| Introduction. Roadmap for respiratory disease
M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium) | |  | |  | | | | | | |
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| Bibliometric analysis of respiratory research within biomedical research
E. Noyons (Leiden, Netherlands) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Biomedical research in the EU
P. Reilly (Brussels, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Biomedical research in the USA
J. Kiley (Bethesda, United States of America) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Biomedical research by industry
T. Higgenbottam (Parma, Italy) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Global burden of disease
H. Kluge (Copenhagen, Denmark) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Burden of disease in Europe
K. Freese (Brussels, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| The social economy and health care costs in the next decade. The perspective of the Economist
P. De Grauwe (Leuven, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| The future of health care. The perspective of the UK Health Policy Makers
S. Hill (London, United Kingdom), K. Holton (London, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| The future of health care. The perspective of the Belgian and European Health Policy Maker
F. Vandenbroucke (, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Health care work force in the next decade in Europe
J. McKillop (Glasgow, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Postgraduate/specialist training
R. Stevenson (Glasgow, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Medical publication
S. Kleinert (London, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Role of patients
P. De Boer (Amersfoort, Netherlands), M. Rutgers (Amersfoort, Netherlands) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Role of media
J. Poncin (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Lobbying
A. Turnbull (Grand Lancy, Switzerland) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Ethical considerations
A. Slowther (Coventry, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| The economy of the future
P. De Grauwe (Leuven, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Research in respiratory medicine: Future of microbiology
S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Research in respiratory medicine: Structure & function/translational research
O. Eickelberg (Munich, Germany) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Research in respiratory medicine: Clinical trials
P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Research in respiratory medicine: Molecular pathology and personalised care
E. Brambilla (Grenoble, France) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Research in respiratory medicine: New approaches in genetic diseases
F. Ratjen (Toronto, Canada) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: Sleep disorders and obesity
A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: Treatment of lung cancer
J-P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: The evolution of workforces
W. Sermeus (Leuven, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: Pneumonia and tuberculosis
F. Blasi (Milan, Italy) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: Respiratory critical care
P. Pelosi (Milan, Italy) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Clinical respiratory medicine: Paediatrics
G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education in respiratory medicine: Required skills
R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education in respiratory medicine: Training needs
C. F. Donner (Borgomanero, Italy) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education in respiratory medicine: Role of guidelines
J. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education in respiratory medicine: New learning and teaching methodologies
J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education in respiratory medicine: Publications and education
A. T. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: Tobacco
F. Berteletti-Kemp (Brussels, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: Chronic diseases
B. Ward (Brussels, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: Patients organisation
M. Salapatas (Sparta, Greece) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: European Lung Foundation
M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: Environment
F. Forastiere (Rome, Italy) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Advocacy in respiratory medicine: European medicines agency
P. Helms (Aberdeen, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Report by rapporteur on "Research in respiratory medicine"
B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Report by rapporteur on "Clinical respiratory medicine"
G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Report by rapporteur on "Education in respiratory medicine"
K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Report by rapporteur on "Advocacy in respiratory medicine"
P. Powell (, United Kingdom) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Conclusion
M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium) | | | | | | | | | | |
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