Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

Saturday, 17.09.2005
Sunday, 18.09.2005
Monday, 17.09.2005
Tuesday, 20.09.2005
Wednesday, 21.09.2005

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, abstract number.

Material from 2005:

4063 Abstracts
739 Slide presentations
213 Webcasts
93 Handouts

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PG7 - New treatment strategies in pulmonary rehabilitation

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), E. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
Aims: Recent evidence exists about the role of new treatment strategies to assist patients submitted to pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, particularly those presenting the highest level of functional compromisation. This course will present the latest information on novel techniques and/or management strategies for such patients, focusing on the potential benefits and the most controversial issues.

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The role of peripheral muscle electrical stimulation C. Prefaut (Montpellier, France)
The role of nutritional supplementation A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Indications for ambulatory oxygen R. S. Goldstein (Toronto, Canada)
Ventilatory assistance during training N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy)