Annual Congress Barcelona 2010

Saturday, 18.09.2010
Sunday, 19.09.2010
Monday, 20.09.2010
Tuesday, 21.09.2010
Wednesday, 22.09.2010

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, abstract number.

Material from 2010:

4910 Abstracts
646 Slide presentations
250 Webcasts
97 Handouts
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PG10 Postgraduate Course: Bronchial challenge tests: usefulness, availability and limitations

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Aims: Bronchial challenge tests are of value in the assessment of asthma. However, considerable differences can be observed in the application and interpretation of these tests. This course intends to explore and discuss these differences in an interactive, case-based format.

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to evaluate usefulness and limitations of bronchial challenge tests.

HERMES SYLLABUS LINKS: C.1 Symptoms and signs, D.1. Pulmonary function testing, D.1.5 Bronchial provocation testing-interpretation and performance, B.6.1 Occupational asthma.

TYPE OF COURSE: Case and problem based

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Basic principles of challenge testing K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
Methacholine and histamine challenge D. Cockcroft (Saskatoon, Sk, Canada)
Exercise, EHV and mannitol challenge S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia)
Aspirin challenge B. Dahlen (Stockholm, Sweden)