Asthma
Chair(s): J. Gerritsen (Groningen, The Netherlands), P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, UK)
Oral Presentation
Autofluorescence bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound
Chair(s): H. Becker (Heidelberg, Germany), T. Scherer (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Basic abnormalities and implication for treatment in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): W. Nikolaizik (Essen, Germany), A. Bush (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Computed Tomographic (CT) assessment of lung structure and function
Chair(s): P. A. Gevenois (Brussels, Belgium), A. Bankier (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
Exogenous surfactant administration for the treatment of acute lung injury
Chair(s): S. Piepenbrock (Hannover, Germany), K. Falke (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Genetic polymorphisms and lung disease
Chair(s): R. C. Strange (Stoke on Trent, UK), M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, UK)
Assembly Symposium
Measurements of lung function
Chair(s): F. Burgos (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension: what's new?
Chair(s): R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium), L. P. Nicod (Geneva, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Smoking cessation: predictors and interventions
Chair(s): L. J. Clancy (Dublin, Ireland), P. Tonnesen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Airway reactivity in humans and animals
Chair(s): O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark), F. Robatto (Milano, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Asthma
Chair(s): Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Oral Presentation
COPD
Chair(s): J. C. Hogg (Vancouver, Canada), A. H. Morice (Cottingham, UK)
Poster Discussion
Early lung cancer
Chair(s): V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium), C. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Genetics and cell biology of lung cancer
Chair(s): M. Spiteri (Stoke on Trent, UK), E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Indentifying a role of exhaled NO in childhood asthma
Chair(s): J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), D. Peroni (Verona, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Innate immunity and airways disease
Chair(s): C. J. Corrigan (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Innovative thoracic surgical techniques
Chair(s): P. E. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium), G. Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Location indications and predictors for success of NIMV in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), P. Navalesi (Pavia, Italy)
Poster Discussion
New treatments for asthma and COPD: PDE4 inhibitors and anti-IGE
Chair(s): K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands), J. C. Kips (Ghent, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
Physiotherapy, assessment and treatment
Chair(s): J. Vilaro (Barcelona, Spain), J. Van De Leur (Veenhuizen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of OSA
Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Airway epithelial cell biology
Chair(s): R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Airway provocation: what's new?
Chair(s): S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia), P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma
Chair(s): G. Balzano (Napoli, Italy), U. Wahn (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma
Chair(s): J. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland), A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma treatment
Chair(s): D. Stanescu (Brussels, Belgium), C. Kroegel (Jena, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma, general
Chair(s): S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark), Z. Aisanov (Moscow, Russia)
Thematic Poster Session
BAL / induced sputum / breath condensate in lung disease
Chair(s): P. L. Haslam (London, UK), L. Bjermer (Trondheim, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Basic mechanisms of lung injury
Chair(s): M. K. B. Whyte (Sheffield, UK), T. R. Martin (Seattle, USA)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchial carcinoma and mediastinal tumours
Chair(s): A. End (Vienna, Austria)
Thematic Poster Session
Bronchoscopy
Chair(s): C. H. Marquette (Lille, France), S. Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Characterization and burden of childhood respiratory disease
Chair(s): T. Frischer (Vienna, Austria), J. Jaakkola (Helsinki, Finland)
Thematic Poster Session
Control of breathing and sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): Z. Tomori (Kosice, Slovakia), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Diseases associated with organic dust exposure
Chair(s): P. O. Malmberg (Stockholm, Sweden), F. De Blay (Strasbourg, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of TB
Chair(s): R. Zaleskis (Copenhagen, Denmark), A. Choudhury (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Etiology of LRTI
Chair(s): P. Tarsia (Milan, Italy), T. Verheij (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Exercise (miscellanea)
Chair(s): P. Palange (Rome, Italy), S. Ward (Glasgow, UK)
Thematic Poster Session
Health status and management in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): D. Gross (Tel Aviv, Israel), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Immune dysregulation in chronic lung inflammation
Chair(s): C. J. Corrigan (London, UK), P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Incidence and prevalence of asthma
Chair(s): B. Lundbäck (Umea, Sweden), F. Pistelli (Pisa, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Inflammation, infection and exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis patients
Chair(s): B. Fauroux (Paris, France), H. Grasemann (Essen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Inhalation devices and technique
Chair(s): M. L. Levy (Kenton, UK), D. Price (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Inhalation technology and respiratory measurement in disease
Chair(s): S. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Kroon-Beugelsdijk (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Inhaled corticosteroids
Chair(s): H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany), K. Larsson (Solna, Sweden)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer diagnosis
Thematic Poster Session
Lung function from infancy to childhood
Chair(s): P. M. Gustafsson (Skövde, Sweden), M. Morris (Little Rock, USA)
Thematic Poster Session
New developments in inhaler delivery systems
Chair(s): E. Derom (Gent, Belgium), J. Lammers (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiological and disease-related changes in lung cells
Chair(s): A. Clement (Paris, France), A. Bianco (Napoli, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory structure and function in COPD
Chair(s): A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), C. Pison (Grenoble, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Sleep-disordered breathing: diagnosis and pathophysiology
Chair(s): S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany), W. Randerath (Kempen, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking induced disorders
Chair(s): P. Bartsch (Liege, Belgium), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapeutical strategies for acute respiratory failure in COPD patients
Chair(s): H. Gerlach (Berlin, Germany), B. Vangerow (Bad Homburg, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment modalities and outcome in chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of LRTI
Chair(s): J. Dorca (Barcelona, Spain), G. Folkerts (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Updates of asthma therapy in children
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, UK), P. Brand (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Acute and chronic infections in COPD
Chair(s): W. Boersma (Oudorp, The Netherlands), S. L. Johnston (Norfolk Place, UK)
Oral Presentation
Asthma treatment
Chair(s): G. Pauli (Strasbourg, France), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
Poster Discussion
Clinical and functional correlates in COPD
Chair(s): J. Derenne (Paris, France), D. O'Donnell (Kingston, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Estimation of quality of life and asthma control in children
Chair(s): W. Lenney (Nantwich, UK), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Oral Presentation
Expression and induction of lung cell receptors and inflammatory mediators
Chair(s): L. P. Nicod (Geneva, Switzerland), J. Allen (Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom)
Poster Discussion
Host susceptibility and environment in childhood allergy and respiratory disease
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, UK), I. Tsanakas (Vassilica-Thessaloniki, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, USA), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Longitudinal studies of COPD
Chair(s): P. Vermeire (Antwerp, Belgium), D. Sparrow (Boston, USA)
Oral Presentation
New developments in inhaled corticosteroid therapy
Chair(s): R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark), R. Pauwels (Ghent, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
New insights in viral and bacterial lung infection in children
Chair(s): F. De Baets (Ghent, Belgium), P. J. M. Openshaw (London, UK)
Poster Discussion
Noninvasive markers of airway inflammation, bronchoprovocation, or both?
Chair(s): P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Inman (Hamilton, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Smoking cessation: efficacy of interventions
Chair(s): J. Yernault (Brussels, Belgium), R. Bertoletti (Sondrio, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Combination of long-acting B2-agonists and corticosteroids in obstructive airways disease
Chair(s): E. Bateman (Cape Town, South Africa), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
DOTS in action
Chair(s): H. Rieder (Kirchlindach, Switzerland), C. Saltini (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Emerging developments in lung transplantation
Chair(s): W. Klepetko (Wien, Austria), C. Bravo Masgoret (Barcelona, Spain)
Oral Presentation
Inflammatory markers of infectious and noninfectious lung disease in children
Chair(s): P. J. Helms (Aberdeen, UK), M. Canciani (Udine, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Management of COPD
Chair(s): P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, UK), W. MacNee (Edinburgh, UK)
Assembly Symposium
Novel mechanisms of lung injury
Chair(s): S. Uhlig (Borstel, Germany), S. Matalon (Birmingham Al, United States Of America)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory muscles as a target for disease and therapeutic interventions
Chair(s): G. Sieck (Rochester, USA), M. Polkey (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Clinical biopathology of COPD / Infection /Interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Pavia, Italy), J. Braun (Lubeck, Germany)
Poster Discussion
COPD
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), G. J. Huchon (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Effects of a changing environment on the lungs
Chair(s): J. Sunyer (Barcelona, Spain), P. De Vuyst (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Management of LRTI: clinical and outcomes assessment
Chair(s): M. Cazzola (Napoli, Italy), S. Hill (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms of acute and chronic lung injury
Chair(s): R. Jackson (Birmingham, USA), J. Hamacher (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland)
Poster Discussion
Modalities of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Modern paediatric bronchology: present and future applications
Chair(s): I. Dab (Brussels, Belgium), P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Noninvasive ventilation: new advances in acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): M. W. Elliott (Leeds, UK), B. Schönhofer (Chicago, USA)
Oral Presentation
Organization and clinical aspects of respiratory nursing
Chair(s): C. Hernández (Barcelona, Spain), G. Gran (Sandsli, Norway)
Poster Discussion
Respiratory measurements (from FEV1 to respiratory resistance)
Chair(s): A. Kendrick (Bristol, United Kingdom), C. Roos (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Rhinitis, asthma and COPD
Chair(s): C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), P. Ernst (Montreal, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Smoking cessation: COPD patients
Chair(s): S. Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, Italy), S. Buist (Portland, USA)
Oral Presentation
Alterations in pulmonary structural elements: functional consequences
Chair(s): Y. Martinet (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France), P. Geppetti (Ferrara, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma monitoring and therapy
Chair(s): K. Alving (Stockholm, Sweden), S. Lim (Concord, Australia)
Thematic Poster Session
Cellular immunopathology of rhinitis and asthma
Chair(s): R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark), P. Howarth (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical aspects of TB
Chair(s): J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia), P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, UK)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD
Chair(s): J. Fitting (Lausanne, Switzerland), D. Kirsten (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD
Chair(s): H. Worth (Fuerth, Germany), P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Diagnostic and therapeutic applications in paediatric bronchology
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), P. Pohunek (Prague, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Diseases of the airways including SAS
Chair(s): E. K. Verbeken (Leuven, Belgium), D. Olivieri (Parma, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of COPD
Chair(s): E. Frausing Hansen (Hvidovre, Denmark), E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): D. Veale (Grenoble, France), J. Duran (Vittoria, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Experimental and clinical models in immuno-pharmacology
Chair(s): L. Laursen (Copenhagen, Denmark), R. Joerres (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Exposure to allergens and chemicals: clincial and mechanistical studies
Chair(s): M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Exposure to allergens and chemicals: population-based studies
Chair(s): P. S. Burge (Birmingham, UK), M. Chan-Yeung (Vancouver, Canada)
Thematic Poster Session
From noninvasive to invasive treatment strategies for different degrees of acute respiratory failure
Chair(s): K. Raymondos (Hannover, Germany), K. Lewandowski (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Functional assessment and outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Behnke (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Gas exchange and pulmonary circulation (miscellanea)
Chair(s): J. A. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Imaging of the thorax: from conventional radiography to CT, MR and PET
Chair(s): M. Hauser (Oslo, Norway), R. C. Bittner (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Infection, vaccination, exacerbation and quality of life in asthma
Chair(s): T. Verheij (Utrecht, The Netherlands), H. Schonberger (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Issues in lung transplantation
Chair(s): G. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium), A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Leukotriene receptor antagonists in clinical practice
Chair(s): S. Dahlen (Stockholm, Sweden), H. M. Jansen (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer biology
Chair(s): B. Martin (Brussels, Belgium), E. Jassem (Gdansk, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer: surveys and prognosis
Chair(s): M. Paesmans (Brussels, Belgium), A. Vergnenegre (Limoges, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Mechanisms of airway inflammation in asthma and COPD
Chair(s): R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), B. Balbi (Pavia, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Modulation of airway epithelial function
Chair(s): R. Polosa (Catania, Italy), H. F. Kauffman (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Molecular associations with TB
Chair(s): L. Casali (Pavia, Italy), E. Panic (Sombor, Yugoslavia)
Thematic Poster Session
Monitoring acute lung disease
Chair(s): M. Tsareva (Sofia, Bulgaria), J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Physiotherapy - various aspects
Chair(s): M. Connor (Dublin, Ireland), A. Van'T Hul (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Problems in treatment of TB
Chair(s): G. B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary infections and airway disease in children
Chair(s): H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), D. Berdel (Wesel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Rare and unusual diseases or problems
Chair(s): M. Paravicini (Milan, Italy), A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory physiology and pulmonary function tests: an animal and human pot-pourri
Chair(s): B. Jonson (Lund, Sweden), C. Straus (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Safety and efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma
Chair(s): K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking and asthma regulation
Chair(s): P. Ernst (Montreal, Canada), J. Yernault (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Unusual pulmonary infections
Chair(s): J. Lorenz (Luedenscheid, Germany), N. Soler (Barcelona, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Worldwide prevalence of asthma and atopy in children
Chair(s): J. Y. Paton (Glasgow, UK), F. H. Sennhauser (Zurich, Switzerland)
Thematic Poster Session
Acute lung injury and ARDS: pathogenesis and management
Chair(s): A. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom), T. R. Martin (Seattle, USA)
Oral Presentation
Assessment and monitoring of inflammation in COPD and asthma
Chair(s): R. Djukanovic (Southampton, UK), D. Dusser (Paris, France)
Poster Discussion
Asthma and COPD management in primary care
Chair(s): M. L. Levy (Kenton, UK), O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Diagnostic interventional procedures
Chair(s): L. Freitag (Hemer, Germany), M. Marel (Prague, Czech Republic)
Poster Discussion
Early sensitization in children - antenatal or postnatal exposure?
Chair(s): A. Custovic (Manchester, UK), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Oral Presentation
Inflammatory mechanisms of COPD
Chair(s): M. A. Vignola (Palermo, Italy), L. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer treatment
Chair(s): J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pathophysiology of OSA
Chair(s): R. Davies (Oxford, United Kingdom), J. M. Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)
Poster Discussion
Pleural diseases
Chair(s): W. Frank (Treuenbrietzen, Germany), E. Russi (Zurich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary hypertension: effect of iloprost
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Clamart, France), M. Kneussl (Vienna, Austria)
Oral Presentation
TB in special situations
Chair(s): J-P. Zellweger (Lausanne, Switzerland), C. Bredin (Cork, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
What can treatment of TB achieve?
Chair(s): H. Rieder (Kirchlindach, Switzerland), P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland)
Poster Discussion
Airway responsiveness: mechanics, mechanisms, effects of anti-asthma drugs
Chair(s): J. O. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Allergic sensitization and asthma
Chair(s): F. Kauffmann (Villejuif, France), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
New developments in paediatric respiratory physiology, methodology and clinical application
Chair(s): U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland), M. Gappa (Hannover, Germany)
Oral Presentation
OSA and other sleep related breathing disorders: epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment
Chair(s): W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), T. Podszus (Hof, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory mechanics in health and disease
Chair(s): D. Stanescu (Brussels, Belgium), A. Aliverti (Milano, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis
Chair(s): G. Semenzato (Padova, Italy), D. Valeyre (Bobigny, France)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of COPD in general practice
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Analyses of airway secretions, biopsies and serum in airway disease
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, UK)
Poster Discussion
Apoptosis and lung injury
Chair(s): T. R. Martin (Seattle, USA), K. Kuwano (Fukuoka, Japan)
Oral Presentation
Asthma in children and young adults
Chair(s): C. Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Poster Discussion
Cellular and molecular regulation of inflammation
Chair(s): P. Chanez (Montpellier, France), G. Folkerts (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis of TB
Chair(s): H. Milburn (London, United Kingdom), S. H. E. Kaufmann (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Exercise in lung disease
Chair(s): B. J. Whipp (Glasgow, UK), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Genetic and environmental predisposing factors for asthma and atopy
Chair(s): A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom), E. Von Mutius (Munich, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Prediction and outcome of chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLD)
Chair(s): L. J. I. Zimmermann (Capelle A/D Ljssel, The Netherlands), B. Yuksel (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Chair(s): K. Zarogoulidis (Thessaloniki, Greece), A. Meert (Brussels, Belgium)
Poster Discussion
VATS, echinococcosis and rare lung tumors
Chair(s): H-B. Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland), J. Hasse (Freiburg, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Assessment of risk factors for severe childhood asthma
Chair(s): F. de Benedictis (Perugia, Italy), J. Gerritsen (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Asthma and interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): J. M. Anto (Barcelona, Spain), W. Jedrychowski (Krakow, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Cellular and functional responses to exogenous stimuli
Chair(s): G. Zissel (Borstel, Germany), J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Clinical asthma: miscellaneous
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), L. Allegra (Milano, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Cost-effectiveness, organisation, management and education of asthma
Chair(s): K. Jones (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK), T. Verheij (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Efficacy, compliance and indications for acute and chronic NIMV
Chair(s): A. K. Simonds (London, UK), M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Factors contributing to upper and lower airway responses
Chair(s): R. Polosa (Catania, Italy), E. Nizankowska (Krakow, Poland)
Thematic Poster Session
Infection in the ICU
Chair(s): A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain), S. Ewig (Bonn, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Inflammation markers and other respiratory measurements
Chair(s): J. A. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain), G. Becher (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Inflammatory and genetic mechanisms in pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): R. Chambers (London, United Kingdom), P. L. Haslam (London, UK)
Thematic Poster Session
Interesting surgical topics including trauma
Chair(s): P-A. Rocmans (Brussels, Belgium), A. Rolle (Coswig, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Interstitial and other respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Zach (Graz, Austria), N. Schoenfeld (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung cancer and other respiratory diseases
Chair(s): L. Carrozzi (Pisa, Italy), E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway)
Thematic Poster Session
Lung injury and environmental toxins
Chair(s): G. Raghu (Seattle, USA), P. Sime (Rochester, United States Of America)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of LRTI
Chair(s): K. Dalhoff (Lubeck, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Management of mycobacterial disease
Chair(s): M. Toumbis (Athens, Greece), A. Middleton (London, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Markers of airway inflammation in asthmatic children
Chair(s): A. Boner (Verona, Italy), H. Van Bever (Edegem, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Mesothelioma, malignant pleural effusions and rare thoracic tumours
Chair(s): R. Wiewrodt (Philadelphia, United States Of America), P. Zatloukal (Praha, Czech Republic)
Thematic Poster Session
Neonatology and paediatric intensive care
Chair(s): J. Hammer (Basle, Switzerland), R. Wauer (Berlin, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Novel approaches to treatment of lung disease
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liege, Belgium), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Occupational and environmental allergic disease
Chair(s): T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), G. D'Amato (Napoli, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Pleural problems
Chair(s): P. Astoul (Marseille, France), D. Bouros (Heraklion, Greece)
Thematic Poster Session
Presentation and imaging of TB
Chair(s): C. Bredin (Cork, Ireland), J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary hypertension (miscellanea)
Chair(s): A. H. Morice (Cottingham, UK), L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)
Thematic Poster Session
Pulmonary thromboembolism and infections
Chair(s): G. Ferretti (Grenoble, France), C. Perrin (Nice, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory homecare and long-term oxygen therapy
Chair(s): J. Zielinski (Warsaw, Poland), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory muscles: biology, physiology, and disease
Chair(s): J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain), M. Hayot (Montpellier, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Respiratory symptoms
Chair(s): V. Poletti (Bologna, Italy)
Thematic Poster Session
Small cell lung cancer therapy
Chair(s): M. Thomas (Munster, Germany), P. Stockton (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Thematic Poster Session
Smoking habits in physicians and students
Chair(s): C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), B. Dautzenberg (Paris, France)
Thematic Poster Session
Spectrum of TB in Europe
Chair(s): J-F. Tessier (Bordeaux, France), H. Sillastu (Tartu, Estonia)
Thematic Poster Session
Therapeutic bronchoscopy and miscellaneous techniques
Chair(s): J. Strausz (Törökbálint, Hungary), B. Khanavkar (Bochum, Germany)
Thematic Poster Session
Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
Chair(s): J. Pepin (Grenoble, France), D. Rodenstein (Brussels, Belgium)
Thematic Poster Session
Various problems in occupational exposures
Chair(s): W. Marek (Bochum, Germany), A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
Thematic Poster Session
COPD
Chair(s): J. Van Noord (Em Heerlen, The Netherlands), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, UK)
Poster Discussion
Gene and protein functions in lung function and dysfunction
Chair(s): E. Puchelle (Reims, France), R. Moqbel (Edmonton, Canada)
Oral Presentation
Manipulation of cell signalling pathways and cell function
Chair(s): A. Clement (Paris, France), A. Millar (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Mechanisms of allergen immunotherapy
Chair(s): S. Rak (Gothenburg, Sweden), C. A. Akdis (Davos, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Monitoring respiration in health and disease
Chair(s): F. Grimbert (La Tronche, France)
Oral Presentation
Mycobacterial susceptibility
Chair(s): P. D. O. Davies (Liverpool, UK), J. Sorli (Golnik, Slovenia)
Oral Presentation
News in inhalation therapy and devices in childhood asthma
Chair(s): H. Bisgaard (Copenhagen, Denmark), P. Le Souef (Perth, Australia)
Poster Discussion
Outcome determinants of pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care
Chair(s): M. D. L. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom), A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Poster Discussion
Prognosis and strategy in lung cancer management
Chair(s): G. Buccheri (Cuneo, Italy), J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary circulation, gas exchange and exercise
Chair(s): S. Ward (Glasgow, UK), G. Simonneau (Clamart, France)
Poster Discussion
Sourcing material for TB diagnosis
Chair(s): J. Moore-Gillon (London, United Kingdom), L. Casali (Pavia, Italy)
Poster Discussion
Community-acquired pneumonia: from diagnosis to discharge
Chair(s): R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy), S. Ewig (Bonn, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Immune deficiencies and the lung in childhood
Chair(s): F. Ratjen (Essen, Germany), J. De Blic (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Inflammation and genetics in airway disease
Chair(s): P. Jeffery (London, UK), I. P. Hall (Nottingham, UK)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disease: BAL in diagnosis and management
Chair(s): R. M. du Bois (London, UK), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Markers of obstructive lung disease
Chair(s): A. Gulsvik (Bergen, Norway), I. Annesi-Maesano (Villejuif, France)
Oral Presentation
News in occupational asthma
Chair(s): M. Chan-Yeung (Vancouver, Canada), K. Toren (Goteborg, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Physiology of noninvasive mechanical ventilation
Chair(s): G. Laier-Groeneveld (Bovenden-Lenglern, Germany), A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Rare and unusual diseases of the lung
Chair(s): F. Martinez (Ann Arbor, USA), P. Camus (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Asbestos-related diseases
Chair(s): A. Gibbs (Penarth, UK)
Poster Discussion
Cardiovascular pathophysiology in OSA
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Gothenburg, Sweden), J. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
Oral Presentation
Disease of the pulmonary circulation
Chair(s): P. Herve (Le Plessis Robinson, France), H. Olschewski (Giessen, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Drug resistant TB
Chair(s): P. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland), C. Rayner (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): P. Camus (Dijon, France), U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Long-acting β2-agonists: clinical effects
Chair(s): E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), B. O'Connor (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Lung volume reduction and septic surgery
Chair(s): S. Elia (Napoli, Italy), P. E. Van Schil (Edegem, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Management and prognosis of early wheezing
Chair(s): S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark), Z. Zivkovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
Oral Presentation
Mediators and mechanisms relevant to COPD/CB
Chair(s): J. C. Hogg (Vancouver, Canada), J. A. Wedzicha (London, UK)
Oral Presentation
Microbiological assessment and treatment of LRTI
Chair(s): M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), P. Black (Auckland, New Zealand)
Poster Discussion
Molecular and cellular pathology of asthma
Chair(s): C. J. Corrigan (London, UK), R. Moqbel (Edmonton, Canada)
Poster Discussion
Pulmonary function and management of cystic fibrosis patients from early life to adulthood
Chair(s): H. Heijerman (The Hague, The Netherlands), M. Ballmann (Hannover, Germany)
Poster Discussion
Thoracoscopy
Chair(s): F. Rodriguez Panadero (Tomares (Sevilla), Spain), J. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Treatment of asthma in general practice
Chair(s): O. C. P. Van Schayck (Maastricht, The Netherlands), M. L. Levy (Kenton, UK)
Oral Presentation