Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

Saturday, 24.09.2011
Sunday, 25.09.2011
Monday, 26.09.2011
Tuesday, 27.09.2011
Wednesday, 28.09.2011

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, abstract number.

Material from 2011

4205 Abstracts
632 Slide presentations
250 Webcasts
66 Handouts
1703 e-posters
250 Multimedia files

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PG8 Assessing respiratory muscle strength: an interactive course

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), A. Rossi (Verona, Italy)
Aims: To outline the usefulness, availability and limitations of respiratory muscle assessment.

HERMES syllabus links: D.1.9 Respiratory muscle assessment - interpretation, A.1 Structure and function of the respiratory system, B.10.3 Neuromuscular disease, B.12.2 Neuromuscular disorders, D.1.7 Assessment of respiratory mechanics - interpretation, H.4 Chest physiotherapy

Type of course: Lecture based, case and problem based, case and video based

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The nuts and bolts of respiratory muscle testing A. Rossi (Verona, Italy)
Volitional assessment of respiratory muscle strength J. Fitting (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Non-volitional measures of respiratory muscle force (clinical and research application) M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Integration of respiratory muscle assessment in clinical practice (case reports) T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)