Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.

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Asthma in primary care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom), S. Henrichsen (Oslo, Norway)

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*Benefits of adjustable versus* fixed maintenance dosing of budesonide/formoterol: a Swiss study in asthma** J. D. Leuppi, M. Salzberg, L. Meyer, S. E. Bucher, M. Nief, M. H. Brutsche, M. Tamm (Basel, Zug, Switzerland)
Budesonide/formoterol adjustable maintenance dosing effectively improves asthma symptom severity: a multicentre Canadian study M. R. Sears, A. McIvor, A. Becker, M. FitzGerald, L. P. Boulet, P. Ernst, N. Smiljanic-Georgijev, J. Lee (Ontario, Canada)
Adjustable dosing with budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler maintains improvement in health-related quality of life at a lower drug load than fixed dosing – the ATACO study P. Kardos, K. Richter, C. Vogelmeier, B. Brüggenjürgen, S. N. Willich, A. Baare, W. Meyer-Sabellek, R. Buhl (Frankfurt/Main, Grosshansdorf, Marburg, Berlin, Germany)
Budesonide/formoterol adjustable maintenance dosing and fixed dosing in adolescents with asthma: a Swedish study D. Gustafsson, P. Olsson, B. Ställberg, T. Ekström, N. Lindarck (Orebro, Sjobo, Trosa, Sweden)
Guidelines improved asthma treatment in Gunma, Japan M. Fueki, N. Fueki, M. Kumakura, S. Makino (Maebashi, Japan)
Guidelines contributed to improve patients' symptoms in Gunma, Japan M. Fueki, N. Fueki, N. Kihara, M. Kumakura, S. Makino (Maebashi, Japan)
Experience with alternative medicine in Saudi asthma patients M. S. Al Moamary, M. Al Zahrani, H. Al Jahdali, A. Al Duhaim, A. Al Daoud, S. Al Osaimi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Validation of a modified patient enablement instrument in asthma D. Price, J. Haughney, J. P. Rosen, K. Morrison, J. Howie (Aberdeen, Luton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Variability in asthma and treatment efficacy as determined by weekly response rates with fluticasone propionate/salmeterol 100/50mcg (FSC) compared with montelukast 10mg (MON) D. Stempel, L. Sutton, A. Emmett, P. Dorinsky (Bellevue, Raleigh, United States Of America)
Adjustable maintenance dosing with budesonide/formoterol controls asthma symptom severity and maintains lung function with a lower overall dose than fixed dosing: results of an Italian study A. Moretti, G. W. Canonica, C. M. Sanguinetti, M. Mangrella, M. Stabilini (Bari, Genova, Rome, Basiglio, Italy)
Pulmonary function testing of exercise-induced asthma in cycling elite athletes J. Médelli, J. Lounana, F. Messan, J. J. Menuet, M. Petitjean (Amiens, France)
Relationship between disease severity and inhaled corticosteroids questionnaire (ICQ) outcomes G. Schraa, J. M. Foster, T. van der Molen (Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Groningen, The Netherlands)
Small airways impairment is related with a poor asthma control M. J. Tunon De Lara, Y. Martinat, P. Berger, R. Marthan, K. Mezzi (Cergy Pontoise, France)
Effect of fluticasone propionate (FP)/salmeterol 100/50mcg or FP 250mcg on small airway function P. Dorinsky, S. Yancey, K. Rickard, H. Nelson (Research Triangle Park, Denver, United States Of America)
Impact of overweight in women with asthma N. M. Clark, M. Z. Gong, J. Yu, X. Lin, W. F. Bria, T. R. Johnson (Ann Arbor, United States Of America)
The ²Compli‘Asthme² survey:non-adherence in asthma treatment perceived by French practitioners G. Giret D‘Orsay, H. Ghozali, F. Megas, D. Dusser (Paris, Lyon, France)
Asthma knowledge of medicine students, asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects L. Nguyen, C. Raherison, M. Lheureux, C. Nocent, J. M. Tunon de Lara, A. Taytard (Pessac, France)
The effect of the regional asthma programme on the assessment of asthma in general practice: Comparison of referrals from public and private primary health care practitioners to specialist care P. E. Brander, K. Ämmälä (Hyvinkaa, Finland)
QOL investigation for symptom stability asthmatic patients F. Tsuji, Y. Tohda, F. Mori, T. Iwanaga, M. Muraki, R. Haraguchi, H. Kubo (Osakasayama, Japan)
Comparative study of asthma structured and unstructured education programs: Brazil x Portugal M. D. R. S. R. Costa, M. M. Pereira, N. C. A. Sousa, E. F. Q. Mariano, F. Dias, R. Davila, A. L. G. Fernandes (Sao Luis, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Lisbon, Portugal)