Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, abstract number.
Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, abstract number.
Cystic fibrosis: not just for the specialists
Symposium Chairs: Ian Balfour-Lynn (London, United Kingdom), Jürg Barben (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Aims: To describe the specific treatment of the chloride channel basic defect by using new therapies (e.g., ivacaftor), the emergency care of a CF patient who is admitted to a non-CF centre, how to overcome diagnostic dilemmas in CF, thereby ensuring that patients are not incorrectly diagnosed with non-CF bronchiectasis and recent advances regarding selection criteria and outcomes in lung transplantation.
Target audience: All adult and paediatric respiratory clinicians and specialists, especially non-CF specialists but also those who work in a CF centres.