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Chair(s): M. Alemayohu (Verona, Italy), R. de la Hoz (New York, United States of America)
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
Pathophysiology and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): M. Sanchez De La Torre (Lleida, Spain), . Deleanu (Bucharest, Romania)
E-poster session
Cellular stress in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), S. Bartel (Groningen, Netherlands)
E-poster session
Phenotypes of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
E-poster session
Risk factors for chronic lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Alemayohu (Verona, Italy), C. Crimi (Catania (CT), Italy)
E-poster session
Clinical and laboratory pharmacology in asthma
Chair(s): S. Siddiqui (Leicester, United Kingdom), M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden)
E-poster session
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
Tuberculosis and society
Chair(s): T. van der Werf (Groningen, Netherlands)
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
Experimental approaches to pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): F. De Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands), L. Dewachter (Bruxelles, Belgium)
E-poster session
Exercise and haemodynamics in pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Clinical evaluation, biomarkers and risk assessment of pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): V. Mercurio (Napoli, Italy), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
E-poster session
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chair(s): G. Simonneau (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), L. Godinas (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
The young, the old and extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Chair(s): V. Crudu (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova), J. Seddon (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Interventional pulmonology: unity in diversity
Chair(s): P. Shah (London, United Kingdom), D. Fielding (Herstin, Australia)
E-poster session
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Chair(s): K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), S. Borisov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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
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
Asthma management: role of biomarkers and comorbidities
Chair(s): D. Doberer (Wien, Austria)
E-poster session
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
Novel molecular markers and targets for asthma phenotypes
Chair(s): A. Faiz (Ultimo (NSW), Australia), J. Burgess (Groningen, Netherlands)
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
Occupational exposure as a cause of respiratory disease
Chair(s): J. Minov (Skopje, North Macedonia), G. Orlova (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
E-poster session
Paediatric asthma
Chair(s): N. Ullmann (Roma (RM), Italy), C. Lex (Goettingen, Germany)
E-poster session
Microbiology and antimicrobial strategies in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): E. McKone (Dublin 4, Ireland), F. Vermeulen (Leuven, Belgium)
E-poster session
The multiple facets of pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): D. Langer (Leuven, Belgium), B. Abascal Bolado (Santander, Spain)
E-poster session
Biomarkers and mechanistic aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)
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
Clinical aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): M. Veltkamp (De Meern, Netherlands), J. Morisset (Montréal (QC), Canada)
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
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
Prognosis and biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Torrisi (Acireale (CT), Italy), S. Vanoni (Córdoba, Argentina)
E-poster session
Pulmonary rehabilitation across the globe
Chair(s): A. Holland (Fitzroy North, Australia), A. Nyberg (Umeå, Sweden)
E-poster session
New imaging techniques applied to old problems
Chair(s): D. Tarnoki (Budapest, Hungary)
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
Optimising the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): J. Alison (Killara (NSW), Australia), J. Varga (Budapest, Hungary)
E-poster session
Inflammatory pathways in chronic airway diseases
Chair(s): E. Garrido (Madrid, Spain), J. Baker (London, United Kingdom)
E-poster session
Exploring exercise responses in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): M. Oliveira (São Paulo (SP), Brazil), C. Spengler (Zürich, Switzerland)
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
Prediction of outcomes in obstructive diseases
Chair(s): R. Louis (Liège, Belgium), G. Braunstahl (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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 data and COPD management
Chair(s): S. Cuevas Ocaña (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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
Evaluation of knowledge transfer into clinical practice
Chair(s): M. Gaga (Athens, Greece), P. Laveneziana (Paris, France)
E-poster session
Monitoring of patients with COPD
Chair(s): D. Mijakoski (Skopje, North Macedonia), R. Khanduri (Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India)
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
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
Chinese programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): R. Chen (Guangzhou (Guangdong), China), A. Yorgancioglu (Izmir, Turkey)
Language session
Asthma pharmacology: clinical trials and mechanistic insights
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), R. Louis (Liège, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
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 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
Frontiers of lung cancer screening
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Joint session
New developments in pandemic medicine
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
Imaging grand round
Chair(s): C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Grand round
Respiratory diseases in children and adults
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Antibiotic resistance: the way forward
Chair(s): T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), E. Bel (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Symposium
ALERT: Pneumothorax, cough, PAH, alveolar proteinosis
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Clinical trials session
Respiratory diseases, hypoxia and cardiovascular function
Chair(s): S. Verges (Grenoble, France), Z. Louvaris (Leuven, Belgium)
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
The hot and cold of interventional pulmonology
Chair(s): J. Annema (Amsterdam, Netherlands), M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
New tools for risk stratification of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): S. Loukides (Athens, Greece), F. Ricciardolo (Orbassano (TO), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Breathing disorders and cardiovascular diseases
Chair(s): O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), S. Rosenkranz (Köln, Germany)
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines
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
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): M. Kreuter (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Molina Molina (Barcelona, Spain)
Challenging clinical cases
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
Which paediatric asthma guidelines are the most appropriate for children and adolescents?
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Symposium
Lung cancer screening: are we back to the individualised decision-making process?
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria)
Symposium
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
Airway diseases?
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Lungs on fire
Severe thoracic sarcoidosis : where do we stand ?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Symposium
Updates in cystic fibrosis
Chair(s): S. Aliberti (Milano (MI), Italy), S. Madge (London, United Kingdom)
Joint session
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
Lung health and respiratory function at all ages
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Symposium
Image-based guidelines and recommendations in respiratory diseases
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
Symposium
Biological aspects of lung cancer
Chair(s): J. Cadranel (Paris Cedex 20, France), I. Tietzova (Praha, Czech Republic)
Oral Presentation
Updated assessment and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chair(s): M. Hoeper (Hannover, Germany), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Oral Presentation
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
Interstitial lung diseases?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Lungs on fire
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
Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), H. Sandelowsky (Vendelso, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Hot topics in paediatric asthma
Chair(s): A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria), E. Gaillard (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
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
Innovations in airway innervation: treatments for chronic cough
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Hot topics
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-Bicêtre, France)
Expert view
ALERT: Infection in adults and children
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Clinical trials session
Paediatric procedures
Chair(s): M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Live from the clinic
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
Bronchiectasis: epidemiology, endotyping and therapy
Chair(s): A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), M. McDonnell (Oranmore (Co Galway), Ireland)
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
Challenging issues in thoracic surgery
Chair(s): M. Migliore (Catania (CT), Italy), D. Subotic (Basel, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
New insights into asthma immunology: in mouse and men
Chair(s): C. Taube (Essen, Germany), I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
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
Is the global warming potential of inhaler propellants significant?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Pro/Con debate
Covering COVID - the best abstracts
Chair(s): G. Karakiulakis (Thessaloniki, Greece), J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
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
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 NØ, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Airflow obstruction, COPD and comorbidities
Chair(s): O. Kurmi (Hamilton (ON), Canada), C. Bolton (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), 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
Rethinking asthma
Chair(s): T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Hot topics
Pulmonary vascular diseases?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Lungs on fire
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
Reducing the burden of asthma
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Journal 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
ALERT: Ventilation and rehabilitation
Chair(s): A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)
Clinical trials session
Advances in cystic fibrosis: from microbiome to MRI
Chair(s): C. Greene (Dublin 9, Ireland), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Chinese programme 2020: Part II
Chair(s): M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium), J. Qu (Shanghai, China)
Language session
Quantitative imaging in diffuse lung disease
Chair(s): S. Walsh (London, United Kingdom), Á. Tárnoki (Budapest, Hungary)
Oral Presentation
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
From tobacco and vaping health effects to tobacco cessation
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Oral Presentation
Sarcoidosis: from genetics to epidemiology
Chair(s): H. Nunes (Bobigny, France), P. Spagnolo (Padova (PD), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Exploring respiratory function
Chair(s): S. Bayat (Grenobe, France), G. Kaltsakas (Athens, Greece)
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
Cystic fibrosis: from cradle to old age
Chair(s): C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Symposium
Pneumothorax: to drain or not to drain
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Hot topics
Tuberculosis: learning from the WHO global health emergencies
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Symposium
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
Part I: From symptoms to diagnosis in primary care
Chair(s): H. Sandelowsky (Vendelso, Sweden), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Primary care session
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
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
Airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
State of the art session
Lung transplantation in the era of new drugs
Chair(s): J. van Meerbeeck (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), F. Meloni (Pavia (PV), Italy)
Symposium
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
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): A. Zacharasiewicz (Wien, Austria), F. Midulla (Roma (RM), Italy)
Challenging clinical cases
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
Part II: From symptoms to diagnosis in primary care
Chair(s): J. Kocks (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Maricoto (Aveiro, Portugal)
Primary care session
Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), P. Schenk (Grimmenstein-Hochegg, Austria)
Lungs on fire
ALERT: Asthma in adults and children
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Clinical trials session
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
(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
Tuberculosis: part 1
Chair(s): R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal), S. Tiberi (London, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom), O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Challenging clinical cases
What is new in interstitial lung diseases of known origin?
Chair(s): B. Crestani (Paris, France), R. Borie (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Chronic cough: only symptom or disease?
Chair(s): A. Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), M. Adner (Stockholm, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
French programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): B. Maitre (Créteil Cedex, France), M. Humbert (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Language session
Respiratory infections?
Chair(s): D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland), O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Reflections from the Lung Science 2020 conference
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Don't blame your parents: causes of pulmonary hypertension in early life
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Air pollution and interstitial lung disease: a call to arms
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
Best abstracts in the field of pulmonary rehabilitation
Chair(s): F. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands), G. Vagheggini (Volterra (PI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Antibiotic therapy for pneumonia and pleural infections
Chair(s): E. Sapey (Birmingham (West Midlands), United Kingdom), S. Aliberti (Milano (MI), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Diagnosis and management of asthma
Chair(s): J. Soriano (Madrid, Spain), P. Subbarao (Toronto (ON), Canada)
Oral Presentation
Precision endotyping of asthma: time for action
Chair(s): M. Jutel (Wroclaw, Poland), A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy)
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplines
Aspects of acute and chronic airway infections in children
Chair(s): S. Unger (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), R. Masekela (Pretoria, South Africa)
Oral Presentation
German programme 2020
Chair(s): S. Hartl (Wien, Austria), O. Burghuber (Wien, Austria), T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland)
Language session
New biomarkers for management of obstructive diseases
Chair(s): A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Treatments and biomarkers for lung allograft function and outcome
Chair(s): M. Perch (Gentofte, Denmark), R. Vos (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
The impact of different treatment modalities on obstructive sleep apnoea
Chair(s): L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
Oral Presentation
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
The ageing lung epithelium: effects on repair and regeneration
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
Pulmonary vascular diseases
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
State of the art session
Bugs secret's: the way the microbiome changes our future
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Hot topics
Clinical grand round: revisiting current guidelines
Chair(s): O. Usmani (London, United Kingdom), C. Brightling (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Grand round
When the lung gets stiff
Chair(s): A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Journal session
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Human ex vivo models of interstitial lung disease
Chair(s): R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
How do different treatment strategies translate into costs
Chair(s): S. Salvi (Pune (Maharashtra), India), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
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
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
Early career member: activities, opportunities and motivations
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Symposium
Insights from wearable respiratory sensors and AI
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), R. Huber (Munich, Germany)
State of the art session
Paediatric grand round
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), M. Gappa (Düsseldorf, Germany), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Grand round
Airway infection: the microbiome and beyond
Chair(s): A. Dicker (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom), P. Burgel (Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)
Oral Presentation
Genetic and environmental influences on development of asthma and COPD
Chair(s): I. Hall (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire), United Kingdom), K. Bonnelykke (Allerød, Denmark)
Oral Presentation
Prediction and management of outcomes in obstructive diseases
Chair(s): J. Lopez-Campos Bodineau (Sevilla, Spain), S. Everaerts (Leuven, Belgium)
Oral Presentation
French programme 2020: Part II
Chair(s): T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), C. Raherison-Semjen (Pessac, France)
Language session
What’s new with ground-glass opacities?
Chair(s): N. Novoa Valentin (Salamanca, Spain), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Joint session
From diagnosis to management of pulmonary embolism
Chair(s): L. Bertoletti (Saint Etienne Cedex, France), S. Ramjug (Altrincham, United Kingdom)
Oral Presentation
Origins of respiratory diseases: do early life exposure and diet really matter?
Chair(s): L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Netherlands), M. Goutaki (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Diagnostic characteristics and consequences of sleep and breathing disorders
Chair(s): W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Interstitial lung disease patients in the intensive care unit
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
Hot topics
Physiology
Chair(s): A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy), F. Meyer (München, Germany)
Live from the clinic
Inhalers for COPD and asthma: reviews
Chair(s): H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland)
Joint session
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Chair(s): E. Eber (Graz, Austria), M. Gappa (Düsseldorf, Germany), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Lungs on fire
Interstitial lung diseases
Chair(s): C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal), N. Ubags (Epalinges, Switzerland)
State of the art session
Digital health: a brave new world?
Chair(s): R. Costello (Dublin 9, Ireland), H. Pinnock (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Elucidating the mechanisms underlying lung repair and exploring therapeutic strategies in vitro
Chair(s): A. Boots (Maastricht, Netherlands), S. Rolandsson Enes (Lund, Sweden)
Oral Presentation
Thoracic oncology
Chair(s): T. Blum (Berlin, Germany), G. Hardavella (Athens, Greece)
Challenging clinical cases
Skills training and assessment in pulmonary medicine and surgery
Chair(s): G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg), L. Konge (Virum, Denmark)
Joint session
Severe asthma phenotypes and outcomes
Chair(s): A. Ten Brinke (Leeuwarden, Netherlands), A. Papaioannou (Vrilissia (Athens), Greece)
Oral Presentation
Lung cancer screening: is it ready for implementation?
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Pro/Con debate
Russian speaking programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): K. Beeh (Wiesbaden, Germany), A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Language session
Ageing, metabolic syndrome and the lung
Chair(s): D. Halpin (Exeter, United Kingdom), N. Kahn (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Novelties in interventional pulmonology: expanding horizons
Chair(s): P. Chhajed (Mumbai, India), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Airway diseases
Chair(s): M. Idzko (Wien, Austria), L. Uller (Lund, Sweden)
Challenging clinical cases
Noninvasive respiratory assistance for acute respiratory failure outside the intensive care unit: a bargain or a burden?
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
Does exposure long before conception influence future respiratory health?
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Respiratory infections
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
State of the art session
Do I need a robot in my thoracic surgery operating theatre?
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Pro/Con debate
Hot topics in intensive care: COVID-19: Lessons learned
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Hot topics
Lung cancer grand round
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Grand round
Community acquired pneumonia – new guidelines, major advances?
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Symposium
Improving the delivery of tobacco-use treatment
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Symposium
Promising biomarkers for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Chair(s): S. Ohshimo (Hiroshima, Japan), M. Funke-Chambour (Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Novel insights into nursing interventions for managing patients with asthma and COPD
Chair(s): G. Narsavage (PUNTA GORDA, United States of America), A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia)
Oral Presentation
Russian speaking programme 2020: Part II
Chair(s): D. Halpin (Exeter, United Kingdom), A. Belevskiy (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Language session
Novelties in pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic respiratory care
Chair(s): C. Nolan (Richmond, United Kingdom), M. Vitacca (Gussago (BS), Italy)
Oral Presentation
Respiratory critical care
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
State of the art session
The future of bronchiectasis management
Chair(s): E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Rohde (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Symposium
Air pollution and COVID-19: what we know, what we need to know
Chair(s): S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)
Hot topics
Possible scenarios in the challenging future of rare diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Chair(s): F. Bonella (Düsseldorf, Germany), R. Borie (Paris, France)
Oral Presentation
Airway development in health and disease
Chair(s): R. Morty (Bad Nauheim, Germany), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Advances in pharmacological treatment of COPD
Chair(s): M. Bafadhel (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom), A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Spanish/Portuguese programme 2020: Part I
Chair(s): M. Cohen Todd (Guatemala City, Guatemala), C. Jimenez Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), P. Gonçalves Pinto (Lisboa, Portugal)
Language session
Recent innovations regarding the mechanisms and treatments of asthma
Chair(s): M. Idzko (Wien, Austria), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
Oral Presentation
Tip the hat to paediatric bronchology
Chair(s): D. Snijders (Ponzano Veneto (TV), Italy), R. Nenna (Rome, Italy)
Oral Presentation
Tuberculosis: part 2
Chair(s): C. Popa (Bucuresti (Sector 5), Romania), G. Günther (Bremgarten bei Bern, Switzerland)
Oral Presentation
Managing frailty in patients with acute or chronic lung disorders
Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Symposium
E-cigarette or Vaping, product use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
Chair(s): J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom), S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal)
Symposium
Lung cancer?
Chair(s): J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland), G. Massard (Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg), T. Blum (Berlin, Germany)
Lungs on fire
Spanish/Portuguese programme 2020: Part II
Chair(s): J. Perez-Padilla (México D.F, Mexico), J. Avelar Martins (Ponte Nova (MG), Brazil)
Language session