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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PG19 Current issues on pleura and diaphragm

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: D. Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia), M. Noppen (Brussels, Belgium)
Aims: At the conclusion of this session, the participants should be able to recognise the standard of care, the presented diagnosis, know how to handle patients and identify the benefits and also the limitations.

HERMES syllabus links: B.3.7: Parapneumonic effusion and empyema; B.10.3: Neuromuscular disease; B.11.1: Pleural effusion; B.11.5: Pneumothorax; D.2.8: Thoracentesis; D.2.10: Pleuroscopy; D.3.1: Thoracic imaging; D.3.5: Ultrasound; E.1.10: Intercostal tube drainage; E.1.11: Pleurodesis; H.1: Thoracic surgery.
Type of course: Lecture based
Level: Intermediate

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Imaging of the pleura and diaphragm J. Verschakelen (Leuven, Belgium)
Practical management of pneumothorax C. Marquette (Nice, France)
Practical management of empyema G. Tassi (Gussago (Bs), Italy)
Surgical possibilities for diaphragm paralysis F. Le Pimpec Barthes (Paris Cedex 15, France)