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The aim of this web-based course is to update the participants on the management of infants identified with cystic fibrosis following newborn screening by addressing the following topics: 
 
 Importance of a multidisciplinary team and care
 confirmation of diagnosis  after screening including sweat testing
 the evaluation and management of infants with an equivocal diagnosis following newborn screening for cystic fibrosis  Read more...
                                                               

 To give health care workers in a CF team a jump start in the evidence CF care
 To promote closer multi-disciplinary approach
 To promote and facilitate transition from the pediatric to adult care
 To promote collaboration between CF care givers throughout Europe
 To increase the number of health care workers with adequate knowledge and interest in CF

                                                               
 
WebcastGenes, mechanisms and new therapies for asthma
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W. Cookson (London, United Kingdom)
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WebcastInnate immunity and the development of atopy
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T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
 
 Recent data indicate that, in the elderly, both the incidence and mortality of CAP continue to rise despite advances in antimicrobial treatment and increased use of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines .... 
 
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Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly 
V. Kaplan, S. Yende, D.C. Angus
Eur Respir Mon; 2009: 43: 111–132

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Guidelines - Chronological Listing
2010
An Official Research Policy Statement of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society: Standards for Quantitative Assessment of Lung Structure
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2010
Guidelines of the European Respiratory Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
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2009
European Respiratory Society Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2009
ERS guidelines on LAM - Long version including further discussion of the evidence Place a comment or grade (2 grades, 0 comment)
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2009
Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a consensus statement on diagnostic and treatment approaches in children
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2009
Implementing the ESC/ERS pulmonary hypertension guidelines: real-life cases from a national referral centre
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2009
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 1 comment)
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2009
ERS/ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2009
ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy)
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2009
An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Asthma Control and Exacerbations Place a comment or grade (2 grades, 0 comment)
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2009
Paediatric HERMES: a European Syllabus in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
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2009
Defining, treating and preventing hospital acquired pneumonia: European perspective
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2008
Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach
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2008
European Curriculum Recommendations for Training in Adult Respiratory Medicine Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 1 comment)
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2008
Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to Biomarkers Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2008
End-of-life decision-making in respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey
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2007
ERS guidelines on the assessment of cough Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2007
Weaning from mechanical ventilation Place a comment or grade (3 grades, 0 comment)
T. Welte (Hannover, Germany)		PDF-file, 464 kbSlidesWebcastVideo or MP3 files
2007
An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Pulmonary Function Testing in Preschool Children
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2007
Smoking cessation in patients with respiratory diseases: a high priority, integral component of therapy Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2007
Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice
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2006
HERMES: a European Core Syllabus in Respiratory Medicine
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2006
Improving the TB case management: the International Standards for Tuberculosis care
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Recommended standards for modern tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2006
American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2005
ATS/ERS Statement: Raised Volume Forced Expirations in Infants - Guidelines for Current Practice
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2005
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2005
Exhaled breath condensate - methodological recommendations and unresolved questions
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2005
ATS/ERS Task Force: Standardisation of lung function testing - Interpretative strategies for lung function tests Place a comment or grade (2 grades, 0 comment)
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2005
ATS/ERS Task Force: Standardisation of lung function testing - Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2005
ATS/ERS Task Force: Standardisation of lung function testing - Standardisation of the management of lung volumes
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ATS/ERS Task Force: Standardisation of lung function testing - Standardisation of spirometry
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2005
ATS/ERS Task Force: Standardisation of lung function testing - General considerations for lung function testing Place a comment or grade (2 grades, 0 comment)
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2005
ATS/ERS Recommendations for Standardized Procedures for the Online and Offline Measurement of Exhaled Lower Respiratory Nitric Oxide and Nasal Nitric Oxide
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2004
Pulmonary–Hepatic vascular Disorders (PHD)
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2004
Task force on chronic interstitial lung disease in immunocompetent children
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2004
The diagnosis and management of chronic cough
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2004
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper
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2004
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD - section for patients
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Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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Indirect airway challenges Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2003
Flexible endoscopy of paediatric airways
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2003
The forced oscillation technique in clinical practice: methodology, recommendations and future developments
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2003
Murine models of asthma
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2003
ATS / ERS: Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
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2002
Paediatric respiratory training in Europe: syllabus and centres
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2002
ERS / ATS statement on interventional pulmonology Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2002
Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in children
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2002
Respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey
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2002
ATS / ERS: International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
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2002
ATS / ERS statement on Respiratory Muscle Testing
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2002
Standardised methodology of sputum induction and processing
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2002
Public health and medicolegal implications of sleep apnoea
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2001
The bias flow nitrogen washout technique for measuring the functional residual capacity in infants
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1999
International Consensus Conferences in Intensive Care Medicine: Ventilator-associated Lung Injury in ARDS
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2001
European Respiratory Society Guidelines on the use of nebulizers
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2001
Management of malignant pleural effusions Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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2001
How infections can modify lung immunity
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2001
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
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2001
ERS/ATS Task Force: Standards for infant respiratory function testing - Plethysmographic measurements of lung volume and airway resistance
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2000
Specifications for signal processing and data handling used for infant pulmonary function testing
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2000
Specifications for equipment used for infant pulmonary function testing
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Tidal forced expirations
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Bronchoalveolar lavage in children
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Tidal breath analysis for infant pulmonary function testing
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Education and Smoking Cessation
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Questionnaires: a major instrument for respiratory epidemiology
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2000
Standardization of computerized respiratory sound analysis
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1999
Difficult/therapy - resistant asthma Place a comment or grade (1 grade, 0 comment)
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1999
ATS / ERS / WASOG statement on sarcoidosis
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1999
Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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1999
Tuberculosis management in Europe
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1999
Report of ERS Task Force: guidelines for measurement of acellular components and standardization of BAL (summarised report)
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1999
Report of ERS Task Force: guidelines for measurement of acellular components and standardization of BAL (full report)
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1998
Guidelines for management of adult community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections
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1998
International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates
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1998
Guidelines for mineral fibre analyses in biological samples: report of the ERS Working Group
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1997
Pretreatment Evaluation on Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer
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1998
Investigation and assessment of airway and lung inflammation: we now have the tools, what are the questions?
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1998
Invasive exercise testing in the evaluation of patients at high-risk for lung resection
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1997
Clinical exercise testing with reference to lung diseases: indications, standardization and interpretation strategies
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1997
Peak expiratory flow: conclusions and recommendations of a Working Party of the European Respiratory Society
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1997
ERS / ATS workshop on longitudinal analysis of pulmonary function data
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1997
Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide measurements: recommendations
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1995
Smoking and health: a physician’s responsibility
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1995
Statement on self-monitoring of peak expiratory flows in the investigation of occupational asthma
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1995
Reference values for residual volume, functional residual capacity and total lung capacity
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1995
Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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1993
Standardized challenge testing with pharmacological, physical and sensitizing stimuli in adults
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1993
Lung Volumes and Forced Ventilatory Flows
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1990
Clinical guidelines and indications for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
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1989
Technical recommandations and guidelines for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
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