International Congress Amsterdam 2015

Saturday, 26.09.2015 Sunday, 27.09.2015 Monday, 28.09.2015 Tuesday, 29.09.2015 Wednesday, 30.09.2015		Sponsored symposia: Evening Symposium organised by Novartis Pharma AG: "IgE-mediated asthma: New revelations and future insights" Evening Symposium organised by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH: "The challenge of treating uncontrolled asthma on Step 3 and higher: Comparing options" Industry early morning symposium organised by Novartis Pharma AG: "Multidisciplinary approaches in the personalized care of the ALK + NSCLC patient"

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, abstract number.

Basics in physiology

Symposium
Chairs: Robert Naeije (BRUSSELS, Belgium), Anton Vonk Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Aims: To describe the main principles underlying gas exchange, blood perfusion, and pulmonary haemodynamics.
Target audience: Clinicians, physiologists, and basic scientists.

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Control of ventilation Jerome Dempsey (Madison, United States of America)
Pulmonary haemodynamics and the right ventricle Nico Westerhof (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Exercise testing Susan Ward (Crickhowell, United Kingdom)
Gas exchange: general principles and compensatory mechanisms John Michael B. Hughes (London, United Kingdom)