J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), A. Casas (Bogota, Colombia)
Late-breaking abstract: HR-lowering efficacy and respiratory safety of ivabradine in patients with obstructive airway disease S. Majewski, S. Slomka, E. Wyderkiewicz-Zielinska, M. Ciebiada, P. Gorski (Lodz, Poland)
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Late-breaking abstract: Sildenafil for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized crossover trial D. Lederer, M. Bartels, N. Schluger, F. Brogan, P. Jellen, B. Thomashow, S. Kawut (New York, Philadelphia, United States Of America)
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Assessing the impact of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) discharge care bundle piloted on the respiratory ward on readmission rates B. Mann, E. Ramhamadany, S. Wilson, L. Flores, A. Mngadi, H. Venturina, J. Lee, L. Eapen, J. Wilson, C. Ainsworth (London, United Kingdom)
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Adherence with inhaled respiratory therapeutics is associated with reduced acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease R. Mularski, M. McBurnie, J. Donovan, K. Walker, S. Gillespie, V. William (Portland, United States Of America)
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Provision of nonpharmacolocical treatment options for COPD patients in 13 European countries: Results from the European COPD audit S. Hartl, J. Lopez-Campos, M. Roberts, M. Haan, R. Breyer-Kohansal, W. Jansen, N. Miculinic, N. Tzanakis, S. McCormack, J. Chorostowska, I. Solovic, F. Pozo-Rodríguez, D. Stolz, M. Polatli, S. Welham, C. Farrugia Jones, F. Mihaltan (Vienna, Austria; Seville, Madrid, Spain; London, United Kingdom; Lausanne, Basel, Switzerland; Leuven, Belgium; Zagreb, Croatia; Marsaxlo, Malta; Crete, Greece; Dublin, Ireland; Warsaw, Poland; Vysne Hagy, Slovakia; Aydin, Turkey; Bucarest, Romania)
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Integrated care intervention prevents hospitalisations for exacerbations and reduces the disease costs in COPD patients S. Balestracci, A. Porcu, E. Fiumalbi, M. Polselli, F. Progetto Mito, P. Rossi, A. Macuzzi, M. Moretti (Carrara, Italy)
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Establishment of an integrated clinical network and comprehensive data warehouse for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research in COPD R. Mularski, M. McBurnie, P. Lindenauer, S. Carson, T. Lee, D. Au, P. Crawford, V. William, J. Krishnan (Portland, Springfield, Chapel Hill, Hines, Seattle, Chicago, United States Of America)
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Lack of oximeters in primary care risks increasing the mortality from COPD A. Davison, D. Powrie, E. Paddison (Southend on Sea, United Kingdom)
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