A fresh look at the spectrum of symptoms in respiratory disease
Chair(s): W. Reid (Toronto (ON), Canada), C. Duarte Santos (Almada, Portugal)
E-poster session
A knowledge update on respiratory muscle function, assessment and training
Chair(s): M. Saglam (Ankara, Turkey), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Addressing unresolved questions in rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: interdisciplinary research is the key
Chair(s): C. McCarthy (Dublin 4, Ireland), M. Molina Molina (Barcelona, Spain)
E-poster session
Advance in treatments for sleep and breathing disorders and long-term adherence
Chair(s): J. Pépin (Grenoble, France), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Advances in asthma treatment
Chair(s): L. Lahousse (Ghent, Belgium), J. Nieto-Fontarigo (Santiago De Compostela, Spain)
E-poster session
Advances in lung function practice
Chair(s): K. Sylvester (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), J. Kirkby (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Advances in lung function testing
Chair(s): A. Thiebes (Aachen, Germany), S. Bayat (Grenobe, France)
E-poster session
AI: are the doctors still needed?
Expert view
Air pollution and comorbidities
Chair(s): P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France), P. Goeminne (Bornem, Belgium)
E-poster session
Air pollution as a cause of respiratory disease
Chair(s): M. Alemayohu (Verona, Italy), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
E-poster session
Air pollution considerations
Chair(s): J. Vanoirbeek (Leuven, Belgium), J. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland)
E-poster session
Aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation: part 1
Chair(s): T. Harvey-Dunstan (Loughborough (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), W. Poncin (Bruxelles, Belgium)
E-poster session
Aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation: part 2
Chair(s): A. Pires De Dias Marques (Aveiro, Portugal), C. Dennis (Canberra (ACT), Australia)
E-poster session
Aspergillosis and chronic lung infections
Chair(s): E. Van Braeckel (Ghent, Belgium), S. Chotirmall (Singapore, Singapore)
E-poster session
Asthma and COPD: How genetic and environment influences its developement?
Chair(s): I. Hall (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), C. John (Leicester, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Asthma and cough: clinical trials and pharmacological insights
Chair(s): J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
E-poster session
Asthma inhalers: devices and adherence studies
Chair(s): F. Lavorini (Firenze (FI), Italy), T. Bahmer (Kiel, Germany)
E-poster session
Asthma management: role of biomarkers and comorbidities
Chair(s): D. Doberer (Wien, Austria)
E-poster session
Asthma science: novel targets and mechanisms
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), J. Nieto-Fontarigo (Santiago De Compostela, Spain)
E-poster session
Biological mechanisms of lung cancer
Chair(s): S. Janes (London, United Kingdom), A. Frille (Leipzig, Germany)
E-poster session
Biomarkers and characterisation of immune response in respiratory infection
Chair(s): M. Mukherjee (Hamilton (ON), Canada), K. Jahn (Basel, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Biomarkers and mechanistic aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
E-poster session
Bronchoscopy interventions in ventilated patients
Expert view
Burden and predictive factors for chronic lung diseases and comorbidity
Chair(s): N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany), E. Sapey (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Burning up while burning out: compassion fatigue awareness and burnout prevention for practitioners
Expert view
Cardiovascular and pulmonary complications of respiratory infections
Chair(s): G. Waterer (Perth (WA), Australia), M. Kolditz (Dresden, Germany)
E-poster session
Cellular stress in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Challenge and success in a patient centered Clinical Research Collaboration
Expert view
Challenges and updates in nursing care around the world
Chair(s): M. Padilha (Porto, Portugal), A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia)
E-poster session
Chronic lung diseases: novel methods, diagnostics and biomarkers
Chair(s): O. Burgy (Dijon, France), A. TIOTIU (Nancy, France)
E-poster session
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France), L. Godinas (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Clinical and basic pharmacology for COPD
Chair(s): A. Higham (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), S. Lea (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Clinical and functional evaluation of asthmatics
Chair(s): F. Schleich (Ličge, Belgium), D. Hoppenot (Kaunas, Lithuania)
E-poster session
Clinical and functional evaluation of COPD
Chair(s): Z. Lázár (Budapest, Hungary), A. Sinha (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Clinical and laboratory pharmacology in asthma
Chair(s): S. Siddiqui (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden)
E-poster session
Clinical aspects and new treatment strategies for rare interstitial lung diseases in adults and children
Chair(s): C. Dupin (Paris, France), E. Balestro (Padova (PD), Italy)
E-poster session
Clinical aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): M. Veltkamp (De Meern, Netherlands), J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada)
E-poster session
Clinical challenges in pneumonia
Chair(s): T. van der Werf (Groningen, Netherlands), P. Faverio (Limbiate (MI), Italy)
E-poster session
Clinical characteristics and diagnostic tools for phenotyping asthma and COPD
Chair(s): C. Bal (Wien, Austria), S. Dortas Junior (Rio De Janeiro (RJ), Brazil)
E-poster session
Clinical data and COPD management
Chair(s): S. Cuevas Ocańa (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Clinical evaluation, biomarkers and risk assessment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): V. Mercurio (Napoli, Italy), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
E-poster session
Clinical issues in granulomatous lung diseases
Chair(s): F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany)
E-poster session
Clinical management of lung transplant recipients
Chair(s): A. Frick (Viena, Austria), J. Kwakkel-van Erp (Antwerp, Belgium)
E-poster session
Clinical monitoring and new therapies for cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): M. Stahl (Berlin, Germany), F. Singer (Bern, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Clinical parameters in severe asthma
Chair(s): D. Jackson (London, United Kingdom), R. Louis (Ličge, Belgium)
E-poster session
Clinical studies of COPD: combination inhalers and much more
Chair(s): N. Roche (Paris, France), A. Mathioudakis (Manchester, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Clinical year in review
Year in review
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
Expert view
Comorbidities/multimorbidites and mortality in patients with chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), M. Patout (Mont-Saint Aignan, France)
E-poster session
Comprehensive care and pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic respiratory diseases
Chair(s): I. Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), A. Boutou (Thessaloniki, Greece)
E-poster session
Consequences for obstructive sleep apnoea and potential modalities for early identification
Chair(s): C. Lombardi (Milano (MI), Italy), R. Tamisier (Grenoble, France)
E-poster session
Conventional bronchoscopy
Chair(s): C. von Garnier (Lausanne, Switzerland), R. Shah (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India)
E-poster session
COPD and the impact of comorbidities
Chair(s): B. Balbi (Veruno (NO), Italy), L. Degani-Costa (Săo Paulo (SP), Brazil)
E-poster session
COPD phenotypes
Chair(s): F. Trinkmann (Heidelberg, Germany), A. Lopez Giraldo (Castelldefels, Spain)
E-poster session
COPD : inhaled corticosteroids, bronchodilators and eosinophils
Chair(s): H. Park (Seoul, Republic of Korea), D. Toumpanakis (Athens, Greece)
E-poster session
COVID-19 clinical studies
Chair(s): L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands), G. Zimmermann (München, Germany)
E-poster session
CRISPR for dummies
Expert view
Current and contemporary practices in endobronchial ultrasound
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India), J. Wrightson (Oxford, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): N. Simmonds (London, United Kingdom), S. Fustik (Skopje, North Macedonia)
E-poster session
Determinants of chronic respiratory diseases
Chair(s): O. Kurmi (Hamilton (ON), Canada), D. Jarvis (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Chair(s): E. Khoo (Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia), L. Daines (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Diagnosis and management of chronic fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Expert view
Diagnosis and management of COPD
Chair(s): L. Cestelli (Bergen, Norway), P. Sivapalan (Hellerup, Denmark), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
E-poster session
Diagnostic and prognostic markers for disease-associated interstitial lung disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Chair(s): V. Alfieri (Parma (PR), Italy), G. Margaritopoulos (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Diagnostic challenges in tuberculosis
Chair(s): D. Cirillo (Milano (MI), Italy), L. Guglielmetti (Paris, France)
E-poster session
Different aspects of paediatric viral and bacterial lung infections
Chair(s): R. Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa)
E-poster session
Digital health interventions in respiratory medicine
Chair(s): H. Woehrle (Ulm, Germany), S. Lundell (Umeĺ, Sweden)
E-poster session
Do we really need guidelines?
Expert view
Effects of environmental exposures on lung pathology
Chair(s): T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium), M. Aghapour (Magdeburg, Germany)
E-poster session
Endobronchial ultrasound: from rookie to pro
Chair(s): K. Madan (New Delhi (Delhi), India)
E-poster session
Epidemiology and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): S. Sahay (Houston, United States of America), E. Nossent (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Epidemiology and understanding of airways diseases in primary care
Chair(s): R. Jordan (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), A. Cave (Edmonton (AB), Canada)
E-poster session
Epidemiology of paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Attanasi (Chieti (CH), Italy), B. Karadag (Istanbul, Turkey)
E-poster session
Epidemiology of tobacco use and the role of health professionals in tobacco control
Chair(s): A. Dilektasli (Bursa, Turkey), C. Vardavas (Heraklion, Greece)
E-poster session
Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): N. Akhter (Karachi, Pakistan)
E-poster session
Evaluation of knowledge transfer into clinical practice
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), P. Laveneziana (Paris, France)
E-poster session
Exercise and haemodynamics in pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Exercise tolerance and functional status across respiratory diseases
Chair(s): F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil), I. Jarosch (Schönau am Königssee, Germany)
E-poster session
Exhaled biomarkers of asthma and the asthma burden
Chair(s): C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark), A. Bourdin (Montpellier Cedex 5, France)
E-poster session
Experimental and laboratory studies in intensive care unit medicine
Chair(s): B. Schönhofer (Laatzen, Germany), L. Bos (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Experimental approaches to pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): F. De Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Dewachter (Bruxelles, Belgium)
E-poster session
Exploring exercise responses in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Oliveira (Săo Paulo (SP), Brazil), C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Extracorporeal life support in lung failure and lung transplant bridging: when and how
Expert view
From life threatening to chronic connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD): all you need to know
Expert view
From pathophysiology to clinical consequences of sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): A. Crespo Sedano (Vallodolid, Spain), R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
From respiratory physiology to clinical practice: exercise and respiratory muscles
Chair(s): M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland), G. Fodor (Szeged, Hungary)
E-poster session
From respiratory physiology to diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil), P. Laveneziana (Paris, France)
E-poster session
From the bronchoscope to the clinic: paediatric bronchology at a glance
Chair(s): D. Schramm (Düsseldorf, Germany), E. Seidl (München, Germany)
E-poster session
From tobacco control policy to smoking cessation
Chair(s): A. Diamanti (Pefki, Greece), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
E-poster session
Gender-based differences in drug toxicity
Expert view
Genetics and biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of granulomatous lung diseases
Chair(s): J. Sellares Torres (Barcelona, Spain), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
E-poster session
Genom revolution: Human Lung Cell Atlas
Expert view
Health effects of inhaled nicotine devices: from smoking to vaping and heated tobacco
Chair(s): C. Pisinger (Frederiksberg, Denmark), L. Hedman (Luleĺ, Sweden)
E-poster session
Home non-invasive ventilation: (long-term) effects and prognosis
Chair(s): S. Mansell (Guildford (Surrey), United Kingdom), M. Arellano-Maric (Cologne, Germany)
E-poster session
Host-microbe interactions and their influence on lung disease onset and severity
Chair(s): N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland), D. Bogaert (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
How to deal with difficult people
Professional development
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease: progression, genes and more
Chair(s): M. Molina Molina (Barcelona, Spain), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
E-poster session
Imaging evaluation of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): Z. Bodalal Elkarghali (Netherlands)
E-poster session
Imaging-based phenotyping in pulmonary disease
Chair(s): M. Vakalopoulou (Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
E-poster session
Increase in health care utilisation of modern treatments compared with the increase in effectiveness
Chair(s): R. Breyer-Kohansal (Wien, Austria), E. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Inflammatory pathways in chronic airway diseases
Chair(s): E. Garrido (Madrid, Spain), J. Baker (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilator studies in asthma
Chair(s): C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark), I. Satia (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
E-poster session
Inhaler devices in COPD: technical advances, adherence studies and more
Chair(s): R. Russell (Lymington (Hampshire), United Kingdom), C. Sorino (Fino Mornasco (CO), Italy)
E-poster session
Intercellular communication in tissue remodelling of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): T. Maes (Ghent, Belgium), A. Fabre (Dublin 4, Ireland)
E-poster session
Interesting clinical problems for the respiratory physician
Chair(s): F. Luppi (Modena, Italy), S. Everaerts (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Interventional pulmonology: diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
Chair(s): D. Gompelmann (Vienna, Austria), S. Dhooria (Chandigarh, India)
E-poster session
Interventional pulmonology: the pleura and bronchoscopic treatment of emphysema
Chair(s): P. Singhal (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India), M. Asadi Gharabaghi (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran)
E-poster session
Interventional pulmonology: unity in diversity
Chair(s): P. Shah (London, United Kingdom), D. Fielding (Herstin, Australia)
E-poster session
Investigations of COPD
Chair(s): F. Trudzinski (Homburg (Saar), Germany), J. Fingleton (Wellington, New Zealand)
E-poster session
Leading and managing change
Professional development
Localised non-small cell lung cancer
Chair(s): R. Huber (Munich, Germany), A. Costantini (Paris, France)
E-poster session
Lower respiratory tract infections in clinical practice
Chair(s): B. Cao (Beijing, China), N. Dean (Murray, United States of America)
E-poster session
Lung cancer or cancer of the lung
Expert view
Lung function diagnostics
Chair(s): L. Smith (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), J. Makonga-Braaksma (Woudenberg, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Lung function tests and exhaled biomarkers
Chair(s): F. Trinkmann (Heidelberg, Germany)
E-poster session
Management issues in thoracic oncology
Chair(s): S. Lang (Jena, Germany), G. Hardavella (Athens, Greece)
E-poster session
Management of allergy, asthma and COPD
Chair(s): I. Vachier (Montpellier, France)
E-poster session
Management of chronic lung conditions
Chair(s): P. Adab (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Managing stable, severe COPD
Expert view
Mechanism or pathways of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Corlateanu (Chisihau, Republic of Moldova), R. Cherneva (Sofia, Bulgaria)
E-poster session
Mechanistic insight into lung injury and repair
Chair(s): J. Baker (London, United Kingdom), A. Gazdhar (Schliern b. Köniz, Switzerland), M. Konigshoff (Denver, United States of America)
E-poster session
Medical writing
Professional development
Microbiology and antimicrobial strategies in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): E. McKone (Dublin 4, Ireland), F. Vermeulen (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Microplastic in the lungs: should we be worried?
Expert view
Molecular alterations and immunology in lung cancer
Chair(s): W. van Geffen (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), G. Hardavella (Athens, Greece)
E-poster session
Monitoring of inflammation in remodelling
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
E-poster session
Monitoring of patients with COPD
Chair(s): D. Mijakoski (Skopje, North Macedonia), R. Khanduri (Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India)
E-poster session
Monoclonal antibodies in asthma
Chair(s): P. Berger (Bordeaux, France), A. Licari (Pavia (PV), Italy)
E-poster session
Monoclonal antibodies; randomised controlled trials and real-world studies in asthma
Chair(s): P. Berger (Bordeaux, France), C. Pelaia (Catanzaro (CZ), Italy)
E-poster session
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), A. Skrahina (Minsk region, Belarus)
E-poster session
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), S. Borisov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
E-poster session
Natural history and management of interstitial lung diseases of known cause
Chair(s): P. Saunders (London, United Kingdom), D. Lacedonia (Molfetta (BA), Italy)
E-poster session
Neonatal and paediatric intensive care: diagnosis, management and outcomes
Chair(s): E. Williams (London, United Kingdom), S. Fouzas (Patras, Greece)
E-poster session
New imaging techniques applied to old problems
Chair(s): D. Tarnoki (Budapest, Hungary)
E-poster session
New insight into the immunology of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): P. Hansbro (Sydney, Australia), C. Andersson (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
New insight into the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases: asthma, COPD and others
Chair(s): C. Andersson (London, United Kingdom), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland)
E-poster session
New insights into determinants of patient-reported outcomes in chronic respiratory diseases
Chair(s): S. Singh (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), R. Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany)
E-poster session
New insights into evaluation and treatment of respiratory disease
Chair(s): M. Marillier (Kingston, Canada), R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh (Scotland), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
New insights into respiratory physiotherapy
Chair(s): M. Gonçalves (Porto, Portugal), S. Mansell (Guildford (Surrey), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
New insights into sleep apnoea: from diagnosis to treatment
Chair(s): S. Baillieul (Grenoble CEDEX 9, France), R. Tamisier (Grenoble, France)
E-poster session
New investigations of bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria
Chair(s): A. Spinou (London, United Kingdom), M. Shteinberg (Haifa, Israel)
E-poster session
New tools for diagnosis of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): G. Carpagnano (Bari, Italy), P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
News on clinical evaluation of bronchiectasis, cough and inflammatory disease
Chair(s): P. Goeminne (Bornem, Belgium), A. Sanduzzi Zamparelli (Napoli (NA), Italy)
E-poster session
News on diagnosis and therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): T. Alfaro (Coimbra, Portugal), N. Chaudhuri (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis interstitial lung diseases: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): P. Molyneaux (London, United Kingdom), M. Bonifazi (Ancona (AN), Italy)
E-poster session
Non-invasive ventilation and nasal high flow: technical aspects and predictive scores
Chair(s): J. Winck Fernandes Cruz (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal), C. Crimi (Catania (CT), Italy)
E-poster session
Non-invasive ventilation during acute and chronic respiratory failure: technical aspects, adherence and effects
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), D. Toumpanakis (Athens, Greece)
E-poster session
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and latent tuberculosis infection
Chair(s): A. dos Santos Silva (Porto, Portugal), J. Heyckendorf (Hamburg, Germany)
E-poster session
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections and bronchiectasis
Chair(s): B. Herrero Cortina (Zaragoza, Spain), A. Shoemark (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Novel directions in pleural disease: bench to bedside
Chair(s): K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), D. De Fonseka (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Novel findings in intensive care unit medicine: part 1
Chair(s): S. Schwarz (Köln, Germany), L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Novel findings in intensive care unit medicine: part 2
Chair(s): H. de Vries (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Piquilloud (Lausanne, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Novel findings regarding acute respiratory distress syndrome, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation and weaning from mechanical ventilation
Chair(s): D. Dellweg (Schmallenberg Grafschaft, Germany), P. Murphy (Oxted (Surrey), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Novel immunopathological mechanisms of lung disease: knowledge from translational studies
Chair(s): S. Pouwels (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Szczepankiewicz (Poznan, Poland), J. Jubrail (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Novel insights into exercise training
Chair(s): V. Cavalheri (Perth (WA), Australia), J. De Brandt (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
E-poster session
Novel mechanisms and management of paediatric asthma
Chair(s): S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom), M. Kabesch (Regensburg, Germany)
E-poster session
Novel molecular markers and targets for asthma phenotypes
Chair(s): A. Faiz (Ultimo (NSW), Australia), J. Burgess (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Occupational and environmental causes of respiratory disease
Chair(s): G. Walters (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), V. Schlünssen (Ĺrhus C, Denmark)
E-poster session
Occupational exposure as a cause of respiratory disease
Chair(s): J. Minov (Skopje, North Macedonia), G. Orlova (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
E-poster session
Occupational lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland), M. Cruz Carmona (Barcelona, Spain)
E-poster session
Optimal treatment for multistage N2-disease
Expert view
Optimising the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): J. Alison (Killara (NSW), Australia), J. Varga (Budapest, Hungary)
E-poster session
Organising respiratory disease management in primary care
Chair(s): C. Vincente (Coimbra, Portugal), L. Daines (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Paediatric asthma
Chair(s): N. Ullmann (Roma (RM), Italy), C. Lex (Goettingen, Germany)
E-poster session
Paediatric year in review
Year in review
Palliative care in tuberculosis
Expert view
Pathophysiology and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. Sanchez De La Torre (Lleida, Spain), . Deleanu (Bucharest, Romania)
E-poster session
Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): E. Swietlik (Cambridge, United Kingdom), M. Wilkins (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Personalised treatment of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): T. Jones (Portsmouth (Hampshire), United Kingdom), A. Ten Brinke (Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Pharmacological management of COPD
Chair(s): A. Valipour (Wien, Austria), D. Cortozi Berton (Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil)
E-poster session
Phenotypes of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
E-poster session
Phenotypes of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): A. Papaioannou (Vrilissia (Athens), Greece)
E-poster session
Phenotyping sleep-disordered breathing and its impact on various diseases
Chair(s): J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
E-poster session
Phenotyping sleep-disordered breathing and its impact on various diseases
Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece)
E-poster session
Physical activity and chronic lung disease
Chair(s): E. Gimeno-Santos (Barcelona, Spain), K. Furlanetto (Londrina (PR), Brazil)
E-poster session
Physiological and cellular mechanisms affecting pulmonary pathologies
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), M. Granados Santiago (Alcaudete, Spain)
E-poster session
Physiotherapy in acute respiratory care
Chair(s): S. Parry (Parkville (VIC), Australia), R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Physiotherapy in chronic respiratory infections
Expert view
Prediction of outcomes in obstructive diseases
Chair(s): R. Louis (Ličge, Belgium), G. Braunstahl (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Predictive markers of progression in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Chair(s): E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy), J. Mackintosh (Brisbane (QLD), Australia)
E-poster session
Preprints: growth and evolution in the medical publishing space
Expert view
Prevalence and incidence of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): L. Finney (London, United Kingdom), S. Salvi (Pune (Maharashtra), India)
E-poster session
Prevalence, characteristics and predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): P. Steiropoulos (Alexandroupolis, Greece), A. van Zeller (Porto, Portugal)
E-poster session
Prognosis and biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Torrisi (Acireale (CT), Italy), S. Vanoni (Córdoba, Argentina)
E-poster session
Prognosis and integrated management of COPD
Chair(s): W. Labaki (Ann Arbor, United States of America), M. Vukoja (Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia)
E-poster session
Prognostic and predictive factors: treatment of lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Domagala-Kulawik (Warszawa, Poland), D. Jovanovic (Beograd, Republic of Serbia)
E-poster session
Pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): O. Sanchez (Paris, France), F. ALHAMED ALDUIHI (ALEPPO, Syrian Arab Republic)
E-poster session
Pulmonary embolism and beyond
Chair(s): L. Bertoletti (Saint Etienne Cedex, France), J. Moisés Lafuente (Barcelona, Spain)
E-poster session
Pulmonary function and rehabilitation in non-respiratory disease
Chair(s): S. Mcarthur (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), E. Clini (Modena (MO), Italy)
E-poster session
Pulmonary hypertension in lung diseases
Chair(s): V. Cottin (Lyon, France), S. Ramjug (Altrincham, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Pulmonary rehabilitation across the globe
Chair(s): A. Holland (Fitzroy North, Australia), A. Nyberg (Umeĺ, Sweden)
E-poster session
Puzzling natures of the solitary pulmonary nodules that only the pulmonologist can solve
Expert view
Rare lung diseases and lung manifestations of extrapulmonary diseases
Chair(s): F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Real life in the field of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: treatments and registries
Chair(s): C. Ravaglia (Forlě, Italy), Y. Kondoh (Seto (Aichi), Japan)
E-poster session
Real-world data and registries of thoracic oncology
Chair(s): T. Göksel (Izmir, Turkey), D. Heigener (Rotenburg (Wuemme), Germany)
E-poster session
Replacement of animal models in respiratory medicine
Expert view
Respiratory homeostasis and structural changes in disease
Chair(s): A. van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands), K. Hurley (Dublin 3, Ireland)
E-poster session
Respiratory physiology and sleep: new approaches to diagnosis and treatment
Chair(s): A. Kaditis (Athens, Greece), K. Ramsey (Bern, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Respiratory physiology and sleep: what is new?
Chair(s): E. Lombardi (Florence, Italy), M. Slaats (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
E-poster session
Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era
Chair(s): A. Ramírez Venegas (México D.F, Mexico), A. Singanayagam (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Reviews and novel insights into pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): B. Hajian (Haelen, Netherlands), M. Furian (Zürich, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Risk factors for chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Alemayohu (Verona, Italy), C. Crimi (Catania (CT), Italy)
E-poster session
Risk factors, comorbidities and remote monitoring in childhood asthma
Chair(s): C. Murray (Manchester, United Kingdom), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Scientific advances in airway pharmacology
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), L. Kistemaker (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Scientific year in review
Year in review
Screening and early lung cancer
Chair(s): F. Gamarra (Straubing, Germany), D. Kauffmann-guerrero (Munich, Germany)
E-poster session
Screening methods and diagnostic tools for obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara (Timis), Romania)
E-poster session
Smoking disease landscape: from inflammation to lung function and comorbidities
Chair(s): A. Pataka (Thessaloniki, Greece), M. Jankowski (Warsaw, Poland)
E-poster session
Successfully managing adolescent and young adult patients with asthma
Expert view
Tapas of respiratory physiotherapy
Chair(s): C. Osadnik (Melbourne, Australia), V. Alcaraz Serrano (Barcelona, Spain)
E-poster session
Teaching, learning and assessments: key principles
Professional development
Teamability: becoming an effective team leader and member
Professional development
The changing and challenging landscape of the global tobacco epidemic: from vaping to cannabis?
Hot topics
The multiple facets of pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander, Spain)
E-poster session
The role of health care systems in treating tobacco dependence
Chair(s): P. Katsaounou (Athens, Greece), K. Lewis (Llanelli (Dyfed), United Kingdom)
E-poster session
The role of patients in medicine
Expert view
The role of the radiologist in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Expert view
The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), J. Seddon (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Thoracic surgery: developments in diagnostics and outcomes
Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece), S. Elia (Roma (RM), Italy)
E-poster session
Thoracic surgery: lung cancer and infectious disease
Chair(s): L. Bertolaccini (Milan, Italy), P. Van Schil (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
E-poster session
Thoracic surgery: malignancies
Chair(s): K. Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece), L. Bertolaccini (Milan, Italy)
E-poster session
Transbronchial cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Expert view
Translational aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): A. Tzouvelekis (Athens, Greece), M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland)
E-poster session
Translational science in respiratory infections
Chair(s): M. Witzenrath (Berlin, Germany), K. Belchamber (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Translational therapeutic advances
Chair(s): P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), M. Platé (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Transthoracic and endobronchial ultrasound
Chair(s): R. Asciak (Attard, Malta), N. Jacobsen (Odense M, Denmark)
E-poster session
Treatment in pulmonary hypertension
Expert view
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea and its effects
Chair(s): Ö. Basoglu (Izmir, Turkey), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
Tuberculosis and adverse events in different populations
Chair(s): D. Falzon (Genčve, Switzerland), O. Akkerman (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Tuberculosis and comorbidities
Chair(s): C. Lange (Borstel, Germany)
E-poster session
Tuberculosis and society
Chair(s): T. van der Werf (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Unusual tools for evaluating obstructive diseases
Chair(s): T. Bahmer (Kiel, Germany), P. Brinkman (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
What is hot in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), C. Valenzuela (Madrid, Spain)
E-poster session
Worldwide respiratory disease across the full spectrum
Chair(s): M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland), R. Mensink-Bout (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Keynote: COVID-19 - recapitulation
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
COVID-19
Basic science
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
COVID-19
Management prevention
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
COVID-19
Management
Chair(s): L. Heunks (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
COVID-19
Impact in children and in adults with premorbid respiratory disease (acute and long-term)
Chair(s): F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece)
COVID-19
Post-COVID
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
COVID-19
Asthma pharmacology: clinical trials and mechanistic insights
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), R. Louis (Ličge, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Frontiers of lung cancer screening
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Joint session
Metabolic alterations and ageing in lung disease
Chair(s): H. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), S. Meiners (München, Germany)
Oral Presentation
New clinical insights into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): W. Wuyts (Leuven, Belgium), M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
New developments in pandemic medicine
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
New insights into mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit
Chair(s): C. Karagiannidis (Cologne, Germany), I. Martin-Loeches (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
State of the art session
Chinese programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): R. Chen (Guangzhou (Guangdong), China), A. Yorgancioglu (Izmir, Turkey)
Language session
Imaging grand round
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Grand round
ALERT: Pneumothorax, cough, PAH, alveolar proteinosis
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Clinical trials session
Antibiotic resistance: the way forward
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
New tools for risk stratification of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (TO), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Quality improvements in lung function and sleep diagnostics
Chair(s): K. Sylvester (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), R. Ong-Salvador (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory diseases in children and adults
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Respiratory diseases, hypoxia and cardiovascular function
Chair(s): S. Verges (Grenoble, France), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
The hot and cold of interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Airway diseases?
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Lungs on fire
Breathing disorders and cardiovascular diseases
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France), S. Rosenkranz (Köln, Germany)
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Molina Molina (Barcelona, Spain)
Challenging clinical cases
Lung cancer screening: are we back to the individualised decision-making process?
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Symposium
New and integrated tools for respiratory diagnosis and care
Chair(s): N. Morelli (Den Haag, Netherlands), L. Fregonese (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Novel methods, diagnostics and biomarkers of chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): A. Fabre (Dublin 4, Ireland), A. Mailleux (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
The European Respiratory Journal editor's view: our best papers of last year
Chair(s): E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)
Journal session
Which paediatric asthma guidelines are the most appropriate for children and adolescents?
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Workplace and outdoor air quality: from sensitisation to social media
Chair(s): D. Fishwick (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
Severe thoracic sarcoidosis : where do we stand ?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Symposium
Biological aspects of lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), I. Tietzova (Praha, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Image-based guidelines and recommendations in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Symposium
Lung health and respiratory function at all ages
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Symposium
New technologies for the management of COPD and obstructive sleep apnea and the diagnosis of lung cancer
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Journal session
Respiratory infections
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Challenging clinical cases
Respiratory physiology and sleep: from neonates to adults
Chair(s): R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada), N. Beydon (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Updated assessment and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Updates in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milano (MI), Italy), S. Madge (London, United Kingdom)
Joint session
Interstitial lung diseases?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Lungs on fire
Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), H. Sandelowsky (Vendelso, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
European Reference Network for rare lung diseases (ERN-LUNG): acting for improved cross-border management of rare diseases
Chair(s): M. Wijsenbeek (Rotterdam, Netherlands), V. Cottin (Lyon, France)
Symposium
Hot topics in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria), E. Gaillard (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Innovations in airway innervation: treatments for chronic cough
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Hot topics
Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): M. Duiverman (Groningen, Netherlands), E. Clini (Modena (MO), Italy)
Challenging clinical cases
Right ventricular function and pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): L. Howard (London, United Kingdom), A. Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
State of the art session
Will the pulmonologist still play a role in the management of screen-detected pulmonary nodules?
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Symposium
Smoking, nicotine and COVID-19 myths and facts. What is the evidence?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Expert view
ALERT: Infection in adults and children
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Clinical trials session
Bronchiectasis: epidemiology, endotyping and therapy
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland)
Oral Presentation
Challenging issues in thoracic surgery
Chair(s): M. Migliore (Catania (CT), Italy), D. Subotic (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Chronic respiratory diseases and their origins in early life: how physiology meets clinical medicine
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Symposium
New insights into asthma immunology: in mouse and men
Chair(s): C. Taube (Essen, Germany), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Physical activity and chronic lung disease: once a new kid, now growing up
Chair(s): A. Lewko (London, United Kingdom), M. Emtner (Uppsala, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Rheumatology: understanding connective tissue disease in patients with interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland), G. Riemekasten (Lübeck, Germany)
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines
Paediatric procedures
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Live from the clinic
Is the global warming potential of inhaler propellants significant?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Pro/Con debate
Airflow obstruction, COPD and comorbidities
Chair(s): O. Kurmi (Hamilton (ON), Canada), C. Bolton (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Covering COVID - the best abstracts
Chair(s): G. Karakiulakis (Thessaloniki, Greece), J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Exercise and sleep: from impaired function to new therapeutic strategies
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Symposium
How to overcome deficiencies in skills in bedside training by virtual tools and simulation- where do we go?
Chair(s): R. Primhak (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom), C. Sehlbach (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary vascular diseases?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Lungs on fire
Rethinking asthma
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Hot topics
Screening and imaging in lung cancer
Chair(s): W. De Wever (Leuven, Belgium), D. Baldwin (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Use of thoracic ultrasound in different clinical settings
Chair(s): M. Thomeer (Tielt (BT), Belgium), P. Pietersen (Odense NŘ, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Advances in cystic fibrosis: from microbiome to MRI
Chair(s): C. Greene (Dublin 9, Ireland), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
ALERT: Ventilation and rehabilitation
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)
Clinical trials session
Chinese programme 2020: Part II
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), J. Qu (Shanghai, China)
Language session
Exciting new developments in lung cancer screening, diagnostics and treatment
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Hot topics
Lung epithelial development and repair in three-dimensions
Chair(s): S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Bingle (Sheffield (South Yorkshire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
New frontiers in cystic fibrosis imaging and lung physiology
Chair(s): A. Horsley (Manchester, United Kingdom), M. Stahl (Berlin, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Quantitative imaging in diffuse lung disease
Chair(s): S. Walsh (London, United Kingdom), Á. Tárnoki (Budapest, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
Reducing the burden of asthma
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Journal session
Bronchoscopy and endosonography: Lung cancer
Chair(s): P. Schenk (Grimmenstein-Hochegg, Austria), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg)
Live from the clinic
Bronchoscopic treatments for COPD and Emphysema
Chair(s): P. Schenk (Grimmenstein-Hochegg, Austria), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg)
Live from the clinic
Cystic fibrosis: from cradle to old age
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Exploring respiratory function
Chair(s): S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece)
Oral Presentation
From tobacco and vaping health effects to tobacco cessation
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhă, Portugal), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
Nasal high flow and non-invasive ventilation in acute and chronic care
Chair(s): P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Patout (Mont-Saint Aignan, France)
Oral Presentation
Part I: From symptoms to diagnosis in primary care
Chair(s): H. Sandelowsky (Vendelso, Sweden), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Primary care session
Pneumothorax: to drain or not to drain
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Hot topics
Sarcoidosis: from genetics to epidemiology
Chair(s): H. Nunes (Bobigny, France), P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Tuberculosis: learning from the WHO global health emergencies
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Symposium
Bronchoscopy and ultrasound: Interstitial and pleural diseases
Chair(s): P. Schenk (Grimmenstein-Hochegg, Austria), M. Schuhmann (Heidelberg, Germany), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg)
Live from the clinic
Airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
State of the art session
Cellular involvement in lung injury
Chair(s): D. Wagner (Lund, Sweden), O. Burgy (Dijon, France)
Oral Presentation
Genetics and genomics of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): N. Morrell (Cambridge (Cambridgeshire), United Kingdom), E. Austin (Nashville, United States of America)
Oral Presentation
How much lung disease is really caused by work, and how to assess the worker who wishes to continue working?
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Lung transplantation in the era of new drugs
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Symposium
Malignant pleural effusion in 2020: understanding the biology and clinical implications
Chair(s): N. Maskell (Bristol (Avon), United Kingdom), K. Blyth (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria), F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy)
Challenging clinical cases
Part II: From symptoms to diagnosis in primary care
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Maricoto (Aveiro, Portugal)
Primary care session
(Re-)discovering the small airway epithelium in COVID-19, fibrosing lung diseases and pulmonary regeneration
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Hot topics
ALERT: Asthma in adults and children
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Clinical trials session
Chronic cough: only symptom or disease?
Chair(s): A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Fear and anxiety, psychological wellbeing and prevention of psychological distress in chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
French programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): B. Maitre (Créteil Cedex, France), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Language session
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicętre, France)
Challenging clinical cases
Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), P. Schenk (Grimmenstein-Hochegg, Austria)
Lungs on fire
Tuberculosis: part 1
Chair(s): R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
What is new in interstitial lung diseases of known origin?
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), R. Borie (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Air pollution and interstitial lung disease: a call to arms
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
Antibiotic therapy for pneumonia and pleural infections
Chair(s): E. Sapey (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), S. Aliberti (Milano (MI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Aspects of acute and chronic airway infections in children
Chair(s): S. Unger (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), R. Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa)
Oral Presentation
Best abstracts in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and management of asthma
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), P. Subbarao (Toronto (ON), Canada)
Oral Presentation
Don't blame your parents: causes of pulmonary hypertension in early life
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Precision endotyping of asthma: time for action
Chair(s): M. Jutel (Wroclaw, Poland), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines
Reflections from the Lung Science 2020 conference
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Respiratory infections?
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Bugs secret's: the way the microbiome changes our future
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Hot topics
Muscle, exercise capacity and symptoms of chronic lung disease: a physio update
Chair(s): D. Inal-Ince (Ankara, Turkey), C. Oliveira Jácome (Viatodos, Portugal)
Oral Presentation
New biomarkers for management of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
State of the art session
The ageing lung epithelium: effects on repair and regeneration
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
The impact of different treatment modalities on obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Oral Presentation
Treatments and biomarkers for lung allograft function and outcome
Chair(s): M. Perch (Gentofte, Denmark), R. Vos (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
Clinical grand round: revisiting current guidelines
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Grand round
German programme 2020
Chair(s): S. Hartl (Wien, Austria), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Language session
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Cutting edge science: novel molecules and mechanisms of airway diseases
Chair(s): L. Uller (Lund, Sweden), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Digital technologies in airway diseases
Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), V. Mishlanov (Perm, Russian Federation)
Oral Presentation
How do different treatment strategies translate into costs
Chair(s): S. Salvi (Pune (Maharashtra), India), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Human ex vivo models of interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Respiratory disorders in neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: ventilation and chronic conditions
Chair(s): T. Dassios (London, United Kingdom), A. Lavizzari (Milano (MI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
When the lung gets stiff
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Journal session
Airway infection: the microbiome and beyond
Chair(s): A. Dicker (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)
Oral Presentation