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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PG18 Practical clinical lessons in pulmonary vascular medicine: a case-based approach

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: M. Humbert (Clamart, France), S. Gaine (Dublin, Ireland)
Aims: To provide the most recent information on clinical pulmonary vascular medicine including guidelines on prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of venous thrombo-embolism and diagnosis, classification and management of pulmonary hypertension. This state-of-the-art information will allow clinicians to make informed decisions in patients with acute or chronic pulmonary vascular diseases.

HERMES syllabus links: B.5.1: Pulmonary embolism; B.5.2: Primary pulmonary hypertension; B.5.3: Secondary pulmonary hypertension; Evidence-based medicine.
Type of course: Lecture and case based
Level: Intermediate

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Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and classification M. M. Hoeper (Hanover, Germany)
2008 guidelines for PAH management V. McLaughlin (Ann Arbor, Mi, United States of America)
Venous thrombo-embolism prophylaxis A. Peacock (Clydebank, United Kingdom)
Diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism O. Sanchez (Paris, France)