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.

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PG17 Emerging infections: educational perspectives

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands), E. Eber (Graz, Austria)
Aims: To acquire knowledge on the role of respiratory viruses in the development of atopic disorders, namely allergic rhinitis and asthma, and to learn about signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children. Furthermore, to learn which emerging respiratory viruses play a major role, to acquire an overview on the bacteriologic variety in chronic airway diseases.

HERMES syllabus links: B1.1 Asthma, B1.5 Bronchiolitis, B3.1 Upper respiratory tract infections, B3.2 Lower respiratory tract infections, B3.11 Epidemic viral infection, B17.1 Upper airway disease, B17.2 Asthma

Type of course: Lecture based

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Role of respiratory viral infections in the development of atopic conditions S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
Respiratory syncytial virus: a common threat J. Schwarze (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Emerging respiratory viruses N. Regamey (Bern, Switzerland)
Bacteriological variety in chronic airway diseases S. Elborn (Belfast, United Kingdom)