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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Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: D. Price (Aberdeen, United Kingdom), A. Ostrem (Oslo, Norway)
Developing a diagnostic and management tool for childhood asthma in primary care
L. Heaf, C. Doyle, S. Callaghan, E. Kelly, V. Worrall, D. Heaf (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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My care; my NHS: a qualitative study of respiratory patients‘ awareness and involvement in healthcare services
H. Pinnock, T. Kielmann, G. Huby, A. Powell, A. Sheikh (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Quality of life in chronic respiratory disease in general practice
M. Abramson, R. Schattner, D. McKenzie, F. Thien, N. Sulaiman, E. Del Colle, R. Aroni (Melbourne, VIC, Parkville, VIC, East Doncaster, VIC, Clayton, VIC, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Episodic home interventions in bedridden chronic respiratory failure patients: a 3 year survey
L. Barbano, L. Bianchi, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Bronchodilator response of single dose of tiotropium (Tio) plus formoterol (Formo) versus four doses of ipratopium (Ipra) plus salbutamol (Salb) over 24 hours in subjects with moderate-to-severe stable COPD
B. Brashier, A. Shaikh, J. Mandale, V. Vincent, S. Raskar, S. Valsa, P. Mahadik, J. Gogtay, S. Salvi (Pune, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Medication delivery via infant and child valved holding chambers (VHCs) with facemask is aided with inhalation flow indicator
M. Nagel, V. Avvakoumova, H. Mackay, J. Mitchell, J. Malpass (London, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Breathing training improves asthma symptoms but not airways inflammation or hyper-reactivity in asthma
M. Thomas, R. McKinley, S. Mellor, D. Price, I. Pavord (Aberdeen, Keele, Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Spirometry utilization to detect COPD
A. Mahringer, B. Lamprecht, B. Kaiser, M. Studnicka (Salzburg, Austria)
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Effect of C-reactive protein point of care testing and clinician communication skills training on antibiotic use and patient recovery in lower respiratory tract infections: a cluster randomised trial
J. Cals, C. Butler, R. Hopstaken, K. Hood, G. J. Dinant (Maastricht, Netherlands; Cardiff, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Reliability and validity of the Asthma Control TestÔ (ACT) paper and telephone formats
J. Carranza Rosenzweig, A. E. Williams, A. Kite, M. Yang, M. Kosinski (RTP, NC, Lincoln, RI, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Monitoring of asthma control in primary care
G. Hoskins, P. Donnan, B. Williams, C. Jackson (Dundee, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The role of BNP in breathless patients in the primary care setting
A. Kavidasan, M. Goolam, A. Saleh, A. Skyrme-Jones (Bristol, England, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Development of a questionnaire to assess the needs of older patients with asthma
C. Jenkins, N. Cousens, D. Goeman, J. Douglass (NSW, VIC, Australia)
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What role may symptoms play in the diagnosis of airflow limitation? – a study in an elderly population
A. Medbo, H. Melbye (Tromsø, Norway)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Audit of the use of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD in primary care in Cork, Ireland
E. Phelan, B. Bowen, M. Henry (Cork, Ireland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The need for pre-treatment spirometry in suspected asthma
N. Roberts, R. Haffenden, M. R. Partridge (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy compared with conventional best standard treatment
U. Soes-Petersen, R. Dahl, T. Kava, Y. Lei, N. Dam (Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark; Fredrikstad, Norway; Joensuu, Finland; Mississauga, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy for asthma in general practice: is it cost-effective?
L. Goossens, R. Riemersma, T. Van der Molen, D. Postma, M. Rutten-van Mölken (Rotterdam, Groningen, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Bone mineral density reduction and long term use of inhaled corticosteroids
Z. Stojanovski, J. Minov, J. Bojan, S. Andjelkovic, E. Babalj (Skopje, Kumanovo, Fyrom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster