Annual Congress Munich 2006

Saturday, 02.09.2006
Sunday, 03.09.2006
Monday, 04.09.2006
Tuesday, 05.09.2006
Wednesday, 06.09.2006

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, abstract number.


Material from 2006:
  • 4395 Abstracts
  • 610 Slide presentations
  • 175 Webcasts
  • 95 Handouts
  • 175 Multimedia files
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Training strategies and education in rehabilitation

Poster Discussion
Chairs: A. van't Hul (Breda, Netherlands), C. F. Donner (Borgomanero, Italy)
Combination of chest wall mobilization and respiratory muscle training in comprehensive outpatient pulmonary rehbitation improves pulmonary funcion in patients with stable COPD
T. Shioya, M. Satake, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, H. Kagaya, M. Honma (Akita, Japan)
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Effect of Tai Chi Qigong exercise training in stable COPD
S. Kiatboonsri, K. Vorakitvat, K. Vongvivat, V. Boonsarngsuk (Bangkok, Thailand)
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Threshold PEP and IMT devices (PID) for COPD patient respiratory training
N. N. Meshcheriakova, A. S. Belevskiy, A. V. Cherniak, G. V. Nekludova, A. A. Appaeva (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Does creatine supplementation enhance the effects of physical training during pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD?
S. J. Deacon, E. E. Vincent, S. J. Singh, M. C. Steiner, P. Greenhaff, M. D. Morgan (Leicester, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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Acute effects of noninvasive ventilation during incremental exercise test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
I. M. Oliveira, R. R. Britto, R. A. Borges, T. A. Oliveira, V. F. Parreira (Belo Horizonte, Betim, Brazil)
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Acute effects of tube-breathing on hyperinflation in patients with COPD
M. J. van Harskamp, A. ten Brinke, R. J. Koppers (Leeuwarden, Netherlands)
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Effectiveness of a home-based maintenance program following a conventional outpatient rehabilitation in COPD
C. Rabec, L. Brondel, J. M. Perruchini, M. Merati, P. Camus, D. Veale (Dijon, Paris, France)
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A randomised controlled trial of a patient education programme versus normal care for COPD using the lung information needs questionnaire (LINQ)
R. Wakabayashi, K. Kida, K. Yamada, R. C. M. Jones, M. E. Hyland (Tokyo, Japan; Plymouth, United Kingdom)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes in COPD patients including water training
M. V. Lopez Varela, T. Anido, A. Cuello, S. Pena (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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The addition of inspiratory muscle training to pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with significant COPD
P. Weiner, A. K. McConnell, R. Magadle, M. Beckerman (Hadera, Israel; Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom)
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Efficacy of a long term ambulatory interdisciplinary rehabilitation (AIR) program in moderate to severe COPD
H. J. Baumann, K. Rummel, T. Schmoller, A. Meyer (Hamburg, Germany)
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Improvements of lung function, exercise capacity, symptoms and disease-related quality of life (QoL) after in-patient pulmonary rehabilitation (AHB) in Germany
S. M. Lang, K. C. Bergmann, K. Kenn, W. Petro, R. Heitmann, R. Fischer, K. Schultz (Bad Reichenhall, Bad Lippspringe, Schönau am Königsse, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald, Munich, Pfronten, Germany)
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Comparison of the effectiveness of two schedules of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with severe COPD
G. G. Riario Sforza, C. Pravettoni, F. Paterniti, L. Pessina, F. Maraffi, R. Megali, N. Dugnani, C. Incorvaia (Milan, Italy)
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Comparison of two different exercise program in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
B. Aksu, M. Inanir, I. Basyigit, N. Dursun, F. Yildiz (Kocaeli, Turkey)
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Improvement of quality of life and cost effectiveness by an outpatient education program for patiens with COPD
C. Schacher, D. York, S. Oliver, W. Heinrich (Fuerth, Munich, Erlangen, Germany)
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Changes of quality of life after short rehabilitation treatment in COPD patients: comparison between three groups of different age
E. E. Guffanti, P. Gilardi, D. Bonardi, A. Fumagalli, C. Misuraca, D. A. Colombo (Casatenovo, Italy)
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Long-term effect of low-intensity home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with stable COPD
H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, N. Kiyokawa, H. Kagaya, K. Sato, M. Honma, M. Satake, T. Shioya (Akita, Japan)
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Effects of inspiratory muscle training with the RESPIFITS in addition to an outpatient exercise training program for patients with COPD
O. Göhl, C. Schacher, S. Grensemann, H. Worth (Fürth, Germany)
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Effects of the home-realized 6 months follow-up study individually designed exercise programme on patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
E. Sooru, K. Kore, A. Nagelmann (Tallinn, Estonia)
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Exercise tolerance and quality of life improvement following aerobic and strength training exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
O. M. A. Panlaqui, T. O. Aquino, C. S. Dalisay (Quezon City, Philippines)
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