The ERS International Congress 2023, Milan

This annual event brings together the world's respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science.

Chair(s): R. Costello N. Roche

News from the studio


Chair(s): J. Qu A. Simonds

Language session


Working against tobacco and air pollution, the other big pandemic

Chair(s): H. Pinnock M. Roman Rodriguez

Primary care session


Chair(s): H. De Keyser L. Galvin K. Hansen M. Odemyr

Patient


Conditions we are just dealing with the tip of the iceberg in primary care

Chair(s): H. Pinnock M. Roman Rodriguez

Primary care session


Chair(s): T. Gille J. Gonzalez Bermejo

Language session


Chair(s): M. Bonsignore M. Carone S. Harari C. Vancheri

Language session


Chair(s): F. Arancibia Hernandez F. Garcia-cosio Piqueras M. Pretti Dalcolmo C. Robalo Cordeiro

Language session


Bronchiectasis registries, cohorts and subgroups

Chair(s): B. Herrero Cortina F. Ringshausen

Poster session


Contemporary nursing

Chair(s): A. Sajnic L. Silva

Poster session


Interventional bronchoscopy: advances in probes, needles and more

Chair(s): J. Annema K. Kontogianni

Poster session


From bench to bedside: translational studies in airway diseases

Chair(s): I. Adcock L. Uller

Poster session


How much can we afford? The balance of costs and clinical benefits in the light of chronic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): S. Hartl S. Loukides

Poster session


Advances in the management of asthma and allergic airways disease

Chair(s): C. Bal C. Taube

Poster session


New strategies for therapeutic management of interstitial lung disease of known cause

Chair(s): A. Froidure G. Margaritopoulos

Poster session


New insights in positive airway pressure therapy

Chair(s): M. Bradicich D. Testelmans

Poster session


Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis and management in primary care

Chair(s): M. Chaabouni S. Holmes

Poster session


Pulmonary physiology: implications for pulmonary rehabilitation

Chair(s): A. Borghi Silva E. Crisafulli

Poster session


Multimorbidity in people with lung diseases

Chair(s): N. Chaudhuri S. Salvi

Poster session


New concepts in pulmonology

Chair(s): J. Baker A. Krasnodembskaya

Poster session


Thoracic surgery: a multifaceted subject

Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi M. Migliore

Poster session


Emerging evidence in COVID-19

Chair(s): M. Afonso S. Kolekar

Poster session


Best posters in respiratory physiotherapy

Chair(s): A. Nyberg M. Saglam

Poster session


Clinical problems in rare interstitial lung diseases

Chair(s): F. Bonella C. Dupin

Poster session


Seeing is believing: new interventions in respiratory education

Chair(s): M. Gaga P. Laveneziana

Poster session


Determinants of lung health

Chair(s): F. Gonzalez Barcala A. Whitehouse

Poster session


Basic mechanism in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): F. De Man A. Olschewski

Poster session


Biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): L. Donnelly P. Horvath

Poster session


Artificial intelligence in chest radiology and clinical practice

Chair(s): E. Grabczak A. Larici

Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines


Airway diseases

Chair(s): A. Bossios V. Mcdonald O. Usmani

State of the art session


Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: challenges and controversies

Chair(s): M. Kreuter M. Wijsenbeek

Symposium


Evolving concepts in the management of nonsmall cell lung cancer

Chair(s): T. Blum F. Meloni

Symposium


Burden of tobacco farming and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems on the environment and occupational health

Chair(s): S. Ulrich G. Viegi

Hot topics


War, climate change, migration and respiratory infections

Chair(s): R. Duarte E. Grainger

Symposium


Chair(s): R. Costello A. Simonds

News from the studio


Lung consequences of the obesity epidemic from children to the elderly

Chair(s): J. Verbraecken A. Zacharasiewicz

Symposium


Chair(s): E. Smith K. Sylvester

Oral presentation


Chair(s): M. Martinez Vazquez M. Roman Rodriguez

Oral presentation


Chair(s): M. Humbert E. Nossent

Oral presentation


Chair(s): L. Bos A. Cysneiros

Oral presentation


Obesity and the lung: from wakefulness to sleep

Chair(s): J. Verbraecken A. Zacharasiewicz

Symposium


ALERT 1: pharmacological treatments

Chair(s): K. Antoniou M. Kreuter D. Singh M. Wijsenbeek

Clinical trials session


Bronchoscopy in challenging situations

Chair(s): E. Grabczak A. Larici

Mini symposium


Infectious and noninfectious complications of immunosuppressed patients

Chair(s): T. Blum F. Meloni

Symposium


Disease modification in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chair(s): S. Ulrich G. Viegi

Hot topics


Cystic fibrosis in the era of highly effective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapy

Chair(s): R. Duarte E. Grainger

Journal session


Chair(s): A. Bossios E. Kelly V. Mcdonald M. Miravitlles O. Usmani

Clinical cases


Chair(s): E. Bargagli K. Bielosludtseva

Oral presentation


Chair(s): M. Franczuk M. Rutter

Oral presentation


Chair(s): S. Cuevas Ocana A. Mailleux

Oral presentation


Chair(s): R. Chokhani O. Kurmi

Oral presentation


Paediatric year in review

Chair(s): M. Gappa S. Vijverberg

Year in review


Biomarkers in interstitial lung disease

Chair(s): M. Funke-chambour S. Jouneau

Poster session


Basic and clinical science in sleep breathing disorders: a bidirectional relationship

Chair(s): A. Briancon-marjollet C. Caballero Eraso

Poster session


Basic science of respiratory infection

Chair(s): M. Long A. Van Der Does

Poster session


New insights and biomarkers in pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer

Chair(s): G. Beltramo A. Mailleux

Poster session


Bronchiectasis diagnostics and outcomes

Chair(s): M. Loebinger O. Sibila Vidal

Poster session


Screening, patient pathways and quality of life in the lung cancer world

Chair(s): A. Charpidou W. Van Geffen

Poster session


Comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): B. Beghe L. Fabbri

Poster session


Lung repair and regeneration

Chair(s): H. Heijink N. Mansouri

Poster session


Advances in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Chair(s): D. Goletti M. Pretti Dalcolmo

Poster session


Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Chair(s): L. Bos J. Sellares Torres

Poster session


Smoking cessation

Chair(s): S. Dai P. Katsaounou

Poster session


Novel insights in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease

Chair(s): T. Alfaro P. Cameli

Poster session


The lung after COVID-19: sequelae and functional recovery

Chair(s): G. Fodor R. Gloeckl

Poster session


Rehabilitation of chronic respiratory diseases

Chair(s): J. Alison A. Vaes

Poster session


Novel treatment strategies for airway diseases: a glimpse into the future

Chair(s): J. Nieto-fontarigo S. Riemann

Poster session


New frontiers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease characterisation and management

Chair(s): A. Beech A. Mathioudakis

Poster session


Global burden and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): N. Chaudhary Y. Colak

Poster session


From diagnosis to therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chair(s): E. Jutant H. Olschewski

Poster session


Daily activity, exercise and others in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

Chair(s): E. Gimeno-santos A. Pires De Dias Marques

Poster session


Biomarkers in asthma

Chair(s): R. Louis A. Malinovschi

Poster session


Updates on inhalers for COPD and asthma

Chair(s): F. De Jongh A. Spanevello

Joint session


Pulmonary vascular diseases

Chair(s): M. Lichtblau J. Loffler-ragg O. Sitbon

State of the art session


The unfortunate relationship between respiratory disease and infection: challenges which need us to think outside the box

Chair(s): F. Blasi D. Stolz

Hot topics


Highlights from the Journal of the American Medical Association

Chair(s): N. Roche K. Walter

Journal session


Acute respiratory distress syndrome: update and future treatment

Chair(s): M. Duiverman J. Winck

Symposium


Air pollution, pollen and lung health in the climate change era

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore C. Carlsten S. Harari

Symposium


Novel concepts for understanding mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease initiation and progression

Chair(s): S. Loukides F. Schleich A. Yildirim

Symposium


Better outcomes for adults with chronic breathlessness: earlier diagnosis and management

Chair(s): T. Gille H. Pinnock K. Sylvester

Symposium


Chair(s): E. Gaillard A. Zacharasiewicz

Oral presentation


Chair(s): A. Trachalaki W. Wuyts

Oral presentation


Chair(s): P. Goeminne M. Loebinger

Oral presentation


Chair(s): M. Pereira Catarata R. Wiewrodt

Oral presentation


Targeting treatable traits in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nonpharmacological approach

Chair(s): M. Duiverman J. Winck

Symposium


Pollution, climate changes and sustainable developments

Chair(s): M. Bonsignore C. Carlsten S. Harari

Symposium


Community-acquired infections: what is changing?

Chair(s): F. Blasi D. Stolz

Hot topics


Novel aspects of T helper 17 cells in lung diseases

Chair(s): S. Loukides A. Yildirim

Symposium


Chair(s): D. Jimenez Castro M. Lichtblau J. Loffler-ragg O. Sitbon S. Ulrich

Clinical cases


An ageing lung: respiratory disease in the elderly

Chair(s): T. Gille H. Pinnock K. Sylvester

Symposium


Chair(s): P. Azevedo A. Gramegna

Oral presentation


Chair(s): S. Rolandsson Enes N. Ubags

Oral presentation


Chair(s): F. Ricciardolo

Oral presentation


Respiratory muscle function and rehabilitation

Chair(s): M. Marillier C. Spengler

Poster session


COVID-19 treatments

Chair(s): M. Crichton M. Shteinberg

Poster session


Sarcoidosis: challenges in disease assessment and management of complications

Chair(s): D. Israel-biet P. Spagnolo

Poster session


Cutting-edge approaches to model and treat lung disease

Chair(s): M. Lehmann T. Wilkinson

Poster session


Pulmonary fibrosis: impact, diagnosis, and management

Chair(s): L. Planas Cerezales S. Tomassetti

Poster session


Paediatric bronchology: new insights

Chair(s): L. Petrarca D. Schramm

Poster session


Ultrasound in respiratory medicine

Chair(s): C. Falster M. Hassan

Poster session


Pleural interventions and beyond: what's new?

Chair(s): R. Banka A. Sundaralingam

Poster session


Pulmonary function, lung function trajectories and other respiratory conditions

Chair(s): G. D'amato F. Gonzalez Barcala

Poster session


Physiology in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): S. Saxer A. Vonk Noordegraaf

Poster session


Real-life studies in asthma: all the way to clinical remission

Chair(s): C. Porsbjerg A. Portacci

Poster session


Preschool wheeze and asthma: viruses, environmental and other risk factors

Chair(s): C. Lex A. Whitehouse

Poster session


Environment and respiratory health

Chair(s): I. Annesi Maesano G. Viegi

Poster session


Sleep-disordered breathing in other respiratory diseases and nocturnal hypoventilation

Chair(s): T. Saaresranta P. Steiropoulos

Poster session


Advances in diagnosis and biomarker identification in airways disease

Chair(s): A. Beech R. Nadif

Poster session


Digital health interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

Chair(s): Y. Khor H. Woehrle

Poster session


Nursing interventions and outcomes

Chair(s): M. Axelsson J. Padilha

Poster session


The 3 Ts of lung cancer management: targets, treatment response and troubles

Chair(s): G. Hardavella W. Van Geffen

Poster session


Chronic cough

Chair(s): F. Lavorini A. Morice

Poster session


New insights and biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and epithelial disorders

Chair(s): A. Joannes A. Somborac Bacura

Poster session


Clinical problems in tuberculosis and other respiratory infections

Chair(s): C. Meyer P. Sivapalan

Poster session


New mechanistic insights into acute and chronic epithelial lung disorders

Chair(s): A. Ravi N. Van Der Burg

Poster session


New features and outcomes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): S. Bayat M. Franczuk

Poster session


Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Chair(s): C. Andrejak D. Wagner

Poster session


Evaluation of lung function techniques and sleep studies in paediatrics.

Chair(s): N. Beydon M. Slaats

Poster session


Respiratory monitoring and management in neonatal and paediatric intensive care

Chair(s): A. Lavizzari E. Zannin

Poster session


Clinical aspects in chronic airway diseases

Chair(s): M. Gaga I. Horvath

Poster session


Cystic fibrosis in adults: a changing scene

Chair(s): P. Azevedo A. Gramegna

Poster session


Development and treatment of severe asthma

Chair(s): C. De Jong E. Hamelmann

Poster session


Burden, determinants, and management of asthma

Chair(s): M. Axelsson J. Grigg

Poster session


Inhaler devices: environmental impact, technique, and adherence

Chair(s): D. Toumpanakis O. Usmani

Poster session


Deep learning, new technologies and biomarkers in imaging

Chair(s): E. Grabczak G. Szabo

Poster session


Translational approaches in fibrotic lung diseases: from bench to bedside

Chair(s): I. Fernandez C. Machahua Huamani

Poster session


Translating lung cancer: mechanisms, mutations, and prediction

Chair(s): A. Charpidou D. Xhemalaj

Poster session


COVID-19

Chair(s): A. Cysneiros J. Sellares Torres

Poster session


Fungal infections and infections in airway disease

Chair(s): C. Cilloniz Campos C. Haworth

Poster session


Pulmonary embolism: acute and long-term management (2)

Chair(s): L. Jara-palomares C. Tromeur

Poster session


Precision medicine and novel biomarkers in lung disease

Chair(s): J. Gote-schniering M. Van Den Berge

Poster session


Monitoring in chronic airway disease (2)

Chair(s): M. Hogman A. Spanevello

Poster session


Sarcoidosis: disease mechanisms and pathogenesis

Chair(s): N. Rivera M. Veltkamp

Poster session


Pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung diseases: dilemmas in diagnosis and the conundrum of treatment

Chair(s): K. Antoniou M. Humbert T. Koudstaal

Symposium


Chair(s): M. Loebinger A. Osterhaus S. Tomassetti

Clinical cases


Non-invasive high-flow nasal therapy or positive pressure ventilation in acute and chronic respiratory care

Chair(s): H. Demeyer P. Wijkstra

Hot topics


Management of adults with spontaneous pneumothorax/what’s new in the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia

Chair(s): A. Dandanell Juul D. Stolz

Guidelines session


What did you always want to know about omics analyses for clinical practice?

Chair(s): C. Brightling S. Cuevas Ocana N. Reynaert

Hot topics


Sleep and breathing disorders

Chair(s): M. Bradicich W. Randerath S. Schiza

State of the art session


Chair(s): F. Meloni T. Welte

News from the studio


Exercise training, physical activity and self-management at home

Chair(s): J. Cruz C. Karagiannidis J. Makonga-braaksma

Mini symposium


Chair(s): F. Meloni T. Welte

Pro-Con debate


Chair(s): R. De La Hoz S. De Matteis

Oral presentation


Chair(s): T. De Soyza G. Hynes

Oral presentation


Chair(s): N. Freitag R. Nenna

Oral presentation


Chair(s): A. Aardenburg - Van Huisstede G. Braunstahl

Oral presentation


Chair(s): S. Saglani I. Vogiatzis

Experts interview


New insights into diagnostic aspects of sleep-disordered breathing

Chair(s): M. Bradicich W. Randerath S. Schiza

Symposium


Emerging evidence to improve quality of survival after critical illness

Chair(s): H. Demeyer P. Wijkstra

Hot topics


Difficult treatment decisions in pulmonary hypertension

Chair(s): K. Antoniou M. Humbert T. Koudstaal

Symposium


Chair(s): A. Dandanell Juul D. Stolz

Clinical cases


Exocited: the importance of extracellular vesicles in lung disease

Chair(s): C. Brightling S. Cuevas Ocana N. Reynaert

Symposium


Rise of the machines: advances in home mechanical ventilation

Chair(s): J. Cruz C. Karagiannidis J. Makonga-braaksma

Mini symposium


Acute respiratory infections: what's new?

Chair(s): M. Loebinger A. Osterhaus S. Tomassetti

Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines


Chair(s): R. Guillamat Prats N. Mansouri

Oral presentation


Chair(s): J. Annema M. Bezzi

Oral presentation


Chair(s): J. Guiot E. Renzoni

Oral presentation


Chair(s): C. Oliveira Jacome M. Spruit

Oral presentation


Chair(s): F. De Jongh R. Ong-salvador O. Usmani

Online skills lab


The global lung cancer epidemic: diversity, social inequalities, and survivorship

Chair(s): K. Sreter I. Tietzova

Poster session


Viral infections and antibiotic use

Chair(s): G. Coutinho A. Dimakou

Poster session


Paediatric viral and bacterial lung infections

Chair(s): L. Cumpanasu M. Proesmans

Poster session


Translational model in chronic airway disease

Chair(s): L. Cestelli P. Hansbro

Poster session


Digital health innovations in respiratory healthcare

Chair(s): Y. Khor K. Kostikas

Poster session


Bronchiectasis treatments

Chair(s): P. Goeminne H. Keir

Poster session


Cardiovascular-related aspects and non-positive airway pressure treatment of sleep-disordered breathing

Chair(s): R. Staats G. Trakada

Poster session


Diagnostic pathways and paediatric asthma monitoring

Chair(s): E. Gaillard O. Yilmaz

Poster session


Advances in telemonitoring/telerehabilitation and post-COVID conditions

Chair(s): H. Demeyer A. Russell

Poster session


Towards the identification of new biomarkers in pulmonary diseases

Chair(s): K. El Husseini N. Kanellakis

Poster session


Mechanisms of allergic airway disease

Chair(s): A. Oliver T. Wilkinson

Poster session


Nursing and digital health

Chair(s): R. Marques Da Silva L. Silva

Poster session


Multidisciplinary approach for interstitial lung disease of known cause

Chair(s): D. Biondini C. Ravaglia

Poster session


New frontiers in chronic cough, a1-antitrypsin deficiency, and airway diseases endoscopy

Chair(s): M. Adner G. Caramori

Poster session


Long-term home ventilatory support: goals and outcomes

Chair(s): C. Cantero P. Wijkstra

Poster session


Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chair(s): J. Devulder I. Pavord

Poster session


Addressing exacerbations and pneumonia in airway diseases

Chair(s): S. Ananth C. Suppli Ulrik

Poster session


Epidemiological and public health aspects in tuberculosis

Chair(s): R. Duarte I. Kontsevaya

Poster session


Pulmonary fibrosis: clinical and trial experiences

Chair(s): K. Lewandowska C. Valenzuela

Poster session


Epidemiology of rare paediatric respiratory diseases

Chair(s): M. Goutaki C. Kempeneers

Poster session


Chair(s): J. Makonga-braaksma I. Vogiatzis

Year in review


Kidney-lung crosstalk in pulmonary disease

Chair(s): J. Bastarache S. Meiners S. Siddiqui

Symposium


From the Editor's Desk

Chair(s): J. Chalmers J. Drazen A. Yorgancioglu

Journal session


Thoracic oncology

Chair(s): A. Charpidou J. Chorostowska-wynimko M. Migliore

State of the art session


Respiratory infections

Chair(s): O. Akkerman G. Bothamley E. Polverino

State of the art session


Current challenges in airways disease management

Chair(s): A. Bossios E. Kelly O. Usmani

Hot topics


Determinants of lung function trajectories and respiratory health from infancy to adulthood

Chair(s): N. Beydon M. Pijnenburg D. Schramm

Hot topics


The role of novel imaging modalities in sarcoidosis diagnosis and management

Chair(s): K. Moor C. Robalo Cordeiro

Hot topics


Chair(s): R. Marques Da Silva J. Padilha

Oral presentation


Chair(s): C. Eichstaedt C. Guignabert

Oral presentation


Chair(s): I. Adcock A. Somborac Bacura

Oral presentation


Chair(s): D. Drummond H. Pinnock

Oral presentation


ALERT 2: organisation of care

Chair(s): J. Drazen F. Franssen A. Simonds A. Yorgancioglu

Clinical trials session


Chair(s): O. Akkerman G. Bothamley J. Chalmers E. Polverino D. Stolz

Clinical cases


Digital solutions for respiratory medicine: a new way of working

Chair(s): K. Moor C. Robalo Cordeiro

Hot topics


Precision medicine in airways disease: where is the science going and what we can offer in the clinic?

Chair(s): A. Bossios E. Kelly O. Usmani

Hot topics


Addressing disparities and deprivation in the care of children with lung diseases: a world view

Chair(s): N. Beydon M. Pijnenburg D. Schramm

Symposium


Chair(s): T. Blum A. Charpidou J. Chorostowska-wynimko G. Hardavella M. Migliore

Clinical cases


Post-viral lung diseases: from basic immunology to clinical phenotypes and therapy

Chair(s): S. Meiners S. Siddiqui

Symposium


Chair(s): S. Cuevas Ocana T. Gille

Symposium


Chair(s): R. Evans G. Vagheggini

Oral presentation


Chair(s): C. Lombardi D. Testelmans

Oral presentation


Chair(s): C. Mccarthy M. Molina Molina

Oral presentation


Chair(s): N. Navani M. Pereira Catarata

Oral presentation


The bugs in lung transplantation

Chair(s): V. Gerovasili P. Jaksch

Poster session


From basic to translational sleep breathing disorders

Chair(s): L. Grote S. Redolfi

Poster session


Imaging studies in COVID pneumonia and other lung diseases

Chair(s): A. Tarnoki R. Vliegenthart

Poster session


New tools for risk assessment in the interstitial lung disease setting

Chair(s): F. Arimura D. Castillo Villegas

Poster session


Update on respiratory physiotherapy in different perspectives of the field

Chair(s): J. De Brandt C. Osadnik

Poster session


COVID-19, infectious and interstitial pulmonary diseases from a primary care perspective

Chair(s): S. Bosnic-anticevich A. Kaplan

Poster session


Respiratory mechanics, structure-function, and modelling studies

Chair(s): R. Dellaca K. Gorska

Poster session