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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Asthma management I

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: E. Bel (Leiden, The Netherlands), S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Comparison of fluticasone propionate plus theophylline with the salmeterol/fluticasone propionate combination in Japanese asthmatics
M. Adachi, H. Aizawa, K. Ishihara, K. Ohta, Y. Sano, H. Taniguchi (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kobe, Aichi, Japan)
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Reduced cost of unscheduled healthcare resource use in patients with well controlled asthma
A. E. Williams, A. C. Lloyd, K. F. Rabe (Greenford, London, United Kingdom; Leiden, Netherlands)
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Asthma medication, lung function and anxiety levels
M. Cordina, J. Vassallo, A. G. Fenech, R. Ellul-Micallef, J. M. Cacciottolo (Msida, Malta)
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Can Internet-based management improve asthma control? A long term randomised clinical study of 300 asthmatics
L. M. Rasmussen, K. Phanareth, H. Nolte, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Use of the AQ 20 Airway Questionnaire to detect changes in quality of life (QOL) following a hospital admission for acute asthma
T. Win, L. Pearce, J. Nathan, F. Cafferty, C. Laroche (Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Bronchial challenges in athletes applying to inhale a beta2 agonist at the 2004 Summer Olympics
C. H. Gratziou, S. Anderson, M. Sue-Chu, C. Perry, P. Kippelen, D. McKenzie, K. Beck, K. Fitch (Athens, Greece)
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Recruitment, training and retention of lay asthma educators
C. E. Brown, E. M. Applegate, A. L. Caress, M. R. Partridge (London, Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of active participants and dropouts of the virtual asthma clinic
I. Mayers, A. Ohinmaa, H. Sharpe, C. O‘Hara, C. Majaesic, P. Jacobs (Edmonton, Canada)
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Smoking and concomitant medication as risk factors for exacerbation of bronchial asthma
P. Leru, I. Pintoiu, R. Greblescu, M. Dumitrescu (Bucharest, Romania)
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The virtual asthma clinic: the feasibility of providing asthma care online
D. Vethanayagam, A. Ohinmaa, P. Jacobs, H. Sharpe, C. O‘Hara, D. Befus, I. Mayers (Edmonton, Canada)
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An intervention to modify patients‘ beliefs about maintenance therapy and improve adherence to medication
R. Horne, J. Weinman, A. Scrase, N. Barnes, J. Hartley, J. Rees (Brighton, London, United Kingdom)
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Quality of life in asthmatic patients after specialist and generalist care
L. Harmsen, V. Backer, S. Nepper-Christensen, H. Nolte (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Comparison of the management and documentation of acute adult asthma admissions in 2000 and 2004
S. Gray, H. Leyland (Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom)
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Making asthma guidelines work in the emergency room
J. Manning, M. Rudolf, M. Andrew (London, United Kingdom)
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Is documentation of admissions for asthma adequate to assess adherence to BTS/SIGN guidelines?
C. J. Bossley, K. Paige, A. Equi (Watford, St Albans, United Kingdom)
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Impact of a disease management program on control and cost of asthma in Normandy
F. Lancon, R. Launois, S. Salmeron, V. Perez, M. Gailhardou, M. Roy, Y. Magar, M. Queniart, P. Godard (Marly Le Roi, Paris, Bobigny, Evreux, Vanves, Montpellier, France)
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Relations between intensity of asthma symptoms and functioning of the patient‘s family
M. Furgal, R. Nowobilski, B. de Barbaro, R. Polczyk, A. Szczeklik (Cracow, Poland)
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Medication use and disease control of asthma patients in Flanders: a cross-sectional community pharmacy study
E. Mehuys, I. Van Tongelen, L. Van Bortel, L. Annemans, J. P. Remon, G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
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Assessment of asthma control and medication adherence using standardized questionnaires: results of an ongoing practice experience program in Switzerland
J. D. Leuppi, C. Steurer-Stey, J. Wildhaber, F. Spertini (Basel, Zurich, Lausanne, Switzerland)
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Two-tone trainer maintains a slow inhalation rate when using a metered dose inhaler (MDI)
R. A. M. Al-Showair, S. B. Pearson, H. Chrystyn (Bradford, Leeds, United Kingdom)
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