Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Wednesday, 08.10.2008

08:30 - 10:30429Interventional Pulmonology Grand Round - an interactive sessionGrand round
08:30 - 10:30430Smoking-related lung disease: from emphysema to pulmonary fibrosisSymposium
08:30 - 10:30431Diagnosis and management of chronic pulmonary aspiration in childrenSymposium
08:30 - 10:30432Epigenetic modifications in lung diseaseSymposium
08:30 - 10:30433The thoracic surgeon facing infectionSymposium
08:30 - 10:30434Portable monitoring for sleep apnoea: the way forward?Hot topics
08:30 - 10:30435Diagnosis and outcome in critically ill patientsOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30436Diagnosis and prognosis in thoracic oncologyOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30437Should asthma no longer be considered an allergic disease?Hot topics
08:30 - 10:30438Phenotyping of asthma and COPDOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30439Early life risk factors for childhood asthma: evidence from birth cohort studies IOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30440Rationale of self-education in asthma therapyOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30441Respiratory pathophysiology from cell and animal researchOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:30442Understanding airway inflammationE-Communication Session
08:30 - 10:30443Inorganic dust exposure and the lungE-Communication Session
08:30 - 10:30444Airway cell biologyE-Communication Session
08:30 - 10:30445Comorbidities in COPDE-Communication Session
08:30 - 10:30446Genetics, immunology and microbiology of tuberculosisE-Communication Session
10:45 - 12:45448Clinical year in reviewHot topics
10:45 - 11:05447Romain Pauwels Award (supported by GlaxoSmithKline)Session
10:45 - 12:45449When teenagers start jobs: what does the clinician need to know?Symposium
10:45 - 12:45450Legionella infection: from outbreak to preventionSymposium
10:45 - 12:45451Future management of pulmonary arterial hypertensionSymposium
10:45 - 12:45452Smokers with asthma versus COPD: differences and similaritiesSymposium
10:45 - 12:45453The new staging system for lung cancerSymposium
10:45 - 12:45454Pleural effusionOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45455Sleep apnoea in childhoodOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45456Interferon-gamma methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and diseaseOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45457New insights and treatment options for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantationOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45458Treatment and outcome of childhood asthma: new perspectivesOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45459Acute and chronic pulmonary thromboembolic diseaseOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45460Pulmonary assessment and outcomes in newborn infantsOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:45461Influence of teaching models on skills and knowledge of medical doctorsE-Communication Session
10:45 - 12:45462Recent advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of pulmonary diseases IIE-Communication Session
10:45 - 12:45463COPDE-Communication Session
10:45 - 12:45464Use of noninvasive ventilation in various conditionsE-Communication Session
10:45 - 12:45465Biology and diagnosis of thoracic tumoursE-Communication Session