchester, United Kingdom), W. Boersma (Oudorp, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Aspects of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Chair(s): B. Yuksel (London, United Kingdom), L. J. I. Zimmermann (Capelle A/D Ljssel, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Empyema thoracis in children
Chair(s): M. Goetz (Wien, Austria), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Thoracic oncology: diagnosis and prognosis
Chair(s): J. Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium), A. Gröschel (Homburg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Thoracic ultrasound and photodynamic therapy
Chair(s): H. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany), F. Falcone (Bologna, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Chronic care and rehabilitation in the management of acute exacerbations
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), D. Shale (Penarth South Glamorgan, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
COPD - underlying mechanisms and acute exacerbations
Chair(s): S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), S. I. Rennard (Omaha, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms of therapy in asthma
Chair(s): T. Out (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): U. Costabel (Essen, Germany), M. Thomeer (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Setting up noninvasive ventilation: technical and physiological aspects
Chair(s): B. Schönhofer (Chicago, United States of America), P. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Challenges for nurses: education, self-management, compliance
Chair(s): C. Hernández (Barcelona, Spain), E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway)
Poster Discussion
New anti-inflammatory agents for airway disease
Chair(s): I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), P. Kirkham (Horsham, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Therapeutic bronchoscopy
Chair(s): M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium), K. Haeussinger (Gauting, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Drug resistance
Chair(s): D. Sagebiel (Berlin, Germany), J. Kus (Warszaw, Poland)
Poster Discussion
Smoking prevention and cessation
Chair(s): K. O. Fagerström (Helsingborg, Sweden), P. I. Van Spiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Clinical and social reflections of tubercular disease
Chair(s): J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia), M. Marques Gomes (Lisboa, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
Important lung infections worldwide
Chair(s): J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland), F. Manresa (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Lung volume reduction surgery
Chair(s): E. Canalis (Barcelona, Spain), D. Waller (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pleural problems
Chair(s): A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia), R. Davies (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Inflammatory mechanisms in occupational lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Saltini (Rome, Italy), C. Palczynski (Lodz, Poland)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory mechanics monitoring during mechanical ventilation
Chair(s): B. Jonson (Lund, Sweden), C. Delclaux (Creteil, France)
Oral Presentation
Oncology imaging: CT, MRI and PET
Chair(s): A. Bankier (Vienna, Austria), S. Ellis (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), A. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
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