Material from 2006:
- 4395 Abstracts
- 610 Slide presentations
- 175 Webcasts
- 95 Handouts
- 175 Multimedia files
Material from 2006:
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- 4395 Abstracts
- 610 Slide presentations
- 175 Webcasts
- 95 Handouts
- 175 Multimedia files
PG14 - Noninvasive monitoring of asthma inflammation and treatment
Postgraduate CourseChairs: J. C. Virchow (Rostock, Germany), M. Tunon De Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Aims: The specific aims of this course are:
• to describe the effectiveness of different noninvasive diagnostic markers of inflammation in the monitoring of asthma and titration of anti-inflammatory treatment;
• to discuss advantages and limitations in the use of sputum, eNO and bronchoprovocation for evaluation of asthma severity, progression and treatment;
• to provide information on the inflammatory components investigated by sputum, eNO, exhaled breath condensate, direct and indirect bronchoprovocation;
• to introduce the concept that quality-of-life measurements can be more responsive to clinical changes than conventional clinical measures. Target audience: Allergists, primary care physicians, fellows-in-training, paediatricians, medical students, clinical research coordinators, internists and pulmonologists.