Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.

Material from 2009:

4047 Abstracts
652 Slide presentations
300 Webcasts
93 Handouts
2150 e-posters
300 Multimedia files

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PG8 Asthma: monitoring airway disease

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: A. Spanevello (Cassano Murge (Ba), Italy), I. Horvath (Budakeszi, Hungary)
Aims: To compare invasive and noninvasive techniques to evaluate airway inflammation, focusing the discussion on methodology, safety and reproducibility.

HERMES syllabus links: B.1.1: Asthma; B.18.1: Nonasthmatic eosinophillic bronchitis; C.1.1: Dyspnoea; C.1.6: Sputum production; D.3.8: Cytology/histology; F.3: Research.
Type of course: Lecture-based (including videos of procedures)
Level: Basic to intermediate

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Bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsy B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy)
Exhaled gases S. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Induced sputum A. Spanevello (Cassano Murge (Ba), Italy)
Airway hyperresponsiveness P. J. Sterk (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)