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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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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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