Annual Congress Vienna 2009

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: clearing the Milky Way

Symposium
Chairs: J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), C. Robalo Cordeiro (Coimbra, Portugal)
Aims: At the end of the symposium the audience should:
1) be informed about the latest developments in the investigations of pathogenesis of PAP;
2) know the current classification of the disorder, as well as the the current diagnostic standards;
3) understand the importance of reference centres in the management of rare diseases;
4) know the current therapeutic options for PAP, as well as future developments in this field.

Clinical assessment and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: the importance of a reference centre U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Therapy options M. Luisetti (Pavia, Italy)