ERS Annual Congress, Amsterdam 2011 
 
 4241 abstracts, 617 Powerpoint presentations, 234 Webcasts, and 66 handouts are now available.  
                                         
ERS online course on Imaging of pulmonary disease
 
 The aim of this course is to start with  the study of  a certain number of cases in relation to a specific pathology, describe the cases and  complete  the process with an  algorithm. 
  
                                         
Medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy belongs to the field of interventional pulmonology. It is used for diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases.
 
                                                                                                                                                                   
ERS School Course on Clinical exercise testing, Rome 2011
 

 The course  covers practical aspects of clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing with a focus on Indications;    Data interpretation; Protocols; Impact on prognosis and treatment;  Measurements  

 
                                
                                                                         
 
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Current status of asthma research: atopy and the epithelium
 Presentation by S. Holgate at the ERS Lung Science Conference 2011 on Immune system dysregulation in chronic lung disease:
The presented themes cross the boundaries between many respiratory diseases with leading scientists working in the field of immunology and dysregulated pulmonary inflammation.   More...
 
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Endoscopic treatment of lung cancer
 Presentation by F. Herth at the ERS School Course on Lung cancer, Berlin 2011:
Educational aims of the course were to acquire updated knowledge in screening, diagnosis, staging, and therapy of lung cancer. Moreover, the integration of newly developed drugs and strategies for lung cancer treatment in every-day clinical practice were discussed.   More...
 
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